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Saying that “blue light blockers don’t distort color” is manipulation used to convince uninformed people to buy products that filter blue light, but not much and not any more than it filters the rest of visible light spectrum. But to prevent or mitigate eye strain, glare, insomnia, etc. a filter should block either most blue light or considerably more blue light than it blocks other, longer wavelengths of visible light. Such a blue light filter necessarily distorts color!
With the help of a few spectrograms you’ll see below why it is possible to say deceivingly – but without lying – that blue blockers don’t distort color.
Blue light filter selection is complicated. A blue filter may help you with many problems: computer eye strain (computer vision syndrome), LED & fluorescent light sensitivity, sleep disorder, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), light sensitivity (discomfort glare), visual acuity… But not every blue filter will produce optimal results given the specifics of your blue light sensitivity problem. The chaos of hype marketing terminology often hides more than it reveals which further complicates the selection process. Read on to find out: which wavelengths your blue filter should absorb/block, by how much, how to compare bluelight filters…
You can reduce computer eye strain and light sensitivity with diet! Light sensitivity and computer eye strain may be due to low macular pigment, your natural bluelight filter. Nearly 80% of Americans have this condition! Research shows that low macular pigment is associated with lower threshold of light sensitivity or discomfort glare (Enhancing performance while avoiding damage: A contribution of macular pigment; 2013). Moreover, since glare is a known computer eye strain cause (Computer vision syndrome: A review; 2014) low macular pigment, i.e. lower threshold to glare, may make you more prone to computer eye strain. Luckily macular pigment bluelight filtering capacity can be improved with appropriate fruit and vegetable diet or dietary supplements (Lutein and zeaxanthin dietary supplements raise macular pigment density and serum concentrations of these carotenoids in humans; 2003). | <urn:uuid:dead0263-f421-4e20-9cbd-5820ee858cd6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://glarminy.com/category/blue-light-filters/insomnia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.874602 | 450 | 2.375 | 2 |
Often when the protagonist of a speculative narrative must struggle against an unfeeling world, that world is represented by a faceless conglomerate, a near-governmental corporation which seems to control facets of society wherever the character looks.
So in Stock and Trade, our latest genre fiction feature series, we’re looking at fictional corporations. Today, we’re featuring Sirius Cybernetics.
The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is the company with the robot market cornered in the story universe of the Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy novels. The characters seem to interact with Sirius Cybernetics products everywhere they go, and, as it is a comedic series, the results are usually humorous.
Sirius Cybernetics was founded on one planet in the Sirius Tau system, though no one remembers which, as a simple robot manufacturer an unspecified number of years before the opening of the series, and by the time the story opens, it had grown to the largest supplier of robots in the galaxy.
It spent many years as just a manufacturer of robots, leaving the design of the robots, and the development of artificial intelligence to other companies. Eventually however, it became profitable enough that it could afford to compete with the rest of the market in these other portions of the operation.
They specialized in the creation of custom A.I. systems which would act and feel according to the client’s specifications. This included a special prescience package which could be grafted onto service robots, to give them the ability to know what a user will need before they request it. In the time of the novels, all that seems to be left of these A.I. are in elevators which arrive at your floor before you push the button.
This was widely successful, and the company started to push others out of the business, until almost every robot was a product of Sirius. It was after this success that they decided to branch out again, this time into custom planet construction. However another company in that industry was too competitive, and Sirius had to back down. The losses taken there caused the company to start cutting corners in the robot business.
Soon, they announced a new technology called Genuine People Personalities, which was intended to replace their custom AI division.
In this design, an A.I. would be given the capacity for human emotion and interaction, but otherwise left to itself to figure that out.
Early prototypes quickly become paranoid and moody creatures, with little motivation for activity, and a general apathy regarding their own existence.
Some of the robots equipped with GPP were disconcerting to people because their personalities contained multiple properties, which could not cohesively exist inside of one person. One such robot ended up on Earth, where he took the name Ronald Reagan, and was a popular figure for a time.
This was the beginning of the decline of the robotics and AI divisions of Sirius, and their complaints department had to be expanded to receive all of the many complaints from angry and frustrated customers across the galaxy.
Soon the complaints department employed an entire continent of the company’s home world, then the entire planet. By the time of the stories, the Sirius Cybernetics complaint department covers all three habitable planets in the Sirius Tau system, and is the only profitable division of the still massive corporation.
The most recent designs are so flawed that just getting them to work at all gives on such a sense of satisfaction that no one ever notices that they still aren’t really working properly. One side effect of these terrible robots, however, is that people across the galaxy have begun some healthier habits because of the incompetent AI’s.
For example, more people are drinking water over other beverages because it’s the only thing that the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser gets right, and others have begun taking the stairs more often simply to avoid talking to the annoying AI in their elevators.
The protagonists of the novels have to deal with annoying AI every day, from the hyperactive navigational computers in their ship, to doors which chipperly thank every person who uses them. One of the crew of the Heart of Gold, Marvin, is a Sirius Cybernetics product, but as one of the early GPP AI’s he rarely has much of worth to contribute.
Sirius Cybernetics, like much of the Hitchhiker universe, is an absurdist representation of real-life equivalents. It makes light of modern corporations which trade in useless, even broken, technology to a public who seem happy just to get what they get.
Directly, it seems to parody Microsoft, who have had a similar, if not quite as absurd, history of products which people are happy with if they just work, rather than demanding true quality, and which seem to be as temperamental as Marvin.
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“Swiftriver is a custom built framework and server application that is responsible for collecting and collating content from multiple sources (such as SMS, Twitter etc.). We have a suite of Web Services; each one specifically designed to add value to content (an example of this would be our NLP Service). Then finally we have our Web Applications (such as Sweeper) that allow the content processed by Swiftriver and the Web Services to be visualised and used by various end users. In short, when you download one of our software packages (such as our recent Sweeper V0.3 release) you are getting: A web application called Sweeper, that sits over a server framework called Swiftriver that communicates with cloud hosted Web Services.”
It’s important for a user to understand that the platform is multi-faceted; a remote server can tag and store data while software tools designed to seamlessly feed information into the server and extract that information for insertion directly into a dataset on a computer. So what do I need to be able to tell my IT support colleague? What are the keywords she or he needs when setting up a filtering system using the Swiftriver platform? To start with, how does the Swiftriver platform determine where and which data to pull in? Matthew explained how this is done:
“Our core platform has several points of easy extension and one of these is the plug-in system we call Parsers. Each parser knows how to communicate with one type of source and how to process data coming from that source. Examples of existing parsers are; the ‘Twitter Search Parser’, the ‘Frontline SMS Parser’ and the ‘Google News Parser’. The Parser plug-in architecture is very simple to programme for, meaning that new Parsers for any new source are simple to produce and then leverage. It would therefore, be a relatively simple task for a developer to create a Parser that ‘understood’ how to use discreet data such as geo-coordinates (or in fact any other type of data) and knew how you receive that data from a source such as an SMS Gateway. Once written, the Parser can literally be dropped into the correct folder of the software install and this new Channel (combination of source and data type) would instantly become available for use.”
Parsers does what its name describes: it parses data based on the end user’s parameters. If we only want data that is west of 29 degrees east and east of 25 degree east longitudes, and south of 7 degrees south and north of 10 degree south latitudes, it will only allow data from that block of territory to enter the Swiftriver platform. If we also only want that geographic data to be more than one hour old, but less that 48 hours old from a set time, it will parse out data that is too new or too old so that only temporally relevant data goes to the platform.
But what about getting data into a system like Excel or SPSS so that it can be analyzed? Like my colleagues, much of what I’ve seen of Swiftriver is focused on managing Twitter or RSS content. Again, Matthew gives an explanation of the mechanism that takes your data from the Swiftriver platform and plugs it into a dataset.
“Our Core platform has several points of easy extension and one of these is the plug-in system we call Reactor Turbines. These Reactor Turbines react to system events and have the ability change, control or redirect the flow of content within Swiftriver. For example, we already have a ‘Ushahidi Reactor Turbine’ that is responsible for sending content items that have been collected and processed by Swiftriver (and by processed I mean that they have been passed to our Web Services for Auto NLP Tagging, Auto GEOLocation etc.) directly to the Ushahidi mapping platform. It is very possible to link Swiftriver with any other data driven platform or in fact any other application of any kind.“
The Reactor Turbine is pulling data off the Swiftriver platform after it’s been tagged and put into a working format for analysis. It could be putting it into Excel, SPSS or another data program. While this is going on, Parsers is collecting data from your preferred information streams. Much of this work is being done on an online ‘cloud’ platform, which makes it particularly useful to peacekeeping and governance professionals who are highly mobile and working in low-infrastructure environments.
Because of the volume of data that can be pulled in and organized quickly, professionals working in peacekeeping and governance development can begin to see how events are shaping up around them, and their impact on those events. As technology expands to play a larger role in these fields, web based data gathering technology will be a powerful tool for achieving operational success and developing a better understanding of our impact in fragile social settings.
Charles Martin-Shields Charles is in charge of TechChange’s New York City and Private Sector development. His work focuses on developing applications and training programs that can help private sector entities invest in developing counties in a way that is both profitable and socially responsible. Prior to TechChange, Charles worked for the U.S. Institute of Peace in the Education and Training program and later the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. He can be reached at charles [at] techchange.org.
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Archimedes while making the statement merely expressed the principle behind the lever action– a scientific principle expressed in literary terminology. The statement displays a confidence which comes out of a strong faith in the laws of nature as enunciated and understood by a rational mind. It reflected the fact that nature worked on certain well defined laws which were, in principle, knowable. Lever action was a reality, the principle on which lever worked was a reality and the confidence that came along with the knowledge of the laws was also a reality; his expression was meaphorical. The dawn of the ‘Age of Reason’ was certainly not very far.
Almost two thousand years later Laplace showed the same confidence when he stated:
“ We may regard the present state of the universe as the effect of its past and the cause of its future.” In short if we could know the positions, velocities, and forces on all the particles in the universe at one time, and thus know the universe for all times.
This displayed the same confidence in the laws of motion and causality which could accurately predict planetary positions and events such as eclipses, hundred or two hundred years ahead, the places where the event would be observable and the duration. The faith and confidence on the laws of planetary motion was real and unmistakable. The developments following this faith and confidence in the power of reason and logical deduction during the two thousand years has changed the world almost beyond recognition. The face of the planet too has witnessed a transition from simple human settlements to modern metropolis with skyscrapers, hundreds of thousand miles of multiple lane highways and giant industrial installations. Manmade objects fly and encircle the planet within a few hours. Man is in a position to probe the depth of oceans below and fathom the expanse of the space. And much of this has come only during the last three centuries.
The confidence of Archimedes and Laplace were not unfounded. However, certain other developments during recent times have gradually made inroads into the human thought. There have been significant paradigm shifts in scientific thought and in spite of all great advances, the science of today could not come up with a similar confidence in speaking about weather and we, in spite of all science and technology, cannot say: “Tell me the weather at this moment and I will tell you what it would be after ten days.” An eclipse can be accurately predicated hundred years from now but not the weather, and that too only ten or fifteen days from now. Many thought that with the advent of powerful super computers the day would not be far when weather too could be accurately predicted but it was not to be. And now men of science know that whatever be the level of development in computers and related technology weather will remain unpredictable. If that earlier confidence was real then this acceptance of the limit of predictability is no less so. Blaise Pascal nicely expresses the situation:
“Man is nothing as compared to the infinite and everything as compared to infinitesimal, a mean pt between everything and nothing”.
How true, yet it is that mean point that is trying to assess the two extremes on either side. At another time it’s the infinitesimal thing which is probing the happenings at the level of the infinite. It is the tiny neuron within human brain that is trying to fathom not only the universe but its own structure and functioning. Man’s status vis-à-vis the universe has been under discussion. Man is a part of the universe or for that matter ‘all that is’ has been a part of the universe. I am tempted to say that the universe through me is making an attempt to fathom its own depth. What am I if not a part of the universe? The ancient sages proclaimed, “Aham Brahmasmi” (I am Brahma) and “Tat twam asi” ( Thou art that). Their statements were based on an intuitive understanding of the world processes. Now I know that through my eyes and brain the universe is trying to look at itself.
The inherent inability to predict the weather accurately is part of the limits and limitations of the scientific method. At the level of micro objects too there exists an inherent uncertainty which has nothing to do with the unpredictability of weather. Is this a defeat of science? The question is somewhat wrongly put. Scientific method tries to find out how the nature and its laws work. The same laws that govern the planetary motion fail to predict weather which should in principle be knowable. That is how nature manifests itself in its myriad forms. Weather depends upon the atmospheric conditions and is essentially a function of temperature, moisture, speed and pressure of air as dependent on position and time. All this, even though deterministic in principle, leads to glorious uncertainties, which is the subject matter of a new science of ‘chaotic dynamics’. The long term behaviour of certain events which are (a) nonlinear and (b) recursive, may lead to wild uncertainties. The limitation of the deterministic scientific method under these conditions has resulted in a new and exotic science of chaos.
I often think of the uncertainties of the thought processes going on within our minds. The mind’s working at certain times may be quite predictable such as the planetary motion or eclipses. However under different circumstances it may be as uncertain as weather, it may become chaotic and the outcome of nonlinearity and unpredictability surpasses even the wildest imagination. What goes on in the mind of a single person as a function of time can be witnessed by looking at various minds simultaneously. That has been one of the roles of literature as described earlier – to start from the acual and take us on a jpurney towards the possible. The great Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’ is the saga of possible states of mind typified by different characters in the epic. This is also true of innumerable Shakespearean characters. Each of us represents a complex superposition of the various characters in different proportions which itself may change with time bringing forth unexpected and totally unpredictable patterns and situations. In the battlefield Arjuna expresses his dilemma to Lord Krishna: “Mind is extremely turbulent, O Krishna, it’s almost unstoppable; to control it is as difficult as to control the wind.” Arjuna in modern times would probably have said,”Mind is as unpredictable as weather, O Krishna”.
The drama of life and living constantly enfolds and unfolds in myriad combinations and recipes. A seed is the enfolding of the entire structure of the tree; as it grows into a tree the reality is unfolded. The drama has relevance only if there is someone to observe. A drama before empty benches is not real because reality must be manifest in the act of observation. This is another matter that at times the actor and the observer may be one and the same person. This is mostly the case as regards the dynamics of our thought process. Philosopher-mathematician Rene Descartes is often quoted for his famous statement, “Ergo cogito, ergo sum” — I think hence I am. This sums up nicely the dilemma of life and mind. I think and hence I am, the statement looks a little strange. If I exist only then I can think. But why should thinking precede being. Is it not strange? My being was the cause of my thinking ability. However without thinking my being will never be known. The mountain over there exists but only for me who can observe and think. Does the mountain know of its existence – does it exist for itself? Does the ocean know of its existence? Does the universe know? Perhaps the universe knows as it is observing itself through its (human) eyes.
Erwin Schrodinger was a unique personality. Known for his great contribution to the development of quantum physics, and his winning the Nobel Prize, he had a many-sided personality. He was an artillery officer during the World War I. He was well versed in Sanskrit and had gone through Upanishads in fair detail. He was many in one, a superposition of various characters. A physicist of repute he made forays into the biological world. Reflecting on life, one of the best ever definitions comes from him: “Life is a joint venture between information storing genetics and energy transforming thermodynamics.” Consider a burning candle and look at its flame. It is a flow of matter and energy, deriving hydrocarbon from the wax and oxygen from the air, and continues to burn until the hydrocarbon and oxygen are available. It is full of life as it is born, grows and comes to an end. Consider a cyclone, also a flow of matter and energy, a flow in space and time. Both these examples are essentially full of life’s features except that they could not reproduce. If a flame could produce another flame it will be living. Replication of a dynamic form of matter and energy – that is scientifically what life is, and an awareness of it is the mind. It is now well understood how the biological unit known as ‘gene’ is responsible for the transfer of all relevant biological information from one generation to the next. In the process there may occur accidental changes (mutations) that may lead to significant changes over a period of time. Seeking analogy with gene Richard Dawkins coined the word ‘meme’ for the unit responsible for cultural transformation.
A meme represent a whole concept, an idea or a pattern and is transferable as a unit.
Just as mutations (sudden and random accidental change in gene, the fundamental unit of life) can bring about vast changes in the biological world, mutations of ‘meme’ can bring about unanticipated changes in the concepts and notions and everything that goes with it. Just as a gene carries a whole set of information, the so-called meme carries a whole concept, a whole set of patterns with it. And it is known to wise men world over that human mind is good at making and using patterns.
Let us come back to notion of thinking and being. An ocean or a mountain exists for us because we can observe and think. They are givers, we are takers. They create conditions that produce entities like us. We produce waste polluting things around us. And why are we here, and for what purpose? Has nature created us to have a look at itself? Are we the eyes of the universe? Anthropic principle states something on these lines. To that extent it appears quite harmless. However, like Frankenstein man has evolved and used this evolution to the extent that its actions are becoming a threat to the entire biosphere that produced it.
The sage said, ‘Aham Brahmasmi’, and ‘Tat Twam Asi’. Am I not among the countless eyes of the universe? In fact, I am the universe. It is so nice to hear that. If all that is true then why is there so much turmoil? Why do we see around us so much pain, misery, injustice? Certainly pain and sufferings are not the only realities of existence. There is compassion and understanding and genuine concern too. There is beauty, love, poetry, music and literature too. Science defines life genetically and thermodynamically. However, it is not meant to be lived philosophically. It is meant to be understood and appreciated through the emotions and feelings that characterize life. These all are beyond the domain of science. It is the artist, the litterateur and the poet that has to step in and do the job which provides substance and meaning to life and living. | <urn:uuid:4d51e46a-6ce7-4557-a772-7ef8a1dd2be8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.indianruminations.com/articles/logic-of-life-and-mind-chandra-mohan-bhandari-gujarat/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.966835 | 2,398 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Syndication / Social Amplification Definition
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The ever-raging debate round Bitcoin’s power consumption has been re-ignited, with founding member of Ethereum Anthony Donofrio claiming that Bitcoin is utilizing “method an excessive amount of” power.
In accordance with figures from Digiconomist, Bitcoin (BTC) at the moment makes use of 0.82% of the world’s energy whereas Ethereum (ETH) makes use of 0.34%. Ethereum researcher Justin Drake posted the figures to his 56,000 followers that Donofrio retweeted, stating:
If bitcoin is admittedly utilizing practically 1% of the power on earth that’s method an excessive amount of for a pet rock. https://t.co/CDL32jk5FF
— Texture, PhD (@iamtexture) June 9, 2022
Ethereum proponents are trying to take pictures at Bitcoin whereas concurrently promoting Ethereum’s upcoming transition to proof-of-stake, Drake added one other tweet moments later that learn: “Ethereum post-merge: 0.000% of world.”
Nevertheless the validity of the figures are doubtful.
Even Drake was compelled to acknowledge different sources of knowledge in a later tweet which estimated power consumption figures at practically 60% decrease.
Information sourced from Digiconomist, which markets itself as a platform that “exposes the unintended penalties of digital traits,” has drawn criticism from blockchain trade professionals previously. Essentially the most notable of which is fellow Ethereum developer Josh Stark who referred to as out the publication for ceaselessly presenting the worst-case situation in terms of blockchain know-how.
In November final yr, Stark printed a Twitter thread that questioned the accuracy of Digiconimist’s analysis methodology. Stark identified that nearly all the figures regarding blockchain energy consumption had been on the “very excessive finish” of any theoretical end result, particularly when in comparison with extra rigorous sources just like the College of Cambridge.
The place Digiconomist claims that Bitcoin at the moment consumes 204 terawatt hours (TWh) price of electrical energy per yr, the College of Cambridge’s Bitcoin Electrical energy Consumption Index estimates that Bitcoin’s actual consumption is far nearer to 125 TWh, a 39% distinction.
Whereas it might be a widely known incontrovertible fact that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism is an energy-consuming course of, the dialogue round simply how a lot energy the Bitcoin community really makes use of stays a hot-button concern.
In accordance with a report from Cointelegraph, placing a selected quantity on Bitcoin’s precise energy consumption could be fairly tough due to the variation in power sources that energy Bitcoin mining globally.
As of January this yr nearly 60% of global mining operations had been reportedly powered by renewable power sources, and Bitcoin mining operators are dashing to utilize “stranded” natural gas resources that might usually be burned off. Moreover, a report printed by CoinShares in January this yr discovered that Bitcoin mining might account for simply 0.08% of the world’s whole CO2 emissions in 2021.
Sam Tabar, chief safety officer of Bit Digital, a publicly-traded Bitcoin mining firm, informed Cointelegraph that the environmental influence of Bitcoin is ceaselessly exaggerated by critics:
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WE ARE DOWN TO THE WIRE ON OUR 2018 THEME -- JUST TWO EVENTS TO GO! A RARE TALK ABOUT OUR TINY, BUT MIGHTY, RIVER TO OUR NORTH, THE MUSCONETCONG, AND OUR HOLIDAY BASH WITH LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING WITH FUN FOR ALL AGES! WANNA KNOW NEXT YEAR'S THEME...? KEEP READING FOR THE BIG REVEAL!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH: "THE MUSCONETCONG - HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HISTORIC ASBURY MILL AND BEYOND: The Musconetcong watershed has been a great place to live for the last 13,000 years. The watershed’s water, land, and habitat resources made it a great place to be when the glaciers of the last ice age retreated and are what make it a great place for farming and outdoor recreation today. Hear about the history of northwestern New Jersey from the setting of the former Hoffman Grist Mill, a restoration project of the Musconetcong Watershed Association that has been gaining steam over the last couple of years. Located in the Asbury Historic District, it is home to some notable American trends that happened a bit earlier than elsewhere – the early agro-industrial revolution, the Second Great Awakening, and transportation technology innovation. Alan Hunt, PhD, and Executive Director of the Musconetcong Watershed Association will talk about how history of place links with modern-day caring for place, and the linkage between the Association’s ongoing ecological, historical and conservation education efforts. Main Branch County Library, Route 12. 7 pm. Free with free refreshments. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-musconetcong-historical-highlights-from-the-historic-asbury-mill-and-beyond-tickets-51442578136
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH: HOLIDAY FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Come with the kiddos or just yourself!
10 AM TO 2 PM: CHILDREN, TWEENS, TEENS (AND YES, YOU, TOO, MOM/DAD) CAN MAKE A BRACELET WITH THE HISTORIC ROPE MACHINE: choose different colors of yarns and make an amazing bracelet to keep or give as a gift! You pick the yarn and turn the crank handle and the machine twists and turns and knits the yarn into a colorful and interesting piece of jewelry! FREE.
11 AM TO NOON: Teacher and Historian Janice Armstrong will be with us for CHILDREN'S HISTORICAL CRAFTS AND GAMES: Corn Husk Toys, Lenape Medicine Pouch and more…. your children can create a toy out of corn husks just like children would have in the 1800’s. They can make their own Lenape Medicine Pouch to fill with tiny treasures. For children ages 6-12 years old. FREE.
10 AM TO 4:30 PM: Meanwhile, adults can shop their hearts content with our annual Holiday sale where we offer blowout prices on merchandise and have items that are classics for holiday gifts. An amazing goody basket will also be up for grabs that day and we will be serving free hot chocolate, lemonade and fabulous cookies and snacks all day.
2PM: MOVIE SHOWING "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE": Following our festivities, join us for a special holiday showing of "Its a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in Frank Capra's classic. "Water, Water Everywhere" indeed! -- this classic film opens up with our hero pondering if his life is worth living on a historical truss bridge over churning water in a small town called Bedford Falls.... The inspiration for this was our very own Califon Borough and their gorgeous, restored historic truss bridge! The villain of the story, Mr. Potter, creates a depressing vision of a residential development called "Pottersville" -- perhaps taken from nearby Potterstown.... Free hot chocolate, lemonade and treats will be available. FREE.
Come for the sale, goodies, music and crafts and stay for a holiday classic with deep Hunterdon roots! Our holiday gift to you!
Main Branch, Hunterdon County Library, Route 12. Festivities start at 10 am and end at 4:30 pm. No reservations required.
ANNOUNCING OUR 2019 THEME -- 2019 ushers in Hunterdon County's 305th anniversary! Can you believe that it's been 5 years since our big year in 2014?! Well, we have designed a special them around such a special year! Join us in "CELEBRATING 305 YEARS OF HUNTERDON'S HISTORIC HOMETOWNS AND HAMLETS". The 300th is partnering with all of our local historical societies, commissions and committees, local museums, and special friends to bring you:
- walking tours of towns and hamlets;
- local museum open houses;
- talks about the history of our local hamlets and small towns;
- historical talks covering the migration patterns of different nationalities that have made Hunterdon what it is today;
- special, fun events;
- a special bus tour that will zigzag and touch all 26 of our municipalities - with stops - in one day!;
- 305 Fun Facts About Our Municipalities;
- A special talk on what makes a hamlet a hamlet (Alas, poor Yorick, this has nothing to do with Shakespeare!);
- and so much more.
And we have really fun merchandise coming out in our celebration of our municipalities including a new-, Fun Facts tear-off calendar for 2019 - AVAILABLE NOW, "305 Fun Facts About Hunterdon's Municipalities" - at $5 each, it is a terrific stocking stuffer, desk calendar or gift! We also have a new t-shirt coming out that really celebrates our hometowns and hamlets! Expect our (mostly complete) calendar to hit your inbox by mid to late January. It's going to be a really exciting, fun and packed year!
TO PURCHASE THE 2019 305 FUN FACTS TEAR OFF CALENDAR, WE WILL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AT BOTH EVENTS ON DECEMBER 4TH AND 15TH AND YOU CAN FIND THEM FOR SALE AT THE REFERENCE ROOMS AT ALL THREE COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCHES STARTING BLACK FRIDAY.
OUR GREAT FRIEND, JANICE GROVER, OWNER OF GROVER GLOBAL FOOD MARKETING IN EAST AMWELL, HAS DONATED FABULOUSLY DELICIOUS ITALIAN COOKIES FOR ALL OF OUR TALKS THRU THE END OF 2018. COME FOR THE COOKIES AND STAY FOR THE LECTURE! THANK YOU, JANICE!!
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DECEMBER HISTORY AND HERITAGE EVENTS FROM OUR PARTNERS AROUND OR ABOUT HUNTERDON COUNTY
For more information visit the East Amwell Township Historical Society's web site
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2ND: READINGTON MUSEUMS DUTCH CHRISTMAS: Dutch Sint-Nicolaas Day to be Celebrated at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, .1pm - 4pm: As a way to honor the Dutch heritage of the 1741 Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, the Readington Museums will be hosting Dutch Sint-Nicolaas Day n Sunday, December 2, 2018 between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Sinterklaas will be available for pictures and Colonial musicians, Anne and Ridley Enslow, will perform historic holiday pieces that showcase an historic violin and hammered dulcimer. In addition, historic cooks, Bev Altrath and Arlene Soong will demonstrate authentic 18th century Dutch cooking using the Farmstead’s original open hearth. They plan to make waffles and gingerbread over the open flame. Visitors may also make a pomander ornament to take home, as well as enjoy cider and homemade Dutch cookies. The program is free, but donations are gladly accepted. This Open House Sunday program will be held at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, located at 114 Dreahook Road in the Stanton section of the township. For GPS use Lebanon, NJ 08833. This is a free family friendly event, although donations will be gratefully accepted. In case of inclement weather please call the Museums to find out the status of the program. For more information please visit, www.readingtontwpnj.gov or call 908-236-2327.
Space is very limited and this event sells out quickly. Tickets are $25 per person and seats must be paid for in advance. For reservations, please contact Gloria Wargo by email at email@example.com or by calling her at 908-782-1601. Send checks to EAHS, P.O. Box 98, Ringoes, NJ 08551. Buses leave the East Amwell Municipal Building at 1pm and should return by 4:30. From the Municipal Building, people will drive their own vehicles to the Museum for refreshments. Guests should plan to arrive at 12:45 p.m. so they can be checked in and seated, as the bus will leave promptly at 1 p.m.
For more information visit the East Amwell Township Historical Societies Website
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8TH: UNION FORGE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: CHRISTMAS TEA AT TURNER HOUSE:
What better place to enjoy a Christmas themed Traditional Afternoon Tea than the Joseph Turner House decorated in Victorian holiday splendor. Come enjoy a perfect cup of hot tea along with a wide variety of scones, tea sandwiches and sweet treats. Musical entertainment, Door Prizes and Raffles will be offered with admission. 12pm to 2pm. 117 Van Syckels road, Hampton. $40 per person.
Call 908-892-3949 or email the Union Forge Heritage Association
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9TH: VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AND CONCERT AT THE HISTORIC JOSEPH TURNER HOUSE:
Join the Union Forge Heritage Association at our home decked out in Victorian Christmas style and enjoy some food, drink and Holiday Cheer!
Professional harpist Mary Cruz of HarpTime will entertain guests by playing the traditional holiday favorites as well as some familiar contemporary tunes.
Bring a non-perishable food item, to be donated to the local Food Pantry, and receive a voucher for a free tour of our Museum anytime in 2019!
3pm-7pm. Admission $7 per person. 117 Van Syckel’s Road, Hampton NJ 08827
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH: CHIRSTMAS OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WITH RIDLEY AND ANNE ENSLOW: Anne and Ridley Enslow return to the North County Branch Library in Clinton at 2pm, where they will sing songs about Washington Hamilton, Lafayette and other founding fathers, talk about Christmas traditions in the 18th century, and of course, end the show with Christmas carol sing-alongs. Some of the program would would focus on New Years and Twelfth Night, which were bigger holidays than Christmas in the 18th century. Free. Reservations strongly recommended. CONTACT: Reference Librarian Dana Neubauer, 730-6135.
NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE RED MILL MUSEUM VILLAGE:
Clinton, NJ: The Red Mill Museum Village is proudly announces the opening of our brand new exhibit: The Sound of the Times: The Michael Molnar Collection
This new exhibit highlights the radio, one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. A collection of antique and vintage radios is on loan to the Museum from collector and radio enthusiast Michael Molnar, who has been collecting for over 30 years. He has co-curated this very special exhibit which traces the evolution of radio and shares stories of the cultural impact it had on society.
For enjoyment, visitors can listen to a radio from over 70 years ago, hearing the sounds of the time. Ever wonder how was radio different from today? Try to tune a radio from a hundred years ago and find out for yourself! Relive the Golden Age of Radio by visiting this amazing collection, currently on display on the 2nd floor of the Mill through March 2019.
This exhibition was made possible thanks to funding generously provided by the Astle-Alpaugh Family Foundation.
For more information including hours and admission, please visit https://theredmill.org/
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So, that’s it. Brexit’s been done. The ‘will of the people’ as expressed in the 2016 referendum has been fulfilled. Britain can now put four years of intense and passionate debate behind it and focus on the opportunities thus created.
But is that what we should necessarily expect? After all, the 1975 referendum failed to end the debate. By the early 1980s Labour was campaigning for withdrawal and by the end of the decade the Conservatives were beginning to tear themselves apart over Europe.
In 1991, LSE academic Alan Sked founded the Anti-Federalist League, the forerunner of UKIP — and the rest is history.
So is the Brexit debate really over, or is its imprint likely to affect our politics for years to come?
Where are we now?
At first glance, a clear and simple answer was provided by the outcome of the 2019 general election. Promising to ‘get Brexit done’, the Conservatives won an overall majority of 80, apparently demonstrating that most voters now hoped it would be.
However, that election was fought under an electoral system that typically produces a mismatch between votes and seats. Only 47% of the votes were cast for parties that backed Brexit. Nearly all the rest (52%) went to parties willing to endorse a second referendum.
The election turned out as it did not because the vote indicated a clear majority for Brexit but because most Leave voters backed the Conservatives while the support of Remain supporters was scattered across a number of different parties.
Meanwhile, polling undertaken since the UK left the EU at the end of January 2020 has failed to provide clear evidence of a new consensus. Seventeen polls have asked people how they would vote if the 2016 referendum were rerun now: on average 52% have said Remain, 48% Leave.
On the other hand, when nine other polls have asked whether Britain should stay out of the EU or re-join, the balance of opinion has been in favour — albeit equally narrowly — of staying out. Yet, when during this period YouGov have asked whether ‘in hindsight’ the decision to leave was right or wrong, more have come to say it was wrong.
Between February and May 2020 on average 42% said it was right and 45% wrong. By October through December the figures were 39% and 49% respectively.
In short, however one looks at the evidence — and is duly mindful of the limitations of polls — Britain still looks to be more or less divided down the middle on Brexit. Indeed, we cannot even be sure that by the time the UK actually left there was still a majority in favour of leaving.
There are two other reasons why the Brexit debate may not disappear soon. First, many voters’ commitment to one side or the other is strong — much stronger than their attachment to any political party.
A NatCen survey in July 2020 found that 39% still said that they were a ‘very strong’ ‘Remainer’ or ‘Leaver’ whereas just 9% indicated that they were a ‘very strong’ supporter of any of the parties.
Second, the age profile of Remain and Leave support suggests that, other things being equal, public opinion could become more favourable to EU membership over time. Support for Brexit is highest among older voters, who for the most part will leave the electorate earlier than the younger voters who form the core of Remain support.
Where are we heading?
Of course, this evidence does no more than suggest that the potential might exist for Brexit to remain an issue on the country’s political stage. Whether or not it will also depends on how the political parties decide to address — or not address — the issue from now on.
During the last year both the Conservatives and Labour have had to adapt to an electoral landscape that has been transformed by the decision of Leave voters in 2017 and (even more so) in 2019 to fall in behind the Conservatives, while Labour has found itself increasingly reliant on the votes of Remain supporters.
In 2019, for every Remain supporter the Conservatives won, the party secured the backing of no less than five Leave supporters, while Labour relied on four Remain supporters for every Leave supporter.
As a result, the traditional class divide in party support has disappeared, and Labour finds itself the most popular party among graduates, with the Conservatives most popular among those with few if any educational qualifications.
In negotiating a relatively ‘hard’ Brexit, the Conservatives appear intent on continuing to try to ride the Leave tiger that delivered the party electoral success in 2019. To retain that support, they will now need to persuade voters that Brexit is proving to be a success.
Labour, in contrast, has seemed to want to end the Brexit debate in the hope that it can win back the support it has lost among Leave-supporting, mostly working-class voters — and thus a return to a more familiar electoral landscape.
However, there is little sign that the party’s silence on Brexit for most of 2020 has proven particularly successful in this respect, and if Brexit proves less than smooth the party may well be expected by its predominantly pro-Remain electorate to voice their concerns.
There is perhaps one reason above all why Brexit is unlikely to disappear from Britain’s political agenda. The decision to leave the EU has helped fuel an increase in support for independence in Scotland, where, in contrast to the rest of the UK, voters backed Remain in 2016 by 62% to 38%.
Sixteen polls taken since the summer of 2020 have on average suggested that 54% would now vote Yes to independence, while the figure stands at no less than 60% among those who voted Remain.
A Scottish Parliament election will be held in May 2021 at which the SNP will be seeking support for holding another independence referendum. Should they win a parliamentary majority, a whole new chapter may well be added to Britain’s Brexit story.
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Purpose: This study was designed to establish prediction models that relate hip and wrist accelerometer data to energy expenditure (EE) in field and laboratory settings. We also sought to determine whether the addition of a wrist accelerometer would significantly improve the prediction of EE (METs), compared with a model that used a hip accelerometer alone.
Methods: Seventy participants completed one to six activities within the categories of yardwork, housework, family care, occupation, recreation, and conditioning, for a total of 5 to 12 participants tested per activity. EE was measured using the Cosmed K4b2 portable metabolic system. Simultaneously, two Computer Science and Applications, Inc. (CSA) accelerometers (model 7164), one worn on the wrist and one worn on the hip, recorded body movement. Correlations between EE measured by the Cosmed and the counts recorded by the CSA accelerometers were calculated, and regression equations were developed to predict EE from the CSA data.
Results: The wrist, hip, and combined hip and wrist regression equations accounted for 3.3%, 31.7%, and 34.3% of the variation in EE, respectively. The addition of the wrist accelerometer data to the hip accelerometer data to form a bivariate regression equation, although statistically significant (P = 0.002), resulted in only a minor improvement in prediction of EE. Cut points for 3 METs (574 hip counts), 6 METs (4945 hip counts), and 9 METs (9317 hip counts) were also established.
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Love is really an amazing feeling. It can synchronize the heart rhythms of lovers, help them relieve pain, and make them feel happy. And who would have thought that mathematics could help us find all this?
Of course, love is full of unexpected emotions, unexpected developments, and events, and it is difficult to prepare to meet your soulmate. But Hannah Fry’s math explains how to choose the perfect match using a special formula.
We hope that everyone finds love and we are in a hurry to share with you the secret of how to find your soulmate before the age of 35.
Tips for Choosing the Right Partner
Mathematical Formula For Meeting Your Love
Many relationships have certain patterns. This means that many people behave in the same way. For example, 34% of people wait longer before holding hands than before kissing a loved one.
Patterns allow mathematicians to find formulas that can make you more successful during unpredictable events, such as falling in love and looking for the ideal partner.
This formula works because of something called the ideal stop theory – basically, choosing the right time to act, to achieve the best possible results.
Imagine that you would like to get married before age 35 and start dating at age 15. According to this mathematical formula, you should not consider anyone for a lifetime relationship during the first 37% of your love life.
But the person who comes after that 37% is your ideal soulmate. If your first relationship is at age 15, you will not start dating a suitable candidate until you are 22 years old.
Of course, this method has risks. Your ideal partner could be in the top 37% and you will have to reject them if you follow the math. Or the next partner after the first 37% may not be much better and you may have to spend your life with them.
But since this formula is used in the wild (for example, by some types of fish), it works and will help increase your chances of finding the perfect match.
Science For Recognizing Your True Love
The personality of your date can be analyzed based on your punctuality. People who come to meetings on time are more pleasant. They think of others and like to follow a clear plan. And those who arrive earlier are more neurotic, but at the same time, they understand and feel their emotions better.
You can also pay attention to your partner’s shoes. According to research, shoes can tell a lot about a person and their personality. People who wear comfortable shoes are optimistic and willing to help others. And those who prefer ankle boots are afraid of change and can show aggressiveness.
Some More Love Tips From Mathematicians
Hannah Fry says that if you are looking for love on the internet, it is best not to post your best photos on a dating site. We know it sounds weird, but math explains everything. It turns out that a person whose attractiveness is appreciated by all will be less successful and scare off many candidates.
A person who does not hide their unattractive characteristics and shows vulnerability and variety when it comes to their appearance will be more popular on the site.
And if you already met your love and married them, then you better stop being silent about your unhappiness. Couples who argue and try to understand problems in their relationship and those who talk about their dissatisfaction and the things that offend them are less likely to get divorced. Improving your marriage and working on it can help you avoid divorce.
Have you met your true love? How did this happen? Tell your story in the comments.
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Standard Practice for Use of a Dichromate Dosimetry System
STANDARD published on 19.11.2013
Designation standards: ASTM/ISO 51401-13
Publication date standards: 19.11.2013
The number of pages: 6
Approximate weight : 18 g (0.04 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards ASTM
ICS 17.240, absorbed dose, absorbed dose measurements, dosimeter, dichromate dosimeter, dichromate dosimetry system, ionizing radiation, ICS Number Code 17.240 (Radiation measurements)
|Significance and Use|
4.1 The dichromate system provides a reliable means for measuring absorbed dose to water. It is based on a process of reduction of dichromate ions to chromic ions in acidic aqueous solution by ionizing radiation.
4.2 The dosimeter is a solution containing silver and dichromate ions in perchloric acid in an appropriate container such as a sealed glass ampoule. The solution indicates absorbed dose by a change (decrease) in optical absorbance at a specified wavelength(s) ((3), ICRU Report 80). A calibrated spectrophotometer is used to measure the absorbance.
1.1 This practice covers the preparation, testing, and procedure for using the acidic aqueous silver dichromate dosimetry system to measure absorbed dose to water when exposed to ionizing radiation. The system consists of a dosimeter and appropriate analytical instrumentation. For simplicity, the system will be referred to as the dichromate system. The dichromate dosimeter is classified as a type I dosimeter on the basis of the effect of influence quantities. The dichromate system may be used as either a reference standard dosimetry system or a routine dosimetry system.
1.2 This document is one of a set of standards that provides recommendations for properly implementing dosimetry in radiation processing, and describes a means of achieving compliance with the requirements of ISO/ASTM Practice 52628 for the dichromate dosimetry system. It is intended to be read in conjunction with ISO/ASTM Practice 52628.
1.3 This practice describes the spectrophotometric analysis procedures for the dichromate system.
1.4 This practice applies only to gamma radiation, X-radiation/bremsstrahlung, and high energy electrons.
1.5 This practice applies provided the following conditions are satisfied:
1.5.1 The absorbed dose range is from 2 × 10 3 to 5 × 104 Gy.
1.5.2 The absorbed dose rate does not exceed 600 Gy/pulse (12.5 pulses per second), or does not exceed an equivalent dose rate of 7.5 kGy/s from continuous sources 1.5.3 For radionuclide gamma sources, the initial photon energy shall be greater than 0.6 MeV. For bremsstrahlung photons, the initial energy of the electrons used to produce the bremsstrahlung photons shall be equal to or greater than 2 MeV. For electron beams, the initial electron energy shall be greater than 8 MeV.
1.5.4 The irradiation temperature of the dosimeter shall be above 0°C and should be below 80°C.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in 9.3.
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Infographic: The Rise and Fall of a Coral Reef
Coral reefs cover around 1 percent of the world’s continental shelves, yet they provide habitat and food to at least a quarter of all species in the oceans, including four thousand species of fish. These beautiful, diverse habitats also provide food, income, and coastal protection for some 500 million people.
Coral reefs and other species in the oceans have lived in levels of acidity that have remained relatively unchanged for at least the last 20 million years. But thanks to human-produced carbon dioxide emissions, the oceans are now 30 percent more acidic than they were prior to the industrial revolution and more acidic than at any point over the past 20 million years. Corals and other species are unlikely to be able to adapt to this rapid, sizable change in acidity and are likely to suffer severe decline.
Anatomy of a Polyp (Fig. A)
Coral reefs are built by tiny, soft coral animals, or polyps. These polyps are relatives of jellyfish and have evolved to secrete calcium carbonate skeletons that provide the polyp with structure and protection.
Colonies of hundreds to thousands of polyps live together as corals and can build huge reef structures over many years. Not only are coral reefs some of the most diverse habitats on Earth, but they are also some of the oldest. Corals grow only millimeters to centimeters per year, and it can take tens to hundreds of thousands of years for large reefs to form. | <urn:uuid:f65169a1-1dee-4dc2-90ae-3216fd1a4c3e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://usa.oceana.org/infographic-rise-and-fall-coral-reef/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.950475 | 307 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Autores: Gualtieri, A. F.|Cavenati, C.|Zanatto, I.|Meloni, M.|Elmi, G.|Gualtieri, M. L.
Fuente: Journal of hazardous materials
152 (2), 563-570
Cement-asbestos is the main asbestos containing material still found in most of the European countries such as Italy. Man- and weathering-induced degradation of the cement-asbestos slates makes them a source of dispersion of asbestos fibres and represents a priority cause of concern. This concern is the main prompt for the actual policy of abatement and disposal of asbestos containing materials in controlled wastes. An alternative solution to the disposal in dumping sites is the direct temperature-induced transformation of the cement-asbestos slates into non-hazardous mineral phases. This patented process avoids the stage of mechanical milling of the material before the treatment, which improves the reactivity of the materials but may be critical for the dispersion of asbestos fibres in working and life environment. For the first time, this paper reports the description of the reaction path taking place during the firing of cement-asbestos slates up to the complete transfo rmation temperature, 1200 degrees C. The reaction sequence was investigated using different experimental techniques such as optical and electron microscopy, in situ and ex situ quali-quantitative X-ray powder diffraction. The understanding of the complex reaction path is of basic importance for the optimization of industrial heating processes leading to a safe recycling of the transformed product. For the recycling of asbestos containing materials, the Italian laws require that the product of the crystal chemical transformation of asbestos containing materials must be entirely asbestos-free, and should not contain more than 0.1 wt% fraction of the carcinogenic substances such as cristobalite. Moreover, if fibrous phases other than asbestos (with length to diameter ratio > 3) are found, they must have a geometrical diameter larger than 3 mu m. We have demonstrated that using an interplay of different experimental techniques, it is possible to safely verify the complete transformation of asbestos minerals in this temperature-induced process. The product of transformation of cement-asbestos (CATP) has a phase composition similar to that of a natural or a low temperature clinker with the exception of having a larger content of aluminium, iron and magnesium. This product can be safely recycled for the production of stoneware tile mixtures. The addition of 3-5 mass% of CATP does not bear significant variations to the standard parameters of white porcelain tile mixtures
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Eddie Robinson, the last surviving player from the 1948 World Series champion Cleveland Indians and the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, died on Monday at his home in Texas. He was 100.
The first baseman started with Cleveland in 1942, then left to serve in the military during World War II. In his 13 seasons as a player, he was a four-time All-Star, and played on every American League team of the period, except for Boston, The Associated Press reports. He also served as general manager of the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers and ended his baseball career in 2004 as a scout for the Red Sox.
The Rangers announced Robinson's death on Wednesday, saying the team is "incredibly saddened with the passing of the legendary Eddie Robinson, who spent nearly 70 years in professional baseball as an All-Star player and respected executive. For Eddie Robinson, it was truly a life well lived." Robinson is survived by his wife, Bette, and sons Robby, Marc, Paul, and Drew. | <urn:uuid:a21fb5b3-731a-4e1b-97c5-dc4fdb661e79> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theweek.com/culture/sports/1005754/oldest-living-former-mlb-player-eddie-robinson-dies-at-100 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.990018 | 207 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Your lips can become drier than the desert more quickly than any other part of your body, because they don’t have oil glands to keep them moisturized.
When you add in the dry winter air and wind, it can be a recipe for painfully chapped lips.
Luckily, there is a way to say goodbye to cracks, redness, and flaking and get the smooth, plump, kissably soft pout you want when you follow the eight steps below.
#1 – Hydrate
Moisture starts from the inside with the water you drink each day in order to replenish those dry lips. So, be sure to get in at least 64 ounces of the hydration you need to see soft, healthy lips every time you look in the mirror.
#2 – Exfoliate
Picking at those flakes only risks making the dryness and cracking worse. Instead, use a gentle exfoliator once a week to remove that dry skin. Simply scrub across your lips and then pat off using a damp washcloth.
#3 – Balm It Up
After exfoliating, coat your lips with a deeply hydrating balm in order to lock in moisture and lock out the elements. This protective barrier is perfect to soothe and prevent dry, chapped lips. Ingredients to look for in the perfect balm include beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter, and vitamin E.
#4 – Protect
It’s also important to remember that just like the skin on the rest of your face, your lips are prone to UV damage, which can leave them looking dry and increase fine lines. So, be sure to remember your lips when you’re thinking about sunscreen.
#5 – Stop Licking
Of course, for these hydration steps to work, you have to stop doing things that dry out your lips. And, the number one item on that list is licking them!
Yup, saliva will irritate your lips and leave them looking dryer than ever before, so avoid licking at all costs.
#6 – Replenish While You Sleep
It’s also important to remember to use a heavy, emollient balm before bed in order to provide your lips with deep down moisture when they need it most. By coating them overnight, you can get a smoother, softer look by morning.
#7 – Choose Your Gloss or Lipstick
If you’re living with dry lips, choose a gloss or lipstick with natural hydrators, in order to leave your lips looking silky smooth. At Miracles & More, we craft our Lipstick Extreme and Lipgloss using vitamin E and vanillin extract to promote healthy skin, revive your lips from within, and leave them looking soft, smooth, and unforgettable.
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A hydrocolloid can be defined as a gel forming substance when it comes in contact with water. Such substances also include polysaccharides and proteins capable of one or more of the following: gelling, foam stabilization, emulsions, dispersions and prevention of crystallization of saturated water or sugar. In this blog post we will cover a few hydrocolloids most commonly used in the kitchen.
According to IHS Markit’s Hydrocolloids Chemical Economics Handbook published in 2019, which provides an overview of the global market for hydrocolloids (water-soluble polymers extracted from plant or animal sources, or generated in fermentation reactions). Native (unmodified) and modified starches account for the great majority (95%) of the market by weight; smaller-volume, higher-priced materials such as gelatin, guar gum, casein, xanthan gum, gum arabic, and carrageenan make up the remainder.
In 2018, China was responsible for almost half of total (starch and nonstarch) hydrocolloid consumption. In contrast, North America was the largest consumer of nonstarch hydrocolloids, largely because of its extensive use of guar gum. Western Europe and Asia were also large consumers of nonstarch hydrocolloids.
The following pie chart shows world consumption of starch and nonstarch hydrocolloids:
In the upcoming years China will drive future market growth. In 2023, China is expected to account for 65–70% of the increase from 2018 market volumes. Chinese hydrocolloid consumption is expected to rise by 4.8% per year through 2023, exceeding the world average annual growth rate of 3.3%. Other Asia and Oceania will also experience above-average consumption growth (3.7% per year) during the forecast period. All other regions will see slower growth, with average annual growth rates ranging from 0.3% in Japan to 3.1% in India.
Hydrocolloids are versatile materials with a wide range of applications. Overall demand for hydrocolloids will track growth in major end-use industries, including paper, food, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas production.
Food applications are second in importance for starches, but they represent the single most important end use for many other hydrocolloids. Pectin serves as a gelling agent in jams, jellies, and marmalades; gum arabic inhibits sugar crystallization in soft drinks; locust bean gum maintains ice cream’s creamy texture by controlling ice crystal formation, to give just a few examples.
HERE ARE SOME OF MOST COMMON HYDROCOLLOIDS
It is derived from polysaccharide obtained from red algae. Agar is thermostable, disperses in cold or warm water and is low in viscosity. It dissolves at a temperature higher than 90oC, thickens to 35-45oC within minutes and the pH value is 2.5-10. If left uncovered, the agar dries out, but when mixed with water or other liquid, it swells and returns to its original state. Also, adding glycerol or sorbitol prevents dehydration of the gel. If a gel is used instead of pectin or gelatin then 2-3 or 10 times less agar is applied.
It is derived from polysaccharide obtained from maize. It is thermo-reversible thickener, disperses in cold water and dissolves at a temperature of 62-72oC. Its pH is between 2-3 and has a high viscosity when fully dissolved.
Gelatin comes from proteins derived from animal collagen. It is composed of very long protein molecules. These molecular chains have an affinity for their own species, so when cooled they nest together to form a three-dimensional network, trapping water molecules in the process.
It dissolves at 50oC, thickens to <15oC and melts at 25o-40oC. Tolerates alcohol up to 40%, low viscosity and pH between 4-10. If gelatin leaves are used, they should be placed in water to flourish, then drained and dissolved in the desired liquid. If gelatin powder is used, it should be allowed to flourish and dissolve in the same liquid.
Gelan originates from polysaccharides obtained by fermentation of Sphingomonas elodea. There are two types of gels with low and high acyl group.
The low acyl group gel is a transparent, thermo-reversible, heavy and brittle gel. The dispersion is carried out in cold water and can be improved (allowing hot solutions to be added) by adding sugar (3-5x), glycerol, alcohol or oil (3-5x). Dissolution occurs at 90o-95oC, thickens to 10o-60oC and does not melt. Its pH is 4-10. The triggers of gelling are calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and acids and are low in viscosity.
High acyl group gel is an opaque, thermoreversible, soft and elastic gel. The dispersion is carried out under the same conditions as with the low acyl group gels. Dissolution occurs at a temperature between 85o-95oC and is less sensitive to ions unlike the above. The thickening and melting of this gel occurs at a temperature of 70o-80oC. Its pH is between 3-10, is high in viscosity and tolerates acids and salts.
Lecithin does not technically belong to hydrocolloids but is in this group because of its ability to modify texture. It belongs to phospholipids and is most commonly found in egg yolks, but the one derived from soybeans is commonly marketed. Lecithin has very good emulsifying properties, it improves the elasticity of flour when preparing the dough. When used to make foam, it is necessary to use wide, flat vessels to allow air to collect. Foam formation requires very little lecithin, the exact amount depends on the proportion of water and oil in the mixture. Adding too much lecithin leads to destabilization of the foam.
Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide obtained by the breakdown of corn, wheat, potato or tapioca starch. It is made in the form of a tasteless powder to which different flavors are added. When absorbing the oil, it retains its powder state, e.g. when mixed with cracklings, a powder that tastes like cracklings and can be used to sprinkle food is produced. It dissolves well in water and is easily digestible. Since maltodextrin is a type of sugar, it can be mixed with the desired food and caramelized. When mixed with the gel, it helps to dissolve it in water.
METHYL CELLULOSE (E461)
It is derived from a modified polysaccharide derived from cellulose-rich plants. When heated, methyl cellulose is a thermoversible, soft and elastic gel. When cold, it helps to form and stabilize the foam. Methyl cellulose can be dispersed in both cold and warm water with the use of a low speed mixer to prevent foam formation. If dispersed in cold water, it would be best to combine methyl cellulose with a little warm liquid first to prevent it from clotting and then add cool liquid. Also, during cold dispersion, the mixture is allowed to stand overnight and after complete dissolution some salt is added. When the gel is heated to a temperature between 50o-60oC, it begins to clot. It melts at less than 50oC, pH is 2-3 and cold gels are low and warm viscosities. The concentration of methyl cellulose in gels is usually between 1-2%. Also, alcohol increases the clotting temperature while the salt lowers it. Methyl cellulose can also be used to prevent fruit fillers from boiling in bakeries.
The pectin is derived from polysaccharide derived from citrus peel and fleshy part of the apple. It is very sensitive to pH, sugar content and cations. Natural pectin can be found in fruit, but its quantity depends on the fruit itself. In general, harder fruits like apples, oranges (bark) and plums have the most pectin, while softer fruits like grapes, cherries and strawberries have much less, because pectin is a structural molecule that binds cells.
There are two types of pectin: low and high methoxyl content. Both are dissolved in water and are dosed in the amount of 0.15-3.1%. The difference between the two types is that high-methoxyl does not dissolve if more than 25% of sugar is present in the solution (its optimum temperature is 40o-85oC), it does not melt and requires an acidic medium (pH <3.5), while low-methoxyl melts and in order to react it must interact with calcium ions.
XANTHAN GUM (E415)
Xanthan gum is an organic polysaccharide formed by fermentation of glucose or sucrose from plant tissues. More specifically, it is an extracellular polysaccharide produced from Xanthomonas campestris and is used as a thickening agent, emulsifier, stabilizer and sedimentation agent. It dissolves easily in any liquid, hot or cold, at all temperatures and pHs, but if it is heated only once it loses its texture. Combined with other natural gelifiers, it can be used to prepare jellies that are resistant to high acidity, which is not the case with traditional varieties of the same. In the process of spherification, it can serve as an aid to facilitate the preparation of large spheres. It is dosed in the amount of 0.25% for liquid effect, 0.7-1.5% for density, for foams and mousses 0.5-0.8%. For best performance, it is preferable to combine it with a 2:1 guar gum, in favor of xanthan.
GUAR GUM (E412)
This carbohydrate is a good stabilizer and thickener and has all the characteristics of a hydrocoid. It is obtained from legume (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus), which is similar to peas and is grown in India and Pakistan. Guar gum has a great ability to bind water, as much as four times that of carob rubber, 8 times that of starch and even 16 times that of flour. Its most common use, along with xanthan, is to increase the elasticity of gluten-free products. It is added at a concentration of 0.2-0.5% per 100 grams.
SODIUM ALGINATE (E401)
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Windshield Wipers: Preparing Your Vehicle for Winter Weather
As winter begins, it is important to take steps to prepare your vehicle for unpredictable weather and less than ideal road conditions. Windshield wipers are an important factor for putting your safety first on the road this winter. Checking your vehicle’s wipers for functionality before you face heavy snow, ice and slush on the roads is an easy and crucial way to keep yourself and others safe.
How to Inspect Windshield Wipers
As a general guideline, windshield wipers should be replaced every six months to a year. If you are unsure whether yours need to be replaced or repaired, here are a few tips for inspecting them:
- Contact Issues: Begin by turning on your windshield wipers. If they are skipping, streaking, splitting or squeaking when you use them, it is time to get a new set. They are no longer working properly and may become a hazard as they can begin to reduce rather than improve visibility while driving.
- Metal Corrosion: Take a look for any signs of metal corrosion. Joints and claws are particularly susceptible to this kind of wear, so take a closer look in those areas.
- Visible Damage: If the frame arms are detached, particularly at joints or connection points, it is time to replace them.
- Squeegee Status: If there are tears, cracks or missing pieces of the squeegee, contact with the windshield glass will be compromised. The rubber squeegee should be flexible; test it by flexing it back and forth. In order to make the most contact with the windshield, the edges should not be rounded. If the squeegee is rigid, rounded or is loose in the wiper frame, it is time for a replacement.
Tips to Maintain Windshield Wipers
Once you have determined whether or not you need new windshield wipers, you can take the following steps to maximize their performance and lifespan:
- Clean Your Windshield: If you make cleaning your windshield a regular habit, ideally when refilling your gas tank, you can limit the amount of wear and tear on your windshield wipers.
- Clean the Squeegee: Take a damp paper towel and gently wipe the rubber squeegee in order to remove dirt and oil. This will minimize the corrosion and damage that occurs gradually.
- Use a Snow Brush and Ice Scraper: While it can be tempting, do not attempt to de-ice your windshield by using your wipers. Take the time to scrape off ice using the proper tools.
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Subcomandate Insurgente Marcos:
OXYMORON! - THE INTELLECTUAL RIGHT AND LIBERAL FASCISM
Warning, Introduction and Promise
I. Globalization: Pay Per View
II. A Memorable Forgetting
III. Intellectual Pragmatism
IV. The Blind Clairvoyants
V. The Past Future
VI. The Fascist Liberal
VII. Skeptical Hope
"In that figure which is referred to as 'oxymoron', a
word is used which seems to contradict itself, so the Gnostics spoke
of a dark light, the alchemists of a black sun."
- Jorge Luis Borges
Warning, Introduction and Promise
Be careful: If you have not read the epigraph, you had better do
so now because, if you do not, there are a few things you are not
going to understand.
An irrefutable fact: globalization is here. I am not characterizing
it (yet), I am simply pointing out a reality. But, given oxymoron,
it must be noted that it is a fragmented globalization.
Globalization has been made possible by, among other things, two
revolutions: technology and information. And it has been, and is
being, directed by financial powers. Technology and information
have, hand in hand, (along with financial capital) been doing away
with distances and breaking down borders. Today it is possible to
have information about any part of the world, at any moment and
concurrently. But money also has the power of ubiquity now. It comes
and goes dizzyingly, as if it were everywhere at the same time.
And, in addition, money gives the world a new form, the form of
a market, a supermarket.
Nonetheless, in spite of the "globalization" of the planet,
or, more accurately, because of it, homogeneity is very far from
being the characteristic of this change of century and millennium.
The world is an archipelago, a puzzle whose pieces turn into other
pieces, and the only thing which is truly globalized is the proliferation
If technology and information have united the world, then the financial
powers which use them have turned them around, using them as weapons,
as weapons in a war. We have stated before (in "7 Loose Pieces
of the World Puzzle", EZLN, 1997) that a world war, the fourth,
is being conducted, and that a process of destruction/depopulation
and reconstruction/reordering is developing (I am trying to give
a hurried summary, be indulgent) throughout the planet. For the
construction of the "new world order" (Planetary, Permanent,
Immediate and Immaterial, according to Ignacio Ramonet), financial
power is conquering lands and breaking down borders, and it is achieving
this by waging war, a new war. One of the casualties of this war
is the national market, a fundamental basis of the Nation-State.
The Nation-State is on the path to extinction, or, at least, the
traditional or classic Nation-State is. In its place are emerging
integrated markets, or, more accurately, department stores of the
great world "mall", the globalized market.
The political and social consequences of this globalization take
the form of countless and complex oxymorons: fewer people with more
wealth, produced through the exploitation of more people with less
wealth. "The poverty of our century cannot be compared with
that of any other. It is not, as it once was, the natural result
of scarcity, but of a conjunction of priorities imposed by the rich
on the rest of the world" (John Berger. Cada vez que decimos
adio's. Ediciones de la flor. Argentina, 1997, pp. 278-279). The
planet has been opened up wide for a handful of people. For millions
of people, however, there is no room in the world, and they drift
aimlessly from one end to theother. Organized crime forms the backbone
of legal systems and governments (the criminals make the laws and
"safeguard public order"). And world "integration"
And so, if we were to highlight some of the main characteristics
of the current epoch, we would say: supremacy of financial power,
technological and information revolution, war, destruction/depopulation
and reconstruction/reordering, attacks on Nation-States, the subsequent
redefinition of power and politics, the market as an hegemonic figure
which permeates all aspect of human life everywhere, a greater concentration
of wealth in the hands of a few, a greater distribution of poverty,
an increase in exploitation and unemployment, millions of people
in exile, criminals who are the government, disintegration of lands.
In sum: fragmented globalization.
Fine, then, according to this proposition, in the case of the intellectuals
(given that they have to do with society, power and the State) it
is worth asking oneself: have they experienced the same process
of destruction/depopulation and reconstruction/reordering? What
role do the financial powers assign them? How do they use (or are
used by) technological and information advances? What position do
they have in this war? What is their relationship with these battered
Nation-States? What are their ties to that power and within that
redefined politics? What is their position in the marketplace? And
what position do they take in response to the political and social
consequences of globalization? In short: what is their place in
that fragmented globalization?
The world had to be changed by, and change for, this war. The "classic"
intellectuals could no longer exist, nor their old functions. In
their place a new generation of "thinking heads" (to use
the term coined by zapatista Comandante Tacho) would emerge (or
will emerge) and they would have new functions in their intellectual
Although we are trying to limit ourselves here to intellectuals
of the right, some notes concerning intellectuals in general, and
their relationships with power, will be obvious. Since the purpose
of this text is to participate in and to encourage the polemic between
intellectuals of the right and the left, a deeper reflection (on
intellectuals and power, and on intellectuals and transformations)
remains for future and unlikely writings.
I. Globalization: Pay Per View
The year two thousand is balanced on the axis of the calendar between
the 20th and the 21st centuries and between the second and third
millennia. I do not know how important this accounting of time is,
but it seems to me that it is, also, an appropriate moment for OXYMORON
to emerge on all sides. It is not overstating the case to say that
this age is the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning
of "something." "Something", an irresponsible
method of alluding to a problem. But it is already known that our
specialty is not in solving problems, but in creating them. "Creating
them?" No, that is too presumptuous, rather in their proposing.
Yes, our specialty is proposing problems.
Up there, everything seems to have happened before, as if an old
film is being repeated, with other images, other cinematic resources,
even with different actors, but with the same argument. As if the
"modernism" (or "post-modernism", I leave the
clarification for whomever can be bothered with it) of globalization
were dressed in its OXYMORON and presenting itself to us as an arcane,
long established, ancient modernism.
If what I'm telling you seems like a mere subjective appraisal,
put it down to our being in the mountains, resisting and in rebellion,
but grant us the privilege of reading us and see if it is, in effect,
one more symptom of "mountain sickness," or if you share
this sensation of deja vu which runs through the hyper-cinema which
is the globalized world.
The world is not square, at least that's what they teach in school.
But, at the cutting edge of the union of two millennia, the world
is not round either. I do not know what the appropriate geometric
form would be to represent the current world, but, given that we
are in the age of digital audiovisual communication, we could attempt
to define it as a gigantic screen. You may add "a television
screen", even though I would choose "a movie screen."
Not just because I prefer cinematography, but also (and above all)
because it seems to me that there is a movie in front of us, an
old movie, modernly old (to continue with the oxymoron).
It is, in addition, one of those screens where one can program the
simultaneous display of several images ('picture in picture,' they
call it). In the case of the globalized world, of images which take
place in any corner of the planet. They are not all the images.
And it is not because they lack space on the screen, but because
"someone" has selected these images and not others. That
is, we are looking at a screen with several boxes which are presenting
simultaneous images of different parts of the world, that's true,
but not all the world is there.
Upon reaching this point one inevitably asks oneself: who has the
remote control for this audiovisual screen? And who is doing the
programming? Good questions, but you will not find the answers here.
And not just because we don't know them for certain, but also because
they are not the subjects of this text.
Given that we cannot change the channel or the film, let us look
at some of the different boxes the mega-screen of globalization
is offering us.
Let us go to the American continent. There, in that corner, you
have the image of the National Autonomous School of Mexico (UNAM)
being occupied by a paramilitary group of the government: the so-called
Federal Preventative Police. Those gray-uniformed men do not appear
to be studying. Further up, framed by the mountains of the Mexican
southeast, a column of gray armored tanks are crossing a chiapaneco
indigenous community. On the other side, the gray image presents
a North American police officer who is violently detaining a young
man in a place which could be Seattle or Washington.
In the European box the grays also proliferate. In Austria, it is
Joer Heider and his pro-nazi fervor. In Italy, with D'Alema's selfless
help, Silvio Berlusconi is adjusting his tie. In Spain, Felipe Gonza'lez
is making up Jose' Mari'a Aznar's face. Le Pen smiling at us in
Asia, Africa and Oceania are showing the same color, repeating themselves
in their respective corners.
Hmm,,, So many grays...Hmm...We can protest...After all, they promised
us an all-color program...At least let us turn down the volume and
try to understand what it is about...
II. A Memorable Forgetting
The intellectuals are there, as is the globalized fragmentation.
They are a reality of modern society. And their "being there"
is not limited to the current age, it goes back to the first steps
taken by human society. But the archeology of intellectuals is beyond
our knowledge and possibilities, so let us start from the fact that
they "are there." In any case, what we are trying to discover
is the form their "being there" takes now.
"Intellectuals as a category are something very vague, that
is already common knowledge. It is a different thing to define the
'intellectual function'. The intellectual function consists in critically
determining what is considered to be a satisfactory approximation
of the very concept of truth. And anyone can develop it, even a
derelict who reflects on his own condition and expresses it in some
way, while a writer who reacts to events dispassionately, without
subjecting them to the process of reflection, can betray it."
(Umberto Eco. Five Moral Tales. Ed. Lumen. Traduccio'n Helena Lozano
Miralles, pp. 14-15). If this is so, then the work of the intellectual
is, fundamentally, analytic and critical. Faced with a social fact
(to limit ourselves to one universe), the intellectual analyzes
the obvious, the affirmative and the negative, seeking the ambiguous,
that which is not one thing nor the other (even though it presents
as such), and he shows (communicates, reveals, denounces) that which
is not only not obvious, but which even contradicts the obvious.
Human societies presumably have persons who dedicate themselves
professionally to this critical analysis and to communicating their
results (in the words of Norberto Bobbio: "Intellectuals are
all those people whose habitual and conscious occupation is that
of transmitting messages [...] and saying them in a way which can
appear brutal; it also almost always represents their means of earning
a living.") Let us stay with this approximation of the intellectual,
of the professional of critical analysis and communication.
We have already been warned that the intellectual does not always
exercise the intellectual function. "The intellectual function
is always exercised prospectively (concerning what might take place)
or retrospectively (concerning what has taken place), only rarely
does it concern what is taking place, because of reasons of rhythm,
because events are always more rapid and urgent than the reflection
concerning the events" (Umberto Eco, op. cit., p. 29).
Due to his intellectual function, this professional of critical
analysis and his communication would be a kind of uncomfortable
or impertinent conscience of society (in this age, of globalized
society), in his totality and in his parts. A dissenter to everything,
to the political and social forces, to the State, to the government,
to the media, to the culture, to the arts, to religion, to whatever
etcetera the reader might add. If the social actor says "There
it is!", the intellectual murmurs skeptically: "It's missing
something, it's too much."
Thus we have the role of the intellectual is that of being a critic
of immobility, a promoter of change, a progressive. This communicator
of critical ideas is, however, inserted in a polarized society,
in conflict with itself in many ways and with various arguments,
but fundamentally divided between those who use power so that things
do not change, and those who are struggling for change. "The
intellectual should, out of a basic sense of the ridiculous, understand
that he has not been granted the role of witch of the spirit around
which the to-be-or-not-to-be of the universe is going to revolve,
but he obviously has knowledge [...] which can be aligned in one
meaning or another of the historical. They can align it in the search
for clarification of the injustices which are present in the current
world, or in complicity with immobility and installation in Limbo."
(Manuel Va'zquez Montalba'n. Panfleto desde el planeta de los simios.
Ed. Drakontos. Barcelona, 1995, p. 48).
And this is where the intellectual picks, chooses, selects between
his intellectual function and the function proposed to him by social
actors. Thus appears the division (and the struggle) between progressive
intellectuals and reactionaries. Both of them remain engaged in
the communication of critical analysis, but, while the progressives
continue in their criticism of immobility, permanence, hegemony
and the homogeneous, the reactionaries hoist criticism of change,
of movement, of rebellion and of diversity. The reactionary intellectual
"forgets" his intellectual function, he renounces critical
reflection, and his memory is reduced to such a degree that there
is no past nor future. The present and the immediate are the only
things accessible and, therefore, not open to question.
In saying "progressive and reactionary intellectuals",
we are referring to intellectuals "of the left and of the right".
It is appropriate to add here that the intellectual of the left
exercises his intellectual function, that is, his critical analysis,
also in front of the left (social, partisan, ideological), but in
the current era his criticism is basically of the hegemonic power:
that of the gentlemen of money and those who represent them in the
field of politics and ideas.
Let us now leave the progressive and leftist intellectuals and go
on to the reactionary intellectuals, the intellectual right.
III. Intellectual Pragmatism
In the beginning, the intellectual giants of the right were progressives.
And I am speaking of the great intellectuals of the right, the "think
tanks" of reaction, not of the dwarves who were entering their
"thinking" clubs. Octavio Paz, the excellent poet and
essayist, the greatest intellectual of the right of the last few
years in Mexico, stated: "I come from the way of thinking called
leftist. It was something very important in my training. Now I don't
knowthe only thing I know is that my dialogue - sometimes my discussion
- is with them (the intellectuals of the left). I don't have much
to talk about with the others." (Braulio Peralta. El poeta
en su tierra. Dia'logos con Octavio Paz. Ed. Grijalbo. Mexico, 1996,
p. 45). And cases like Paz are repeated on the global mega-screen.
The progressive intellectual, as a communicator of critical analysis,
becomes an object and an objective for the dominant power. An object
to buy and an objective to destroy. A multitude of resources are
put in play for one thing and another. The progressive intellectual
"is born" in the midst of this environment of persecutory
seduction. Some resist and defend themselves (almost always by themselves,
professional solidarity not seeming to be one of the characteristics
of the progressive intellectual). Others, however, exhausted perhaps,
look in their baggage of ideas and take out those which can simultaneously
be alibi and reason for legitimizing the power. The new demands
much, the old is there, and so it is enough to raise the argument
of "the inevitable" for the system to offer him a comfortable
seat (sometimes in the form of a grant, a position, a prize, a place)
by the side of the Prince whom he so criticized yesterday.
"The inevitable" has a name today: fragmented globalization,
single doctrine (that is, "the translation into ideological
terms, and with universal pretension, of the interests of a collection
of economic forces, in particular those of international capital."
Ignacio Ramonet. Un mundo sin rumbo. Crisis de fin de siglo. Editorial
Debate. Madrid), the end of history, the omnipresence and omnipotence
of money, the rationalization of social inequality, the justification
of over-exploitation of human beings and natural resources, racism,
In an age marked by two new paradigms, communication and market,
the intellectual of the right (and formerly of the left) understands
that being "modern" means upholding the slogan: adapt
or lose your privileged positions!
He does not even have to be original. The intellectual of the right
already has the quarry where he will have to chip away at the stones
which adorn fragmented globalization: the single doctrine. The sterility
does not matter much, the single doctrine has its primary "sources"
in the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization
for Trade and Economic Development, the World Trade Organization,
the European Commission, the Bundesbank, the Bank of France, "which,
through its financing, recruits throughout the world numerous research
centers, universities and foundations to the service of its ideas,
which, in their turn, shape and disseminate the glad tidings."
(Ignacio Ramonet, op. cit., p. 11).
With such an abundance of resources it is easy for elites to flourish
which "for years now, have been deeply engaged in singing the
praises of the 'single doctrine'; which exert serious blackmail
against all critical reflection in the name of 'modernization',
of 'realism,' of 'responsibility' and of 'reason'; which affirm
the 'inevitable nature' of the current evolution of things; which
preach intellectual capitulation and cast into the darkness of the
irrational all those who refuse to accept that 'the natural state
of society is the market'. " (ibid., p. 114)
Far removed from reflection, from critical thought, the intellectuals
of the right have become pragmatics par excellence. They have banished
the intellectual function, and they have transformed themselves
into echoes, more or less stylized, of the advertising spots which
inundate the mega-market of fragmented globalization.
Retrofitted in the fragmented globalization, the intellectuals of
the right have changed their nature and acquired new "virtues"
(oxymoron reappears among them): an audacious cowardice and a profound
banality. Both shine through in their "analyses" of the
globalized present and in their contradictions, their revisits to
the historic past, their clairvoyance. They can have the satisfaction
of audacious cowardice and of profound banality, given that the
almost absolute universal hegemony of money protects them with towers
of armored glass. That is why the intellectual right is particularly
sectarian and has, in addition, the backing of not a few media and
governments. Entrance into those high intellectual towers is not
easy. One must renounce critical and self-critical imagination,
intelligence, arguments, reflection, and opt for the new theology,
the neoliberal theology.
Given that globalization is being sold as the best of all possible
worlds - but it lacks concrete examples of its advantages for humanity
- it must resort to theology and replace its lack of arguments with
dogmas and faith. The role of the neoliberal theologians includes
that of pointing out and persecuting the "heretics", the
"messengers of bad", that is, the intellectuals of the
left. And what better way of fighting the critics than by accusing
them of being "messianic."
In response to the intellectual of the left, the one of the right
imposes the categorical label of "the outdated messianic".
Who can question a present which is full of freedoms, where anyone
can decide what to buy, whether it be basic goods, ideologies, political
proposals or behaviors for any occasion?
But paradox does not forgive. If the messianic is on any side, it
is on the side of the intellectual right. "The Great Circle
of Chemically Pure or Repentant Formerly Marxist Neoliberal Intellectuals,
or the Trilateral, can be messianic when they prefigure the destiny
of a universe based on the single truth, the single market and the
single gendarme army safeguarding the flash bulb which accompanies
the final photograph of History, pressed against the best landscapes
of the best open societies." (Manuel Va'zquez Montalba'n, op.
cit., p. 47).
The final photo. Or the climactic scene of the film of fragmented
IV. The Blind Clairvoyants
Paraphrasing Re'gis Debray (Croire, Voir, Faire. Ed. Odile Jacob.
Paris, 1999), the problem here is not why or how globalization is
inevitable, but rather why and how the entire world, or most of
it, agrees that it is inevitable. A possible answer: "The technology
of making-believing [...]. The power of informationInf-forming:
giving form, formatting. Con-form: giving conformity. Trans-forming:
changing a situation" (ibid., p. 193).
Along with the globalization of the economy, culture is also being
globalized. And information. That is why the great communications
companies "cast" their electronic nets over the entire
world, without anything or anyone preventing them. "Not Ted
Turner, of CNN; not Rupert Murdoch, of News Corporation Limited;
not Bill Gates, of Microsoft; not Jeffrey Vinik, of Fidelity Investments;
not Larry Rong, of China Trust and International Investment; not
Robert Allen, of AT&T, nor George Soros nor dozens of other
new masters of the world, have ever submitted their projects to
universal suffrage" (Ignacio Ramonet, op. cit., p. 109).
In fragmented globalization, societies are fundamentally media societies.
Media is the great mirror, not of what a society is, but of what
it should appear to be. Full of tautologies and obviousness, media
society is short on reason and arguments. Here, repeating is demonstrating.
And what is repeated are images, like those grays the globalized
screen is showing us now. Debray tells us: "The equation of
the visual era is something like: the visible the real the true.
This is idolatry revisited (and, indubitably, redefined)."
(Re'gis Debray, op. cit., p. 200). And the intellectuals of the
right have learned the lesson well. It is even one of the dogmas
of their theology.
Where was the leap made which equated the visible with the true?
Tricks of the globalized screen.
The entire world, or, more accurately, of all knowledge, is now
in the hands of anyone with a television or a portable computer.
Yes, but not just any world and not just any knowledge. Debray explains
that the center of gravity of information has been displaced from
the written to the visual, from the recorded to the direct, from
the sign to the image. The advantages for the intellectuals of the
right (and the disadvantages for the progressives) are obvious.
Analyzing the behavior of information in France during the Gulf
War, the power of the media is revealed: at the beginning of the
conflict, 70% of the French expressed hostility to the war. At the
end, the same percentage supported it. Under the battering of the
media, French public opinion "did an about-face" and the
government obtained their blessing for its participation in the
We are in the "visual era." Information is thus presented
to us in the obviousness of its immediacy, therefore what they show
us is real, therefore what we see is true. There is no place for
critical intellectual reflection. At best there is space for commentators
who "complete" the reading of the image. The visual is
not made, in this era, in or der to be seen, but rather to impart
"knowledge." The world has become a mere multimedia representation,
which suppresses the external world, able to be known to the same
degree that it is seen. Yes, the beginning of the third millennium,
the 21st century, and the resilient philosophy in our "modern"
world is absolute idealism.
Some conclusions can now be drawn: the new intellectual of the right
has to carry out his legitimizing function in the visual era; opt
for the direct and immediate; move from sign to image and from reflection
to television commentary. He does not even have to make an effort
to legitimize a totalitarian, brutal, genocidal, racist, intolerant
and exclusionary system. The world which is the object of his "intellectual
function" is the one offered by the media: a virtual representation.
If the Nation-State is redefined in the hyper-market of globalization
as one more business, and those who govern as sales managers, and
armies and police forces as security bodies, then the arena of Public
Relations belongs to the intellectual right.
In other words, in globalization, intellectuals are "multipurpose":
gravediggers for critical analysis and reflection, jugglers with
the millstones of neoliberal theology, prompters for governments
who forget the "script," commentators of the obvious,
cheerleaders for soldiers and police officers, Gnostic judges who
hand out labels of "true" or "false" at their
convenience, theoretical bodyguards for the Prince and announcers
of the "new history."
V. The Past Future
"Burning books and building fortifications are the common tasks
of princes," said Jorge Luis Borges. And he adds that every
Prince wants history to begin with him. In the era of fragmented
globalization, they are not burning books (although they are indeed
building fortifications), rather they are replacing them. Even so,
in addition to replacing history prior to globalization, the neoliberal
Prince is instructing his intellectuals to remake it so that the
present will be the culmination of times.
"The Make-up Artists of History," so Luis Herna'ndez Navarro
titled an article dedicated to the debate with the intellectuals
of the right of Mexico (Ojarasca in La Jornada, April 10, 2000).
In addition to leading to the present text (written out of a desire
to follow up on his ideas), Herna'ndez Navarro warned about a new
offensive: the new intellectual right is aiming its artillery at
representative figures of progressive Mexican intellectuals. "Latecomers
to the profit taking of the planetary bonanza of the 'single doctrine',
renouncing their identity, heirs to the writings about the fall
of the Berlin wall, pals and emulators of the US conservative cultural
circuit, this right is convinced that cultural criticism grants
them sufficient credentials to deliver, without argument, summary
judgments concerning their adversaries in the political terrain."
The non-ideological reasons for this attack can be found in the
fight for credibility. In Mexico, intellectuals of the left have
a great influence in the culture and the university. They are in
the way, that is their crime.
No, it is, more accurately, one of their crimes. Another is these
progressive intellectuals' support for the zapatista struggle for
a just and dignified peace, for the recognition of the rights of
the Indian peoples, and for an end to the war against the indigenous
of the country. This "sin" is not minor. "The zapatista
uprising inaugurated a new stage, that of the eruption of indigenous
movements as actors in the opposition to neoliberal globalization."
(Yvon Le Bot. "Los indi'genas contra el neoliberalismo",
in La Jornada, March 6, 2000). We are not the best, nor the only
ones: there are the indigenous of Ecuador and of Chile, the protests
in Seattle and Washington (and those which shall follow in time,
not in importance). But we are one of the images which distort the
mega-screen of fragmented globalization, and, as a social and historic
phenomenon, we demand reflection and critical analysis.
And reflection and critical analysis are not in the intellectual
right's "arsenal." How can they sing the glories of the
new world order (and its imposition in Mexico) if a group of "pre-modern"
indigenous are not only defying the powers, but gaining the sympathy
of an important group of intellectuals? Consequently, the Prince
dictates his orders: attack them, I'll put in the army and the media,
you put in the ideas. And so the new intellectual right devotes,
by turns, jokes and slander to the left. They dedicate to the zapatista
indigenous rebelsa new history.
But let us return to Mexico. "Throughout this century, intellectuals
in Mexico have played various roles: luxurious courtesans of the
acting powers, dissident voices (who are called, in order to institutionalize
them, "Critical Consciences"), privileged interpreters
of history and of society, entertainment in themselves." (Carlos
Monsiva'is. "Intelectuales mexicanos de fin de siglo",
Viento del Sur 8, 1996, p. 43).
The last great intellectual of the right in Mexico, Octavio Paz,
conscientiously carried out the work entrusted to him by the Prince.
He wasted no words in discrediting the zapatistas and those who
demonstrated sympathy with their cause (not for the form of their
struggle). One of the best examples of Paz in the service of the
Prince is in his writings and statements in early 1994. There Octavio
Paz defined, not the EZLN, but the arguments his intellectual "soldiers"
should expand upon: Maoism, the messianic, fundamentalism and some
other "isms" which I cannot remember at the moment. Paz
did not skimp on accusations about progressive intellectuals: they
were responsible for the "climate of violence" which marked
the year of 1994 (and all the years of modern Mexico, but the intellectual
right has never been known for its historic memory), specifically,
the assassination of the official candidate for the presidency of
the Republic, Colosio. Years later, before he died, Paz recanted
and noted that the system was in crisis and that those incidents
would have taken place in any event, even without the zapatista
uprising (see: Braulio Peralta, op. cit.).
None of Paz' current heirs has his stature, although many are ambitious
to occupy his place. Not as an intellectual, because they lack intelligence
and brilliance, but for the privileged position he occupied beside
the Prince. Nonetheless, they fight. And they continue in their
endeavor to concoct a history of zapatismo which is comfortable
for them, not just in order to attack it, but, above all, in order
to avoid serious and responsible critical analysis and reflection.
But the intellectuals of the right are not just rewriting the history
of zapatismo and of the Indian peoples. They are reworking the entire
history of Mexico in order to demonstrate that we are, now, in the
best of all possible Mexicos. And so the dwarves of the intellectual
right revisit the past and sell us a new image of Porfirio Di'az,
of Santa Anna, of Calleja, of Ca'rdenas.
And this eagerness to remodel history is not exclusive to Mexico.
On the screen of globalization they are already offering us a new
version in which the nazi Holocaust against the Jews is a kind of
selective Disneyland, Adolf Hitler is a kind of happy Mickey Mouse,
and, closer in time, the Persian Gulf and the Kosovo wars were "humanitarian."
In the past future which the intellectual right is preparing for
us, globalization is the deus ex machina which is operating above
the world in order to prepare its own advent.
But those gray images being presented to us now on the mega-screen
of globalization...what arrival are they announcing?
VI. The Fascist Liberal
I say that we have already seen this film before and, if we do not
remember it, it is because history is not an attractive article
in the globalized market. Those grays could mean something: the
reappearance of fascism.
Paranoia? Umberto Eco, in a text called "Eternal Fascism"
(op. cit.) presents some keys for understanding that fascism remains
latent in modern society, and, even though it is unlikely that the
nazi extermination camps will be repeated, what he calls "Ur
Fascism" is lying in wait from one end of the planet to the
other. After warning us that fascism was a "fuzzy" totalitarianism,
that is, dispersed, diffused, throughout all of society, he posits
some of its characteristics: rejection of the progress of knowledge;
irrationality; a culture suspicious of fomenting critical attitudes;
disagreement with the hegemonic is treason; fear of the different
and racism; a surge in individual or social frustration; xenophobia;
enemies are simultaneously too strong and too weak; life is a permanent
war; aristocratic elitism; individual sacrifice for the benefit
of the cause; machismo; qualitative populism disseminated by television;
"new language" (characterized by poor vocabulary and basic
All of these characteristics can be found in the values which the
media and the intellectuals of the right are defending and disseminating
in the visual era, in the era of fragmented globalization. "Are
they not perhaps today, almost like yesterday, utilizing democratic
exhaustion, the nausea in the face of the nothing, confusion in
the face of disorder, as a guarantor of a new historic situation
of exception which requires a new persuasive authoritarianism, unifier
of the citizenry in the form of clients and consumers of a system,
a market, a centralized repression?" (M. Va'zquez Montalba'n,
op. cit., p. 76).
Look at the mega-screen, all those grays are the response to disorder.
It is what is necessary in order to confront those who refuse to
enjoy the virtual world of globalization and who resist. And, nonetheless,
it would appear that the number of dissidents is increasing. One
of the dwarves who aspires to occupy Octavio Paz' vacant seat stated,
terrified, that, in a survey taken in Mexico by the Institute for
Social Research of the UNAM, in 1994, 29% of those interviewed responded
that laws should not be obeyed if they are unjust. In November of
1999, in the magazine Education 2001, 49% answered yes to the question:
"Can people disobey laws if they seem unjust to them?"
After recognizing that it is necessary to resolve problems of economic
growth, education, employment and health, it noted: "All these
things can only be achieved if society is situated on a more basic
level, that of public security and the carrying out of the law.
That level is full of holes in Mexico and it is tending to worsen."
(He'ctor Aguilar Cami'n. "Laws and Crimes", in "Esquina",
Proceso, 1225, April 23, 2000). The reasoning is revealing: for
a lack of legitimacy and consensus, the police.
The cry of the intellectual right demanding "order and legality"
is not exclusive to Mexico. In France, the fascist Le Pen is ready
to respond to the call. In Austria, the neo-nazi Heider is already
set, as is Francoist Aznar in Spain. In Italy, Berlusconi (alias
the "Multimedia Duce") and Gianfranco Fini are preparing
for the moment.
Europe looking over the balcony of Fascism once again? A bad dream...and
far-off. But there are the images on the mega-screen. Those "skin-heads"
who are displaying their clubs on that corner: are they in Germany,
in England, in Holland? "They are minority groups and they
are under control" the audio from the mega-screen reassures
us. But it would appear that the new fascism does not always come
with a bald head, nor is its body decorated with tattooed swastikas,
and even so it is still a rightist left.
When I say "rightist left" you might think I am playing
with words and just resorting to oxymorons once more, but I am trying
to call your attention to something. After the fall of the Berlin
Wall, the European political spectrum, for the most part, rushed
to the center. This is obvious in the traditional European left,
but it also took place in the rightist parties (see: Emiliano Fruta,
"The New European Right" and Herna'n R. Moheno, "Beyond
the Old Left and the New Right", in Urbi et Orbi. Itam, April
2000). Wearing a modern face, the fascist right is beginning to
conquer territories that now go way beyond the police news in the
media. It has been possible because they are taking great efforts
to build a new image, removed from the violent and authoritarian
Also because they have appropriated the neoliberal theology with
an astonishing facility (there must be some reason) and because
they have gone on at great lengths about the issues of public safety
and employment (warning against the "threat" of immigrants)
in their election campaigns. Is this any different from the proposals
of the social democrats or of the traditional left?
Fascism lies in wait behind the "third way," and also
behind the left which does not define itself (in theory and in practice)
against neoliberalism. The right can sometimes clothe itself in
the rags of the left. In Mexico, during the recent television debate
between the 6 presidential candidates, the candidate who received
the blessing of the intellectual right was Gilberto Rinco'n Gallardo,
of the apparently leftist Democratic Social Party. The television
did not show that some of the PDS' activists and candidates in Chiapas
are the leaders of various paramilitary groups, responsible, among
other things, for the Acteal massacre.
It is not surprising that the fascist right and the new intellectual
right are ready to demonstrate their "skills" to the gentlemen
of money. What is disconcerting is that, sometimes, it is the social
democrats or the institutional left which are preparing the path.
If Felipe Gonza'lez (that politician who is so applauded by the
intellectual right) in Spain worked for the victory of Jose' Mari'a
Aznar's rightist Popular Party, in Italy the highway by which the
right drove themselves to power was called Massimo D'Alema. Before
resigning, D'Alema did everything necessary to ensure the failure
of the left. "D'Alema and his cohorts financed religious education
with everyone's money, and they prepared the privatization of public
[education], they fully participated in NATO's adventure against
Yugoslavia and in the virtual occupation of Albania, they privatized
what they could, they attacked retired persons, they suppressed
immigrants, they submitted to Washington, they "refloated"
the corrupt and Bettino Craxi himself, lining up at his residence
in exile, where he is a fugitive from justice, in order to ask him
for help, they made a law concerning the carabineros dictated by
the coup command themselves..." (Guillermo Almeyra. "La
izquierda de la derecha" in La Jornada, April 23, 2000). The
results? A large part of the leftist electorate abstained from voting.
In the complicated European political geometry, the so-called "third
way" has not only been lethal for the left, it has also served
as the launching pad for neo-fascism.
Perhaps I am exaggerating, but "memory is a strange faculty.
The more sharp and isolated the stimulus the memory receives, the
more is remembered. When it takes in more, it remembers with less
intensity." (John Berger, op. cit., p. 234), and I suspect
that this avalanche of gray images on the screen is so that we remember
with less intensity, lazily, wanting to forget.
And, if the books do not lie, it was Italian fascism which was so
attractive to many liberal European leaders, because they believed
it was carrying out interesting social reforms and it could be an
alternative to the "Communist threat." (See: U. Eco, op.
In August of 1997, Fausto Bertinotti (secretary of the Italian Party
of Communist Rebuilding) wrote in a letter to the EZLN: "A
true crisis of civilization has erupted in Europe. Hundreds and
thousands of episodes of daily barbarism could, unfortunately, be
told, of gratuitous violence, of attacks on people, on the body,
of the trafficking in people, in bodies, in organs, senselessly.
And above everything, a thick layer of indifference, as if life
had lost meaning. I could tell you of things which happen in the
urban periphery, reality and metaphor of the human tragedy which
this new cycle of capitalist development has become."
In response to this life without meaning, the fascist liberal offers
his friendly and argumentative face, making special reference to
his good points, resorting to legalized institutional violence.
The horizon is auguring a storm, and the intellectual right is trying
to calm us down, presenting it as an unimportant shower. Everything
in order to ensure the bread, the salt...and the place next to the
Prince. Protect him! It does not matter that his shirt is gray and
that the serpent's egg is being cultivated in the warmth of his
"The serpent's egg." If I remember correctly, it is the
title of a film by Bergman which describes the environment in which
fascism developed. And what do we do? Do we continue sitting down
until the film ends? Yes? No? Just a minute! Look at the other spectators!
Many of them have gotten out of their seats and are forming small
groups! The murmurs are growing! Some of them are throwing objects
at the screen and booing! And look at those others! Instead of heading
towards the screen, they are going up! As if they are looking for
the film projector! It looks as if they have found it, because they
are insistently pointing at a corner up there! Who are those people,
and what right do they have to interrupt the film? One of them is
holding up a placard which says: "Let us, common citizens,
then take up the word and the initiative. With the same vehemence
and the same force with which we claim our rights, let us also claim
the right to our rights." (Jose' Saramago, Speeches From Stockholm.
Ed. Alfaguara). The right of our rights? Someone needs to explain
because we don't understand anything! Silence! Someone is speaking
VII. Skeptical Hope
Progressive intellectuals. Those of skeptical hope. The French sociologist
Alain Touraine proposes a classification for them (Comment sortir
du libe'ralisme? Ed. Fayard. Paris, 1999): the most classic is that
of the intellectual who denounces, where all attention is concentrated
on criticizing the dominant system. The second type of intellectuals
are identified with a particular struggle or a particular opposition
force, and they become their organic intellectuals. The third believes
in the existence, the conscience and the efficacy of the actors,
while at the same time knowing their limits. The fourth are utopians,
they identify with new cultural tendencies, of society or of personal
existence. All of them (men and women, because being intellectual
is not a masculine privilege) engage their efforts in understanding,
critically, society, its history and its present, and they try to
unravel the unknown of its future.
Progressive thinkers do not have it at all easy. They have realized
that anything goes in their intellectual function and, noblesse
oblige, they must reveal it, exhibit it, denounce it, communicate
it. But in order to do that they must confront the neoliberal theology
of the intellectual right, and behind them are the media, the banks,
the large corporations, the States (or what is left of them), the
governments. The army, the police.
And they must do so, in addition, in the visual era. Here they are
at an outright disadvantage, because they have to take into account
the great difficulties involved in confronting the power of the
image with the sole resource of the word. But their skepticism in
the face of the obvious has allowed them to already discover the
trap. And, with the same skepticism, they arm their critical analyses
in order to dismantle, conceptually, the machinery of the virtual
beauties and the real miseries. Is there hope?
Making the word a scalpel and megaphone is already an enormous challenge.
And not just because image is king in this age. Also because the
despotism of the visual era confines the word to the brothels and
the tricks and joke stores. "Even so, we can only confess our
confusion and impotence, our anger and our opinions, with words.
With words we name our losses and our resistance because we have
no other recourse, because men are invariably open to the word,
and because, little by little, it is they which mold our judgment.
Our judgment, often feared by those who hold power, is molded slowly,
like the source of a river, through the current of words. But words
only produce currents when they are profoundly credible." (John
Berger, op. cit., p. 255)
Credibility. Something which the intellectual right is lacking in
and which, fortunately, abounds among progressive intellectuals.
Their words have produced, and are producing, in many people, first
a smile, and then unease. In order for this unease not to be crushed
by the conformity prescribed by the visual era, many things are
necessary which are outside the scope of intellectual work.
But, even when the word has been made torrent, the intellectual
function does not end. The movements of social resistance or protest
against the power (in this case against globalization and neoliberalism)
must still travel a long path, not, we would say, in order to achieve
their ends, but in order to consolidate themselves as an organizing
alternative for others. "Finally, the particular responsibility
of intellectuals must be recognized. It is dependent on them, more
than on any other category, whether protest is exhausted in denouncing
without perspective, or, on the other hand, it leads to the creation
of new social actors and, indirectly, to new economic and social
policies." (Alain Touraine, op. cit., p. 15)
The progressive intellectual is constantly torn between Narcissus
and Prometheus. Sometimes the image in the mirror traps him, and
the inexorable path of transmutation into one more employee of the
neoliberal mega-market begins. But sometimes the mirror breaks,
and he discovers not only the reality behind the reflection, but
also others who are not like him but who have, like him, broken
their respective mirrors.
The transformation of a reality is not the task of one single actor,
no matter how strong, intelligent, creative and visionary he might
be. Not just the political and social actors, not just the intellectuals,
can bring this transformation to a good end. It is a collective
work. And not just in action, but also in the analysis of that reality,
and in the decisions concerning the directions and emphasis of the
They say that Miguel A'ngel Buonarroti made his "David"
with serious material limitations. "The piece of marble on
which Miguel Angel worked was one which someone else had already
begun work on, and it already had holes. The sculptor's talent consisted
in making a figure which was adapted to those insuperable and so
restrictive limits, and, from thence, the posture, the inclination,
of the final piece." (Pablo Ferna'ndez Christlieb, La afectividad
colectiva. Ed. Taurus, 2000, pp. 164-165).
In the same way, the world we wish to transform has already been
worked before by history, and it has many holes. We must find the
talent necessary in order, within those limits, to transform it
and to make a simple and straightforward figure: a new world.
Vale de nuez. Salud and don't forget that ideas are also chisels.
From the Mountains of the Mexican Southeast
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
- May 2000. -
Reden und Texte von Subcomandante Marcos
Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional
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One issue involving religion and its relationship to violence that is gaining greater attention in the media and in academic research is the threat by fundamentalist religious groups to women's rights and equality. From sexual violence in South Sudan and by the Islamic State, to the abduction of young women and girls by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, women's freedoms are increasingly under threat. In several instances, fundamentalist religious movements mobilize the very forces that should have been expected to safeguard women: globalization, secularization, and democracy.
"Fundamentalism" was first used to describe a conservative type of Christian thought that opposed liberal conceptions of the Christian faith. Today the term is applied more broadly to those religious adherents who fear modernist movements as corrosive to the foundation of their religion. For the Abrahamic traditions, the foundational texts all fell into social contexts in which males exercised all political, economic, and most social authority and, critically, the texts themselves were transcribed by males. Given that the core argument of fundamentalists is that "text is sovereign" and its meaning is fixed, it follows that the more closely one cleaves to the texts, the fewer opportunities there will be for women to escape subordination to men. All three texts--the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Qur'an--invariably stipulate women's religious duty of submission to men. In this view, women are deemed subordinate to men, with their legitimate roles invariably exhausted inside the home.
As women's equality has advanced, a clash has developed within societies whereby fundamentalists attempt to reassert more traditional gendered roles. This is the case particularly in Islamic societies where Islam is viewed as a total way of life, with no division between state and religion. All institutions are seen as religious in nature, and the state itself is considered a religious institution having as its constitution the "Sharia"--the religious moral values of Islam.
It is likely no accident therefore, that religious fundamentalism has expanded in tandem with women's equality. Religious fundamentalism has been on the rise since the 1960s, accelerating over the past 15 years. From the 1970s Moral Majority activism in the United States, to state-sanctioned religious revivalism in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, to the ascension to power of Islamist parties such as the Muslim Brotherhood briefly in Egypt and the Ennahda party in Tunisia in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, there is a resurgence of religion backed by well-organized movements. This resurgence is neither random nor discrete. It is embedded in broader historical processes of globalization, secularization, and in some cases, democratization.
The digital revolution and other forces of globalization, the increased tendency of governments to exclude religion from politics, and the wave of democratization in the last few decades conjointly enabled a religious revivalism. As networked and transnational actors, religious groups were well-positioned to adopt the internet and other new media tools to amplify their ideas to a global audience. The Islamic State adeptly utilizes YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to broadcast organized propaganda, which has turned out to be an efficient means to recruit young men and women from across the world to its cause: men as fighters; women as wives.
In other cases, freedom of religious expression allowed under democracy and enabled by secular regimes has allowed religious groups to propagate their otherwise marginal philosophies, strengthen organizational structures, and mobilize supporters. While Islamist parties were voted into power through democratic processes in Egypt and Tunisia, dictatorships, such as Bashar al-Assad's brutal pursuit of a secular agenda in Syria, provided a rationale for religious movements to mobilize and denounce the ruthless means by which that secularism was secured. The same process undid the oppressive rule of Iran's Shah in 1979.
This is not to say that globalization, secularization, and democracy inherently allow fundamentalist movements to thrive, but to point to the political contexts in which these processes occur and how religious actors operate within those contexts. In some contexts, globalization and secularization are associated with local political and economic development challenges, such as corruption and political repression by dictatorial regimes, unemployment, and these societies' unfavorable position in the global economy. Many of the messages of the Arab Spring hinged on these sorts of issues. As my co-authors and I argue in God's Century, the inability of domestic regimes to deliver on their secular promises of equality and development enabled religion and religious actors to offer a legitimate alternative to declining state authority. In some cases, the regimes' failures were interpreted by religious movements as simply 'God's retribution' for harboring the 'godless' tyrants.
Although challenging state authority may be warranted and desired, there is often a pernicious side to it, particularly when it comes to women. To the extent that a dictator has promoted gender equality during his rule, religiously-inspired fundamentalists are often able to assault women's empowerment along with the dictator's rule, reframing these policies as part of the "secularist" agenda pursued by the despised regimes. Women's freedoms secured in the Mubarak era, for example, were quickly rolled-back by Muhammed Morsi's government until he was overthrown in July 2013. Through association with these regimes, women's equality and empowerment was thus labelled "godless" and "unholy". Women were "soft" targets in the hardening of religion. As the 2012 World Development Report points out, policy towards women represents a new paradox, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Although states in the region have made considerable advances in the health and educational outcomes, women's progress in economic and political life lags. The report notes that women face "significant restriction on mobility and individual agency" and although it is most pronounced in the MENA region, the situation can be found across the globe.
What can explain this state of affairs? I would contend that it is a backlash against secularism and the desire to bring religion into public life, which has so far had the effect of diminishing the role of women and undermined their equality. As a solution to address political marginalization, economic inequality, and their societies' waning influence in global power relations, fundamentalist religious movements frequently embark on an agenda to undermine "secularism" by reverting to an ideal religious puritanism in organising society. As I highlighted elsewhere, "If sin is a consequence of "liberal" interpretation of holy texts, then individual or collective salvation can only follow a return to original meaning; itself only possible if the social, economic, and political context in which the texts were authored is approached as closely as possible."
In order to challenge the secular organization of their societies, fundamentalist movements are often able to organize, mobilize and attain positions of political authority, as occurred in the Islamist movement's usurpation of the Iran's secular regime in 1979 or by winning elections, as happened in Egypt. Where they remain marginalized politically, resurgent religious movements are likely to become radicalized and to employ extremist means of attaining their goals.
Women, regarded as embodiments of secularism, are often the easiest targets. Therefore, at an individual and at group levels, violence may be perpetrated against them. The recent execution of Samira al-Nuaimy, a female human rights lawyer in Iraq by the Islamic State is a case in point. Likewise, sexual violence perpetrated by Islamic State against women of minorities groups such as the Yazidis, the Kurds, and even fellow Muslims abducted as prisoners-of-war is often a way of asserting male dominance.
Perhaps a more productive focus might be the marginalization of religious groups by mainstream institutions. When their political and economic grievances remain unaddressed, the argument goes, religious movements are may feel they are left with few options other than to embrace radical alternatives and to express them using extremist means, often with women as the prime targets. This does seem to be the case. As we highlight in God's Century, a critical factor behind violent and oppressive political pursuits in the Muslim world in the last half of the 20th century was the marginalization and outright suppression of Islam by secular regimes.
Importantly, however, evidence shows that where Islamic movements preserved some autonomy from the state, and where they have been open to democratic thinking, they have been influential forces towards greater democratization and peace. This has been the case in, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Turkey, where despite the influence of religious movements, women have experienced improvements in gender equality. And at least two Christian sects--Roman Catholicism and Mormonism--maintain mechanisms for re-interpretation of texts that create powerful opportunities for state-faith cooperation rather than conflict. Moreover, states with enlightened leaders--such as Afghanistan under the rule of Muhammad D'aud Khan (1953-63; 1973-78)--are often able to manage modernization at a gradual pace and in collaboration with religious leaders, thus preventing a backlash. | <urn:uuid:6d0d7566-27c5-447b-8728-3cba60387915> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/religious-fundamentalism-women_b_6121190?utm_hp_ref=religion&ir=Religion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965165 | 1,805 | 2.859375 | 3 |
1912 born in Budapest as György Stern. After the First World War, people with German family names are encouraged to change them so they would be more Hungarian-sounding. Their father gives the children the name of a nearby village, Solti. After emigrating, Solti changes his first name to Georg
Studies piano, composition, and conducting with Bartók, Kodály, Dohnányi, and Weiner
1937 Toscanini’s assistant at the Salzburg Festival
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, emigrates to Switzerland. In 1942, first prize at an international piano competition in Genf
1946-1952 director of the Munich State Opera, becomes internationally active as a conductor
1952-1961 General Music Director of the Frankfurt Opera
1961-1971 director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, which under his direction becomes one of the world’s leading opera houses. Is knighted in 1972
1969-1992 Principal Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, holding the same position from 1979-1984 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
1995 founds the World Orchestra for Peace to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations
1997 Solti dies while on vacation in Antibes. He is buried in Budapest beside Béla Bartók, the inscription on his tombstone reads “Hazat,” “Returned home”
Did you know?
As a Jew, he was heavily criticized for working in Germany after the Second World War; but he believes in a new Europe, and also says that he would be ready, like Faust, to make a pact with the devil only in order to conduct.
With his second marriage, Solti becomes a family man: he says that never in his life did he come closer to a religious experience than when he was holding his two newborn daughters in his arm.
When Solti flies, absolutely no one is permitted to disturb him - officially so he has peace and quiet to work, unofficially due to his fear of flying.
His moments of rage are feared, earning him the nickname “the screaming skull” in Covent Garden.
Sir Georg Solti won more awards than nearly any other conductor, and in every musical category, earning the highest number of Grammys (31 in all).
When it comes to recordings, he is so demanding that he (along with his label’s team, whom he lovingly refers to as the “Decca boys”) revolutionizes recording technology; he left behind more recordings than any other conductor.
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(CBS DETROIT/CNN) – The Potter Park Zoo in Lansing welcomed three baby bintlets on the Fourth of July, which is the first binturong birth at the zoo in over two decades.
Officials with the zoo say binturong Thistle gave birth to three babies, and two of the babies are healthy, but the third one was sick and unfortunately passed away within a week.READ MORE: Jill Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has 'Mild' Symptoms
Bintlets remain hidden in the mother’s thick fur for the first few days.
Once they are around six to eight weeks old, bintlets are the size of a domestic cat, will have grown a coat of coarse hair, and will begin to eat solid food.READ MORE: GM Recalls 484K Big SUVs To Fix Problem Third-Row Seat Belts
“Animal care staff has done a great job training the mother binturong Thistle to allow awake ultrasounds. Thistle voluntarily stands in position to let me ultrasound her abdomen and she can choose to walk away at any time. We’ve been able to collect valuable information on fetal parameter development in Binturongs and we hope to share this information to the zoo wide community in a scientific publication in the future,” said Director of Animal Health Dr. Ronan Eustace.
Binturongs live in the canopies of tropical rain forests in southeast Asia.
Another interesting fact zoo officials shared is that the female binturong is one of the only mammals that can experience delayed implantation, which means the female can give birth at a time with optimal environmental conditions.MORE NEWS: Boil-Water Alert Could Last 2 Weeks For Some In SE Michigan
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Difference at play: An ethnography of discourse and drama in multiracial classrooms in a Francophone minority language school (2017)
This dissertation explores discourses of difference used by students throughout one year in a Francophone minority language school. This ethnography was conducted in the students’ social studies classes, where drama was used as a (post)critical pedagogy to teach and explore differences embedded in the curriculum. Drawing on critical, Indigenous, and poststructural theories this project explores how the students used discourses of difference in their interactions in and out of the classroom and during dramatic work. This study reveals that the participating youth used categories of difference, like race, ethnicity, indigeneity, class, and youth, in ways marked by ambiguity, humour, irony, and dissatisfaction, as well as attempts to govern and discipline the boundaries of these constructed categories. Discourses of race consistently emerged in informal educational spaces, such as school hallways; however, the students avoided them in the formal classroom space, a practice linked to the dominance of whiteness in the Canadian educational context. Drama activities created liminal spaces that disrupted the discursive distinction between informal and formal educational spaces, allowing limited access to the students’ informal discourses of race during instructional time. Overarching schooling structures made seizing such moments difficult, in order to disrupt and unpack categories of difference. Furthermore, the students’ problematic racial humour and representational practices surfaced during and immediately following classroom drama activities in ways that reinforced colonial ideas about belonging and unbelonging in Canadian schools. This study fills gaps in existing research on Francophone minority language schooling by exploring how race, ethnicity, indigeneity, class, and gender intersected in the identifications and discourses of participating youth. These findings trouble the myth of seamless integration in minority language Francophone schools and suggest that linguistic affiliation is an insufficient basis for inclusion and that schools must work to address the significant impact that differences of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, class, and gender have on youth’s lives. Furthermore, this study complicates literature in drama-in-education by examining the possibilities and limitations applied theatre affords for unpacking categories of difference in the classroom. It proposes that pedagogical approaches that are explicitly anti-racist and decolonizing are needed in order to achieve such results. | <urn:uuid:e51ffcdc-651a-484e-9afb-1c1164a6fa4c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.grad.ubc.ca/researcher/14877-henry | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.947334 | 478 | 1.953125 | 2 |
Do the phrases “Basta sexy, libre (If you’re sexy, you get a free ride)” and “Basta driver, sweet lover (If he’s a driver, he’s a sweet lover)” ring a bell to you?
Such quips that “project machismo” are common sights in local jeepneys, tricycles and buses, but this may soon change with the introduction of a nationwide campaign pushing for gender equality and the breaking of gender norms.
Gender-positive and women empowerment stickers will soon be found posted in public utility vehicles (PUVs) and train lines, as part the #inFAIRness campaign launched Aug. 15 by Senators Grace Poe and Risa Hontiveros.
The movement pushes for “fair” or equal economic opportunities between men and women, and the breaking of gender stereotypes, beginning with the country’s transport sector.
“One of the reasons for why this (gender) gap is so persistent is that it is embedded in innocuous things we see everyday in advertising in jeepneys and in trains,” said Australian ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely, whose government is one of the movement’s partners.
True enough, such Filipino jeepney graffiti has even made it into several literature.
A 2008 University of North Florida study noted that jeepneys have “sexy lady” stickers, while a sociologist talked about a sign that read “Sa Luneta ang sarap, sa maternity ang hirap (Luneta brings the pleasure, maternity brings the suffering)” in a 2012 Inquirer.net report.
“Through this advocacy campaign, the seemingly small step of covering signs that reinforce gender stereotypes with new gender positive stickers will leave a lasting message with commuters,” said Gorely.
The Philippines ranks first in Asia and tenth worldwide in having the narrowest gender gap according to the Global Gender Gap Index 2017, yet it has a widening disparity in the economic participation of its men and women.
In 2017, only 52.5% of Filipino women were employed, while men stood at 80.9%.
The #InFAIRness campaign intends to combat gender inequality and stereotypes with three main thrusts, specifically by:
- posting stickers in PUVs in partnership with the Department of Transportation
- conducting gender and development training for marketers and brand managers in partnership with the Philippine Marketing Association; and
- holding regional campaign roadshows in Cebu and Davao.
About 500 stickers have already been distributed at the launch, bearing phrases like “Kaya ni mister, kaya ni misis (What the Mr. can do, the Mrs. can do)” and “Kapag mas maraming babae ang nagtatrabaho, ekonomiya ay lumalago (When more women are working, the economy is growing).”
By September, #inFAIRness organizer Samahan ng mga Pilipina para sa Reporma at Kaunlaran (Spark! Philippines) said the stickers will also be distributed to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, various other transport groups, the Light Rail Transit systems (LRT-1 and LRT-2) and the Metro Rail Transit system (MRT-3).
Regional launches in Cebu and Davao will also take place next month.
Why begin in transportation?
“Transportation and the larger transport industry is something that quite literally affects everyone,” said Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality.
“[R]oad safety and the collective experience of public transportation, just like public health, should be as inclusive as possible,” she said.
A woman in a ‘male-dominated’ transpo sector
Data from the International Labor Organization– which Hontiveros cited in her speech – indicates that the transport sector is a male-dominated industry: of the 37.8% of Filipino women who were members of the workforce in 2008, only 9.5% worked in transport.
There even exists a stereotype about women drivers, both mentioned by Hontiveros and Poe in their speeches, about how they are seen as “incompetent, or at the very least, tentative drivers.”
The woman at the helm of one of the country’s largest transport groups has an answer to this.
“That’s what many say, especially if it’s a man who sees them [make a wrong move]. But if you look at it, there are a lot more men who drive irresponsibly than women,” 73-year-old Zenaida Maranan said in Pilipino.
Maranan, president for the past 17 years of the FEJODAP (Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines), believes a person’s capacity to drive well does not lie in whether one is male or female.
“No, it’s not based on one’s gender but on who the driver is. Man or a woman, it’s how you follow the rules as a driver,” she explained.
Maranan herself breaks stereotypes by being the leader of the predominantly male FEJODAP. In the organization of more than 250,000 tricycle and jeepney operators, she estimates only an eighth are women.
She took on the job in 2001 with no experience as a PUV driver but as wife of former FEJODAP president Romualdo, who died that year of a heart attack. Maranan said she had religiously attended meetings of the group, to the point she was at times the first one to call for a strike.
“Maybe it’s because I had accommodated them as a wife before – because you take care of the members, whoever they may be – I think that may be the reason they liked me and asked me to take over,” Maranan said in the vernacular.
She has taught FEJODAP’s drivers to pray before and after they ply their routes, and helps them when they need medical assistance. She believes women’s traits, namely “having patience, understanding and diligence,” are what have made her constituents trust in her and keep her in position for so long.
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who gave the keynote speech at the #inFAIRness event, shares this sentiment.
Sotto, who has been called “sexist” and “discriminatory”for a remark he made about single mothers in May last year, said he believes roads will be “safer” if women’s qualities are brought to the transport industry.
“[W]ith more women in the transport sector, I can venture an intelligent guess that our roads will be safer, less chaotic – or more orderly – there will be less road rage, fewer accidents and fewer deaths. There will be more discipline, more understanding and more compassion.”
While the various organizations leading the campaign acknowledge that the problem in gender inequality is cultural and therefore may take time to change, a “genuine and sustained effort” – like starting the campaign in a sector that affects everyone – will help narrow the gap.
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An Anthropology of Politics: Rituals, Representations and Violence
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The aim of this project is to comprehend politics in two senses of the term: as a principle of unification and identity designating ‘political communities’ (the party, city or nation); and as a specific domain (a world of professionals with its own rules and values). Analysis focuses on the overlaps between what from the native point of view is conceptualized as ‘politics’, and what is taken to belong to other domains of social and cultural life. Supported by ethnography of strategically selected events, situations, rituals, dramas and social processes, the project seeks to reveal social and cultural meanings particular to politics in Brazil. The ethnographies bring together three key dimensions of an anthropology of politics: the study of the rituals of politics, of its representations, and of violence in politics. | <urn:uuid:303a09b0-0f13-4604-bc43-2acf81cb67b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://nuap.etc.br/en/nuap-working-papers-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.947191 | 184 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Good dental health is viewed as essential throughout the United States, and having bad teeth can affect both self esteem and prospects in the wider world. Despite this, it is increasingly the case that families have to defer or cancel dental treatment because they can’t afford it. See A Dentist Now is a new website that has launched to try and redress this balance by describing affordable and — free dental care options so that those who don’t wish to sacrifice their dental health for lack of funds can find alternatives.
The website has been created with ease of use and freedom of information in mind, promoting services that are either free or inexpensive to use to the people who need them the most. The site offers advice on finding insurance providers for low income individuals, information on dental grants from socially responsible corporations, and promotions of freebies and discounts from dental practices across the country.
The website features a home menu and sidebar that break down the information on the site into easily accessible categories, with additional advice on everything from how to find money for dental treatment to careers in the dental profession.
A spokesperson for See A Dentist Now explained, “Access to free dental and medical clinics is in most countries part of a nationalized system of healthcare or a universal insurance policy enforced by law. One of the few drawbacks in American life is that we do not yet have this kind of provision as fully as other countries, but there are still options out there for people willing to find and use them. We help make that process easier by providing the kind of information people need but might not be aware of, in easy to understand plain English.”
About See A Dentist Now: See A Dentist Now is committed to providing only the best information to visitors regarding low cost and free dental work. The site is dedicated to helping people with low or average income to find quality dental services at more affordable prices than the higher priced dental options. They offer information for people at a variety of income levels, age brackets and geographical locations to ensure everyone gets the best deal possible.
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A Pinault Collection exhibition as part of Kering’s Women In Motion programme
On 17-18 September, Kering will participate for the seventh time in a row in the European Heritage Days, welcoming the public to its headquarters, the former Laennec Hospital located at 40 rue de Sèvres in Paris.
As it has each year since the site reopened in 2016, the Pinault Collection is participating in this event; this year, it will present an exhibition of works by Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt in the Laennec chapel. Inertial is an exhibition of works from the Pinault Collection and of new pro-ductions that was designed specifically for the unique space of the chapel within the former Laennec Hospital. Works were chosen or created and ins-talled in conversation with this unusual heritage space. These interactions between heritage and contemporary creation lie at the heart of the missions of the Pinault Collection’s museums in Venice (Palazzo Grassi—Punta della Dogana) and in Paris (Bourse de Commerce).
Curators : Emma Lavigne et Alexandra Bordes
Women In Motion
For the first time ever, the Pinault Collection exhibition will form part of Kering’s Women In Motion programme, which shines a light on women in the world of arts and culture. Women In Motion began in 2015 in the field of cinema, but it has since extended to photography (notably through a partnership with the Rencontres d’Arles), music, choreography, art, and design.
The force of Edith Dekyndt’s work stems from her belief that every object is a living organism that interferes and resonates with its host environment. As an artist, she is constantly reconsidering humans’ place in the world and their relationship to their surroundings. In its articulation of the discrepancies between appearance and reality, subjectivity and nature, and inertia and life, Edith Dekyndt’s work asks us to rethink our expectations and habits, ultimately to open our eyes.
Titled Inertial, the exhibition confronts us with the power of being in the world, even for the humblest expressions of life. All the works presented here, from the monumental to the most intimate, emphasise this vitality. The exhibition resonates with the theme of the 2022 Heritage Days of “Sustainable Heritage”.
The first piece that viewers entering the space encounter is titled Visitation Zone (2020), a set of vivaria and aquaria from the Riga Zoo that had initially been featured in the biennial that took place in Latvia’s capital that same year. Now ins-talled in the Laennec chapel, Visitation Zone reactivates issues near and dear to the artist’s heart: decomposition, disappearance, and interaction. As recurring figures and forms of preservation in the artist’s work, the empty aquaria and vivaria leave traces of the animals who once occupied them: smudges, dust, scratches, cracks, and dirtying marks. This ghostly sculptural ensemble is accompanied by a choreography in which a woman moves about slowly, making ordinary gestures (moving and cleaning things) that nevertheless pay close attention to the surrounding space that the glass containers have structured. These domestic gestures—often performed by women and generally far from view, before opening to the public, to customers, or to visitors—highlight an ambiguous alliance shrouded in a mysterious spirituality. Laennec’s long history of monks who cared for the incurably ill resonates anew in this chapel through this piece.
Edith Dekyndt continues her exploration of her favourite materials alongside this work: “light, water, and fabrics that move, transform, and even disappear”. Like Visitation Zone, they become vectors of this inertia that is rendered commonplace, an ambiguous appropriation that pushes back against domestication, overcomes sepa-rations, and overturns a sense of authority.
In an interplay of light between the vivaria placed on the ground and the stained-glass windows of this former church, a velvet fabric recalls the artist’s connec-tion to the textile industries of northern France and its delicate embroideries, which she has rendered even more complex through the use of broken glass. What has been broken has here been repaired and reconstituted. Edith Dekyndt uses these two, highly ordinary materials – fabric and glass – to provide us with sublimated images and moments that arise from natural, physical processes which generate these effects and metamorphoses ad infinitum.
In the main nave, before the altar, hanging some seven meters in the air, is a textile made of blue and white stripes. This fabric was previously buried directly in the ground for several months: minerals, roots, bacteria, and insects all left their mark on it, creating transparencies in some places and reliefs in others. Some parts of the fabric were only lightly damaged, while others were completely consumed. Like a terrestrial extension of the ceiling from which it hangs, the work is both ghostly and deeply rooted in a sense of materiality. It plunges viewers into “a fantastical dimension in which inani-mate objects come to life”.
Echoing the works created for Laennec, the pieces from the Collection, from Winter Drums 06 B (Tryptic), 2017 to Winter Drums 04, 2016, Blood lacque 013, 2017, and The Kingdom (Morsum 08), 2017, bear witness to her visual, almost alchemical research, which has led her to use the most diverse materials (from resin to horse blood, fabric, acrylic glass, and beyond) to achieve a certain purity of thought and contemplation. In her frequent use of symbolically laden organic materials, the artist asks us to confront the inescapable transformation of life by pointing to what remains imperceptible for being ephemeral and, thus, inherently variable.
“The world’s phenomena fascinate me: waves, physics, the microscopic, and the macroscopic. It’s just amazing that all this works. We are so used to heaviness that we consider it normal. All it would take is just a bit more or less, the slightest change for this fact to dissipate. This is why I show objects as they are: to reveal the fascinating existence of things”.
Born in 1960 in Ypres, Belgium, Edith Dekyndt lives and works in Brussels and Berlin. Edith Dekyndt was the second artist to be invited as the Pinault Collection’s artist-in-residence in Lens, where she worked from September 2016 until June 2017.
Edith Dekyndt’s work has been exhibited at international institutions such as the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Latvia (2020), the Taipei Biennial, Taiwan (2020), the Hamburg Kunsthalle, Germany (2019), BiennalSur, Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 2019); TANK, Shanghai, China (2019); Punta della Dogana, Pinault Collection, Venice, Italy (2019); Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (2017); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba (2015); Toledo Museum, Ohio, USA (2015); Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St Louis, Missouri, USA (2014); Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria (2014); Cultural Center of Belgrade, Serbia (2014); Biennale de Lyon, France (2013); Moscow Biennale, Russia (2013); MOMA, New York, USA (2011); MAC’s, Grand’Hornu, Belgium (2009); and Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2009).
Recent solo shows include Concentrated Form of Non-Material Energy, Stiftung St. Matthaüs, Berlin (2022); Visitation Zone, Part. II, Le Marais, Le Val St Germain (2021); The Ghost Year, Greta Meert Gallery, Brussels (2020); The White, The Black, The Blue, Kunsthaus Hamburg (2019); Blind Objects, Carl Freedman Gallery, London, (2017); They Shoot Horses, Konrad Fischer Gallery, Berlin, (2017); Air, rain, pain, wind, sweat, tears, fear, yeast, heat, pleasure, salt, dust, dreams, odors, noises, humidity, DAAD Gallery, Berlin, (2016); Ombre indigène, Wiels, Brussels (2016), and Théorème des foudres, Le Consortium, Dijon (2015).
Her works form part of public and private collections including the Centre Pompidou (Paris), MoMA (New York), Skulptur Park (Cologne), Crandford Collection (London), Albright-Knox Collection (New York), CNAP, (Paris), Pinault Collection (Paris), Kunsthalle Hamburg, Buffalo Museum, Kadist Collection (Paris), MUDAM (Luxembourg), Kunstmuseum (Liechtenstein), Cadic (Amsterdam), the FRAC contem-porary arts foundations of Picardie, Lorraine, Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Alsace, and Réunion (France), Mukha (Antwerp), and BPS 22 (Charleroi).
Edith Dekyndt has been an artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre for Arts, Canada, 2004; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2006; Program Gallery, Berlin, 2007; University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2011, University of Hasselt, 2012, Ne’-Na Artspace, Chiang Mai, Thaïlande, 2013 and 2014, Akumal Residency, Mexico City, 2012; the DAAD Artists’ Programme, Berlin, 2015-2016; and the Pinault Collection, Lens, 2017. In 2019, she received the Finkenwerder Art Prize.
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A Different Kind of COVID Test: Standardized Assessments During The Pandemic
How To Make Classrooms Safe For Learning In A Pandemic
When Can Kids Go Back To School? Leaders Say 'As Soon As It's Safe'
So What's School Going To Look Like In The Fall?
COVID-19 Learning: How Parents, Teachers And Professors Are Adapting Their Approach To Education
2/16/2022 | AASA The School Superintendents Association – Ithaca Superintendent Fuels Fellow School System Leaders on the Path of Learning 2025’s Mission
Superintendents and their teams from Learning 2025’s demonstration school systems across the country gathered for a status check Wednesday prior to the start of AASA’s 2022 National Conference on Education.
6/23/2021 | Getting Smart – Dr. Luvelle Brown, Dr. Pamela Cantor and Dr. Valerie Truesdale on the New Vision For Student-Centered Equity-Focused Education
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast we’re joined by three esteemed guests to discuss the new AASA Report issued by the Learning 2025 Commission, which makes a commitment and a recommendation for whole child design.
4/15/2021 | NPR – A Different Kind of COVID Test: Standardized Assessments During The Pandemic
The Biden administration says it won’t allow states to cancel annual standardized testing. Some parents and educators are pushing back. We take a look at what statewide assessments measure during a pandemic.
7/27/2020 | NPR – How To Make Classrooms Safe For Learning In A Pandemic
From new ventilation systems to Plexiglass barriers, we’ll talk with a public health professor and “healthy building” expert on what changes can make our school buildings ready for kids to go back into the classroom.
7/21/2020 | NPR – When Can Kids Go Back To School? Leaders Say ‘As Soon As It’s Safe’
“Anyone out there who’s questioning whether or not educators are at home and not doing the work that our young people need us to be doing, you’re wrong,” says Luvelle Brown, head of the Ithaca City School District in New York. “We’re working even more now. And we can’t wait to get these babies back in our spaces.”
6/3/2020 | District Administration – New era of equity: District leader sees new way forward after school closures
Ithaca Superintendent Luvelle Brown says education leaders should resist a ‘return to normal’.
5/28/2020 | WBUR On Point – So What’s School Going To Look Like In The Fall?
As the disrupted school year winds down, educators, parents and students look toward an uncertain fall. What will school look like next year?
4/15/2020 | WBUR On Point – COVID-19 Learning: How Parents, Teachers And Professors Are Adapting Their Approach To Education
What do we really want our kids to learn in this moment in history? Two education professors say throw out academics, we simply need to teach kids how to be.
2/3/2020 | Ithaca.com – ICSD Superintendent Luvelle Brown selected for 2020 Appreciation Award
This annual award is given in recognition of the extraordinary efforts by members of The Council to improve public education and serve the children in New York State.
2/18/2020 | NBC29 – Educator discusses ways to improve equality in Charlottesville schools
A long-time educator is giving teachers with Charlottesville City Schools (CCS) ideas on how the division can improve equity in the classroom.
1/16/2020 | Ithaca Voice – GIAC to host annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast
All are invited to join us for this traditional community event honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s keynote speaker will be ICSD Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown.
10/16/2019 | Education Drive – 4 key practices for successful district-wide SEL integration
Superintendents and others highlight what schools can do to expand social-emotional initiatives, including positive messaging and culturally inclusive practices.
5/25/2019 | Ithaca.com – Creating a Culture of Love: A new book by ICSD’s Luvelle Brown
Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), has been recognized and honored throughout his almost 10-year tenure. An advisor to President Barack Obama’s White House, previously recognized as the New York State Superintendent of the Year…
4/30/2019 | PR Newswire – Rethink Ed Takes ‘Loving Approach’ to Promote Equity in Education
Recognized SEL leader partners with transformation expert and author Dr. Luvelle Brown to enhance social and emotional professional development
4/16/2019 | Cornell Chornical – Civil discourse: ‘All Things Equal’ to air 600th episode
When white supremacists marched through Charlottesville, Virginia, Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown discussed his own experience growing up in Charlottesville, as well as his efforts to combat racial injustice.
3/28/2019 | Ithaca.com – ICSD’s Luvelle Brown to be recognized as Tompkins County Distinguished Citizen
Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of the Ithaca City School District, is going to be honored by the Boy Scouts of America, Baden-Powell Council with the prestigious Tompkins County Distinguished Citizen Award.
3/17/2019 | trustED – Q&A: NY supe of the year Luvelle Brown creates a culture of ‘love’ in Ithaca City
If there’s two things Dr. Luvelle Brown isn’t short on, it’s enthusiasm and optimism.
Spring 2017 | Vanguard Magazine – Building Relationships: The Ithaca Story with Luvelle Brown
1/30/2017 | Huffington Post – Promoting the Arts and Athletics to Achieve Higher Graduation Rates
10/31/2016 | Syracuse Post Standard – Ithaca’s Luvelle Brown named New York’s Superintendent of The Year
10/26/2016 | Ithaca Journal – Luvelle Brown named superintendent of year
Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown has been named New York’s superintendent of the year.
10/26/2016 | Cornell Chronicle – Rawlings applauds ICSD superintendent on state recognition
The district’s graduation rate has risen from 78 percent to above 90 percent while students are reaching unprecedented levels of performance.
9/7/2016 | Ithaca.com – The Culture of Love
Six years ago Luvelle Brown informed the community that his goal was to build a high performing school community where every single student would be the best he or she could be.
The Learning Counsel – Transitioning to digital curriculum launches districts and schools into redesigning the classroom
Dr. Luvelle Brown is the Superintendent at Ithaca City School District in upstate New York. He’s been to the White House and was named as one of the nation’s most “tech-savvy” school superintendents in 2014.
ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
My Support of Student Takeovers.
School Administrator, Vol. 77, No. 1 January 2020
Care About Inclusiveness-and Academic Results? Transform Your District With A Culture of Love.
OnBoard Magazine, July 2019, Volume 20 Number 10
How School Districts are Institutionally Oppressive.
OnBoard Magazine, July 2019, Volume 20 Number 10
Leading with Love
Councilgram, April 2017, Volume 6
Superintendent’s View: Succeeding with Education Technology
Whitepaper-Center for Digital Education.
Engaging, Educating And Empowering Students In Ithaca City Schools
National Superintendent’s Association (AASA) Future Ready Blog Series, September 14, 2016
Why School Leaders Should Never Get Into a Twitter War With Kanye West
Education Week Blogs, June 14, 2016
Tech Tip: How to evaluate digital learning environments
SmartBlog on Education, November 17, 2015. (Also Featured in ASCD SmartBrief)
Using Twitter Productively.
School Administrator, Vol. 72, No. 9 October 2015
#ThinkTweets: 100 transformative tweets for educators
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A selling leadership style is a high task and relationship behavior approach to leadership that helps motivated but inexperienced followers develop skills. A leader who employs a selling leadership style provides structure or guidance, in combination with reinforcement and recognition, to accelerate task-specific growth and performance-related depth.
The key difference between the selling leadership style and the telling leadership style is the explanation of why. The leader has more open, two-way communication with the follower and explains the reason the task needs to be completed in the context of the bigger picture. The leader also listens to the follower’s ideas, answers any questions and continues to communicate the path forward.
What a selling leadership style looks like:
- Provides specifics – who, what, where, when, how and why
- Explains decisions and allows an opportunity for the individual to seek clarification
- Allows for two-way communication
- Makes the decisions and explains the individual’s role
- Reinforces and recognizes incremental improvement
Key Indicators of when to use a selling leadership style:
- Is interested and excited to perform
- Demonstrates moderate ability
- Is receptive to input and direction
- Is attentive and enthusiastic
- Is confident but lacks relevant experience
Situational Leadership® and a selling leadership style:
Situational Leadership® refers to a selling style as S2 (or Style 2). At The Center for Leadership Studies we believe that a leader needs to adapt their approach based on the current performance of the person they are trying to influence. Situational Leaders are routinely shifting between one of the four styles with each person they influence on a task-by-task basis.
Based on the above indicators for the individual, we would identify them as R2 (or Readiness Level 2). This means the individual is unable but confident and motivated to complete the task at a sustained and acceptable level. Once a Situational Leader has assessed an individual to be R2 for a specific task, the leader should provide the necessary direction and engage the follower in two-way discussion focused on the performance of the task at hand (i.e. “We Talk/I decide”, providing S2 leadership).
An example of using S2 or a selling leadership style correctly:
A manager approaches a recently hired employee who has yet to attend a company picnic (but is excited about the prospect of organizing one) and provides detailed instructions on how to proceed in conjunction with ample opportunity to discuss the employee’s questions or concerns.
An example of using S2 or a selling leadership style incorrectly:
A manager approaches a tenured employee who has successfully organized the company picnic in the past (and truly enjoyed the responsibility) and provides instruction on what to do and why the company picnic is so important.
Understanding the benefits of a selling style of leadership is relatively straightforward. Knowing both how and when to use one is significantly more difficult! In that context, the real job of any leader is to identify what style of leadership a follower needs for a given situation. Consider Situational Leadership® as a timing mechanism that helps leaders determine when … to do what in that regard! | <urn:uuid:68c69000-9cf9-45d7-bf62-bedc71076e64> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://situational.com/blog/what-is-a-selling-leadership-style/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.927564 | 648 | 1.789063 | 2 |
500 youths gain from entrepreneurial and agricultural training
N500 youths from across the country have benefited from agricultural entrepreneurship training provided to them by Sokoine University Graduate Entrepreneurs Cooperative (SUGECO) and the Rufiji Basin Development Authority and (RUBADA) reports the Guardian newspaper. Speaking during the closure of the training the principal agricultural officer at the Ministry of Agriculture commended SUGECO and Rubada for the job well done. The training is expected to help the young people be able to embark on smart agriculture activities. He urged the youth to work hard and diligently and become good ambassadors in their respective home villages. | <urn:uuid:4aa877aa-4c7d-478a-8c59-adb7975a6bc9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://repository.businessinsightz.org/handle/20.500.12018/7463 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.946318 | 129 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Reviewed by Katie Seitz
Review Source: Teaching for Change
Book Author: Kelly S. DiPucchio
Grace for President by author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator LeUyen Pham rchronicles the political campaign of Grace Campbell, a smart and ambitious elementary school student who, when she learns that not a single U.S. president has been a woman, decides to be the first. Her teacher has the idea to hold a mock presidential election with another class, so Grace has to run against one of the most popular students in school.
The book follows Grace and her class through an explanation of the U.S. electoral process and a description of her campaign. While the other candidate, Thomas, trusts that all the boys will vote for him and thus does the minimum to reach out to the other students, Grace’s integrity leads her to work on realizing her campaign promises–a cleaner, safer school with better food–even before the election. In the end, Grace’s hard work and tireless campaigning pay off, and she beats out her rival.
In the story’s climax–the election held in the school auditorium–Grace does not win by a landslide, but by a single vote. There is a certain rueful understanding to that margin of victory, and it adds an element of realism to what might otherwise be a conventional hard-work-pays-off narrative. LeUyen Pham’s lively illustrations show Grace to be full of spirit and character, and DiPucchio’s text gives a clear basic explanation of the U.S. electoral system. Also, the book deserves praise for making its heroine a girl of color.
Surprisingly, the book seems the least thoughtful around race, or the intersection of race and sex. While implicitly decrying Thomas’s sexism (he gets his comeuppance for taking the male vote for granted), DiPucchio avoids any discussion of the race issues at play in an election that pits a black girl against a white boy. It seems impossible that such an outspoken child as Grace would not point out the whiteness, as well as maleness, of our past presidents, but it never seems to occur to her. In addition, while Thomas is portrayed as a superstar–a spelling bee winner, athlete, and science whiz–Grace’s only attributes seem to be her drive and charm. She collects activities through the course of the story, but starts out as a blank slate, with no extracurricular activities or even hobbies mentioned to round out her personality.
Pham’s illustrations create problems of their own. The children depicted are very diverse–within limits. There seem to be very few children of recognizably Asian descent, and shades of brown skin stop at a certain level of darkness, except for a single pictured child. All five authority figures in the book are white or can be read as such, as well as the little boy who casts the deciding vote in Grace’s favor. Finally, there are several illustrations of children wearing Native or “Indian-style” traditional clothing as costumes, both trivializing and misrepresenting Indian cultures, especially when juxtaposed with flower- and bird-costumed students.
While eye-catching and relatively progressive in its message, Grace for President perpetuates other existing prejudices and is ultimately, unlike its heroine, not quite what it aspires to be.
Grace for President by Kelly S. DiPucchio
Illustrator: LeUyen Pham
Published by Disney-Hyperion on March 6th 2012
Genres: Girls and Women, School
Reading Level: Grades 1-2
Review Source: Teaching for Change
SYNOPSIS: "Where are the girls?" When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election! Author Kelly DiPucchio not only gives readers a fun introduction to the American electoral system, but also teaches them the value of hard work, courage, and independent thought--and offers an inspiring example of how to choose our leaders. | <urn:uuid:e3ded473-cd0f-4ced-bfa4-bf83466e2b37> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://socialjusticebooks.org/grace-for-president/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.960514 | 884 | 2.390625 | 2 |
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Indiaâs Clinical Trial Regulatory Changes, Indian Researchersâ Awareness of Recently Changed Regulations, and the Impact of the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules
Medical companies consider India is above other countries worldwide as an alternative nation for clinical trials due to easily available sources and infrastructure. However, the developing Indian clinical trial industry has been negatively affected by noncompliance with regulations and by reports of unethical trials. Several studies on Indian clinical trial regulations have been conducted and various articles have been published, but only a few researchers evaluated awareness of investigators and members of the ethics committee about previously amended regulations. No study evaluated the knowledge of researchers on the new drugs and clinical trial rules (NDTC Rules) issued in 2019 and also its impacts. Understanding the knowledge of Indian researchers on NDTC Rules, including its effect is crucial to determine whether the trials are being conducted in compliance with the new rules and regulations. Thus, this review aimed to evaluate India’s clinical trial regulatory changes based on the existing literature, Indian researchers’ knowledge of the recent changes, and assessment of the impact of the new 2019 regulations, elaborating upon clinical trials in both the global and the Indian context. | <urn:uuid:4f2facf7-321a-435c-8263-521edc4d684e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rroij.com/peer-reviewed/indias-clinical-trial-regulatory-changes-indian-researchers-awareness-of-recently-changed-regulations-and-the-impact-of-the-new-dr-88701.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.936594 | 274 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Current law requires an individual or entity to notify the statewide notification association of all owners and operators of underground facilities of its intent to engage in excavation so that any underground facilities, such as water and sewer pipes, gas lines, and electric or cable lines, that the excavation might affect can be located and marked before excavation begins. Underground facilities are often located beneath county gravel and dirt roads, normally at a depth of at least 18 inches below the road surface. Counties maintain the profile and surface condition of such county roads and county road rights-of-way by engaging in routine and emergency maintenance activities that do not disturb more than 6 inches in depth. These maintenance activities currently trigger the excavation notification requirement, and the related requirement that the location of underground facilities be marked, even though they occur above the levels where underground facilities are located. To prevent such activities from triggering the excavation notification requirement, the bill specifies that "excavation" does not include routine or emergency maintenance of right-of-way on county-owned gravel or dirt roads performed by county employees that:
- Does not lower the existing grade or elevation of the road, shoulder, and ditches; and
- Does not disturb more than 6 inches in depth during maintenance operations.
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Not everyone is true to themselves, and people often lie about who they are. Some do it to cover up some things, and others do it since it looks better in their resume. Can you blame them?! However, if you wish to know if someone is lying to you about something specific; you can always do a background check on them. Keep on reading and understand all there is to know about background checks and the process itself.
What will show on your background check? Top 7 most-common things
This depends a lot on your used tools and your approach, as well as your country & birthplace. Different places worldwide tend to do their process in their way. Also, with the help of some sites & different tools, you will reveal a new side to every person. Here are the most common & important ones:
1. Criminal records
This information is crucial when it comes to your or someone else’s employment. You as an employer need to know if someone has had trouble with the law, while the employee should investigate their business partner and contractor, so vice versa! You should know that a criminal background check will show:
- Sex offense
2. Employment verification
A lot of us tend to exaggerate some things when it comes to our CV. Who doesn’t want to come off looking trustworthy and solid?! You should know that all of your previous employment histories are included in your background check (ones that were properly regulated & legal). Lying about something and getting caught in the lie during or past your interview will look quite bad and it will feel uncomfortable.
SSN stands for ”social security number” and is the nine-digit social security number that is unique and only known by you. You will need to have the SSN if you wish to work within the US. Your name, previous business, as well as address, is linked with that number, and this is something that a US-based company can access.
4. Driving record
A driving record or driving license that was properly and legally issued will come off in your system. Some organizations & jobs that involve children will take a deep look into your past and your driving records. People could get deep into your past in this case, which is why you should come off as a safe & trustworthy driver – it looks great on both ends.
5. Some personal information
The most common & basic stuff is easily accessible. Your background always shows your address of living, any former addresses, as well as your marital status. They will also easily access your maiden name. Do not lie about your marital status, your household, or your kids – this is easily accessible.
6. Your education and your previous classes
Never lie about your education (although this is the most common thing that people lie about). You should know that your resume needs to have proper educational data. Be honest about your college and high school education, as well as any other courses that you may have ended up taking.
7. Different social media
People can easily access your Facebook, Instagram & Twitter profiles. If you’ve linked all of them through your email address they will be easily accessible. Anything that is directly linked to your email & your name will be known by others around you.
Top 3 things that you need to know about background checks
1. However, you should know that your written permission is required
You must give your written permission if you want others to dig into your background. You give the permission out by applying for a job, through your credit card application, or through a tenant questionnaire. After you sign your document you are allowing for a background check to happen.
2. All of this can make an impact on your credit score
Frequent investigations into your credit history as well as your previous financial background can make an impact on your credit score. You will be able to tell that creditors are looking into your account through your sudden dip in your credit score.
3. What is not allowed on your background check?
If you wish to protect your account and your rights, you should know what is allowed and what isn’t. An individual that has no connection whatsoever to your payments, credit cards, or employment is only allowed to look at:
- Friends & family
- Neighbor connections
- Most people can easily access different phone numbers
- Your education
So, how to know if someone is doing a background check on you?
The easiest way for you to know if someone is doing a background check on you is if you ask them, or if they come clean themselves. Nowadays, every person has a stable internet connection, or even a VPN address, which makes the process even harder for you to understand & investigate. Loads of people can easily dig through your history, but not everyone can have access to all information. Also, you might know that someone is doing a background check based on:
- Google alerts – you can set this up and know if people are Googling your name (but you won’t know when).
- Credit monitoring – you can set it up and see when some different agencies are tracking you or your credit.
How to do a background check on someone?
Are you eager to do this step on your own and to dig into some previous stuff? Well, you can do a background check online and with the right tool. Check out crimecheckaustralia.com.au since they have the best crime check system! Simply fill out their online form, provide the needed information, and you will receive your results within the next 24 hours. They are accredited by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission while being the safest, quickest, as well as a mobile-friendly solution that you will easily use & navigate on your own. | <urn:uuid:f4c0ad59-a433-45ff-80b7-90207e9c5a8b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://silicondigital.co.uk/can-you-tell-if-someone-is-doing-a-background-check-on-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.964787 | 1,197 | 1.59375 | 2 |
1 But on the way, as she passed the drawing room, she beheld a scene, filling her heart with such pleasure that the tears came into her eyes, and she forgave the delinquent herself.
Anna Karenina(V1) By Leo TolstoyGet Context In PART 3: Chapter 8
2 Satisfied with her examination, she left him, with a slight expression of pleasure, and proceeded to practise the same trying experiment on her delinquent countryman.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperGet Context In CHAPTER 23
3 Duncan, when approached, also insisted on seeing the delinquent game-keeper, so there was a dinner, this time in his flat: the four of them.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 18
4 Beside himself with rage, he prepared to give Selifan the wigging of his life, and, meanwhile, waited impatiently to hear what the delinquent had got to say in his defence.
Dead Souls By Nikolai GogolGet Context In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
5 If their mother had known of this marauding, she would have punished the delinquents severely.
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Clark Strand, who led a Tricycle Retreat on Green Meditation in March, recently wrote six short pieces on the paramitas (transcendent perfections) from the perspective of a Green Bodhisattva. The first was Generosity. Today’s, the most recent, is Wisdom. He begins today’s teaching with a puzzle:
The Prajnaparamita Sutras are the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism. Prajna means wisdom, and paramita means “perfect” or “transcendent.” But perfect in comparison to what? What does wisdom transcend?
In classical Buddhism, the answer is samsara—the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. However, the Mahayana teachings tell us repeatedly that this is not the answer. Samsara IS nirvana. In reality, there is nowhere to transcend.
But in that case, the prajnaparamita (“transcendent wisdom”) teachings offer us a profound puzzle. Clearly there is some way to “get beyond” the sufferings of samsaric existence. Otherwise, people would not have practiced Mahayana Buddhism for over 2,000 years. But how?
Read the whole thing here. If you’d like to read the six pieces in order, start here.
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|Planning of births and maternal, child health, and nutritional outcomes: recent evidence from India|
||Rana MJ, Gautam A, Goli S, Uttamacharya, Reja T, Nanda P, Datta N, and Verma R
||Public Health, 169: 14-25; DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.019
In an effort to provide recommendation for maximizing synergy between maternal, infant, and young children's nutrition and family planning in India, this study makes a comprehensive assessment of the effects of the planning of births in terms of timing, spacing and limiting childbearing on maternal and child health outcomes.
This study used the latest National Family Health Survey data of India that is globally known as the Demographic and Health Survey. A robust two-stage systematic random sampling was used for selecting representative samples for measuring demographic and health indicators.
Maternal and child health outcomes are measured by body mass index (grouped as normal, underweight, and overweight) and anemia for mothers, and stunting, underweight, anemia, and under-five mortality for the children. Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models were applied.
Women with a higher number of births and among those with first-order births with fewer than 2 years between marriage and first birth, the risk of being underweight and having anemia was significantly higher compared with their counterparts. In addition, the probability of being underweight and risk of stunting, anemia, and mortality was higher among the children from women with a higher number of births and with fewer than 3 years of spacing between births than that of their counterparts.
The findings from this study support the importance of birth planning in improving maternal, child health, and nutritional outcomes. The proper planning of births could help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal-3 of good health and well-being for all by 2030 in India, where a significant proportion of women still participate in early marriages, early childbearing, and a large number of births with close spacing.
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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Introduction to United States Baptist church records, inlcuding historical background, record types, and key collections.
Objectives • Follow the standard process for African American genealogical research • Use five strategies for successfully locating your ancestors in historical records • Organize and evaluate your research results • Find unique African American sources
This class will teach about who the Hessian Soldiers were and available resources to assist you in your research. A brief historical background of Hessian Soldiers will be presented. Websites of associations dedicated to researching Hessian Soldiers will be introduced. The HETRINA database and other area-specific resources will be reviewed.
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After testifying before a U.S. House committee on the so-called pill pipeline, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear says the state needs to consider making its prescription drug tracking system mandatory.
On Thursday, Beshear addressed lawmakers about illegal pills abused in eastern Kentucky. Federal law enforcement officials estimate that 60 percent of those prescription come directly from Florida.
After first opposing it, Florida Governor Rick Scott this week promised to create a prescription tracking system similar to Kentucky’s. The database shows all scheduled prescriptions for individual patients, doctors and pharmacies.
But Beshear says the program could be even stronger.
“Right now it’s a totally voluntary system. And I want to sit down with the medical community and the pharmacy community, and start some conversations about where we go from here,” he says. “Because this is an epidemic and I think we might need to make our system even stronger.”
Currently, Kentucky’s prescription drug tracking system, KASPER, has only about one quarter of pharmacists and doctors are participating. Asked if making the program mandatory should be looked at, Beshear indicated that was the next phase of the process.
“I think that’s one of the options we need to look at is to require some of the medical personnel and others that are directly involved with prescribing some of these very serious narcotics to have to participate in this program. I will certainly be open to issues that raises, but it sure makes some sense to me,” he says.
The governor has also asked federal official to commit more resources to fight traffickers and indicated Kentucky is set to strengthen its partnerships with neighboring states to track illegal pills.
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WILL COVIELLO Jul 31, 2022
In Ukrainian-born artist Alexander Stolin’s painting “Sand Castles,” two boys build an elaborate sandcastle with tall spires and thick walls as waves crash just beyond them. A couple of sea birds seem to watch in the foreground. But the background is more ominous, with dark clouds dropping rain and a couple of aircraft carriers in the distance.
“It’s related to the Russian invasion, the Black Sea and Crimea, when Russia annexed it,” Stolin says. “It’s called ‘Sand Castles’ because it is a metaphor for peace. We are trying to maintain peace like building a sandcastle. You always have to guard this. Otherwise, it’s going to get washed off.”
The paintings in his “Memories Project” look back on a century of his and his wife’s family, combining images from his native Kyiv and her roots in Mississippi.
“Memories Project” opens at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery with a reception on White Linen Night on Saturday, Aug. 6. The annual event organized by Arts District New Orleans returns with art activations in the streets and food and drink vendors spread out on the 300 through 600 block of Julia Street from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Stolin’s work has a sort of Covid-era influence to it. Though his canvasses are normally bright and colorful, most of these works are black and white or sepia toned. Part of the reason is that he decided to look back on his family through the last century, and many works capture the tones and dark shadows of old black and white photography. But he also got Covid at the point he was thinking about going without color, and temporarily lost his sense of taste, he says.
After immigrating to San Francisco with his family in 1992, Stolin came to New Orleans for a show of his work in 1994 and ended up staying in the area. In addition to his art practice, he works in the film industry as a scene designer. That also suits his painting style, which he says is influenced by film noir and the works of Alfred Hitchcock.
He also describes some of his color canvasses as cinematic in style. A sense of creepiness akin to Hitchcock and film noir is evident in “Halloween,” which is based on a photo from 1911 of one of his wife’s relatives. A large group of children pose for the camera wearing grotesque clown masks they have made at a party.
Also at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is “Remix,” a collection of 20 sculptures made out of hand-cut books by jazz musician Tony Dagradi.
There’s a wide array of openings scheduled for White Linen Night, including large group shows at the Contemporary Arts Center and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. There also are shows at 15 galleries and the American Institute of Architects — New Orleans Center for Architecture and Design.
The Ogden Museum opens its Louisiana Contemporary show. Guest curator Valerie Cassel Oliver of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts culled 51 works by 49 Louisiana artists from more than 1,000 submissions. Works range from Luis Cruz Azaceta’s bright painting “POSTCARDS FROM UKRAINE 111” to Thom Bennett’s photos of dilapidated roadside signs to assemblages of found objects and other pieces by Shannon Landis Hansen and Jordan Hess.
The Contemporary Arts Center presents the ninth edition of its Gulf South Open Call show. Titled “Remember Earth?”, its works address environmental issues including climate change, pollution, coastal erosion, natural disasters, environmental racism and more. There are works by 54 artists from Florida to Texas.
The CAC also presents work by artists currently in residence, Britt Ransom and a.r. havel. Ransom is working on sculpture incorporating 3-D printing techniques. “Oh Holy Filth” is a collaborative altar project by havel, Xiamara Chupaflor and Koko Barrios. The CAC also has DJs, cash bars and more during its White Linen festivities.
LeMieux Galleries also is hosting a juried group show. Among the artists is Jimmy Descant, a former New Orleanian best known for his Deluxe Rocketship assemblages, turning things like vintage vacuum cleaners and appliances into rockets with the stylish curves of space age design. He is installing two large-scale rocket ships in Orlando prior to the show.
Though Descant’s returned to the city for recent Jazz Fest art booth appearances, he’s largely moved on to assemblage work based on the West, and he has lived in Tucson for the past four years. His works at LeMieux combine photos taken by his father of then-Sen. John F. Kennedy with assemblage elements to give him outfits invoking Indigenous American tribes and Mardi Gras Indians.
Stella Jones Gallery at Place St. Charles features the work of fine art painter and illustrator Charly Palmer. His distinct portrait style is found in the image of John Legend on his “Bigger Love” album. Palmer recently was chosen to design the cover for the NBA 2K22 video game, and he has done previous video games and numerous children’s book covers.
Most of the participating galleries are on Julia or Camp streets. Arthur Roger Gallery has exhibitions of sculpture and video by Stephanie Patton, tapestries by Troy Dugas, paintings by Brian Guidry and works of geometric abstraction by Pard Morrison. At Octavia Art Gallery, “Digital Reality” features several artists exploring uses of technology in the creation of art, with projections, holograms and NFTs, as well as accompanying paintings. | <urn:uuid:3742a17e-9217-4240-b6d2-1aa8bf81b48b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jonathanferraragallery.com/press2/white-linen-night-brings-art-show-openings-and-a-block-party-to-the-warehouse-district-on-saturday | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965405 | 1,215 | 1.679688 | 2 |
The latter part of January this year, my husband and I put our house on the market for sale and within a couple of days of listing our home was purchased. Along with the sale certain obligations had to be met to help insure that the buyer is getting a sound purchase for his dollar. This is where inspectors come in to help access if repairs need to be implemented, lots of paper work on disclosure, all the same-o same-o, etc.
No big deal right; well not so when a cycle comes in and you are experiencing a full blown reliving!!
This reliving came in full force of which I’m very thankful for, fore it gave me the opportunity to tune into, analyze, and release those energies that had been instilled within my psychic anatomy oscillating there as fear.
This particular reliving relates to the American Revolutionary war (1775-83). A war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Great Britain’s thirteen North American Colonies which eventually won its political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
There were those in the colonies that fought alongside and for the British throughout the war and they were called, Loyalist. Of these colonies there too were those who wanted independence from British rule and they were called, Patriots, the militia and Continental Army.
Information on this war is easily found in books and on line, so I need not further expound except to disclose my part and the circumstances which imbeded these fears that came to the surface during the sale of my home.
I was one of those colonist who helped give shelter to the patriots and anyone who fought to dispel the British from the land. I hid these brave patriots in my home and other areas of my property that I felt was safe for them. I helped nurse the wounded and the sick when I could. I gave them food and clothing as did other colonist who were helping in any way they could to assure that these men could continue to fight and win independence from British rule of these young colonies. Arms and ammunition were buried and hidden on my property. Most of the colonist were farmers and there was ample land to hide just about anything you did not want found. Much of the helping of men and taking in and giving out of supplies was done at night because not all your neighbors were Patriots ... some were Loyalist and would not and did not hesitate to spy upon their neighbor and turn them in. When caught, the person or persons who had given aid were arrested and either imprisoned or shot or hung by the British. It did not matter whether you were young, old, man or woman. The home was confiscated or burned and the land taken.
There had been this one loyalist who was a neighboring farmer and known by others to be spying for the British and had been trying to collect information on the activities and gossip of his fellow neighbor. Because of the unusual amount of activity and delivery of goods to this neighbor this Loyalist had contacted the British Army and mentioned this to them. Eventually a British escort of soldiers along with this Loyalist neighbor invaded my home. No matter how deeply these soldiers poked and prodded every crevasse of my home they could find no evidence of my giving aid to whom they considered their enemy. The root cellar and the barn were searched and still no evidence. The neighbor, this Loyalist to the British was furious and insisted that I was lying and hiding goods and wanted me arrested and dealt with as a traitor to the Crown. With nothing found, because there was nothing to be found, the escort of soldiers along with a furious neighbor left. With the onslaught of that neighbor the seed was planted called FEAR! The fear that my life could be taken on a whim because of the hatred that a soul had toward their fellow man.
So when it came time for the inspectors to come to my home here in the present I became so over-whelmed with fear that I was almost taken out of my body. I felt like an invasion was going on and that there was nothing I could do about it ... I felt completely helpless and at the mercy of these inspectors. I knew that my home was free from pest and that the in-ground systems were in order but I still felt trapped and wanted them out of my home and out of my life. I finally after a few days was able to see where this fear came from and what and who had instigated it. With the help of a dear brother the final keys were put in place and I instantly felt all fear leave my Being which was then replaced with sheer exuberance and peace.
The timing for this reliving was perfect in every way. The players were present as they had been in the past. All involved have been given the opportunity to work this terrible period in history out and turn those energies that had been instilled within each in a negative form into a positive form.
My Love and Light Always to my dear Brothers and Sisters
Submitted by: Lesley on 02/26/2018
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A group of five teenage boys who vandalized a historic black schoolhouse with racist graffiti have been sentenced to probation for their crimes, with a little something extra: the teens must read diverse books as punishment during their probation, and will report on one book each time they visit their probation officers. The 16- and 17-year-olds have a list of 35 books and 12 movies to choose from, each of which focuses on the lives of ethnic and religious minorities.
The historic Ashburn Colored School in Ashburn, Loudon County, Virginia "taught the county’s black children from 1892 until the 1950s," according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The school is currently being restored by students at the Loudon School for the Gifted, who will turn it into a museum.
After one of them had a reported falling-out with that private school, the teenagers vandalized the historic building on the night of Sep. 30, 2016. They spray-painted swastikas, "white power," and "brown power" on three sides of the schoolhouse, which had remained undisturbed on the site for 60 years. Deep Sran, the founder of the Loudon School for the Gifted, lamented the timing of the attack, which took place just after restoration began, saying: "The moment you bring attention to what it is and that it’s being restored somebody decides to deface it."
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that prosecutors determined that the teens "were motivated more by teenage naivete than by racial hatred," and devised a sentence that would punish the teens — all of whom have clean records — without a finding of guilt.
The daughter of a librarian, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Alex Rueda came up with the reading punishment as a way to teach the teens "about race, religion, discrimination, all of those things." The book list includes titles by Alice Walker, Elie Wiesel, and Khaled Hosseini.
Some people may say that the punishment does not go far enough, and I am inclined to agree. I find it difficult to accept that, at the age of 16 or 17, the boys who did this did not understand the magnitude of their actions — the meaning of a swastika and "white power," when painted on a historic black schoolhouse. Reports state that three of the boys are members of ethnic minorities.
As it stands, the teens must read and report on one book each month, visit the U.S. Holocaust Museum with their families, and listen to an Ashburn Colored School student talk about her experience and education there. They are also required to write:
a research paper explaining the message that swastikas and white power messages on African-American schools or houses of worship send to the African-American community as well as the broader community, which includes other minority groups.
All of these requirements must be met within the 12-month probationary period in order for charges against the teens to be dropped.
The books the teens have to choose from are:
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Black Boy by Richard Wright
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- Exodus by Leon Uris
- Mitla 18 by Leon Uris
- Trinity by Leon Uris
- My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
- The Chosen by Chaim Potok
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
- Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind
- Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas
- The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
- The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
- Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton
- A Dry White Season by Andre Brink
- Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
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History of the Hutton Family Up Until 1968
The history of the Hutton Family is one of great interest, adventure, and courage. It is the story of early pioneers in Afro-
Our story begins with Jules and Sarah Hutton. Jules was born a slave in about 1863. Jules and Sarah lived in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Unto their union was born eight (8) children. They later moved and settled near the Sunflower River in Bolivar County Mississippi. Jules died and is buried at Union Cemetery near Sunflower River. We have many other family members also buried there. A headstone has been placed at Jules’ grave, so it may always be found.
About the Family
John Hutton, their oldest child, died young, probably before his father.
Lou Winnie Hutton West, the oldest girl, married Alex West. Alex had a son, Ned, who lived in Memphis, TN. Alex daughters, Queenola, who lived in Chicago, had two (2) girls “Sugar Baby” and the other “Baby Ruth” who was raised by her Uncle Mack.
Mack Hutton and his wife Katie had one son, James “Pee Wee”. Mack was considered prosperous and a proud man. He purchased 40 acres of land near the Sunflower river that later became known as the “Hutton Farm”. He stipulated that Hutton family members would always be welcome to live on the Farm which is still in operation. Katie had a daughter, Pauline, who settled in California. Pauline had a daughter named Gerline who moved to Chicago. After some time, Mack and Katie moved to California where Katie’s sister lived. Mac Hutton died about 1955 and Katie died about 1970.
James “Pee Wee” and his wife Polly lived on the Farm and produced a large variety of fruit, vegetables and livestock. Many family members can remember how he generously shared pecans, veggies, watermelons, fresh cured pork meat, crackling, sweet potatoes and other goodies.
Sam Hutton had a son that died at a young age.
Jethroe Hutton, Sr. was a preacher who settled in Memphis, TN. He had a son, Jethroe, Jr. who once lived in St. Louis, MO. He also had a daughter, Lorine, who lived in Michigan. Lorine married Buster Gaines and had two children: John Wesley Molden, “Hooker” and a daughter named Catherine Gaines Mayfield who lived in Michigan. Catherine was married to Howard Mayfield. Catherine had five children: Tyrell, Aletreus, Rodrico, Loresha and Chavon.
Annie Bell Hutton, the youngest daughter, married Mose. They didn’t have any children.
Joseph (Joe) and Ben (Pant) Hutton, the youngest of the children (they were twins). The family moved to the river in Bolivar County when they were almost about fourteen years old. Joe and Ben moved their family to Cleveland, MS in the late 1940’s. Their homes were one block apart and they stayed there until both of them died. It is basically from the brothers that the Hutton s of today has evolved.
Joseph (Joe) Hutton and Lillie Lou had twelve children: Lenora, Vinnie, Jules, Joseph, Mack, John, Delores, Geraldine, Lee Kelly, Vernell, Giles and one who died at birth.
Ben Hutton and Natarlia had ten children: L.T., Bennie, Ethel, Tommie, Lucy, Sarah, Gloria, Jessie and Bertha. One child died at birth.
The Story Continues
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ClassDojo is a tool that helps teachers, especially those with younger learners, deliver feedback on student performance to students and parents. It popped up on my radar again recently and I was surprised to discover that I had not yet written anything up on it yet, so let’s see what it is all about.
ClassDojo can be used as both a website or an app, which is available for both Android and iOS devices, thus making it very versatile. For today’s purposes, I will mostly be examining it through the website. The main page has a nice introductory video and a summary of all the things that you can do with ClassDojo. For students, for example, you can encourage them and track their progress, while for parents, you can send messages, images, and announcements with read receipts so that you know who has seen the information. Additionally, the home page has testimonials and promotes the fact that ClassDojo is completely free for teachers. Based on the overall design of ClassDojo, you can immediately tell that, like GoNoodle, it is really geared towards younger learners, probably K–6.
To get started, you have to register for an account. To do that, click “Sign up” and choose “Teacher.” Then complete the form with your name, email address, and password. That is it! Now you are ready to explore all that ClassDojo can do. The first step is really to experiment, which you can do by working from your dashboard and playing around with the demo class that is provided for you. Then you will want to create your own classes and add your students to them. Finally, if you run into any issues, read through the tips that are available on the website or even visit YouTube to find tutorials. I have found some excellent reviews and tutorials created by educators on all sorts of resources, so YouTube has become my go to for learning new things.
When you are viewing a class in ClassDojo, you will see that the main features are arranged under three tabs. The first one is Classroom. In Classroom you can award plus points to students or groups of students for positive actions and give them minus points for inappropriate classroom behavior. Use points as a way of instantly communicating with students that they are doing a great job on and where they need to improve. Using ClassDojo will allow you to quickly provide this feedback, so that you can focus more on teaching and less on classroom management during class time. Review the reports outside of class to help you spot trends on class and individual performance. The second tab is Class Story, which resembles a simplified version of a Facebook profile. This is what you use to share what is going on in your class. The last tab is Messages, where you can communicate directly with parents. Use the data from reports to tailor your feedback for parents throughout the year.
ClassDojo seems pretty awesome, but you do not have to take my word for it. Visit Graphite to read a review where it is ranked four out of five stars (by teachers). There are also over 100 reviews from teachers that use ClassDojo, so you can see what other educators are saying about it. If you have already started using ClassDojo, leave a review on Graphite while you are there to help other educators considering adopting it—and/or leave one here!
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Youngest dd has started Earth Science and I found this cool-looking book on Amazon. Hopefully my library carries it:
I need to scour the local library and see what they have. Bummer that this new library only lets you check out 15 books at a time (huge sigh). It's difficult when you use actual books to teach multiple grade levels and multiple topics for each grade level. Plus, I'm usually checking books out to plan and prepare while we're still using others for our lessons. Just 15 books? I filled that up with just Ancient Greece (Greek tragedies, philosophers, history) and that's just one mini-topic! However, I am digressing from the topic of Science studies...
We'll be using an awesome, awesome (awesome :) ) curriculum from R.E.A.L Science (Pandia Press) for our spine with shelf work and library books (and hopefully field trips!) intermingled with it. I have the Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy book for extending the space section if necessary also. She really likes Apologia and went through the ocean one on her own for fun during our chaotic summer moves (plural!) - that book went everywhere with her :). She did the projects on her own for fun also. This is the curriculum I'll use for a spine:
This is the Apologia space book I have already that can be for supplementation or free reading:
You can get the R.E.A.L. Science Earth Science cheaper at their website here (the e-book is $39 directly and see links for sellers, I saw it on Rainbow Resource for $46, although I got mine used from a friend) and it gives you sample pages:
Quite honestly I don't remember this curriculum being this expensive when I first started using it years ago. I had gotten the Life Science one way back when directly from them and I think it was in the twenty dollar plus range. Just recently oldest dd said that she was so glad that we had done the worm experiments from the Life Science book in this series. They dissected worms in the olders' Biology class but she said that having experimented with them, and having learned about them years ago helped her understand the new material/dissection better (the olders are using Apologia Biology and Dive Biology for their high school class). Yeah! Affirmation!
This is what the high schoolers have been using for Biology:
I made Pizza Biscuits for dinner and I really didn't like them. I should know better - any time a recipe says to cook anything bready at 400F I need to just lower it to 350F and cook it longer. The biscuits weren't done all the way in the middle so I had to lower/cook longer anyway but they still didn't do well and the top burned a bit :(. I may not have let them defrost enough even though they are the soaked freezer biscuits and bake well straight from the freezer. The dc liked it okay. I'll try again another time.
Personal Bread Contest:
Ever since the infamous move I have struggled and struggled with my bread routine. I wasn't been able to cook for 3 months and by then I had forgotten which was my favorite recipe and was never satisfied with any of them. I finally decided enough was enough and systematically went about making and comparing my bread recipes with the dc as
Normally I mix the bread in the machine and bake it in the oven. However, dh got me a standup mixer for Christmas so I gave away my bread machine. I honestly started boo-hooing when I saw the box... before I even knew what was in it! :) The smarty pants had put a box of kleenex in my stocking and I had thought, ha, ha, very funny. It turned out that I needed the kleenex! [update: I had to return the mixer and was so bummed. It wasn't working correctly and I wasn't able to exchange. I had already promised the bread machine to someone so now I'm back to hand mixing/kneading... which isn't easy with post-lyme hands.]
Vanilla Beans: There is free shipping at Olive Nation right now (today only) and you can get a code for an additional 10% off here (don't know how long that will last). This is a link about storing and reconstituting vanilla beans. I have mine wrapped in a cloth that has been soaked in rum. That's in a baggie in the cupboard. Unfortunately, I stored them over the summer in my mom's fridge and they dried out some so this article was helpful:
This week's menu gottatry ideas:
Cornmeal/ground meat fritters (I have 1/4 lb pre-cooked ground venison in the freezer that would make this an easy lunch to make and would make 1/2 batch):
For Sunday, maybe... cream cheese pastry (note: need to make/buy 1 package cream cheese and soak dough overnight; could make a tiny 1/2 batch):
More Gottatries (I'm TRYING to only make a few new recipes a week or I get carried away!):
Sloppy Joes in cornbread muffins (spoon cornbread mix 1/2 full in muffin tin and add 1 teaspoon (recipe says 1 tablespoon) sloppy joe mixture on top. Bake 400F 20 minutes):
I have more gottatries but I'll post those separately.
I looked through some recipes for automatic dishwashing soap and found this one that uses things I have. I'm going to try the first one listed with 1/2 C castille soap, 1/2 C water, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 3 drops tea tree oil, 1/4 cup white vinegar. My only question is whether the fresh lemon juice (as opposed to lemon extract, lemon oil, or maybe a lemon vinegar) would make it not last as long. I may take my 1/4 vinegar and soak lemon peel in it like I do to make lemon oil/vinegar cleaner; and then use that in the above recipe. I can't wait to try this. I've been using just a little squirt of regular dish soap (Dishmate) in the dishwasher and so far I haven't had a problem.
What's LYME Green?
~ Here is a video report of Babesiosis and Lyme in Australia (I was infected with Lyme Disease, Babesia, Erlichia, AND Bartonella. Yes, by God's grace I made it through... still recovery-bound though!):
~ "It's so much more than Lyme Disease" - A conference in San Diego on May 6th.
Dr. Horowitz will talk and this is from the event post:
"He has coined the term MCIDS, or Multiple Chronic Infectious Disease Syndrome, to describe chronic Lyme disease, because of all the different factors that can be involved. Learn from Dr. Horowitz and other Lyme specialists how the combination of Lyme, coinfections, biotoxins, food allergies and other conditions can make it harder for you to get well–and what you can do about it."
You can see the flyer and get more info to register here:
~ "Freak In" (as opposed to a 'freak out'): We found 3 ticks INSIDE the house recently. [insert silent internal scream here]. It's been such a mild winter and we've had a lot of rain - plus all of the neighborhood dogs come right up to our house to mark every single day (grrr!!) and coyotes traipse through our yard at night. After freaking in so as not to overly alarm the children by freaking out I did the following:
- Spread sulphur around the entire perimeter of the house (including the garage). I spread from the wall out to about 2 feet. I used the pellets and found it at a native plants nursery. This is totally safe, organic, and non-toxic. However, it only makes a repellent barrier and does not kill them.
- Sprinkled diatomaceous earth (DE) around the back door area and made a "moat" around the couch since all three were in that vicinity. This is totally organic and non-toxic. This will kill them but I only sprinkled over a small area. I also sprinkled it between the cushions and the base of the couch. I'd like to spread more but there never seems to be a good time. I'll probably just spread it around the living room overnight and then vacuum the next morning when the family is up so that the kids are not around it.
- Put totally non-organic and potentially toxic, although commonly used, flea/tick oil on my dog (Sorry, Bamboo!!)
- Got some of the same yucky stuff for our new puppy from the vet for when she is old enough. The ticks showed up right after we got her but I think it's coincidence. I don't like toxics for dogs either but when Lyme has taken such a toll on your family indirectly from your illness (not to mention the personal pain and suffering!), protecting your children from getting it comes first for me.
- Got some organic essential oil-based spray from that native plant nursery for the dc's bedrooms. Here are some organic tick sprays.
- Called dh and asked him to pick up some conventional bug killer for around the outside of the windows and door frames.
- Since I have been sleeping on said couch to get up with said puppy I put on some organic bug repellent by Tropical Traditions that I had on hand before going to sleep at night.
- And last but not least I scratched and itched and imagined that I had ticks all over me for about a week!
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SEATTLE - Are Seattle police officers using excessive force? It was a question brought up by the Department of Justice several years ago. Now the FBI is looking into the issue, after a forceful arrest is caught on camera.
“I’m not resisting!”
The cell phone video is shaky, and it’s hard to see what’s going on. But you can hear 18 year old David Pontecorvo plead with Seattle police officers, as he’s being arrested after a noise complaint at his West Seattle home in September 2012.
Linda Anton lived next door to Pontecorvo at the time. She says she saw police officers grab him and pull him down the stairs.
“I said hey wait, I know this guy. He's ok, he's a nice guy. They said stand back. And I thought gosh do I need to call the police on the police?”
Pontecorvo’s attorney says the officers broke his client’s nose and cheekbones, when they hit them with fists and a flashlight.
“It was quite a thrashing, for no reason,” says Dan Fjelstad.
“They just kept tackling him and throwing him on the floor,” adds Anton. “Then they dragged him to the police car. There was a trail of blood from the grass all the way to the police car.”
Pontecorvo, who’s now in Germany for a study abroad program, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. Last month the city settled that case, and the FBI learned more about what had happened. They have now opened a Full Civil Rights Color of Law investigation to determine if officers were appropriate with their use of force. Pontecorvo’s attorney says he never expected that.
“Three years after the fact, it surprises me somewhat that the FBI gets involved. I'm pleased that they are.”
He hopes the officers involved are held accountable for their actions. Anton agrees.
“It’s a pretty simple thing,” she says. “The police officers beat him up, they didn't have to.”
The Seattle Police Department released the following statement to Q13 News.
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The Cucapá means the “river people,” so aptly named as this indigenous tribe lives on the Colorado River Delta. However, currently this name is more ironic than it is accurate: aggressive use of the river upstream causes the Colorado to run dry by the time it reaches the Gulf of California. Once a flourishing region of up to 5,000 Cucapá members, the numbers have dwindled to a mere 300, with the younger generation leaving the village to find jobs elsewhere. Additional political moves have worked against the tribe, causing displacement and loss of water rights. But while the river has dried up, the passion and culture of the Cucapá has not. Elders of the community still remember the roaring Colorado, rich in fishing and spirit. The water has come and gone, but the elders continue to educate the next generation and fight for their rights.
It’s no surprise that water is the minimum requirement for life, but as the Colorado River dries up, the culture and economy of the Cucapá is also at risk. Fishing is traditionally done by hand with woven baskets and is the primary source of food and economy of the settlement. The river feeds life into their culture, as the Cucapá’s history, festivals, and identity revolve around the river. Without the river bringing floods and nutrients, the fisheries such as the Gulf corvina and totoaba declined, as did the Cucapá people. In addition, the 1993 designation of the Colorado River Delta Biosphere brought strict restrictions to fishing without regarding indigenous people, including the Cucapá. However, through international collaborations and social movements, temporary pulses of water rushed through the Colorado delta in 2014, reviving the ecosystem, community, and political fight of the Cucapá.
While politics played a heavy hand in the displacement of the Cucapá, it has also brought promise for a returning river. Collaborations between American and Mexican scientists have fought for delta restoration--not just for the environment, but for the people as well. Researchers are analyzing the results of the 2014 release of water, and future river runs are being discussed among officials. This data is utilized not just for scientific endeavors and fisheries management, but also plays a prominent role in the legal battle for the Cucapá’s rights. Though the delta has drastically changed from a wetland to farmland, the Cucapá continue to fight for the survival of the ecosystem and their culture. | <urn:uuid:64269fd7-8da2-4f2e-86f1-25b1e430fc69> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://octavioaburto.com/cucapa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.961781 | 518 | 3.90625 | 4 |
The main difference between quilt and comforter is that quilts are thinner and cooler, whereas comforters are thicker and warmer.
Both quilts and comforters can act as the top cover of your bed. Both these covers typically have three layers with a filling in the middle. Most people use these two names interchangeably, but they are not synonyms. There are differences between the two based on their thickness and appearance.
Key Areas Covered
What is a Quilt
A quilt is a bed cover with two to three layers. The number of layers in a quilt would actually depend on the climate during which you are going to use it. Traditionally, quilts have three layers: the top layer, the batting layer, and the bottom layer. In a classic quilt, the top layer has different pieces of fabric sewn together in a complex design. However, most modern quilts are made by machines and contain simple, monochromatic designs. Quilts with three layers have a batting laying, which serves as the insulation part of the quilt. This batting layer makes the body feel warm. This inner batting typically uses materials like down, wool, polyester, and cotton fibers. The bottom layer of quilts is usually a single piece of fabric and does not look like the top layer. All of these layers are stitched or quilted together.
Quilts with only two layers are for use during ordinary or hot summer days, while quilts with three layers are ideal for cold weather. We mainly use quilts as bed toppers as well as decorative elements. They tend to be thinner and cooler and are ideal for warm weather.
What is a Comforter
A comforter is a thick and fluffy piece of bedding you can use as the top covering on your bed. It’s a one-piece of bedding that can be used right out of the packaging, even without any cover. It is usually covered in fashion fabric and filled with feathers, down or synthetic fibers.
Comforters usually come as bedding sets or bed-in-a-bag sets with other coordinating pieces such as pillow shams and sheets, all of them in the same bed size. Comforters are usually larger than the bed and hang down the sides of the bed. You can use sheets or additional thin blankets under them, but you shouldn’t use anything to cover it or any additional accessories.
Comforters are usually not difficult to clean or wash. You can either hang them dry or use a machine dryer on a low and gentle setting.
Difference Between Quilt and Comforter
A quilt is a decorative bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding and stitched together, while a comforter is a fluffy, thick, decorative coverlet used as the top covering on the bed.
A quilt can act as a bed topper and a decorative element, whereas a comforter usually acts as a comforter.
Quilts are thinner and cooler whereas comforters are thicker and fluffier.
Appearance of the Top Layer
The top layer of a classic quilt is stitched together to form a complex design, while the top layer of a comforter is usually a one-piece fabric.
Quilts are better for warmer weather whereas comforters are better for cooler weather.
The filling of quilts may contain materials like cotton, wool, and polyester, whereas the filling of comforters may contain down, cotton fibers, etc.
The main difference between quilt and comforter is that quilts are thinner and cooler, whereas comforters are thicker and warmer. Classic quilts tend to have colorful and complex designs, while comforters are usually plain and have solid-color designs.
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5 Subtle Secrets Of Effective Leaders
Being a great leader may not be something most developers would immediately identify with. To many, it conjures up a grandiose mental image with a podium and speeches.
Yet take Seth Godin’s definition of Leadership:
“The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow”
Suddenly Leadership seems far more accessible; it seems like something everyone can do! Leadership is not just reserved for those who are given authority, like the CEO, the CTO, or the founder of a company.
Leadership could be the missing piece that enables a big step in your career or it could be the tool needed to solve that big pervasive issue in your codebase.
While we may like the thought of being a great leader, what leaders do in order to achieve their influence and respect is more subtle than it may seem on the surface. Great leaders have subtle habits and behaviors that they weave into their everyday interactions and relationships.
Okay, but I'm a Coder; Why Do I Need to Lead?
Leadership happens at all levels. It’s not just CTOs and founders who can lead. Leadership can come from any level of the organizational tree. Since most developers are at the beating heart of operations, they have great opportunities to notice efficiencies and lead the way on innovations.
Leadership sets you apart. The “I’m just a developer” mentality has the propensity to significantly hold back a career. An individual who is both technically proficient and also adept in the skills of leadership will stand out significantly.
You can lead AND continue coding. Becoming a leader doesn’t mean giving up your day job as a developer. A leader is someone with an idea who’s daring enough to paint a vision and relentlessly pursue it. You can even lead your team towards a technical vision that connects you more deeply with the development job you love, as opposed to tearing you away from it.
Leadership is timeless. Your ability to code in Java, C++, or Ruby might fade with time or as the languages, platforms, or demands change. However, the ability to lead a team to success is timeless and will always be in demand.
Leadership takes time. Building leadership skills takes time. While leading teams may not be high on your priority list right now, in the future it’s quite likely that you’ll find yourself either in a leadership role or wanting one—and it’s a good idea to be prepared.
Leadership gives you influence within your team. Got a great idea about how to improve the codebase? Want to move to a new coding language/framework? Got a great idea for a new product? Wonderful! However, the harsh reality is that everyone has ideas. The question is: can you implement them? Leaders are the ones whose ideas are listened to and moved forward.
Rewards come to those who make change. Your title might be “software developer” and it's easy to get caught up in this identity. However, you are more than your title; you were hired to solve problems (admittedly, mostly with code). In order to solve problems, you need to be able to leverage the power and experience of others—this is leadership. When you achieve change and make an impact, you will be rewarded. Don't wait for the change—make it happen.
Heroic software developers are a myth. No software developer ever achieved anything alone. Software development is a team sport. You need to be able to get others around you to support you or the team in order to achieve success. If you can prove you can motivate a team and get them moving, you become invaluable.
There's no such thing as a 10x software developer… but there is a software developer who can 2x their 5 teammates’ skills.
The Not-So-Simple Task of Becoming a Leader
As a junior developer, I made a huge mistake when I first tried to become a leader: I copied others around me. I painfully found out the naivety of my ways and learned that leadership was far more subtle than I had first imagined.
In fact, I learnt the same lesson of leadership in the weight room. I've been in and out of gyms for over seven years, and there's a phenomenon with novices that I see at every gym. Hilariously, they all act the same… everywhere I go.
What did the novices all have in common? They copied and emulated others directly.
Imagine this: You're finishing up your first exercise and step away to move onto your second exercise. As soon as you leave and look over your shoulder, you see some gym novice is behind you copying your every move like a shadow!
When you know very little about a topic, it can seem to make sense to just copy others. But, in my experience, this is a huge mistake.
In gym training, things happen behind the scenes. The advanced gym member might be getting the results you desire by doing things you cannot see.
As a novice, I failed to recognise the following aspects of those who were more advanced in their training:
- They had already strategically analysed their own weaknesses
- They braced their core in a different way
- They were focussed on building “mind-muscle” connection
All of these cannot be visibly observed—they’re subtleties, just like the actions of effective leaders.
When you watch your senior developer or team leader, you might not realise how much ground work they are putting in behind the scenes to support and encourage the team.
A strong senior developer’s ability to get the team moving with the click of their fingers wasn't created overnight—and it's not even about how good they are at coding. Their influence has been crafted over many years and implemented carefully with all the teams that they join.
I made “the copying mistake” in my first leadership roles—I copied how others appeared to lead, creating a style that was inauthentic, robotic, and false. I wasn't observing the subtleties of leadership. I thought it was all:
- Delegating tasks!
- Barking orders!
- Being authoritative!
What was I missing? The simple fact that good leaders are masters in support and persuasion.
Merely observing the actions of a leader only gives you half of the picture.
As a developer, when you want to get your ideas through, you need to be able to understand others, their motivations, and their needs in order to get the movement and change you desire.
The (Subtle) Habits of Leaders
Okay, so you're convinced that becoming a leader could be huge for your career as a software developer, but how do you go about doing it?
1) Leaders Control Their Emotions With Empathy
When we react emotionally to criticism or difficulties, the result can be an unapproachable manner. Leaders need to remain approachable so their teammates feel that they can be open and honest with them; as a leader, you want honest information as opposed to sugar-coated niceties.
In order to achieve this emotional stability, leaders are constantly trying to understand how others feel.
Before reacting to situations, good leaders reflect on:
- Why others feel the way that they feel
- Why others act the way that they act
- Why others say the things that they say
For instance: You might have reviewed another developer’s code and they are upset with your feedback. An emotional, unconsidered response on your part could negatively affect the relationship.
You might think, “But I left those comments because I wanted to help them!”
Despite this thought’s presence, a good leader will take a moment to understand their colleague’s viewpoint and appreciate that criticism is sometimes difficult to take in. With this more empathetic response in mind, you might calmly explain the purpose of requested changes and perhaps even offer to pair program.
2) Leaders Build Personal Relationships
Informal and personal discussions build trust.
Group “team-building” has its place. Good leaders don’t just spend time in group situations but seek to spend quality one-on-one time with their team members. Personal time with individuals affords you a certain opportunity to connect with someone on a more meaningful and personal level, which builds trust between you (Read Never Eat Alone for relationship-building tips).
Pair programming is another great opportunity to build this one-on-one trust. Offer to sit with other team members and help them through their work. Share your knowledge with them. Be patient and understanding.
Coding can be a fairly solitary game. Try to get opportunities to spend a little time with your teammates away from the keyboard. Walk with them to lunch or spark conversations about their weekend before they get their headphones on and dive into their code. These little investments in relationships will pay off in the long run.
3) Leaders Don't Judge
Leaders want calculated risk-takers to work for them—they want those around them to push themselves.
In order to be supportive, leaders don't judge or mock decisions of those around them; doing so erodes their power and influence.
What happens when your teammate accidentally pushes some code where they shouldn't? Do you condemn them? Make a fool of them in public? Or do you help them clean it up in private and maybe even admit how many times you too have made the same mistake?
A little humility goes a long way.
4) Leaders Give Feedback
Leaders put others first.
Leaders provide feedback to their colleagues in a constructive manner to support their growth.They have the best interests of their team at heart.
There are opportunities everywhere as a developer to give feedback: the hardest part is having the courage to say how you feel in a constructive way.
When a team member runs a meeting, a stand-up, a retro, et cetera, take the opportunity to provide insight on what you thought was good and what could be improved.
Remember that intent is at the heart of good feedback—you want the other teammate or developer to know you're providing feedback because you want to help them.
5) Leaders Praise Liberally and Publicly
Leaders are more powerful when they're positive. If you're a person with vibrant energy, you will be missed when you're gone. When you see someone do something remarkable, make a point of highlighting it—and do so publicly.
Praise achieves maximum impact in group situations. Good, public praise builds the confidence of those you are praising and allows others the opportunity to imitate the action in order to achieve the same praise.
Good opportunities for praise include sprint planning sessions, stand-up meetings, and retros.
That's it—some of the more subtle aspects of becoming a leader.
Remember: If you want to become a leader within your team, it doesn’t require grandiose speeches or riding into the office on a horse.
You can invest in yourself as a leader by building these small behavioural habits every day, by spending time consciously self-reflecting, and by reminding yourself of the behaviours you want to exhibit and how you wish to be perceived by your team.
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Ethereum Addresses Hit ATH: Buterin Says Project Will Become “World Computer”
Since its launch, Ethereum has been the favorite of developers because of its combination of features, which serves as a base layer for the creation of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps).
The utility of the Ethereum blockchain has seen developers create over 3,000 dApps and 530 DeFi protocols. Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, believes that as Ethereum’s adoption increases, the project could become a world computer.
Ethereum’s Network Activity Explodes
The growing number of online applications on the Ethereum network has led to a spike in the network’s activity. Ethereum has hit a new milestone, gaining 18.36 million active addresses with non-zero balances in 2021.
In addition, the number of addresses holding at least 0.1 ETH on February 14 hit an all-time high of 6,895,205. The total number of addresses holding Ethereum now stands at 70.4 million.
Since the EIP 1559 upgrade was activated in the London hardfork, there has been a progressive decline in the average gas fees for Ethereum transactions. Gas fees are now 71% cheaper than they were in January.
In an interview with Defiant, Buterin said that Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) and upcoming updates could drive greater adoption and sustainability on the blockchain.
On the Flipside
While Ethereum activity has hit a new high, the number of ETH whale addresses has hit a 4-year low of 6,226, with a decline in the number of active addresses.
Why You Should Care
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The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is committed to promoting access to evidence-based, specialist-level palliative care through innovation, scientific inquiry, quality improvement, and professional education.
Our research, educational, and program initiatives are dedicated to improving the health care of all people with serious chronic illness—and their families. While much of our work is funded by grants from foundations and other organizations, we cannot accomplish our goals without help from people like you. Please make a gift to support our programs, research, and professional education.
The Institute’s research team works to answer important questions about populations with serious chronic illnesses, including studies that lead to a better understanding of:
- Healthcare disparities
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- The use of new nonpharmacologic treatments with great potential to better manage symptoms such as pain and dementia.
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The Institute team manages programs to develop the skills of physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and others. Areas of focus include:
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Juliana Góngora Rojas’ work, Arrullos, is part of rivus the 23rd Sydney Biennale. She has woven a shawl from milk and draped it over an effigy of her grandfather’s crypt. When I wrote this blog post, I hadn’t seen the artwork, it was still caught at customs. But I heard the artist speak, whilst standing in front of the circular arena filled with lime, she had constructed to receive the work. She spoke about how in the culture of Machismo in Columbia, she takes sweet words to traumatic memories to re-remember them with love.
She has been working closely with Indigenous elders and has adopted the indigenous practice of healing – to bring sweet words to psychic wounds. She spoke of the importance of remembering. She spoke to us in a mellifluous Columbian accent, translating her thoughts into English for our benefit – a language that she acknowledged made her feel vulnerable as it is not in her native tongue. Her manner and her words were compelling. I received the offer of her words like a benefaction. The title of her work, Arrullos, translated to English means to coo or a lullaby – I am not sure what is lost or gained in translation. To make the work, she created threads from the unpasteurized milk of free-range cows. Juliana tried, in her prototyping, to make thread from the milk of factory farmed cows but the cow’s sadness alters their milk on a molecular level, and it refuses to be woven, instead it disintegrates. The gentleness, tenacity, and bravery of her understanding of her role as an artist – to contribute gestures that contribute to inter-generational healing remains with me.
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The FANUC Advanced Automation Challenge 2.0 invites all CERT schools to work with local industry to create problem solutions. This challenge provides students the opportunity to improve their STEM skills and become familiar with the advanced manufacturing industry.
This challenge encourages students to work with manufacturers to design a solution or solve a problem using FANUC products or an integrated solution with technology from FANUC, Rockwell, Cisco or Lincoln. Students (aka “Tomorrow’s Innovators”) will have the opportunity to test their STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) skills and critical thinking abilities.
Students will interview a manufacturer to learn about their processes and consider potential opportunities to apply their skills and knowledge. Students will use their school’s robot, CNC, or advanced manufacturing technology to develop/design a workable solution and provide a demonstration.
Creativity is encouraged - students decide how simple or complex their solution is.
The goal of this open-ended challenge is to change the perception of what todays advanced manufacturers looks like and introduce manufacturers to Tomorrow’s Innovators. This challenge will prepare them for exciting STEM career opportunities, develop their problem-solving skills, and introduce them to real-world advanced manufacturing applications.
Manufacturers need a workforce that is prepared to work in the new, Smart Factories of Industry 4.0. FANUC, together with Rockwell Automation, Cisco Systems, and Lincoln Electric, are committed to supporting education programs that serve the needs of the advanced manufacturing industry.
Awards will include a FANUC Robot, a FANUC CNC Simulator, a Rockwell PLC/HMI package, FANUC Simulation software, and technology from Cisco and Lincoln, representing over $100,000 investment in STEM education programs.
If you have a FANUC CERT program, you already know the benefits of adding robotics to your training programs. With FANUC America's educational products, students can learn to utilize the latest automation technology in robots, CNC, ROBODRILL, and integrated solutions while applying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills. Some of the successful approaches used by educational institutions are:
Are you getting the most out of your robotics program? Maximize your program with one or more of the following tools:
These are just a few of the options available for FANUC CERT training programs. Let us help you customize and enhance your program, while improving student outcomes. Contact Moss today for competitive pricing.
Finding the right career fit is a challenge most students face and when asked what they want to do professionally when they graduate, the choices can be overwhelming. As a way to ease the transition for students making strides to their prospective career pathway, CEV Multimedia announces the addition of the Career Cluster Interest Inventory (CCII) tool to its comprehensive iCEV platform.
The CCII provides assistance to students from eighth grade to higher education during the critical steps of education and career planning. A student completes the interest inventory within a 15- to 20-minute time period and receives information on a career cluster that best fits the student’s interests and skills. Career clusters, 16 groupings of related occupations developed by the U.S. Department of Education, provide essential knowledge and skills to guide in developing programs of study to bridge secondary and postsecondary curriculum. The clusters also assist in creating individual student plans of study for a complete range of career options.
"This is an important addition to the CTE curriculum offered through iCEV that will assist students and educators alike in studying and exploring various career paths by identifying an interest pattern based on responses of career and activity related questions," said Dusty Moore, iCEV President. "Additionally, schools value survey tools to gain an understanding of the courses they need to offer to meet their students' needs and career aspirations."
Upon completing the inventory and being matched with a cluster, students are guided to post-secondary information and specific occupations. CCII complements the current iCEV career curriculum nicely as it allows a student to complete the interest inventory, identify their top cluster choices, then dive into the curriculum to watch videos, listen to industry experts via career interviews and complete projects to provide a better understanding of the clusters. After completing the study, students take a post-evaluation survey to see how their work impacted their original decisions.
"The Career Cluster Interest Inventory enriches what we can offer to iCEV users and better connects them to the best education path leading towards their career choice," Moore said. "Students are able to look for general information on their career interests, as well as seek specific career titles, the credentials needed and college majors."
Developed by CEV Multimedia, iCEV offers practical, interactive learning with professional demonstrations to prepare students for postsecondary education and high-skill, high-demand careers. Educators can quickly monitor, track and engage students directly through the platform’s interactive lessons. Through iCEV, students can also enhance their career training with industry-backed certifications.
Iowa State University recently unveiled its new metal 3D printer, a ProX 300 from 3D Systems, to the world. Since then, many people are learning about the advantages of adopting metal 3D printing as part of the design and manufacturing process.
Iowa State has opened its doors and invited people to learn with them as they navigate this new technology. “We’re doing a lot of this research that no one can do at this point because the technology’s not out there yet,” said Dakota Morgan, a graduate student researcher.
6 Ways ISU’s Metal 3D Printer is Transforming Manufacturing
Learn more about the ProX 300 at Iowa State University:
It’s 2015 – the “future” that Back to the Future dreamed about almost 30 years ago. While we don’t have hover boards or self-lacing tennis shoes, we have made some important advances – especially in the classroom. No class has changed more over the last 30 years than Career and Technical Education.
In 1985, Career and Technical Education would have been known as “wood shop” or “metals” or “shop class.” In 2015, CTE classrooms have taken a decidedly different spin – and are a vital part of today’s education. So, what will CTE education look like in the next 30 years?
Emphasis on Technology
In the next 30 years, CTE will rely more heavily on technology – whether computer coding, robotics, or drafting work, technology will play a significant role in technical education. Hands on will always be important, but the way we deliver hands on education are changing today. In 30 years, we will rely more on 3D virtual reality for our education, where students will be able to learn a wider variety of subjects with a single piece of technology. (The future is closer than we think - check out zSpace for next level technology!)
In the next 30 years, 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) will be more prominent when designing and developing new models. Students will be familiar with computer design, and have a greater understanding of how math and visual design work together in the design process. Educators will place a greater emphasis on building knowledge and skills early. In the future, math skills will not only be taught in math class, but taught in the CTE wing as well. As a result, students will have a greater understanding of the hands on applications of math (and other STEM subjects).
A Greater Umbrella
Gone are the days when “CTE” refers only to wood shop. As Career and Technical Education transforms, so do the classes in the CTE wing: CTE can refer to computer programming, to welding, to Business and Marketing, Family and Consumer Science, or Renewable Energy education. In the future, CTE will take on a greater emphasis in career planning and education, making education more customized and efficient for all students. Many schools are already encouraging students to take classes in the CTE wing because it encourages K-12 students to prepare for careers after high school.
Through the Test of Time
Some technologies are tried and true – and the skills will always be relevant. Skills like welding, laser cutting and engraving, and industrial certification training will stand the test of time. These skills will remain relevant, even though techniques will evolve as the need for these skills changes.
Do you need help bringing your CTE programs into the future? Are you looking for ideas to bring your current program into the 21st Century? Our Secondary Education Specialist is here to help – Contact Dan Sorenson for tools and ideas.
“You go into high school and everyone is talking to you about, well, you have got to go to college to be successful and you have to go to a four-year university, you will be nothing without a bachelor’s degree. It really puts so much pressure on your shoulders to do well at everything you do. And in high school, that was a really hard thing to deal with.” - Keihen Kitchen, student
Like many students, Kitchen was looking for real, hands-on career opportunities. She was encouraged to attend a four-year university when a two-year technical school gave her the opportunities and the skills she needed for success in the engineering field.
She found an ideal program for her needs at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, a school that uses Amatrol to teach industry-ready skills. They work closely with the local industries when developing coursework, and turned to Amatrol for the programs that aligned with the needs of the local workforce. Students like Kitchen are benefiting from being job ready with a two-year degree.
Community Colleges and Technical Schools are filling an important niche in today’s workforce by offering targeted skills training programs that align with local business need. It’s a win-win for students and local industry alike. When the right curriculum is in place, whether welding programs, skills training or otherwise, students join the workforce prepared for the local job market. Students know they have stackable credentials, and employers can feel confident in the knowledge base of their new hires.
Remind students that there are many paths to success. Read the full transcript of the program here:
Your students have something to say about the direction their education is taking. Believe it – more students are taking an active role in crafting the direction of their training opportunities. Your students want to tell you a few things about the curriculum you choose.
In this fast-paced, high-tech, consumer-driven world, students want to know that what they are learning today will be relevant in the real world. They also care about HOW they learn, and how you could make it better for them. (Here’s a hint: they prefer simulators in most situations!) Here are the top six things they have to say:
“We learn just as effectively on a simulator as we do on the real thing.”
Many educators worry that simulators aren’t life-like, and won’t provide adequate training for real situations. However, simulators have taken a page from the gaming industry and have built better graphics into modern-day simulators, making the simulations more true and engaging than ever before. Need proof? Check out the simulation on SimLog’s Forklift series here.
“We need your feedback more than ever.”
Whether you are using a welding simulator, a heavy equipment simulator, or something to teach pneumatics, simulation can play a key role in the education process. As an educator, you can identify specific opportunities for improvement at the spot where the student missed the target. Often, you can download a record of the simulation and coach directly to a student’s need.
“We will be more engaged with the use of technology.”
Integrating technology into the classroom drives engagement. Students today have grown up with laptops, smart phones, and mobile devices. They learn through the use of technology – classrooms are adapting to suit the way students learn benefits the student’s final outcomes.
“The same tool can be used with multiple students.”
Every educator is looking for a cost-effective way to replicate the same education from student to student. Furnishing each student with one-and-done supplies gets costly, and takes up storage space that a lot of schools don’t have. Tools like zSpace and CyberScience allow you to replicate the same dissection for multiple students – without sourcing dissection materials for each student.
“We still get the hands on experience.”
Many schools are afraid that the hands on experience will be lost with simulation software. However, the opposite is the case – when a school uses simulation software to teach the fundamentals, they can provide a much more meaningful experience for students who pursue advanced coursework.
“We get it – budgets are tight.”
Simulators are cost-effective – meaning that they can produce results with a much price tag. Students pursuing a variety of subject matters, though, can benefit from cost-effective simulation. From science to heavy machinery, there are simulators appropriate for the inquiring student, and can positively affect student outcomes. Simulators provide a more cost-effective, more sustainable alternative to the old methods.
Ready to investigate? Check out Moss' cost-effective simulation options:
Have you used simulation in your classroom? Tell us about it in the comments section!
Entering its second century, the welding profession is maturing, with many employers requiring more exposure to robotic automation, advanced equipment, exotic materials, specialized code certification, theory, welding procedure specifications and more. With advances and specialization, there is a growing need for welders who understand more than how to hold a torch and join metal.
As a result, public, private and skilled trade schools at every level are developing new education programs to designed to deliver the workforce industry is demanding today to remain globally competitive. In parallel, the need for skilled welding instructors and appropriate curriculum is growing as workforce development partnerships take hold and federal and state grant funds become available.
7 Essential Components of a Successful Welding Program
1. Curriculum – A well-designed welding program will include curriculum that covers technique, industry trends, and introductions to the different areas of welding.
2. Training Equipment – welding is a hands-on course, so real world training opportunities are a must. Training equipment should include an introduction to ARC welding, TIG welding, MIG welding, and FCAW welding.
3. Welding Safety -- For an ARC welder, safety practices and personal protective equipment, when used properly, protect against potential hazards. A robust training program will inform and remind students about safe shop welding practices.
4. Hands-On Practice – Many welding programs teach with a mix of virtual and hands-on training. Welding simulators, like the RealWeld Trainer will teach essential skills in a controlled environment, while Robotic Education Cell 2.0 will educate students on robotics in welding.
5. Apprenticeship Opportunities – Different techniques widely vary in the field. Pairing an inexperienced welder with a more seasoned professional will allow students to gain industry knowledge while working toward certification. Apprenticeships often set up long-standing mentor relationships.
6. Certification – industry recognized credentials, like certifications offered by Lincoln Electric, will add credibility to students as they enter the workforce.
7. Career Connections – According to Chron, welders have a strong career outlook in the coming years, anticipating 15% growth in the field. Welding programs should have strong ties to the local workforce and supply a steady stream of qualified labor to local employers.
Welding programs are a significant part of Career and Technical Education. Need help assessing your program? Contact Moss for a free consultation or to set up a live demonstration*.
*Demonstrations available in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota.
“Consider the reality of today’s job market. We have a massive skills gap. Even with record unemployment, millions of skilled jobs are unfilled because no one is trained or willing to do them.” -Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe definitely has a point. There are a lot of misconceptions about skilled labor today – that it’s a career consolation prize or for people not right for college. It’s time to debunk those myths, and help students understand that skills trades are valuable and necessary in today’s world. At Moss, we’re here to help you debunk some of the myths for your students (and clear up a few myths you may have).
Myth #1 – Students are Not Enrolling in CTE Programs
From 3D Printing to Mechatronics to Hydraulics and Pneumatics programs, career and technical educational positions are in high demand. Whether students are learning skills in a high school CTE program, transitioning to college coursework, or are workers looking for more advanced skills to further their careers, skilled trades are in high demand, especially in the heartland where manufacturing drives the workforce.
Myth #2 – Skilled Labor jobs = Factory Work
Skilled labor can mean factory work, yes, but the skills needed to excel in these positions are also required for work in agriculture, aerospace, civil engineering, mechanical drafting, medical technicians, nuclear technicians, robotics engineers and many more. With the right training and skill set, a technical degree can definitely take students off the factory floor.
Myth #3 – Students can’t make a living with Skilled Lab positions
Contrary to popular belief, skilled labor positions are some of the most high-paying entry-level positions today. People with the right skills are in high demand and can command an impressive starting salary upon graduation. Take a look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook for the following positions, or search a field of study here.
Environmental Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Myth #4 – All Skilled Labor Jobs are the Same
Skilled labor positions range from construction workers, plumbers, and electricians to robotics operators, mechatronics operators to engineers. Skilled labor is an umbrella term that blankets a very broad field. The variety of work is endless; and the skills are transferable. For example, a wind energy technician has mastered skills in hydraulics and pneumatics, and can turn around and use those skills in construction, agriculture, machine tools, wood processing, offshore, or aerospace fields (to name a few). A student can create their own path once they have mastered these 21st century skills.
Myth #5 – Once a Student Learns a Skill, they are “Stuck” for the Rest of their Careers
When a student learns a skill set, there is a lot of mobility to apply those skills to other fields as the need arises. In the case of the wind energy technician, above, a student has almost endless opportunities for high-paying positions in a variety of fields.
Myth #6 – Skilled Labor Programs are Expensive for the College and the Student
Though some programs require a greater initial investment, high schools and colleges can provide programs that are low-cost and highly effective. From Forklift Operation to pneumatics training, simulation programs provide an affordable alternative to other training programs. When looking for new classroom tools and curriculum, it’s helpful to look for certification programs that offer certifications so you can rest assured that your students are learning the right job-ready skills.
Do you offer the right curriculum to help your students succeed? Take this 6 Question Quiz to find out:
How does your program stack up? Let us know in the comments section!
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When it comes to building a shed, choosing where to put it can be just as important as what you choose to build it from.
And getting this part of the process wrong can lead to some serious headaches down the road.
How Close Can You Have A Shed To Your House?
Most authorities and insurance companies require sheds without power and water hook up to be at least 40 feet away from any other structure, including your home.
But local regulations can vary a lot so it is always best to thoroughly check out your local authority what you can and cannot do.
One of the main reasons for a 40 feet distance between structures is Incase of a fire, the fire department has enough space to safely work around structures on your property.
There are also concerns about the weight and build-up of snow on roofs between structures built very close together.
When checking building regulations, you’ll probably find that no two jurisdictions are the same.
Some authorities require that you have any two structures a minimum distance from each other, a minimum distance from your side property line, and a minimum from your backline.
Some also state that the size of your m shed can only be a certain percentage of the total size of your lot or home’s total floor space.
Sheds with power and water can sometimes be placed closer, though.
It’s extremely important that you fully check everything out at a local level so you know exactly what you can and can’t do regarding the building of your shed.
To find out more about where to place your shed in comparison to your house, as well as other items on your property, keep reading.
This article tells you everything you need to know about properly placing your shed in your yard.
Related Article: Can I Build A Shed Next To My Neighbor’s Fence?
What Should The Minimum Distance Be Between Your Shed And House?
Many factors impact the minimum distance that should be maintained between your shed and home.
Generally speaking, many local authorities and insurance companies require sheds to be placed 40 feet away from homes, specifically if they do not have electricity or water.
Of course, other factors can impact the minimum distance.
Read Your Limitations
The first step to determine the minimum distance between your shed and home is to read your limitations based on the area you live in.
Certain cities require you to get permits, as well as place the shed a certain distance from your home.
You can contact your local government to find out your limitations.
Talk To Your HOA
In addition to local governances, you need to talk to your Homeowners Association (HOA) if you have one.
Some Homeowners Associations have limitations on where sheds should be placed.
Most placements have to do with the shed’s proximity to other property lines, but it could also relate to where the shed is placed in proximity to your home.
What Can Happen If You Place A Shed Too Close To Your Home?
You might be thinking, “What’s the big fuss?
Why do I have to place my shed 40 feet away from my home?”
Well, the answer is rather simple.
You can get fined, sued, or experience unsafe situations if you place a shed too close to your home.
Let’s look at each of these drawbacks in more detail.
If your local community has limitations on the proximity between a shed and your house, you could get fined if you do not abide by the laws.
The last thing you want is to get repeatedly fined by the city simply because you placed the shed a couple of feet too close to your home.
And costs will further pile up if you have to take your shed down and rebuild it.
Similarly, you can get sued by your neighbors if the placement of your shed does not abide by the Homeowners Association’s stipulations.
The point of these stipulations is to increase the property value of all the homes.
If your shed is too close, your neighbors can sue for damaging the property value.
Your neighbors probably won’t be too happy about double standards either.
If they have to abide by certain rules and laws they will expect you to have to do the same.
One of the more dangerous drawbacks of placing a shed too close to your home is that it can lead to fires and other dangerous situations.
Because sheds tend to house tools that may contain fuel and other dangerous items, it’s best to place the shed away from your home in the case of a worst-case scenario.
In addition to keeping your shed about 40 feet away from your house, you also need to keep it between 10 and 15 feet away from your property line.
The exact distance will depend on your local authorities and Homeowners Association.
Check with both to ensure that the shed is placed correctly in proximity to the property lines.
Damp, Mold, And Rot
If you place your shed close to your house, and water runs off your house onto your shed every time it rains, it will cause your shed to rot a lot faster.
To ensure that your shed is placed correctly, you should shoot to place it about 40 feet away from your home.
This distance abides by most municipalities and Homeowners Associations, as well as keeps your home safe in the case that something should go wrong.
Of course, always check with your local ordinances and Homeowners Association before installing the shed.
Every area has different stipulations.
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Miscarriage is an incredibly hard experience that many couples to go through. It affects 15-20% of all women who successfully conceive. Most often, the causes of miscarriage are out of your control, but many couples ask “What can I do to help decrease the risk of another miscarriage?”. This post will discuss some dietary changes you can make to reduce your risk.
What are some steps I can take?
One of the best ways to reduce your risk of miscarriage is to optimise your weight. Excess weight has been linked to an increased likelihood of miscarriage. By optimising your weight before pregnancy, this can reduce the chance of damage to your eggs and their genetic material. Healthy eggs improves your chance of a healthy embryo, and consequently, a healthy baby.
Our body needs a range of nutrients to assist with your baby’s growth and development. One of the most talked about nutrients that is essential for fertility and pregnancy is folate. You may have read that folate is essential for developing your baby’s neural tube (brain and spinal cord). But did you also know that it is also important for reducing miscarriage risk? Some women have higher folate requirements, so check with your dietitian about what folic acid supplements you need to meet your personalised requirements.
Another key nutrient for preventing miscarriage is niacin, or vitamin B3. Recent studies suggest that adequate niacin can significantly reduce miscarriage risk. Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin and so foods rich in niacin need to be consumed on a daily basis. It is also particularly important that you check whether or not you are meeting your requirements if you follow a vegan diet, have gastrointestinal conditions or severe morning sickness.
Dietary strategies to reduce your risk.
The following strategies may be helpful in reducing miscarriage risk:
- Having a diet rich in fruits and green vegetables, such as broccoli and leafy greens
- Ensuring that you meet your daily requirements of dairy, such as milk and cheese
- Mushrooms, green peas, and brown rice are all rich sources of niacin, so aim to include these foods in your diet
- Limiting your intake of foods high in saturated fat, – steering clear of fried foods and baked goods will assist with this.
- Avoiding alcohol, raw meats, sashimi, and soft cheeses is also recommended.
Want more advice?
Consuming a well-balanced diet is advised, but for more information on reducing your risk of miscarriage, visit Nourish with Melanie and check out ‘How can I decrease miscarriage risk?’
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The Great Falls of the Missouri
The Great Falls of the Missouri, located in the middle of the state of Montana, could have been a spectacular site in the United States. However, it was deemed necessary to dam the falls at the turn of the century to fuel man’s desire for electricity. The Great Falls in reality are a series of 6 major falls separated by a couple of smaller river shelves. The first waterfall to be encountered from downstream is the Great Falls, named Ryan Falls by Lewis and Clark. Presently it is refereed to as Ryan Dam and has a beautiful day picnic area.
The large falls of the Great Falls of the Missouri, now Ryan dam.
A short distance upstream is Marony Dam, followed by Cochran Dam. Several miles farther upstream is Crooked Falls, the only open falls that are not dammed. Less than a mile upstream is Rainbow Dam, which Meriwether Lewis said was straight as a razor. Near Rainbow is the Giant Springs, the largest natural spring in the United States and also the Roe River, the shortest river in the world. The Springs features a beautiful day area and fish hatchery. This also is the future home of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Finally, the last falls, Black Eagle Dam, stretches across the river in the town of Great Falls. (Some great surfing is just below the dam.)
The river between the falls.
Great Falls started out just like any other small western town, but at the turn of the century, the Anaconda Company built a smelter just north of Black Eagle Falls. On that hill resides for many years “the Big Stack”, being the second or third largest smoke stack in the world, it was demolished in 1984. Great Falls is also the home to famous western artist, Charles M. Russell.
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James Brown, known for his ability to “scream” on key and to blend multiple vocal styles together, was one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. Brown also broke new ground with his landmark “live and in concert” album Live at the Apollo (1963), which stayed on the charts for 66 weeks.
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James Brown was born on May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina.
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James Brown had an extensive array of nicknames, including “Soul Brother Number One, ”The Godfather of Soul,” and “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.”
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James Brown was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 1992, and was a 2003 recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.
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James Brown, (born May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 25, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia), American singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer, who was one of the most important and influential entertainers in 20th-century popular music and whose remarkable achievements earned him the sobriquet “the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.”
Brown was raised mainly in Augusta, Georgia, by his great-aunt, who took him in at about the age of five when his parents divorced. Growing up in the segregated South during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Brown was so impoverished that he was sent home from grade school for “insufficient clothes,” an experience that he never forgot and that perhaps explains his penchant as an adult for wearing ermine coats, velour jumpsuits, elaborate capes, and conspicuous gold jewelry. Neighbours taught him how to play drums, piano, and guitar, and he learned about gospelmusic in churches and at tent revivals, where preachers would scream, yell, stomp their feet, and fall to their knees during sermons to provoke responses from the congregation. Brown sang for his classmates and competed in local talent shows but initially thought more about a career in baseball or boxing than in music.
At age 15 Brown and some companions were arrested while breaking into cars. He was sentenced to 8 to 16 years of incarceration but was released after 3 years for good behaviour. While at the Alto Reform School, he formed a gospel group. Subsequently secularized and renamed the Flames (later the Famous Flames), it soon attracted the attention of rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll shouter Little Richard, whose manager helped promote the group. Intrigued by their demo record, Ralph Bass, the artists-and-repertoire man for the King label, brought the group to Cincinnati, Ohio, to record for King Record’s subsidiary Federal. The label’s owner, Syd Nathan, hated Brown’s first recording, “Please, Please, Please” (1956), but the record eventually sold three million copies and launched Brown’s extraordinary career. Along with placing nearly 100 singles and almost 50 albums on the best-seller charts, Brown broke new ground with two of the first successful “live and in concert” albums—his landmark Live at the Apollo (1963), which stayed on the charts for 66 weeks, and his 1964 follow-up, Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal, which charted for 22 weeks.
During the 1960s Brown was known as “Soul Brother Number One.” His hit recordings of that decade have often been associated with the emergence of the Black Arts and black nationalist movements, especially the songs “Say It Loud—I’m Black and I’m Proud” (1968), “Don’t Be a Drop-Out” (1966), and “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothin’ (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself)” (1969). Politicians recruited him to help calm cities struck by civil insurrection and avidly courted his endorsement. In the 1970s Brown became “the Godfather of Soul,” and his hit songs stimulated several dance crazes and were featured on the sound tracks of a number of “blaxploitation” films (sensational, low-budget, action-oriented motion pictures with African American protagonists). When hip-hop emerged as a viable commercial music in the 1980s, Brown’s songs again assumed centre stage as hip-hop disc jockeys frequently incorporated samples (audio snippets) from his records. He also appeared in several motion pictures, including The Blues Brothers (1980) and Rocky IV (1985), and attained global status as a celebrity, especially in Africa, where his tours attracted enormous crowds and generated a broad range of new musical fusions. Yet Brown’s life continued to be marked by difficulties, including the tragic death of his third wife, charges of drug use, and a period of imprisonment for a 1988 high-speed highway chase in which he tried to escape pursuing police officers.
Brown’s uncanny ability to “scream” on key, to sing soulful slow ballads as well as electrifying up-tempo tunes, to plumb the rhythmic possibilities of the human voice and instrumental accompaniment, and to blend blues, gospel, jazz, and country vocal styles together made him one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. His extraordinary dance routines featuring deft deployment of microphones and articles of clothing as props, acrobatic leaps, full-impact knee landings, complex rhythmic patterns, dazzling footwork, dramatic entrances, and melodramatic exits redefined public performance within popular music and inspired generations of imitators (not least Michael Jackson). His careful attention to every aspect of his shows, from arranging songs to supervising sidemen, from negotiating performance fees to selecting costumes, guaranteed his audiences a uniformly high level of professionalism every night and established a precedent in artistic autonomy. In the course of an extremely successful commercial career, Brown’s name was associated with an extraordinary number and range of memorable songs, distinctive dance steps, formative fashion trends, and even significant social issues. A skilled dancer and singer with an extraordinary sense of timing, Brown played a major role in bringing rhythm to the foreground of popular music. In addition to providing melody and embellishment, the horn players in his bands functioned as a rhythm section (they had to think like drummers), and musicians associated with him (Jimmy Nolan, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker) have played an important role in creating the core vocabulary and grammar of funk music.
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Papal contender says issue of women in church 'secondary'
Canadian cardinal weighs in on controversial issues within Catholic Church during CBC exclusive interview
Marc Ouellet, the Canadian cardinal who many believe has a shot at the papacy, says that questions regarding the role of women in the church, gay marriage and abortion are important but "secondary."
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"Obviously these questions are, have their importance, but it is secondary, you know, and it has been always secondary," said Ouellet.
At present, women cannot be ordained, which means they cannot become priests — the first step in becoming the pope.
When specifically asked how far the cardinal would go in letting women be promoted within the church, Ouellet said, "I would not go to ordain ministry, for example, which is always the question that was raised, often, even now."
‘Not easy to move forward’
Therese Koturbash, the international ambassador for womenpriests.org, an organization working towards achieving equality for women in the Catholic Church by using theological and academic arguments, said there are three historical reasons why women are not allowed to be priests.
Women were considered:
- Unclean during menstruation.
- Inferior in every way.
- The source of original sin because of the Book of Genesis’ Adam and Eve story where a snake tricks Eve into eating from the tree of knowledge, which God had forbidden the pair from doing.
Although the cardinal said the church’s current stance toward women "must be kept for the future," he believes there is room for women’s role to grow within the church.
"You have many women working in key positions, even if they are not ordained, but this is open to further development, but we have to go, you know, with the time — and it’s not easy to move forward."
Terence Fay, a Jesuit priest who teaches at the University of Toronto’s school of theology, echoed the cardinal’s sentiments.
"Respecting women and giving them a larger role in the church is very important but, that takes time to move in that direction," said Fay.
He said the pope is the CEO of the largest corporation in the world and, like any administrator moving into a new leadership position, can only move so much on the political spectrum during a term. Making radical changes, such as starting to ordain women, would destroy the pope’s constituency.
"Whereas the Western world may be ready for women clergy and so forth, a lot of the world is just not ready for that yet," said Fay.
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It will be up to 115 cardinals — the pope's most senior advisers — to convene at the Vatican to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI sometime mid-March.
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Published: October 3, 2011
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Though neither is imminent, both are on the drawing board, as are vaccines to combat other addictions. While scientists have historically focused their vaccination efforts on diseases like polio, smallpox and diphtheria — with great success — they are now at work on shots that could one day release people from the grip of substance abuse.
“We view this as an alternative or better way for some people,” said Dr. Kim D. Janda, a professor at the Scripps Research Institute who has made this his life’s work. “Just like with nicotine patches and the gum, all those things are just systems to get people off the drugs.”
Dr. Janda, a gruff-talking chemist, has been trying for more than 25 years to create such a vaccine. Like shots against disease, these vaccines would work by spurring the immune system to produce antibodies that would shut down the narcotic before it could take root in the body, or in the brain.
Unlike preventive vaccines — like the familiar ones for mumps, measles and so on — this type of injection would be administered after someone had already succumbed to an addictive drug. For instance, cocaine addicts who had been vaccinated with one of Dr. Janda’s formulations before they snorted cocaine reported feeling like they’d used “dirty coke,” he said. “They felt like they were wasting their money.”
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At 11pm GMT on 31 January the UK left the European Union. It immediately entered a transition period, which will end on 31 December 2020. This explainer sets out what changes and what does not.
What does transition mean?
The UK is no longer a member state of the EU, but during the transition period it continues to be part of the EU single market, customs union, EU security co-operation arrangements, and subject to the European Court of Justice.
But some things do change. The UK is now what the EU calls a ‘third country’—i.e. not a member state. The UK is no longer part of the EU’s institutions: there are no UK MEPs in the European Parliament, no UK Commissioner, no UK judges on the European Court and the UK no longer has a right to attend council or working group meetings on EU business. The UK’s permanent representation in Brussels is now the UK Mission to the EU and our Permanent Representative, Sir Tim Barrow, is now the UK’s Ambassador to the EU.
Why is there a transition period?
The EU had argued that Article 50 did not allow it to negotiate a future relationship with the UK while it was still a member state. Talks could therefore not get underway until the UK had left. The transition period was intended to provide time for the UK and EU to sort out their future relationship and avoid business having to make two sets of changed. Entering transition avoided an immediate ‘cliff edge’ when the UK left the EU.
How long will the transition period be?
The transition period lasts to the end of 2020. This leaves just 11 months in which to negotiate, ratify where necessary and begin to implement the new relationship.
This is a much shorter period than initially envisaged. Then it was anticipated that the UK would leave the EU on 29 March 2019, allowing 21 months in which to negotiate, ratify and begin to implement the future relationship.
Can transition be extended?
Yes, but there are conditions. According to the Withdrawal Agreement, only one extension is possible. The transition period may be extended for up to two years. Any decision to extend the transition period will be made by the UK-EU Joint Committee, the body that oversees the application and implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement. It must reach a decision, by mutual consent, by 30 June 2020.
Will the UK ask for an extension?
UK ministers have ruled out asking for an extension and added a provision to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill—the legislation that translates the Withdrawal Agreement into UK law—prohibiting them from agreeing one. But this does not rule out an extension. Ministers would still be able to reverse this provision through a short bill.
What needs to be implemented in this time?
Several things need to be done in the transition period aside from negotiating the future relationship.
First, the UK (and the EU) need to put in place measures agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement. The two sides need to set up the UK-EU Joint Committee, which will manage the Withdrawal Agreement and provide the main forum for formal interaction between the UK and the EU. The UK also needs to set up a monitoring authority for citizens’ rights, which will oversee the implementation of those commitments and will even be able to bring legal action against the government should it not uphold them. The Government took powers to set up the Independent Monitoring Authority for citizens’ rights in the EU Withdrawal Agreement Act (2020).
The transition period will also be used to implement the commitments in the Withdrawal Agreement on Northern Ireland. One of the major tasks will be to decide how the east-west border will work: for example, deciding which GB goods will be subject to EU tariffs when entering NI, as well as the scale of regulatory and safety checks that will need to take place on GB goods, and then setting up the systems to implement all those checks. UK implementation will be overseen by the EU and ultimately enforced by the European Court of Justice.
What other decisions need to be made during the transition period?
As well as negotiate the future relationship, the Political Declaration commits the UK and the EU to make independent assessments of the robustness of each other’s data protection rules to decide whether they are of an ‘adequate’ standard. This will be particularly important when it comes to data, as mutually adequate rules are an essential step in reaching an agreement on police and other security co‑operation.
The two sides are already committed to try to reach an ‘equivalence’ decision on financial services, to continue to allow providers to operate in each other’s market at the end of transition. Like data adequacy, these are unilateral judgements by both sides which can be revoked at short notice.
What about fish?
Catch quotas for 2020 were decided at the EU fisheries council in late 2019 in which the UK was a full participant. The Withdrawal Agreement ensures that the UK will be consulted on any future decisions made in respect of UK waters, but it will not have voting rights during the transition period or after. If transition is not extended, the UK will determine its own fisheries policies from 2021.
The UK has made clear it wants to act as an independent coastal state after the end of transition and negotiate EU access to UK waters every year. But the EU is keen on a longer agreement. The Political Declaration commits the two sides to attempt to reach an agreement on fisheries, with a deadline of 1 July 2020.
Will EU law continue to apply during transition?
Yes, except where the UK already had opt-outs as a member state. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will retain jurisdiction over the application of EU law during the transition period. As Steve Peers has summed up, ‘the UK will remain a de facto Member State during the transition period for the purposes of substantive EU law, but not institutional EU law.’
The Withdrawal Agreement also sets out a number of instances where EU law or ECJ jurisdiction will extend beyond the end of the transition period. The EU will be able to bring cases against or initiate investigations into the UK for up to four years after end of transition, where it thinks the UK may have breached EU law up to the end of the transition period. Those investigations would continue for as long as the cases were still live. On the citizens’ rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the ECJ will retain jurisdiction for up to eight years after the end of transition.
Will the UK be able to do trade deals with other countries during transition?
As a member state, the UK could not negotiate new trade deals with other countries, as that was the sole responsibility of the European Commission. But during the transition, the UK will be able to negotiate, sign and ratify trade agreements with other countries, but they will enter into force until after the transition period, unless the EU agrees to early application. The EU has asked other countries with whom it has trade agreements to continue to apply them to the UK in this period.
Will the UK still pay into the EU budget?
The UK will continue to pay into the EU annual budget for 2020. After that it will have to pay the outstanding amounts it has agreed in the financial settlement in the Withdrawal Agreement. Just under half of the amount initially agreed by Theresa May will have been paid by the end of transition, and after the next couple of years amounts due to the EU will fall away quickly. Leaving later than initially planned has made no difference to the amount due.
If the transition period were to be extended, the UK would have to negotiate a further contribution to the EU budget. The UK would also have negotiate financial contributions should it wish to participate in any EU agencies or programmes in future.
Will free movement continue?
Freedom of movement continues between the UK and the EU throughout the transition period.
EU citizens who arrive in the UK during the transition period will be able to stay in the UK long term by applying for pre-settled status and converting to settled status once they have been here for five years. Similar rules will apply to UK citizens moving to EU countries.
The transition period also maintains the social security rights that British and EU citizens have acquired while the UK was a member state. Pensioners who already live in an EU country or move there during transition will continue to receive their pensions and other social benefits until their stay ends.
Free movement will end at the end of transition. There may be a new mobility agreement in the future relationship, covering for example temporary movement for work, but in general national rules will apply in member states regarding British citizens and the UK’s new immigration system will apply to EU citizens arriving after the end of transition.
Is agreeing everything during transition realistic?
The UK argues that it should be, whereas the EU is more sceptical. It says, ‘The Commission intends to achieve as much as possible during the transition period. We are ready to work 24/7 to make the best out of the negotiations.’ It has held out the prospect that negotiations on some issues could be concluded later and will prioritise areas where there is a high risk of disruption at the end of the year if there is no agreement in place.
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The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Wageningen University & Research and Navigant organise an online workshop, where we will explore where non-food crops could be grown in Europe in the future. Current policy seeks to steer these crops to abandoned or degraded land, but do we know how much is available and where it is? And how suitable might this land be in practice? The topics will be discussed together with the European Commission, Member State experts and stakeholders in light of the findings of a recent study for the European Commission DG ENER.
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The Concept: The idea behind the Soft Brushing technique is to gently disturb the organization of the collagen fibers in the fibrous periosteum so that they can be displaced apically off the bone, exposing the roots and bone. The Brushes in the kit minimize the tension of the fibers, allowing the flap to be reflected and released with the Brushes alone.
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The Brushing: After a full thickness flap elevation, the brushing is over. Only after a full thickness flap has been raised may brushing be used. It’s best if the flap is as deep as possible. With forceps, pull the flap up and down and begin brushing with the small scale (regular or angulated for a posterior area). The movement is extremely accurate. The brush is used to apply pressure to the periosteum and a circular motion is used to displace the fibers.
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In this excerpt from my fortnightly newsletter I offer some thoughts on how to cultivate a climate of psychological safety to positively impact the learning, innovation and growth culture of an organisation.
A climate of psychological safety is one in which people feel safe to take interpersonal risks by contributing their ideas, challenging the status quo, asking questions they don’t know the answers to, and admitting mistakes.
In my last newsletter, I asked the question ‘How psychologically safe does the climate in your team or organisation feel at the moment?’ and I offered you one simple way to positively increase levels of psychological safety in teams.
So what’s the connection between climate and culture?
Culture is what emerges from the accumulation of small actions, habits, and beliefs that influence behavioural norms and ways of thinking, creating the routines and traditions that pervade the organisation long after anyone can remember where they came from. You could think of these as the ‘below ground’ drivers of ways of learning, thinking and interpreting events within the organisation.
Climate, on the other hand, is the emotional ‘weather system’ you can feel the moment you walk into a team or business environment. It emerges from people’s attitudes and perceptions of events in a local set of relationships. Which means that it’s possible to influence climate by changing the events and experiences that inform those perceptions and attitudes.
And, since climate and culture feed off each other, it also means that leaders can cultivate cultures that champion learning, innovation and growth by making small consistent changes to raise levels of psychological safety across connected environments.
How do leaders build a learning culture?
Two of the 10 key dimensions to psychological safety that are in focus for today are Learn from Mistakes and Speak up and Share Ideas.
The research is clear: these leaders communicate what they don’t know as much as what they do know. They role model curiosity rather than blame, welcome questions and demonstrate a willingness (and provide a process) to learn from others. They acknowledge when things haven’t gone well and encourage open discussion.
As Margaret Heffernan puts it in her small but mighty Ted guide to creating strong company cultures, “Small changes – listening, asking questions, sharing information – alter beyond measure the ideas, insights and connections those systems are capable of producing. Each of these small things generates responses that influence the system itself”.
Replace blame with curiosity
Paul Santagata, Head of Industry at Google, does this really well. You can read more on his refreshing approach to fostering honest dialogue in his team in this thought-provoking HBR article. While the original focus of his questions is on a one to one basis, I’ve adapted them and added a few others to support leaders in thinking about how they can adopt a learning mindset and engage people across the organisation on issues that need change or improvement.
First, role model transparency, curiosity and a learning mindset by bringing the issue to everyone’s attention. State the problem or unwanted outcome as an observation, and use factual, neutral language. For example, “In the past six months there has been an increase in project failures to meet deadlines and budgets.”
Engage people in an exploration. For example, “There are multiple factors at play – some we know and some we don’t know, and we would like to understand what these may be.”
Ask for solutions. Ask people directly, “What do you think needs to happen here?” and “How could leadership support change?”
Activate possibility thinking. The well-known ‘miracle question’ may elicit important intuitive insights: “Imagine that tonight when you are fast asleep a miracle occurs, and this problem goes away. When you wake up, what’s the first small sign that will tell you the problem has gone away? What else are you going to notice? What else?”
Look back to the future. If we’re being honest, we often have a sense of the eventual outcome of something long before we are prepared to admit it or feel safe to do so. These two questions may be a little painful, but they are brave questions to ask: “What did we know at the beginning that we were only prepared to admit after the mistake or problem occurred? And, “What do we know today about this problem (or project, or business area) that we will only admit to ourselves a year from now?”. Ouch.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it…
Ask yourself how often you take steps to promote a culture in which people feel safe to learn from mistakes, speak up and share ideas. Regardless of how you fare in your self-assessment, why not pick one of the ideas I’ve shared and commit to finding a moment to use it this week?
I wonder what conversations you might end up having and what learning may come from those?
I’d love to hear how else you are promoting psychologically safe climates and innovative learning cultures, so do drop me a line if you’d like to share any ideas.
Here’s to you and to great relationships in the workplace!
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Emily Hiestand is a poet and a visual artist as well as a magical essayist. A lot of what she talked about can be summarized as thinking like an artist while writing about true things. One of her suggestions was to take a poetry workshop or an art class, not to become a poet or visual artist, but just to learn how to see the world through an artist’s eyes.
One of the most valuable things I got from this session was to move that knowledge from the damp basement of my brain up closer to where the action is—the living room of my brain, maybe. The most valuable thing I learned, though, was how to bring the subject or feeling of your article into the language of your article. —Madeline Bodin, a freelance science writer. | <urn:uuid:74272ce8-434c-4b4c-b688-9cba8e01f16e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://niemanreports.org/articles/learn-how-to-see-the-world-through-an-artists-eyes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.975203 | 160 | 1.609375 | 2 |
In an editorial last week, the Los Angeles Times declared it conventional wisdom that COVID-19 proves Bernie Sanders was right about “Medicare for All,” because with universal health coverage, the government wouldn’t have to send emergency aid to “hospitals and state health programs.”
This assertion is completely false, however, and we know because billions in emergency aid from the federal government is precisely what’s happening in Canada.
Canada is experiencing a surge in serious COVID-19 cases, with eight new deaths per million April 8 compared to nine deaths per million in the much-larger U.S. Total deaths in Canada were up to 435 per day.
Canadian society essentially is on lockdown, with schools and public events closed, police fining house parties, and provinces, including Quebec, closing all nonessential businesses.
Like the U.S., Canada began to see widespread shortages in health-related supplies, from masks and personal protective equipment to testing reagents and vaccine manufacturing capacity.
Also like the U.S., the overarching concern in Canada has been “bending the curve” of infections, using compulsory social distancing mandates that raise constitutional questions.
Finally, like the U.S. and contrary to the Los Angeles Times, Canada’s federal government has committed to billions for cash-strapped health agencies and hospitals across the country, with intense pressure for more.
Indeed, that spending sparked a bitter showdown in Parliament as the opposition balked at the government’s request to spend “all money required to do anything.”
What gives Canada such urgency to keep the infection curve down is that, going on decades now, the single dominating feature of Canadian health care is shortages.
As early as March 20, Reuters news service quoted the chief of staff of one of Ontario’s newest hospitals as saying, “You’ve got people in broom closets and auditoriums and conference rooms across the country.”
Even in normal times, the average wait in Canada from referral to treatment by a specialist is 20 weeks, compared to less than four weeks in the U.S. Long before COVID-19, an estimated 1 million Canadians languished on waiting lists, waiting in pain or flying abroad for faster treatment.
Canadians long have faced shortages and lengthy waits for MRIs and ultrasounds while being forced to use outdated and cheaper drugs. Canadian emergency rooms have been packed for years, with four-hour waits running three times the U.S. level and four-hour waits standard in Quebec province.
This is all in normal times, before COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
These shortages mean there is very little spare capacity in Canada to handle any surge in emergency treatment. The concern is most acute for beds in intensive care units, the kind needed to treat critical COVID-19 cases.
Per capita, Canada has one-third as many ICU beds as the U.S. and about the same number as ravaged Italy. In some provinces, including Alberta and British Columbia, ICU beds number fewer per capita than Iran.
Given these problems, “bending the curve” of coronavirus infections becomes an existential priority for Canada. There is very little talk of reopening the Canadian economy anytime soon, simply because the spare critical care infrastructure is not there.
Already in early April, over 3 million Canadians had applied for unemployment benefits, equivalent to 27 million Americans.
Unfortunately, at this point, there is little Canada can do. The private health care sector for critical care is atrophied, largely banned by a monopoly public sector that long has cut corners to save money.
Thousands of retired doctors and nurses have volunteered heroically to return to work, but there essentially is no private sector to ramp up capacity quickly. Canadians are left to hope for the best as the slow machinery of the public health system grinds on.
Too little too late, Canada is doing what it can to bring in the private sector. Emergency deregulations are spreading across health care, from scope of practice to product licensing, while private operators finally are getting limited permission to operate in telemedicine.
But 50 years of government management of essential health care has left Canada with far less capacity and far fewer resources than it needs in this crisis.
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The techniques to promote the concept of a company has been varying the last couple of years and many of them have been very effective as well.
The traditional method to spread the word of information has been the written content and through that, the services and products are elaborated to the people. People find them very helpful and trustworthy too as they carried the original information related to any topic which they were reading.
Another technique which gained popularity and used a lot by the brands was image marketing in which companies tried to explain their concept using an image. The picture sometimes carried real people or at times, animation was used to develop the picture.
But this method didn't gained much popularity as it does not fulfills the void at a big level. The next big thing which arrived in the arena of marketing was video marketing.
In this domain, the marketing of the concept of companies was done with the help of videos. These videos are short in length, elaborates the idea in an informative cum entertaining manner and thus engaging huge audience. These videos are known as animated explainer videos.
Explainer videos uses the concept of brain science which says that the video is a powerful medium to deliver messages as they uses both auditory and visual senses which makes them attractive. It also says that if the available resources and tools are used in an effective manner, the videos can do wonders for companies.
How sales are increased by video marketing
The video marketing domain is itself a huge world in itself. It uses many techniques and the term explainer video is itself a huge industry in itself. There are almost 12 styles of explainer videos which are used by companies to promote their business and to reach more people.
Let's look how the video marketing increases the sales
1. Clarified Motto about Company
The process to create the explainer videos is such simple that it eliminates the possibility of ambiguity from the user perspective. The text oriented content methods often leads to misinterpretation and thus leading to false image of the brand. On the other hand, in an explainer video, the correct information is shown foremost and that too in a very short period of time, that is why people connect with them easily and find them very helping and amazing.
2. Better rankings in search engine
Majority of the search queries are resolved using the search engines with Google as the primary preference. It takes lot of efforts and strategy to get a better ranking in these search engines. The website with plain content now don't do well in search rankings due to the fact that people find the content boring thus their searches are getting low and have poor bounce rate. On the other hand, the explainer videos are being searched more, engages the audience on website and indirectly their rankings in the search engine like Google boosts up in an amazing way.
3. Explainer Videos Boost Conversions
Explainer Videos Company serves problem statement in the best possible way. The USP of these videos is that they not only helps in connecting people in an optimized way, but also turn them in customers. If the available tools and resources are used in an efficient manner, the video marketing alone boosts the sales by 10% to 50% that is a significant figure. That is why all the organizations - small or big uses them in their business.
Explainer Videos Company has gained a lot of popularity in last many years and companies are using them at a wide level as these videos helps in engaging audience, connecting with the product and thus boosting conversions. Explainer Videos Company in India
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Ouagadougou – More than a million people have been internally displaced by the upsurge in violence in Burkina Faso, according to the country’s National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation (CONASUR) findings in an August 2020 report.
This figure represents a 100 per cent increase compared to early 2020, when Burkina Faso counted some 450,000 internally displaced persons.
“One in 20 people is now internally displaced in Burkina Faso. This figure is alarming. The majority of displaced persons are women and children, and their needs are enormous, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which has upended an already complex and multifaceted humanitarian crisis,” said Abibatou Wane, Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Burkina Faso.
Provinces in the country’s Sahel Region–including Sanmatenga (118,570), Soum (105,116), Bam (42,388), Seno (19,205) and Namentenga (10,601)–remain the main areas of origin of displaced persons.
“The displaced communities’ situation and needs require a greater commitment from the different partners to assist the hundreds of thousands of people who have lost everything, or almost everything when they fled their homes to save their lives,” IOM’s Wane added.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled their homes under the threat of armed attacks are often destitute as they seek safety. According to the CONASUR, their priority needs include shelter, food, health, cash for immediate needs, and work.
"Many of us, we women, are raising our children alone. We need support to help us carry out income-generating activities to better care for our children," pleads Fatima, a displaced woman who has been living at the Youba displacement site in the northern region for almost seven months. Her only wish today is to rebuild her life safely and with dignity.
IOM, with the support of its partners, is working alongside other United Nations agencies to assist these populations in the Sahel, North, Centre-North and East regions. IOM provides displaced communities with emergency shelter and psychosocial support and conducts peacebuilding and social cohesion activities.
As part of the COVID-19 response, the Organization also supported the 34 health centres in the North and Sahel regions with COVID-19 protective equipment and hygiene kits, and conducted awareness-raising activities for the benefit of host communities and IDPs.
In June, IOM appealed for USD 37.8 million to provide life-saving emergency assistance to 460,000 people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in response to the rising violence and multi-dimensional humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region. One third of the appeal was for shelter and non-food aid items for IDPs, while another third was earmarked for the continued implementation of community stabilization activities to strengthen social cohesion between refugees, IDPs and host communities.
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Students of the Dairy Science program at the University of Wisconsin Madison are offered a challenging research and educational opportunity in well-equipped laboratories with modern instrumentation. Students in dairy cattle nutrition may work in collaboration with laboratories of the US Dairy Forage Research Center as well as those of the Dairy Science Department. Dairy cattle at four locations are maintained by the department for both intensive and extensive experimental work.
Research is directed toward gaining greater understanding of the biology of dairy species with emphasis on dairy cattle, and improving usefulness of these species to society by modifying milk composition, improving animal health, assessing environmental impact, and enhancing economic efficiency.
Current research emphases include developing and using molecular markers and genome maps to improve accuracy of selection and speed the rate of genetic improvement; developing and applying statistical methods for estimating genetic merit of individual animals and genetic parameters of populations from performance records; studying digestive and metabolic processes in lactating ruminants to improve production efficiency and health; enhancing utilization of forage nutrients by high-producing cows through modifications of the forage plants, harvesting and storage methods, and supplemental ration ingredients; development of reproduction management programs that optimize facility and profitability of dairy farms; understanding regulation of ovarian function and the regulation of fertility in lactating dairy cows; developing and evaluating milking, feeding, record-keeping, and decision and organizational systems that contribute to profitable dairy enterprises in a changing dairy economy; management factors affecting animal health and well-being.
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- Bitcoin's debut as an official currency in El Salvador was met with volatility and skepticism.
- El Salvador's reliance on remittances, or payments sent from abroad, led to the move.
- Experts are sharply divided over how the experiment will turn out, as are Salvadorans.
A brilliant drone display lit up El Salvador on the night of September 7 in celebration of "Bitcoin Day," which marked the country's adoption of the digital token as an official currency — an audacious venture that even cryptocurrency supporters called risky.
The lights rose and sizzled in the shape of a bitcoin "B" before vanishing soon after they appeared.
Unfortunately, the same could be said of bitcoin's gains (BTC) that day. Over $110 billion of bitcoin's market cap was erased after the token briefly ascended in value before falling as much as 17%, though it later recovered about 9%.
—Brock Pierce (@brockpierce) September 9, 2021
"Markets often do the opposite of what you expect," said Brock Pierce, a cryptocurrency billionaire and the chair of the Bitcoin Foundation.
Bitcoin's sudden drop didn't spoil the celebration, said Pierce, who spent the day in El Salvador for bitcoin's launch. He said day-to-day price swings didn't matter, both for Salvadorans and long-term investors.
"If bitcoin continues to be the thing, which it currently is, bitcoin goes to over a million dollars," Pierce said. He continued, "It could be a year, it could be five years, could be 10 years. I'm pretty confident it will be in the next decade."
Nayib Bukele, the nation's president, bought the dip in bitcoin after its official debut in El Salvador and encouraged others to follow suit, as did a number of crypto evangelists.
"This is just a rocky start in a long road for El Salvador's crypto ambitions," said Nick Jones, a cofounder and the CEO of a fintech called Zumo. He added, "This is a huge development for the emerging crypto economy, and I fully anticipate more countries to adopt cryptocurrencies as legal tender."
Why did El Salvador adopt bitcoin?
El Salvador took a long, winding path to bitcoin adoption. Twenty years ago, the nation ditched its national currency for the US dollar, in part to ensure stability and attract foreign investment.
It didn't work, said Dr. John C. Edmunds, a finance and entrepreneurship professor at Babson College, and El Salvador was left with a severe dollar shortage.
"Dollars came into the country in the pockets of tourists and remittances, but there were never enough to facilitate transactions," Edmunds said. He continued, "Rich people in El Salvador felt their money was not safe in El Salvador, either from taxation or from thieves."
Edmunds added that the rich "promptly sent the dollar bills out of El Salvador to bank accounts in the US for safekeeping."
Bitcoin is decentralized, meaning it's not overseen by governments or banks. It offers security and efficiency while boosting El Salvador's money supply, Edmunds said.
"Adopting bitcoin might seem to be a blow to El Salvador's national self-esteem, but most Salvadorans viewed their national financial system as archaic, creaky, elitist, and inept even at its primary task of reinforcing the hold of the oligarchy over the economy," Edmunds said. "Bitcoin has many failings but none of those."
Developing nations may find that bitcoin is a strong alternative to their native fiat currencies, which can be unstable, or the US dollar, which is far from a cure-all, as El Salvador learned.
"Some of the world's sovereign governments have no confidence in their own historical fiat currencies, and don't want to be dollarized-only nations," said Matthew Le Merle, a managing partner of Fifth Era and of Blockchain Coinvestors.
Optimism persists despite 'rocky start'
El Salvador's bitcoin experiment is justified in part by the country's heavy reliance on remittances, or money sent to the country from abroad. Such payments make up about a quarter of the nation's gross domestic product. Bitcoin can offer lower fees and quicker transfers, proponents say, making it easier to send money across borders.
If remittances to El Salvador accelerate, the experiment will be seen as a success, said Chris Vecchio, a DailyFX.com analyst.
Although El Salvador has adopted bitcoin, that doesn't mean it will be warmly embraced by its citizens, said Chris Kline, a cofounder and the COO at Bitcoin IRA. About 70% of Salvadorans are opposed to their nation's bitcoin rollout, a recent poll found. Whether or not they change their minds may have enormous global implications for bitcoin.
"The Federal Reserve should watch what happens in El Salvador very closely," Kline said. "If it's successful there, I think governments will adopt digital assets rapidly."
While Kline had a hunch that the bitcoin-currency movement was growing, Pierce was far more confident. The Bitcoin Foundation chair works closely with countries that are considering instituting bitcoin as an official currency. He confirmed that other small, developing nations are seriously discussing bitcoin.
"I was just with the president of Panama and the president of Honduras, and there are 30 other presidents waiting in line right now," Pierce said. He added, "These things don't just happen overnight. Though I can tell you from everything I'm seeing, it looks like a chain reaction is about to start."
Pierce said he expected at least a handful of other countries — between three and 30 — to adopt bitcoin by the end of the year, depending on how long the government processes take. Whatever the number ends up being, Pierce said he expected it to then double or triple by the end of 2022.
About 70% of Salvadorans don't have bank accounts — a widely cited statistic that crypto proponents say illustrates the nation's need for decentralized finance assets such as bitcoin, as the unbanked are often excluded from the economy and have trouble building wealth.
"Most countries recognize that what has worked in the past hasn't really worked for them," Pierce said. "The status quo ain't that good. People realize that the world that we live in, the world that's been created, isn't working for everyone. And the developing world, in particular, has been the victim of the current system."
A 'problematic experiment'?
But El Salvador's bold bitcoin bet has no shortage of skeptics.
Anthony Denier, the CEO of the commission-free-trading platform Webull, called the move a "gimmick" in a message to Insider and said it was unlikely that other countries would follow suit. Currencies shouldn't be volatile, Denier said, and sudden drops in bitcoin's price could more than offset the benefit of lower transaction costs.
"Pinning your currency to such a volatile asset is very risky and has the potential to do much harm to El Salvador's economy," Denier said. He added, "Going forward, bitcoin will have more of an impact on El Salvador than El Salvador will have on bitcoin."
JPMorgan analysts called El Salvador's bitcoin adoption a "problematic experiment" in a September note, but like Denier, they don't see it hurting the future viability of bitcoin or crypto.
Bet on the bitcoin trend without buying it
Regardless of whether bitcoin booms or busts, stocks of companies levered to crypto will benefit from volatility, said Dan Dolev, a fintech-equity analyst at Mizuho Securities.
"What we've seen in the crypto winters is, volatility comes down," Dolev said. "It's bad for stocks. Bitcoin is such an engagement driver. So when volatility is up, they make more money at Coinbase and Robinhood because people trade in and out more often." Dolev added, "In a weird way, this is very good for these stocks."
In other words, Dolev believed bets on companies with crypto-exchange platforms could be a win-win for investors, as long as volatility continues.
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I can't speak for anyone else at the moment, but I seem to be at a strange crossroads where everything is unravelling politically, but many around me at a local level are forging new connections and building stronger community links to meet the challenge of Climate Change. Whilst the politicians bicker like children egos clashing and the media has a field day pouring over the day's events, I'm just getting on with upping the ante, being more proactive about our beautiful planet and finding my voice. This beautiful piece of writing by Julie Myers has inspired me.
"The old threads are unravelling. Get your needles ready. We are stitching a new quilt of humanity. Bring your old t-shirts, worn out jeans, scarves, antique gowns, aprons, old pockets of plenty who have held Earth's treasures, stones, feathers, leaves, love notes on paper. Each stitch a mindful meditation. Each piece of material a story. The more colour the better, so call in the tribes. Threads of browns, whites, reds. oranges. Women from all nations start stitching. Let's recycle the hate, the abuse, the fear, the judgement. Turn it over, wash it out, wring it out to dry. It's a revolution of recycled wears. Threads of green, blues, purples. Colourful threads of peace, kindness, respect, compassion are being stitched from one continent to the next over forests, oceans, mountains. The work is hard. Your fingers may bleed. But each cloth stitched together brings together a community. A world, our future world under one colourful quilt. The new quilt of humanity."
This coming Saturday we are extending the opening hours of the Repair Cafe into an afternoon session for clothes repairs/upcycling and in January we'll be holding our first clothes swap. It's fantastic being a part of a local initiative which has been so positively received and continues to steadily grow in popularity. | <urn:uuid:17275982-f03e-4280-ba4d-316e02e2583e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gnatbottomedtowers.blogspot.com/2018/11/unravelling-and-rethreading.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.942345 | 408 | 1.515625 | 2 |
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The gift of death? Planned Parenthood offers abortion gift cards for Christmas
This Christmas, residents of the US State of Indiana can give their friends and loved ones the gift of contraception with Planned Parenthood gift certificates. These vouchers could be used towards abortion, various contraceptive devices, or any of Planned Parenthood’s other ‘family planning’ services (a misnomer, since the goal of family planning is to not end up with a family).
This is not the first time that Planned Parenthood has tried to link the slaughtering of unborn children to the Christian celebration of our Lord’s birth. For several years, Planned Parenthood offered sacrilegious Christmas cards reading ‘Choice on Earth’, which thankfully show no sign of reappearing this year. It is difficult to see how such marketing ploys could be anything but the deliberate attempt to offend pro-life Christians.
One is puzzled as to who the nation’s largest abortion provider is targeting with these abortion birth certificates. Perhaps they think that loving ‘John dear’ will forgo diamonds this year and give the gift of contraception—how romantic! Or maybe Mom can show just how much she cares, giving her daughter the means to destroy her grandchild.
Mike Fitcher, the President and CEO of Indiana Right to Life, said, ‘The tragedy is that almost 6,000 fewer children will be celebrating a first Christmas this year because they were aborted in Planned Parenthood’s Indiana clinics.’ However, Indiana Health Commissioner Dr Judy Monroe praised the abortion vouchers, calling them ‘really a meaningful gift’. One can imagine how ‘meaningful’ it is for the baby to have its limbs torn off as he is dismembered in the womb, or to be burned by saline until she dies.
Planned Parenthood defended the vouchers, saying that only around 5,000 of the 92,000 people who receive Planned Parenthood’s services get abortions. However, a great deal of the other 87,000 would also result in the end of a human life, because Planned Parenthood lumps the ‘morning after’ pill and other contraceptive pills in with the non-abortive treatments. But the ‘morning after’ pill prevents the implantation of the blastocyst into the lining of the uterus, and all other contraceptive pills, if they fail to prevent conception, may act in the same way.
The fact that Planned Parenthood is offering contraception and abortion as a possible gift makes their philosophy about abortion very clear, as well as how they want the American people to view it. This isn’t the action of a group of people who want abortion to be ‘safe, legal, and rare,’ as the popular phrase goes. They want the death of the unborn child to be seen as a positive thing, not a regrettable but sometimes necessary procedure as they claim. Of course, this is not surprising, since Planned Parenthood makes its profits from abortions; they are just another company trying to push their main product.
This concern to promote abortion at all costs leads Planned Parenthood to engage in behavior that is demonstrably illegal. Recently, a video surfaced of a college student posing as a 13-year-old girl who claimed to be impregnated by a 31-year-old, who went to an Indiana Planned Parenthood clinic to obtain the ‘morning after’ pill. By law, medical personnel are required to report such instances of statutory rape, of which this would be a clear example. However, the nurse told the girl she would not report the crime, and even gave the girl advice on how to avoid Indiana’s parental consent laws by going across state lines, and told her to lie about the father’s age, telling her to say that he was 14, not 31. If Planned Parenthood really cared about women, they would not be covering up abuse and sending girls back to their abusers.
The contraceptive certificates also reveal the way they want the average person to view new life. Instead of being a gift, the unborn child should be seen as a nuisance at best, a parasitic invader of a woman’s body at worst, according to their evil worldview. While this view is evil, at least the adherents of this view acknowledge that the child constitutes a separate life from the mother. Even more evil are the people who deny that the blastocyst, embryo, or fetus is even a human child, and who exploit the ignorance of teenage girls and women who lack all the facts.
The evolutionist and racist roots of Planned Parenthood
One of the papers in the current issue of Journal of Creation concerns one of Planned Parenthood’s founders: Birth control leader Margaret Sanger: Darwinist, racist and eugenicist by Jerry Bergman. It is a fact that Sanger, an ardent evolutionist, promoted ‘race hygiene’ and getting rid of ‘human weeds’.
Yet the current President-elect Barack Obama, although half African-American, is good friends with Planned Parenthood, promising to support abortion rights (see also Obama’s Abortion Socialism). It is no accident that Obama is also an ardent evolutionist who voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, a vote that would allow babies born alive—from a botched abortion—to die by withholding treatment (see Blurring the line between abortion and infanticide?). It is especially bizarre that he reportedly gained 95% of the African-American vote despite his support for a historical enemy of African-Americans (see also Margaret Sanger Would Have Loved Barack Obama from blackgenocide.org).
This view of life could not be more opposed to the biblical worldview. In the biblical world, children were unequivocally seen as gifts from God, and to be barren was something to be mourned and was thought to be a curse. Rachel, Rebekah, Sarah, Hannah, and Elizabeth are only some of the women in Scripture who God blessed by removing their barrenness and granting them children. Psalm 127:4–5:
‘Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame … ’
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Also Known As: Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel is a hardy, perennial herb, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. Native to the Mediterranean, the plant has been naturalized in much of the world.
Its favorite habitat is dry soil near the sea-coast and on river banks. Highly aromatic, this herb has both culinary and medicinal use. It is a primary ingredient of absinthe.
Fennel is green, crunchy, and has a slight aniseed or licorice flavor that comes from anethole, which is an aromatic compound that can also be found in anise and star anise.
What is Fennel Tea? Fennel tea is generally made from the seeds of the plant.
The root is sometimes used for specific medicinal use. Both parts of the plants are turned into tea by water infusion.
Fennel Tea Preparation: ◦¼ teaspoon of crushed seeds to 1 cup boiling water ◦Add seeds to water and steep mixture for 10 to 15 minutes.
◦Do not boil the water with the seeds in the water.
Preserve the natural oils by boiling water, pouring it into a cup or teapot, and then adding seeds.
Cover the pot while steeping, cool the tea and strain. Drink tea or use as tincture.
Benefits of Fennel Tea:
Historical use of Fennel Tea includes use in India and Ancient Rome to improve eyesight and clear cloudy eyes.
It was believed to have a restorative or energizing effect. It has been used as an appetite suppressant during religious fasting, and helped keep fasters awake.
It was used to treat snakebite, toothache, earache, colic, and was also used as a way to control weight.
Today Fennel tea is used to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, including gas and bloating. It soothes the gastrointestinal tract; however overuse may cause the opposite effect and instigate spasms.
Fennel tea stimulates lactation, or milk production, and may be helpful in treating premenstrual and menopausal systems. It is thought to be an effective treatment for conjunctivitis, or eye infection.
Fennel also works as an anti-inflammatory, and will flush excess water and toxins from the body. It is used to simulate metabolism, serves as an appetite suppressant, and the weight loss properties are being researched.
Fennel tea is a great source of Vitamin C and Vitamin B. It strengthens the immune system and may reduce cholesterol levels.
As an excellent source of fiber it may help in the prevention of colon cancer. Fennel tea is also used to freshen breath and as a remedy for colds and flu.
Fennel tea made from the root of the plant can also be used for urinary tract cleansing. Research on Fennel tea includes, “A trial enrolled 125 infants with colic, who received either placebo or fennel seed oil at a dose of 12 mg daily per kg of body weight.
The results were promising. About 40 percent of the infants receiving fennel showed relief of colic symptoms, as compared to only 14 percent in the placebo group, a significant difference.
Another way to view at the results involves looking at hours of inconsolable crying. In the treated group, infants cried about 9 hours per week, compared to 12 hours in the placebo group.”
Side Effects of Fennel Tea:
Pregnant women should avoid drinking fennel tea because it can act as a uterine stimulant.
It should not be used as a wash, because it can irritate skin.
Drinking large amounts of fennel tea is not recommended as it may disturb the nervous system, cause hallucinations and make your muscles spastic.
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With a background like DeWalta’s, the stage was set long ago for this yougin to blast some serious holes in the fabric of music, time, and space. DeWalta a.k.a. David Koch budded from a large family in southern Germany filled with theater, literature, and music. Early schooling came in the form of the interdisciplinary Waldorf School (also home to electronic pioneers Abe Duque and John Selway) tasked with nothing less than helping young people fulfill their unique destinies. With the school’s emphasis on artistic and imaginative endeavors in elementary education, David started with French horn at age 7 leading to his first orchestral and ensemble performances. Meanwhile David’s grandfather was a music journalist who first exposed him to early American jazz on old lacquer records and later the music of the beatnik movement of the 1950’s. At age 10 David started to teach himself jazz. By 13 he engaged in known local jazz clubs playing on sessions which lead to his first musical scholarship where he met his first inspiring instructors. Parallel to his jazz studies David picked up on good ol’ American P-Funk, hip hop, and some pop\rock. Additionally David started to tour globally with classical symphonic orchestras, and in the off season started to earn money performing in young jazz ensembles. In 1999 David moved to Berlin to attend an elite music conservatory and continued to play jazz taking part in Berlin’s young jazz scene. Just 2 years later he left the high school conservatory to attend the Hans Eissler Music College for jazz and pop where he studied saxophone, piano, composition, and music theory. Of course here he also found many suitable ensembles to play with ranging in style from big band and free jazz, to funk and Latin music. By 2003, as was common for many gifted musicians, David started the doubt the necessity of musical education. Though trained as an instrumentalist for most of his life, he felt limited by traditional performance with control of just one element of a piece. The emphasis of improvisation in jazz led him to experimentation, composition, and giving into the natural genesis of producing his own music. He started to acquire studio equipment, experimented with different sounds, founded a disco band, and made his first forays into producing electronic music events. Berlin was also a vinyl paradise which David did not overlook quickly amassing a collection delving deeper into electronic music. His eclectic endeavors continued to dominate composing theatrical music, expanding his studio, studying jazz at the music college, and partaking in the bohemian urban paradise that was and still is Berlin. David continued to expand his studio, improved his production skills, and advanced his productions. By 2007 he founded his Meander label and began releasing his first electronic records. Just a year later long time friend and Vakant big daddy snapped up David leading to the drop of the ‘Salgaro/Farina’ EP (VA021) on the world’s dance floors. With a bass presence not easily described in words and the musical expanse that floats on top of his debut Vakant release, DeWalta became instantly known to all those seeking massive funk with their freak. With so much music already under his belt and the platform that is Vakant, we envision a mad scramble of the world’s sound technicians to technically accommodate such a talent in the time to come. | <urn:uuid:cacae644-374c-4e3d-9f61-419a8130daae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.trmnl.co.uk/guests/dewalta | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.9773 | 706 | 1.664063 | 2 |
It’s not often that I will undertake to read a thousand plus page novel. Most of the time, it’s just not worth it. There are some rare exceptions: One of them in Austin Tappan Wright’s Islandia, published in 1942, more than ten years after its author died in a New Mexico auto accident. During the interval, the author’s two thousand pages of text were edited and submitted for publication. Fortunately for us, they were accepted. The result is a one-of-a-kind classic that will probably remain in print as long as there are literate readers.
Mind you, Wright is no master stylist. What makes Islandia such a great novel is the author’s incredible imagination in creating an imaginary country with its own culture, language, and mores. Add to that what I regard as the most acute study of love in the Western World with some of the most brilliantly drawn female characters, particularly Dorna, Nattana, Stellina, and Gladys Hunter.
The story tells of an American named John Lang who is appointed as consul to the isolated nation of Islandia (which is actually not an island), where no more than 100 non-consular foreigners are allowed to live at one time. He falls in love with two Islandian women, is reluctantly rejected by both of them, and eventually marries a fellow American named Gladys Hunter, whom he brings to Islandia to live on a farm with him.
When John and Gladys come together in Islandia, there is none of that “and they lived happily ever after” claptrap that destroys so many stories: Gladys does not immediately take to her new adopted country, and John must patiently ensure that her needs are being met before she is wholly at ease in her new situation. This type of extended dénouement is rare in fiction, so I was greatly surprised to find it here.
I loved this book deeply, and I hope to be able to read it again some day. It made me feel good about my fellow humans, an emotion I do not readily feel during this election year of 2020. | <urn:uuid:cf896eaa-62a8-4705-abbf-4b47e97f8e98> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tarnmoor.com/2020/09/16/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.977383 | 446 | 1.726563 | 2 |
College of Arts and Sciences, USA
*Corresponding author: Effie Heotis, College of Arts and Sciences, USA
Submission: November 23, 2020Published: January 22, 2021
ISSN 2639-0612Volume4 Issue4
Despite that pets play an important role in contemporary society; little is known about the inner world of adults who have close relationships with dogs. The researcher conducted a qualitative, phenomenological study to develop a better understanding of the lived experiences of adults who have close relationships with dogs as companions. Attachment theory served to illuminate on the cognitive and developmental aspects regarding relationships with dogs during adulthood. Interviews were conducted with 15 adult dog owners to gain insights into the inner world of dog owners who have close relationships with dogs. Essential elements constituting the regulation of negative emotions, facilitation of positive emotions, promotion of increased physical activity, enhancement of interpersonal socialization emerged as core themes to shed light on adults’ experiences of close relationships with dogs. Additionally, the companionship and security of unconditional love, and the fulfillment in meeting a loved one’s needs emerged as central elements in adults’ attachment experiences. This study provided an indepth understanding of how close relationships with dogs inform dog owners’ psychological and physical well-being in adulthood. Implications of these findings are important for practices given that adults’ wellbeing can be developed and promoted through close relationships with dogs.
Keywords: Well-being;Dogs;Pets;Attachment theory;Adult development;Counseling
Companion animals, which are more commonly known as pets, are an important role in individuals’ lives. Child psychologist Boris Levison was of the first to recognize the potential pets have in enhancing human health and well-being [1,2]. A landmark study conducted by Friedmann shed light the potential health benefits of pet ownership among heart patients. Despite that researchers for over two decades have provided scientific evidence that pets have the potential to promote many benefits for humans, little was known regarding the role of pets in human well-being was still lacking [3-5]. What continued to remain unresolved was the question of how pets can promote human wellness. Well-being is considered an important component of the human life span. However, little is understood as to how individuals’ experience, achieve, and maintain well-being in their every-day lives [4,6]. Many scholars have suggested that pets play important roles in human health and well-being because they can be sources of comfort and companionship [3,7-13]. Given the potential implications of pets imparting well-being for their human companions, there was a dire need to developing an understanding of how pets influence human well-being. This study was conducted to contribute to a limited body of research on the benefits from adults’ close relationships with their pet dogs. The development of an in-depth understanding of people’s close relationships with their dogs can shed light on how pets provide opportunities to enhance mental, emotional and physical health via these social connections.
In the 1960s, scientific researched evidence regarding the therapeutic effects of interactions between humans and animals emerged in the field of psychology. In the 1980s, scientists learned about the potential cardiovascular effects among heart attack patients who owned pets . Despite these important findings, researchers only focused on therapeutic and physiological effects among young populations or populations that needed ongoing and specialized care [14-16]. Moreover, the main focus of the research pertained to the alleviation of negative signs and symptoms (i.e., depression, loneliness). As reflected in the lack of scientific research, an understanding of the lived experiences of normal, healthy adults’ close relationships with their pet dogs remained scant. Attachment theory provided a lens to understand the emotional bond that develops in relationships. Attachment underlies healthy development throughout the human lifespan . Attachment in adulthood affects one’s ability to nurture ones’ self as well as others.
Authorization was obtained from the institutional review board. The researcher intended to obtain visceral views of participants as dog owners who have close relationships with their dogs and hear their voices. Given that experiences regarding relationships with pets can be quite subjective and nuanced , phenomenology was appropriate for this study. Rigor within a study was established to reflect on the trustworthiness, value, and meaningfulness of the study’s findings. Measures undertaken to establish trustworthiness of the study included member checking, reviewing the newly developed instrument with an expert panel, field testing, reflexive journaling and maintaining a meticulously detailed audit trail. Fifteen interviews were conducted with adult participants via video conferencing applications and all interviews were audio recorded. The researcher also observed participants’ situational and natural interactions with their dogs and developed field notes immediately after each interview. This interview protocol was best suited for this study given that participants were interviewed in their own homes whereby the relationships naturally develop and occur . The data were analyzed using a thematic analysis procedure . Six themes emerged in the study, which are discussed in the next section.
Data analysis revealed that participants perceived their close relationship experiences with their dogs as promoting anxiolytic effects that contributed to their well-being. Participants indicted that the temperament of their pet dog enhanced their mental state and overall well-being, and especially during stressful situations. Participants’ lived experiences of their close relationships with their dogs included assistance with regulation of negative emotions including stress, depression, grief, and loneliness. Providing care for dogs provided comfort, and close contact (e.g. cuddling and petting) was viewed as a source of comfort and companionship. Life enrichment and happiness was discussed at length by most participants. Participants reported that their lived experiences regarding their close relationships with their dogs provided a sense of joy and purpose, which they might not otherwise have experienced. Positive emotions also included expressions of feeling needed and loved. Participants were also sensitive and responsive to cues expressed by their dogs to indicating the need for feeding, grooming and exercise. Participants emphasized that they made it a priority to meet their dog’s need for physical activity by sharing walks or runs together. Participants reported that their experiences regarding close relationships with their dogs included increased social interactions with neighbors and friends than they otherwise would have engaged in. Outings shared with the dog provided opportunities to start conversations with strangers met along the way.
Companionship and security of unconditional love also emerged as a prominent theme. This theme consistently emerged during discussions and it was expressed as a sense of feeling unconditionally loved, accepted, and comforted. Moreover, participants strongly expressed their attachment to their dogs as a source of unconditional love. Dogs were described as companions or family members that were non-judgement and always approving. Participants expressed that their attachment to their dogs is even more secure and fulfilling than attachments to humans could ever be. Central to attachment experiences was the sense of fulfillment in meeting a loved one’s needs. Dogs were interpreted to communicate their needs and wants to their caretakers, and this was a prominent feature in attachment experiences. Providing care for dogs in turn generated a sense of fulfillment in meeting a loved one’s needs and a positive outlook on life. A notable finding that emerged was that participants viewed their dogs as important members of the family and required the same quality of care compared to human members of family.
This study pointed to the notion that dogs can be important
for human health and well-being in adulthood. Phenomenology
was used as a research paradigm to obtain a visceral view of
participants. The research on the phenomena of relationships with
dogs indicated that there are psychological and physical benefits
to pet ownership. The present study provided insight on adult
dog-owner relationships and embedded dynamics of attachment
theory as the theoretical framework. Understanding how ownercompanion
dog relationships promote positive well-being among
adults may help develop key insights to inform professionals in
mental health [12,18,19]. The information from this study may
also be used as a basis for future therapies when treating dogowners
with psychological challenges or who are experiencing
stressful periods. Findings from this study can also provide
practical information to help others make informed decisions on
the potential benefits and challenges from owner-companion dog
relationships in adulthood. Given that this study only explored the
lived experiences of dog owners in the southeastern region of the
US, future researchers could extend this study to include other
geographical areas in the United States. Rental property owners
could consider this study when ruling over the presence of pets in
the rental property. Policies that enforce “no pets” on the premises
are likely to force homeowners and condominium dwellers to
relinquish their pets . By simply excluding pet ownership in
rental policies, the potential lessee forfeits the positive benefits of
being a pet owner.
The implications of findings from this study also apply to policies pertaining to natural disaster planning. Findings from this study should be communicated to state and local emergency planners as they could consider this research when implementing policies and evacuation assistance programs for pet owners during emergency planning and natural disasters. Chadwin found that during natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, pet owners were unwilling to leave their pets behind due to lack of support and sufficient resources. Owners resisted evacuation orders and those who left their pets behind attempted to re-enter dangerous evacuation zones to rescue their pets [21,22]. Intense grief and depression were often experienced by individuals who were forced to abandon their pets during natural disasters . Given these considerations, emergency planning protocols must be reformed to include the safety of pets.
Pets have been established as family members and ensuring human well-being and maintaining health. Pets have the potential to become catalysts to bring humanity together through crisis, while at the same time they require care and compassion [24-27]. Given that this study was not conducted during the Covid-19 Pandemic outbreak, future research could focus on the role of pets in managing or maintain well-being, as well as the concerns, stressors and difficulties in caring for pets during uncertainty and stress related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The dog owners who participated in this study expressed that pet dogs are reliable friends in good times and bad times. While providing companionship and unconditional love, dogs can contribute to the owners’ well-being. It can be concluded that dogs can be “man’s best friend”. Relationships with dogs can be beneficial in many areas of an owners’ life. Similar interspecies relationships and benefits accrued from them may be discovered in other parts of the world.
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Negligent security is part of premises liability law, which is a set of laws that require property owners to have adequate security and maintain safety measures for their building, home or land. If you were a victim of a crime while on someone else’s property, you will need an experienced negligent security attorney to help you prove that your injuries were caused by the dangerous condition of the property.
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Moving files between devices is a pretty common thing to do. There are plenty of ways to do it, some being better than others. If you use a Windows PC and Android device, we’ll show you some methods to try.
Transfer Files Using Bluetooth
The easiest method is always going to be the one that works with what you already have. If your Windows PC and Android device have Bluetooth, that’s all you need to wirelessly transfer files.
First, you need to pair your Windows PC with your Android device. This will only need to be done once. Open the Windows Settings and go to Devices > Bluetooth & Other Devices. Ensure that Bluetooth is on and that the PC is discoverable.
Next, grab your Android device and open the Settings app. Go to the “Connected Devices” or “Bluetooth” section and tap “Pair New Device.”
Find your PC on the list and select it to pair the two devices.
You’ll see a prompt on each device asking to confirm that a code is the same. If the code matches on each device, accept it to complete pairing.
With the devices paired, we can use Bluetooth file transfer. The process is a bit cumbersome, but it works without any additional software on either device.
Back on your Windows PC, open the “Bluetooth & Other Devices” settings menu again. This time, click “Send or Recieve Files via Bluetooth” in the Related Settings sidebar.
A new window will open. Select “Send Files.”
Next, you’ll see a list of Bluetooth devices that have been connected to your PC. Select your Android device from the list and click “Next.”
Choose “Browse” on the next screen to open the file manager and find the file that you would like to send.
After you select a file, click “Next” to begin the transfer.
An “Incoming File” notification will appear on your Android device. Tap it and select “Accept” from the pop-up.
The transfer will process and the file will now be on your Android phone or tablet!
Transfer Files Using Cloud Storage
If Bluetooth isn’t your style, or perhaps one of your devices doesn’t have it, there are other methods for sharing files between your Windows PC and Android handset. The popular alternative is a cloud storage service. This will allow you to upload a file on your Windows PC and download it from the companion app on your Android device.
Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive are popular cloud storage services that will work for this task. Both will work in a similar manner, but for this guide, we’ll demonstrate with OneDrive.
First, download the OneDrive app from the Play Store on your Android device. Make sure that you’re signed in to the app using the same Microsoft account as your Windows computer.
Next, open a web browser on your Windows PC (such as Edge or Chrome) and navigate to the OneDrive website.
Select the “Upload” drop-down menu and choose “Files.”
The file manager will open, and you can select the file that you wish to transfer.
Now, go back to your Android device and open the OneDrive app. Select the file that you just uploaded.
Tap “Save” to download the file to your Android device.
If this is your first time using OneDrive, you will be asked to grant the app access to your photos and media. Tap “Allow” to proceed.
OneDrive will default to saving files to the “Download” folder on your phone or tablet. You can tap “Save” to insert it there or tap the back arrow to see more folders.
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Expeditions are defined by moments.
There are the grand moments, such as spotting two blue whales surfacing south of Loreto some 15 hours after embarking on our voyage. The massive 30-foot geysers of water spraying into the air, the mottled gray-turned-cerulean skin beneath the surface, marked the first blue whales for many people aboard National Geographic Venture, and the first sighting of blue whale flukes for many more – including me. Two members of the largest animal species to have ever graced the planet had turned up personally to greet us in the warm Baja morning.
There are moments at twilight where a thickly covered curtain of gray clouds suddenly explodes into life, when the sun crescendos in a display of colors so brilliant there aren’t words to describe the hues. When, for a brief time, you stand agape as the world turns towards or away from our nearest star, a ritual since time immemorial, and feel a part of that turning – forgetting everything else.
As in life, we remember the grand moments, the monumental occasions. What we can’t neglect is the importance of the tiny moments that fall in-between.
Searching in tidepools for life on a crescent-shaped desert island. The urchins arrayed like so many black pincushions, nestled comfortably amidst the rocks. The darting, iridescent purple fish, and the brilliant uniform of a dead spiny lobster washed up onto the shore.
The gulls berating us for interrupting their naps. Cardon cactuses waving from the clifftops. A rump-wiggling greeting from an expat’s red heeler at our beach landing.
The little moments populate our daily lives, on expeditions as well as at home, with a quiet sincerity that often gets overlooked. They don’t demand attention, and they may not necessarily imprint on our memories. Yet if we pause to notice them, we become more attuned to how incredible each moment can be.
As Albert Einstein said there are only two ways to live your life.
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A processor socket provides the connection between a computer processor (CPU) and a mainboard (motherboard). Current processor sockets have more than a thousand metal pins as contact points through which data and power are transferred between the processor and the motherboard.
Intel Socket 1151 (LGA)
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Networking can be extremely helpful for a multitude of career paths. Whether you’re a successful entrepreneur or just starting off at your first entry-level job, the connections that you make can help you in the future. If you’re interested in networking more effectively, the tips below can help you.
Look For Common History
When you’re thinking of people that you might want to reach out to connect with, you should start by looking back at your history and finding people who you have met in the past. Even if you weren’t extremely close with them then, it will give you something to spark up a conversation with. For example, if you went to one of the 87% of private schools with less than 300 students, you could reach out to one of your previous classmates to connect with. Even if someone was not in the school at the same time as you, you still have the common connection of a shared school experience. Use what you have in common to build a connection with them and bring them into your network.
Use Social Media
When you think about networking through social media, your first thought will probably be about networking using LinkedIn. And it’s true that LinkedIn is a great way to connect with people that you want to network with, but it’s not the only social media platform that you can use for networking. If there’s someone that you want to connect with, follow them on social media and engage with their posts or stories to open up a dialogue. Once you have a sense of familiarity, you can start an actual conversation with them.
Strengthen Relationships You Already Have
If there is someone that you have an existing professional relationship with, but you haven’t spoken in some time, it’s a good idea to reach out and strengthen that connection. Whether it’s a coworker from an old job or a classmate from your college, having a good connection with a former contact can lead to further networking in the future. If you went to college, not only do you have 13% less of a chance of getting divorced, you also have the opportunity to reach out to your professors, who will often have contacts in your field that can be great networking opportunities. Many professors love hearing from old students, so sending an email or message to them can be a great way to strengthen a connection and get further chances to network.
Don’t Ask For a Job
When you’re networking, your goal may be to get a new job in a certain company or field, but you shouldn’t try to directly ask for a job. Forming a personal connection and getting your experience out there is a much better way to open up future opportunities than being blunt about asking for a job. If the position you wanted were already open enough that you could ask to be considered, you would have the opportunity to apply for it. Instead, go into networking opportunities with a thought process more along the lines of asking questions and learning more from more experienced people in your field.
Talk With the Best
If there’s someone in your field who has work that you’re impressed with, consider reaching out to them to discuss it. Depending on the field you’re in and who you want to speak with, this might be more difficult, but it’s always worth the try. For example, if you’re in the field of medical administration and a local urgent care is impressing you, there’s no reason not to reach out to the someone in the organization and ask them how they got a certain protocol in place or how they solved a certain issue. On average, 75% of urgent care patients say they’re satisfied with their care, but if this facility has a higher rate, there’s no reason not to reach out and ask for advice.
Ask Smart Questions
When you’re having a conversation with someone that you’re trying to form a professional connection with, it’s important to show that you’re actively listening to what they’re saying. A good way to do this is to ask questions that pertain to what they’re saying and are actually informed. Going into a possible networking opportunity without doing any research or without having genuine interest in the other person’s work can mean leaving a bad impression, which you obviously want to avoid.
Follow-Up With Purpose
After meeting someone in person, it’s a good idea to send them a message via email or a soial media account thanking them for their time. This opens up a direct line of communication and shows that you care about the connection. Make sure to keep in contact with them by reaching out a few times a year to keep the connection active and to ensure that the other person has become a part of your network. When you reach out to them, you can send them articles relevant to what you discussed when you met, respond to business-related social media posts, or otherwise reach out in a meaningful way.
Show Your Passion
One of the things that connects people who are in the same field is having a passion for whatever it is that they’re a part of. Therefore one of the best ways to make a good impression is to show how passionate you are about your profession or whatever project you’re currently working on. Even if someone forgets the details of your conversation, they’re likely to remember the emotion related to it. If you can make an emotional impact on the other person, it can make a big difference in the strength of your connection.
Networking can be difficult if you are just blindly searching for the opportunity to speak with people in your field. However, if you have a plan and have done a little bit of research ahead of time, you can seek out strong and meaningful connections that can really help your career.
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Localization & Direct Grant Awards
valued at 1 million Qatari Riyals!
The Mada Innovation Award is a first of its kind award that is aimed to reward innovative solution that promotes accessibility and enhances the lives of users with disabilities.
This stream is designed for creating opportunities for new innovative entities who already have a “Proven Concept” for their AT product or service to establish themselves in the market. Applicants selected for this stream will be provided with a grant through MADA Innovation Program to develop the proposed product/service concept to cater towards the local and Arab market.
Localizing is conducted mainly to support Arabic inclusive solutions for PwDs and all. This stream is targeted towards international established entities who already have an existing product/service relevant to ICT Accessibility and Assistive Technology that are looking into Arabic localization of their product.
The ‘Mada Hackathon’, is a uniquely designed competition from Challenge to Prototype in 48 Hours that focuses on individuals and teams of designers, teachers, academics, students, software developers and the best-in-class innovators to develop an Accessible Open Educational Resources in Arabic language based on the Mada open-access resources: Tawasol Symbols, Unified Arabic Braille, Buhamad Sign Language Interpreter Avatar.
Vision, Mission & Our Goals
- The contestant (or the team or organization) fills in all the details on the competition website at this link: https://award.mada.org.qa
- The contestant (or the team or organization) will add all the details in the application form available on the competition site, taking care to provide all the required information.
- The contestant (or the team or organization) receives electronic notification of the receipt of his participation.
- The contestants who pass the preliminary review will only be notified regarding the presentation and pitching phase. He can also see the instructions of the members of the jury to remedy the shortcomings that can be recorded in his nomination file and re-send back the requirement of not exceeding statutory deadlines.
Mada assigns the Jury for the Mada Innovation Awards. The committee will include experts in ICT accessibility specialists, University faculties and entrepreneurship specialists.
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Antonyms for nonresident
|Grammar : Adj|
|Spell : non-rez-i-duh nt|
|Phonetic Transcription : nɒnˈrɛz ɪ dənt|
Definition of nonresident
- As in foreign : adj from another country, experience
- They had no title to it, but as the owners were nonresident minors they were not disturbed.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
- Also he appointed a few of his councilors as nonresident Justices of the Peace.
- Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
- A nonresident, however able and distinguished he might be as a statesman, would have little chance of election.
- Extract from : « Government in the United States » by James Wilford Garner
- The tables are turned; it is no longer the nonresident Jew and the hypothetical Unitarian who are excepted.
- Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.
- Against the newcomers, profitable as they were, still existed the ancient antipathy of the resident for the nonresident.
- Extract from : « The Covered Wagon » by Emerson Hough
- It is a step in a bigger process managed from without and owned by a multitude of nonresident stockholders.
- Extract from : « Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People » by Various
- The Philadelphia Company is said to be controlled by nonresident investors.
- Extract from : « Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place » by Various
- The Restless Sexteen were mostly young married women with their husbands as nonresident members.
- Extract from : « Ptomaine Street » by Carolyn Wells
- Appear in the courts for nonresident clients in United States land cases, etc.
- Extract from : « Remarks » by Bill Nye
Synonyms for nonresident
- from abroad
- not domestic
- not native
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Measuring the Impact of Teams on Email Traffic
Email or Teams
It is natural that when someone like me who has been involved with email for so long argues a case like “Teams won’t replace email,” people will say “well, he would say that, wouldn’t he.” After all, we all show some form of personal bias in the technology choices we make.
But I am a data-driven guy, so to back up my assertion, I reviewed the available data to prove the case. Or at least, to discover what the data revealed.
Getting Email Usage Data
Before reviewing the data, we should talk about what data is available. In the past, and even now for on-premises servers, message tracking logs are the source of email traffic data. All versions of Exchange have generated message tracking logs, and many articles are available to explain how to interpret and parse the logs using tools like Microsoft’s LogParser utility to generate statistics.
In the Microsoft cloud, the Graph reigns supreme. Although Exchange Online servers still generate message tracking logs and those logs hold interesting and useful data, the usage reports in the Office 365 Admin Center and the usage data made available for public consumption are based on the Graph reporting API.
There is both goodness and badness in this situation. It is good to have a single definitive source of Office 365 data. What’s not so good is the relative inflexibility of the API. For example, the Graph reporting API is happy to return data for 30 days of email traffic, but not 31 days or 28 days. That’s why some ISVs continue to mine data from sources like the message tracking logs.
In any case, the Graph is a good source for email traffic data. If my assertion is correct that Teams will not replace email, but can reduce the volume of email, we should see a reduction of email traffic in the period following the introduction of Teams within a tenant.
Measuring the Impact of Teams
Introducing Teams is one thing; people using Teams in an intelligent and productive manner is quite another. It takes time and some training to make people productive. In other words, do not expect miracles to happen after users see the Teams icon show up in the Office 365 app launcher and receive invitations to join a couple of teams. If you do not give guidance to help people use a tool effectively, they will revert to habit and use email.
In terms of measurement, it is best to analyze data several weeks after people start to use a new tool to cut out the first burst of enthusiasm and all the “Wow, we’ve got Teams” messages from the equation. We need some data from the period when Teams was not in general use to be the yardstick for comparison. Finally, the comparison periods must be comparable, such as two weeks that do not include holidays or other factors that might influence traffic.
When analyzing data in this instance, it seems sensible to focus on sent messages. Although the app supports external users, Teams is a very inward-focused application and is unlikely to affect the number of inbound messages that arrive via email, especially traffic from other domains.
In my case, the company that I work with most closely began to use Teams on October 16. I am a guest user in that tenant. Allowing two weeks for things to settle down, I reviewed my email usage for the week of November 6 and compared it to earlier activity, specifically the week of October 2. I did not travel during these weeks, so they gave me an “apples to apples” comparison.
Applying a Lens to Usage Data
The Email Activity report in the Office 365 Admin Center is not granular enough to focus on a week-by-week analysis for selected users. The report also lags by a few days. Possibly because of a glitch, on November 13, the latest data available when I looked at the data was for November 5 (Figure 1).
Another way of looking at the same time is through the Office 365 Adoption content pack for Power BI, which is still in preview but available to all Office 365 business tenants. After a dip in August (vacation) and a rise in September (Ignite), the Email activity report shows a drop-off in email received and sent in November 2017 (Figure 2).
Teams Usage Reports
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that Teams usage reports are now available in the Office 365 Admin Center (Figure 3). The new reports detail user activity and a breakdown by devices going back to 3 July 2017, which is probably when Microsoft began gathering the data. Interestingly, I see no data for guest user activity and only tenant accounts are listed in the detail.
Unfortunately, most of my Teams activity is as a guest user in other tenants, so knowing what is happening inside my own (small) tenant is not helpful in this case.
The email usage reports give us a general feeling of email traffic patterns within a tenant, but because I wanted to look at a selected group of users (just me!), the usage reports are not precise enough for my purpose. One way of probing deeper is to download the usage data from Office 365 and use Excel to slice and dice it as you wish. Alternatively, you can use one of the ISV reporting products available for Office 365, Because I know it best, I used Quadrotech’s Office 365 reporting tool to examine my personal traffic pattern.
After I focused in on the data I wanted, the picture was clear. If users move internal discussions to Teams, you see a distinct and measurable impact on email traffic volume. In my case, the number of daily outbound messages dropped from a range of 45-95 in the week of October 2 to 15-29 in the week of November 6 (Figure 4). Essentially, I moved back-and-forth email to Teams. The remaining email was to people I could not reach through Teams, needed protection, or contained more thoughtful (some say verbose) interactions.
Note the huge peak in traffic during the week of the recent Ignite 2017 conference in Orlando. As much of that traffic centered around industry contacts that I wanted to meet during the conference, none of this traffic would have moved to Teams. The point here is that traffic can only move if people share the same space within Teams. The value of email is that you can send a message to anyone once you know their address.
Another thing to consider is that email volume is influenced by situation. For example, if I am on the road, I am less likely to use Teams because it does not support offline access.
The MyAnalytics View
The MyAnalytics developers recently enhanced their dashboard with a view showing trends of user activity in the buckets they measure. One of the buckets is the hours spent processing email (both inbound and outbound). Not everyone has MyAnalytics as you need Office 365 E5 or a separate add-on license. If you do, MyAnalytics gives a time-based method to measure the impact of Teams on email for individual users.
MyAnalytics has a six-week moving timeline. Figure 5 shows my timeline from 8-October to 12 November. Over this period, my time spent on email declined from 11.5 hours to 7.4 hours. Teams might have taken the “gained” time, but it is impossible to know because MyAnalytics does not yet measure Teams activity.
A Rigged Result
Of course, this data gives a rigged result and your mileage will vary. I had a good idea what the data would show because during the reporting period I deliberately used Teams whenever possible to conduct conversations. Accepting that I knew the likely results, what I wanted to show is how to use the data available to administrators to measure the influence of Teams within their tenant.
Although Teams will change the volume of email traffic in a tenant, the important thing to realize is that it is impossible to move all communications to Teams. Any message that needs to go outside the coverage of Teams must go via email, as do anything that needs protection (encryption). The case I made that Teams can reduce the use of but not replace email seems true.
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When wrapping up a fuel cap area with vinyl wrap film, most installers tend to make the blade of the knife parallel to the cap side (which can also be called an empty side), and cut along the edge there.
The cut itself is clean and symmetrical without problems. However, it is not necessarily a full coverage, especially when you are wrapping with a full print vinyl wrap film.
When you look at the top of the gas cap from above, you would see the original color of the vehicle. It can really stand out, especially if it is a light color car.
Here is one efficient way to solve this problem:
Separate the gas cap into a top section and a bottom section when you cut (You can use masking tape to do the separation). Cut on the rear fender side (which can also be called a solid side) on the top section, while changing to cut on the empty side at the bottom.
Cut it all the way around the top section. As for the bottom area, switch the cut from the top section, cut the left bottom side and the right bottom side. It does not matter which half of the bottom side you cut first. Just do not cut the bottom all the way around, as you want your whole cut to be uniform.
When the cutting is done, use your finger to go around the fuel cap, tucking the material to the side. Use your squeegee to seal the edge of the bottom section.
Then, open up the cap, seal the vinyl wrap film around the top section as well. And because there is extra material at the top now, there is a little tension, and you will need to apply heat to relax the film there.
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Alexander Bay is way up the West Coast of the Northern Cape in South Africa, virtually on the Border with Namibia in a Region known simply as Little Namaqualand!
There is nothing more Northerly than this Seaside Town that lies on the mouth of the Mighty Orange River – the River that feeds the Gariep and Vanderkloof dam and forms not only the south-western boundary of the Free State but later also the international border between Namibia and the Northern Cape.
Alexander Bay has something of an illustrious History. It was in the thick of the ‘diamond rush’ that gripped this part of the Coast after diamonds were discovered here in 1925. Up until recently the Town was invisible to the intrepid traveler prepared to head this far north en Route to Namibia; closed to visitors and a high-risk Area because of the diamonds, bar those with a permit! Now, Alexander Bay organizes Historic diamond Tours and markets itself as the ‘Diamond Coast – forever Namaqualand’.
The wreck of the 'Piratiny' lay where the Sea met the Shore, her rusted and broken framework scattered among the rocks of the treacherous West Coast. Her severed and upturned bows leaned back towards the cold Atlantic Ocean as if she hoped to return to the waters upon which she once sailed. A heavy winch still clung to the deck, surrounded by enduring teak and Oregon Pine planking, while holes in the corroded hull revealed flaking ribs.
The Cove on the Coast, 7 km South of the Orange River mouth. The Area has the richest alluvial diamond deposits in the World. It was named after Sir James Edward Alexander, 1803-1885, who was a British officer and explorer. Who in 1836, also explored Namaquland and Damaraland as far as Walvis Bay, on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society (which he had co-founded) On his exploration, expanding into Namaqualand and Damaraland, lasting from 8 September 1836 to 21 September 1837. He collected rock specimens, pelts of rare animals, bird skins, weapons and implements from the Herero and Nama, as well as drawing maps of the region and making a list of Herero words ,for later used dialogue. Subsequently Arrowsmith, made use of his data to draw a map accompanying his book of the Expedition. In 1877, he was largely responsible for the preservation and transfer of Cleopatra's Needle to England. Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian Obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The obelisks in London and New York are a pair, and the one in Paris is also part of a pair originally from a different site in Luxor, where its twin remains. Although all three needles are genuine Ancient Egyptian obelisks, their shared nickname is a misnomer, as they have no connection with the Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and were already over a thousand years old in her lifetime. The London and New York "needles" were originally made during the reign of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The Paris "needle" dates to the reign of 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II and was the first to be moved and re-erected. The New York "needle," was the first to acquire the nickname, "L'aiguille de Cléopâtre" in French, where it stood in Alexandria.
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It was one of the 20th century’s grandest passions, but was riven by heartache and controversy – and ultimately vetoed by the Queen. Royal writer Christopher Wilson looks back at the tragic love affair of Prince William of Gloucester.
Prince William of Gloucester was arguably the most glamorous royal of the 20th century. Tall, sporty and handsome, he was a role model and all-round hero for a young Prince Charles, who named his first son after him.
The grandson of King George V and a first cousin of the Queen, William could have had any woman – but the woman he wanted turned out to be one that he couldn’t have. His love affair with Zsuzsi Starkloff, though full of passion, was fraught with tragedy and controversy. And although their story began in the 1960s, elements of it will chime with royal fans today because, like Meghan Markle, Zsuzsi was an attractive, intelligent American divorcée.
But whereas Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made it to the altar, back in 1970 Queen Elizabeth put a stop to Prince William’s relationship with Zsuzsi because she was thought to fear another ‘Wallis Simpson moment’ – in which her uncle Edward VIII’s relationship with the glamorous American divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that concluded in his abdication.
It was devastating for Zsuzsi. And it begs the question, was the Queen right to break up their relationship? Was she right to fear the effect that another American divorcée might have on the stability of her family?
At his birth in 1941, Prince William was fourth in line to the throne, just as Prince Harry was when he was born just over 40 years later. Like Harry, William was educated at Eton, but he then graduated from both Cambridge University and Stanford before joining the Foreign Office. In the late 1960s, William was an important weapon in the royal armoury. One day he would inherit his father’s title of Duke of Gloucester and take on an increasing range of state and constitutional duties. From the earliest days, therefore, it was expected that he would marry well, and marry suitably.
Unlike Wallis Simpson and Meghan Markle, Zsuzsi (pronounced ‘Juji’) wasn’t born in the US but in Budapest, Hungary. At the age of 20 she fled the Communist regime that had overrun her homeland and made her way to America where she was soon granted US citizenship.
Initially making a living as a model in New York, she later became a flight attendant, travelling all over the world for the now-defunct Overseas National Airways. During this time she met and married a pilot, Ed ‘Starky’ Starkloff, and before long she had earned her pilot’s licence, which enabled her to become a flight instructor.
The marriage to Starkloff didn’t last, and Zsuzsi moved to Tokyo, learning Japanese and teaching English. It was while she was there that she met the prince at a cocktail party in 1968, soon after he was dispatched to the city by the foreign office as a 26-year-old junior diplomat. He immediately dubbed her ‘Cinderella’.
Zsuzsi was five years older and a great deal more worldly wise than the prince. Knowing nothing of stuffy protocol, the next day she wrote him a note and sent it round to the British Embassy. ‘Dear Prince Charming,’ it read, ‘I have a slipper missing. Would you like to come to a party?’
It did the trick. William came running, and very soon they were lovers. ‘He was quite a man,’ Zsuzsi told me in 2013. ‘Very manly. Very passionate. And mature beyond his years.’
Away from the public eye, the relationship blossomed. ‘She knew almost nothing about the royal family,’ recalls the TV director Brian Henry Martin, who filmed her in Colorado in 2015, ‘and almost nothing about Britain. She didnt perhaps realise what it all meant, this relationship. To her William was just an attractive single man.’
Like the Duke of Windsor and Prince Harry, William had fallen under an American divorcée’s spell. He wrote to his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, asking how they’d feel if he proposed marriage. ‘They were against it,’ Zsuzsi told me. ‘Totally against it. It came as no shock – I was older than William, divorced and of a different religion [she was Jewish]. I knew it was doomed.’
William, however, refused to be put off. He’d become obsessed and, as his old school friend Giles St Aubyn remarked, ‘The relationship overshadowed everything else. It resulted in a period of great anguish for him, involving disagreements with his friends and family.’
What qualities drew the prince to the older woman? St Aubyn said, ‘She was witty, intelligent, attractive. William sparkled in her company.’ A close friend from that time, Japanese businessman Shigeo Kitano, agreed: ‘Prince William was obviously deeply in love with her. She was very beautiful with large brown eyes and long auburn hair. When she smiled, she had a big dimple. She conversed in flawless Japanese and was clearly a very clever woman.’
But suitable material for a royal wife? The royals themselves didn’t think so. Even by the late 1960s the abdication of King Edward VIII was still raw – as fresh in their minds as the death of Princess Diana is today. In that climate the Queen, surrounded by ranks of compliant and protective courtiers, was appalled at the prospect of a re-run of the Wallis Simpson affair and set about making sure it didn’t happen.
The Queen, Princess Margaret and the Queen’s Private Secretary Sir Alan ‘Tommy’ Lascelles all conspired to steer the prince off-course; their plan being to allow him to sow his wild oats before reeling him in – confident that, in the end, they would win. With the affair still in its infancy, Princess Margaret was dispatched with her then husband, Lord Snowdon, to Japan. Ostensibly a state visit, the trip masked a more important task – to give Prince William’s girlfriend the once-over.
In Tokyo, the two women were introduced and, as Zsuzsi later told me, ‘On the surface she was friendly. She told William, “I’m not surprised you’re in love with her,” and we all had dinner together.’
But within days Margaret had written to her cousin, warning him off. ‘I was pleased to have the opportunity of a quick word with you,’ she said. ‘I do think you would be wise to wait for a bit, then come home and see how everything looks.’
Unknown to the prince – by then 28 – Margaret had also had a word with his boss, the British Ambassador Sir John Pilcher, passing on her concerns and those of the Queen. Margaret encouraged the prince to confide in Pilcher every last detail of his affair with Zsuzsi – information which Pilcher then passed straight back to London.
I uncovered a private report penned by Pilcher in which he recalled, ‘I heard that delectable feminine presence was frequently to be discovered in Prince William’s home. We thought it wise of him to be attached to such an attractive and adult person.’ What these smooth words actually meant were, we’ll allow the prince to let this passion burn out while he’s here in Japan, but don’t worry, we’ll fix the problem.
Pilcher met William to offer a warning and, as he notes in his report: ‘He was very good-natured, and took in remarkably good part the observations I felt bound to make. I had to point out the constitutional aspects of marrying a foreigner. He undertook to pause and think.’
Maybe he did, and maybe he didn’t. ‘We were in love, passionately in love,’ recalled Zsuzsi. ‘William wasn’t going to be pushed around by some officious diplomat. He wanted to escape, to get away from the straitjacket his job had become.’
And there was another reason to get away. The prince had recently been diagnosed with porphyria – the ‘royal disease’ that struck down King George III, leading to his so-called madness. Just before leaving for Japan, William had visited London specialist Dr Henry Bellringer, complaining of fever and nausea, and blisters that appeared on his hands, chest and face. Bellringer diagnosed William as suffering from variegate porphyria, inherited through the Hanoverian gene pool – he was the only royal of his generation to contract the condition.
In Tokyo, Zsuzsi took her lover to visit a haematologist, Professor Ishihara, who confirmed the alarming diagnosis.
It meant a bleak and uncertain future for William, who was a strong man, an athlete and a fine polo player. The details of the last years of George III’s life, quite apart from the ‘madness’ from which he temporarily recovered, do not bear repeating, and William must have viewed the possibility, however remote, that his life would end in similar misery and agony.
At that point Zsuzsi became not only William’s lover but his protector. According to her, around this time the prince received a letter from the Queen telling him to cool things down. ‘It was telling him not to rush into anything,’ she recalled, but his response was to take time out from his diplomatic post, scoop up Zsuzsi and head for America. The couple took off on a road trip, anonymous lovers in a car unhurriedly going nowhere. As a token of his love he gave her his gold signet ring, engraved with the royal coat of arms, and she hung it on a chain around her neck, commissioning a jeweller to make a replica, which he wore constantly.
Zsuzsi recalled, ‘We did a lot of wonderful things together during those weeks, and for the most part he wasn’t recognised. He relished the anonymity – it was wonderful for him not to be bothered by people.’ They devised an alternative life plan, living in California, flying planes and just being themselves.
But the Palace, now alarmed at the thought of losing William altogether, reeled him in. He had left strict instructions that, during his time in America, he was not to be disturbed by messages from London. But then he received a cable from the Queen, ordering him to represent her at the independence celebrations of the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga. William buckled. In that one pincer movement, the royals claimed back their errant prince, who finally decided that duty must come first. William returned to England, took over his father’s estate in Northamptonshire and prepared himself for an unhappy, possibly loveless, future.
By now it looked to the royals as though William’s affair with Zsuzsi was well and truly over. But the prince hadn’t forgotten the love of his life. Zsuzsi later recalled, ‘He wrote me a letter. In it he said he wanted to come to New York and talk to me, to see if there was something we could do. He wanted us to be together.’
But it wasn’t to be. On 28 August 1972, William died at the controls of his light aircraft. He had entered an air race near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and died instantly – along with his co-pilot Vyrell Mitchell – when the plane crashed and burst into flames. He was just 30. An official inquiry blamed pilot error.
Zsuzsi continued to live in America, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She never remarried. ‘There was a sadness about her, a regret,’ reflects director Brian Henry Martin. ‘Her sadness was about the loss of William – and that he never had his own life. That he never had his own children.’
Zsuzsi died last month, aged 83, still loving her prince and wearing his ring, just as he was still wearing hers when he died 48 years before.
There’s something about American divorcées…
Edward VIII’s decision to abdicate rather than leave the love of his life Wallis Simpson resulted in a constitutional crisis.
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Sometimes there are topics that do not fit too well in one article. The article would become too long and difficult to read.
But that would be a really long article, which is off-putting for readers!
Instead of cramming multiple topics into one article, you can create a Series. This way, each article covers a single topic.
In Figure 1 below, you can see an example of a Series from my blog. The topic is AWS, and each article in the Series talks about different AWS services. This way, people can find all my AWS articles in one place.
All Series come with their own corresponding URLs and landing pages. Figure 1 below show the page for my AWS Series, which you can access through this link.
As you can see, Hashnode's Series feature is handy for complex topics, or when you want to group together similar articles. It's more elegant, organized, and it makes it easier for people to consume your content.
How to Create a Series
The first step to create a Series is to go to your blog dashboard. Once you're in, click on the option that says Series (see Figure 2 below).
Now that you're on the Series page, you should see all your existing Series, if you have any. Otherwise, you can create a new Series by clicking on the Create new Series button.
The button opens a new page where you can add the details about your Series, including:
- custom slug
- cover image
- post order (oldest or latest post first)
When you are done configuring your new Series, click on the CREATE SERIES button.
After you create the Series, it will appear in your dashboard. Figure 4 below shows the newly created Series:
Now the Series is accessible to everyone, and you can start adding articles. In my case, the Series is available at
Figure 5 illustrates how the Series looks on the blog:
Now it's time to add an article!
How to Add an Article to a Series
The first step to add an article to a Series, of course, is to write an article.
The next step is to click on the Settings button in the article editor (see Figure 6 below).
Once you click on the Settings button, a new sidebar opens, as shown in Figure 7. Find the option Add to a Series from the sidebar and click on it.
As soon as you click on the option, a new dropdown menu appears where you can select the Series.
Figure 8 shows the available Series from my blog:
Select the appropriate Series for your article, and you're done! Click the Publish button, and your article will be added to the Series.
Great job creating your first Series!
Show the Series to Your Readers
Now the question is, how can you drive visibility to your Series?
The answer is to add it to the navigation bar on your blog.
In Figure 9, you can see my blog as an example, where I have the three Series in the navigation bar.
How can you do it, too?
The first step is to go to the blog dashboard, then click on the Navbar option.
Your navigation bar can include three types of items:
- Links (external)
This a great way to shine a spotlight on your new Series!
Next, click on the Add an item button. A new set of fields will appear where you can select:
- Label — the name of the item
- Type — Link, Page, or Series
- Value — in this case, the name of the Series
- Priority — the highest number is the highest priority, which means it will be the first item in the navigation bar
Figure 11 shows what you should see when you click the Add an item button.
Now click on the second dropdown menu and choose the Series option. If you have only one Series available, it will automatically select that one.
Otherwise, you need to select the Series you want to appear in the navigation bar. See Figure 12 below for reference.
The last step is to set the priority. If you leave the default value 0 for the priority, it will be the last item in the navigation bar. Select the priority you want and then click on the Save Navbar button.
After saving the navigation bar, you're all done! As you can see in Figure 13 above, the Series was added successfully. If you visit your blog, you should see it live!
The Hashnode Series feature allows you to organize your content much more efficiently. All related articles are in one convenient location, making it easier for people to find what they need.
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Excellent, Primary, Intermediate, Young Adult, Coming Of Age, Adventure, Imagination, Friendship, Orphan, Outdoors
Nine orphans live together on a magical island and every year, a small child skims across the sea to trade places with the oldest child and is mentored by the oldest child left. Blue-eyed Jinny struggles with wide-eyed Ess, but ultimately rebels from the law passed down by oral tradition that the Elder must leave upon arrival of a new child. Little by little, the magic of the island turns into curses until the ultimate horror happens: the new small one is bitten by a once-gentle snake. It’s in the emergency that Jinny realizes that she must forget about what she wants and leave the island to save another.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 39:
4, Article 67.
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You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldnít do without you. The rub is that you donít always know who.
The Catholic ideal is to order the whole of life towards unity, not by the denial and destruction of the natural human values, but by bringing them into living relation with spiritual truth and spiritual reality.
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Give us this day our daily faith, but deliver us, dear God, from belief.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you,
none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
Religion is the opium of the masses.
Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
You will achieve definitive self-fulfilment only in the next life.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.
God has no religion.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted international resource chains in the compact tractors sector severely. In contrast to Westerners who found their societies ravaged by the Industrial War a small number of generations preceding mercilessly, current Africans might be very much more self-aware and sensitive of the revolution restructuring their worlds now. The David Deere 3025E is geared towards purchasers who want a powerful and full-featured tractor at a reasonable cost. It as well success at a fabulous quite a bit more refined slash than is simple with the rapidly spinner cutters of Rotary Mowers that can not slash the yard at the very same route. | <urn:uuid:eee14267-b8b4-4829-97ae-933b520320d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bizjet-trans.jp/2020/05/23/from-the-ground-up/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.79606 | 1,468 | 1.960938 | 2 |
2001: Human Rights and Religious Diversity – as victims of and solutions to terror
The 53rd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
9th December, 2001
Rev. Professor Gary Bouma, Monash University
Rev. Professor Bouma related this to his experience of being in New York at the time of the twin towers disaster in September this year. | <urn:uuid:cc55013d-24ec-4331-9a6e-fbba3792cef8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kingstonforhumanrights.org/2001-religious-diversity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.947642 | 76 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Architect proposes disguising gas power station as a "green mountain"
Why do power stations always look like power stations? That's the tacit question behind AZPA's proposal for a new gas power station in Wedel, Germany, which it envisages as a "green mountain" of topiary. The idea is not so much to disguise the plant as it is to turn it into a local attraction.
A coal-fired power station was built in Wedel in the 1960s to provide electricity to the nearby city of Hamburg and was retrofitted into a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the 1980s. There are now plans for a new 400-MW gas-fired CHP power station to be built in Wedel later this decade that will be owned and operated by Swedish power company Vattenfall, which also runs the existing coal station.
AZPA's proposal, which pertains to the new power station, takes cues from its location on the banks of the Elbe and the native riparian forest which once prevailed there. Though initially the idea would be to erect a green textile structure to create an immediate visual barrier, this would be replaced over time with meshes that would support climbing vegetation.
As well as climbing plants, trees would be planted around the power station. Initially, fast-growing species would be favored, and taller trees, such as poplars, would be planted nearer to the power station, again creating a visual barrier.
Though both trees and climbing plants will sequester some CO2, the proposal is probably more aesthetically than environmentally motivated. AZPA writes that its proposal attempts to "resolve the conflict between the natural ecology and the manmade environment." | <urn:uuid:8b428d49-253d-409f-803b-7382a471ed86> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newatlas.com/azpa-green-mountain-power-station/27376/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.976241 | 345 | 2.875 | 3 |
To encourage happy reading during the school suspension period and inspire more people to develop a passion for reading, the SHKP Reading Club opens new space on its "Read For More" online reading platform and recruits student contributors from the primary and secondary schools participating in the Read & Share programme. Based on six series of "Click to Read for Dummies" by the SHKP Reading Club, participants can creatively adapt the themes to craft their own works in the form of an article, video clip, or audio clip of book excerpts, and submit to the SHKP Reading Club via email (firstname.lastname@example.org). Students whose works are published will receive book coupons that worth HK$200 in total. Submissions to the campaign will be closed on 15 July 2020 and there is no limit to the number of submissions or selections. The primary and secondary schools with the highest participation will be awarded book coupons that worth HK$2,000 in total. Please click here for details.
SHKP Reading Club's Facebook: www.facebook.com/shkpreadingclub
The SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation supports talented students in their studies and promotes education across the country. To help outstanding underprivileged students complete their studies, the Foundation has set up scholarship programmes at primary schools, secondary schools and universities. It has also organised a series of talent training courses, held overseas exchange programmes to drive intercultural learning, and developed different anti-poverty projects in remote rural areas of the country. The Foundation's work in supporting education and training, poverty alleviation and health care, and social service has yielded positive results. The Foundation recently received "The Partnership of Excellence for 2019" award, which is a recognition given by the Ministry of Education for the Foundation's dedication to education work. | <urn:uuid:9bea985c-8881-43be-a318-84a6a1ad4f57> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.shkpclub.com/en-us/newsletters/detail/1982 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.951991 | 366 | 1.539063 | 2 |
"Disneyland, it appears, is enormously important and successful just because it recreates all the chances to respond to a public environment, which Los Angeles particularly no longer has. It allows play-acting, both to be watched and to be participated in, in a public sphere. In as unlikely a place as could be conceived, just off the Santa Ana Freeway, a little over an hour from the Los Angeles City Hall, in an unchartable sea of suburbia, Disney has created a place, indeed a whole public world, full of sequential occurrences, of big and little drama, full of hierarchies of importance and excitement, with opportunities to respond at the speed of rocketing bobsleds (or rocketing rockets, for all that) or of horse-drawn streetcars. An American Main Street of about 1910 is the principal theme, against which play fairy-tale fantasies, frontier adventure situations, jungles, and the world of tomorrow. And all this diversity, with unerring sensitivity, is keyed to the kind of participation without embarrassment which apparently at this point in our history we crave. [...]No raw edges spoil the picture at Disneyland; everything is as immaculate as in the musical comedy villages that Hollywood has provided for our viewing pleasure for the last three generations. Nice looking, handsomely costumed young people sweep away the gum wrappers almost before they fall to the spotless pavement. Everything works, the way it doesn’t seem to any more in the world outside.
As I write this, Berkeley, which was the proud recipient not long ago of a set of fountains in the middle of its main street, where interurbans once had run and cars since had Disneyland parked, has announced that the fountains are soon being turned off for good, since the chief public use developed for them so far has been to put detergent in them, and the city cannot afford constantly to clean the pipes. Life is not like that in Disneyland; it is much more real: fountains play, waterfalls splash, tiny bulbs light the trees at night, and everything is clean.
The Haunted Mansion is a badly flawed ride, if only for the smug and supercilious treatment it bestows on ghosts, just because they are dead. Even so, it is surely one of the most skillful, sophisticated and engrossing spatial sequences on the planet. It is useful to see the ride as a progression from outside the event, where the observer and the observed are at some distance, to the inside, where the observer, mind and body, has entered into the observed, so that it finally envelops him and even at the end makes an attempt to enter him.
Primarily, Walt was dissatisfied with Los Angeles and with other American cities of his era, the 1940s and 1950s. He was dissatisfied because the American city, it seemed to him, had become an utterly chaotic environment: cars rocketing here and there, unplanned suburbs, no sense of visual coherence, no sense of safety and reassurance. Walt Disney was also interested, however, in theming. Specifically, he was interested in what the American city had been in the past, the frontier West, the life of the small town as he remembered it at the turning of the century. He was interested finally, I think, in creating a place where people could feel safe and reassured.We call this exhibition “The Architecture of Reassurance” because at every point in the design of Disney’s theme parks you feel safe, secure—you feel as though you know where you are in space.
Although “Main Street” is just one attraction of many in the theme parks, it was closest to Disney’s heart—it was based not on a Disney product but on Disney’s personal history and memories. It is also the attraction that most embodies “the architecture of reassurance”: all those architectural and environmental touches, ranging from harmonious color schemes to the absence of garbage (a Main Street “newspaper” was discontinued early on because the discarded copies were thought to clutter to the street) to the famous 5/8 building scale (which “made the street a toy,” as Disney put it), which work together to offer an accessible landscape where Disney and visitors alike could feel instantly “at home.” More Frank Capra than Frank Lloyd Wright, Disney’s Main Street is a populist paradise designed to make vacationers feel comfortable, not awed by the achievements of would-be fountainheads. [...][...] “Main Street was aesthetically unthreatening,” writes Marling, “different, in that respect, from strip malls and real streets where every store battled with its neighbor in a disquieting cacophony of visual stimuli.” [...] Disney was so wedded to his Main Street memory that he first tried to populate the place with the kinds of retailers one finds in a small town, rather than with the trinket vendors and fast-food outlets typical of amusement parks. “Disneyland struggled to maintain a tenant list of shoe stores and other specialized apparel shops not because people came to the park to buy loafers and underwear but because the Main Street Walt remembered used to have them,” Marling writes. But apparently visitors’ fantasies did not include buying goods available at home (and more and more in shopping malls, not on Main Street), so eventually the stores sold just Disney merchandise. [...]
One of the lasting impressions from The Architecture of Reassurance is of how little is actually needed to create a sense of place—a realization apparently lost upon a generation of suburban builders. The comforting buildings of Disney’s Main Street disguise a ’50s strip-mall shell, Marling points out, while a structure like the Contemporary Hotel—a prefabricated hotel similar to the roadside chains—seemed progressive simply because a monorail passed through its lobby. The ingenious use of color, light, trompe l’oeil, and a bit of imagination go much further than do the much-hyped “utilidors,” monorails, and other grand infrastructural schemes in Disney’s parks. As in cities, the larger monuments of the park (Disney called them “wienies”) were located to orient and draw visitors—and most tourists, after all, behave much the same way in Disneyland as they do in cities: taking photos, buying things, seeking out attractions, orienting themselves by landmarks. Of course, in Walt’s parks, no maps were needed; the architecture was its own narrative. “We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion once wrote, and it comes as little surprise that the childhood stories lived out in real time and space in Disneyland should have endured in the adult minds of those who seek to recreate places whose true aspects were as dimly and fondly remembered as fairy tales. | <urn:uuid:7180b328-40f4-4583-af92-28ae8bceccb3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://book.leveldesignbook.com/studies/irl/disneyland | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968865 | 1,441 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Several In Motion physical therapists are trained and certified in the McKenzie Method® of therapy that addresses spine/back pain. McKenzie is a three-step process that begins with hands on evaluation, after which individualized exercises are prescribed, and concludes with prevention information that gives patients the tools to keep pain from recurring as often, and to minimize its intensity if it should come back.
Types of pain that respond to McKenzie Method® include
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Numbness/tingling in hands/feet
Step 1: Assessment
Unique to the McKenzie Method® is a comprehensive and logical step-by-step process to evaluate the patient’s problem quickly. This mechanical examination can “classify” most patient conditions by the level of pain or limitation that results from certain movements or positions. A McKenzie assessment can eliminate the need for expensive, invasive procedures
Step 2: Treatment
McKenzie treatment prescribes a series of individualized exercises. The emphasis is on active patient involvement, which minimizes the number of visits to the clinic. Ultimately, most patients can successfully treat themselves when provided the necessary knowledge and tools. For patients with more difficult mechanical problems, a certified McKenzie clinician can provide advanced hands-on techniques until the patient can self administer.
Step 3: Prevention
By learning how to self-treat the current problem, patients gain hands-on knowledge on how to minimize the risk of recurrence and to rapidly deal with recurrence if it occurs. The likelihood of problems persisting can more likely be prevented through self-maintenance.
In Motion at Mary Immaculate
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Health Resource Center
2 Bernardine Drive
Newport News, VA 23602
Phone: (757) 886-6480
Fax: (757) 886-6077
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