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Psychological tests have always been controversial, yet today they’re more popular than ever.
“Psychobook,” a new book from Princeton Architectural Press, explores tests through history and invents some new ones too.
Keep scrolling to see some highlights.
This photo from Ellis Island around 1910 shows an immigrant taking an intelligence test involving shapes. Tests like these were used to justify pseudoscientific racism and eugenics.
The Rorschach test, invented in 1921, aimed to understand people based on what they see in an ambiguous inkblot. This photo is from 1951. The test is still widely used today, though it has "little validity as a diagnostic tool."
The Thematic Apperception Test, invented in the 1930s, asked people to analyze what’s happening in an ambiguous image. Here's a woman taking it in 1950.
The Thematic Apperception Test is still used today. What do you think is happening here?
The Szondi Test, invented in 1935, measured peoples’ response to portraits of patients "diagnosed" as homosexuals, sadists, epileptics, hysterics, catatonics, paranoids, depressives, and maniacs. It has been repudiated for a lot of reasons.
The Make a Picture Story Test, invented in 1942, asked subjects to place cut-out dolls in a scene and then come up with a story.
So many possibilities ...
The Feeling Test asks subjects to say who they identify with most in a scene filled cartoon figures. Widely used today, it’s seen as a useful way to help people, often children, describe emotions.
The Family Relationship Test, created for “Psychobook,” asks people to pick a drawing that represents their relationship to their family.
Answer Key: 1. Excluded 2. Commander 3. Time to move on 4. Burdened 5. Escaping 6. Unified 7. The boss 8. Well-balanced 9. Victimized 10. Held back 11. Feeling small 12. Outsider
Check out many more psychological tests in "Psychobook."
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Sanfacon: Tennis made its Rochester debut in 1975
The sport of tennis first came to the United States in the 1870s and is contentiously credited to Major Walter Clopton Wingfield who published the first book of rules in 1873. Subsequently, the game was introduced formally over a century ago. With that said, and after 105 years later, former Rochester Junior High School teacher Paul Whitmore decided it was time to offer the sport to student athletes. Whitmore dealt with the boys on the varsity level as the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) prohibited girls from playing on the boys’ varsity teams in 1975.
Answering the call to the school’s first-ever tennis program, 16 players were selected naming Spaulding senior Dave Desmarais as team captain. Others on the roster were Randy LaRoche - the team’s only lefthander; sophomore’s Pete O’Brien, Kevin Cassily and Junior Wally Akerman comprising the top positions. Also on the team were Brian Crossan, Steve Hodges, Edgar Gagnon, Dave Fisher, B. J. Lachance, Steve Kendall, Mike Benton, Steve Clark, John Tostenson and Mark Gravel.
Head coach Whitmore scheduled nine games opening with a match against Thornton Academy, followed by Winnacunnet, Westbrook, Dover, South Portland (the former New England champions and 18-time Maine titlists), and Oyster River. Whitmore recruited the invaluable assistance of Rochester Tennis Association (RTA) President Roger Shevenell’s experience to successfully get the program started. Meeting with the Superintendent of Schools, the request to organize a tennis team was presented to the School Board and granted approval. The RTA formed in 1973, offered to provide team shirts and tennis balls for the first year. The organization had new “locks” on their courts at the high school and public membership into the organization was available for a nominal fee for both adults and students. The RTA was chaired by Richard Merring, Treasurer Norm Caplette and Secretary Kristen Jones. Elected tournament directors were Dan Moynihan, Ray Lambert, Mike Jacobson and coach Whitmore. Serving on the Advisory Board were Dick Desmarais, Tony Coraine, Leo LeBouthillier and Roger Shevenell.
The 1975 first-ever Spaulding High netmen completed the season with a 3-5 record. Next year, the team will compete in the NHIAA divisional play. Whitmore, who also coached the Rochester Junior High basketball team, was no novice on the courts. He was a former standout on the Portland (Maine) High School tennis team and a member of the school’s championship team. After graduation, he went on to the University of Maine (Portland-Gorham) where he played four years and was the team’s top-ranked singles player and All-Conference in Division III. Among his many matches, Whitmore defeated Barry Cahoon 6-0, 6-0 to win the 1975 Durham Tennis Club Men’s Singles Championships at UNH proceeding up the brackets to the title against 40 competitors. Earlier in the season, he advanced to the semifinals at the Meadows Indoor Tennis Classic in Kennebunk, Maine. At the time, he was the 10th ranked singles player in Maine. Whitmore played against the best from N.H. and Maine, once losing in the semis at the prestigious A&J Tournament in South Portland, Maine, 7-5, 7-6, to Maine’s number two-ranked player, Roger Gagne. WHERE are they now?
Another version of the sport’s origin in the United States a source declared that the first courts built in the country were opened in October, 1876, on Buckingham Street in Boston, Mass., by Hollis and Nathaniel Thayer. The first World Tennis Open champion on record was in 1885 won by 12-year old Tom Pettitt of Boston who had migrated from England. Before tennis racquets were introduced, players would volley with their palms and later wore open-fingered leather gloves and nets were simply a strung-out rope between two poles which did not retain its tautness.
Locally, from 1975 on, Rochester’s Recreation Department sponsored many tennis tournaments for adults and youngsters and held annual city championships. Initially called “tenez” derived from the French word “tenez”, the game reached its peak of popularity in both England and France in the 16th and 17th centuries. The first rules, according to some of the games’ historians, were written by a Frenchman- (Forbet) in 1592 and later re-printed in 1599 and again in 1632 by (Hulpeau.) A reference in the “Colloquis) of Eramus, published in 1527, indicated the “racquet” was in use at that time and there’s also mention of “racquet” in the first book on tennis, “Trattato della Palla” by Antonio Scanio, an Italian, published in 1555.
Finally, and changing the subject abruptly, a PERSONAL PUN: Had the pleasure of playing a round of golf with Mike “ The Hawk” Morrissey, Barry “Hodgy” Hodgdon and none other than “All World”, Mike ‘The Beef” Taylor the Inimitable former 1967-’68 Spaulding’s MVP basketball recipient. As for my day on the links, well, anyone for tennis? | <urn:uuid:a7129c05-4067-4c69-b220-eb6e66878a70> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fosters.com/story/sports/columns/2015/07/03/sanfacon-tennis-made-its-rochester/34021385007/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.970975 | 1,182 | 1.609375 | 2 |
What We Are Doing to Keep You and Our Staff Safe?
We are excited to have the opportunity to welcome you back! Our office has always utilized personal protective equipment (PPE) that has exceeded all the CDC guidelines, however, in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic we have instituted additional guidelines and protocols to ensure your safety.
You will see many changes, as we have new ways of scheduling your appointments and managing your insurance and financial transactions. First, you will be contacted 48-72 hours prior to your appointment via text or email to fill out a health-related questionnaire. It is required that we complete this questionnaire prior to your appointment. We will have to reschedule your appointment if we are unable to complete this step. Below is a list of some of the enhanced precautions we have taken to protect you in addition to extensive team training on infection control and patient management procedures.
- Maintain distancing in the reception area for essential caregivers and parents of minors if they cannot wait in a vehicle or outside the clinic.
- Removed magazines and items that can harbor or transfer germs of any kind. Hand sanitizers will be accessible in our office.
- We require a mask to be worn by ALL patients upon entering the office.
- Installed sneeze guards or droplets barriers at all reception areas.
- Require hand washing and hand sanitizing before all appointments by our team by our patients.
- Introduce an oral pre rinse by all patients to reduce exposure to germs.
- Record temperature of every patient upon entering the office.
- Record temperature of every team member each day at the beginning of each workday.
- Enhanced operatory disinfection procedures of all surfaces between patients.
- Ambient air management with HEPA 13 air filtration continuously in treatment rooms and common areas to remove germs from circulating air.
- Enhanced operatory disinfection procedures for aerosols and hard-to-reach places with mist or HOCL fogging.
- New personal protection equipment like shields, bonnets and masks for our doctor and team to provide barriers against the smallest of germs.
- IQ Air extra oral filtration system used to reduce or eliminate airborne aerosols during all dental procedures.
- Enhanced nightly disinfection procedures of equipment and office fixtures like computers, keyboards, telephones, tablets, chairs, doorknobs, buttons that may be touched unconsciously.
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Health & Safety Bulletin – Emergency Planning – May 20
This Safety Bulletin highlights the importance of Emergency Plan which outlines the instructions on what workers, visitors and contractors at the workplace should do in an emergency.
The emergency plan must provide for the following:
- Emergency procedures, including an effective response to an emergency.
- Evacuation procedures
- Notifying emergency service organisations at the earliest opportunity.
- Medical treatment and assistance
- Effective communication between the person authorised to coordinate the emergency response and all people at the workplace.
- Testing of the emergency procedure, including the frequency of testing.
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Many regions of the country experienced rain.
Emad Eddin Khalil, Staff Reporter
Rains of varying degrees of intensity lashed separate areas of the country on Tuesday, as a result of the country being affected by the oscillatory movement in the north of the Arabian Peninsula, which resulted in a rise in temperatures, and the formation of rainy clouds, accompanied by lightning and thunder. This reportedly will continue until Thursday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).Â
Light to medium rain started to fall on the west of Madinat Zayed and on Atab and Ghayathi in the Al Dhafra region.
Moderate rain fell on Khatm Al Shkla in Al Ain, light rains fell on Dafta in Ras Al Khaimah, and heavy rain on Mlaqat and Sa`in Al Ain and other areas of the country.
The lowest temperature, 22.9°C, on Wednesday was recorded on Jebel Jais in RAK at 4:15 am, while the highest temperature, 48.2°C was recorded in Jebel Dhanna in the Al Dhafra region at 12:00 pm.
The NCM appealed to the people to be vigilant during heavy rain and strong winds formed due to convective clouds that covered some eastern areas, which may lead to low horizontal visibility. It is also advised them to keep away from the flowing valleys.
The NCM expected that Wednesday’s weather will be dusty and partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a chance of convective rainy clouds forming in the east in the afternoon and extending over some interior and southern regions.
Winds on Wednesday are expected to be southeasterly to northeasterly, light to moderate, active and strong at times, stirring dust, at a speed of 20 to 30 amounting to 60 kilometres/hour.
The sea on Wednesday is expected to be light in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.
Thursday’s weather will be dusty and partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a chance of convective rainy clouds in the afternoon over some eastern and southern regions, the NCM indicated.
Thursday winds, according to the NCM will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, active and strong at times, and stirring dust.
The NCM expected that the waves will be light on Thursday in the Arabian Gulf and in the Sea of Oman.
Friday’s weather is expected to be clear to partly cloudy, with the possibility of some cumulus clouds forming in the east in the afternoon, and southwesterly winds turning to northwesterly and northeasterly, light to moderate, active at times, stirring dust at a speed of 15 to 25 up to 40 kilometres/hour.
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VI. MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY (cont.)
Steam Power Tillage Improvements
Such are the most important of those implements by which the tilling of the soil has hitherto been accomplished, and upon which the farmer must continue to rely as long as he uses the muscular force of animals as his motive power. But the progress of invention has at last made the steam-engine practically available for this purpose, and accordingly we here introduce some notice of what has now been accomplished in applying steam power to the cultivation of the soil.
After many abortive attempts to do this by moving the engine itself over the land to be operated upon, it is now admitted on all hands that the only available method is to communicate the power from the engine to the implements by means of steel wire-ropes and windlasses. This is done in a variety of ways, some of the most prominent of which we shall now describe. The systems actually in operation fall under two general classes, which are known severally as the "Direct" and the "Roundabout." The first of these is the system introduced by Messrs John Fowler & Co. of Cornhill, London, and now so well known in connection with their name. The late Mr. John Fowlers first effort were directed to the production of a draining apparatus, and it was after succeeding in this apparently more arduous effort that he adapted his tackle to the hauling of tillage implements. After various tentative changes, Mr. Fowler settled on the form which is still in extensive use. It consists of a single locomotive engine, usually of 12 or 14 horse-powers, with a windlass attached to it under the boiler. Around this windlass an endless steel wire-rope passes with a single turn in a groove, which, by means of hinged clips, lays hold of nearly the entire circumference of the rope, and that with a force proportioned to the strain upon the rope, which thus obtains sufficient grip to convey the necessary hauling power without risk of slipping upon the drum. This wire-rope, which requires to be just twice as long as the field to be tilled is wide, passes round a sheave upon a self-acting anchor placed at the farther side of the field opposite to the engine. This anchor is a prominent feature in Mr. Fowlers apparatus. It consists of a low truck on four wheels, with sharp disk edges, which cut deeply into the soil, and thus obtain a hold sufficient to resist the strain of the wire-rope. A box, loaded with stones, is fixed on the outer side of his truck to hinder it from canting over. The sheave mounted upon this truck, besides serving its primary use, gives motion when required to a drum, which winds up a rope, the other end of which is fixed well ahead in the direction in which the truck is required to move. Thus the apparatus warps itself along the headland as the ploughing progresses, and is kept always vis-à-vis to the engine, which moves itself forward by its own locomotive power at every bout of the ploughs, and keeps abreast of them. That the rope may not drag upon the ground, friction rollers or rope-porters, as they are called, are placed at suitable intervals. These being mounted on wheels and strung upon the rope, are now in a good measure self-acting, as the tautness of the rope keeps them in its own line. The ploughs are fixed to a balance frame carried on two wheels, and are in duplicate, pointing to each other, so that when the set at one end of the frame is in work, the opposite set is carried aloft in the air. The plough frame is thus hauled to and fro across the field, between the engine and movable anchor, by reversing the action of the windlass; and it is adapted for taking from two to eight furrows at once, according to the power of the engine employed, or the nature of the soil that is operated upon.
Messrs Fowler have made this form of their apparatus more generally available by adapting it for attachment to the ordinary 8-horse power thrashing engine. When thus used the clip-drum is mounted on a separate frame and connected with the engine, which being stationed in a corner of the field to be ploughed, the rope is carried to two self-acting anchors, one at each side of the field, and thus encloses a triangle. The plough is drawn to and fro betwixt these anchors, and as it gradually approaches the engine at each successive bout, the gearing on the plough-frame tightens up the rope and accommodates it to the diminishing length required.
To work Fowlers apparatus there are required one-engine driver, one ploughman, a stout lad to attend to the anchor, two boys to shift the rope-porters, and a horse and boy to supply the engine with water and fuel.
About 1865 Messrs Fowler made a important addition to their apparatus by substituting a second engine for their movable anchor. In this arrangement, now well known as the "Double Engine System" a pair of locomotive engines, each having a plain winding drum instead of the clip-drum, are placed opposite to each other at the ends of the field to be operated upon; the rope of each of the engines is attached to the plough, or other tillage implement, which is drawn to and fro betwixt them by each working in turn. While the engine in gear is coiling in its rope and drawing the plough towards itself, the rope of the other engine is paid out with merely so much drag on it as to keep it from kinking or getting raveled on the drum. The advantages claimed for this system are, economy of power from the direct pull of the engines on the implement; the facility and rapidity with which the engine move themselves and the whole apparatus from field to field, or farm to farm, and take up their positions and get to work without the aid of horses; and the few hands required to work it. Its drawbacks are the large first cost, and corresponding charge for wear and tear, depreciation, and interest; its unsuitableness for working in small and irregularly shaped fields; and the injury done to headlands in wet weather. Its special adaptation is for large farms, and for working for hire, and for these it is undoubtedly without a rival.
Mr. William Smith of Woolston, Bedfordshire, may fairly be regarded as the pioneer of cultivation by steam power. At the of the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Carlisle in 1855, he witnessed the performance of the late John Fowlers steam draining-plough, and then contracted with him to construct for him a windlass and other tilling apparatus, with which he got to work on his own farm in the autumn of that year. These two leaders in steam-cultivation did not long work together. They had decided and diverse opinions as to the best road to success, and accordingly each for the future took his own course. Mr. Smiths merit is not largely that of an original inventor of machinery, but rather that of a zealous, persevering, and successful applier of the inventions of others. But by his own example and his vigorous writings, he has contributed very largely indeed to the success of steam cultivation. He makes use of the ordinary portable engine, such as is employed as a thrashing power, which gives motion to a detached windlass with two drums, from which a wire-rope is carried round the area to be operated upon, and hence the name "Roundabout" applied to this system. This rope being attached by a turning bow to a powerful grubber, the implement is drawn to and fro across the field by reversing as required the action of the windlass, the slack half of the rope being uncoiled from the one drum as the part in work is wound up upon the other. His mode of working is to break up the ground by using a three-tined grubber, and then to go over it again with a seven-tined one, working at right angles to the first. Mr. Smith zealously advocates the superiority of grubbing to ploughing, being of opinion that if the soil is thoroughly broken up to a sufficient depth, it is better not to reverse the surface, as weeds are thus kept on the top, and the removal of them thereby greatly facilitated.
Mr. Smith soon made an important addition to his system of tillage by means of an implement which he calls a Ridger and Subsoiler. By means of it the soil, after being thoroughly smashed up by the steam-grubber, is thrown into 36-inch ridges, the tine at the same time penetrating and loosening the subsoil in each furrow several inches deeper. His clay soil treated thus immediately after harvest is put into the best possible condition for benefiting by the alternations of wintry weather, for allowing rain-water to pass readily and beneficially to the drains, and for yielding a friable seed-bed in spring. It has enabled him altogether to dispense with dead fallows; to grow abundant crops of wheat and beans alternately for a number of successive years, at an average annual cost of 8s. 6d. per acre for tillage; and to keep his land perfectly clean under his constant cropping. He has the high merit not only of being the first man who successfully used steam power for the cultivation of a farm, but of demonstrating that this can be done with manifest economy even by the occupiers of small farms, seeing that his own farm extends to but 180 acres of arable land. After the lapse of eighteen years there is probably no one yet practices steam cultivation with as great success and economy. At the end of this period he reports that his engine and tackle are in excellent condition.
Mr. Smiths apparatus was for a time manufactured by the well-known firm of J. & F. Howard of Bedford, and more recently by Barford and Perkins of Peterborough. Since 1860 the Messrs Howard have sent out a tackle of their own, in which the main features of Smiths system are retained, but to these they have themselves added from time to time various improvements. By means of a self-acting windlass and self-moving anchors, their tackle can now be worked by one engineman (who also attends to the windlass), one ploughman, and two porter-boys.
Although the earliest in date of invention, the most recent in actual operation is the tackle of Messrs Fisken, which has features peculiar to itself. A single traction engine is stationed at any convenient point on the margin of or near to the field to be operated upon, the preference always being given to a site where there is water, whence it can supply itself either by pumping or by the patent injector. The other parts of the apparatus are two self-moving anchor windlass, which are placed opposite to each other on two sides of the field, occupying the place and doing the work of the two engines in the double engine system. These windlasses are mounted on four disc wheels, and have also a spud which cuts into the soil to give the necessary resistance to the side pull. They each carry a winding-drum with the necessary length of wire-rope, and these windlass-drums wind up and pay out alternately in precisely the same way as in Fowlers double engines. They also have each a winding-forward drum with the wire-rope and anchor fixed a-head, by means of which they warp themselves forward and keep abreast as the work progresses. Power is communicated from the engine to these windlasses by means of a light hemp rope, traveling at the speed of the fly-wheel, which is carried all round the field, and takes a double turn round a grooved pulleys on wheels carry this rope round the corners of the field; another set of pulleys, on stakes driven into the ground at suitable points, carry it off the ground; and a tension anchor mounted on four wheels, and having, like the windlasses, an apparatus by which it wraps itself forward, and keeps the hemp-rope taut as the length out varies with the progress of the work. The windlasses have each a self-acting clutch, which stops the implement when any obstruction is encountered, and by which the attendants stop it at the turnings, or when otherwise necessary, without in any case requiring to stop the engine. By these arrangements the engine-driver does not require to have the implements in sight, his duty being merely to drive his engine at a uniform speed, as neither stopping nor reversing are required. The advantages claimed for Fiskens tackle are this which it has in common with the other Roundabout systems, and, in addition, the use of a light hemp rope to convey power from engine to implement with less friction and cost that in other systems; great adaptability to fields of any size, or shape, or inequality of surface; and a capacity in certain circumstances of being worked by a fixed steam-engine of water power.
The Royal Agricultural Society of England has from the first devoted much attention and large funds to the promotion of steam cultivation, by the prizes offered at its annual shows, and by the reports published in its Journal from year to year. In the prolonged trial of steam-ploughs which took place at Leeds in July 1861 under its auspices, the competition was mainly betwixt Fowlers and the modification, by Howard, of what is popularly known as Smiths system. The award of the judges was as follows:--- "the £100 prize offered for the most economical application of steam power to the cultivation of the soil, was awarded to Mr. Fowler for his 12-horse power engine, moving anchor-age and plough; and of the £offered for the most economical application of the ordinary thrashing-engine of the farm to steam cultivation, £75 was given to Mr. Fowler, and £25 to Mr. Howard. Besides these a silver medal is given to Mr. Hayes, for his clever windlass for the same purpose; and the same to Mr. Roby for his combined engine and windlass."
During the summer and autumn of 1861, Mr. J.C. Morton, editor of the Agricultural Gazette, personally inspected the farms of many of these parties, and published from time to time in that paper detailed accounts of his own observations and of the information supplied to him in regard to each case. In his New farmers Almanac for 1862, he condensed these reports, and from it we give the following extracts: ---
"Little Woodcote Farm lies --- a tract of open country and light calcareous soil of various depth --- upon the chalk, about a mile from the Carshalton station on the London and Epsom railway. Mr. Arnot has had Fowlers 10-horse power engine and ploughing apparatus since the harvest of 1859. His apparatus, rope, and engine cost £700. He works a three-furrow plough. The work done each year by the steam plough on his 400 acre farm has thus been 393 acres in 1859-60, and 389 acres in 1860-61. It has been done at the rate of six or seven acres a day for ordinary ploughing, and three acres a day (one acre per furrow) when at the 10 and 12-inch deep work. It may average on the whole five acres a day, including all stoppages and removals, and has thus taken close upon eighty days for its accomplishment. Besides this, however, 150 acres have been ploughed during the time for neighbours at a charge, including everything, of 12s. an acre. The engine is also used for thrashing purposes, and 220 acres at home and 250 acres elsewhere are thus thrashed out for hire.
"The cost of repairs has been uncommonly small --- including a new cog-wheel, repacking cylinders, and a thorough overhaul and cleaning of the whole apparatus at the end of two years --- besides the replacement of shares and sharpening of coulters for the plough, and the gradual wearing of the rope-porters. In all it has not nearly reached £10 a year, at which, nevertheless, we put it. The tear and wear of rope is reported as follows: --- A new 400-yard rope, lately bought, costing £35, has made the stock stronger and better than it was at the beginning. This charge may therefore be put against more than two years work, and is equal to about £15 a year. The weekly cost of labor when at work is as follows: --- Engineer, 18s; ploughman, 14s.; anchor lad, 9s.; two porter lads, 6s. each; horse and water cart, about 24s. weekly --- in all, £3, 17s. weekly, or as nearly possible 12s. a day. The cost for oil is 1s. a day, and for fuel, at nine or ten cwt. a day, it may be put at 10s. daily. The charge of depreciation at 10 per cent is £70 a year, and for interest of capital £35 a year.
The whole annual cost may thus be estimated: ---
Labour, 80 days....£48
Fuel and Oil.... £44
Repairs and rope.... £25
Depreciation and interest of capital. £105
"But 500 acres of thrashing, and 70 or 80 acres per annum of steam ploughing for hire, equal in all to at least forty days work per annum, ate also done by this engine. And the profits of this work should be deducted from this sum before Mr. Arnots experience of his investment can be accurately described. The sum of £222, at which, if there had been no other use for engine and apparatus, his cost must have been estimated, is equal to 11s. per acre over the work accomplished, much of which, however, was 12 inches deep. But if the proper share of the interest and depreciation of capital be charged upon its work elsewhere for hire, the cost of steam ploughing will not exceed £190, or 10s. 6d.an acre. But Mr. Arnot would contend that the engine is not £30 worse than when he purchased it two years ago; and one-half of this, with interest of capital, will amount to £50, two-thirds only of which should be charged against the plough-work; and £150 would thus appear to be the annual cost of ploughing 400 acres, or 7s. 6d. an acre. In fact, he might very well claim that this sum should be still further reduced by all the profit of his hire elsewhere, which ca hardly be put at less than 20s. a day, and this on forty days per annum will amount to £40 or more; so that the net cost to him of his machinery has not been more than £110 a year, or 5s. 6.d an acre over his ploughing.
"what did it use to cost him when he worked thirteen horses on his farm? He now works six horses. His horses get 2_ bushels of oats, and 2_trusses of hay weekly each, during seven months : ---
30 weeks at 11s. amount to ..£16100
22 weeks on clover, &c., at 5s.. £5100
The annual food per horse costs £22 00
"The annual charge for depreciation, farrier, blacksmith, saddler, and implements, is at least £5 per horse, and for interest of capital in horse and implements at least £2more. This makes the annual cost of each horse £29. The wages paid, in cash and cottage, to ploughmen is at least £32 per pair, or £16 per horse, and the whole cost is thus equal to £45 per horse per annum; which over seven horses amounts to £315 per annum --- one-half more than the expenditure, even on the highest estimate, upon the engine which has displaced them, and nearly double what Mr. Arnot has actually incurred when he deducts his profits on its hire.
"A clay land farm near Bedford (the Woolston or Bedford apparatus), the Tithe Farm of Stevington, occupied by Mr. William Pike, is a tract naturally of poor clay soil. The extent farmed by Mr. Pike has till lately been about 475 acres, of which 357 were arable; and fifteen horses were employed in five 3-horse teams upon this extent. Now, about 600 acres are farmed, of which 420 acres are arable; and the whole is managed with ten horses and an 8-horse power engine, working grubbers on the Woolston system. If the additional land requires the same horse power per 100 acres as was needed on the original farm, then, in place of ten horses, seventeen or eighteen must have been needed, and probably Mr. Pikes mere saving by the use of his 8-horse and cultivating apparatus does not fall short of £300 a year.
"The present cropping of the land is as follows :--- 125 acres ate in wheat, of which 105 were partly after beans, cross-grubbed by steam-power before sowing, and partly after clover, having been cross-grubbed also by steam-power more than once before the previous harvest time, and then horse scarified and harrowed. The reminder was after horse cultivation. There are 60 acres of beans after wheat, its stubble having been dressed with farm-yard dung, and then ploughed by horse power. There are 60 acres of grass clover; 20 acres now in vetches have been cross-grubbed after a manuring; 25 acres in mangolds and turnips have been cross-grubbed in autumn, and again steam-scarified and crossed in spring; 50 acres in barley, and 25 acres in oats, make up the extent of the farm, and were got in after steam-cultivation. By "cross-grubbing" it is meant that the operation was repeated.
"More horse cultivation than usual was done in 1860. Clay land was fit only on rare occasions, and both horse and steam power were then used to the utmost. Mr. Pike has had Mr. Smiths grubber worked by an ordinary thrashing-engine since July 1858. Since that time 731 acres have been cross-grubbed, i.e, doubly-worked. In addition to this Mr. Pike informs me that he has also cross-grubbed for hire 300 acres of land. For this he charges 25s. an acre, the coals being supplied to the employer."
"Excluding this item from our consideration in the meantime, and assuming that 730 acres --- double cultivated between July 1858 and June 1861 --- correspond to 250 acres annually, the average performance of the engine, including all stoppages except removals, has been six acres daily once cultivated. To do 250 acres twice would therefore occupy at least eighty-three days; adding three days for removals, there are eighty six days work of the steam engine to be charged upon the steam cultivation of the farm. The following is the labour and its cost per week : --- 1 engineer, 16s.; 1 ploughman, 11s,; 2 men shifting anchors, 22s.; 1 man at windlass, 12s.; 1 porter-boy, 6s.; 1 boy and horse with water cart, 24s.: the whole amounts to £3, 19s., or 13s. 2d. daily. In addition to this we added the cost of coals, 10cwts. At 19s. a ton on the ground, or 9s. 6d. daily. The oil at 5s. a gallon costs about 1s. a day.
"The daily cost thus comes to 23s. 6d., and this over eighty-six days a
mounts to about £100. Against the engine and apparatus, costing about £510, we must put 10 per cent, or £51, for depreciation, and 5 per cent, or £25, 10s., for interest of capital. The cost of repairs may perhaps be satisfied by an annual charge of £15; and for tear and wear of rope we have the following items: 1400yards of iron wire-rope originally purchased, £50; steel-ropes, 1400yards, since purchased £60. Probably the annual charge needed to maintain this may be made on the theory that the rope will last three years, and £25 a year may suffice for this particular. Adding up these items, we have a sum total of £216, 10s. to be charged against the farm for steam cultivation. Putting £216 against 500 acres once grubbed in the course of the year, we have a charge of about 8s. 7d. an acre for the grubbing. Mr. Pike informed me that, during the three years of his steam cultivation, on several of the ten fields already specified, he has not used the plough at all. Even the mixing of manure with the soil is done by the grabber. No plough is used to bury it. It is laid upon the land, are grubbed to and fro, and thereby mixed sufficiently. The cleanliness of the land, too, is a fair testimony to the quality of cultivation by implements which stir, but do not overturn the soil.
"Mr. Pike has till lately used the grubber invented by Mr. Smith of Woolston, with the turnbow apparatus for turning the tool at the lands end. Latterly he has used the cultivator of Messrs Howard, each tine of which is double, pointing both fore and aft, so that no turning at all is needed, the claw which follows in the wake of the working tooth as it goes coming into operation in its turn as it comes back again."
Mr. Pike thus writes to Messrs Howard, of date December 2, 1861: ---
GENTLEMEN,--- I have cultivated my farm by steam-power for the last four years, and therefore feel myself in a position to speak positively of the merits of the system.
"My farm, belonging to the Duke of Bedford, consist principally of poor, strong, hilly, clay land, which, before I entered upon it, was laid up in three yard ridges, with water gutter drawn across the ridges to take off the water. Since I have steam cultivated it, I have done away with ridges and furrows entirely; my fields of 40 and 50 acres each, which are steep in places, are all laid on the flat, and during the wettest season I have never seen any water stand upon them. I am convinced if land is broken up a good depth by the cultivator, and under drained, there is no need of any furrows, if it is ever so strong.
" I am enabled to manage my farm with abut half the number of horses. I do it with less trouble to myself. I am always more forward with my work, and the horses I do keep cost much less per head than formerly, as all the hard work is done by steam.
"The effect of deep stirring this soil is very apparent in the crops; my land is naturally very poor, so that very large yields are out of the question; but I am convinced I can grow much more corn by steam than by horse cultivation, and I can also grow a larger breadth of root crops. I also find that by constant deep tillage my land moves easier every year, consequently it is less expense to cultivate. I seldom use the plough, except my horse have got nothing else to do.
"I break up my clover lays before harvest, and make a bastad fallow of them. I am convinced this is the surest way of getting a good wheat crop on strong soil; and , besides cleaning the land, it has this advantage, it does not leave so much work to do at Michaelmas. I also break up my tare land before harvest, so that after harvest I have nothing to do but cultivate my bean and wheat stubbles.
"I put away my tackle as soon as possible after we have heavy rains, the latter part of October or beginning of November, and do not bring it out again until the turnip land is ready to break up for barley. My object is to make the best use of the summer and the early autumn.
"When I commenced cultivating by steam, I used a set down to little pieces, but found that too much trouble therefore increased the length of my ropes, as I found it made very little difference to my 8-horse engine whether I had out a long or short length of rope. I have now sufficient to do a 50 acre field, without moving either engine or windlass; this is my largest field; I dug a pond at one end, and I do the whole without moving from the pond. When I can, I set my engine and windlass in an adjoining field, so as to finish headlands and all complete, without going into it. Water carting is a great expense, and in a wet season a great nuisance. I therefore have dug some ponds, and sometimes I dam up a ditch or master drain to obtain a supply.
"I am particularly pleased with the new apparatus you made for me last spring. The windlass is much easier moved about, and is very simple to manage. The cultivator takes less time at lands end, there is no danger of overturning, it does not jump so much in work, and the hind shares cause the land to lay looser. No matter how hard the ground, it will break it up, and on sidehills it goes much steadier and better than my old one.
portion of it at work yet. If people mean to have their ropes last, they must keep them off the ground, and attend well to the coiling on the windlass drums. I like your new rollers, which carry the rope further from the ground. --- I am, Gentlemen, yours very truly,
"Messrs J. & F. Howard, Bedford.
It is due to Messrs Howard to state that their numerous other customers concur in testifying to the general efficiency of their tackle, its little liability to breakage or derangement, and to the readiness with which their ordinary farm labourers have learned to work it efficiently.
By this time cultivation by steam-power had been adopted by enterprising individuals in nearly every county in England, and was making steady progress in the face of many hindrances. In every instance the purchaser and his servants had to learn the use of novel and somewhat complicated machinery; much of which, as first sent out, proved to be defective both in structure and in material. The fields also, through lack of preparation, often presented obstacles which, as experience was gained, were seen and remedied. In a few instances, where the purchaser of steam tackle was either unable to give his personal superintendence, or lacked the needed energy and perseverance to cope with the difficulties of a new enterprise, it proved a failure. But with rare exceptions, easily accounted for, it was everywhere demonstrated that by steam-power and appropriate implements, the tillage of the soil can be performed with a rapidity, efficiency, and economy far excelling what is practicable by animal power and the old implements.
In the autumn of 1866, which date steam tillage had greatly extended, the Royal Agricultural Society of England sent out three sets of commissioners to inspect and report on the position of steam cultivation at that time. The reports obtained were published in the Societys Journal for 1867, and present a mass of most interesting and instructive information on the whole subject. The commissioners visited about 150 farms situated in nearly 40 different counties of England, and a few in East Lothian, containing an aggregate area of 66,000 acres, which they estimated to be about a third of the whole area then under steam cultivation. They amply confirm what has already been stated as to the success of this new system of tillage, and make it plain that the changes thus brought about are of such importance as really to amount to a revolution in modern agriculture.
At its annual show in 1871, at Wolverhampton, the English Society again provided for a careful competitive trial of steam-tillage machinery, when the following awards were made: ---
CLASS I. --- For the best combination of machinery for the cultivation of the soil by steam-power ---
1st prize, £100 --- Awarded to Messrs J. Fowler & Co., Leeds.
2nd prize, £50 ---do.do. do.
CLASS II. --- For the best combination of machinery for the cultivation of the soil by steam-power, the weight of the steam-engine not t exceed 10 tons ---
1st Prize,£50 --- Awarded to Messrs Fowler, Leeds.
2nd Prize,£25 --- Awarded to the Ravensthorpe Engineering Co. (Fisken System)
CLASS III. --- For the best combination of machinery for the cultivation of the soil by an ordinary agricultural engine whether self-propelling or portable.
1st Prize, £50 --- Awarded to Messrs Fowler, Leeds.
2nd Prize, £25 --- Awarded to Messrs Howard, Bedford.
A Silver Cup, value £100, offered by the Right Hon. Lord Vernon, president, for the best combination of machinery for the cultivation of the soil by steam-power, the cost of which shall not exceed £700. The engine to be locomotive, and adapted for threshing and other farm purposes. --- Awarded to Messrs Fowler and Co., Leeds.
Steam cultivation has now ceased to be a novelty , and is making rapid progress in all parts of Great Britain and in foreign countries. In March 1873, at an agricultural meeting, it was stated by Messrs Fowler & Co. of Leeds, that they are turning out annually from, their works about 100 sets of their tackle for the home market, and from 50 to 60 for foreign countries., Of their home sales about half are to private individuals, and half to persons who work them for hire. In a district around Magdeburgh fifty sets of their tackle are employed in cultivating the soil for the growth of sugar-beet. The other leading makers are also doing a large business, with the certainty of its becoming larger every year. The expiry of several patents applicable to steam cultivating tackle is giving an additional stimulus to the manufacture of such machines. Partly in this way, and also by contrivances of their own, the Messrs Howard of Bedford have recently (1873) made very considerable changes and progress with their tackle. Their self-acting anchors, and their turning cultivator, which is constructed on an entirely new principle, are said to be respectively the best of their kind.
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Frankenstein Quotes About Isolation With Page Numbers. ‘i am alone and miserable: (doomed…mines) i shunned my fellow creatures as if i had been guilty of a crime:
103 i am alone and miserable, man will not associate with me, but one as deformed and horrible as. 13 of the best book quotes from frankenstein’s monster.
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14 frankenstein by mary shelley quotes found! All quotes contain page numbers as well.
Frankenstein Quotes About Isolation With Page Numbers
But am i not alone, miserabl
y alone?But am i not alone, miserably alone?But it was not so;But one as deformed and.
Chapter 20 quotes you can blast my other passions, but revenge remains — revenge, henceforth dearer than light of food!Chord after chord was sounded, and soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose.Frankenstein opens with a series of letters written by arctic explorer robert walton, engaged in a personal quest to expand the boundaries of the known world.it is walton who first encounters victor frankenstein in the arctic desperately searching for the monster he has created.Frankenstein quotes about nature & science.
Having learned of his isolation and indifference, the monster watches nature with ‘anticipations of joy’ pg.118 the monster can be compared to victor in his response to nature in his reading, the monster identifies with those lacking ‘high an unsullied descent united with riches’ p123He feels alone and isolated due to his non existent companions.He feels no one understands his hurt and torment.He is surrounded by ship mates and sailors.
He tells her that he believes in the truth of victor’s story.He ultimately feels he is a disappointment to his creator.How slowly the time passes here, encompassed as i am by frost and snow […]I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me;
I expressed these feelings in my answer.I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative, partly from curiosity, and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate, if it were in my power.I have no friend, margaret:I may die, but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the.
I thank you, he replied, for your sympathy, but it is.I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation;I was not even of the same nature as man.I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome;
I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.If i am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection.If i am assailed by disappointment, no one.If thou wert yet alive, and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction.
Isolation being shown involves an alone victor frankenstein left to reflect on his previous and current choices.It ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight.Let’s take a look now at some quotes from the novel that deal with the theme of isolation as destructive:Letter 2 quotes i have no friend, margaret:
Look at the bottom of the page to identify which edition of frankenstein they are referring to.Man will not associate with me;My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects.My soul glowed with love and humanity:
My soul glowed with love and humanity;Natures and god’s laws stand for the perfection around the human imperfection.Note that walton is not actually alone during this time:One by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being;
Pg.71 it was as a child when i awoke, i felt cold also, and half frightened as it were instinctive finding myself so desolate. pg.Referring back to foster and his statements involving rain, it can be inferred that the rain storm taking place on a dark night is symbolizing something.Select a page 1 2 next>> popular pages.The explorer becomes the only person to hear victor frankenstein’s strange and tragic tale.
The monster feels as though others will not accept him because of his appearance.The monster struggles with knowing himself and often questions himself.The monster, volume 2, chapter 8.Therefore, what victor frankenstein had done went beyond the boundaries of nature, trying to create a “perfect man” with the already dead parts of other humans.
This being you must create.Thou didst seek my extinction that i might not cause greater wretchedness;Unlike the humans created by god, whom the monster believes to be perfect, the creature formed by a human is a crude, malformed mockery.Use the links below to see them all.
Victor frankenstein such were the professor’s words —rather let me say such the words of the fate —enounced to destroy me.Walton then regains control of the narrative, continuing the story in the form of further letters to his sister.Walton writes these lines to his sister as he describes his loneliness during his voyage.What hope can i gather from your fellow creatures, who owe me nothing?
What makes him feel lonely is that he feels nothing.What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?When i am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy;When i am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy;
Whose eyes would reply to mine.You, my creator, abhor me;You, my creator, abhor me;“believe me, frankenstein, i was benevolent;
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by Cindy Elkins, OK Math and Reading Lady
For 1st -3rd grade students: Refer to “Number Talks Part I” (posted Nov. 12, 2016) for ways to conduct a Number Talk with KG and early 1st grade students (focusing on subitizing and number bonds). For students in 1st – 3rd grade, place extra emphasis on number bonds of 10.
Write a problem on the board, easel, or chart tablet with students sitting nearby to allow for focused discussion. Have the following available for reference and support: ten frame, part-part-whole template, base ten manipulatives, and a 0-100 chart. Present addition and subtraction problems to assist with recall of the following strategies. If time allows, post another similar problem so students can relate previous strategy to new problem. Students show thumbs up when they have an answer in mind. The teacher checks with a few on their answer. Then he/she asks, “How did you solve this problem?” The teacher writes how each student solved the problem.
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When you send us your logo or design to be stitched onto your clothing, the graphic will undergo a process called “digitizing”.
Modern embroidery machines can’t work with your standard JPG, PNG or other image files. Instead, the graphic must be converted to a format that the machine can turn into stitches. Quotes from embroidery shops will often label the cost of this process as a ‘setup fee’ or ‘digitizing fee’. It’s a one-time fee and any repeat runs will be able to use the same digitized file.
Digitizing is a complex process that requires specialist training and it’s not something you can do with your standard graphic editing software. There are many considerations when preparing a design for embroidery, such as deciding how far apart the stitches should be, and the types of stitches that will be used.
Are there requirements for digitizing an image?
Graphics that are clean and high-resolution work best. 1200 pixels with 300dpi or greater is best, however not essential. It’s a good idea to try and produce your artwork 4x the size of the finished stitch. We can help you with all of this as part of our artwork creation services.
In theory any design can be digitized, however, there will be limitations as to what the machine can embroider, as such small details and gradients which can be difficult to reproduce in stitch format.
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- Your artwork is traced by hand and a stitch path is specified for the machine
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Arts available to students include Yearbook, Band, Art, Choir, and Theater.
Our desire is to aid in a transformation in the arts by enabling and instilling in young Christian artists a charge to use their God-given creative and artistic abilities to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We want to encourage them to be a strong “light” in the world’s art community by utilizing the power of high quality meaningful artwork in all varieties of traditional and modern mediums. The goal is for students to adopt art making and appreciation as an integral part of his or her life. As they build their confidence, skills and knowledge, they are encouraged to continue their artistic growth and apply it to their daily lives. Our desire is to train up artists who will be empowered to change the world through their art and lives.
The Summit Christian Academy Theater program is a thriving program that offers secondary students the ability to explore their God-given talents in the theater arts. We offer engaging theater courses as well as a variety of performance and competition opportunities. Students build self-confidence, increase self-awareness and gain skills in collaboration and cooperation by working to create theater. Course work covers improvisation, character development, theater history, stage movement, voice/diction, pantomime, film acting, and solo, duet and ensemble stage acting. Stagecraft students learn set, costume and makeup design. Performance and competition opportunities include one-act and full-length play productions, musicals, and madrigal dinners as well as solo and duet acting.
Art is an integral part of the human experience; it enriches us, inspires us, challenges us, and helps us to see the world’s beauty. Visual art is instrumental in helping us understand the world’s history, current events and the world’s reactions to them, as well as providing a vision of the future.
Guided by the New Visual Arts Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, students will learn to apply the elements and principles of art to create dynamic and meaningful pieces in a variety of 2D and 3D art mediums. Through the study of art fundamentals, art history and contemporary artists, and aesthetics all infused with a Christian worldview, students will cultivate life-long skills of decision-making and problem-solving, visual literacy, evaluation, and cultural appreciation.
Students will learn primarily through the Discipline-Based Art Education method: art production, art criticism, art history, and art aesthetics. In addition to DBAE, other teaching methods will be employed based on the age level of students and the objectives of lessons being taught providing a differentiated learning environment that will meet the needs of all learning styles. Through classroom exercises and projects, students will learn to evaluate and apply a variety of mediums (2D and 3D), techniques, and processes to a range of subject matters. Students will also explore the significance of art as it relates to personal experience, faith, culture, and human history through discussion and analysis that will aid them as they make decisions through the creative process. By engaging the imagination and fostering the development of creativity students learn to be a “light” to the world in new and fresh ways through the creation of meaningful artwork. It is my desire to stimulate the students’ interest in the visual arts, and to help them understand and appreciate its components so that they have the capacity to develop their talent and approach art from a Christian worldview.
Students have the opportunity to compete at our annual school Art Festival and can advance on to the ACSI District Art Competition. We have had many students received high-level awards including Best of Show at the National Congressional Art Competition with their artwork displayed in the Congressional Hall. SCA also offers college-level art through our Pre-AP and AP Drawing Portfolio classes.
Students learn the techniques of playing band instruments, working to develop tonal quality and technical facility. Students discuss and constructively comment on their own performances and on the performances of the band. Emphasis is placed on proper breathing, tone control, reading skills, development of the embouchure, intonation, articulation, and development of range. Students develop individual and group performance skills, using various styles of band literature. Instrumental music remains an important component of a Summit education. Students are challenged and afforded the opportunity to grow into skilled, lifelong, servant musicians by performing, leading, and serving in a variety of settings.
The Summit Christian Academy Elementary, Intermediate and High School Choirs are growing and exciting parts of the fine arts department. They are designed to give students the opportunity to gain technical music knowledge, while working towards developing their vocal skills. This is accomplished through learning to sing in multiple voice ranges, understanding and getting to know their voice through breath training and warm-ups, developing the ability to stylize their voice for various music genres, and understanding how to interpret and deliver a song’s message.
The Journey, Summit’s award-winning yearbook, has worked to establish a tradition of excellence. The staff’s goal is to define and record the year in a poignant and provoking historical record that creates lasting memories of and for the people who breathe life into our school.
Members of the staff are entrusted to plan the yearbook from cover to cover. Under student leadership, we decide content, interview, photograph, write, design, and represent Summit Christian Academy, a role we take very seriously. Staff members learn principles of journalism, photography, and design and apply these principles by using personal and school-provided digital cameras and industry-standard Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
This fine art elective provides students with real-world experience and practical skills and tools that they can carry into their everyday life beyond Summit. Yearbook students are given the skills necessary to work on a college-level yearbook staff, a position that can lead to scholarships. Furthermore, students who take yearbook are uniquely equipped to succeed in competitive, deadline-oriented workplaces.
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Bhutan, officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas. It is bordered by China to the north and India to the south. The country has a population of over 754,000.
- Bhutan is a land-locked country located to the east of the Himalayas.
- Bhutan is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south.
- The country has one of the most intact ecosystems in the world with more than 165 species of mammals.
- Much of the land in the Himalayan region of Bhutan is under constant snow.
- Plastic bags have been banned in the country since 1999, well before other countries started to consider a ban.
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Meshing for FEA and CFD is simple: Just start with your CAD model, break it up into a bunch of small pieces, and you’re all set to go. Provided, of course, that you don’t mind getting totally bogus analysis results.
It’s more fair to say that the general concepts of meshing are simple, but that the actual practice of creating meshes that give good analysis results requires quite a bit of knowledge and experience. It’s not something you can learn from reading a short magazine article, or watching a webinar. What you can learn from an article are enough of the basic terms and concepts, so that you’ll be able to at least understand what meshing is about.
The first step in meshing is idealization of the CAD geometry. In most cases, this involves simplifying the model, removing details that are not relevant to your analysis, or that are likely to have a marginal impact on the results. It also involves cleaning-up or healing any defects in the CAD model.
Dirty CAD—models that are overcomplicated, or have defects that must be repaired, has long been one of the biggest impediments to using CAE software, particularly early in the design process, where it can do the most good. It used to be common to hear anecdotal claims that as much as 80% of the time spent on a typical CAE simulation was spent preparing and repairing the simulation model. Tools have gotten better, but the time to prepare the simulation model is still highly variable.
Once the simulation model is ready, the next step is to use it to create the mesh. In the case of FEA, the mesh is embedded within, and fitted to, the body of the simulation model. In the case of CFD, the mesh is created within the flow area defined by the body of the simulation model.
The actual mechanics to create the simulation model and the mesh will depend on whether you’re using CAD-integrated CAE software, standalone CAE software with integrated meshing, or a specialist meshing program. With CAD-integrated CAE, there’s likely to be a lot of automation, and only a few options. With standalone CAE, or with a specialist meshing program, you’ll have less automation, and a lot more control.
The end result of the process, no matter the tools used, will be a mesh made up of one or more types of geometric elements.
Types of elements
Mesh elements can be 1D (lines), or 2D (triangles, or quadrilaterals.), but most of the time, when starting with 3D CAD data, the elements will be tetrahedra (tets; 3-sided pyramids), hexahedra (hexes or bricks), polyhedra (with any number of sides), prisms, or pyramids (with 5 sides.)
If a mesh is built from hexes, it can be structured (with all elements connected in a regular addressable pattern.) Meshes composed of hexes that are not connected in a regular pattern, or of tets or polyhedra, are unstructured. It’s possible to have hybrid meshes, with a combination of both structured and unstructured elements.
Historically, hexes have been more accurate than tets, but it’s been easier to create tet-based meshes than hex-based meshes. But, at this point, it seems like no more than a generalization. The choice of element type is more often a function of the capabilities of the meshing software and the requirements of the analysis code
Making a good mesh
There’s no silver bullet that will assure you of good meshes. There are only some guidelines.
Know your physics: A good mesh must resolve the physics to be studied. It needn’t incorporate any detail in the CAD model that is not relevant to the physics. The meshing software doesn’t know the physics; it’s up to you to know it.
Things can change: Even if you spend a lot of time preparing the simulation model, refining the mesh size, and using their meshing software’s validation tools, it doesn’t mean the mesh is right for the physics problem you’re trying to simulate.
Consider, as an example, that you have good mesh for an airfoil, and it captures the flow and forces accurately. If you change the angle of attack from 0 to 45°, it’s pretty likely that you’re mesh is not still going to be good.
When you change boundary conditions, loads, or analysis type, what was a good mesh is likely to become a bad mesh. A good mesh is tuned to the needs of your problem.
Hexes are not always better than tets: It’s common wisdom that a hex mesh is better than a tet mesh. But it’s not always true anymore.
Historically, people have preferred hex meshes because, at one time, most CFD codes could only use structured meshes (or their unstructured mesh support was immature.) Also, a hex mesh uses fewer elements, and so saves memory and CPU time.
Solvers have gotten better. The accuracy difference between hex and tet meshes is not significant for most engineering problems. And any savings in resources you might gain by using a hex mesh is offset by the time saved in creating a tet mesh.
Certainly, for some applications, hex meshes have advantages (for example, where they can be aligned with flow direction.) And there are some cases where it’s standard practice to use a hybrid mesh, using structured hexes with a tet boundary layer. But there are also plenty of applications where it’s just fine to use tets.
Automatic meshing software can do a good job: Advanced meshing tools provide a high level of control, and can be very powerful—in the right hands.
If you’re an inexperienced or average user, you’re likely to get better results with automatic meshing software (assuming it’s good quality automatic meshing software) than you would trying to fiddle with all the controls on an advanced meshing program. Of course, if you’re a power user, you’re probably going to want to use advanced meshing tools, to squeeze every bit of accuracy you can out of your simulations.
Good meshes don’t need to be large: Just because you have a big computer, or a cluster, doesn’t mean you should be making meshes with massively large element counts. You need match the mesh to the physics of the system you are simulating. It only needs to be of good enough resolution to provide as accurate a result as you need for your project requirements.
Many models have symmetry. In these cases, you can often use ½ or ¼ of the full 3D CAD model, and get faster and better results. If the problem is axis-symmetric, you can get more accurate results with a 2D simulation than with 3D.
Get help: The economic payback of CAE simulation can be remarkably high. It’s worth spending the money for training.
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Sometimes the facts suppressed are not crucial but then sometimes they are:
Most people prefer experts, of course, especially when it comes to health care. As a surgeon myself, I can hardly object to that tendency. But a problem arises when some of those experts exert outsized influence over the opinions of other experts and thereby establish an orthodoxy enforced by a priesthood. If anyone, expert or otherwise, questions the orthodoxy, they commit heresy. The result is groupthink, which undermines the scientific process.
The COVID-19 pandemic provided many examples. Most medical scientists, for instance, uncritically accepted the epidemiological pronouncements of government-affiliated physicians who were not epidemiologists. At the same time, they dismissed epidemiologists as “fringe” when those specialists dared to question the conventional wisdom.
Or consider the criticism that rained down on Emily Oster, a Brown University economist with extensive experience in data analysis and statistics. Many dismissed her findings—that children had a low risk of catching or spreading the virus, an even lower risk of getting seriously ill, and should be allowed to normally socialize during the pandemic—because she wasn’t an epidemiologist. Ironically, one of her most vocal critics was Sarah Bowen, a sociologist, not an epidemiologist.
The deference to government-endorsed positions is probably related to funding. While “the free university” is “historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery,” President Dwight Eisenhower observed in his farewell address, “a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity.” He also warned that “we should be alert to the…danger that public policy could itself become captive of a scientific technological elite.” Today we face both problems.Jeffrey Singer, “Against Scientific Gatekeeping” at Reason (from the May 22 issue)
Much harm was done to children and teens by the COVID Crazy, for example. Let’s see how easy and honest any discussion of “Trust the Science!” will be now that the facts are beginning to trickle in.
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This trial is evaluating whether Benzoyl peroxide gel will improve 1 primary outcome in patients with Arthrosis. Measurement will happen over the course of Tissues samples taken at the time of surgery will be held for 14 days.
This trial requires 496 total participants across 2 different treatment groups
This trial involves 2 different treatments. Benzoyl Peroxide Gel is the primary treatment being studied. Participants will all receive the same treatment. There is no placebo group. The treatments being tested are in Phase 4 and have been shown to be safe and effective in humans.
"Arthrosis is a non-specific word meaning “jointed and united body” in Greek. It is usually used to describe both diseases and deformities which affect joints. Some examples are gout, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. All of them are joint disorders resulting from cartilage damage, inflammation and/or hyperplasia of the subchondral bone, synovial membrane and/or joint space. If the cartilage defect is confined to a joint space, cartilage in the joint will heal and this results in the formation of a hardened hardened (or calcified) area around the joint." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"A systematic rehabilitation program significantly reduced joint inflammation, improved joint alignment, and improved patients' function compared with usual care and no treatment. Results from a recent paper are based on objective measurements with special attention to change in pain, change in joint alignment, change in range of motion, change in activity, and change in self-reported functional status." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Arthrosis occurs in some 10% of middle-aged and older adults over a five-year time period. There is a graded increase in the prevalence of arthrosis with increasing age. The risk of arthrosis is lower in women than in men. Arthrosis has an impacts heavily on the quality of life and mobility.\n\n- Arthrosis at WebMD\n- "
"Hans Schönfeld\n\nHans Schönfeld (14 January 1882 in Reichenwalde - 3 December 1941 in Berlin) was a German entomologist who worked on the Coleoptera and Hymenoptera." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Arthrosis has multiple signs. For example, arthrosis can make pain worse; it can reduce range of motion; and it can restrict joint function. Arthrosis can make a person feel less enthusiastic about pursuing activities, and can affect quality of life. Arthrosis can cause pain, and can affect physical fitness and physical function." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"This review provides an overview of available treatments of arthrosis. The treatments are broadly similar to those recommended for [osteoarthritis](https://www.withpower.com/clinical-trials/osteoarthritis). However, this review is mainly limited to the knee, and evidence for alternatives to conservative treatment could be reviewed, considering also other joints. A systematic review comparing conservative versus alternative treatment programs is needed for treatment of other types of arthritis." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"There are several factors that place people at risk for arthrosis. It can be predicted based upon genetic factors because it is closely related to osteoporosis. On the other hand, exercise is crucial to halting and reversing joint damage as well as reducing degeneration in the joints. Thus, it is important for people to keep a healthy weight, exercise regularly and keep on exercising properly according to the age of the individual. It is suggested that men of all ages need at least 1 hour of exercise per day to keep the joints active. In addition to physical activity, it is suggested that a healthy diet is important for preventing or preventing arthritis or slowing the progress of arthritis in the knee of both sexes." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"In a recent study, findings demonstrates a high incidence of common applicationsite side effects associated with the use of BPO. There is a need for studies to identify the effective usage of BPO and the avoidance of side effects in the treatment of acne vulgaris." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Arthritis is a heterogeneous condition, and specific drugs approved for prevention or treatment of arthritis do not work for all patients. As a result, clinical trials for arthritis are urgently needed. The NIDAAmesse guideline on arthritis recommends that clinical trials should use treatment responders as their target population. Power-based clinical trials are available in your local area for specific indications, such as arthritis of the knee, hand, or lower back." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"There are indications that benzoyl peroxide gel does not increase scar formation and reduces discomfort related to the application of a postoperative dressing and is also less irritating in the area of use." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Arthrosis is the most common chronic disease in our country and is usually found in people between the ages of 60 and 70 years. In Finland, the age of onset of arthrosis in women is around 65-70 years and in men the age of onset is around 70-75 years. The age of onset is more similar to that in Germany than to those found in other Nordic countries." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"The benzoyl peroxide gel application was well tolerated with improvement in physical limitations, self-efficacy and total physical function in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic, progressive and debilitating arthrosis, when compared with placebo and was significantly more effective than placebo at improving the overall physical functioning questionnaire." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Serious adverse events can arise during the follow-up period for all patients in the Arthrosis®-trial, especially in the subgroup of patients with more severe disease. The development rates of a new fracture have to be investigated, as well as the course as well as the exact outcome of all events." - Anonymous Online Contributor | <urn:uuid:05c5471c-f2f2-4641-bc60-d03cef150fd5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.withpower.com/trial/phase-4-osteoarthritis-1-2019-59270 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.940859 | 1,218 | 2.296875 | 2 |
2007 Florida Statutes
Coordination of planning between the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and local governing bodies.
1013.351 Coordination of planning between the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and local governing bodies.--
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
(b) "Local government" means the municipality or county in which the school is located.
(c) "School" means the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
(2) It is the policy of this state to require the board of trustees to coordinate planning for new facilities with local governments to ensure that plans for site acquisition, construction, and opening of new facilities of the school are facilitated, concurrent with other necessary services. The planning shall include the integration of the educational plant survey for the school and applicable policies and procedures of the board of trustees with the local comprehensive plan and land development regulations of the local governments. The planning must consider the effect of the location of new facilities to be located on property acquired on or after January 1, 1998, including the efficient use of local infrastructure, the proximity of the proposed new facilities to the school's existing campus, and the effect and impact of any property proposed to be acquired by the school after the effective date of this act. In addition, all parties to the planning process must consult with state and local road departments to assist in implementing the Safe Paths to Schools Program administered by the Department of Transportation.
(3) The board of trustees and the municipality in which the school is located may enter into an interlocal agreement to establish the specific ways in which the plans and processes of the board of trustees and the local government are to be coordinated. If the school and local government enter into an interlocal agreement, the agreement must be submitted to the state land planning agency and the Office of Educational Facilities.
(4) At a minimum, an interlocal agreement must address the following issues:
(a) The process by which each local government and the board of trustees will agree and base their plans on consistent projections of the growth and needs of the school's student enrollment.
(b) A process to coordinate and share information relating to planned expansions of the school's facilities.
(c) Participation by affected local governments when the board of trustees is evaluating potential land acquisitions before the land acquisition occurs and when the board of trustees proposes uses for property acquired by the board of trustees on or after January 1, 1998. The local governments shall advise the board of trustees as to the consistency of any future land acquisitions and the uses proposed by the school for lands acquired on or after January 1, 1998, including appropriate circumstances and criteria under which the board of trustees may request an amendment to the comprehensive plan for the expansion of the school's campus or for school facilities to be located on property acquired by the board of trustees on or after January 1, 1998.
(d) A process for determining the need for and timing of onsite and offsite improvements to support new facilities that are to be located on property acquired by the board of trustees on or after January 1, 1998, except new facilities for which a construction contract was entered on or before the effective date of this act. The process shall address identification of the party or parties responsible for the improvements.
(e) A process for the board of trustees to inform local governments of the school's enrollment demographics and its capacity to meet it. The capacity reporting must identify how the board of trustees will meet the demands for enrollment at the school, based on the educational plant survey required by s. 1013.31
(f) A process for determining where and how joint use of the school or local government facilities can be shared for mutual benefit and efficiency.
(g) A procedure for resolving disputes between the board of trustees and local governments, which may include the dispute resolution processes contained in chapters 164 and 186.
The board of trustees and the local governments may choose not to include a provision meeting the requirements of paragraph (e). However, this decision may be made only after a public hearing on the proposed decision, which may include the public hearing at which the board of trustees or the local governments adopt the interlocal agreements. An interlocal agreement entered into under this section must be consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan and land development regulations of the local governments.
(5)(a) The Office of Educational Facilities shall submit any comments or concerns regarding the executed interlocal agreements to the state land planning agency no later than 30 days after receipt of the executed interlocal agreements. The state land planning agency shall review the executed interlocal agreements to determine whether they are consistent with the requirements of subsection (4), the adopted local government comprehensive plans, and other requirements of law. Not later than 60 days after receipt of an executed interlocal agreement, the state land planning agency shall publish a notice of intent in the Florida Administrative Weekly. The notice of intent must state that the interlocal agreement is consistent or inconsistent with the requirements of subsection (4) and this subsection as appropriate.
(b)1. The state land planning agency's notice is subject to challenge under chapter 120. However, an affected person, as defined in s. 163.3184, has standing to initiate the administrative proceeding, and this proceeding is the sole means available to challenge the consistency of an interlocal agreement with the criteria contained in subsection (4) and this subsection. In order to have standing, a person must have submitted oral or written comments, recommendations, or objections to the appropriate local government or the board of trustees before the adoption of the interlocal agreement by the board of trustees and local government. The board of trustees and the appropriate local government are parties to any such proceeding.
2. In the administrative proceeding, if the state land planning agency finds the interlocal agreement to be consistent with the criteria in subsection (4) and this subsection, the interlocal agreement must be determined to be consistent with subsection (4) and this subsection if the local government and board of trustees is fairly debatable.
3. If the state land planning agency finds the interlocal agreement to be inconsistent with the requirements of subsection (4) and this subsection, the determination of consistency by the local government and board of trustees shall be sustained unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the interlocal agreement is inconsistent.
(c) If the state land planning agency enters a final order that finds that the interlocal agreement is inconsistent with the requirements of subsection (4) or this subsection, the state land planning agency shall identify the issues in dispute and submit the matter to the Administration Commission for final action. The report to the Administration Commission must list each issue in dispute, describe the nature and basis for each dispute, identify alternative resolutions of each dispute, and make recommendations. After receiving the report from the state land planning agency, the Administration Commission shall take action to resolve the issues. In deciding upon a proper resolution, the Administration Commission shall consider the nature of the issues in dispute, the compliance of the parties with this section, the extent of the conflict between the parties, the comparative hardships, and the public interest involved. In resolving the matter, the Administration Commission may prescribe, by order, the contents of the interlocal agreement which shall be executed by the board of trustees and the local government.
(6) An interlocal agreement may be amended under subsections (2)-(5):
(a) In conjunction with updates to the school's educational plant survey prepared under s. 1013.31; or
(b) If either party delays by more than 12 months the construction of a capital improvement identified in the agreement.
(7) This section does not prohibit a local governing body and the board of trustees from agreeing and establishing an alternative process for reviewing proposed expansions to the school's campus and offsite impacts, under the interlocal agreement adopted in accordance with subsections (2)-(6).
(8) School facilities within the geographic area or the campus of the school as it existed on or before January 1, 1998, are consistent with the local government's comprehensive plan developed under part II of chapter 163 and consistent with the plan's implementing land development regulations.
(9) To improve coordination relative to potential educational facility sites, the board of trustees shall provide written notice to the local governments consistent with the interlocal agreements entered under subsections (2)-(6) at least 60 days before the board of trustees acquires any additional property. The local government shall notify the board of trustees no later than 45 days after receipt of this notice if the site proposed for acquisition is consistent with the land use categories and policies of the local government's comprehensive plan. This preliminary notice does not constitute the local government's determination of consistency under subsection (10).
(10) As early in the design phase as feasible, but no later than 90 days before commencing construction, the board of trustees shall request in writing a determination of consistency with the local government's comprehensive plan and local development regulations for the proposed use of any property acquired by the board of trustees on or after January 1, 1998. The local governing body that regulates the use of land shall determine, in writing, no later than 45 days after receiving the necessary information and a school board's request for a determination, whether a proposed use of the property is consistent with the local comprehensive plan and consistent with local land development regulations. If the local governing body determines the proposed use is consistent, construction may commence and additional local government approvals are not required, except as provided in this section. Failure of the local governing body to make a determination in writing within 90 days after receiving the board of trustees' request for a determination of consistency shall be considered an approval of the board of trustees' application. This subsection does not apply to facilities to be located on the property if a contract for construction of the facilities was entered on or before the effective date of this act.
(11) Disputes that arise in the implementation of an executed interlocal agreement or in the determinations required pursuant to subsection (9) or subsection (10) must be resolved in accordance with chapter 164.
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By Stephen Leahy
CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct 21, 2011 (IPS)
For millennia, people have coped with drought in the Horn of Africa, comprised mainly of drylands. Yet today, more than 13 million people there are starving because of political instability, poor government policies and failure to invest in the world’s poorest people, say experts here in Changwon.
2.5 billion dollars in humanitarian aid is needed to cope with a devastating hunger crisis in parts of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
Two billion people, half of whom are extremely impoverished, live in drylands around the world, according to Anne Juepner of the Drylands Development Centre at the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Nairobi.
“Drylands are not wastelands, as is often thought. More than half of the world’s cattle, sheep, goats and most of its grains are grown in drylands,” Juepner told IPS in an interview outside of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 10th Conference of the Parties (COP 10) in Changwon.
Juepner is here to launch UNDP’s “The Forgotten Billion”, a report to call attention to the fact that despite its productivity, drylands that comprise one third of the world’s land mass are also home to world’s poorest and most at-risk people. Continue reading | <urn:uuid:200bd070-3d2a-4468-9e8c-2ef31e0560ce> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stephenleahy.net/tag/undp/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.940344 | 305 | 3.21875 | 3 |
… is from page 331 of the 1996 Johns Hopkins University Press edition of H.L. Mencken’s 1956 collection, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe ; specifically, it’s from Mencken’s October 26, 1936, article – published just before the national election pitting incumbent president Franklin Roosevelt against challenger Alf Landon – “Sham Battle”:
The state – or, to make the matter more concrete, the government – consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can’t get, and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time it is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
Perhaps showing how much longer and more expansive the reach of government has become over the past 80 years, I suspect that were Mencken writing these words today he’d change nothing save to note both that lots more women have gotten into the looting-through-government business, and that the percentage of electoral promises made good by looting A to satisfy B has risen to well above the ten percent that Mencken estimated it to be on the eve of F.D.R.’s first re-election as U.S. president. | <urn:uuid:746c9d9a-3425-4e6b-9fc6-29904a5dd1c0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cafehayek.com/2016/07/quotation-of-the-day-1780.html/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965477 | 340 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Charm pricing is a very important tool in pricing. They draw attention to your product
Charm pricing is an anchoring bias that uses an odd number – usually nine – to show buyers perceived value and persuade them to buy.
For example, at Bata, for a product, the price that ends in Rs 19.95 instead of a whole number Rs 20!
Another type of Charm Pricing is Price lining.
Multiple versions of the same product/service are offered at different prices – budget (lowest), standard (mid-priced), and premium (expensive) options. Each has added features and benefits. Pricing is designed to attract upscale buyers, giving them a choice between a better product and a better deal.
Why charm pricing works
- Better Deal – Consumers are looking for any savings they can get, and a lower price is a saving – even if the difference is not that significant. In addition, many are driven by emotion. They want to feel like they received a deal. Prices for anything starting at Rs 19.95 rather than Rs 20 play with those emotions.
- Perceived loss: Consumers value products based on losses, not profits. Many customers read prices from left to right, they tend to pick the first number they perceive as the anchor. This means that Rs 19.95 feels a lot lesser than Rs 20 from the first impression, even though there is just a 0.05 difference.
- Perceived gain: The opposite of perceived loss can apply, and consumers can feel like they’ve saved money. The higher, rounded price acts as the anchor while the lower price represents savings. A 0.99 or 0.95 triggers a “sale” signal to consumers who may believe the price has been lowered.
- Promotional – Prices that end with nine or some odd number often indicate sales. This means that buyers are getting a good deal. This plays on the consumer’s psyche that the price may increase afterwards. So it’s justified as a value, not an expensive purchase!
- Specificity: Charm pricing offers a level of specificity that psychologically releases the idea that products are valued at their correct value especially if it is priced fractionally
Hypotheses on why charm pricing works
- Thomas and Morwitz (2005) coined the term “left digit effect” which said that this bias was due to the anchoring heuristic in multi-digit prices.
- Prospect Theory states that “consumers who face doubts, base the value of an alternative on gains or losses offered by the alternative, relative to some reference point, rather than on final absolute states of wealth or welfare.” The theory also contains indications that small deviations from the reference point tend to be exaggerated. So, based on prospect theory, it would be profitable to only price a few paise under a rupee. This theory works well because the user sets a reference point. The yardstick for something that is Rs19.95 is Rs 20. This makes the price look like a better deal.
The consumer ignores the least significant numbers instead of rounding them up correctly. Although paise are visible and not completely ignored, they are unconsciously partially neglected and could be amplified if paise are printed smaller.
And evidence suggests that despite its use, charm pricing still works. In a 2003 study conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 3 different test groups received different prices for 4 different apparel. All control groups had prices ending at 9, and the researchers tested whether the price of the dress at $5 or less influenced purchase rates.
Researchers found that the product with a price of 9 was better than the others even though the prices of others were lower. So a $39 price tag resulted in more sales of the dress than a lower price of $34!
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We over here at Earthy Naturals loves the month of July. July means we get to celebrate Independence Day, bring awareness to plastic-free living, and enjoy some pretty good, nice cream; yes, it is National Ice Cream Month, and we get to consume some delicious blueberries too. July is National Blueberry Month and today, is National Blueberry Day, so everywhere you turn, from farmer's markets to grocery, and even the big box stores, blueberries or items containing them are being highlighted or heavily promoted. The consumption of blueberries is the highest this month, followed by August because they are in season, so if you have a craving for these babies, now is the time to pick some up. We are enthusiast of fresh blueberries for many reasons, but will admit we freeze them and purchase them frozen to have whenever we want them for a snack, drink, or dish when they are out of season.
What are blueberries?
Blueberries are known as flavonoids; they are gorgeous pearl size berries with a blue, purplish hue, which are also called anthocyanin. The anthocyanin is what helps to decrease or prevent free radicals. Free radicals are erratic particles that can impair healthy cells, causing inflammatory diseases, like cancer. Blueberries can be eaten as is for a healthy snack or can be incorporated into an array of dishes ranging from breakfast to dessert, from virgin drink to non. Blueberries are delightful in both beverages and foods.
Blueberries are incredibly healthy. They are an antioxidant, packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are low in calories, which helps in losing and maintaining weight. Like most berries, blueberries index low on the glycemic index coming in at about 52; this means they do not cause the blood sugar to spike. Blueberries are a superfood with mighty superpowers because of their high nutrient content; they help manage and even decrease cholesterol, sugar, and blood pressure numbers. If eaten in moderation, they can help reduce waist circumference numbers too. Due to their high fiber content, they help remove waste from the body regularly. If blueberries are to be the most impactful in a healthy lifestyle, it is best if they are consumed fresh and organic; though cooking them may still have the fiber benefits, it does lose some of the nutrient values in the process. Fresh and organic blueberries, tend to have miniscule or no pesticides on them making them safer to ingest.
Below are 15 ways you can utilize blueberries in your diet throughout the year. Had to add the blueberry muffins to the list first just in case you would like to join in the fun by making a dozen or so for National Blueberry Muffin Day, which is on Monday, July 11th in 2022. There is no better way to honor the day and month. Oh, it is also Mojito Day. You can add a refreshing vegan, virgin version if you don’t drink alcohol. This can pair well with muffins, and you can make it a blueberry themed mojito to commemorate the occasion.
15 ways to fall in love with blueberries
1. Blueberry Muffins/Bars
2. Blueberry Smoothie
3. Blueberry Waffles/Pancakes/French Toast (Gluten-free)
4. Blueberry Infused Water or Ice cubes
5. Blueberry Oatmeal
6. Blueberry Fruit Bowl/Acai Blueberry Goddess Bowl
7. Blueberry Margarita, Tequila, Mojito, Club Soda
8. Blueberry Nice Cream (Dairy Free)
9. Simply Blueberries (Nothing but blueberries)
10. Blueberry Ice Pops/Coquito
11. Blueberry Salad
12. Blueberry Jam
13. Blueberry Cheesecake
14. Blueberry Pie
15. Blueberry Yogurt
As you can see, there are many ways to enjoy blueberries. There are also plenty of healthy reasons to add these little blue-purplish beauties to your healthy diet. Since this is the season that blueberries are abundantly available, consider incorporating more of them into your meals this month. As mentioned in an Earthy Naturals' previous blog post (see below), you will notice a big difference in your nails, hair, and skin in no time when adding blueberries to your daily, weekly, or monthly regimen. Once you begin including blueberries into your diet, your nails will become longer and stronger quickly. There will be no denying it because it will be visual to the human eye within days.
Question(s) to Ponder
What will you put blueberries in or on, or will you eat it as is?
What health benefits has improved since you started eating more blueberries?
Though blueberries are a superfood and offer plenty of health benefits, it is not for everyone. If you have an allergic reaction such as stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea, eczema, or nasal congestion, it may be time to stop the intake of these berries. If you take medications for high blood pressure, be careful when intaking large amounts of blueberries because it can lead to hypotension. All in all, blueberries are a powerhouse that is extremely good for you; however, everyone's body is different; therefore, err on caution with them and everything else you consume and use in and on your body. | <urn:uuid:06dce09b-76a3-4a87-947d-b44db03b55fb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.earthynaturalsandthingz.com/post/national-blueberry-day-month | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95405 | 1,125 | 2.578125 | 3 |
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Throughout his long life, Leo Tolstoy had many strange hobbies. One of them was bicycling, which he learned at the ripe age of 67, and which he loved. But that's not to say there weren't some humorous incidents...
An American writer consumed by Anna Karenina goes in search of the great writer’s little-known refuge beyond the Volga, near Samara.
Today is the 190th anniversary of the great writer's birth. We thought we would share a few readings to get you in a Tolstoyan spirit.
A great writer lives on his stomach. And Sofia Tolstoya had a way in the kitchen.
Reading is communication from writer to reader, and yet in Anna Karenina, whenever a character reads, he or she is often only somebody holding a prop, not reading at all.
In honor of fall, and Russians' favorite autumnal pastime – mushroom picking – we offer these two short stories by Lev Tolstoy – in both English and Russian!
On Monday, January 18, a new BBC six-part miniseries of Lev Tolstoy's War and Peace comes to American television. Here's your crib sheet.
How many characters are in Tolstoy's War and Peace? Could it have been any shorter? Did Tolstoy himself love it or hate it? Find out the answers to these – and more! – questions in this quick list of little-known War and Peace facts.
The movie is almost too silly to discuss, as if Saturday Night Live decided to do a parody, but nobody but the costume-director and scene-making crew were ready. A puppet resembling Keira Knightley plays Anna; although thin, even scrawny, the animators make her look almost human.
In this, the second of two posts on Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, the author recounts his discovery of the greatest novel of all time: "I had never lived a book as I lived Anna Karenina."
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Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism
by Peter Marshall
Reviewed by Chris Faatz
Anarchism is usually belittled as hopelessly utopian or mindlessly violent, but, in reality, it's neither. Rather, it's a rich cauldron of social thought from which we've gleaned a lot historically and will likely continue to do so in the decades to come. Peter Marshall has written a tome worthy of this varied history. Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism gives activists and scholars (as well as the merely curious) plenty to chew on.
There's no way to escape the obvious: Demanding the Impossible is a huge book (818 pages, including notes, bibliography, and index); the text is tiny, and the gist is serious, hard-hitting, and often dense. But one of the enjoyments of this book is that you don't have to sit down and read the whole thing cover to cover. It's easier to browse; read what intrigues, what interests you, in no particular order. Pick away at it.
It begins with anarchism in theory, and moves rapidly into chapters that argue that such worldviews as Buddhism and Taoism have their anarchist components. Marshall follows this train of thought through Christianity into the English Revolution and the Enlightenment. He then highlights individuals who, he asserts, include aspects of anarchist thinking in their approach. Among these are Nietzsche, John Stuart Mill, and Henry David Thoreau ("The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think is right"). The author then moves on to biographies of major anarchist thinkers and theorists: Emma Goldman, "the most dangerous woman"; William Godwin; Max Stirner, the apostle of radical egoism; Proudhon; the Russians Bakunin, Tolstoy, and Kropotkin and many more.
There are a number of lesser lights represented, as well, in chapters on the American individualist anarchist tradition, typified by Benjamin Tucker ("The Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats"), or in the chapter on German anarchists. A favorite of mine is the immensely cultured and principled Rudolf Rocker, who spent a great part of his life organizing Yiddish-speaking workers in London and whose works on anarcho-syndicalism are read to great benefit to this day.
In one section, Marshall calls Mohandas Gandhi an anarchist. He writes that "On several occasions he called himself a kind of anarchist and always opposed the centralized State and the violence it engendered." Take this as you will. I'm still not convinced, yet somehow that doesn't seem to be the point. This book is written to stimulate and arouse discussion, not necessarily solely to convince. It fulfills that task brilliantly.
The next section of the book is geographical. The fields of bygone glory are here, as in Spain and Russia where the black banner flew high -- but there's also fascinating reading on Asia, Latin America, and Northern Europe. Much of this information will prove new to even the most seasoned anarcho reader. Marshall's done a real service here, unearthing material that is germane and does so in gritty detail.
The last section of the book deals with contemporary anarchism. Noam Chomsky makes an unsurprising appearance. The anarcho-capitalism of Murray Rothbard and friends is included, as is Murray Bookchin, the founder of Social Ecology, the point at which anarchism and the environmental movement meet at their most constructive. Neolithic anarchy makes an appearance, as do the post-modern anarchos of the Temporary Autonomous Zone and other such radical breaks from anarchist tradition. The anti-globalization movement is here in all its splendor, as well as the Zapatistas and other indigenous movements for liberation.
Interestingly enough, it's with the Neolithic anarchists that Marshall apparently stands. He writes:
I would argue that in Europe, at least the initial stage of settled agriculture -- the first 3,000 years or so before the Bronze Age -- was not a decline but an actual improvement in the well-being of human beings. It was a creative period during which society was co-operative, egalitarian, creative and comparatively free.
Peter Marshall paints the reality of a global movement for radical, fundamental social change. It's not always a pretty picture -- sometimes anarchists seem to spend more time fighting among themselves then they do with their enemies -- but it's both exhilarating and, yes, inspiring. Thanks to Marshall for giving us a book as tool, as weapon, as spur to more deeply engage in the struggle for the maximum possible freedom and as reference to learn from the experiences of our forebears. | <urn:uuid:35f27f04-05ac-468d-8e38-db666c73d879> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.powells.com/post/reviewaday/anarchy-through-the-ages | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955405 | 969 | 2.421875 | 2 |
We are committed to raising awareness and making parents’ voices heard, but what we do on the ground matters just as much. We provide practical support for the whole family, both in hospital and in the community, which focusses on improving wellbeing and nurturing the development of children who’ve experienced neonatal care.
On the unit
We provide wellbeing packs to help take care of parent or carer wellbeing as they support their little one.
We provide toys and activities for siblings who are visiting, to try to help families juggling brothers and sisters with caring for your babies.
We know that one of the hardest parts of having a baby on a neonatal unit is being separated from them. To ease that, we’ve funded vCreate, a secure video messaging service that allows nurses to send families videos of their little one when they can’t be there. When they leave the unit, families can download everything, to keep as a record of their stay.
We also know it’s devastating to have empty arms, whether through separation or bereavement. We fund Heartbeat Bears for our units-a soft toy to cuddle which has a recording of baby’s heartbeat inside. This helps to ease separation anxiety, helps with bonding and breastfeeding and is a special keepsake for bereaved parents.
We know how important it can be to have someone to talk to and to know where you can reach out. Peer supporters are parents who have spent time in neonatal care, who can lend an ear to families and help talk through the challenges they are facing. Sometimes families just need to vent, or chat with someone who’s been through what they have. Peer supporters also play a vital role in signposting and referring families to other Leo’s services and provision.
In the community
Leo’s trustees are passionate about providing safe playgroups for neonatal families-it’s something we wished we had when we were discharged from hospital. We know families may not be able to attend other playgroups or baby groups because of infection risks and they might not feel as comfortable surrounded by parents and children who haven’t been through what they have. We provide solo play sessions at both Pendragon and Sunshine Wood. Families can feel safe knowing that strict cleaning procedures are followed and everyone has been through a neonatal unit so are in the same boat as you.
We provide signing classes, baby massage and baby yoga-all designed for neonatal babies and tailored to the family’s needs. It’s a great chance to socialise with other neonatal families and encourage bonding.
We fund occupational therapy sessions through Future Steps Occupational Therapy, which will aid child’s development and provide guidance to help them thrive and fulfil their potential.
We have a dedicated nurture and attunement programme which supports the relationships between parents / carers and babies. Infant mental health is as much of a priority to our team as adult mental health.
Our peer supporters provide phone, email, and face to face support-they’re a listening ear when you need one and they can help you work through what you’re currently facing.
If you need more support, we have a dedicated counselling service -our BACP registered counsellors can provide talking therapy to help process and deal with what you’ve been through.
Many parents experience symptoms of PTSD after their stay-we can offer EMDR therapy which treats the flashbacks associated with this.
Children who have been through a neonatal journey themselves or as a sibling may also need support with their mental health. Our child counsellors can help, providing child-led therapy, often revolving around play.
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The California high-speed rail authority bowed to pressure from California legislators and members of Congress late Tuesday and released a copy of a 2013 report showing a large estimated increase in the cost of building the initial segment of the bullet train project.
The report, disclosed by the Times in a story Oct. 25, said Parsons Brinckerhoff had briefed state officials in October 2013 that the projected cost of the first phase of the bullet train system had risen 31%. The state did not use the increase, however, in its 2014 business plan four months later.
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The competitiveness of a firm especially in the capital-intensive industries is highly dependent to a stream of successful and profitable projects. Having simulated the financial outcomes of a project, analysis of the output of simulation is then an important task that demands efficient methods for evaluation and selection of projects. The method in this article considers semideviation of return as the measure of risk of projects that is more consistent with the definition of risk as “the probability of unwanted outcomes”. Projects characterized by their expected return and semideviation of return are then entered into a project comparison system that is based on the arbitrage pricing theory (APT). The primary advantage of this method of project selection is in the collective assessment of the firm’s risk by all market participants. | <urn:uuid:4f68ac5d-8027-40ab-b66c-dd73d9b133b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/a-method-of-project-selection-based-on-capital-asset-pricing-theo | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.949906 | 154 | 2.125 | 2 |
AAFP's Alternative Payment Model Wins Testing Recommendation
A congressional committee reviewing new Medicare payment initiatives gave the green light to initial testing of a primary care payment model proposed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee voted to recommend that the Department of Health and Human Services test the AAFP's Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model on a limited scale. Committee members praised the concept while noting that details about some elements of the proposal, such as monthly payments, care coordination, and core measures, still need to be refined. The model includes a monthly per-member payment that covers face-to-face evaluation and management services, as well as a monthly population-based payment to cover consultations by e-mail and telephone. To pay for the program, the AAFP recommends doubling spending on primary care from the current 6% to 12%. If the model is eventually rolled out nationwide, it would be open to about 200,000 physicians—subspecialists in family medicine, general practice, geriatric medicine, pediatric medicine, and internal medicine—and could affect the care of 30 million Medicare patients. For more information, go to https://www.aafp.org/news/macra-ready/20171219apc-apm.html.
FDA Proposes New Approach to Regulating Homeopathic Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed draft guidance calling for a risk-based enforcement approach to drug products labeled as homeopathic. The homeopathic drug market has grown exponentially in the past 10 years and is currently a nearly $3 billion industry. However, with this growth has come a corresponding increase in safety concerns, including serious adverse events, associated with these products. The FDA says its officials have observed an increasing number of poorly manufactured homeopathic products that contain potentially dangerous amounts of active ingredients. The FDA's draft guidance lays out the agency's proposed plan to prioritize enforcement and regulatory actions for unapproved homeopathic drug products that have the greatest potential risk for consumers. Many homeopathic products that do not fall under the proposed risk-based categories will remain available to consumers. For more information, go to https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180108fdahomeopathy.html.
Research Suggests Strategies for Breaking the Interruption Cycle in Clinical Practice
New research urges physicians to explore the causes of interruptions in clinical practice and suggests tactics to help them resume tasks quickly when distractions do occur. Physicians in all medical specialties face the daily frustration of frequent interruptions during clinic hours or emergency department shifts, which can jeopardize patient safety. In a study published in the November 2017 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine, researchers observed 18 physicians in three urban emergency departments as they performed computer- and paper-based tasks, direct patient care, and telephone or face-to-face conversations with other clinicians. The physicians were interrupted an average of 12.5 times per hour. The researchers noted that despite the frequent distractions, physicians rarely attempted to delay or reject interruptions. Lead author Raj Ratwani, PhD, noted that studies show a five- to 10-fold increase in the number of errors when an interruption occurs mid-task. He suggested three strategies physicians can use to cope, including preventing interruptions in the first place, using reminders to help get back on track quickly, and taking time to repeat the main task to themselves. For more information, go to https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20171220interruptions.html.
FDA Finalizes Ban on Triclosan, Other Over-the-Counter Antiseptics
The FDA recently finalized a rule that triclosan and 23 other active ingredients are not generally recognized as safe and effective for use in over-the-counter health care antiseptic products, including hand washes and rubs, surgical hand scrubs and rubs, and patient antiseptic skin preparations. No other safety and effectiveness data were provided to the FDA to support monograph conditions for these 24 active ingredients, meaning that that products containing these ingredients may no longer be marketed without undergoing premarket review. The FDA deferred a final rule on six common ingredients in health care antiseptics while manufacturers collect data on their safety and effectiveness: alcohol (ethanol), isopropyl alcohol, povidone-iodine, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, and chloroxylenol. For more information, go to https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20171222triclosanban.html.
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Unmasking the True Identity of the Jersey Devil
The legend of the Jersey Devil comes to us from the State of New Jersey, USA and neighboring states. The Jersey Devil’s history places it at the very top of baffling crypto- zoological mysteries. It is a very elusive cryptid that has baffled and mesmerized the public for hundreds of years. The biggest conundrum to dismissing the beast as pure myth is that numerous reputable people, both past and present, have claimed to have seen it.
An Unusual Combination of Creatures
The Jersey Devil has a strange general description, having the combination of body parts and looks of a variety of currently known animals. The creature is often described as a flying bipedal cryptid with hooves, but there are many contrary opinions as to what it actually looked like. The common description from eyewitnesses is that it kind of looks like a kangaroo-like creature, but with the head of a horse, leathery bat-like wings, and long bird-like legs, claws, hooves, a hideous face, and a forked tail. Several people have even said its body looks like an alligator. It allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey and was named the official state demon in 1939 in New Jersey.
View north from a fire tower on Apple Pie Hill in Wharton State Forest, the highest point in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. ( CC BY 3.0 ) The Jersey devil allegedly inhabited this region.
It has been reported to move quickly, and has often been described as emitting a "blood-curdling scream.” Eyewitnesses say that it hops like a bird. It has been called a variety of different nicknames such as the flying death, kangaroo horse, flying horse, cowbird, and a prehistoric lizard.
Walter Edge, twice governor of New Jersey, was quoted saying: "When I was a boy--I was never threatened with the bogey man--we were threatened with the Jersey Devil, morning, noon, and night." It wasn’t a phony creature to Edge or his companions - they had no doubts that it was real. However today the majority of people are skeptical and don’t think it’s real.
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The Jersey Devil, Philadelphia Bulletin, January 1909. ( Public Domain )
The Leeds Devil
There is one name indelibly linked to the legend of the Jersey Devil, Japheth Leeds, and his story also involves a young lady named Deborah Smith who had come from England to the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey to marry him in the 17th Century. They had 12 children. There is no record for any further children after her 12th child. You’ll understand why that is important soon…
The Leed’s were Quakers, who were known to be extremely straight-laced and very superstitious. However, there is a rather unusual footnote about them: On 5/7/1740, the Great Egg Harbor monthly meeting of Friends lists the topic of conversation as: ‘To deal with Deborah Leeds for selling drink. ‘
Japhet Leeds House, Moss Mill Road, Leeds Point, Atlantic County, NJ (c.1937). ( Public Domain )
There was an old folk legend that she was a witch, however, healers or herbalists were often labeled that as well at that time. There is also a strange tale of an exorcism being performed in the year 1740 by a Quaker minister to expel the Jersey Devil, supposedly banishing the beast from their midst for the next 100 years.
Quakers had a ritualistic habit of quoting the bible verse by verse, and they often bought charms to ward off evil spirits. Being highly superstitious, Quakers had a remedy to ward off the Devil, which used a folklore method of throwing salt and pepper around the house. In the beginning, it was known as the Leeds Devil, but the Jersey Devil name became more popular.
Quaker women had a penchant for spinning tall tales when they met. Story telling was a favorite pastime; it was gossipy entertainment, telling thrilling horror stories to titillate their friends. They didn’t have horror movies, but they did have gossipy scary stories to tell over a candle at night to scare children and women folk. This was their style of entertainment: juicy gossip.
Quaker Meeting in London: A female Quaker preaches (c.1723), engraving by Bernard Picard (1673-1733). ( Public Domain )
Child Number 13
One such story claims that during 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night while her friends gathered around her. Born as a normal child, the thirteenth child is said to have changed to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. Growling and screaming, it allegedly killed the midwife before flying up the chimney and heading into the pines.
Three Spine-tingling Tales of the Jersey Devil
From January 16 to 23, 1909, the State of New Jersey experienced a major paranormal event, it was seen in person by thousands of people, schools were closed, and factories closed down temporarily out of fear.
Bizarre reports say that people saw a human form, but the eyewitnesses refused to say anything more about what they had encountered. This suggests that the Jersey Devil possesses unusual abilities of shape-shifting to disguise its true form. The following are three unusual cases that took place in the lives of regular people. They’re dramatic narrative stories of real people who said they saw the Jersey Devil in the flesh.
The Jersey Devil. ( Superpowerwiki)
#1: Police Patrolman James Sackville: In Bristol, Pennsylvania one sighting was made by Patrolman James Sackville. Patrolman Sackville was walking his beat Sunday evening. As he was walking toward Buckley/Carson Streets, he heard some dogs barking and howling. As he got closer, he turned and saw a Jersey Devil standing by the canal. He pulled his pistol out and ran up toward the Jersey Devil; the creature then turned and started hopping down the canal towpath, then it took flight to get away.
He got a couple of rounds off as the creature flew close to the ground, then it soared up into the night sky and disappeared. He described the beast as being winged and hopping like a bird, with features of a “peculiar animal.” Its voice was like a terrible scream. Sackville confirmed that it was very peculiar looking.
Chief James Sackville Bristol Chief of Police (courtesy Chief Arnold Porter 2013/ Author provided)
#2: Mr. Frank Rouh: The next incident took place on Ferry Ave, Camden, New Jersey, January 21, 1909 (Thursday) Time: 1:00 AM in the morning. Rouh was the owner of a saloon. His bar was a local social club called the Black Hawk Social Club, located in the 700 block of Ferry Ave. in Camden. Mr. Rouh suddenly became very bothered and distracted by what he described as an "uncanny sound" coming from outside the back window of the club; he turned around to see a creature looking at him through the window. The story relates that the Jersey Devil was standing outside the building and watching him.
Rouh feared for his life. When others around him saw the Jersey Devil, they fled the club "in abject fear." Rouh stood his ground and in a desperate stance of self-defense, seized a large club to protect himself, then the Jersey Devil flew off emitting "blood curdling sounds."
Black Hawk Social Club (Courtesy Phil Cohen/Author provided)
#3: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. White, Ellsworth St. Philadelphia, PA.: One of the most unusual accounts of the Jersey Devil comes from a couple named White. Mrs. White reported that she saw one in her backyard around 4 P.M.; she was walking down the stairs into her yard with a load of clothes, and clearly saw a Jersey Devil crouching nearby.
It immediately stood up, looked at her, and then spewed flames at her. She screamed, fainted, and fell to the ground. Her husband heard her and ran down the stairs, where he saw his wife on the ground. He saw the Jersey Devil shooting flames out of its mouth too. They estimated its height at six feet (1.83 meters) and said that it looked like an alligator. He chased after the Jersey Devil as it jumped over the back fence of their yard, and then it ran into the back alley leading to Sixteenth St., shooting flames at him while he was in pursuit.
The New Jersey Devil. (ryancanvas/imgur)
Dragon, Devil, Dino-bird
The Legend of the Jersey Devil in America is supposed to be a local story. In trying to figure out what the Jersey Devil was, I opted to look into history for some better answers, and I soon found a potential candidate.
In the modern period, the European dragon is typically depicted as a large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature; the creature also has leathery, bat-like wings, two or four legs, and a long, muscular prehensile tail. The Jersey Devil is fire-breathing too! This was a likeness too similar to ignore. The “Jersey Devil” is just a dragon’s American name.
For generations, scientists believed that dinosaurs were cold blooded, like fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Then some scientists began to argue that dinosaurs were warm- blooded, like birds and mammals. As it turned out, they were warm-blooded after all. I connected the dots to reach the conclusion that the Jersey Devil was a dragon and a dino-bird.
Das Buch der Natur (Book of nature) is a Medieval Latin compendium of science that was edited and translated into German in the 14th century by Konrad von Megenberg. Please look at the creature in the upper right of the following image; to me it looks like a bipedal winged horse with a long tail. This was published 669 years ago.
Das Buch der Natur Germany ( 1349–1350) Konrad von Megenberg. ( Biblioteca Digital Mundial )
The mythology of horse-faced creatures is widespread, and one of the most prevalent is the legend of the Kelpie. Kelpie (Kelpy), or water Kelpie, is a supernatural water horse in Scotland. I believe that they are one and the same creature, making Kelpie the Jersey Devil’s cousin in the UK.
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- Riding the Seas: The Kelpies and Other Fascinating Water Horses in Myth and Legend
- Where the Wild Things Are: Garden of Monsters Was Built to Convey the Despair of its Creator
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Professor of Tibetan and Mongolian Language and Literature, wrote a ground breaking book titled: The history of Zhang Zhung and Tibet Volume One The Early Period (2013), which provides some startling information of the existence of such creatures, specifically stating that they were Non-Human Beings.
Sculptures of Kelpies in Falkirk. ( CC BY SA 2.0 )
A quote from that work states: ‘A fundamental point asserted by some traditional historical sources is that in ancient times that this vast country surrounded by snow Mountains was ruled for a very long time by various nonhuman beings.’ The ancient Tibetan name was Bdud, and in Sanskrit it was called Mara.
My theory is that the Jersey Devil is an ancient creature called the Kinnaras and they’re one of the winged flying dino-birds of Earth’s real history. In the Mahabharata, which dates back over 5,500 years, the Kinnaras had their own kingdom in the Himalayas, called the Kinnara Kingdom.
Top Image: The Jersey Devil. Source: pyro-helfier/ Deviant Art
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Banana producers and exporters in Latin America warn the high costs of supplies and the low international price for the fruit are negatively impacting sustainability and competitiveness in the industry.
That has serious consequences, on various levels, for more than 800,000 families in the region.
The main banana associations in Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica make up more than 60 percent of the global banana production. They warned about the impact of high costs on the value chain at the Fruit Attraction Fair, the largest fruit and vegetable fair in the world, held from October 5 to 7.
“It’s crazy how the supply costs have gone up, mainly for fertilizers. It’s terrible. A bag of potassium costs $42, and urea costs $37, and they’re going to keep going up with the cost of oil,” Claudia Argote, a production engineer with 27 years in the banana industry, told Zenger.
Producers don’t know “how to write up a budget because we don’t know how high fertilizers will go. Remember that fertilizer makes up 20 to 25 percent of our costs, so if this situation continues, it’s going to make everything cost more, which will mean a higher cost [for bananas],” she said.
The international price for the fruit “has gone way down, despite the deficit in containers. I thought the balance would get a little better, but not at all. There are a lot of bananas in the world. India is producing a lot, and that’s bad for the volumes exported from all the Latin American countries,” Argote said.
The COVID-19 pandemic is another factor behind the price hikes, given the protocols introduced throughout the entire production line.
A bus that transports workers from their homes to the plantations used to carry 48 people, but due to security measures, it’s now one-third of that number. “That was a huge hit for me in terms of costs,” said Argote, who has her banana company in Urabá, in Northwestern Colombia.
She said the solution lies in “an increase in price for the consumer. Bananas are the cheapest fruit by volume in the world, and they provide high levels of daily vitamins for children and for everybody; they’re great. I think the market can handle a price hike, and that’s where we’re headed.”
The president of the Magdalena Banana Producers Cooperative (Banafrucoop), Leónidas Jiménez, told Zenger that for the smaller producers, the greatest impact has to do with the cost of fertilizers.
“We’re all small producer and right now, we have a stable price. We’re certified with Fair Trade. It means we’re guaranteed a price year-round. The problem is we’re working at 65 to 70 percent productivity,” he said.
Jiménez said: “A 50-kilo (110 pound) bag of fertilizer costs about $21. What we use most is potassium, and that costs $32; it went up by 50 percent.”
“In this banana business we have to fertilize every month. When we stop, production really takes a hit,” said the president of Banafrucoop, a cooperative of small producers in the Magdalena region, on the Colombian Caribbean coast.
Jiménez said fumigation costs to fight endemic diseases, such as the black sigatoka mushroom on the plantations went up more than 50 percent.
The president of Banafrucoop believes the way to stabilize the cost of fertilizer is through government measures to control imports of the product, which is fundamental to banana production.
“Another issue is the certifications. There are new ones every day and that means high costs for small producers. The market is over-certified. We have to pay $6,615 a year for the certification,” Jimenez said.
Exporters and producers discussed these problems at the Fruit Attraction fair.
The industry leaders said there are higher costs to “implement security measures to keep containers from being contaminated with illegal substances. Because of the increase in maritime fleets, up to 62 percent, due to the global shortage of containers, the structure of operating alliances between shipping lines and the consolidation of that sector is impacted.”
They noted the price of bananas in 2021 suffered “the most catastrophic decrease in the last 10 years, falling to 10 euros ($11) for 18.5 kilos.”
The president of the Colombia Association of Banana Producers (Augura), Émerson Aguirre Medina, told Zenger: “Over the last two years, Colombia and Latin America’s agroindustry has faced a supply price increase in the value chain to such a degree that, even if the level of exports remains stable, the producers have not experienced this stability.”
The associations “are asking urgently for the international community and the supply-chain members to help, because it is necessary to implement all the measures to protect global food security and the employment that comes from Colombia’s banana exports — 150,000 families in the country, and 808,000 in Latin America,” said Aguirre Medina.
The director of Augura said: “Producing and exporting countries should not face these external factors on their own to protect the subsistence and future of the banana industry.”
The minister of Agriculture and Environment of the municipality of Apartado, Wbeimar Ruiz, said the current exchange rate with the dollar may help balance things.
“This is not the first time this has happened in Colombia. We once had an exchange rate at 1,500 pesos per dollar and the industry managed to survive. Now, with the rate above 3,700 pesos on average, it balances things in a way,” Ruiz told Zenger.
He says the “main business, which is banana production, is a stable business because of the supply contracts with habitual clients on the logistics chain in the international banana trade.”
Edited by Melanie Slone and Fern Siegel
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Is an interesting observation, but not an uncommon phenomenon for just about any engine worked for extended periods under less than ideal conditions. Timing, mixture and simple heat buildup over time will all contribute to this phenomenon, more or less in literally any but the stoutest industrial designs. What you see there is simply a normal result of elevated EGT (exhaust gas temperature) and in no way indicative of what the oil may be exposed to in terms of it's temperature or temperature dissipation properties. It is heat affecting basically the piston crown, head (exhaust side) and exhaust tubing.
Assuming the engine's cooling system is operating correctly and loaded within it's capacity, that phenomenon has no affect on the oil, except possibly in turbocharged applications.
Cool pic, tho.
If your exaust manifold is cherry red,you better believe you're frying the oil........and it better be high quality synthetic oil,or the oil will sludge if it's petroleum!
I think you need to do a little 'research' before you voice your opinion.
You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts!
JUST SOME MORE PHOTOS....
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Cobby, G 2006, 'Review of Environmental Performance Bonds in Western Australia', in AB Fourie & M Tibbett (eds), Mine Closure 2006: Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure
, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 75-80, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/605_Cobby
The Western Australian government has initiated a review of the environmental performance bond system to
consider the adequacy of current regulatory policies and processes. Environmental performance bonds or
mining securities serve to protect a State from financial liability should a mineral tenement owner fail to
comply with mine site rehabilitation requirements.
The review will determine whether alternate financial instruments such as insurance could optimise
flexibility for the minerals industry whilst maintaining acceptable levels of financial risk for the State and the
Minister. This paper provides information about the existing financial assurance system used in Western
Australia. It describes the review objectives and considers current regulatory policy.
As of June 2006, Australian government agencies collectively administer around A$2.0 billion in mining
securities. The Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources (DoIR) administer A$480 million
in performance bonds and securities and regulate around 500 active mine sites. The amount of mining
security held is estimated to be 25% of the total cost of rehabilitation. By contrast, the Queensland
government administer around $785 million for approximately 100 mine sites. The Queensland government
hold securities for around 50% of the total cost of rehabilitation. Other Australian jurisdictions hold
securities representing 40-50% of the total cost of rehabilitation (Table 3).
Western Australia regulate the majority of Australian mine sites yet the value of securities held for mine site
rehabilitation is significantly less than those required in other States. The Western Australian government
appears to be accepting a higher level of financial risk exposure than other States and Territories. The review
will consider whether the current regulatory policy provides the State with adequate financial protection.
A working group of industry, government and community representatives has been formed to provide
recommendations to the Minister. The review is scheduled for completion in 2007.
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (2005) Mining and the environment. www.minerals.nsw.gov.au.
Queensland Environmental Protection Authority (2003) Financial assurance for mining activities. www.epa.qld.gov.au.
Queensland Environmental Protection Authority (2004) A policy framework to encourage progressive rehabilitation of
large mines. www.epa.qld.gov.au.
Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment (2006) Assessing mining proposals. www.dse.vic.gov.au.
Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources (2003) Guidelines – Environmental performance bonds.
Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources (2004) Policy Guidelines – Unconditional performance
Review of Environmental Performance Bonds in Western Australia G. Cobby
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Countries recognize vital role of small-scale fishers
10 Jun 2014
ountries today endorsed a set of wide-reaching guidelines that will boost the already vital role of small-scale fishers in contributing to global food security, nutrition and poverty eradication.
The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication are designed to support the world’s millions of small-scale fishers, particularly in developing countries, by promoting their human rights and safeguarding the sustainable use of the fishery resources they depend upon for their livelihoods.
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My wife is a great artist and definitely going to show her this for some inspiration! A mural is basically a large work of art placed directly on a wall.
The best method for painting with a roller is to apply it in alternating m or “w” pattern, working back and forth over the same section until it’s completely filled in.
How to paint a mural inside. First you'll create an underpainting to block in main areas of color and outline the general composition, and then you'll paint in the detail. If you are an artist being commissioned to paint a mural, chances are that you are thrilled. A fresco painting, from the italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco (fresh), describes a method in which the paint is applied on plaster on walls or ceilings.
Delivery as these are custom printed to order please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery notes custom custom dimensions and design options available application traditional paper. When you paint a mural, you'll have two distinct stages of painting, just as when you paint on canvas: In the history of mural several methods have been used:
The grid system is a good way of getting your design onto the walls for sure. If you are planning to paint a mural inside where the viewing will be at close proximity. Finally, i worked on a mural for a commercial client where they attempted to do it themselves first.
On second thought, with ruth’s tutorial under my belt, i just might attempt to paint a mural on a wall! Project the design again, so you can paint in the details. Buy gallon of white paint, then add the pigments in small tubes to mix the colors you want.
After you’ve painted the wall’s outer edges, use a wide roller to take care of the middle. We always advise to paste. Even for someone like me who has no experience with painting rooms or artistic talent, it was super simple and i wanted to share with you what i did in case anyone wanted to replicate it.
My first was learning how to paint a mountain mural in miles’ room and i love the way it turned out. Paint sessions are limited to 30 minutes. If you don’t paint, consider hiring a.
How to paint a mural. As mentioned earlier the right wall and good location for a mural are not easy to find. Paint the interior of the wall.
Project, depending on the company you choose, their skill level. Then keep in mind that you will be limited to the size at which your artwork can be projected. To remove your painted artwork from the window, spray the paint with window cleaner or with plain water.
The paint should come off easily. If this is the case, use them for the details and 'ordinary' household paint for blocking in the under layers or large areas. It depends on how much elbow work you want to put into it and also on how long you want the mural to last.
If not, use a regular paint primer. The buon fresco technique consists of painting in pigment mixed with water on a thin layer of wet, fresh, lime mortar or plaster. Blue, brown, green, grey, taupe.
You can’t just spray some paint and run if required. To paint large blocks of color (such as a stretch of blue sky, green hills, etc), use interior household paint, also known as latex paint. Mural longevity is not as great a concern for the barnstormers since the barns they paint on may fall apart before the murals will.
A projector can be a good option especially if you don’t feel confident with the more traditional methods. Cover it with a final varnish after the paint finishes curing. What you use for paint in a wall mural really depends on the size and style of mural, the condition and location of the wall, and your budget.
Acrylic or tempera paint is normally used to paint glass windows or their surroundings, which people like for the bright bursts of creative color inside and outside. Be a part of history as we invite the community to paint the mural to be installed on the mount airy road bridge. If you’re doing a large wall, that ca.
Quality acrylic mural paints are the ideal, but check your budget as they may work out too expensive for the whole mural. Just use painter’s tape to make your shapes, paint inside them and peel the tape off after it dries. Painting a mural takes plenty of preparation, equipment, and effort.
Make sure you always paint at eye level, for comfort reasons so that you don't end up with a bad neck for a week afterwards! Remember, you can always paint over your mistakes. Tempera is not a good mural paint, it's similar to watercolors, so it can be effected by water (say a splash with spilled glass of water) at any time.
Choose paint with a matte or eggshell finish so light doesn't reflect off the mural. If the paint feels dry to the touch after about 1 week, put a layer of varnish on it. Please select a ticket for every painter in your group.
For the daring sort who paint outside or on walls exposed to people, this struggle is even more real on how to protect a wall mural. If you are working on a large surface area. Good light fastness, spongeable, strippable means.
Corridor, living room, office, bedroom. Let soak for a few minutes, then use a razor blade to scrape off the paint. To paint the walls or ceiling inside stairwells, artists and painters use a series of arranged stepladders, saw horses and planks to paint within the space.
Seal the mural with a clear varnish to protect it. Photo and film documentation are very important to the barnstormers, however, and it is in this way they intend to preserve the imaginative murals created by members of the group. Priming the wall is an important step in creating a mural, because the primer will help the paint stick to the wall more easily.
The average cost for mural window painting is $20 to $60 per square foot or $2,000 to $6,000 to cover a 100 sq. There is no one specific or right tip on how to paint a mural, but some parts of the equation are essential. Capacity, due to covid 19 restrictions are no more than 10 individuals inside at any time.
It requires a lot of the same basic techniques as smaller paintings, but on a. May 26 2017 at 10:04 am. If you are going to paint the entire wall, use household paint like the paint you used on the other walls.
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A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
Central American adj. & n.
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Paper-based Filing Systems vs. Document Imaging Systems
Documents are very important to your organization. They contain information that is critical to the smooth operation of your organization. There are many types of documents. Invoices, purchase orders, reports, loan application forms, contracts and employee records are just a few examples of documents. Organizations use documents to keep records, convey information and run day-to-day business processes.
Estimates show that 80-90% of organizational information resides on paper while the rest is stored in electronic format. Without a good system, documents are hard to find, hard to share and easily lost. Some lost documents are impossible to reproduce. Actually they are costing you a lot more in money, time and man-power than you think.
Problems of a paper-based filing system
The following calculation gives you an idea of the labor cost associated with a paper-based filing system. It is assumed that your organization creates or receives 100 important new paper documents that are filed daily and that there is an efficient paper-based filing system in place. If on an average it takes 6 minutes to retrieve and file a document, total time taken to handle 100 documents equals 6 x 100 minutes = 10 hours per day If the hourly rate is $14 including social security and benefits, total labor cost per year equals ($14 x 10) x (226 work days) = $31, 640. The above analysis does not include overhead cost for retrieving and filing old documents. If included, the cost of retrieving and filing paper documents will be a lot more than you realize.
Lost and Missing Documents:
According to a study by Cooper and Lybrand, "7.5% of all documents get lost and 3% of the remainder is misfiled." This suggests that out of every one hundred documents, ten documents are sitting on the wrong desk, being removed from the office, etc. Some documents cannot be reproduced if lost. This dramatically increases the risks and costs associated with paper filing systems.
Hard to share:
Paper-based filing systems allow paper documents to reside in only one place at a time. To share documents, office workers generally make their own copies. According to Cooper and Lybrand, "The average document gets copied 19 times, and of course, many of these copies also get filed."
It is hard to keep track of who has used or copied which paper documents. Paper documents are often maintained with very low security control. Your company risks leaking critical information to unauthorized personnel.
There is also a cost associated with storing documents both on and off-site. A document imaging system allows you to store 23,333 documents on a $0.5 CD or 5,332,000 documents on a 160 GB external hard drive costing approximately $100. You may tell the difference by comparing the one time charge a $100 external hard drive to the annual rent and overhead cost of maintaining a huge number of file cabinets for storing 5,332,000 documents.
Finding and retrieving a document using a paper-based system is slow. In situations where information contained in a document is required immediately to response to a customer’s request, the delay may cause customer dissatisfaction. In addition, re-filing paper documents wastes time and may result in misplacement of the files.
Document imaging is the solution
Document Imaging refers to the process of capturing the image of a paper document and turning it into digital form. A document scanner is usually used for capturing the document image, although other imaging methods are also available.
Once scanned or imported, documents are indexed using one or more parameters or keywords (e.g. invoice number) and stored in an electronic archive such as a hard drive. The indexes will be used later to find the desired document images. Images stored in the electronic archive can be retrieved, viewed, printed and emailed. There is software that can automatically capture the index data from the documents utilizing barcode recognition, OCR or other intelligent recognition technologies.
With a document imaging system, personnel can retrieve documents directly from their desktop PC within seconds. There is no re-filing necessary after using the document.
Document management refers to the systematic organizing, tracking, storing and retrieving of documents and files. A computerized document management system can manage not only document image files but also many kinds of digital files.
Why do you need document imaging and management
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Providing a structural framework for hanging a door either inside or out, door fittings are essential for installing an entranceway in a home or workplace. It can be used to conceal brickwork, neaten up exposed timber and joins, or provide a border for which other decorative features can be attached. Those that are used for exterior walls come supplied with sills to protect against the elements and to improve heat efficiency. Door fittings are made from a variety of natural and man-made materials, all of which are usually prepared with anti-rot and fungus protection for a long life. Ready-to-paint and untreated options are also available, making it possible to create a unique look or complete a faster fit. | <urn:uuid:e2fcff61-384c-411d-83b8-0f2a6b1ca3d9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.howdens.com/joinery/door-fittings | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.92967 | 150 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Unfortunately, scientists have not yet invented the idealmaterial that possesses all the properties at once - as long as it sounds like a fantasy. Nevertheless, they are working to create a universal fiber, which can be used in the maximum number of devices, ranging from automobiles and ending with robotics. A team of researchers from North Carolina State University approached this by presenting a wire that has both strength and elasticity. Perhaps it will make an excellent material to protect the entrails of robots.
The fiber created by researchers hasa metal core of gallium and wrapped with an elastic polymer shell of styrene, ethylene and butylene. Initially, the wire has a metallic strength, but after breaking the core apart, it can be stretched seven times the original length. Gallium, which is inside, has a melting point of just 30 degrees, so after returning the fiber to its original state it can easily recover and restore its former strength.
According to study author Michael Dickey, forStretching the polymer shell does not need great strength. This means that the woven of these fibers can be used to cover the moving parts of robots. Being stationary they will be fully protected, and when moving they will stretch freely and strengthen again when stopped. Due to gallium filling, the fiber can withstand a mass of 15,000 times its own weight.
The development of new materials is constantly. A team of scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles recently managed to create durable and lightweight material that will be used in the future to protect rockets and automobiles from high temperatures.
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- 10″ REGULATOR
- 16″ BUTTONING NEEDLE DOUBLE BAYONET ENDED (13 gauge)
- 12″ STRAIGHT NEEDLE BAYONET ENDED
- 10 SKEWERS 4″
- 30 UPHOLSTERY PINS
- BAYONET CURVED SPRINGING NEEDLE, 5″ (10 gauge)
- THREE CURVED NEEDLES, 2″, 3″ & 5”
Bayonet needles have sharpened flat edged tips which make stitching much easier than the cheaper round point needles.
- A strong steel regulator for manipulating stuffing, holding corners and folding pleats.
- A 16” double ended bayonet needle for stitching through the deepest seats or inserting buttons in thick cushions where a 12” needle is just not long enough.
- A 12” straight double ended bayonet needle for traditional stitching.
- Skewers to hold your fabrics while you stitch them.
- Upholsterers pins which are heavier than dressmaking pins for upholstery fabrics.
- A 5” bayonet ended springing needle for stitching laid cord through the strongest webbings with ease.
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I began to wonder: What if we could change the slope of the curve that leads to more loss of freedom?
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Running a business means you wear many hats.
That said it is important to have all the
resources by your side as you navigate business waters.
One of the best resources you could have in
your corner is the Internet.
From using it to promote your brand to finding
a myriad of products and services you need, put the web to work for you.
Are You Going Online Enough
In doing all you can to let the Internet help
you out, remember these keys:
1. When you need help – The Internet can be a
great resource when you and your business need help. As an example, your
business is struggling with finances these days. When this happens, how many
options do you have to correct the situation? In going online, you can look into
line of credit from Headway Capital or other such providers. If you are able to
get a line of credit, it can make a difference in getting you in a better
position moving ahead. In searching for credit providers, take the time to
review as many as you feel necessary. Doing so allows you to see which one
would be the best fit for your business. You want to look at a provider’s
history and of course record of customer service. Not only can the Internet
help you when seeking a business line of credit, but also many other things.
With all the information that is on the Internet, you’d be foolish not to use
2. Promoting your brand – The Internet can
also play a prominent role in your efforts to promote. In today’s digital age,
it is all but impossible to have a successful business and not be somewhat
active online. That said you want to be sure consumers know about you. One way
to do this is by having a top-notch website. Your website should be updated on
a regular basis. Have relevant content, online shopping and more available to
consumers. By investing time and energy into your site, you stand a better
chance of improving your business. Also make it a point to be active on social
media. By using social networking, you can stay engaged with consumers on a
3. Being in the know – Finally, the Internet
is a valuable tool to your business by keeping you in the know. Given there is
so much information available online, you would be missing out on a lot if you
never or rarely used it. Let the Internet help you out with details on your
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Given the large scale and hostile condition of the Southern Ocean, which accounts for almost 10% of the world ocean, the collection of scientific data and information in support of effective decision-making process is particularly challenging. To fulfill its obligation to provide scientific recommendations and advice for management, the SC-CAMLR is mandated to encourage and promote cooperation in the field of scientific research in order to extend knowledge of the marine living resources of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. As an important component of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, the vast marine area around east Antarctica is generally recognized as data-poor region. During the discussion in the SC-CAMLR on the marine living resources and the ecosystem in this region, including in the process of development of East Antarctic Marine Protected Areas proposal, the paucity of time-series biotic data that can be used to describe the structure and process of the ecosystem, particularly those relevant to the quantitative assessment of some important fish and krill stocks, has been reiterated by members. For example, WG-EMM-10/26, and SC-CAMLR-XXX/11, etc.
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Mr Lei Yang (China)
Ms Doro Forck (Secretaría de la CCRVMA)
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A chart can quickly show you what your data represents. For example, say you have a pie chart of profits broken down by product. When one product's share takes up more than half the circle, you know it's a huge success. But maybe you'd like to know more about the data behind the chart. Who's been buying that product? When's it been selling well?
Quickbase charting is interactive. This means that when you see a chart and want to know more about a particular element, you can click it to display the records that element represents. For example, when you click the piece of the pie representing that big-selling product, Quickbase displays a list of all the sales records that comprise that portion of the graphic. Immediately see the list of customers and sale prices the pie wedge represents.
Displaying a chart
To view a chart, select a saved chart report from a list of reports. You can find reports listed on an app's Home page (if the app builder has included a Reports List widget), or by clicking the table in the Table bar, then clicking the REPORTS & CHARTS link. You can also create your own chart.
When you display a chart in Quickbase, you'll quickly notice that this isn't your grandfather's data reporting. Quickbase charts are dynamic. You can interact with a chart to get more information about the numbers that underlie it. Run your mouse over a chart, and you'll notice that Quickbase highlights whatever portion appears beneath your cursor, and displays a quick summary of that part of the pie. When you click a part of the chart, a subset of data appears. For example, the image below contains a pie chart on the left which shows sales of musical instruments. The cursor sits over the Hecklephone pie wedge, so Quickbase shows the information for that wedge. If you want to see which customers have been buying hecklephones, all you have to do is click the wedge. Quickbase takes you to a table report that shows all the hecklephone sales records.
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Date of Award
The introduction of hemp fibers into a polylactide (PLA) matrix creates a hemp fiber-reinforced composite with 10% hemp fibers and 90% PLA. Natural fibers are becoming a popular alternative to synthetic fibers since they are environmentally friendly, and hemp-fibers are becoming used more often as the demand for natural fibers increased. A Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar was used to test this composite against a control group using elastic wave propagation theory. Strain gauges were mounted on the incident and transmission bars of the SHPB to measure the propagation of the wave that caused the strain in the sample, which were used to calculate the values desired. Each material was tested under three different pressures of the gas chamber in the SHPB to yield a range of strain-rates: 30, 40, and 50 psi. The ultimate compressive strength, damage initiation energy, and damage propagation energies were analyzed to conclude whether the hemp fibers had an impact on the performance on the PLA matrix. The range of strain-rates in the control group and hemp composite group was 1807-2800 /s and 2112-2925 /s, respectively, and the ultimate compressive strengths were 112.5-128.8 MPa and 72.8-110.8 MPa, respectively. Subsequently, the total specific energy of the control group and hemp composite group ranged from 24.3-35.4 kJ/kg and 19.84-25.2 kJ/kg, respectively. These results showed that the introduction of hemp fibers into the PLA matrix caused the compressive strength and specific energy to decrease significantly. The conclusion was that the hemp fiber-reinforced PLA composite showed lower compressive strength and specific energy under high strain-rates than PLA with no fibers added.
Rhoads, Benjamin, "Analysis of Hemp Fiber Reinforced Polylactide Composite Under High Strain-Rate" (2022). Honors Theses. 2564.
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Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania
Home Insurance – Wikipedia
What Is Homeowners Insurance? Property owners insurance coverage is a type of home insurance coverage that covers losses and damages to a person’s home, along with home furnishings and other assets in the house. Property owners insurance coverage likewise provides liability coverage against accidents in the home or on the property. Key Takeaways Homeowners insurance is a form of residential or commercial property insurance that covers losses and damages to an individual’s home and possessions in the home.
Every property owners insurance coverage has a liability limitation, which identifies the amount of protection the insured has should a regrettable event take place (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania). House owners insurance ought to not be puzzled with a home guarantee or with home mortgage insurance coverage. Comprehending Homeowners Insurance A property owners insurance coverage normally covers 4 kinds of occurrences on the insured residential or commercial property: interior damage, exterior damage, loss or damage of personal assets/belongings, and injury that takes place while on the residential or commercial property.
For instance, state a claim is made to an insurance company for interior water damage that has taken place in a home. The expense to bring the residential or commercial property back to livable conditions is approximated by a claims adjuster to be $10,000. If the claim is authorized, the homeowner is informed of the quantity of their deductible, say $4,000, according to the policy agreement got in into.
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The higher the deductible on an insurance coverage agreement, the lower the month-to-month or annual premium on a property owners insurance policy., which determines the amount of coverage the insured has needs to a regrettable event take place. A lot of basic homeowners insurance policies cover events like hurricanes and tornadoes.
The property insurance can be acquired separately or by the lending bank – Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. Property owners who prefer to get their own insurance policy can compare multiple offers and choose the strategy that works finest for their requirements. If the house owner does not have their home covered from loss or damages, the bank may acquire one for them at an additional expense.
Understanding The Basics Of Homeowners Insurance
The lending bank that gets the payment assigns the part for insurance coverage to an escrow account. As soon as the insurance costs comes due, the quantity owed is settled from this escrow account. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. House owners Insurance vs. Home Service warranty While the terms sound similar, house owners insurance coverage is different from a house guarantee.
These agreements generally end after a specific time period, usually 12 months, and are not mandatory for a homeowner to purchase in order to receive a home loan – Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. A house warranty covers issues and problems that arise from bad maintenance or inescapable wear-and-tear on itemssituations in which homeowners insurance coverage doesn’t apply.
Mortgage Insurance A house owners insurance plan also varies from mortgage insurance coverage. Mortgage insurance coverage is usually needed by the bank or mortgage company for homebuyers making a down payment of less than 20% of the cost of the home. The Federal House Administration also needs it of those getting an FHA loan.
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Home loan insurance covers the loan provider for handling the additional danger of a house buyer who does not satisfy the normal home mortgage requirements. If the buyer must default on payments, the mortgage insurance coverage would compensate. Basically, while both handle houses, property owners insurance coverage protects the property owner and home loan insurance safeguards the home mortgage lending institution.
Property owners insurance coverage provides you with financial defense in the occasion of a disaster or mishap involving your home. Standard homeowners insurance coverage securities A basic homeowners insurance policy insures your home’s structure (house,) and your possessions in case of a harmful occasion, such as a fire. In addition, homeowners insurance plan are generally “bundle policies (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania).” This suggests that the protection includes not just damage to your residential or commercial property, however likewise your liabilitythat is, legal responsibilityfor any injuries and property damage to others triggered by you or members of your family (including your home pets).
Tenants insurance offers comparable home and liability defenses to those who don’t own their home. All forms of house insurance also offer additional living expenses (ALE) protection for the extra costs of living far from home if it is uninhabitable due to damage from an insured catastrophe. What is not covered by a basic house owners policy While property owners insurance covers lots of kinds of disaster related damage, there are exceptions.
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Poor home upkeep frequently contributes to catastrophes or mishaps. Maintenance associated issues are the house owners’ responsibility, though there are niche insurance products on the market that might be offered to protect against device wear and tear.
Secret takeaways: House owners insurance offers monetary relief if a covered occasion damages your home, property or personal valuables. It can likewise pay when you’re delegated a mishap or injury. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. Sometimes you can get additional policies for occasions not covered by your regular home insurance coverage, such as flooding.
That’s why protecting your financial investment with the right homeowners insurance coverage is so essential. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. Property owners insurance coverage will compensate you if an occasion covered under your policy damages or damages your home or personal items.
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Homeowners insurance coverage has 3 primary functions: Fix your home, yard and other structures. House owners insurance coverage isn’t required by law, however if you have a home loan, your lender will likely require you to guarantee the home to protect its investment.
What does house owners insurance cover? Requirement homeowners insurance coverage policies normally include six distinct types of protection.
Pays if you injure somebody or cause residential or commercial property damage inadvertently or through overlook. Pays to deal with somebody injured on your residential or commercial property, regardless of who’s at fault. Likewise pays if you, a relative or a family pet hurts somebody elsewhere. Types of house owners insurance, House owners insurance comes in numerous types, called “policy kinds. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania.” Some types provide more extensive coverage than others, so it’s beneficial to know the difference.
What Does Homeowners Insurance Cover? – Marketwatch
THE MAJORITY OF POPULAR: HO-3 INSURANCEHO-3 insurance coverage policies, likewise called “unique form,” are by far the most typical. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. HO-3 insurance coverage represented nearly 80% of protection on owner-occupied homes in 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the National Association of Insurance Coverage Commissioners. If you have a mortgage, your lending institution is likely to need a minimum of this level of coverage.
Nevertheless, where it concerns your personal belongings, an HO-3 policy generally covers just damage from 16 “named dangers” unless you purchase additional coverage: Damage caused by lorries. Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania. Weight of ice, snow and sleet. Water overflow or discharge from home systems like plumbing, cooling and home appliances. Freezing of those exact same household systems.
BROADEST PROTECTION: HO-5 INSURANCEAn HO-5 insurance policy offers the most extensive homeowners coverage. HO-5 insurance coverage accounted for about 13% of homeowners coverage in 2018, according to the NAIC.
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HO-5 policies are sometimes called “comprehensive type” or “leading” coverage. However, an HO-3 policy might also be labeled “premier” in many cases, without providing the wider coverage of an HO-5 policy. If you desire HO-5 insurance coverage, make certain to ask your representative or representative. LIMITED COVERAGE: HO-1 AND HO-2 INSURANCEMuch less popular are HO-1 and HO-2 homeowners insurance, which pay just for damage triggered by issues listed in the policy.
HO-2 insurance coverage, the most common of the two, generally covers your house and valuables only for the 16 causes noted above. HO-1, which isn’t extensively readily available, is the most bare-bones type of property owners insurance coverage.
For instance, you can’t intentionally harm your own home, then expect your insurance company to spend for it. Policies also typically leave out damage from other causes, such as: Flooding, consisting of drain and sewer backup. Earthquakes, landslides and sinkholes. Infestations by birds, vermin, fungus or mold. Use and tear or neglect. Government action, including war.
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In most cases, you can include what are called endorsements to your policy which generally cost additional to supply more defense. How much property owners insurance coverage do you require? Covering your home, You need enough property owners insurance coverage to cover the cost of reconstructing your house if it’s destroyed (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania). To approximate your restoring expense, multiply the square footage of your house by regional building and construction costs per square foot.
If you base your protection on those numbers, you could end up with the wrong quantity of insurance coverage. Rather, set your house protection limit at the expense to reconstruct.
Covering your things, For “personal effects,” your valuables, you’ll usually want protection limits that are at least 50% of your dwelling protection quantity, and your insurer may automatically set the limitation that way (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania). However, you can reduce this limitation if required or purchase additional protection if you think the limit isn’t enough to cover your things.
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An inventory record can also can be found in helpful later if you need to make a claim and need to understand exactly what you lost. You might make a list or, as a fast inventory hack, take a video of your house and all your items utilizing your smartphone. Property owners insurance coverage deductibles, Homeowners policies normally consist of an insurance coverage deductible the quantity you’re needed to cover before your insurance company begins paying.
A percentage, such as 1% or 2% of the home’s insured worth (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania). When you get a claim check, your insurance company subtracts your deductible amount. For circumstances, if you have a $1,000 deductible and your insurance company authorizes a claim for $10,000 in repairs, the insurance provider would pay $9,000 and you would be responsible for the remaining $1,000.
Nevertheless, you’ll carry more of the monetary problem must you require to file a claim. A lower deductible, on the other hand, means you may have a greater premium however your insurer would get nearly the entire tab after an occurrence. Understand that some policies consist of different and typically higher deductibles for specific kinds of claims, such as damage from wind, hail, typhoon or earthquake.
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This implies if an earthquake harms a house with $300,000 worth of house coverage, the deductible would be $30,000. Liability claims normally don’t have a deductible. Replacement cost vs. actual money worth, If your house is ruined, your property owners insurer isn’t most likely to just compose you a check for the amount listed on your policy.
One crucial decision is whether to pick protection that will pay whatever it requires to restore your home, even if that cost exceeds your policy limitations. This scenario may occur, for example, if construction costs have increased in your location while your coverage has stayed level. Here’s a rundown of several choices you may encounter.
Many policies do not utilize this method for the home itself, however it’s common for personal possessions (Homeowners Insurance Pennsylvania). For items that are a number of years of ages, this implies you’ll most likely get just a fraction of what it would cost to purchase brand-new ones. Practical replacement expense value protection pays to fix your house with materials that are similar however potentially less expensive. | <urn:uuid:5a6096dd-01b1-45f7-ab3a-1ee8248a2358> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://homeownersinsurancehoustontx.com/homeowners-insurance-pennsylvania/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.944423 | 2,548 | 1.984375 | 2 |
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The Met Office has revealed when the UK is predicted to see a shift in the weather, with storms and autumnal conditions expected in the coming weeks.
The national weather service has released a long-range forecast for September and it seems that summer could be a distant dream, as reported by the Liverpool Echo.
The first half of the month is likely to see heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms, though temperatures could still be above average for the period.
Unsettled conditions are likely to continue through the middle of the month, with rainfall expected to be "above average." However, it's not all bad news with a "weak indication" of drier spells later in the month.
This is what the Met Office is forecasting for this month with the autumnal conditions expected to start on September 5.
Forecast for September 5 - September 14
"With a region of low pressure residing close to UK at the start of next week, there will most likely be unsettled conditions for many areas, although confidence is low regarding the nature of this regime.
"Showers or longer spells of rain are likely, but some drier and brighter interludes are still expected. Rather windy at times, breeziest in the northwest.
"Further out, some places could see heavy rain at times, particularly in western and northwestern areas, although showers, and potentially thunderstorms, may also affect other areas in a more localised fashion.
"Still, some more settled interludes are expected, most likely in the southeast.
"Temperatures are likely to fluctuate around average through this interval, but a brief spell of warm conditions giving way to a cooler period remains possible."
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Forecast for September 15 - September 29
"Confidence is relatively low during this period, as is usual for September, in part due to tropical storm activity across the Atlantic, which can significantly affect weather at the mid-latitudes.
Currently, the evidence points towards the unsettled theme being likely to continue through the middle of the month, with a weak indication of possible drier conditions late in September.
Therefore, rainfall is expected to be above average at first, with the chance of it easing and trending towards or drier than average later.
Following this pattern, temperatures are expected to fluctuate around average in the middle of the month, with some occasional warm spells - these more likely in the southeast, and perhaps more widely towards the end of the month."
Find the forecast for your area on the Met Office website.
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While you likely knew long before the baby arrived that the weeks immediately following her birth would be a bit light on sleep, it is still often hard to adjust to this exhausting sleep pattern. It is understandable that as you move through the exhausting nights of continually interrupted sleep that you will become eager for your little angel to rest her head for more than three hours at a time. Try to avoid getting stressed over this temporary stage. As your kiddo continues to grow and develop, she, like all babies, will likely sleep longer, allowing you more restful nights.
Keep It Real
While returning home from the hospital with a tiny tot that is not only adorable and cuddly but also sleeps soundly though the night would be ideal, it is hardly a likely occurrence. AskDrSears.com warns new parents to keep their expectations realistic, as a failure to do so will likely result in disappointment. When you first considered the prospect of a family, you likely knew that a few sleepless nights were part of the deal. Keep this in mind as you suffer through your share of late-night feedings.
Rock It Out With a Routine
As any parent knows, you can’t force an infant to do anything. You can, however, adopt behavior patterns that encourage the child to do what you want. The best thing to do when trying to encourage your cutie to sleep tight through the night is adopt a routine. If you allow your schedule to become a hectic hodgepodge of feedings, diaper changes and laundry completion, your child will struggle to become acclimated to a schedule. Instead, adopt a schedule as early as possible and do not deviate from it. Try to commit to putting your baby down at a set time each evening. When you do put him to sleep, make a ritual out of it by perhaps singing him a lullaby or rubbing his back for a while to help sooth him into slumber. As you stick to your set schedule, your child will likely begin to follow it as well.
Impact of Age
There is no magical age at which children sleep through the night, but parents eager for an answer can consider common patterns. While your newborn will likely sleep 16 hours a day, these hours will be spread out into two- to three-hour chunks. By 3 months of age, your baby may sleep for five hours at night time, reports MayoClinic.com. But hold out until 6 months, and you will likely find that your growing child can sleep anywhere form nine to 12 hours at night, making your evening hours more relaxing and likely reducing the size of those bags that you have so faithfully carried under your eyes.
Nibble Away at Napping
If you allow your angel to sleep away the day, you can’t expect her to sleep through the night. After several months, if your baby has not made progress toward sleeping for extended periods of time at night, start to cut down on her during-the-day napping. This may mean that you have to deal with a grumpy baby for a couple of days, but gradually she will acclimate to sleeping less during the day and more at night.
If you want to promote nights of restful slumber, consider some relaxing, sleep-encouraging routines. Start by setting a standard bedtime practice, such as settling down and reading a book or giving your kiddo his favorite stuffed animal as a nighttime companion. Try putting your baby to sleep with a pacifier. Not only are pacifiers helpful in self-soothing, they have also been tied to a reduction in the likelihood of SIDS, reports MayoClinic.com. If you really want your tike to stay in bed, allow him to stir during the night. Don’t run into the room when you so much as hear him roll over. Doing so will show him that you are at his beck and call. | <urn:uuid:6e12578f-a817-4912-a45c-0ef14e1895cb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.modernmom.com/2e0ebf74-051f-11e2-9d62-404062497d7e.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.972575 | 814 | 1.898438 | 2 |
Spain's art world
was whiplashed by the country's bubbly rise and quick collapse. Signs of the
trauma linger at this year's ARCOmadrid art fair.
FORTUNE -- At this
year's 33rd edition of Spain's ARCOmadrid contemporary art fair, it was pretty
easy to tell where you stood in the art world hierarchy.
If you visited over
the weekend, you were one of a diminished group of 100,000 or so civilians who
forked out between 20 and 40 euros ($27.50 and $55) to bask in art that ran
from canonized names like photorealist painter Richard Estes to up-and-comers
like Mexican installation artist Héctor Zamora. But if you attended on
Wednesday or Thursday, you were likely one of the 400 or so rich folks and art
institution bigwigs who'd been invited to Spain, your trip paid in full, in the
hopes that you might drop some serious dough on art.
All major art fairs
have VIP programs designed to attract big spenders. But ARCO's dedication of
20% of its 4.5 million euro budget to inviting buyers and promoting the fair
overseas shows how Spain's economic crisis -- now more than five years old --
has forced the fair to turn its attention from national museums and modest local
buyers to big international collectors.
"In the years
before the crisis, there were a lot of sales to domestic institutions. This has
disappeared, and now there are more sales to foreign collectors," said
Carlos Urroz, ARCO's director since 2010.
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Spain's art world
was whiplashed by the country's bubbly rise and quick collapse. The Spanish art
market grew 200% between 2002 and 2007, from 160 million to 480 million euros,
only to crash to 271 million euros in 2009, according to a study led by Clare
McAndrew, founder of research firm Arts Economics, for Barcelona's Arte y
Mecenazgo foundation. The market has recovered only slightly since, hurt in
part by the government's increase of its VAT (sales tax) on art works from 18%
to 21% in 2012 (up from 16% in 2010).
very badly compared to pre-crisis," said Idoia Fernández, sitting in the
white ARCO cube of Madrid's Galería Nieves Fernández, where she is the
director. "Last year, if it weren't for foreigners, ARCO would have been a
disaster. We sold only one piece to a Spanish collector last year at ARCO, for
It's hard to know
how a fair is doing, as many are loath to divulge overall sales numbers. Urroz
couches his response in gallery "satisfaction."
"We don't have
sales figures," he said. "We know the level of satisfaction of the
galleries, and we are confident this year will be better."
What numbers are
available aren't good. In 2003 and 2004, ARCO's visitor numbers hit a high of
200,000 people annually, but this number fell to 127,500 in 2012 and an
estimated 100,000 this year. And big Spanish institutional buyers -- especially
ones dependent on government support -- have cut their spending. Take the Museo
Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, which trimmed its ARCO budget from 927,762
euros in 2010 to 700,000 euros in 2012, 318,999 euros in 2013, and 204,625
euros this year.
Which brings us back
to the international collectors. With local money scarce, ARCO has flown in
international collectors and added foreign galleries from Latin America to show
those collectors pieces they wouldn't see elsewhere.
When I walked
through ARCO a few hours after it opened on Wednesday, the first collector and
industry day, the fair's redefinition appeared to be working. The VAT had been
dropped to about 15.5%, and the halls were full of elder gentlemen in expensive
casual wear, women of a certain age who'd undergone extreme plastic surgery,
and young guys with tight pants and waxed moustaches.
has run the fair, it's made an enormous step forward. It has become so
international. Not just European collectors, but ones from Latin America and
the U.S.," said Thomas Krinzinger of Austria's Galerie Krinzinger, who
noted that he'd already sold two pieces for between 30,000 and 50,000 euros.
And it seemed that
even some wealthy Spanish buyers had returned.
Marcia Gail Levine,
special projects director at New York's Marlborough Gallery, said that the
gallery had already sold four pieces by Juan Genovés for around 100,000 euros
and two by Manolo Valdés for some 200,000 euros to Spanish and American
collectors. "Even though there was a crisis, there are certain artists we
have that people in Spain were buying. We weren't hit that bad," she said.
To drive home Marlborough's immunity to Spanish flu, gallery president Pierre
Levai added that ARCO's generally bad 2012 was an "exceptionally
good" year for Marlborough.
To be sure, the
international rich have only grown richer in the post-crisis years, and
Marlborough is a high-end giant that "virtually invented the modern art
market," according to The Observer. The story is not the same for the
middle class of the art world, which, just like the middle class elsewhere, has
professionals and the rich come the first days to make big buys. If you have 50
million euros and it goes to 40 million, it doesn't change anything. But on the
weekend, the people pay 4,000 to 5,000 euros to buy something. That wave is
more affected by the crisis," said Juan Ignacio García Velilla, director
of the Altxerri gallery in San Sebastián, Spain.
Idoia Fernández of
Galería Nieves Fernández, for one, was saddened by the disappearance of the
middle-class buyers who used to buy art at the fair on weekends.
"The market of
younger professionals who would buy art instead of a 800 euro TV has
disappeared," said Fernández, who had sold three pieces valued between
2,000 and 14,000 euros when we talked the first day. "We'd extended the
market to them in Spain, but it's disappeared. Which is a shame. We had made
buying art much more normal."
Still, things seemed
a little brighter, she said. "This year, we've already sold two pieces to
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Raith 4y ago
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Do under 11 min at nurburgring i bet.
Shaggy 10y ago
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Viking 12y ago
It's a real duesy! Sorry about the pun, but that was some slang used from the 1930s to 1970s. It came about because the Dusenburgs were so impressive in their time!
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She may have been dead according to the media, but she wasn’t dead to him. Charlie Cifarelli of Lincoln, Nebraska, couldn’t get the video of the Pit Bull terrier mix out of his mind.
How an injured Pit Bull mix went from presumed dead to alive
It all began in August 2012 when a homeless man suffered a seizure. His dog, a young and sturdy female Pit Bull terrier mix, refused to leave his side and became agitated. When police arrived on scene, the dog began barking, and officers shot her point-blank in the face. The dog’s screams prompted witnesses to take notice. People began taking videos of the scene in Manhattan’s East Village, and in today’s world, such videos go viral.
The man eventually received medical attention, but the dog? Everyone assumed she died. But Charlie was not convinced.
He used his connections and business acumen as the C.O.O of a recycling company to speak to officials within New York’s animal care services department, at first under the guise of recycling possibilities. He discovered that she suffered extreme soft tissue damage as well as bone damage and lost her eye. But she lived.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Charlie, originally of New York. “Once I got that info, I went wild.” He immediately created a Facebook page dedicated to the dog named Star and contacted the media. “I got the public really behind me,” Charlie said. “This dog goes from being dead to having a Lazarus-type turnaround.”
The quest to find the miracle Pit Bull continues
However, soon after, Star was back in the wind. No one knew where she went.
Charlie plugged away at his quest to find her. Then one day, he got a break. He saw a picture of Star and, with some extraordinary sleuthing, he narrowed down his search to Pennsylvania. Charlie then began calling every rescue group in the area — hundreds of them — on the off chance one of them might know something about this dog. Eventually, one did. After four very long months, he had finally found her.
After just one visit, Charlie knew Star was his soul pup. She had melted his heart all over again.
He bought a house with enough land for kennels and an 8-foot fence and networked with the owner of where Star stayed in Pennsylvania as well as the Mayor’s Alliance. In April 2013, it was official. Star, now 6, was his.
Starting The STAR Project to help other dogs like Star
Charlie knew that Star was lucky. He didn’t buy into the misconception of an “aggressive” Pit Bull from the streets as being a dangerous pet. He wondered how many more Stars were out there that would never get a second chance? That’s when he and his partner Jenn Sanchez became involved with the STAR Project, through which high-risk dogs are routinely rescued and adopted out to qualified homes through a thorough screening process.
Last year, more than 20 dogs’ lives were saved through the organization. A big component of the STAR Project is the emphasis on education — about canine behavior, dog ownership, spay/neuter, children and dogs.
Charlie and Jenn hope to do more than just educate. They want to create a dog food bank for owners in need, acquire land for a future dog sanctuary in the Midwest and write children’s books to educate and inspire the next generation about dog ownership and rescue. “I’m willing to dedicate my life for this,” Charlie said. “It would be wonderful to get up every day and do this … [Star] has been the best part of our lives.”
Thumbnail: Photography courtesy Lincoln Journal Star.
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What goes up doesn’t necessarily have to come down. While Keystone Helicopter Corporation operates, maintains and engineers aircraft noted for their singular ability to go straight up and come down the same way, from a business perspective, it’s better to maintain a steadily rising altitude. This is the trajectory the company has been on for more than 50 years.
Keystone was founded in 1953 by Peter Wright, a former U.S. Navy dive-bomber pilot who, during World War II, belonged to the famed Flying Tigers unit that transported arms and other materials in support of Chinese resistance to the Japanese. The company’s first helicopter was the type you’d see in an episode of the old M*A*S*H television series, and was contracted for a variety of services, ranging from offshore oil transport, logging operations, charter flights, aerial mosquito spraying and even Santa Claus landings. As a DailyLocal.com profile of the company points out, “Keystone has come a long way from the company that started with $50,000 in investment capital and one Bell 47G in 1953. ‘Most cars were faster than helicopters in the early days,’ said Peter Wright Jr., son of founder Peter Wright. ‘When we flew passengers to New York we didn’t fly over the turnpike, we didn’t want them to realize how slow it was.’”
Today, Keystone operates a fleet of 34 highly complex twin turbine engine helicopters based in 28 locations and employs 140 pilots throughout the Northeast for air medical operations. In half the cases, Keystone owns the helicopter and provides “turnkey” service to a hospital, and for the other half provides pilots, mechanics and maintenance for a hospital-owned craft.
Initially based out of Philadelphia airport in the keystone state of Pennsylvania, the company relocated within the state to West Chester in 1972 where it had the capability to perform helicopter repair and maintenance. “We were making good money flying,” notes Rick Hinkle, vice president of marketing and business development, “but we found we could make even more money providing third-party maintenance.” This led to the formation of four distinct business units, which together currently account for 60 percent of revenues. In addition to the medical Flight Services, Keystone has dedicated divisions for:
• Helicopter Services: factory-authorized full-service maintenance and completion center for rotorcraft for major helicopter manufacturers such as Agusta, Bell, Eurocopter, MD Helicopter and Sikorsky; a portion of this business is to provide “mission capabilities,” i.e. search and rescue, medical, police or other specialized equipment kits that fulfill a specialized function;
• Engine Services: authorized Roll-Royce, P&W Canada, Honeywell, and Turbomeca maintenance center that provides complete engine overhaul and testing;
• Engineering: provides design, development and certification engineering services for aviation modifications and applications.
All of these services are certified according to strict OEM as well as Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) standards.
By the early 1990s, Keystone had experienced significant expansion in terms of both employees and revenue. “We had about 50 to 60 employees and doubled our sales from $10 to $20 million,” Hinkle says. “We’d become the largest and most sophisticated helicopter services operation in the U.S.”
As frequently happens when a privately owned business grows significantly, capital needs increase. Consequently, in 2002, just prior to its 50th anniversary, Keystone was sold to an institutional investment group; the Wrights continued to participate, although Wright Sr. had retired. Further tremendous expansion ensued, with annual revenues heading over the $100 million mark. At the end of last year, Keystone was acquired by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) of Hartford, Conn., which provides a broad range of high-technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries. Sikorsky, based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in rotorcraft design, manufacturing and service, generating $2.5 billion in revenue in 2004.
According to Keystone’s president, David Ford, “While we’re only four months into it, the relationship with Sikorsky couldn’t be better. The norm is that when an OEM purchases a smaller business, it tends to overlay its bureaucracy to the point that it destroys the value of what it purchased. Sikorsky, in contrast, has been adamant that Keystone is to operate as an independent subsidiary. Indeed, while we’ve been a Sikorsky-authorized maintenance supplier for years, we also are for other OEMs that Sikorsky competes against. But rather than turning away from helping their competition, Sikorsky is encouraging us to continue to pursue those relationships, which it should because that’s what’s made us successful.”
Hinkle adds, “Sikorsky recognizes that our customer base comprises relationships with other OEMs and their desire – and ours – is to not only maintain these relationships, but work to make them even closer.”
It’s a win/win situation because Keystone benefits from hands-off management while at the same time it can tap into its parent’s greater marketing and engineering, as its capital, resources.
“Keystone is a great strategic fit for Sikorsky, providing us with proven leadership, a highly skilled workforce, and dedicated operations for the completion, customization, and support to meet the increase in demand for Sikorsky helicopters,” said Sikorsky President Steve Finger in a press release announcing the purchase. “This acquisition allows Sikorsky to meet growing demand for its products and services while adding flexible internal capabilities to meet increasing industry requirements for highly-customized commercial aircraft for a broad portfolio of customers. Our mutual strengths, combined competencies, and Keystone’s excellent relationship with Sikorsky, as well as with Agusta, Bell, Eurocopter, MD Helicopter, Rolls Royce, Pratt and Whitney and Turbomeca, provides a spectrum of aircraft and aftermarket services that will create new opportunities for the customers and employees of both organizations and creates value for our shareholders.”
Keystone has a strong marketing program, according to Hinkle, and a well-recognized brand name. Keystone has a sales specialist within each business unit assigned to a specific discipline, i.e., avionics or engineering. The company also attends all of the major helicopter exhibitions“We’ve been successful in large part because of our ability to be reactive,” Hinkle says. “When a customer has a technical issue, you’ve got to have the resources that can quickly analyze and respond to whatever the need is. That’s why we have a very high percentage of repeat customers.”
In terms of physical plant, these resources include a 67,000-square-foot maintenance base in West Chester, a 130,000-square-foot facility in Coatesville, Pa., and a privately owned public-use airport (Pottstown/Limerick (Pa.) Airport). According to Ford, “We’re looking to open a new facility shortly to add 30,000 square feet for paint and composite operations, and we have permission from the local planning board to add another 75,000-square-foot hangar to be operational in late 2007. Our five-year plan is to expand to about 300,000 square feet on 27 acres to accommodate about 1,200 to 1,500 employees on site.”
Expansion is justified by a rising demand that has caused Keystone to be, as Ford characterizes it, “busting out the walls.” He says that while there is currently a backlog in some areas, “Particularly for maintenance, you can’t just ask people to wait outside. You need to have emergency capacity both in terms of reserving space and additional manpower.”
Ford notes that Keystone has the flexibility to add shifts to extend its normal 12-hour workday to 24 hours, and can augment its workforce with contract employees whenever capacity surges. Given the skilled labor that’s involved, however, finding qualified people is becoming a problem. “It’s easier to build buildings than it is to get the skilled workforce you need. This is becoming one of the biggest and extremely difficult issues in our industry,” Ford says. “When I got out of school, aerospace was the business to be in. But that’s not the case these days. I was just reading about a school in Jacksonville (Fla.) that provides the FAA certification required to perform airframe maintenance. You know who the biggest employer of their graduates is? Walt Disney. The electronics, pneumatics and hydraulics of all the rides and exhibitions are more attractive for people to work on than actual aircraft.”
Another problem is that the military has traditionally been a major source of skilled labor. “Right now, because of Iraq and the fight against terrorism, the military is trying to hold onto its people as long as possible. That’s making it a tight market for us in the civilian sector.”
Despite the fact that helicopters are complex aircraft and not the easiest to fly, their unique capabilities makes them somewhat impervious to such factors as rising fuel costs. “The best and safest way to get to an offshore drilling platform is via helicopter,” Ford says. “There’s really no other way. The oil companies tried doing it with boats but it just wasn’t feasible. In some cases, a hospital might decide that an ambulance might be better transport than a helicopter just to provide a taxi service, but in life-threatening situations, a 10-minute ride is much preferable to two hours. Even in the VIP area, companies realize it’s more cost-effective to use a helicopter as an alternative to having highly-paid executive waste time sitting in a limousine or waiting in line in a commercial airport.”
Still, Ford concedes that every business has a price point they can’t exceed, and Keystone is no different from any manufacturer in needing to control its operating costs. “We implement lean manufacturing. Another major advantage of becoming part of Sikorsky is we can tap into their ACE program – Achieving Competitive Excellence – that’s their versions of Six Sigma and other best manufacturing practices.”
Taken from another direction, another way to keep and maintain market share is to continue to innovate. An example is Keystone’s new Silencer™ noise attenuating interior introduced this past February. This retrofit technology works in virtually any rotorcraft to provide significant noise suppression inside the cabin and improved structural integrity, with no loss in fuel efficiency, something that’s on everyone’s mind today as oil prices continue to rise. The system is an advanced carbon fiber skeletal structure that integrates with virtually any configuration interior (i.e. Corporate, Utility, EMS, etc.).
Even as business continues to grow sky high, Ford notes, ”It is a fluid environment and we have to be on top of changing demands, both in terms of technology and applications. Our customers look to us to provide value, both in meeting complex maintenance and overhaul needs, in a timely fashion. Despite our long history of demonstrated success that has resulted in such a high rate of expansion, we’re starting a new chapter in working with Sikorsky. One of the questions they asked us is who do our customers want us to be and what kind of value can we bring to them? I think the answer is in part to build on what we’ve already built. But, there’s even more we can do and will have the capabilities to do. That’s what we’re looking at now.”
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Recognising climate change and biodiversity protection
18th Jul, 2019
SDS have today officially signed up with 18 other companies to the Building Services Engineer Declaration. Demonstrating our recognition that climate change and biodiversity protection are two of the most serious issues of our time.
Buildings and construction play a major part, accounting for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions whilst also having a significant impact on our natural habitats.
For everyone working in the construction industry, meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift in our behaviour. Together with our clients, we will need to commission, design and maintain buildings, cities and infrastructures as indivisible components of a larger, constantly regenerating and self-sustaining system in balance with the natural world.
We will seek to:
- Raise awareness of the climate and biodiversity emergencies and the urgent need for action amongst our clients, collaborators and supply chains
- Advocate for faster change in our industry towards regenerative design practices and a higher Governmental funding priority to support this
- Establish climate and biodiversity mitigation principles as a key measure of our industry’s success: demonstrated through awards, prizes and listings
- Share knowledge and research to that end on an open source basis
- Evaluate all new projects against the aspiration to contribute positively to mitigating climate breakdown, and encourage our clients to adopt this approach
- Upgrade existing buildings for extended use as a more carbon efficient alternative to demolition and new build whenever there is a viable choice
- Include life cycle costing, whole life carbon modelling and post occupancy evaluation as part of the basic scope of work, to reduce both embodied and operational resource use
- Adopt more regenerative design principles in practice, with the aim of providing building services engineering design that achieves the standard of net zero carbon
- Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers and contractors to further reduce construction waste
- Accelerate the shift to low energy and nearly net zero energy in all our work
- Minimise wasteful use of resources in our building services engineering design, both in quantum and in detail.
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With potentially deadly hurricanes and tropical storms on the horizon once again, it’s important to be ready for an emergency.
Pack a Grab & Go Bag now so you are ready for stormy weather, fire, or even a personal family emergency that requires immediate travel.
Because sometimes you will have only minutes to evacuate safely.
This list of must have items is from the NYC Dept. of Emergency Management, and it applies to anywhere you live that might be in the path of a hurricane, flash flood or tornado, so you can be ready in moment to grab and go.
Copies of your important documents
Pack these in a waterproof container. This should include insurance cards, photo IDs, proof of address, etc.
- Make those copies now, before you need them in an emergency.
- Take photos of important documents on your smartphone, and put them in a folder, to have them handy.
- Put copies of important documents on a portable jump drive, to put in your emergency bag, in case your phone gets wet or runs out of power
Extra set of house keys and car keys or fob
- Ditto, make that spare set of keys now, before you need them in an emergency.
- Get a spare car fob, just for your emergency bag.
Credit and ATM cards and cash
- I recommend you keep at least $50-$100 on hand, especially in small denominations. Plus a few dollars in coins, especially quarters.
Bottled water and non-perishable foods
- Such as energy or granola bars, and high-protein foods such as canned sardines.
- Also pack utensils and plates
- Traditional flashlight bulbs have limited lifespans, and batteries can be heavy.
- Light Emitting Diode (LED) flashlights are more durable and last up to 10 times longer than traditional bulbs.
Battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra batteries
- Fully charge your phone and other electronics before the storm, in case the power goes out.
- Also pack a portable device charger – make sure it’s fully charged before you pack it.
A list of the medications each member of your household takes
- The list should include why they take them, and their dosages.
- If you store extra medication in a pre-packed Go Bag, be sure to refill it before it expires.
- Either a store-bought, pre-packaged kit, or one you put together yourself.
- First aid kits should contain – at the minimum – bandages and gauze, antiseptic lotion or wipes, even bug repellent for those annoying creatures who love humid weather.
Contact and meeting place information for your household
- Old-fashioned paper maps won’t drain precious juice from your phone or tablet.
Child care supplies or other special care items
- A several-day supply of diapers and baby food, and a change of clothing.
A Go Bag should be packed in a sturdy, easy-to-carry container such as a backpack or suitcase on wheels, and it should be easy to find, grab and go if you have to leave your home in a hurry.
- A Go Bag should be ready to go at all times of the year.
Let’s hope you don’t need it. But it always pays to be prepared.
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Q. When a question introduces a list, should you use a question mark or a colon? Or both?
A. First, don’t use a question mark immediately followed by a colon, or vice versa (neither :? nor ?:); instead, use the stronger mark. Assuming a direct question, the question mark is usually stronger.
Which fruit would you be most likely to recognize by texture alone?
A signal like “the following” can be helpful in such cases: “Which of the following fruits . . .”
If you incorporate the list into a sentence, the question mark can follow the last item.
Which fruit would you be most likely to recognize by texture alone: bananas, apples, blueberries, cherries, or pineapples?
Especially for shorter sentences, a comma can be used instead of a colon to introduce the list.
Which fruit do you like best, bananas or pineapples?
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Addis International Film Festival
Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an annual film festival created by Initiative Africa (IA) in 2007 and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival seeks to use the power of film to support create awareness on social issues and showcase the country’s and the continent’s young documentary filmmaker and their work.
This year, the 16th edition of AIFF is organized from May 25 to 29, 2022, in Addis Ababa. The five-day documentary festival showcases a carefully curated selection of more than 30 films from around the world created by seasoned and emerging filmmakers. The films address a wide range of themes such as Migration, Women Empowerment, Youth, Peace, Health, Children's rights, and much more. AIFF also works to foster and inspire youth filmmakers and enthusiasts through engaging them in workshops.
The festival serves as a learning platform for the audience, with the aim to shed light and bring focus to critical issues, in addition to also sharing the experiences of people from different parts of the world. Through raising awareness and challenging conventional perspectives, the festival hopes to be contributing to the creation of a future generation that is more critical and inquisitive. This year’s 15th edition of AIFF focuses on a range of issues such as:
• Peace and sustainability,
• Human rights issues,
• Fighting against poverty,
• Gender and violence,
• Health awareness,
• Culture and history,
• Environmental issues.
The festival expects to see men and women of all ages and backgrounds aware of complex and challenging issues facing both the Ethiopian people and global communities as well as gain insight into new cultures. | <urn:uuid:15963cea-fedf-46ab-8fe8-8560c8af8a8d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.humanrightsfilmnetwork.org/filmfestival/addis-international-film-festival | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.949721 | 346 | 1.773438 | 2 |
We hear constant debates on the internet’s effect on society, but in one aspect of our daily lives, there is little debate: The internet has revolutionized health care in several ways. From data analysis to varying modes of telepresence, health care providers are using the power of the internet to reach further into rural communities, obtain a deeper knowledge of illness and disease, and push technological advancement forward at an ever-growing rate of speed.
Robotics and telepresence
The lack of convenient access to medical care has been a longstanding problem for both urban and rural communities across the world. Cloud-based records and patient-management systems have enabled doctors to speak to patients over the phone or internet for diagnosis or routine medical care from hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
More remarkably, surgeons in major cities can provide their expertise in rural or remote areas without traveling because of the development of robotic surgery. Once the robotic equipment is installed, the surgeon can perform an operation by controlling a distant robotic arm, giving remote and rural patients access to world-class medical care without the need for extensive travel. Still in its infancy, this kind of technology would not be possible without contributions from philanthropists like Howard Fensterman, who support the development of these innovations and help to fund their installation and implementation.
Included within the robotics revolution are various devices that can mitigate workload and strain on support staff including nurses and assistants, many of which rely on internet connectivity. Exoskeleton and lifting devices are being developed to help transfer patients between gurneys and hospital beds, and some devices are even being developed for accurate dispensation of medication to virtually eliminate human error. Specialized devices like the Pigg-o-stat gently immobilize infants for surgical or medical imaging procedures, and robots are even being designed specifically for emotional support.
The human genome
A project to map the entire human genome kicked off in 1990. Using internet technology to merge global data with scientists from all over the world, it only took a few more years create the first map of the human genome, a feat that would have taken decades or more without the advances provided by internet technology. Completed in the early 2000s, the human genome project was released to the public over the internet to empower medical scientists and researchers around the world.
Big data diagnosis
Though doctors receive extensive training and are expected to stay abreast of health care advances, they’re only human; in many ways, their interactions with patients are more subjective and prone to error than most would care to admit. Doctors are often exhausted, overwhelmed with data and duties and are rarely given time to process their thoughts before they move on to the next patient.
As data from millions and millions of patient interactions and illnesses grows, the health care community is turning to the cloud and AI to provide more objective data analysis, which in some cases can lead to a more accurate diagnosis. Deep learning programs are being employed to connect available data and compare them against past diagnosis to achieve an estimated accuracy rate of over 90%.
Data is also being used to assess and predict risk factors for chronic illness and disease as well, giving patients and doctors a head start on treatment options. One field being revolutionized by predictive data analysis is cancer care. Finding this disease in its earliest stages significantly increases survival and remission rates.The care that doctors and nurses provide cannot be replaced by AI or robotics, yet the internet can be deployed in hundreds of ways to bring critical information to their fingertips and reduce workload. The internet has empowered health care professionals and researchers in a quiet, global revolution improving the health care experience for people from all walks of life. | <urn:uuid:62aea5de-e97f-4bfc-be94-a2d7e6b1d110> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://innewsweekly.com/how-the-internet-has-changed-health-care/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955075 | 736 | 3.625 | 4 |
We all know how important a dentist is, whether we have a family member who has one or wants to be a dentist too. You can always be sure that you will immediately see a dentist if you have problems with your teeth and oral hygiene. The dentist is the only professional who can give you a correct diagnosis of your oral health problems. They are also the only professional who can suggest the best dental treatment.
Dental work is any of various dental procedures which involve transforming the tooth, gums and jaw bone; thus, surgery of teeth, crowns and other filling material done by a dentist. It includes dental implants, porcelain veneers, porcelain inlays, dental crowns and dentures. If you want to get your teeth worked on, the first thing you need to do is to find a dentist in your area or your town. There are many ways to find a dentist. Either you can ask friends for a referral, search online for dentists or ask your loved ones for a recommendation.
The process of teeth whitening varies from person to person. Some would want complete tooth whitening, while others want to whiten the areas of their teeth, which they often neglected. Teeth whitening can make a person’s smile look great. Even celebrities make use of teeth whitening to enhance their appeal to the public.
The dentist often plays the role of a mediator between young children and parents. It is because young children have habits and character, which can cause harm to their teeth if left unchecked. Dentist-West-lakes address the issues of tooth decay and oral health in their patient’s cases. In a perfect world, young children would be encouraged to brush their teeth with a toothbrush and rinse off with mouthwash after eating meals, but that is not always the case.
A paediatric dentist can help correct crooked teeth in a child. It is also possible for a paediatric dentist to help improve the alignment of teeth to create a better smile for a patient. If you are looking for a paediatric dentist, you should check whether or not they perform all the procedures necessary to correct your child’s smile. Children’s orthodontia is another option that allows an orthodontist to work with your child’s jaw condition and help them achieve straight, healthy-looking teeth.
Children need to be taught how important it is to take care of their teeth. It includes taking care of their gums. A paediatric dentist in dentist-West-lakes is equipped with dental products such as rubber swabs for cleaning, sterilised swabs for rinsing, dental gloves and mouthpieces for proper oral health care. You can find a paediatric dentist by asking your family doctor or school nurse. A dentist who specialises in cosmetic dental treatments is called an aesthetic dentist, and they specialise in helping to improve the appearance of a person’s teeth through dental treatments. Dental services provided by an aesthetic dentist are dental treatment such as teeth whitening, porcelain veneers and tooth bleaching. | <urn:uuid:091cd7d3-2a91-430c-875f-9cd37e4a11d1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bikeforcecannington.com.au/dentist-West-lakes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955281 | 634 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Kitchen furniture is most exposed to elevated temperatures and moisture, so the question often arises of replacing it. But what if the old one is so comfortable and ergonomic that you don’t want to part with it? There is a way out - replacing the kitchen facades. We will consider the features and relevance of these works in more detail.
Any furniture can be thought of as two components:
- Internal filling. Responsible for the usefulness of the volume. The number and location of shelves, drawers should be as convenient and accessible as possible during cooking, washing dishes, table setting. The material for internal structures is most often used economical chipboard, chipboard. Its reliability depends on its thickness.
- Front side. Facades are used for doors of cabinets and drawers, countertops are used for the working area. Modernity dictates a tribute to fashion, so the range used for the front of the kitchen set is striking in its scale.
Separately, you can select accessories for furniture. Ease of use depends on its quality.
As a rule, when kitchen facades are replaced, you have to buy a new set of fittings. But if you wish, you can leave the old one.
Types of facades
There are many options for finishing the front of the headset. Therefore, if the replacement of kitchen facades is inevitable, you should carefully consider the selection of material:
- Array. Such facades are distinguished by an expensive look, environmental friendliness. Of course, natural material is difficult to replace with another because of its uniqueness. But do not forget that wood requires maintenance, and also burns out under ultraviolet rays and is afraid of direct exposure to moisture.
- chipboard or laminated MDF. This is one of the most budget options, has a wide range of products. Along with this, in an aggressive environment, it quickly loses its appearance. Facades with straight shapes are made from this material.
- MDF with enamel finish. The technology is based on the application of several layers of enamel and alternate varnishing and polishing. The resulting surface has a beautiful appearance, resistance to aggressive environments. If the enamel is of high quality, it tolerates exposure to ultraviolet radiation. With mechanical shock, chips may appear. How relevant is the glossy surface in the kitchen, everyone decides individually. Grease stains are visible on such planes.
- PVC coated MDF. The range of films used for such facades is distinguished by a large assortment. These are both painted and under the texture of natural materials, glossy, matte surfaces. Low cost, goodtolerance to aggressive environments. Film may peel off at elevated temperatures.
- MDF laminated. Good resistance to aggressive environments, ultraviolet, mechanical stress, the ability to manufacture facades of any shape, long service life without loss of quality. Can be glossy and matte. If any stains are visible on the former, then the latter are difficult to wash.
- Frame based on MDF. Framing is most often pasted over with a film, the internal filling can be from any material - from MDF to glass. Such facades are distinguished by low cost, light weight, wide range. The disadvantages include poor resistance to aggressive environments, peeling of the film under the influence of elevated temperature.
- Framework based on aluminum. The filling of such facades can be different. They have high strength data, resistance to mechanical stress and moisture. High price, requires a special fastening system, fades over time, cannot be cleaned with abrasive products.
Selection of material when replacing kitchen facades is the most important thing.
It is required not only to choose high-quality cladding, but also a fastener system, but also to link it with the design project of the kitchen itself.
Types of countertops
As a rule, the replacement of kitchen facades and countertops is carried out at the same time. Consider what types of table materials exist:
- Granite. Wide colorgamma, reliability, long service life, but high price.
- Marble. Wear-resistant, reliable, beautiful, high price.
- Artificial stone. Such countertops differ in all the qualities of the previous options, but at the same time the price is much lower. And the manufacturing technology allows you to decorate the working surface of the kitchen without joints.
- Wooden countertops. No one can replace natural fiber, but it does not have high stability. Requires special care. The cost is quite high.
- LDSP. The most budget option, but the quality is low, it quickly fails.
Kitchen fronts and countertops are replaced at the same time.
Therefore, it is important to find the optimal combination of materials, colors, textures.
When do kitchen fronts need to be replaced?
First of all, when the kitchen lost its attractive appearance, the fittings stopped working properly. And if the internal structure has been preserved in excellent condition or needs to be repaired, then instead of buying new furniture, replacing the facade on a kitchen set is the best option.
The second case is a kitchen renovation. Tired of the old design and want to radically change the style. In this option, replacing the facade on the kitchen set will also help. Fortunately, the range of material makes it easy to find a suitable look for any stylistic design.
There are a number of advantages of such a repair:
- Significantsaving the budget for the purchase of new furniture - up to 60%.
- Time. Work takes half a day.
- The ability to radically change the design of the kitchen in a matter of days.
Replacing kitchen facades (in St. Petersburg or in any other city) is a popular service. This is based on the benefits of such furniture restoration.
Recommendations for selection and replacement
You can contact the company involved in such work. Representatives will come to the site and take measurements. Taking into account the wishes, a design project will be developed and submitted for approval. This is an important point. It's one thing when you choose the material yourself, it's another when you can see the future result in 3D projection before purchasing. It is quite possible that you will want to purchase a different facade. After that, the terms of delivery and the price for installation are negotiated. Such firms remove all worries about the search and selection of material from the shoulders of customers. They will also recommend fittings and provide a guarantee for the work. That is why the replacement of kitchen facades and countertops in Moscow (and in other cities) through specialized companies is gaining momentum.
How to take measurements
To order new facades, measurements of existing ones will have to be made. To do this, measure the width and height of each door. The hardware is being reviewed. After that, you can safely go shopping to select new facades. At the countertop, the length and width are also measured.
What is good about calling a measurer at home? On site, he will take into account the possibility of installing a fundamentally new material to replace the old one, taking into account the existingaccessories or a set of new. And accordingly, it will help you choose the best option.
Replacing the facade on kitchen furniture begins with the dismantling of the old one. They do this as carefully as possible, without violating the integrity of the internal construct. Next, the attachment points on the headset and the new facade are outlined, if necessary, new holes are drilled for fittings. Handles are installed on the doors. And the facade is fixed in place. If necessary, the doors are leveled. As for the countertop, everything is simple here - a new one is simply installed in place of the old one. Nevertheless, such work requires certain skills and craftsmanship, so if you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better to contact specialists.
Numerous responses testify to the high quality of the result. The old boring kitchen in one day changes its "face" due to the fact that the facade of the kitchen furniture was replaced. The price of products largely depends on the choice of material.
And also reviews say that it is better to contact dealers from factories or manufacturers. This approach significantly reduces the production time, and also makes it possible to order facades to the required size and design.
How much does it cost to replace facades on a kitchen set? The price of such work depends on the complexity of the process, material, accessories. As a rule, the most expensive restoration work is associated with the array (from 17,000rub. per sq. m), and the cheapest - with chipboard facades (from 2200 rubles per sq. m).
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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed one of the most sweeping tax reform laws in over thirty years which impacts every taxpayer and every industry.
The law is known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts. It is controversial, lengthy and complex with both benefits and drawbacks. Some provisions are yet in need of further clarification through Technical Corrections or Regulations. Following are some of the more significant changes.
Individual Income Tax Changes
For individuals, the top rate is reduced slightly to 37% with the top bracket for married filing joint set at $600,000 ($500,000 for single taxpayers). Despite campaign promises, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) remains for individuals though the exemption amounts are increased slightly.
Charitable deductions remain and have an increased limitation of 60% of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). In addition, medications deductions which previously could only be taken at adjusted gross income levels of over 10%, through 2018 can now be taken for amounts in excess of a slightly reduced threshold of 7.5% of adjusted gross income.
That’s the good news. On the other hand, state and local tax deductions are limited to $10,000, materially penalizing taxpayers in the higher income tax states such as California and New York. Mortgage interest remains deductible but is capped on new mortgages at loan amounts of $750,000 and home equity interest is nondeductible. Miscellaneous itemized deductions, which included unreimbursed employee expenses are fully repealed. Employer job moving expense reimbursements which were previously not taxable, now are. Moving expense deductions are also eliminated.
The standard deduction for individuals who do not claim itemized deductions is increased for taxpayers married filing joint to $24,000 ($12,000 for individuals) which is nearly double prior amounts, most itemized deductions are repealed or materially reduced. Given the amount of eliminated or materially reduced itemized deduction and increased standard deduction, it is anticipated more individuals will be filing just claiming the standard deduction.
Education tax deferred 529 savings plans for college expenses can now also be used for private school education at any level. The child tax credit has now been increased to $2,000 per child. The phaseout for eligibility begins at $400,000 for joint filers.
On the other hand, any amounts paid under alimony agreements entered into after 2018 will no longer be excludable from gross income. Hence taxpayers with pending divorce actions, need to finalize any such agreements prior to this year end.
Estate and Gift Taxes
The estate and gift tax exclusion has now been doubled so that U.S. individuals can now exclude roughly $11.2 million in value from estate tax ($22.4 million combined for married US couples). The increased exemption applies through 2025. This amount is to be adjusted for inflation so should increase each year. In addition, the annual exemption amount has now increased to $15,000. This annual exemption amount applies to both U.S. citizens and residents as well as noncitizen nonresidents where the transfer could otherwise be subject to such U.S. transfer taxes. It should be noted that the state legislation in the 14 or so states that still have an estate tax does not automatically change with federal tax law changes.
About half the states impose a separate estate tax (Connecticut is the only state that still has also a gift tax). Individuals residing in states where an estate tax is imposed, should look to update their estate planning documents since the state tax exemption generally does not follow changes in federal tax law but is typically a specified amount. Hence if not properly structured to take advantage of e.g., spousal exclusions, lifetime gifting or transferring through tax planning mechanisms such as Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATS) or Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts (IDGTs) which minimize estate tax exemptions by leveraging and discounting values, individuals could wind up unnecessarily paying state estate or inheritance taxes.
As to noncitizen nonresidents from countries with which the U.S. has no estate or gift tax treaty, the U.S. transfer tax exemption remains at $60,000 for U.S.-sourced property subject to transfer tax. If an individual is not U.S. domiciled and not a U.S. citizen, this $60,000 exemption applies to U.S.-sourced property such as real estate, U.S. corporate stocks, and U.S. partnerships with U.S. effectively connected income. Treaty provisions likewise are unaffected other than where applicable ratio involves use of the U.S. exemption amount, which is now increased.
Hence, estate planning to minimize estate and gift taxes for inbound investments remains important especially where an individual resides in a country where a tax credit for U.S. estate taxes might not exist or where the overall estate/inheritance tax rate is lower even assuming an estate tax credit is allowed. As discussed later in this article, given the very low corporate tax rates now in effect of 21%, it’s fairly tax efficient to structure inbound U.S. investments through the use of a double corporate structure with a foreign corporation holding a U.S. corporation. Earnings within the corporation are limited to 21%. Outbound liquidations on termination of the business can often also be structured to be tax-free putting non-U.S. citizens and nonresidents in a more tax-favored position than U.S. citizens and residents. The use of such a double corporate structure acts as an effective shield against U.S. transfer taxes thereby avoiding such a tax entirely for those who are U.S. nonresidents/noncitizens and looking to acquire property that would otherwise be subject to U.S. transfer taxes.
Business Tax Changes
Corporate Tax Rate Changes and Qualified Business Income Deduction
There are even more changes impacting businesses. The largest favorable tax change is the corporate tax rate is reduced to a flat 21%, along with a repeal of corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). This is for “C” corporations. Congress also sought to reduce the effective rate for passthrough businesses by promulgating a passthrough income deduction known as the “qualified income deduction” (QBI) of 20% for partnerships, sole proprietorships and “S” corporations. However, as explained in more detail following paragraphs, Congress made it so complex that some taxpayers will find themselves unable to even claim it.
A detailed explanation of the mechanics of this deduction would take many pages. There are also quite a number of open issues that require clarification from IRS such as whether owner wages are eligible for inclusion in the calculation. At a very simplified level, the deduction is calculated to be the lesser of (1) “combined qualified business income” or (2) taxable income less capital gains. The net lower number of (1) or (2) is essentially taken at 20% for the QBI deduction.
Honing in on (1) “qualified business income,” is calculated at an aggregate amount, as the lesser of (1) essentially the allocable share of partnership operating income less operating expenses; or (2) the greater of (a) the allocable share 50% of W-2 wages paid; or (b) the allocable share of 25% of W-2 wages + 2.5% of the acquisition cost of all “qualified property.” The “qualified property” adjustment was intended to benefit real estate businesses. It is limited to tangible property. Intangibles and land do not count as “qualified property.” Specified lives for “qualified property” of 10 years for tangible property unless actual depreciable life is longer are specified.
If taxable income is below the key “threshold amounts,” only operating income less expenses is taken into account as “qualified business income.” The taxable income “threshold amounts” are $315,000 (phased out at $415,000) if filing joint; $157,500 (phased out at $207,000) if filing in any other status. The threshold is to be inflation adjusted and is measured at the taxpayer level.
The QBI deduction for services in the following specified trades or businesses is limited for deduction eligibility to the aforenoted threshold amounts: performing arts, health, law, accounting, actuarial science, consulting, athletics, financial, brokerage and a wide range of specified investment services as well as any trade or business where the principal asset is the reputation or skill of a proprietary individual or employee. If taxable income for passthrough entities with specified services is in the “phaseout range,” (viz., 100,000 for taxable income over $315,000 if married filing joint and $50,000 for single taxpayers with taxable incomes above $157,000) the wages calculation detailed in the preceding paragraph must be utilized.
Depending on circumstances, per the formula, the deduction may rest on the amount of W-2 wages a business has paid out in a given year and/or cost of its qualified property rather than net income of the business for the year. If a business has no W-2 wages or qualified property, the taxpayer may wind up unable to claim a deduction.
On the other hand, if a business has no qualified income but has wages and qualified property, the deduction could also be limited because the lesser of two net amounts applies for eligible income above the threshold. Where net operating income is less than wages expense and 2.5% of acquisition property, the deduction per the “lesser of formula” will net to wages expense plus 2.5% of the cost of acquisition property if taxable income is above the threshold amounts.
Hence, while it’s labeled “qualified income passthrough deduction,” with a stated intent of equalization between tax treatment of corporations taxed at 21% and passthrough entities, this result is not achieved consistently. Unlike a rate reduction, it’s not a deduction per se for passthrough businesses in all circumstances.
Since W-2 wages are a limitation, some may consider re-structuring as an S corporation vs. a partnership as owners are issued W-2s by S corporations, but not if partners in a partnership (viz., LLCs taxed as partnerships or LPs.). However, the tax effects of adopting a corporate vs complete passthrough structure has its own set of limitations and drawbacks which should be carefully weighed beforehand.
For example, owners reverting to sole proprietorship or partnership status after an S election can only be achieved by means a technical tax liquidation of the S corporation even if the legal entity remains intact. This generally triggers taxable gain on the variance between tax basis and fair market value of all S corp. assets, including intangibles. In contrast to partnerships and sole proprietorships where such an action is more likely to be tax exempt, any distributions of assets from an S corporation to its owners invariably triggers tax gain recognition on the difference between asset basis and fair market value.
Planning Issues and Opportunities With C Corporations
Switching to a “C” corporation, may seem like a good choice since a 21% rate is imposed across the board regardless of the type of income or activity, amount of property held or wages. However, the analysis should not stop there. This is because any earnings that are distributed from a “C” corporation to U.S. taxpayers are subject to additional federal tax of 23.8%. Adding the two rates together, you are higher than a single top rate of 37%.
However, with respect to nonresident noncitizens who are taxed only on U.S. sourced income, the reduced 21% tax rate for “C” corporations presents a tremendous inbound investment opportunity. As noted previously, the stock of “C” corporations held by nonresident noncitizens is taxable only if transferred upon death. If the “C” corporation is held by a foreign entity, it should escape U.S. transfer taxation entirely since no transfer of U.S. ownership can occur on death or by gift. In addition, dividends in countries where the U.S. has treaties are subject to rates often materially lower than U.S. residents and citizens are subject to. For example, the double tax treaty between U.S. and Israel imposes a 12.5% withholding tax on eligible dividends remitted to corporate owners. The 12.5% rate is materially lower than the 23.8% rate imposed on U.S. residents and citizens and leads to a combined federal tax rate of 33.5% (corporate tax rate of 21% plus dividend tax rate of 12.5%) instead of the combined tax rate of 44.8% (corporate tax rate of 21% plus dividend tax rate of 23.8%) imposed on U.S. individual taxpayers.
Prior to the new Tax Act, a dual corporate structure created the imposition of a maximum 35% corporate tax rate in the U.S. in addition to the 12.5% treaty rate for a combined income tax rate of 47.5% (exclusive of any state or local income taxation). Hence this is a very substantial rate reduction. Furthermore, outbound liquidations of U.S. corporate entities by foreign owners are also in a materially favored tax position where earnings and profits are not subject to further taxation.
It should be noted that, an “accumulated earnings tax” of 20% is imposed at the corporate level when earnings exceeding business needs are retained and not distributed by a “C” corporation. Hence U.S. “C” corporations cannot be utilized to retain large amounts of passive income that are undistributed.
While no longer a material rate difference, unlike passthrough businesses, “C” corporations are not eligible for reduced tax rates on capital gains. Change in entity elections are generally tied to a five-year term so switching to a “C” corporation can’t necessarily be undone overnight. If you are a U.S. citizen or resident, the pros and cons of utilizing a “C” corporation structure, along with issues such as what types assets and type of business activity should be analyzed carefully beforehand.
Depreciation and Expensing of Business Assets:
Moving on to other business tax changes, two avenues now exist to fully expense all acquisitions of depreciable qualified property. The first is Code Section 179 expensing of acquisitions which is now increased to $2 million with a phaseout at $2.5 million. There is also expanded eligibility for expensing capitalizable amounts to building systems for nonresidential structures such as roofs, HVAC, fire & alarm and security systems for those owning or leasing real estate.
Assuming the $2.5 million acquisition threshold is reached, bonus depreciation of 100% for qualified depreciable assets acquired and placed in service as early as after September 27, 2017 can be claimed through 2023. Alternatively, 50% of the cost can be written off in the year the asset is placed into service. Luxury cars have somewhat higher depreciation limits now set at 10,000 year 1; 16,000 year 2; 9,600 year 3; 5,760 all subsequent years.
Interest Expense Limitation
Another very key change which is especially restrictive for domestic businesses is the repeal of the pre-existing earning stripping limitation in IRC § 163(j) which had disallowed interest expense if the debt to equity ratio was greater than 1.5 to 1. This was intended to impact inbound corporate investment structures. This old limitation is now replaced with a very onerous and limited interest limitation of basically 30% of EBITDA for commonly held entities (including now not just corporations but also partnerships and sole proprietorships) where gross receipts exceed $25 million.
Key to note is that aggregation rules applicable to commonly held businesses such as for filing consolidated returns or for grouping rules on qualified plans also are used in ascertaining whether or not this threshold is reached. Once the threshold is reached by a commonly-held group, it applies to each entity in the group. For example, assume brothers A and B are partners in two separate partnerships, X and Y. Partnership X has 10 million in average gross receipts and Partnership Y has $16 million in gross receipts. For purposes of this rule, the gross receipts of both entities are added together such that both Partnerships, X and Y are now each subject to the interest limitation rule.
This limitation has no correlation with cash flow, and hence businesses that are significantly leveraged could find themselves with substantial tax liabilities based on significant amounts phantom taxable income that do not correlate to cash flow. There are special elections to opt out for real estate and farming at the expense of slightly longer depreciable life on buildings and leasehold improvements which involves essentially electing slightly longer ADS straight line depreciable lives for e.g., limited businesses using ‘floor plan financing” such as for vehicle dealers, are also exempted regardless of the level of gross receipts.
Though campaigning on a promise of repeal of “carried interests” for partnerships, in fact the only change in the area of partnership profits interests is that they must held for three years whereas it was previously two years. Hence closer attention should be given the holding period for such interests.
Other Business Tax Changes
Other eligible thresholds set at $25 million are use of the cash method, inventory capitalization rules and percentage of completion exception for long term contracts (which applies primarily in the constructions space). The increased threshold for cash method will allow with taxpayers in a business that has inventory, such as in the retail merchandise space, to stay on the cash method (viz., expensing inventory as used) or go back to it as the previous cap was set at $10 million.
Net operating losses in a business can only be carried forward and offset against 80% of taxable income in any given year.
Entertainment expenses, which used to be deductible at the 50% level, no longer are deductible though meals generally remain deductible at the 50% mark.
Mandatory Repatriation Tax – US Taxpayers
Turning to international taxes, now all U.S. taxpayers who are (1)“controlled foreign corporation” (CFC) owners (10% or more by vote or value as to taxpayer + foreign entity more than 50% held by U.S. shareholders) or (2) who have ownership in a foreign corporation which is also held by another domestic corporation and in either case (1) or (2) the foreign corporation has offshore corporate deferred earnings and profits, are faced with a deemed dividend repatriation and tax to be paid over an eight-year period. Technically, U.S. taxpayers that could fall into this liability include US individuals, partnerships and trusts who have not filed “check the box” elections on their foreign entities.
The rate imposed is 15.5% on earnings attributable to cash and cash equivalents; 8% on the balance. After this, inbound dividends are tax free through no foreign tax credits are available. S corporations are likewise subject to this deemed repatriation, but can elect to “opt out.” In this regard, it should be noted that there is a 75-day window to file elections such as from partnership to S corp. if an LLC. The tax applies to status as of December 31, 2017.
This mandatory “repatriation tax” imposed only on pre-existing corporate offshore earnings and profits has resulted in U.S. corporations requiring to report this material liability on 2017 Q4 financial statements. The net effect is materially reduced earnings and profits reports for all large U.S. corporations that have had unrepatriated earnings and profits.
On the other hand, prospectively, such foreign earnings and profits received from controlled foreign corporations and repatriated via cash movement to the U.S. are not subject to additional US federal taxation though also precluding any foreign tax credit on such dividend income. State tax rules vary on this issue and should be checked separately.
There is some talk about declaring a dividend to avoid the repatriation tax. However, dividends are fully taxable and this repatriation tax allows for an 8-year payout period. In addition, it’s taxed at rates lower than dividend income rates: 8% and 15.5% rates instead of 23.8% for dividends (exclusive of any withholding taxes the country of formation may levy but would be creditable). Some advisors have also looked at salary declarations given the IRC § 911 exclusion. Such salaries would be taxable in the country of formation and excludable from U.S. taxation if satisfying the residency criteria within the 911 exclusion currently set at $104,000 for e.g., 2018.
GILTI – US Taxpayers
While ostensibly moving U.S. corporations to a quasi-territorial system of taxation, under the 2017 Act, Congress nevertheless retained the pre-existing anti-deferral tax regimes including Subpart F income of Controlled Foreign Corporations and Passive Foreign Investment Company taxation of “excess distributions” where a passthrough qualified electing fund election or mark to market election has not been made.
This was done to minimize the risk that U.S. corporations would move funds to low or no tax jurisdictions and keep them there. Hence, while dividend repatriation is tax-free offshore earnings in foreign subsidiaries deemed to be “Subpart F” income are subject to immediate U.S. taxation and not tax-free. Taxpayers in the international tax space should remain mindful of this anti-deferral regime as it can prove to be a trap for the unwary. It should be noted that dividend declaration is not a workaround since this is an automatic inclusion based on Subpart F income rules.
In addition, to preclude continued offshore revenue generation where the income ultimately flows into low or no tax jurisdictions a “Global Intangible Low Tax Income” (GILTI) category was added to the Subpart F income anti-deferral regime. Such income is therefore deemed subject to U.S. taxation immediately.
GILTI is the excess (if any) of (A) the shareholder's net CFC tested income for the tax year, over (B) the shareholder's net deemed tangible income return for the tax year. A taxpayer’s “net deemed tangible income return” looks to a deemed return on tangible assets and amounts to essentially 10% of the shareholder’s pro rata share of qualified business asset investment over certain specified interest expense. If the return is small, a U.S. shareholder may be subject to a large portion of CFC income is subject to current taxation essentially as Subpart F income.
Prospectively, corporate U.S. shareholders of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) with applicable GILTI are subject to taxation to a net effective tax rate of 10.5% on the income, with the income and any taxes paid calculated in a separate foreign tax credit “basket” with any foreign tax credit limited to 80% of taxes paid. In any event, assuming the CFC is in a low tax jurisdiction, it would mean that there would likely be little creditable income taxes because little was paid in taxes to credit relative to the U.S. tax liability.
Disposition of Partnership Interests with U.S. Effectively Connected Income by Non-US Taxpayers
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also contains a new 10% withholding requirement on the gross proceeds upon disposition of any interest in any entity viewed as a partnership under U.S. tax rules and held by a foreign partner where the underlying partnership has U.S. effectively connected taxable income. Hence this withholding requirement applies to both domestic and foreign entities if viewed as partnerships under U.S. income tax rules.
Sales or even deemed sales (such as a contribution by one partner of e.g., cash followed by within two years a distribution to another partner of cash) of partnership interests are now subject to U.S. tax. A Tax Court decision rendered last year, Grecian Magnesite, had confirmed a long-held view that in the absence of depreciation recapture or the presence of either unrealized receivables or appreciated inventory, such sales transactions were not subject to U.S. tax. In rendering its decision, the Tax Court overturned a hotly-contested 26-year old Revenue Ruling.
As a reaction to this very recent decision, this provision, which had originally been proposed in 2012 by Obama over concerns as to the sustainability of this Revenue Ruling, was added into the Tax Act. It effectively gave a very short life to the Grecian Magnesite taxpayer victory.
The implications of this provision potentially reach beyond income taxes to transfer (estate, gift) taxes. While there is specific statutory guidance relative to transfer taxation and corporate stock, there is a void regarding proper transfer tax treatment of partnerships and LLC interests held by foreign investors or foreign partnership interests with U.S. effectively connected income held by foreign partners.
Outside of a very short sixty-year old Revenue Ruling and an even older court decision, there is no specific much less recent guidance on how to treat these interests for transfer tax purposes. Nevertheless, with Congress codifying such low corporate tax rates, the use of dual corporate blocker structure of a foreign corporation holding a domestic corporation which effectively shields private non-US investors from U.S. transfer taxation will likely be more common reducing the potential occurrence of this issue at least for the foreseeable future. (It should be noted that while a single foreign entity acts as an estate/gift tax shield, in that situation the entity would be subject to unfavorable branch profits tax regime for any U.S. effectively connected income.)
FDII Incentives - US Taxpayers
In light of the tremendous incentive to keep intangibles offshore in low tax jurisdictions, a new royalty export incentive was promulgated to incentivize outbound U.S. licensing or leasing to foreign persons or the performance of services for foreign persons or relative to property outside the U.S.
While the underlying rules are very complex, fundamentally a new deduction for foreign derived intangible income (FDII) in the amount 37.5% was created.
FDII is essentially gross income that is not attributable to a CFC, a foreign branch, domestic or oil gas income reduced by certain related deductions and an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate adjusted basis of U.S. depreciable assets. While interpretive guidance has yet to be issued, on its face, there may be WTO issues relative to offshore challenge of this legislation as a falling within the scope of a proscriptive tax subsidy or countervailing duty.
BEAT – Large Non-US Corporations
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also created a minimum tax for “base erosion” to prevent companies from potentially stripping out of the U.S. potentially taxable income by means of deductible related party payments such as licenses, interest and the like. The tax is called BEAT (Base Erosion Avoidance Tax) and applies only to very large US corporations with average gross receipts of at least $500 million per year
The tax works similarly to an alternative minimum tax that is triggered when the U.S. tax liability falls below a specified percentage of its taxable income after adding back such “base eroding” payments to related parties. U.S. taxpayers are required to pay a tax at a rate equal to the excess of 10% of modified taxable income over its regular tax liability over certain specified tax credits. The tax also applies to branch profits operations assuming the gross receipts threshold is met.
More detail and record keeping requirements as to related party transactions are now required. The minimum penalty for failure to timely and completely report information on Form 5472 is increased from $10,000 to $25,000.
Subject to certain reporting requirements, an “active trade or business” exception previously allowed a U.S. person to transfer eligible property to a foreign corporation for use in the active conduct of a trade or business outside of the U.S. without triggering taxable income. Consistent with a territorial taxation approach as well as the political view that looks to retain jobs domestically, this exception was repealed. The effect is to cause any outbound transfers of assets by U.S. persons to be taxable on the difference between tax basis and fair market value.
A deemed paid tax credit for foreign corporate taxes that heretofore existed for dividends paid by lower tier corporate entities has also been repealed for any transactions other than those falling within the scope of Subpart F income. Only corporations were eligible for this tax credit in any event.
There are also new punitive tax measures regarding incorporation of foreign branches (direct foreign operations or entities previously treated as passthrough), and the use of hybrid agreements or instruments (documents that treat the item as interest or royalty for U.S. federal tax but not similar treatment under the tax laws of the foreign country or counterparty). Any such pending agreements should be closely reviewed for compliance with the new tax law.
The legislation colloquially known as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts each taxpayer and business in the U.S. It is very lengthy and complex legislation that at certain times has raised more questions than answered. Overall, US tax reform does create a very favorable inbound investment environment for foreign investors utilizing a corporate tax structure. For those currently in the U.S., a review of structure and to ensure utilization of potential tax benefits under the new law and at the same time avoiding increased liabilities is strongly recommended.
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the process of converting handwritten or printed text into digital data. Once converted, the text can be searched or analyzed. A variety of formats can be converted by an OCR process, including handwritten documentation, photos and PDF files.
OCR is a primary capability of computer vision, the process in which computers understand images or videos. Both hardware and software can do OCR. Algorithms leverage OCR to identify different languages, hard-to-read text and trends. Although OCR deciphers text to be read digitally, the algorithm or machine doesn’t understand the text. | <urn:uuid:b43ef27a-c754-4fc5-bc73-1e66b1aba8fa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://origin-hk.insight.com/en_US/glossary/o/optical-character-recognition.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.858036 | 129 | 3.75 | 4 |
Western Secret Strategy and the Struggle for Iraq
"As the United States serves notice that it plans to dominate world affairs by force, this finely researched book offers a timely and powerful warning to us all" - John Pilger, author of The New Rulers of the World.
Following the US declaration of a 'war on terror', Washington hawks were quick to label Iraq part of an 'axis of evil'. After a tense build-up, in March 2003 the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, purportedly to protect Western publics from weapons of mass destruction (WMD). But was this the real reason, or simply a convenient pretext to veil a covert agenda?
Using official sources, Ahmed investigates US and British claims about Iraq's WMD programmes, and in the process reveals the hidden motives behind the 2003 invasion and the grand strategy of which it is a part. He shows that the true goals of US-British policy in the Middle East are camouflaged by spin, PR declarations, and seemingly noble words. The reality can only be comprehended through knowledge of the history of Western intervention in the region. Ahmed demonstrates that such intervention has been dictated ruthlessly by economic and political interests, with little regard for human rights. He traces events of the past decades, beginning with the West's support for the highly-repressive Shah of Iran, his subsequent usurpation by the Ayatollah's Islamist regime, and the West's resultant backing of Saddam Hussein. The sponsorship of Saddam's tyranny - a self-serving tactic intended to strategically counterbalance Iran - included the supply of technology to build WMD as well as tacit complicity in their use against Iranians and Kurds.
Ahmed's meticulous research into the secret history of Western manoeuvrings in the Middle East since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, reveals the actual causes of the first Gulf War, the humanitarian catastrophe created by the twelve-year sanctions policy against Iraq, and the consistent obstructions of the 'Oil for Food' programme. He also provides information on the West's own widespread use of WMD, and the likely culprits of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US.
Published in the UK by Clairview Books, June 2003
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Recent Acas research sheds light on how changes to our working environment can have an impact on our mental health.
Rachel Pinto, Senior Research Officer at Acas, examines what employers can do to improve the mental health and well-being of their staff, especially during times of change.
There are very few certainties in life, but, in the public sector, there is one thing we can be certain of: work is changing. With the government’s digital agenda and the prevalence of flexible working, new ways of working are becoming the norm. Running in parallel to this, there is an increasing number of cases of poor mental health at work.
One of the factors that can contribute to this is the workplace. After all, we spend a significant part of our lives working, and in some cases, worrying about work in our personal time. Therefore, it’s important to promote a positive culture of mental health in the workplace and support employees when times are tough.
New research from Acas and Essex Business School focuses specifically on drawing learning and insights from employers who have had to manage staff with mental health issues. While the research shows that there is no set response or one-size-fits-all approach in terms of dealing with mental health issues, there are four key areas for employers to consider and act upon:
Communicating well during times of change
Often when big changes are made in organisations, it’s for improved efficiency or financial gain. While it is important to make business improvements, we all need to understand how things, like new ways of working, restructuring programmes, and cost efficiency drives, can all breed uncertainty and anxiety for staff. Therefore, giving staff the opportunity to voice their opinions on changes and responding to concerns before it escalates is a useful starting point.
It’s also important not to underestimate the impact of day-to-day challenges such as staff shortages and the introduction of new technologies.
As well as recognising the need to communicate well with staff, attention should be paid to how stresses at work are likely to affect staff in different ways, especially if they have a history of mental health problems or complicated situations.
The importance of approachable line managers
Employees interviewed as part of the research repeatedly emphasised the importance of being able to communicate with line managers about their situations. This is significant, as individuals are more likely to disclose mental health conditions and seek extra support if they have a strong relationship with their manager in the first place.
From the manager’s perspective too, a good working relationship can help to spot the signs when something is wrong and make reasonable adjustments where possible. This can help minimise disruption to work plans and enable staff to work at the best of their ability.
The research also highlighted the importance of changing line manager mindsets to be supportive of a positive approach to the management of mental health at work. It also recognised any learning and development needs managers may have.
Appropriate support for staff returning to work
For staff returning to work after a long period of absence, it can feel like a daunting experience; therefore, return to work policies need to be tailored to the individual and flexible where possible.
Employees interviewed as part of the research who had mental health issues and had taken a related leave of absence suggested an array of enablers that helped them to return to work. These included: being given access and time to see health professionals, such as their own GPs and counsellors; Employee Assistance Programmes to signpost them in the right direction; not being pressurised to return to work early; being given time to become re-orientated back to the workplace; and reasonable adjustments being made, for example changes to hours of work and avoiding sources of stress such as long commutes.
Similarly, just because a member of staff has returned to work after experiencing poor mental health, it doesn’t mean that they do not need continuing support.
Using employer outreach or trainers with lived experience
There is a wealth of support and information for all managers, regardless of your level of experience. The organisations used as part of the study had often drawn on multiple sources of guidance to help manage staff undergoing mental health difficulties.
Using employer outreach activity was another useful way of developing skills and enabled trainers with lived experience of mental health conditions to share their insights on how managers can support their staff.
Change is clearly something that all organisations need to go through at some point, but how employers manage, communicate and respond to these changes can have a big bearing on employee well-being at work, and, in turn, affect how productive your organisation is.
Acas has produced guidance, research and case studies on mental health at work to raise awareness and share learning to help employers manage changes for the better.
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Prestige Records will release two retrospective box sets featuring the recordings made by John Coltrane and Miles Davis for the label. Part of Prestige’s 65th anniversary celebration, the two packages are due out on Aug. 26.
Coltrane’s 16-disc set was recorded over a 32-month period between 1956 and 1958. The package contains a 32-page booklet, which includes a historical essay from Doug Ramsey and a session-by-session breakdown by Carl Woideck. Featured in this collection, playing alongside Coltrane, are Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Zoot Sims, Red Garland and others.
Davis’ 8-disc set includes his entire output for Prestige. The package contains the 17 recording sessions made between early 1951 and late 1956 and contains a 64-page illustrated booklet that includes rare photographs, full discographical details and an extensive essay and analysis of each session by Dan Morgenstern. Featured in this collection, in addition to Davis, are Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Lee Konitz.Originally Published | <urn:uuid:cc9da653-85c7-4157-adff-c49c3f794c64> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jazztimes.com/blog/prestige-records-to-issue-miles-coltrane-box-sets/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.919405 | 226 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Ipomea Plant In Hindi. Ilikivi gida 5) marathi name: It distributed throughout the warm and moist regions of india.
Like all morning glories the plant entwines itself around structures. Flowers provide nectar to pollinators from august until the first frost. It grows in tropical, subtropical climates.
It Is A Large, Diffuse Or Straggling Perennial Shrub.
Requires full sun or semi shade. Purple morning glory is a species in the genus ipomoea family. Their most widespread common name is morning glory, but some species in related genera bear that.
Ipomoea Batatas, The Sweet Potato, The Tuberous Roots Used As Food After Boiling, Baking Or Frying, Usually As Chat.
It grows in tropical, subtropical climates. Best used for swellings of viper bite. It needs very less care & spreadsits vine very fast.it is annual as well as perennial climbing pl.
They Are Not Listed As Invasive In North Carolina But Are Listed On The Usda Noxious Weed Site And In Several Surrounding States.
Some varieties may be poisonous. Stem woody at base, hollow; In hindi it is known as beshara /behaya, its meaning
Young Shoots And Leaves Are Used As Vegetable And As Salad, Leaves Being Good Source Of Minerals And Vitamins, Especially Carotene.
Musakani, chuhakanni 2) bengali name: Ipomoea reniformis is also known as merremia emarginata hallier f. Annual country or region of origin:
Merremia Emarginata/ Ipomea Reniformis, Ipomoea Reniformis 11) Family:.
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In the last article we discussed, from our own experiences and thoughts, what being bored meant. Think about how you process the meaning of “I am bored”, and what does that mean to children and how do you translate that to our children’s view point.
In this article, let’s look at how you can help your children to overcome the “I Am Bored” syndrome and throw out that vocabulary once and for all!
When someone is bored, it can mean:
- They are not actively using their creative mind and are dependent on being entertained.
- They are not “connected” to the things they do, or they have no idea WHAT they are doing or WHY they are doing it.
Children are born to have FUN in everything they do. They are eager, creative and extremely curious. When they lose that part of them, the “I am bored” syndrome takes over.
In order to find the “fun” and “spark” in everything they (preschool age and school age) do let’s introduce the “Intentions” setting. And this applies to adults as well.
For example, when they play or create something, it would be helpful if they knew where the “exercise” was heading. It is always very helpful when they can feel or connect to what lies ahead or when they can see the end picture, that’s where they get the motivation (and personal challenge) to complete the task.
For example, before you introduce something fun for them to do, let’s help them set intentions through questioning (apply this according to their level of understanding):
- What are you creating?
- That’s look fun, what does it do?
- Can you show me how it is done?
- What can the game or activity achieve?
- How many ways do you think you can achieve that?
- How can you achieve this?
- What’s the next step after this?
When someone can see the end picture/results of what they are working towards, they will find the motivation and the energy to achieve the end result that is in their mind.
Of course, being a parent, it would be of great help to be involved and connect to what your children are aiming to achieve. Stay connected and be interested in their journey of creation, as this is a great way to encourage your children.
With this mindset, I can guarantee you will wipe out the “I Am Bored” from their vocabulary once and for all.
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A study out today find that most Americans can’t name all four of their grandparents! Despite this 2/3rds of respondents said they wanted to know more about their ancestors.
This gap may provide a natural opportunity for connecting others with the gospel due to the Church’s world-class genealogical facilities.
For those who want to better connect with their own family, a new Kickstarter may be of interest. FamilyBinds Storybooks hopes to offer personalized storybooks that you can read to your children about their ancestors.
Since more than half of the respondents to the survey said they wanted to learn more about their ancestors’ stories in particular they may be meeting an important need!
Founder, Meeshell Hélas, tells LDS Daily that the project was born out of a desire for her children to learn about their great-grandmother, even though they wouldn’t have the same chance to connect with her. | <urn:uuid:afacd3e9-aeac-436a-a97b-0956f4da1dc4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://publicsquaremag.org/bulletin/can-you-name-your-four-grandparents-most-cant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.971332 | 194 | 1.914063 | 2 |
Google Sync made possible through patent license with Microsoft
As it turns out, Google did not develop a calendar and contacts synchronization platform all on its own. Rather, it licensed Exchange Server patents from Microsoft, in a deal that company is describing today as an "open" license.
This morning, Google launched its initial beta for a contacts synchronization service that enables individuals to share information for up to five mobile calendars and three e-mail addresses between devices, including iPhone, S60, BlackBerry, Sony Ericsson, and Windows Mobile phones. If that list sounded familiar, it's because their manufacturers are all on the patent licensing agreement list announced by Microsoft last December 18.
Today, Google officially joined that list, though obviously because its beta has already been launched, its agreement with Microsoft must already have extended back at least several months.
Whether due to the evolving state of the market, the increasing demands by consumers for interoperability, the increasing threats from the European Commission, or a combination of these factors, Microsoft has steadily been increasing the availability of its technology, including to competitors. One of the most crucial of the protocols being opened up is Exchange ActiveSync, which Microsoft's own Exchange Server 2007 uses to maintain contact information, e-mail distribution, and point-of-presence between networked PCs and mobile devices.
It's easily the most effective synchronization protocol going, and has become the de facto standard. So Microsoft is under increased pressure to avoid being characterized as non-competitive or unfair with regard to one more standard upon which the world's businesses rely, which is also under its complete control.
Under Microsoft's current policy, the use of APIs to communicate with a system using one of its protocols, does not require a patent license. But serving up the protocol for yourself under your own brand name does require one, and that's what Google Sync does.
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
― Francis of Assisi
Watching my mother paint colors onto a canvas, I see the face of my son begin to appear. She is an artist. Mr. Hatchett made beautiful wooden pieces with sometimes tiny inlays. He was a craftsman (and an artist). Men and women are working in the extreme heat to put a bridge over Broad Street in my town. They are laborers. All of these people work at their craft, their art, their job with determination, and for each I am grateful. It is no easy thing to move the equipment or pipes in the heat of the day. I know how hard it is to move just me in the heat in my yard. Monday will be a day of thanks, of recognition of the men and women who labor each day so that all of us can enjoy a better place to live. Looking around for those working with their hands, I know to whom I should give my thanks.
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.~Dept. of Labor (On February 21st in 1887, the law was passed first in Oregon, declaring Labor Day a holiday.)
It is easy to be in a job and view other jobs as less important than your own. Oddly, most of our jobs are seen as lowly to someone else along the way. Every job matters, though, and so does every worker’s voice. What if you stopped for just a minute to consider the people you might think aren’t as important as you are and came to not only appreciate the immense contribution they make to your life, but also to our society and to the success of any community or country?
In a typical day, it goes like this (if this isn’t how your day begins, someone needs to help you make it so):
We wake up wearing our sleep clothes and in a bed. Someone made the fabric for the pajamas or gown, for the sheets and blankets, and for the pillows. With either cool air from air conditioning or a fan in the summer and warmth from a heater in the winter, we have many people to thank–from those who built the machines to cool and heat to those who provide the electricity and gas to make the machines do their job. We eat food that has come by way of a farmer and sometimes a person in a packaging facility. We brush our teeth with toothbrushes and toothpaste, rinsing with water from a faucet, typically. We walk or ride wherever we are going on roads built long before most of us lived here, by people using a lot of muscle and machines to make our daily trips a lot easier.
I never understood what a Union was when I was younger and didn’t see why they were needed, but as I grew up I recognized that a lot of people work very hard and have very little voice. Dr. Seuss taught me that when a lot of little voices come together, they can be heard, like in Horton Hears a Who: “We’ve GOT to make noises in greater amounts! So open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
Every voice does count. We all need to be heard. To teachers and builders and plumbers and mechanics and carpenters and so many more: Thank you! Your voices matter. I’m so glad I learned. This holiday is one you have definitely earned.
Joy is the will which labors, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.~ William Butler Yeats
Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right. - Henry Ford
The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost
Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~ Theodore N. Vail
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith
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When I started using Amazon’s EC2 service, I found it hard to gather all the info I needed. There was no easy guide that provided all the steps in an easy format. So, here are some tips I hope some might find helpful. I am interacting with EC2 from a Linux system, so my tips are from that viewpoint.
Note that you will need Java installed on your system for the tools to function.
You can find the official EC2 docs here.
Now, on to my tips!
Find A Starter Image
You can browse the images at Amazon via the command :% ec2-describe-images
You’ll see a bunch of images that are out there, in different UNIX flavors, and some with LAMP already installed. I found that whatever you pick, you’ll want to do your own package installs anyway, so just pick a baseline that you like, i.e. Ubuntu or Redhat or whichever you feel comfortable.
Note that you need the AMI string of your choice to continue. Not only will you see a number of Amazon created AMI’s, but other folks have created some public AMIs that you can choose from. Here are some AMIs for Ubuntu you can check out.
Choose A Server Size
Note that EC2 provides a small, large, and extra-large version your can use. I’ve found that the small instances are incompatible with the the large and XL, so be careful! You should start with the large if you plan on any expansion whatsoever.
So when you are ready to create an instance, you’ll need to specify the size (m1.large or m1.xlarge) on the command line otherwise it will default to small, i.e.:% ec2-run-instances ami-20b65349 -k gsg-keypair -t m1.large
You’ll need to create a gsg-keypair file first of course. This is described nicely in the command line docs, you’ll use “ec2-create-keypair”.
Note that you can apply a firewall to your instance via the “-g <name>” option, where you define a group with the name of “<name>”. You can see what groups you have via:% ec2-describe-group
You can create these groups using commands like:% ec2-authorize mygroup -P tcp -p 22 -s 0.0.0.0/0
Access Your Instance
After you run an instance, you can check on the progress via:% ec2-describe-instances
And you can provide the instance name also, e.g.% ec2-describe-instances i-be9237aaa
Then you can SSH into it when it is ready by using the domain name it returns, e.g.% ssh -i gsg-keypair firstname.lastname@example.org
Customize Your Instance
You should now make sure your instance has all the packages you want, and configure them how you like. I install the latest Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, etc, and edit all the configuration files to my liking.fone
Make sure you stay in “/”, and do not use “/mnt” since this will go away if you reboot and won’t be saved when you save your instance.
If you need more space, you can use the extra storage service from Amazon although I have not done that at this point.
You’ll need your secret key, access key, cert key, user id and a sample command set is as follows. You will run these from your Amazon instance (where real keys and numbers are replaced by X’s and fake numbers):amazon% ec2-bundle-vol -d /mnt -k pk-XXXXXXX.pem -c cert-XXXXXXX.pem -u 432132132132 -s 1536 amazon% ec2-upload-bundle -b my_image_name -m /mnt/image.manifest.xml -a XXXXXXX -s XXXXXX
Once it is uploaded, you will need to now register it as an AMI image you can access later. You need to do this command from your local host:% ec2-register my_image_name/image.manifest.xml
This will output your AMI string that you need to note so you can use it later to use your new instance on new Amazon servers.
Cleanup When Done
Don’t forget to make sure you terminate instances you don’t need to use anymore, or you will continue to be charged for them! Run “ec2-describe-instances” to see what you are running, and then you can use “ec2-terminate-instances” with the instance string as an argument to remove them. | <urn:uuid:282fe6b5-dc27-4035-a017-5f81d3977021> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://blog.dougco.com/2008/05/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.864903 | 1,076 | 2 | 2 |
Sexual confusion does not seem like the most obvious solution to the problem of pest control.
In India, where agriculture accounts for a fifth of one of the world's fastest-growing economies, the question of how to solve the problem of insects destroying a farm's main source of income has resulted in aggressive use of chemicals.
Research in 2008 suggested that farmers in the Punjab - many of whom were spraying their crops every day rather than the recommended couple of times a season - were even becoming more susceptible to cancer.
The solution of one British start-up, Exosect, has been unorthodox, to say the least.
Philip Howse was looking at different ways of controlling insects while at Southampton University.
He was particularly interested in mimicking the techniques of the carnivorous pitcher plant.
"What if you could somehow persuade loose particles to stick to the adhesive pads on the feet of a fly? Then you could render it helpless, just as the pitcher plants do, and cause it to fall into a trap from which it cannot escape," he says.
Mr Howse realised that you could use the same principles of an electrostatic charge to stick what he wanted to the insects.
His 'eureka' moment is the technology behind Exosect, who have pioneered the use of a charged wax powder soaked in female pheromones, which is then attached to the males.
Sprayed in a fog over the crops, it makes the male pests go after other males. "I'm sure they found it a bit of a surprise when it was first used," says Exosect chief executive Martin Brown.
Exosect's electrostatic powder is now being used in the Punjab and west Bengal in India to fight rice stem borers.
"We can control them without the use of insecticides, so we could also avoid knock-on effects, like contaminating the water supply," Mr Brown says.
In addition to India, Exosect's methods are used commercially in apple orchards in England and vineyards in Argentina.
The resulting drop in insect population means that farms have to use about 25 units of pesticides in a hectare, as opposed to up to 1,000 units using traditional means.
The company is one of a number of innovative start-ups working in agriculture around the world.
And the technology has come a long way since the so-called Green Revolution of the 1970s, which focused on using chemical fertilisers and new seeds to boost crop yields and feed ballooning populations in the Third World.
FarmsReach has created an online marketplace to make it easier for buyers such as restaurants and independent supermarkets to buy produce from local farmers.
Water conservation is a key issue for farms, especially in poor nations.
PureSense uses sensors in the ground to monitor how much moisture there is in the soil in real-time, and adjusts the farms' irrigation systems accordingly via wi-fi.
These examples, from California, which has more than 81,000 farms, could be applied on a much larger scale around the world.
Richard Wood, who had worked in pharmaceuticals for most of his career, moved to Herefordshire and was struck by how many apple orchards there were in the county. "There are literally millions of trees," he says.
Mr Wood attended a meeting where many local people were worried that lots of trees - many of which have yielded rare apples since the 16th century - would have to be cut down as there was not the same demand as in the past.
"The real value of the apples is the vital nutrients in them," he says. "Some of the most important molecules have properties that block cancer development."
Mr Wood's firm, Coressence, extracts a polyphenol called epicatechin from its apples, which has been shown to relax the arteries of the heart and increase blood flow.
"Epicatechin is also found in cocoa, and apples are two orders of magnitude less expensive than cocoa beans," Mr Wood says.
The firm is planning to launch a range of high-epicatechin juices and drinks next year, as well as a range of skin care products.
Coressence has a partnership with 85 growers of fruit in Herefordshire, and they are also shareholders in the firm.
"It allows them the power to diversify, and it also gives them a bit of marketing power," Mr Wood says.
Many of the agriculture start-ups are finding solutions to more than one problem, and find themselves in some interesting places.
In the UK, more than 30% of insecticides are used to control moths.
Exosect's "intelligent" pest control is therefore being used in places like the Houses of Parliament and the Royal Opera House to fight the clothes moth.
The method is also used in chocolate factories to ward off warehouse moths, where the female can lay 350 eggs in their 18-day lifespan.
The company has now received a UK government grant to tackle insects in another farm staple, grain storage.
"This is very exciting as it's the first biological solution to the problem," Mr Brown says. "Around 16% of the world's grain is destroyed by insects in storage."
And the company is also turning its attention to bees, which have suffered in recent years from an alarming fall in numbers.
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Assembling inorganic nanomaterials on graphene1-3 is of interest in the development of nanodevices and nanocomposite materials, and the ability to align such inorganic nanomaterials on the graphene surface is expected to lead to improved functionalities4, as has previously been demonstrated with organic nanomaterials epitaxially aligned on graphitic surfaces5-10. However, because graphene is chemically inert, it is difficult to precisely assemble inorganic nanomaterials on pristine graphene2,11-16. Previous techniques2,3 based on dangling bonds of damaged graphene11,17-20, intermediate seed materials11,15,16,21,22 and vapour-phase deposition at high temperature12-14,23-15, have only formed randomly oriented or poorly aligned inorganic nanostructures. Here, we show that inorganic nanowires of gold(I) cyanide can grow directly on pristine graphene, aligning themselves with the zigzag lattice directions of the graphene. The nanowires are synthesized through a self-organized growth process in aqueous solution at room temperature, which indicates that the inorganic material spontaneously binds to the pristine graphene surface. First-principles calculations suggest that this assembly originates from lattice matching and π interaction to gold atoms. Using the synthesized nanowires as templates, we also fabricate nanostructures with controlled crystal orientations such as graphene nanoribbons with zigzag-edged directions.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
The authors thank A.P. Alivisatos, H. Fujita, Y. Arakawa, B.J. Kim, L. Yang, J. Moon, Y. Ota, H. Suh, J. Kwon and J. Min for helpful discussions. The authors also thank J. Kim and Y. Mizutani for the AFM analysis, S. Mori and M. Onuki for technical support and A. Sato for help with graphic illustrations. This work was mainly supported by the Takeuchi Biohybrid Innovation Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Japan Science and Technology (JST). A.Z. and K.K. acknowledge support from the Director, Office of Energy Research, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, of the US Department of Energy (DE-AC02-05CH11231) and from the Office of Naval Research (MURI grant N00014-09-1066). K.K. also acknowledges support from the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2014R1A1A2058178). D.A.W. and J.P. acknowledge support from the Harvard MRSEC (DMR-0820484) and Amore-Pacific. H.L. and J.K. acknowledge support from the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF-2015R1A1A1001583) and also acknowledge support from KISTI under the Supercomputing Applications Support Program (KSC-2013-C3-034). H.Y.J. acknowledges support from the 2012 Research Fund (1.120032.01) of UNIST.
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- Biomedical Engineering
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Many of us combat depression, whether situational or chronic. It can be particularly difficult around the holidays or in the cold winter months. When medication and therapy aren’t enough, what other options can help to ease your depression? We spoke with Deborah Hawkins about the method that ultimately helped her: intentional gratitude. On our new podcast, she shares how being intentionally grateful can help with your mental health and boost confidence.
Watch our podcast with Deborah Hawkins to learn about how you can apply intentional gratitude in your life:
Deborah Hawkins has been blogging on gratitude and mindfulness since 2010, posting over 500 reflections on everyday experiences that have elevated her mood along with tips on how to keep gratitude “top of mind.” Initially, she began this practice to work her way out of depression. Now, it is her mission to show people how they can examine their own experiences of gratitude and use this understanding to lift their mood and live happier lives. Referring to her approach as “intentional gratitude,” she offers practical tools and examples that help people find resiliency during challenging times and optimize good feelings when things seem to be going their way.
Deborah’s two books, The Best of No Small Thing – Mindful Meditations and Practice Gratitude: Transform Your Life — Making the Uplifting Experience of Gratitude Intentional, along with her zoom-enabled class, “Helium for Your Heart: Elevate Your Outlook With Intentional Gratitude,” demonstrate a fresh approach to a gratitude practice that is fun, authentic, and confidence-boosting. Her personal story, which includes childhood trauma and depression, is relatable and inspiring.
To start our discussion, Deborah shares more about the journey that led her to writing books about mindfulness and gratitude practices. As she describes, she faced some hardships and traumas in her childhood, resulting in lowered confidence. This carried over into her adult life, manifesting as depression. It was after some low points that Deborah started a new path, one that involved blogging and focusing on the things for which she was most grateful. In time, she noticed the marked improvement this had on her, and now she helps others go through the same transformation.
What exactly is a gratitude practice? Deborah explains here, also sharing how she developed hers over time. She describes how her gratitude practice is unique, and perhaps not like others you may have encountered. With attention and dedication, you, too, can develop a gratitude practice that works for you.
Deborah also reveals how your gratitude practice can help with depression. Consider what symptoms come with depression: lowered energy, sadness and apathy, feelings of isolation, hopelessness. Intentional gratitude pushes you to notice what things bring you joy, peace, or contentment. By becoming more aware of these items, you can look for them in your everyday life. Just that little pick-me-up can do wonders for your mood and outlook. Over time, this can lead to better days and weeks.
Of course, if you have depression, it can be particularly hard to feel grateful at all, and thus difficult to begin a gratitude practice. Deborah herself had depression, and it wasn’t easy to start on this path. But with patience and effort, it can be a method that eases your depression. Deborah offers examples of how she overcome those initial hurdles to get started on her practice.
A key component of a gratitude practice is gratitude themes. What are those, and how can someone practicing intentional gratitude discover their personal gratitude themes? Deborah ends our podcast with more about these themes, how to uncover them, and how to dissect particular memories of joy to pinpoint your gratitude themes. You will have several – say, 10 – that will be strongest in bringing you a sense of gratitude.
To find out more about gratitude themes and starting a gratitude practice, listen to our podcast with Deborah below:
Additionally, Deborah has a special holiday promotion on now. If you purchase either of her books from Amazon, you will have the opportunity to receive a promo code enabling you to invite a guest for FREE when you register for “Helium for Your Heart,” two-session zoom class. Learn more here.
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4 Types Of Animation For the Future Of Web Design
Perhaps one of the most exciting trends that is going on in the web design industry today could be the usage of animation in internet designs. If you're not used to the entire world regarding the internet, you have probably seen this form of design utilized in some of the very popular web sites out there on the net today. But are you aware of every one of the other kinds of animations being currently being used?
Whenever an animation happens, it makes use of a “color wheel” that is usually referred to as the “animation language”. This kind of technology permits designers to alter the colour palette used on a web web page. Including changing the backgrounds regarding the website along with the text which can be used. To be able to produce this kind of animation, developers can use a number of various animation tools in order to make sure the internet site is totally animated and completely practical.
Other brand new forms of animations which can be currently becoming popular online consist of clip art. Clip art is actually simply an image that's been altered from a photograph. This is found in a variety of different situations in the internet and that can effortlessly be aquired online.
Flash is another technology you can use in order to produce animated images. Just how that this works is the fact that designer has the capacity to use an on-line development device to generate a video clip that can be played on an online site. These types of animated clip art can be aquired online.
Another kind of animation that can be used in web design is a 3D animation. This really is a tremendously popular design of design and may be viewed on a multitude of websites through the entire web. This kind of animation can be produced by combining various different illustrations into one image. This is often used to create 3D scenes that look very practical.
The types of pictures being utilized in the ongoing future of website design are going to be different than what's used today. While most individuals see web designers using pictures which can be static and boring, the long run might find them creating many unique visuals that can be effortlessly utilized throughout a website. This can add a fresh measurement towards the website design industry and will provide a new kind of activity for those who are interested in one thing completely new and unique on the web. | <urn:uuid:8180a5d6-46c8-4b29-a03c-0849ee9ab8eb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newzupdates.com/4-Types-Of-Animation-For-the-Future-Of-Web-Design | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.950807 | 475 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Joseph Stalin - Soviet politician, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and premier of the Soviet Union (1878-1953). This person is the 28th most popular in the global Wikipedia ranking of people and the 31st most popular people in Swedish Wikipedia. Article "Josef Stalin" in Swedish Wikipedia has 73.6 points for quality (as of April 1, 2022).
The article contains 26 references and 18 sections.
This article has the best quality in English Wikipedia. Also, this article is the most popular in that language version.
Achievements in all the time:
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In March 2022 the article "Josef Stalin" was edited by 6 authors in Swedish Wikipedia (169th place) and written by 192 authors in all languages (155th place).
Since the creation of article "Josef Stalin", its content was written by 452 registered users of Swedish Wikipedia (31st place) and edited by 14563 registered Wikipedia users in all languages (27th place).
Joseph Stalin is on the 31st place in local ranking of people in Swedish Wikipedia
and on the 28th place in global ranking of people in all the time.
The article is cited 898 times in Swedish Wikipedia (4229th place) and cited 71211 times in all languages (2043rd place).
The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:
- Local (Swedish): #6 in February 2005
- Global: #11 in March 2006
The highest popularity rank from 2008:
- Local (Swedish): #31 in February 2022
- Global: #37 in February 2022
There are 55 language versions for this article in WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).
The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipedia dumps from April 1, 2022 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).
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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 29, 2008
Facebook vs. MySpace vs. upstarts
By Tim Barker
Social networks are the bars and nightclubs of the Internet.
Some cater to folks looking for a quiet evening on the town. Others offer a spot to share a quick story and a cold beer after a long day at work. And then there are those places where you can usually count on someone drinking too much and taking off their clothes.
Picking a social network, like choosing a favorite bar, isn't always easy. It's not enough to just like it. It also must appeal to the people you're trying to connect with.
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We synthesized many series of substances previously, based in the 5-aryl-2-aminoimidazole scaffold, that showed activity preventing the formation of serovar biofilms and Typhimurium. Strangely enough, most of these in several setups with biofilms produced by monospecies and blended types but dropped activity against biofilms produced by Gram-negative bacterias. In light of program of these substances as anti-infective films on heated enhancements, toxicity against two bone fragments cell lines and the efficiency of these cells had been examined. The of the 5-aryl-2-aminoimidazole scaffold allows fine-tuning of both the antibiofilm activity toxicity and range. Launch Biofilms are complicated, condition-dependent, surface-associated towns of bacteria inserted in a self-produced matrix (1,C4). The bacterias within biofilms are to 1 up,000 moments even more understanding of antibiotics, disinfectants, and various other tension elements, and this patience highly impedes antimicrobial treatment (5). Therefore, chronic biofilm contaminations and attacks frequently take place and trigger a great quantity of complications in several areas, including the medical, meals sector, home, and farming areas (6,C8). In the medical sector, biofilms are linked with implantable gadgets (9 frequently,C12). Staphylococci are the primary bacteria that colonize these gadgets. They comprise up to two-third of all pathogens in heated implant attacks, where they can trigger septic osteomyelitis and joint disease, causing in the inflammatory devastation of bone tissues and joint parts (13). The dimorphic fungus serovar Typhimurium, one of the most essential causes of foodborne attacks world-wide and a well known biofilm previous both inside and outside the web host, and of biofilms can take place on a range of medical gadgets, such as urinary and intravascular catheters. The molecular system of the antibiofilm activity of 5-phenyl-2-aminoimidazole was examined in and (included in curli and cellulose 65144-34-5 supplier creation, respectively ), during the initial 24 h of biofilm formation. This signifies that under the impact of the substance, forms fewer biofilm matrix elements, thus at least explaining the inhibitory mode of action of the 2-aminoimidazoles partially. FIG 1 Classes of 5-aryl-substituted 2-AIs with antibiofilm activity reported by our group (26,C29). OMe, methoxy group, SMe, methylthio group; Ph, phenyl group. During the former 10 years, many artificial strategies leading to diversely replaced 2-AIs possess been released (28, 29, 33,C35). Our analysis group provides created a focused strategy toward 2-AIs from 2-aminopyrimidines and -bromoketones diversely, as proven in Fig. 2. By switching response circumstances, the picky activity of either blood stream attacks are polymicrobial, with getting the third most common patient singled out in association with (42, 43). Within blended biofilms, bacterias ideally interact with hyphal cells (44, 45). Mixed-species biofilms are even more strong than single-species biofilms frequently, which provides additional significance for their control and manipulation in a range of applications (36, 37, 46,C53). In blended biofilms of and cells, for example, the cells present improved level of resistance to vancomycin, an impact which is certainly in component mediated by the matrix (47, 54). As a result, multispecies biofilms are included in many more preclinical analysis actions today. In the current research, 65144-34-5 supplier we further looked into the activity range of a amount of the most energetic previously reported 2-AIs against a wide -panel of monospecies and mixed-species biofilms consisting of bacterias and fungus. Our microbial check -panel included and (Gram-positive cocci), which can colonize different types of implantable gadgets (9), chronic pains (4), and catheters (55, 56); (a Gram-negative bacteroidetes), an essential major component in oral plaque biofilms included in gum illnesses (57); (a Gram-negative gammaproteobacterium) known to type biofilms on inter alia urinary catheters (4), seed materials (58), and meals (get in touch with) areas (59); (a Gram-negative gammaproteobacterium), able of colonizing a wide range of 65144-34-5 supplier areas in drinking water, garden soil, the digestive tracts of rats, plant life, pests, seafood, and human beings (nosocomial attacks) (60); (a Gram-negative betaproteobacterium), included in biofilm attacks in the lung area of cystic fibrosis sufferers (61); and (Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria). We present that the positions might combine the broad-spectrum activity of the Pennsylvania14 (63), TG1 (64), MG1655 (65), serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028 (66), ATCC 33277 (67), MG44 (68), LMG1222T (69), South carolina5314 (70), ATCC 6538, SH1000 (71, 72), and (73) had been utilized in this research. Right away civilizations of South carolina5314 had been harvested with aeration in 1% fungus get, 2% peptone, and 2% dextrose (YPD) at 30C. Right away civilizations of TG1, MG44, LMG1222T, ATCC 6538, SH1000, and had been harvested with aeration in lysogeny broth (LB) at 37C (64). Overnight cultures of ATCC 33277 were grown anaerobically (Anoxomat, AN20; Mart Microbiology, Rabbit polyclonal to ABHD3 Drachten, the Netherlands) in LB at 37C. Overnight cultures of PA14 were grown with aeration in LB or in tryptic soy broth (TSB) at 37C. Overnight cultures of MG1655 were grown with aeration in TSB at 37C. 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In our community, many preteens and teenagers are growing up with little or no structure
In our community preteens and teenagers are left to tackle life's issues without mature guidance
When lacking structure guidance preteens and teenagers seek to fill this need. Often they fill the need with illegal activities that are harmful to them and detrimental to our community
Hello, Potential Partner, I am Herman Tolliver, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breaking the Cycle Inc., and I need your help.
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In addition to the high-stage steering committees, the project has arrange two thematic working groups, which often trade data on renewable vitality, bioenergy and vitality efficiency. These working groups are open committees by which stakeholders from business, research and civil society can take part alongside government representatives. The Energy Partnership also organises specialist workshops, conferences on power coverage and examine journeys.
Although males comprise the majority in the jail system , it’s estimated that there are greater than 714,000 women in penal amenities worldwide . The Brazilian feminine inhabitants incarcerated in 2014 was the fifth largest on the planet. In 2016, the same population reached a total of forty two,000, an increase of 656% over that recorded in the early 2000s. Such development far exceeded that observed within the male population, of 293% . The woman is now maintaining the month-to-month pension of about R$8,000 ($1,560) – which is seven times higher than Brazil’s minimum wage – in accordance with labour inspector Camasmie. Following her rescue at the finish of November, the lady was taken to a shelter the place she is being assisted by psychologists and social staff.
Olivia Santana lost her 2020 mayoral bid, certainly one of a number of veteran Black girls politicians to come up brief. That’s why running for office is more than a political campaign for Afro-Brazilian ladies, my analysis finds. As they drive round blaring messages from cars, maintain town halls and run social media advertisements, they increase the racial consciousness of their constituents and increase their get together’s political agenda. Though long mythologized as a mixed-race “racial democracy,” the reality in Brazil is extra black and white.
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In 2018, a health ministry official stated the federal government estimated some 1 million induced abortions yearly, with unsafe procedures inflicting more than 250,000 hospitalizations and 200 deaths. Diniz, the Brown University researcher, conducted a 2016 survey in Brazil that found one in 5 respondents had an abortion by age 40. The survey of 2,002 Brazilian girls found higher rates of abortion amongst these with much less training and income. He named evangelical pastor Damares Alves, who has said why are brazilian girls so hot she opposes abortion even in cases of rape, to be his minister of ladies, families and human rights. After a ten-12 months-old was raped by her uncle and spiritual protesters besieged the hospital where her abortion was carried out in August, Alves stated the fetus ought to have been delivered by cesarean part. Brazilian regulation has remained nearly unchanged since 1940, permitting abortions solely in cases of rape and danger to the woman’s life.
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Addressing abortion is made troublesome as a result of voluntary abortion is against the law, and the subject is handled from a religious and moral perspective. For nearly all of women, nonetheless, voluntary abortions are performed in a two-stage fashion.
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The Formula Used to Identify Required System VolumeCemline Standard 4 Pipe Heating Buffer TanksExamples to Determine The Required System VolumeDesign Considerations to Avoid CyclingIn part 1of this series, we looked at the location of a hydronic heating system buffer tank. The system volume is important. We want a boiler to operate for a minimum amount of time when at low fire. While it is firing, the boiler is putting some amount of BTUs into the water. As long as the water has the capacity to accept the BTUs, the boiler will keep firing. Here is the formula used for systems using water This formula is available from See more on deppmannEstimated Reading Time 6 minsBASIC HYDRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN - ctashraeClosely Spaced Tees Buffer TankHydraulic Separator (depends) DECOUPLER Head = 0' PRIMARY FLOW TERMINAL UNIT Head = 10' - 20' CLOSELY SPACED TEES Distance Between Tees as Short as Possible (Tee to Tee). Pressure Drop Between Tees Will Determine Flow to Terminal Unit WATER ALWAYS FOLLOWS PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE When are buffer tanks needed?When are buffer tanks needed?A buffer tank is typically used when there is a variable cooling requirement. In such applications the tank is used as storage to cover peak loads or in situations when a surge in demand exceeds the capacity of the cooling system.Reference grundfos/service-support/encyclopedia-search/buffer-tank.ht What is a water buffer tank?What is a water buffer tank?A buffer tank is a back upor reserve tankfor storing hot water which can be called upon as and when needed. It can be used in conjunction with solar water heating,and boilers as part of a central heating sysem.Buffer tanks - Green Heat
May 04, 2003Abstract and Figures This paper provides a systematic approach for the design of buffer tanks. We consider mainly the case where the objective of the buffer tank A systematic approach to the design of buffer tanks buffer tank designJul 15, 2000Buffer tanks are often designed and implemented for control purposes, yet control theory is rarely used when sizing and designing buffer tanks and their control system. Instead, rules of thumb such as using 10 min residence time are used. The objective of this
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Domestic hot water is done with the addition of a 160 Foot cooper coil that is placed internal inside the Thermo2000 AltSource buffer tank. With such a high surface area the coil is able to produce up to 96% efficiency providing on-demand hot water. The arctic heat pump can maintain hot water tank temperature in the Summer while still providing buffer tank designEstimated Reading Time 3 minsSizing of the buffer tank in chilled water distribution buffer tank designFeb 25, 2016This article presents a sizing study of the buffer tank in chilled water air-conditioning systems. In order to find out the adequate sizing criteria for buffer tanks in these kind of installations, a review of different manufacturers guidelines was carried out and it was concluded that there are three main operation parameters affected by the volume of the tank the ON cycle time, the OFF buffer tank design
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So for example if we had a 100kW heat source the buffer tank size would need a capacity of around 1,650 litres (100kW x 0.33 x 50 litres/kW). However the final tank size in both of these examples above will also depend on the factors like the flow rates in the system, the T and the pressure (both the starting point and what the system gets up buffer tank designExpansion Tank Chilled Water Design GuideFinally design elements related to expansion tanks will be discussed, which include locating the expansion tank, tank materials, tank manufacturers and 1.1 UNITS The primary units that are used in this calculator and guide are the United States Customary System Units (USCS). However, there will be another version provided in International System
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Local Bars Await Rules for Reopening
Some say they're ready, others willing to wait it out.
Nearly three months after the City of Milwaukee ordered all taverns and restaurants to close, bowing to COVID-19 concerns, Samantha Ritchie is still in the dark about when and if she should reopen Anna’s Tap.
“In the beginning, I was like: ‘OK, let’s follow the rules,’ ” said Ritchie, the owner of the corner bar located on South 18th and West Grant streets. “But after not having any income for a while, I’m at the point where I have to get back to work.”
For many neighborhood pubs such as Anna’s Tap that don’t sell food, the only option has been to stay closed. Milwaukee does not have an end date to its current order.
“It’s like they’re picking and choosing who’s going to make money and who’s not,” she said.
Steve Baas, senior vice president of governmental affairs for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, said the rules have created circumstances where one bar is allowed to open, while another across the street has to remain closed because it’s located within city limits.
“Tavern and other business owners in Milwaukee are being left on an increasingly shrinking island of businesses that can’t be open for operation,” Baas said. “The city is going to need to address this sooner than later.”
Mayor Tom Barrett said Thursday during the daily COVID-19 media briefing that an announcement on taverns and other businesses come as soon as Friday.
“We will continue analyzing the [COVID-19] data over the last week or two as to whether we can move into the next phase in reopening businesses, Barrett said. “Most of the businesses are now reopened, but you still have limitations for a number of businesses, and we know that that’s a concern among restaurants. We know that’s a concern among bars.”
A delicate balancing act
As for Ritchie, whose business closed for the first time in 30 years on March 17, knowing people who’ve lost family members to COVID-19 and being unsure of regulations she will face once she does reopen have tempered her optimism.
“My bar is small so if I’m only allowed five customers or so at a time . It’s not worth it,” she said. “That and knowing I have an older clientele and have kids myself that can get sick makes it scary.”
Bars in suburban Milwaukee have been asked to follow guidelines such as operating at 25 percent capacity and also take other safety measures, although it’s questionable whether all businesses are following those rules. Videos and photos of busy bars with minimal social distancing have made the rounds on social media and elsewhere.
Katz has been able to maintain some income flow by turning his pub into a beer store, and he’s also received support through the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Still, he said, he has suffered financially.
“All small businesses are going to run out of money eventually if they don’t open, unless they own the building they operate out of,” Katz said. “But the health and safety of my employees and customers is more important.”
Baas said his organization understands the need to strike the right balance between safety and keeping the economy moving. He said he believes the city is working hard to craft a solution. Unfortunately, though, a remedy may not come in time to save businesses currently on the ropes, he said.
“It’s inevitable that you will see businesses that aren’t going to be able to weather the storm and won’t make it and that’s sad,” Baas said. “These are people that invested huge amounts of money and time to build their businesses and the pandemic has wiped them out.”
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee.
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[Editor’s Note: We received an anonymous tip regarding this crash. Thank you for your contribution. This CAP plane crash in Washington was attributed to mechanical failure and later, hypothermia.]
Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182Q Crashes – Survival Instructor Pilot Dies of Hypothermia
HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT
On April 12, 1995, about 0615 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N97843, crashed during an emergency landing, about 4 miles east of Bumping Lake, Washington. The airplane, registered to the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and operated by the Washington Wing of the CAP (WACAP), sustained substantial damage. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR), cross-country flight to Boise, Idaho. The pilot’s itinerary included a proposed business meeting.
The CAP indicated the flight was a military auxiliary proficiency training flight. The Yakima County Coroner reported the pilot received minor injuries during the accident but later succumbed to hypothermia. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, filed a VFR flight plan to Yakima, Washington. A primary radar target was located departing the Auburn Municipal airport, Auburn, Washington, at 0502.
[James Morrison Powell died April 12, 1995 of injuries suffered in an airplane crash in the Washington Cascades. He was 29. He was born March 29, 1966, in Portland, Oregon. He was involved in computer consulting.]
At 0409, the pilot obtained a weather briefing from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Seattle Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS). The pilot indicated the route of flight was from Auburn, to Yakima, Washington, with a continuation to Boise, Idaho, via Pendleton, and Baker City, Oregon. The briefing included a local field Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that the unicom radio facility at the Auburn airport was out of service. The pilot then filed his VFR flight plan to Yakima, Washington.
After departure, the pilot opened his flight plan with the Seattle AFSS at 0519. A review of primary radar data located a target at 0519 that was about 20 miles southeast of Auburn. No further communication was received from the pilot. When the pilot failed to close his flight plan, the FAA began a telephone and airport search for the airplane. About 0850, the airplane was declared overdue and an alert notice (ALNOT) was issued.
The FAA notified State of Washington, Department of Aeronautics (WADOA) personnel of the missing airplane. An aerial and ground search was initiated for the missing airplane. Poor weather conditions in the area, including low ceilings, snow, and thunderstorms, hampered search efforts. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signals in the area of the search were intermittent throughout the search. Search personnel did not locate any discreet transponder radar data from the airplane.
On April 15, 1995, about 1115 hours, the airplane was located about 32 miles northwest of Yakima, Washington. The location was about 4.5 miles southeast of Bumping Lake Dam in the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area on the northwest ridge of Nelson Butte.
The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at latitude 46 degrees, 49.37 minutes north, and longitude 121 degrees, 12.49 minutes west, about 7,100 feet mean sea level.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. The most recent third class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on July 5, 1994, and listed no limitations.
According to the WACAP, the pilot’s total aeronautical experience consisted of about 266 hours, of which 96 were accrued in the accident airplane make and model. In the preceding 90 and 30 days prior to the accident, the pilot accrued a total of 31 and 11 hours respectively.
On July 12, 1994, the pilot received a CAP Form 101T (training) authorization for search and rescue mission pilot that was signed by his unit commander. The pilot qualified to fly a CAP Cessna 182 on July 22, 1994, by completion of a check ride (CAP Form 5). The pilot received a CAP Form 101 authorization for transport mission pilot on September 21, 1994. The pilot had not completed a search and rescue mission pilot check ride (CAP Form 91).
The airplane had accumulated a total time in service of 1,583 flight hours. The most recent annual inspection was accomplished on March 31, 1995, 3 flight hours before the accident.
The engine had accrued a total time in service of 25 hours of operation since being installed as a re-manufactured engine. An annual inspection was accomplished on March 31, 1995.
MEDICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL INFORMATION
A postmortem examination of the pilot was conducted by the Yakima County Coroner’s Office, 128 N. Second Street, Yakima, Washington, 98901, on April 17, 1995. The examination revealed that the pilot sustained injuries that included abrasions, lacerations, and contusions. The cause of death for the pilot was attributed to hypothermia. The corner noted that the pilot was wearing a flight suit over dress clothes, flight jacket, and dress shoes. The coroner did not state a date and time of death.
A toxicological examination was conducted by the FAA’s Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) on December 1, 1995. The examination revealed that 59.00 mg/dl of acetone was detected in the urine and 24.00 mg/dl of acetone was detected in the blood. Medical personnel at CAMI indicated that the level of acetone could be attributed to the pilot being a diabetic or to fasting. The pilot was not a known diabetic.
The State of Washington mandates survival kits to be carried on airplanes used for compensation and in any rented or leased airplane. Airplanes owned by and exclusively used in the service of the U.S. government are exempt. The accident airplane, operated by the WACAP, was exempt from the requirement. The pilot had received training in survival skills and was a CAP survival skills instructor.
CAP personnel reported that he usually carried a personal survival kit in the airplane. A kit was located in the pilot’s personal vehicle at the departure airport. Several CAP aircraft have some type of survival items stored in each airplane; however, no consistent policy mandates an aircraft survival kit.
After the accident, the crash site was subjected to low temperatures and snow. Ground search personnel reported that the pilot appeared to have utilized portions of the airplane in an attempt to build a shelter. Search personnel noted that the pilot wrote several messages after the crash.
One note, hand written on paper with a date and time of April 12, 1995, 1400, indicated that he had lost engine power and crashed about 0615. It also indicated that he had been unconscious for an unspecified period of time. A hand written message was noted on the pilot’s sun visor indicating…”cabine to wes”.
A third message was noted on the rear of the front passenger seat indicating…”1700 going down hill”. A fourth message was noted on the back of the pilot’s right hand indicating…”1500 can’t see (smudge mark)”, and “to cold to (smudge mark)”.
Investigators noted that several food wrappers were located in and around the airplane along with several areas of urination. A military shovel reported to be the airplane the night before the accident was not recovered from the accident site.
A portable cellular telephone was located in the pilot’s flight suit with a cigarette lighter power adapter attached to the phone. WADOA personnel reported that the telephone antenna was broken; however, when tested after recovery by plugging into a power source and holding the antenna in place, it acquired a cellular signal. A cellular phone battery was not located in the wreckage. Cellular phone coverage existed in the area of the accident. | <urn:uuid:ea863d94-1b72-4270-b97c-93947198c38a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.auxbeacon.org/civil-air-patrol-survival-instructor-pilot-dies-of-hypothermia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.967731 | 1,688 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Gustavus IV, 1778–1837, king of Sweden (1792–1809). On the assassination of his father, Gustavus III, he succeeded under the regency of his uncle, later King Charles XIII, a liberal. Attaining his majority in 1796, Gustavus dismissed his uncle's ministers and embarked on a reactionary policy at home. His adoption of inclosure advanced the agricultural economy. The king directed his foreign policy against the French Revolution, and in 1805 he joined the Third Coalition against Napoleon I. Swedish Pomerania was occupied by the French, and Finland was taken (1808) by Russia, which in 1807 had made peace with France at Tilsit. Gustavus's despotism, his mental unbalance, and his disastrous policies led to his forced abdication when the Russians threatened Stockholm (Mar., 1809). The crown was tendered to Charles XIII, who made peace with Russia, and Gustavus's descendants were barred from succession. Gustavus spent most of his exile as
Colonel Gustafssonat St. Gall, Switzerland, where he died.
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The conjugates of some kinds of anticancer agents with chitin and chitosan derivatives display good anticancer effects with a decrease in the adverse effects of the original drug due to a predominant distribution into the cancer and a gradual release of free drug from the conjugates. For instance, doxifluridine and 1-β-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (Ara-C) were conjugated with chitosan via glutaric spacer, and the conjugates of Ara-C with chitosan, in particular, showed a good antitumour effect against P388-bearing leukemia model mice. Glycol-chitosan (G-Chi) was distributed mainly in the systemic circulation and the kidney after i.v. administration into normal mice, and retained long in the kidney. The therapeutic effect of the conjugates of mitomycin C (MMC) with G-Chi was not necessarily improved in comparison with that of the free drug, but toxic side-effects appeared to decrease with the conjugates. The conjugates of MMC with 6-O-carboxymethyl-chitin showed almost complete suppression of tumour growth at 10 mg eq. MMC/kg, though a lethal adverse effect was also observed. The conjugates of MMC with N-succinyl-chitosan showed good antitumour activities against various tumour models due to their predominant distribution into the tumour tissue and sustained-release characteristics, irrespective of water-insoluble and -soluble formulations. It is believed that the chitin and chitosan derivatives discussed in this review are good candidates for a polymeric drug carrier in cancer chemotherapy.
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- Anticancer agents
- Antitumour activity
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Pricing is one of the most important elements in your business strategy, it determines your sales, profitability, and growth. These days pricing needs to be real time, flexible and personalised to your customers and products.
Having a planned pricing strategy is going to reward companies that get it right. So why is it that so many companies don’t invest in this area? Instead they are building their cost to net pricing and discount off that. Pricing is a fine instrument, to see it as anything less is going to eventually result in a point of weakness.
What’s the point of having a pricing strategy with no way to execute it? No point at all!
Make instant changes to your prices when costs change
Okay – the first rule to an effective pricing strategy is not to erode your margin when your cost price fluctuates. Some industries are extremely price sensitive, some have raw materials that change in cost weekly – even daily. Without any means to dynamically adjust your sales price based on your cost of goods you’re at the mercy of margin volatility.
This is all good in theory but what about companies that have many places and ways to derive a price depending on the sales channel. That is simple – change it. With a centralised pricing tool there’s no need to keep pricing in disparate applications. When a new price is available, you should be able to make those changes instantly. This means your Sales team will have full confidence in the prices in front of them.
Have the ability to offer promotion mechanics that persuade buying decisions
If pricing discounts are part of your pricing strategy, then being able to apply them at the time of sale is crucial. Your price strategy should outline what kinds of price tactics you can employ to persuade buyers of your products or services. We are well past the off invoice discount, there are many more ways to price promote.
Empowering your sales team to make pricing decisions within guardrails and apply discounts at the time of sale, means your sales team can price on the fly and beat any competitor’s price. A pricing tool provides complete control over the discount value and application to protect your margins. A complex pricing strategy need not be complicated, a pricing tool can manage the complexity for you.
Personalised pricing strategies
Without adding more complexity you can choose to apply custom pricing to groups of customers or to products in order to recognise favourable terms. For example stepped, inclusive and direct volume breaks are all ways to personalise pricing based on the kind of order a customer is placing. You want to reward and encourage, these are strategies to help you change the regular buying patterns and behaviours.
The C-Suite is also becoming more and more interested in pricing strategy. This means pricing managers and experts need to be able to justify their pricing and promotion decisions. If you’re in charge of pricing you need to make it clear why one company has a different rate than another. They could be out-performing the other customer who received a lower discount, or they needed to beat a competitor’s price.
Companies spend time and money building a pricing strategy that will boost their competitiveness. A pricing tool that can execute your pricing strategy allows the C-Suite to see the benefits of a pricing strategy in reality. And as a result pricing managers and experts are able to show which parts of the strategy worked and which parts did not. | <urn:uuid:ccc2d08b-5ff9-41a3-8b03-48d8bbc506d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.flintfox.com/make-pricing-strategy-your-competitive-advantage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.9577 | 694 | 1.546875 | 2 |
It’s easy to become overrun by bad news, by reckless and callous policy decisions, and by stories of conflict and horror. Successive cuts to Australian foreign aid mean that our aid now makes up only 0.22% of our gross national income (well below the UN foreign aid target of 0.7%), and the proposed United States budget would all-but abolish US foreign aid, and cut funding to a host of organisations which support and protect people in poverty. But it is important to remember that positive change is also happening, and that progress has been and will continue to be made.
This year’s letter from Bill and Melinda Gates is a reminder of this. It is a thoughtful and reflective call to optimism in our attitudes and approach to global health, foreign aid, and philanthropy. Throughout the letter, which is addressed to their friend Warren Buffet, Bill and Melinda reflect on the progress and struggles in global heath.
The Gates Foundation & reduced child mortality
Much of the work of the Gates Foundation focuses on reducing childhood mortality. As Melinda Gates says, saving children’s lives is an end unto itself, but it also has far-reaching benefits.
Bill Gates writes that “when a mother can choose how many children to have, her children are healthier, they’re better nourished, their mental capacities are higher—and parents have more time and money to spend on each child’s health and schooling. That’s how families and countries get out of poverty”.
And this is an area in which we have great cause to be hopeful. Since 1990, childhood mortality has dropped consistently year to year. Compared to no change, this is a total of 122 million children’s lives saved as childhood mortality has reduced by more than half.
In their letter, Bill and Melinda continue to remind us of the importance of optimism in achieving change, emphasising that “optimism isn’t a belief that things will automatically get better; it’s a conviction that we can make things better”.
This optimism isn’t blind to challenges, obstacles, and disappointments, but is focused rather on the long-term successes and gains that have been and continue to be made. Through a wide view of history and the world, we can see that optimism and empathy can and will achieve great and lasting progress. From the education and empowerment of women, to eradicating Polio, and a future without malnutrition.
This insightful and encouraging letter can be found here.
If you want to help further the fight against childhood mortality and for improved global health, you can donate to UNICEF, which is committed to serving families and children worldwide.
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- High rates of chronic conditions make U.S. adults vulnerable to COVID-19
- 17% of Americans aged 80+ are at risk of severe illness if infected
- West Virginia has the highest risk level of any state population
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over 11 million U.S. adults are at severe risk of critical illness or death if infected with COVID-19. This is based on a special analysis of Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index data examining rates of chronic conditions believed to be key risk factors in addition to smoking rates and population age distribution.
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|Note: Figures for "Total people at severe risk" may not calculate perfectly because percentages in the table are rounded to two decimal places.|
|Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index|
This analysis is not meant to estimate the number of Americans who are at risk of infection, but rather the total number of adults who would have a very high chance of becoming critically ill or dying if 100% of the U.S. population were to become infected with COVID-19. The analysis equally weights age with a composite variable based on respondents' reports that they have high blood pressure, diabetes, a history of heart attack(s) or cancer, in addition to smoking. In other words, the calculations treat age and health status as equal and independent mortality risk factors. (See the Survey Methods section for a detailed description of the methodology.)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has listed age as a major risk factor for experiencing critical illness associated with COVID-19, particularly at age 65 and older. Older adults have a harder time resisting infection as the white blood cells needed to identify and eliminate infections decline in number and efficiency. Risk clearly exists among younger adults as well, although at significantly lower levels.
Several chronic conditions are also known risk factors. Based on an analysis by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in China, as of Feb. 11, 2020, patients who reported no underlying medical conditions had an overall case fatality of 0.9% -- compared with 10.5% for those with cardiovascular disease, 7% for those with diabetes, and 6% each for those with chronic respiratory disease, hypertension or cancer. Smoking and vaping, though not yet carefully studied, are also increasingly assumed to be behavioral risk factors of serious COVID-19 infection due to the respiratory nature of the disease and the manner in which smoking suppresses immune function in the lungs and causes inflammation.
Gallup's National Health and Well-Being Index data are based on over 125,000 completed surveys with randomly selected U.S. adults between January 2018 and August 2019. Age-based mortality rates are based on available published data examining COVID-19 death rates in China and Italy and extrapolated to the U.S. population.
The estimates of people at high risk of becoming critically ill represent expected mortality counts upon 100% infection for those aged 50 and older, but less so for those aged 18 to 49. For example, 0.6% of those aged 18 to 29 in the U.S. -- about 300,000 young adults -- are at severe risk of serious illness or death. In China and Italy (PDF download), only about 0.05% of those in the 20-29 age group have died upon infection, less than one-tenth of this rate. In the case of younger infected persons, therefore, serious illness and hospitalization appears to be a more likely outcome than death based on currently available data.
West Virginia Residents Carry Highest Risk for Severe Reaction to COVID-19
A special analysis at the state level has also been carried out to assess the risk of severe reaction to a novel coronavirus infection. West Virginia was the 50th state to confirm a case of COVID-19 and had just 16 residents who tested positive as of March 23 -- the lowest number in the nation, at the time.
But, West Virginia also has the second-highest percentage of adult residents (48%) with at least one chronic COVID-19 risk factor, and has the third-highest percentage of residents aged 55 and older -- making it the state with the highest risk of severe illness upon infection. West Virginia also has the fourth-highest smoking rate in the U.S., at 17.6%. So, if the outbreak were to begin to take hold and spread widely throughout the state, residents would be expected to be particularly vulnerable to the ill effects of infection.
Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Arkansas round out the top five states with residents most at risk if the COVID-19 outbreak were to spread widely throughout the states.
Utah, Alaska, Colorado, California and North Dakota have the lowest risk of severe illness among their respective residencies. It should be noted that even in these states, however, the hospitalization and mortality rates will be very substantial if infection becomes significantly widespread. California had over 2,500 confirmed cases and 50 deaths as of March 24.
The role of age as a risk factor independent of the chronic conditions that rise in prevalence with aging is unclear, but available evidence strongly suggests that age alone is its own factor.
In Italy, for example, of the 5,019 deaths due to COVID-19 as of March 23, only 53 occurred in patients younger than 50, according to the COVID-19 Task Force of the Department of Infectious Diseases and the Higher Institute of Health. This indicates that Italian adults aged 50 and older are about 94 times more likely to die from the virus compared with their younger counterparts.
Among chronic conditions, however, no such level of disparity exists anywhere in the world. In the U.S., those aged 50 and older are, on average, about four times more likely to currently have high blood pressure or diabetes and are about nine times more likely to have suffered a heart attack compared with those younger than 50. As such, even in a country such as Italy with a disproportionately older population -- its median age of 47 is about 10 years older than what is found in the U.S. or China -- such considerable differences in death rates indicate the substantial importance of age alone in determining COVID-19-related mortality rates.
The percentage of the U.S. population that will ultimately become infected with COVID-19 within 12 to 18 months from now -- the time frame currently assumed for the approval and mass distribution of a working vaccine -- is unknown. It will depend in part on the success of social distancing and self-isolation in curbing its spread, as well as the frequency and strength of outbreak recurrences. Individual populations within the U.S. will also suffer varying rates of infection based on how densely populated any given area is. In New York, for example, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has estimated that 40% to 80% of the population will ultimately be infected with novel coronavirus. Nationally, if 10% of the adult population becomes infected -- about 25 million people -- then deaths in excess of 1 million would be possible.
What is also undetermined is how closely the infection statistics found in China and Italy will generalize to the rest of the world and to the U.S. in particular. In the U.S., for example, a much higher percentage of young adults appear to be in need of hospitalization for COVID-19 complications than reported elsewhere, which could indicate that a higher-than-expected mortality rate could ultimately be realized.
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Nitrogen, as ammonia, is a critical nutrient in biological wastewater treatment. It is utilized by bacteria to make proteins, including enzymes needed to break down food or BOD as well as in making energy.
In activated sludge, the two primary symptoms of nutrient deficiency are excessive filaments and excessive polysaccharides or slime. Nutrient deficiency may also cause the production of viscous foam, and impact the jelly-like consistency of the activated sludge which will interfere with the sludge compaction (this is referred to as slime bulking). Excessive filaments and excessive polysaccharides are lesser problems in aerated stabilization basins but are still indicators of nutrient deficiencies. In both aerated stabilization basins and activated sludge wastewater systems, insufficient nutrient availability will lead to poor biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) removal due to the inability of the bacteria to divide and create more workers. This will result in linear biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) removal, rather than exponential or logarithmic removal as expected under optimum conditions.
The following procedures are used by Environmental Business Specialists to determine the ammonia content of samples from the aerated stabilization basin or activated sludge waste treatment systems: ammonia-selective electrode or Hach powder pillows.
The ammonia-selective electrode uses a hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane to separate the sample solution from an electrode internal solution of ammonium chloride. Dissolved ammonia is converted to aqueous ammonia by raising the pH of the sample to above 11 with a strong base. Ammonia then diffuses through the membrane and changes the internal solution pH that is sensed by a pH electrode. Potentiometric measurements are made with a pH meter having an expanded millivolt scale or with a specific ion meter. This method is applicable to the determination of NH3 in water containing 0.03 to 1400 mg NH3 N/L. The concentration range can be extended by appropriate sample dilution. The method is better suited to laboratory testing since it involves a meter and electrode.
In the field, using a probe is not always possible, so the ammonia reagent powder pillows (ammonia salicylate and ammonia cyanurate) are used and the sample is read on a spectrophotometer. Ammonia compounds react with salicylate in the presence of chlorine to form 5-aminosalicylate. This is then oxidized in the presence of a catalyst to form a blue-colored compound. The blue color is masked by the yellow color from the excess reagent giving a final green-colored solution. The intensity of the color is directly related to the amount of ammonia nitrogen present. This method is applicable to the determination of NH3 in water containing 0 to 0.50 mg NH3-N/L. The concentration range can be extended by appropriate sample dilution. | <urn:uuid:546ab76d-85e1-484b-8133-cf2ee1698f0b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ebsbiowizard.com/articles/ammonia-in-wastewater/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.919006 | 581 | 2.8125 | 3 |
In 1890 Homer Sheldon, Sr. was born near Banks. At some point during his teenage years, he crossed the Wilson River and made his way to the coast, settling in Garibaldi. During the late 1920s, he began working at a local service station. Eventually he was able to purchase it, but his timing couldn’t have been worse. Unable to continue making payments during the Depression, Homer had to give back the business to its original owner, yet he continued to work there. Years later he was able to buy it back.
In the early 1960s it was a second generation of Sheldons, Stan and Ruth, that took over the operation of the Garibaldi station. Later, during 1983, they founded Sheldon Oil Co., a wholesale distributor of petroleum products.
A third generation took over the reins in 2001, when brothers Mike and Shell Sheldon purchased the company from their parents. Both were familiar with the business, having grown up working at the Garibaldi station.
Despite increased competition from large corporations, locally owned Sheldon Oil Co. has grown significantly. Mike and his wife Niki operate the retail division, which now includes nine Shell service stations – six in Tillamook County, two in Washington County and one in Yamhill County. Seven of those stations include Shell Foodmarts. Because of local demand, Sheldon Oil Co. now also provides non-ethanol gasoline, which is better for small engines and preferred by owners of boats and off road vehicles.
Shell and his wife Lisa are in charge of Sheldon Oil’s commercial sales. That includes delivery of fuel and lubricants to farms and businesses. The company also delivers oil for home heating, wood pellets (in Washington County), racing fuel and large bulk fuels. In addition, Sheldon Oil operates four CFN Cardlock stations for commercial customers.
“It’s important to keep family companies moving forward,” says Shell. “We figured we could take it to the next level,” adds Mike. Because of government regulations, developing new service stations is a long process. The first step is to establish the need. “We listen to the customers,” explains Shell. “If there’s enough need for it in the community, we’ll try and build a station.” Because Mike and Shell are willing to do much of the construction themselves, Sheldon Oil Co. is able to build new service stations at a cost far below large corporate competitors. That allows the company to operate in communities that competitors may consider to be too small.
Sheldon Oil Co. is meticulous about operating clean service stations. As a result, the company consistently ranks at the top of Shell Oil’s rankings of service stations in the entire Northwest.
Lifelong residents of Garibaldi, the Sheldons believe in community involvement. Mike and Shell each served as volunteer firemen for over 20 years. Lisa was a volunteer firefighter for three years. The family helped establish the Tillamook County Emergency Communications District and Mike is a current board member. For many years, Niki served as a volunteer dispatcher, once even having to call in a chimney fire in her own home. These days, Niki is a board member for the Neah-Kah-Nie School District.
When Sheldon Oil Co. was founded it had just three employees, all of them family members. Today the company provides jobs for 89 people. Mike and Niki, as well as Shell and Lisa, all work 50-60 hours in an average week. “We’re proud of how well we work together,” says Niki. “As different as we are as individuals, we get along, which is essential in a family owned business,” explains Lisa.
With six children between them, five of which work for the company, a fourth generation of Sheldon Oil local ownership is on the horizon. “If they’re willing to make the commitment, we hope to pass it on someday,” says Mike. “Being able to work with our wives and kids in such a beautiful part of Oregon is something we’re very appreciative of,” points out Shell.
Sheldon Oil Co. has been a customer of Oregon Coast Bank since we first opened our Pacific City office. “Relationships are very important to us and we love working with a locally owned bank,” remarks Niki. This year the bank provided financing for Sheldon Oil Co.’s new Willamina location. Because of difficulties in the timber industry, the economy of Willamina had suffered in recent years. The new Sheldon Oil Co. service station was the first new commercial construction in more than a decade and has been positively received in the local community. “We’re always looking around for more sites,” says Shell. “Our relationship with Oregon Coast Bank has really opened the door for future growth.”
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Stepping into Your God-given Purpose: “What Will You Do With Your Life?”
We make decisions every day.
What we will wear, eat, who our friends are going to be, where we’re going to live, what Netflix show we’re going to watch or not watch. The list is endless.
But one of the most common questions we’re faced with is: What will you do with your life?
It’s a big question.
As followers of Christ, our answer is straightforward: glorify and love God and love others – it’s why he created us (Mark 12:30-31).
While the Bible is a roadmap to how we should live, it doesn’t exactly tell us what job we should take, where we should move, or who we should marry.
So, how do we know if we’re making the right decisions?
You’ve probably heard the quote by Alexander Graham Bell, “When one door closes, another one opens.”
But what if more than one door is open and neither option seems wrong? Or, what if no doors are open at all?
These decisions are big and life-changing. And on top of that, we may not have much time to decide. We’re terrified of making the wrong decision, which can be paralyzing.
Not only do we have to navigate making a decision, but we also have to navigate all of our very real emotions that come with it. In all of the uncertainty and anxiety, one thing is true: the unknown is never comfortable.
But sometimes, we’re so focused on making the wrong decision that we forget to open our eyes and see what God is doing in the opportunities right in front of us.
What if God’s will for our lives is that we would be present in each moment and seek to glorify him in everything we do? What if his will for us is to trust that he has given us the wisdom and discernment to make choices rooted in his Word?
This is an idea that Paul presents in his letter to the Corinthians.
During this time, the city of Corinth was at the heart of a significant trade route. It was known for its religious diversity, immorality, and corruption.
Surrounded by this glorified immorality and different cultural influences, the church in Corinth started to divide on issues.
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians in 55 A.D. to address this and provide clarity to the church.
One of the issues Paul addresses is food offered to idols. Some of the believers in Corinth did not see it as a sin, while others did.
In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul clearly states that, since there is only one God and other gods do not exist, eating food offered to idols is not a sin.
“Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better if we do” (2 Corinthians 8:8).
It sounds like he’s taking sides, right?
But then he goes on to recognize the real struggle that some believers have. Many of these believers once offered food to idols before becoming Christians, and eating the food weighed heavily on their conscience.
Paul says that those who do not have a problem eating the food are causing their brothers and sisters in Christ to stumble.
“Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brothers stumble” (2 Corinthians 8:12-13).
In this passage, Paul states neither decision is wrong. But then he goes deeper by asking, is it serving others? And, if you’re causing other believers to stumble, is it God-honoring?
While we aren’t often faced with whether or not to eat food offered to idols, this is a great roadmap to how we should approach decision-making.
Where are you at a crossroads in your life? Maybe you’re deciding between two jobs or wondering where you should move. Similar to the issue in Corinth, maybe neither decision is wrong. So, how do you decide?
Ask God for wisdom and discernment (James 1:5). Pray, read Scripture, and ask people you trust for guidance.
While the Bible doesn’t tell you where to move or who to marry, it does tell you what posture you should live your life – in humble servitude to God. And when we find ourselves fully surrendered to his will and truth, we discover true purpose and guidance.
God equips us to make decisions by giving us wisdom, discernment, passions, and people in our lives. Don’t get so caught up in what he wants you to do that you miss what he’s doing in your life right now. Maybe God’s will for us isn’t necessarily in our decisions but in our journey.
Next time you have to make a difficult decision, instead of asking what you should do, consider asking yourself this: How can I love and serve God and others in this decision?
Focus on living a life fully devoted to Christ and watch how it transforms every area of your life.
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” (Philippians 1:9-10).
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World Bicycle Day is the United Nation’s effort to recognize the importance of the bicycle across the world.
Today, there are numerous bicycles, including the comfort bicycle, popular among recreational bike riders, a trail bike or lightweight mountain bike, cruiser bikes, recumbent bikes, and heavy-duty mountain bikes. Whatever style of bike or biking interests you, biking is a beautiful way to enhance stamina, cardiovascular strength, and overall fitness.
Recumbent bikes have grown in popularity among middle-aged and elderly riders. A recumbent bike has a very comfy seat on which you may lean back, similar to sitting in your favourite reclining chair. Your bottom is well-cushioned. Your feet are out in front of you as if you were driving a car. The fastest sort of bicycle is a recumbent bike. One explanation is because by extending your legs forward and pedalling in front of you, you can move considerably more weight with much less effort than on a traditional bike where your legs are underneath you. Beginning recumbent riders will tell you that it takes time to build what are known as “recumbent muscles,” but once you do, you’ll be hooked.
Mountain biking is a popular hobby loved by individuals of all ages. Heavy-duty mountain bikes can be pretty expensive, so it may be advisable to inquire about bike rental from a mountain biking club. You may decide that you require a light-duty mountain bike that is also adequate for everyday riding. Not all mountain biking trails are dangerous and only for specialists – they had to start somewhere! Mountain biking paths are rated similarly to ski trails, with the simplest being green, the intermediate being blue, and the difficult tracks being pink. Mountain biking can be challenging on the joints, and you’ll need to learn how to control the bike to reduce the risk of injury.
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Global businesses are reaping the benefits of hiring people who speak a second or third language. Gone are the days where English was the only ‘lingua franca’ accepted. Employers are now endorsing multilingualism, allowing them to tap into a wider international work scenario.
In today’s global society, diversity and equality stand as crucial business standards that everyone must comply with. Together, they help build a workspace which promotes inclusivity and equal opportunities for all.
It’s this ethos which attracts and retains highly skilled people, like multi-lingual employees.
They’ll feel supported, respected, and valued – which in turn will lead to loyalty and success.
Read about the benefits of hiring employees who speak English as a second language, laws on equal opportunities, and how to engage with multilingual employees.
benefits of second language workers
There are several benefits for why you should hire multilingual workers.
It doesn’t matter what industry/ sector you represent – from hospitality to AI technology, all businesses can benefit from hiring people who are multilingual.
Multilanguage-skilled workers bring higher levels of creativity and innovation. They also bring individualism and inclusivity, which is something you can’t find in homogenous workplaces.
Let’s look at other benefits which second language workers bring:
Grow connections between cultures
Cultures and languages are not separate tangents. With languages, you can channel connections between two or more entities.
As an innate skillset, multilingual workers bring this advantage to the business. They bring different ideas, opinions, and thoughts. And it’s this very aspect that strengthens rapport between you and your clientele.
They can help foster an environment that seeks to develop further awareness and respect for all cultures and ethnicities. This can be reflected through their colleagues and customers.
Strengthen client rapport
Building a solid connection with customers should be at the heart of any business agreement.
Multilingual employees can strengthen the relationship with clients through common languages. And it’s this advantage which provides unequivocal security and familiarity.
Boost performance and morale
You should provide multilingual employees with the chance to utilise and develop their skills.
Your employees become valuable assets for your business; whilst they personally gain additional experience and achievements.
Access to international markets
When an employee can speak a foreign language, they can provide a route into international markets and clientele.
You can entrust them to function independently; handling deals with sensitivity and care. And whilst they develop themselves, businesses gain access into markets which might have previously been non-existent to them.
Equal opportunities for second language workers
From work practices to cultures, you must provide equal opportunities to all employees– no matter what their background is.
Under the Equality Act (2010), employers have a legal duty to safeguard their staff from inequality and injustice. Ethnicity and race are characteristics which are protected from unlawful prejudice. The nine characteristics include:
- Gender Reassignment.
- Marriage and Civil Partnership.
- Pregnancy and Maternity.
- Religion or Belief.
- Sexual orientation.
Despite this legal obligation, more than a third (36%) of UK employees have experienced workplace discrimination, harassment, or victimisation.
Mistreating an employee because of their ethnic background or language skills–could lead to legal action. They could raise discrimination claims to employment tribunals, which can result in facing costly legal fees and business penalties.
That’s why it’s so important to champion equal opportunities throughout an employee’s career. It helps you meet legal obligations and portrays your business’ moral values. You’ll also be able to attract and retain your best staff and customers.
How to engage with second language workers
Actively onboarding multilingual employees and championing equal rights is a great first step. But the work doesn’t stop there.
Your next, and most crucial step is to engage with them. You must be able to support employees, despite any language barriers you might have. It’s a vital part of business, especially when it comes to things like health & safety, or career development.
Here are some steps in engaging with multilingual workers:
Assess their language skillsets
The first step you should take is assess your employee’s language skills and see what it extends to.
This can be done through setting language tests, as they can easily establish the level of their abilities. Standard language tests can include reading, writing, and listening.
In most cases, you might not require your employees to have highly advanced language levels. Or even require them to fluently speak in the ‘Queen’s English’. Depending on what your business needs are, you can decide when or how to engage their talents.
Provide cultural awareness
During training and development sessions, you can encourage workers to share their own personal ethnicity, background, and lifestyle.
It’s a more productive approach for providing cultural awareness. And more importantly, it helps you avoid assumptions and stereotypes.
It’s also a great step to incorporate into your inclusive management training. In the end, all employees can grow awareness, value, and respect for other cultures.
Support their welfare
It’s vital to ensure multilingual workers are well cared for during their careers. It’s very common for them to face problems with expressing themselves or understanding concept, especially if English isn’t their first language.
Support their welfare by keeping open communication with them. And provide additional support and empathy when it comes to certain workplace requirements or tasks. You could also incorporate a mentoring scheme, pairing up people from different backgrounds to work together.
Utilise multilingual technology
In today’s society, translation apps and technology are readily accessible to all businesses. You can easily utilise multilingual aids, through voice recognition and interpretation software.
These allow you to assist second language employees during their work. And if they are dealing with international clientele, you can use the tech to translate documents and facilitate dialogues.
Be a business that champions diversity and equal opportunities
For a business to succeed, it needs to meet the requirements of its market–and the current marketplace is beautifully diverse.
So, be a business which champions inclusion and equal opportunities. From your onboarding steps to promotional process, treat all employees with fairness and impartiality–regardless of their language background.
You’ll soon see productivity manifest into accomplishment. And it all comes from engaging with unique and individually talented multilingual employees.
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Meaning "condition of being adapted, state of being fitted to circumstances or relations" is from 1670s. Sense of "modification of a thing to suit new conditions" is from 1790. Biological sense "variations in a living thing to suit changed conditions" first recorded 1859 in Darwin's writings.
toasted cheese and bread, 1706, from French ramequin (late 17c.), said to be from a Germanic source (compare Middle Low German rom "cream"), from Proto-Germanic *rau(g)ma-, which is of uncertain origin.
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The inspiring look that impress everyone – there is no living and non-living entity in the Universe that is not influenced by Bhagwan Shiv at first glance.
The serpent around his neck, the crescent moon as ornament, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead (the eye that when opened turns everything into ashes), the trishula or trident as his weapon, and the damaru drum are all representations of Shiva that is seen in mortal life of Earthlings. He is also worshipped as a lingam, an anicon form for human beings.
One of the imposing gods of the Hindu triad is Bhagwan Shiva. While Brahma is praised as the “creator,” Vishnu is the “protector,” and he is called the “destroyer.”
The “destruction” by Mahadev is annihilation of not just evil manifestation but also the inherent flaws, defects, and delusions of human nature. And this so-referred devastation makes space for new creations. Therefore, the best way to define Bhagwan Shiva is as a “constructive destroyer.”
Among ShivBhakts, Mahadev is also known as Supreme Being, Bhagwan of Ultimate Reality, Moksha Dayak and Bhagwan of Karma, Time, Arts, Dance, Yoga, and Meditation. In different avatars he does not resemble his original Saakar Roop of Bhagwan Shiv.
Bholenath can be seen seated in a contemplative position in human form. According to Shiv Puran, Bhagwan Shiva’s Linga form manifested on Chaturdashi Tithi, Krishna Paksha, in the month of Phalguna (as per the Hindu calendar).
It is also recorded that Bhagwan Shiva (Purusha) united with Parvati (Shakti) on this auspicious day. As a result, the occasion, also known as Maha Shivratri, honours the union of the Bhagwan and his consort. The amalgamation of fire and water energies in the form of Bhagwan Shiva and Maa Parvati controls many functions of the world. Mahadev has had many different incarnations to accomplish a variety of goals spanned across trillions of years of his existence. He is revered as Bholenath, Mahadev, Shankar, and many more titles – over 1000 unique names.
Avatars of Bhagwan Shiv
- 1 Avatars of Bhagwan Shiv
- 1.1 Bhagwan Shiv as Pippalada Avatar
- 1.2 Bhagwan Shiv as Nandi Avatar
- 1.3 Bhagwan Shiv as Veerbhadra Avatar
- 1.4 Bhagwan Shiv as Bhairava Avatar
- 1.5 Bhagwan Shivansh as Ashwatthama Avatar
- 1.6 Bhagwan Shiv as Sharabha Avatar
- 1.7 Bhagwan Shiv as Grihapati Avatar
- 1.8 Bhagwan Shiv as Durvasa Avatar
- 1.9 Bhagwan Shiv as Rishabha Avatar
- 1.10 Bhagwan Shiv as Yatinath Avatar
- 1.11 Bhagwan Shiv as Hanuman Avatar
- 1.12 Bhagwan Shiv as Krishna Darshan Avatar
- 1.13 Bhagwan Shiv as Bhikshuvarya Avatar
- 1.14 Bhagwan Shiv as Sureshwar Avatar
- 1.15 Bhagwan Shiv as Keerat Avatar
- 1.16 Bhagwan Shiv as Sunatnartak Avatar
- 1.17 Bhagwan Shiv as Brahmachari Avatar
- 1.18 Bhagwan Shiv as Yaksheshwar Avatar
- 1.19 Bhagwan Shiv as Avadhoot Avatar
Bhagwan Shiva took different incarnations through his Shivansh. Shivansh is fractional part of Bhagwan Shiva’s energy. The Shivansh is created for that particular event to accomplish certain task and give message to the humanity here and other 4 lakh different beings of respective planets.
Bhagwan Shiv as Pippalada Avatar
Sage Dadhichi and his wife Swarcha gave birth to this manifestation of Bhagwan Shiva.
When Pippalada’s father Dadhichi dedicated his life to assist Indra fight the asura Vritra, his wife Swarcha was carrying Pippalada at the time. When Swarcha learned of her husband’s passing, she put the baby Pippalada under a pippal tree. She then went into samadhi so she could meet her husband again. Dadhimati, Dadhichi’s sister, cared for the little Pippalada. He accepted the pippal leaves and amrit (nectar) that Chandra Dev had provided (God of Moon).
As Pippalada grew up and realised what killed his father, he cursed Shani Dev (Saturn). He intended to exact revenge on Shani Dev for the suffering he and his father endured. Shani Dev therefore disappeared from the cosmos. After the Devas stepped in, Pippalada consented to pardon Shani by promising that no one under the age of sixteen would be impacted by his negative consequences. Shani Dosha sufferers pray to Bhagwan Shiva for this great blessing.
Pippalada helped in creation of Prashna Upnishad. The following six sages approached Pippalada and asked about the meaning of life: Sauryayanin Gargya, Saibya Satyakama, Kabandhin Katyayana, Bhargava Vaidarbhi, Kausalya Asvalayana, and Sukesan Bharadvaja. After a year of austerity, they posed six queries. The Prashna Upanishad is the name given to these queries and their responses.
Bhagwan Shiv as Nandi Avatar
The Sanskrit word Nandi means pleasure, happiness, and fulfilment. Nandi represents similar traits in his service to Mahadev.
Sage Shilada gave birth to Bhagwan Shiva in this form. The sage prayed for an immortal kid and underwent severe penance to obtain Bhagwan Shiva’s blessings. As a result of Sage’s devotion, Bhagwan Shiva took the form of Nandi, who afterwards served as both the mount of the Bhagwan and the guardian of Kailasha (Bhagwan Shiva’s heavenly residence).
The “bull vahana” of the Hindu deity Shiva then became Nandi (also known as Nandikeshwara or Nandideva). Nearly all Shiva temples honour the sitting Nandi, who usually faces the primary shrine.
According to Saivite siddhantic tradition, he is regarded as the principal guru of the eight Nandinatha Sampradaya pupils who were dispatched in eight separate directions to disseminate the knowledge: Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, Sanatkumara, Tirumular, Vyagrapada, Patanjali, and Sivayoga Muni. Vietnamese Cham Hindus believe that the Nandi would transport their spirit from Vietnam to India’s sacred territory once they pass away.
The eight Ganeshwaras (commanders of Shiva) named in the earliest Saivite literature in various languages are Devi, Chandesha, Mahakala, Vabha, Nandi, Ganesha, Bhringi, and Murugan.
Nandi seating in front of Shiv in all temples has an interesting incident mentioned in Shiv Puran.
Nandi, who had a shortened life, asked his father, Sage Shilada, for permission to conduct penance before going to the secluded place around the River Bhuvana to practise austerity. He waded into the water and started his immense hardship of atonement. Sage Shilada had thought due to penance, Bhagwan Shiv may grant his son a longer life.
Because of his intense commitment and focus, Bhagwan Shiva suddenly materialised in front of him. The three-eyed God kindly commanded Nandi, “Open your eyes!” while gazing at Nandi.
When Nandi opened his eyes, he witnessed, the most stunning figure he had ever seen standing in front of him with the aura of a blazing sun. Nandi regarded the Bhagwan, in a desire to extend his lifeline. But after darshan, he believed he had no further questions to pose. “If only I could constantly be with the Bhagwan,” he immediately thought to himself.
Shiva smiled at Nandi, “Nandi, your penance drew me here with such force! Anything you ask for, I will give it to you!” said Shiva.
“Bhagwan I want to stay at your side forever.” Nandi asked, with hands folded.
Shiva granted him a boon. “Nandi I recently misplaced my bull, which I used to travel on. Nandi, you will now have a bull’s head for a face. You’re welcome to stay in my house in Kailash. You will lead all of my Ganas and serve as my constant buddy, comrade, and transportation. This way you will always stay near me.”
Nandi wiped the tears from his eyes and then closed them. He had received a lot more than he had asked for from the Bhagwan Shiv. Since that time, Nandi has served as Shiva’s doorman, sidekick, vehicle, and leader of all of Shiva’s attendants, the Ganas.
Nandi is protector of the Shiva’s abode so it is his duty to stay at the gate as a gate keeper and keep eyes on the visitors. That is why in all temples, Nandi is seen seated at the entrance of the gate or within the perimeter of the temple.
Bhagwan Shiv as Veerbhadra Avatar
One of Bhagwan Shiva’s most vicious incarnations is Veerbhadra.
According to the Padma Purana, Veerbhadra is (the planet Mars) Mangal’s ferocious form. Shiva created Veerbhadra as his sweat falls to the ground as a result of his agony over Sati’s passing. The anguish of Shiva gave birth to the ferocious Veerbhadra, who obliterates the Yajna. Shiva then calms him down and transforms him into Mars, the planet Angaraka.
Sati was the youngest daughter of Daksha, according to Shaivite history. She idolised Shiva as she grew up and had devotion to him. All the gods and princes but Bagwan Shiva were invited to the Swayamvara of Sati by Daksha. Shiva appeared in the middle of the court wearing the garland that Sati had thrown into the air and called for him to accept. As per the tradition, Daksha had to allow Shiva to marry his daughter.
One day, Daksha asked all the devas to perform the Ashwamedha yagna, a significant bloodless Yagna that excluded Shiva. Due to her love for her parents, Sati was compelled to attend the Yagna despite the convention that one should not attend an uninvited ceremony. As a result, Daksha ridiculed her in front of his guests. She ignited herself with the help of her inner yogagni after hearing insults directed at her swami Bhagwan Shiva. Later, the location of Sati’s death near Kankhal, Haridwar, came to be known as “Satikund.”
Shiva pulled a strand of hair out of his head and threw it on the ground after learning what had transpired, feeling both great sadness and rage. It gave birth to Veerabhadra and Bhadrakali. The former is thought to be the one responsible for destroying Agnana; he was born with a towering, powerful frame that reached the higher sky, was as black as the storm clouds, had three blazing eyes, and had fire hair. He also carried weapons and a garland made of skulls. He received the power from Bhadrakali, a vindictive manifestation of Devi.
“Lead my army against Daksha and smash his sacrifice,” Shiva commanded Veerbhadra.
The sages called out as the Devas fled in all directions “You are the guardian of Daksha’s Yagna, Hari. You are the only one who performs and distributes the fruits during the Yagna. Bhagwan help us “.
When Vishnu heard such petitions, he emerged from the field’s Yagna hall. When Veerbhadra saw him, he scowled. He tightened his hold on his trident.
In a harsh voice, Veerbhadra replied “Why are you this Yagna’s defender, Hari? Have you turned against Shiva now? How can I support these corrupt individuals?”
Vishnu remarked with a grin “I am subject to none other than my followers, much like Shiva and Shiv. And it hurts to admit that Daksha, a devotee of mine, asked me to move in as this Yagna’s top guardian at first. As you are bound by your commands from Mahadeva, I am bound by what I said to him.”
Veerbhadra’s expression was wonderful. He whispered as he lowered his head “Oh Shiva’s dear one! I only wanted to get an idea of how you felt, so I inquired. You are to me like Shiva is to me. How am I to combat you?”
Says Vishnu “Fight with me without any hesitation. Having lost, I shall return to my home.”
Vishnu then declared, the fight commences and played his Panchjanya conch shell. He threw his Sudarshana discus at the opposing ganas in the field that were engaged in combat with the yagna guards. Upon noticing this, Veerbhadra began to pace in his direction. A thousand other Vishnus’ dressed just like him, sprang from Vishnu’s body by the power of Maya to engage in combat.
Mahakali, Katyayani, Chamunda, Ishani, Mundamalini, and others were causing havoc in the field and making ominous noises at the same time.
Veerbhadra turned around in place and launched his most potent weapons in all ten directions. All of Vishnu’s cloned bodies were torn apart by those weapons, and they were all reduced to ashes. Vishnu was preparing to attack with his mace while holding it in his hands, seeing this, Veerbhadra launched himself in his direction and pierced his trident in his chest, knocking Vishnu to the ground.
A fire tornado as intense as the one that destroyed the three worlds during Pralaya suddenly erupted. Standing up, Vishnu’s eyes were crimson with rage. Asteroids were striking the earth, and the ground was trembling. He promptly launched a barrage of potent arrows in all directions at his adversary.
Veerbhadra likewise mounted a chariot and reacted by hurling scorching arrows at Vishnu, out of anger at this very unanticipated onslaught. The three worlds rocked with their motions as they continued exchanging numerous powerful missiles in the form of astra and shastra, much like two wild and irrational elephants engaged in battle. Their yells of mutual rage also generated a thundering clamour that filled the directions with rolling echoes. Despite the fact that both of them employed celestial weapons on each other, shaking the three planets and inspiring awe in the hearts of bystanders, none of them were even slightly harmed. Both were equally skilled and swift with their hands and weapons for both attacking and defensive purposes.
Brahma made the decision to drive Veerbhadra’s chariot while observing the ferocious combat with interest and the hope that he could win. Veerbhadra, who was first irate, quickly felt at peace and even thankful after witnessing Brahma’s excellent handling of the chariot’s numerous sophisticated manoeuvres. Brahma took control of the chariot perfectly.
As the fight continued, Veerbhadra threw several powerful weapons at Vishnu, who returned fire with equal ferocity. The three worlds watched in awe as Hari and a manifestation of Hara engaged in a protracted struggle that resulted in earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, landslides, storms, and fire breakouts. Thunder and lightning could be heard across the Antariskha. The impenetrable Sudarshana Chakra, which is dreaded throughout the universe for its potency, was used by Vishnu to kill Veerbhadra once and for all after realising that no conventional means could ever vanquish him. He released the powerful Sudarshana while twisting it around his right index finger, and it screamed through the gap with such great force and acceleration that it soared cleaving the air with incandescent jets of flame erupting obliquely from its thousand rotating teeth.
According to the Skanda Purana, Bhagwan Vishnu tried to kill Veerbhadra by throwing the Sudarshana Chakra at him. Veerbhadra attempted to halt Hari by using a spell to make him unconscious. Vishnu became numb when the Sudarshan Chakra ceased to rotate on his index finger. As soon as the enchantment was broken, he heard Shiva Ganas’ triumphant yells. He believed that this is the the ideal time to get defeated by Veerbhadra and cleared the way for him. He put an arrow on his bow after this thought. As soon as he could, Veerbhadra shot his arrows at his bow, breaking the shaft. As a result, Vishnu hastily left for Vaikuntha after admitting defeat, while Brahma proceeded to his Satyaloka.
Veerbhadra grinned oddly and ordered his army to advance to the Yagna chamber. Sati’s body was completely ablaze in the hallway and had now turned black. Her dead body was spewing forth a black smoke. When Sati summoned the fire, Daksha was unmindful of this sight about his daughter while his wife had just passed out.
In a heavenly voice, Vishnu addressed Brahma “The Dadhichi curse has come to pass today. He cursed all of us—you, me, and all Devas—to be consumed in the fire of Rudra’s wrath because of an old dispute. Daksha can no longer be saved. Even Sati’s prophecies have come to pass. She claimed that if we sided with Daksha, we would all suffer. She is no longer Dakshayani. She is currently Daksha-Yagna-Vinashini “.
A grand Hindu temple of Veerabhadra is situated in Lepakshi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Note: Most of the christian translators distorted many meanings of Vedic scripts when they translated into primitive language english. More often wherever Antariskha or Space or Shunya or Akasha is mentioned in Shaivite texts, they translated it into manmade Bible reference as firmament indirectly supporting concept of flat earth fakery of unscientific Bible. There is no dome shaped firmament above earth that covers it like a shell, this is scentifically proven many times.
Bhagwan Shiv as Bhairava Avatar
One of Bhagwan Shiva’s most ferocious incarnations is the Bhairava. The Bhairava Avatar, also known as Dandapani, chastises individuals who are avaricious, lusty, and haughty. This is why the Bhairava avatar was created: these unfavourable attributes frequently result in one’s fall from grace.
The term “bhairava” comes from the word “bhairu” or “viru,” meaning “dangerous.” Bhairava translates as “terribly fearsome shape.” It is sometimes referred to as being beyond fear or being one who kills fear. According to one version, he shields his followers from terrible foes, greed, desire, and fury. These adversaries are hazardous because they prevent people from looking within for God. Another view is that Bha denotes creation, Ra denotes sustenance, and Va denotes annihilation. The three stages of existence are therefore created, maintained, and dissipated by Bhairava. As a result, he is elevated to the status of supreme being.
Brahma and Vishnu’s discourse, which is related in the Shiva Mahapuranam, is said to be the source of Bhairava.
Vishnu questioned Brahma in it, asking, “Who is the supreme creator of the Universe?”
Brahma instructed Vishnu to revere him as the Supreme Creator with arrogance. Brahma had a notion once “Five heads are on me. Shiva has five heads as well. Since I am able to perform all of Shiva’s actions, I am Shiva.” As a result, Brahma developed a mild case of egotism. He also started to interfere with Shiva’s job and started to forget what Shiva was meant to be accomplishing. Shiva then nonchalantly went to cut off one of Brahma’s heads after tossing a tiny hair off his head into the form of Kala Bhairava. Brahma’s skull (Kapala), whose ego was annihilated and who attained enlightenment, happened in the hands of Kala Bhairava. He was forever thankful to Shiva and from that point on became both valuable to himself and to the world. Shiva is believed to be watching over each of these Shaktipeeth (Shakti temples) in the form of the Kala Bhairava. A Bhairava temple is located next to each Shaktipeeth.
According to a different school of belief, Shiva himself created Bhairava. One particular demon by the name of Dahursura had the blessing that he could only be destroyed by a female energy. To murder him, Parvati assumed the guise of Kali. The monster was slaughtered by Kali’s rage. She killed the monster, and her rage changed into a kid. According to Shiv Puran, energy is transferred. Here the rage got transformed into a kid. Kali gave the infant her milk to drink. Both Kali and the kid later joined Shiva. Bhairava emerged in all eight of his incarnations (as Astanga Bhairavas) from this combined form of Shiva. Shiva produced Bhairava in this way, making him one of Shiva’s sons.
Bhairava is also seen mentioned in the Puranas. In this rendition, gods and demons engaged in combat. Shiva created Kala Bhairava, from whom Astanga Bhairavas were sprung, in order to destroy the demons. These Ashta Bhairavas had relationships with Ashta Matrikas. These Ashta Matrikas and Ashta Bhairavas have horrifying appearances. There were 64 Bhairavas and 64 Yoginis produced from these Ashta Bhairavas and Ashta Matrikas.
Bhairava statues are often located in the north of Shiva temples and face west. His other name is Kshetrapala. He is depicted as standing and holding four hands. He uses a drum, a pasa (noose), a trident, and a skull as weapons. More than four hands are seen in certain versions of Bhairava. He shows up with a dog. He has a ferocious aspect because to his weapons, the dog, his jutting fangs, his terrifying eyes, and a garland of red flowers.
Regular puja (reverence) ceremonies in all Shiva temples start with Surya and conclude with Bhairava. A ghee bath (abhisheka), red flowers, a ghee lamp, an unbroken coconut, honey, cooked food, fibrous fruits, etc. are offered by devotees as offerings to Bhairava. A Bhairava idol should face west for best results, south for average results, and east for below average results. Midnight is the ideal time to pray to Bhairavi. It is stated that Bhairava and his wife Bhairavi will make an appearance for their followers at midnight. Midnight on a Friday is the ideal moment. Eight different flower and leaf varieties are utilised in the archana to Bhairava.
Bhairava is the pinnacle of manifestation or aham “I” consciousness according to Kashmir Shaivism. Swarna Akarshana Bhairava is one of his namesakes; in this form, he has a crimson or blue complexion and is dressed in golden attire. The moon is directly overhead of him. He has four hands, and in one of them he is holding a golden container. He bestows prosperity and fortune. Puja on Tuesdays yields prompt results. He is described as having 32 hands, the shape of a bird, a golden complexion, dreadful fangs, and a human form above the hip in certain ancient scriptures. Enemies are destroyed when worshipped.
Some Bhairava forms serve as the eight cardinal points’ watchdogs. The Bhairavas are 64. Sixty four Bhairavas are classified into 8 different categories; each category with one prominent Bhairava at the top. Astanga Bhairavas is the name given to the main eight Bhairavas. The eight directions of this cosmos are under the Ashta Bhairavas’ dominion. Thus, there are 64 Bhairavas in all, with seven sub-Bhairavas beneath each Bhairava. According to the Saiva tantric writings, Maha Kala Bhairava, also known as Kala Bhairava, is the greatest ruler of time in this world and is in charge of ruling and controlling all of the Bhairavas (agamas). The consort of Kala Bhairava is Bhairavi. The five elements of earth, akash, air, fire, and water are represented by the eight Bhairavas, with the other three being the sun, moon, and atman. The eight Bhairavas are unique in their appearance, weaponry, and vahanas (vehicles), and they bestow Ashta Lakshmi’s eight forms of riches upon their believers. The worshipper arrives to a real Guru with continued adoration of Bhairava. Each of the eight Bhairavas has a unique mantra.
Because he watches over the eight compass directions of the universe, Bhairava is often invoked as a protector. When the temple is shut, the keys are set in front of Bhairava in Shiva temples. Bhairava is also known as the defender of females. He is the defender of the timid, particularly women devotees who are naturally reserved.
Worshiping Bhairava is often said to bring wealth, success, and healthy children, avert early death, and provide a resolution to debts and responsibilities. Siva, known as the Maha Bhairava, is the single source from which different types of Bhairava can arise.
Let us know these eight forms of Bhagwan Bhairav.
This form of Lord Bhairav is blue in color and his ride is Garuda. Like Lord Shiva, Krodha Bhairav also has three eyes and is considered to be the lord of South and West. By worshiping this form of Kaal Bhairav, one gets freedom from all kinds of troubles and troubles and the ability to fight these troubles and troubles increases in the person.
Angry Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Gadam shankam cha Chakrancha pada pathrancha dharinam,
Lakshmyacha sahitham vame garudasana susthitham,
Neela varnam maha devam Vande Sri Kroda Bhairavam.
I bow to the angry Bhairava, who is blue and a great God,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who is armed with mace, conch, wheel, rope and a vessel,
Who is near Goddess Lakshmi riding on Garuda the eagle.
This form of Bhairav ji is bright and in this form he rides on an elephant. As a Kapal, Kaal Bhairav has four hands, in his right two hands he holds a trident and a sword, and in his left two hands he holds a weapon and a pot. By worshiping this form of Lord Bhairav, a person gets freedom from all legal actions and all his stuck work starts getting done.
Skull Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Pasam, Vajram, thadha Gadgam pana pathranch dharinam,
Indrani shakthi sahitham Gaja vahana susthitham,
Kapala Bhairavam Vande padma ragha prabham Shubham.
I bow to the Bhairava of the skull, who has a shining body,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who holds rope, Vajrayudha, Sword and Drinking Goblet,
Who has with him Indrani Shakthi, is being well praised and rides on an elephant.
Asitang Bhairav also has three eyes and his whole body is black in color. Asitang Bhairav’s ride is a swan and he is wearing a garland of skulls around his neck. His weapon is also the cranium. Worshiping this form of Lord Bhairav increases the artistic ability of a person.
Dark Skinned Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam shantham, munda mala bhooshitham,
Swetha varnam, krupa murthim, Bhairavam Kundalojjwalam,
Gada kapala samyuktham, kumarsya digambaram,
Banam pathrancha sankham cha Aksha maalaam kundalam,
Naga Yagnopaveetham cha dharinam suvibhooshitham,
Brahmani shakthi sahitham, hamsaroodam suroopinam,
SArvabheeshta dharam nithyam asithangam Bhajamyaham.
I pray the dark Bhairava who fulfills all desires,
Who is forever, who has three eyes, who blesses and is peaceful,
Who wears a skull garland, who is white, who is the Lord of mercy,
Who shines in his ear globes, who holds mace and the skull,
Who is young and nude, who holds arrow, vessel, conch, bead chain and ear globes,
Who wears snake as sacred thread, who is well ornamented,
Who is with Goddess Brahmani, rides on a swan and is good to look at.
The Chanda form of Lord Bhairav is white in colour, and he is adorned with three eyes. In this form he rides a peacock. Lord Bhairav in his Chanda form is holding a sword in one hand, a vessel in the other, an arrow in the third hand and a bow in the fourth hand. A person who worships this form of Lord Bhairav gets victory over his enemies and he gets success in every work.
Chanda Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Dhanur banancha bhibranam, Gadgam Pathram Thadaiva cha,
Koumari shakthi sahitham, Shikihi vahana sthitham,
Gowri varnayudham Devam Vande Sri Chanda Bhairavam.
I pray to the Chanda Bhairava who is pure white in colour,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who holds rope, Vajrayudha, Sword and Drinking Goblet,
Who has with him Kaumari Shakthi and rides on a peacock.
The Ruru form of Bhairav is very effective and attractive, in this form he rides on the vine. In this form, he is holding an axe, pot, sword and skull in his hands and a snake is wrapped around his waist. All knowledge is attained by worshiping Ruru Bhairav.
Acharya Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Dangam krisna mrugam pathram bibranam chakru panakam,
Maheswaryayudham devam vrusharoodam smitha vahanam,
Shudha sphatikam sankaram, namami Ruru Bhairavam.
I bow to the Bhairava with the deer, who is like pure crystal and a destroyer,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who holds a hatchet, deer, drinking goblet and a sword in his hands,
Who has the armed Maheswari by his side and who is smiling and rides on a bull.
The form of Sanhar Bhairav is very amazing, in this form his whole body is red in color. Sanhar Bhairav is naked in this form and the skull is installed in his forehead, that too of red color. His vehicle is a dog and he has three eyes and a snake is wrapped around his body. By worshiping this form of Sanhar Bhairav, a person gets freedom from all his sins.
Destroyer Bhairava Mantra:
Dasa bhahum trinethram cha sarpa yagnopaveethinm,
Damishtra karala vadanam ashtaiswarya pradhayakam,
Digambaram kumarancha simha vahana samsthitham,
Soolam damarugam shankam, gadam chakrancha darinam,
Gadgam pathram cha Gadwangam pasa mangusa meva cha,
Ugra roopam madonmathamam bada vaalai,
Chandika shakthi sahitham dyayeth samhara Bhairavam.
I pray to Bhairava the destroyer, who is with Chandika Shakthi,
Who has ten hands, three eyes and snake as sacred thread,
Who has protruding teeth, fearful look and grants eight type of wealth,
Who is nude, a youth and rides on a lion,
Who holds trident, drum, conch, mace and wheel in his hands,
Who holds sword, vessel, Gadwangam, rope and goad.
And who has fearful looks, wears skull garland and greatly exuberant.
Mantta Bhairav’s body is yellow in color and he rides on a horse. This form of Bhairav is said to be of calm nature and by worshiping him, a person gets freedom from all his negative thoughts and he feels a calm and pleasant feeling.
Fierce Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Hema Varnam, maha devam, hastha vahana susthitham,
Gadgam, kapalam, musalam, dathantham, kedagam thadha,
Varahi shakthi sahitham Vande Unmatha Bhairavam. || 4 ||
I bow to the Fierce Bhairava who is power called Varahi,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who is of golden colour, great God and rides on a swan,
And who holds sword, skull, Pestle and also the shield.
Bhishan Bhairav is riding a lion and he holds a lotus flower in one hand, a sword in the other, a trident in the third and a vessel in the fourth. Worshiping Lord Bhairav in a fierce form gets rid of evil spirits and ghosts.
Terriffying Bhairava Mantra:
Trinethram, varadam, santham, kumarancha digambaram,
Gadgam soolam Kapalancha darinam musalam thadha,
Chamunda shakthi sahitham pretha vahana susthitham,
Raktha varnam maha devam Vabde Bheeshana Bhairavam.
I pray to the Terriffying Bhairava who is a great God of blood red colour,
Who has three eyes, blesses, peaceful, young and nude,
Who holds sword, trident, skull and pestle in his hand,
Who has with him Chamunda Shakthi and rides on a corpse.
Bhagwan Shivansh as Ashwatthama Avatar
The parents of Ashwatthama were Drona and Kripi. In a cave in a jungle, he was born (Tapkeshwar mahadev temple, Dehradun. Uttrakhand). Drona spends several years performing harsh penance in order to appease Lord Shiva and produce a son who is equally brave as Lord Shiva. Ashwatthama is born with a jewel on his forehead that grants him control over all creatures that are lower than humans and shields him from thirst, hunger, and exhaustion. Despite being a skilled warrior, Drona has a modest existence with limited material possessions. Ashwatthama thus had a challenging childhood because his family cannot even buy milk. Drona travels to the Panchal Kingdom to ask Drupada, a former Gurubhai in Gurukul and a friend, for help in order to better his family’s lot. But Drupada disapproves of the connection, telling Drona that a monarch and a pauper cannot be close friends.
Post this incident, Kripa extends an invitation to Drona to visit Hastinapur after realising his hardship. He attracts Bhishma, another one of his disciples, there. As a result, Drona is recognised as the Kauravas’ and Pandavas’ guru at Hastinapur. Along with them, Ashwatthama receives training in the ways of fighting.
Drona afterwards requested his followers to offer him his Guru Dakshina. In his Guru Dakshina, he asked about Drupada’s loss. Drupada and his daughter, the Commander-in-Chief Shikhandini, kidnapped the Kauravas when they were unable to overcome Drupada. Drupada was later vanquished by the Pandavas, who then gave him to Drona. Ashwatthama was anointed king of Panchala’s southern region by Drona.
Ashwatthama intends to launch an immoral nighttime assault on the Pandavas’ camp alongside Kripa and Kritavarma.
Dhrishtadyumna, the leader of the Pandava army and his father’s killer, is the first person attacked, Ashwatthama kicks to wake him up. As the half-awake Dhrishtadyumna begs to be permitted to die with a sword in his hand, Ashwatthama chokes him to death. The surviving soldiers, including the Upapandavas, Shikhandi, Yudhamanyu, Uttamaujas, and several other notable warriors of the Pandava army, continue to be butchered by Ashwatthama. Due to his active skills as one of the eleven Rudras, Ashwatthama is uninjured even as some troops attempt to retaliate. At the camp’s gates, Kripacharya and Kritavarma chop down everyone attempting to run from Ashwatthama’s anger.
The three fighters seek out Duryodhana after the carnage. They inform him that all of the Panchalas have perished and that the Pandavas have no sons with whom to celebrate their victory. Due to Ashwatthama’s capacity to fulfil for him what Bhishma, Drona, and Karna could not, Duryodhana felt extremely gratified and avenged. Duryodhana passes away at this point, and the three surviving Kaurava soldiers carry out the cremation ceremonies while in sadness.
The following morning, the Pandavas and Krishna, who were absent throughout the previous night, return to their tent. When the Pandavas learn of these happenings, Yudhishthira passes out and they become distraught. Bhima goes to murder Drona’s son in a rage. At Guru Vyasa’s ashram close to the bank of the Bhagiratha, they discover him.
In order to fulfil his promise to destroy the Pandavas, the newly activated Ashwatthama conjures the Brahmastra against them. To protect themselves, Krishna orders Arjuna to launch the Brahmashira anti-missile to Brahmastra towards Ashwatthama. Vyasa steps in and stops the weapons from slamming into one another. He requests that Ashwatthama and Arjuna return their missiles. Knowing how to accomplish it, Arjuna returns it. In an effort to break the Pandava lineage, Ashwatthama, who is unaware of how to recover the Brahmastra unlike Arjuna instead points the weapon towards pregnant Uttara, Arjuna’s daughter-in-law.
In response to requests from Draupadi, Subhadra, and Sudeshna, Krishna protects Uttara’s unborn child from the consequences of Brahmastra. The infant was given the name Parikshit (which means “the tested one”) by Bhagwan Sri Krishna since he had already gone through a test of life before being born. Later, this child succeeds Yudhisthira as the new king of Hastinapur.
Ashwatthama was cursed by Krishna for his misdeeds of slaying Pandava offspring and killing sleeping soldiers, and was doomed to walk around with an unhealable wound on his forehead. Ashwatthama is alive and still roams in forests and unfrequented places of India. This curse from Krishna caused him to turn into a Chiranjivi (immortal).
Bhagwan Shiv as Sharabha Avatar
In order to calm Narasimha, the ferocious man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, Shiva took the appearance of Sharabha. Sharabeshwara is the name given to this form.
According to the Shiva Purana, Narasimha’s fury threatened the entire universe after killing Hiranyakashipu. The gods ordered Shiva to send Virabhadra to fight Narasimha. Shiva appeared as Sharabha when that failed.
Sharabha is described as assaulting Narasimha and immobilising him in the Shiva Purana and other puranas. He thereby subdued the frightening anger of Narasimha. In order for Shiva to use the hide and lion’s head as a robe, it is also reported that Sharabha then beheaded and skinned Narasimha. The mutilation and slaying of Narasimha are also mentioned in the Sharabha Upanishad and the Linga Purana. After the mutilation, Vishnu returned to his natural form, properly praised Shiva, and then left the place. From this point forwards, Shiva was referred to as “Sharabeshamurti” or “Simhagnamurti”.
In contrast to what the Shiva and Linga Puranas assert, the Skanda Purana views Narasimha as a little annoyance to Hiranyakasipu and not as a global menace. It was thought that Vishnu may take on Narasimha’s violent form forever, which would be damaging to his ability to perform good actions. In order to guarantee that Vishnu’s lion body was cast aside and he was reunited with his original heavenly form, Shiva took the guise of Sharabha. Sharabha was struck by Narasimha with his body, but as Sharabha had a “adamantine body,” it was Vishnu who screamed in agony. Vishnu then bowed and worshipped Sharabha after realising that he was none other than Shiva. Then Shiva blesses Vishnu and grants him the ability to slay demons.
The tale is wrapped up in a Purana with the gods pleading with Shiva to abandon his Sharabha form out of concern that Sharabha could lose control of his fury. Shiva then tore Sharabha’s body apart; his limbs were distributed, and his torso was transformed into a Kapalika. The story is also covered in the Vamana Purana, which concludes with Sharabha transforming into a lingam, which is Shiva’s emblem, and Narasimha returning to his original state as the serene Vishnu.
The Sharabha avatar is a unique specimen. The Bhagwan manifested as a creature that resembled both a lion and a bird. The Sharabha avatar is described as having eight legs in various scriptures.
Bhagwan Shiv as Grihapati Avatar
On the banks of the Narmada River, Brahmins Visvanara and his wife Shuchismati were living. They were married for a very long time, yet they never had kids. Both were devastated by this. Suchishmati frequently bemoaned Visvanara’s failure to identify a solution to the issue.
Lord Shiva was revered by Visvanara. He made the decision to travel to Kashi and offer Lord Siva prayers. When he arrived at Kashi, he began to pray. Mahadev chose to bless his devotee since he was happy with his request. Visvanara was blessed by Siva, who also promised to give birth to a son for them. Shuchismati eventually became pregnant, and after her pregnancy was fully developed, she gave birth to a blessed kid. The whole family rejoiced the birth of the baby. All the gods and sages, including Lord Shiva and Parvati, were present during the child’s name-giving ritual. Child was given the name Grihapati by Lord Brahma. The holy thread ritual for Grihapati was held when he turned five. He began studying the Vedas in the conventional manner, and after a year he was fluent in all of the Vedas and other holy scriptures.
Narada visited the household when Grihapati became nine years old. “Grihapati will experience a dread of fire,” according to Narada’s prophecy. Additionally, he told Visvanara that Grihapati was about to pass away due to the negative impacts of the planetary combinations. Both Visvanara and Suchishmati broke down in tears due to this sadness of this information. Grihapati then comforted his parents before travelling to Kashi to perform atonement in order to live. Grihapati discovered an auspicious location in Kashi and installed a Shivalinga there. He began his penance with prayers while standing next to the Shivalingam. Lord Indra appeared and gave Grihapati an option to ask for a blessing, for whatever favour he desired. Grihapati, however, refrained from making any demands. As a result, Indra grew enraged and attempted to assault him with his Vajrayudha (weapon Vajra). Grihapati was really terrified. He made a protection request to Lord Shiva. Lord Siva appeared before him right away. Indra was obliged to leave the area after sighting Bholenath. “Do not be alarmed by this Vajra of Indra,” Mahadeva stated while bestowing blessings upon Grihapati. “You could not be killed by a Vajra.” Grihapati was overjoyed. He worshipped a Shivalinga in Kashi, which eventually became known as “Agnisvaralinga or Agnishwar Linga.” Shiva appointed Grihapati as the ruler of all the directions.
Bhagwan Shiv as Durvasa Avatar
Sage Atri and his wife Anasuya gave birth to this manifestation of Bhagwan Shiva.
Brahma and Shiva engaged into a fierce argument, according to the Brahmanda Purana. When the devas retreated from his presence out of fear, Shiva erupted in a furious anger. Shiva’s consort, Parvati, lamented that he was now difficult to get along with. Shiva vented his rage on Anasuya, the sage Atri’s wife, after realising the havoc it had wrought. A kid by the name of Durvasa (meaning, one who is difficult to live with) was born from this piece of Shiva’s rage that was implanted inside Anasuya. He had an irascible disposition because he was created out of Shiva’s rage. As a result, Rishi Durvasa was an incarnation of the deity Shiva and the son of Anasuya and Atri.
According to an incident in the Vishnu Purana, Durvasa approached a Vidyadhari (nymph of the air) and asked for her heavenly crown of flowers as he was travelling the ground in a state of ecstasy owing to a vow he was keeping. The sage accepted the garland from the nymph with reverence, and he then put it on his brow. As the Durvasa continued his exploration, he came to Indra riding his elephant, Airavata, with the gods at his side. Indra snatched the garland that Durvasa flung at him and put it on Airavata’s head. The scent of the nectar in the flowers annoyed the elephant, who then hurled the garland on the ground with its trunk.
Indra was cursed by Durvasa in a fit of rage so that he would be removed from his position of dominance over the three realms, just as the garland was. Durvasa was furious to see his gift used so callously. Indra implored Durvasa for his pardon right away, but the sage refused to revoke or lessen his curse. Indra and the devas lost their lustre and their might as a result of the curse. The asuras commanded by Bali took advantage of this chance to attack the gods.
After being defeated, the gods went to Brahma for assistance. They were instructed by Brahma to seek shelter with Vishnu. In response, Vishnu gave them advice to make peace with the asuras and assist them in obtaining the Amrita (nectar of immortality) under the guise of sharing it with them. In order to restore the devas’ previous strength and enable them to once more vanquish the asuras, Vishnu swore to make sure only the devas drank the nectar. The gods and demons started making preparations to churn milk ocean after the devas followed Vishnu’s advise and established a ceasefire with the asuras.
In the Mahabharata, Durvasa is renowned for bestowing blessings upon individuals who delight him, especially after being treated with honour as a guest. The incident he had with Kunti, Pandu’s future bride and the mother of the Pandavas, serves as an illustration of this type of behaviour. When Kunti was a little girl, she resided at Kuntibhoja’s home, her adoptive father.
One day, Durvasa paid Kuntibhoja a visit and requested his hospitality. The monarch gave his daughter Kunti charge of looking after the sage and giving him all the attention he need while he was there. Kunti patiently endured Durvasa’s irritability and his absurd demands (such as needing food at strange hours of the night) while devotedly serving the sage. The sage eventually found satisfaction. He repaid Kunti by teaching her the Atharvaveda mantras, which allow a woman to summon any deity of her choosing in order to have children by him, before leaving. Kunti chose to put the slogan to the test out of curiosity and scepticism. This doubt on power of Vedic mantras landed Kunti in a major trouble later.
She gave birth to Karna, her first child, after calling upon the sun god Surya. She put the infant in a basket and let him adrift down a river out of fear for her future as an unmarried mother. Adhiratha, a charioteer for the ruler of Hastinapur, and his wife Radha subsequently discovered the baby Karna and reared him. Soon after this incident, Kunti married Pandu, the ruler of Hastinapur. By using the same mantras that Durvasa had taught her, Kunti gave birth to the three oldest of Pandu’s five sons. Karna will later develop into a skilled combatant and a fierce foe of the Pandavas. His younger half-brother Arjuna, who was ignorant of their familial link, would finally kill him on the battlefield of Kurukshetra as a result of this animosity.
Durvasa and a few of his pupils arrived in Hastinapura during the exile of the Pandavas. Duryodhana and Shakuni, his maternal uncle, were successful in pleasing the sage. Durvasa was so happy with him that he gave him a boon. Knowing that the Pandavas wouldn’t have anything to feed him after Draupadi finished her meal, Duryodhana requested the sage to go see his cousins in the forest because he secretly wanted Durvasa to curse the Pandavas in wrath.
In response to Duryodhana’s invitation, Durvasa and his followers paid a visit to the Pandavas at their hermitage in the forest. The Akshaya Patra, which the Pandavas used to get their sustenance during this exile, would run out of food each day after Draupadi finished her meal. There was nothing left to offer Durvasa that day because Draupadi had already eaten by the time he came, and the Pandavas were quite worried about what would happen to them if they didn’t feed such a revered guru. Draupadi pleaded to Krishna for assistance while Durvasa and his students were gone taking a bath at the river.
Draupadi was soon approached by Krishna, who claimed to be starving and requested her for food. Exasperated, Draupadi said that the reason she had prayed to Krishna was because she was out of food. Then Krishna instructed her to fetch him the Akshaya Patra. When she did, he ate the single grain of rice and piece of vegetable that he had discovered sticking to the container and declared that the “meal” had satiated him.
As the satisfaction of Krishna, the Supreme Being who permeates the entire world, signified the satiation of the appetite of all living creatures, this satisfied the hunger of Durvasa and his pupils. After taking a bath, Sage Durvasa and his followers secretly withdrew without going back to the Pandavas’ hermitage because they were terrified of the Pandavas’ anger for their disrespectful behaviour in declining the meal that would be offered to them.
Rishi Durvasa was respected by both humans and Devas despite his reputation for having a short temper.
Bhagwan Shiv as Rishabha Avatar
Goddess Laxmi visited her oceanic father Samudra dev. Samudra Dev greets her and expresses his deep gratitude for his daughter Laxmi’s union with Lord Vishnu. Goddess Laxmi became anxious when Samudra Dev told a concern that was related to her.
The father of Goddess Laxmi informed her that his other five daughters, Vedah, Samisha, Suvesha, Sukesha, and Sumitra, had all chosen Lord Vishnu as their swami. The goddess Laxmi was informed by Samudra that his other daughters were engaging in penance in order to obtain Vishnu as their husband.
Goddess Laxmi, who was depressed after learning this development, left for Vaikuntha.
She asks Lord Vishnu at Vaikuntha, “Who is in Lord Vishnu’s heart?”
“Devi, you would be well aware that Mahadev lives in my heart’s half part; as he is my Aradhya,” Lord Vishnu says graciously in response to Goddess Laxmi.
“I hope, Swami, I’m on the other side of your heart,” the goddess Laxmi enquired.
The Lord Vishnu said, “Devi, I have important responsibilities for the planet as its keeper. The globe, my followers, and You all have a place in the other region of my heart.”
Godess Laxmi expressed her emotions, “I love the world too, Swami, but there is only you in my heart. I deserve your undivided affection. You can remove me from your heart if it is not feasible.”
The encounter between Samudra dev and Goddess Laxmi was known to Lord Vishnu. On the other side, all of goddess Laxmi’s sisters were offering penance in Lord Vishnu’s honour. Lord Vishnu came in front of them following their successful penance and asked Laxmi’s sisters to beg the boon.
Everyone was ecstatic to see Lord Vishnu standing in front of them. They asked Lord Vishnu to grant their wish, which was for him to erase their past memories and wed them all. By taking on all of them as wives and becoming completely insane, Lord Vishnu bestowed the blessing.
The blessing stipulated that Lord Vishnu now had to abandon his role as the world’s protector and live in the Patal Lok (lowest realm) as a devoted husband.
Lord Vishnu moved from Vaikuntha to Patal Lok, upsetting the harmony of the nature and universe. Goddess Laxmi was very upset by this, so she travelled to Mount Kailash to visit Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. Goddess Laxmi told Mahadev and Uma the entire story of the occurrence. Maa Parvati responded, “Devi, Lord Vishnu is the world’s guardian. How could you possibly think that he would just love you? We must realise that Shiva and Vishnu consider one another to be their rulers.”
Goddess Laxmi learns her lesson after hearing Goddess Parvati’s advice. Lord Shiva agrees to Lord Vishnu’s return from Patal Lok.
Lord Shiva arrived at Patal Lok in his Rishabh incarnation. Due to memory loss, Lord Vishnu could not identify Mahakaal, who was in front of him, when he first encountered Shiva in the shape of Rishabh. Bholenath understood that he could only evoke the divinity of Lord Vishnu by fighting the latter. Shiva and Lord Vishnu engaged in a furious fight.
Vishnu began assaulting Lord Shiva with a variety of weapons, but Shiva repulsed each one. Because they were both so powerful, the fight was becoming increasingly challenging. When Lord Vishnu saw a Rishabh of equal strength in front of him, he began to use his lethal weapon. Shiva was retaliating against each of Lord Vishnu’s weapons. For several years, the fight continued.
Lord Vishnu’s rage had reached its peak, and he used the Narayan Astra to assault Lord Shiva. Shiva responded by hurling the Pashupati Astra at Lord Vishnu. Both become trapped into one other’s lethal Astra in this way. After seeing Shiva and Vishnu’s impasse, Lord Ganesha finally made an appearance in front of all of Goddess Laxmi’s sisters.
“Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are complimentary to one another and both are stuck into one other’s weapons,” said Ganesha.
They came to understand thanks to Ganpati that the universe would perish if this battle went on as it is. Therefore, regaining his lost memory is crucial for the Lord Vishnu. All the Laxmi sisters came in the conflict area after hearing Lord Ganesha.
“Lord Vishnu, please pardon our fault; we release you from our boon,” the goddess Laxmi’s sisters begged.
Once the Laxmi goddess’ sisters released Lord Vishnu from their words. Lord Vishnu regains memory and try to escape assault of Mahadev. With Shiva’s aura, the deadly weapon of Pashupati Astra unlocks Bhagwan vishnu. Then, Lord Vishnu understands that Lord Shiva was in front of him in his Rishabh incarnation. Shiva is set free as Lord Vishnu promptly restores his Narayan Astra to his aura. Shiva and Vishnu were both now free. Shiva assumes his various forms, travels to Vaikuntha with Lord Vishnu on his side.
Goddess Laxmi is elated to meet Lord Vishnu at Vaikuntha again.
Shiva is delighted to see Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi reunited, and then he departs for Kailash Parvat.
Bhagwan Shiv as Yatinath Avatar
The Lord Shiva’s Yatinath incarnation showed up to put to the test a friendly tribal couple. Aahuk, a tribe member, perished while defending his visitor Yatinath. His wife was proud of him for risking his life for a visitor rather than grieving. The couple’s dedication pleased Lord Shiva, who bestowed upon them a blessing by announcing that in their subsequent births they would take the names Nala and Damayanti.
The detailed incident goes like this:
On the Arbudachal mountain, a vanvasi by the name of Aahuk used to reside. Both he and his wife, Aahuka, were devoted followers of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva once pretended to be the hermit Yatinath to come before them in order to test their devotion. Aahuk honoured his visitor and gave him excellent service. Then, Lord Shiva asked him to provide refuge for the entire night. Aahuk stated his helplessness since his hut was so tiny and could only hold two people at once.
It would be improper on their part to pass up this opportunity to show their hospitality, so his wife stepped in and asked Aahuk to sleep outside the hut with his arms. Aahuk slept outdoors, while Yatinath, a hermit who was actually Lord Shiva, and Aahuk’s wife slept inside the hut. Unfortunately, a wild animal attacked Aahuk while he was sleeping and killed him. When Lord Shiva discovered Aahuk had passed away in the morning, his heart was broken.
Aahuka decided to sacrifice her life by diving into the blazing fire after comforting Yatinath. As soon as she was about to give up her life, Lord Shiva took on his true form and bestowed upon her the blessing, “In future incarnation, your husband will be born into a royal family. You would be born as Damayanti, and he would change into Nala. I would assist the two of you get together as I would manifest as a swan.”
After this, Lord Shiva became the immovable Shivalinga at the same place known as Achaleshwar linga.
Bhagwan Shiv as Hanuman Avatar
Hanuman had no notion he was a Lord Shiva incarnation, just like Rama had no idea he was a Vishnu avatar.
Hanuman was a very naughty youngster. Hanuman once assaulted the sun shortly after he was born, mistaking it for a piece of fruit. When the sun fled, Hanuman continued to pursue it. Hanuman was a mischievous little monkey, but he grew up to be a very brave and devoted Rambhakt.
Sugriva, the closest companion of Hanuman, was the brother of Vali, the monarch of Kishkindha, the kingdom of the monkeys. Vali banished Sugriva after driving him out of Kishkindha. Sugriva’s sole company throughout his exile was Hanuman. Hanuman was equally as devoted to Rama as he was to Sugriva, if not more so.
During his quest to find Sita, Rama stumbled across Hanuman, and the two were pleased to meet each other. Given that the occasion had been meticulously orchestrated by superior gods, they were expected to hit it off right away. Hanuman was in charge of finding Sita and reassuring her that Rama was on the way to get her. Rama’s army suffered severe losses in the fight with Ravana, including many fatalities. After observing the destruction and unconscious Laxman, Hanuman departed in search of the “Sanjeevani Booti,” a plant known for reviving life, which was hidden on a remote mountain in Uttarakhand’s Dronagiri region of the Himalayas.
In his love and duty, he lifted the entire mountain and brought it back to Rama and his troops after realising there wasn’t enough time to search and collect the herbs. Rama saving Sita in time would have been more challenging if Shiva hadn’t taken avatar of Hanuman. Although being Vishnu avatar Rama would have eventually killed Ravana.
Although not everyone recognises Hanuman as an incarnation of Shiva, many scholarly people do, and the Satarudriya Samhita of the Shiva Purana also mentions this. The devotedness of Lord Hanuman to Lord Rama is well known. He was blessed by the wind god Vayu as the son of Anjana and Kesari. Because of his devotion to Lord Rama, Hanuman is revered. It is believed that Lord Hanuman is a manifestation of Lord Shiva or the Rudra Avatar. He is described as Lord Shiva in a number of writings.
Brahma thought that he would need assistance, so he requested Shiva to become an avatar as well, after Vishnu consented to take on a human form in order to vanquish Ravana. Shiva made the choice to take the form of Hanuman, the son of the wind deity Vayu and the apsara Anjana, who was cursed by Durvasa Rishi to have a human birth as a vanara princess.
Bhagwan Shiv as Krishna Darshan Avatar
Lord Shiva took on this incarnation to convey to the world the value of yagna and detachment. This incident is connected to King Nagbhag. Kingdom’s riches was divided among the brothers while King Nabhag was attending a Gurukul for knowledge. After finishing his teachings and returning from Gurukul, the brothers requested him to go see their father Shradhadev since they hadn’t fixed his portion owing to his absence when king Nabhag asked for his share.
His father counselled him to let go of his connection in order to assist the sage Angiras in performing a yagna. King Nabhag’s sermons on the benefits of dharma helped the sage liberate himself from all attachments and successfully finish his yagna. Sage Angiras, who was impressed by King’s intelligence, offered him the all of the yagna’s remaining wealth. However, Lord Shiva asserted his claim to wealth by appearing as Krishna Darshan. Lord Shiva sent King Nabhag to his father Shradhadev for guidance when he wouldn’t budge. Shradhadeva explained to Nabhag that Lord Shiva was laying claim to the wealth and that he is the sole owner of whatever is left over when the yagna is complete. Upon his return, he worshipped Lord Shiva and, with Lord Shiva’s blessings, obtained liberation.
Bhagwan Shiv as Bhikshuvarya Avatar
In the war for the Kingdom, the rivals assassinated the King of Vidharbha called Satyarath. After the death of the King Satyarath, his pregnant wife fled into the woods and gave birth to a son there. She died shortly after the kid was born when a crocodile attacked the woman. The unfortunate baby, who was left alone and wailing from hunger, lost his parents too soon.
When Lord Shiva heard the baby’s cry, he changed the course of a poor Brahmin woman’s journey to the location where the child was lying; she was already carrying a one-year-old child, but when she saw the child crying out for food, she wanted to adopt him as her child. She was hesitating and waiting for someone to come and claim him as their son, but no one showed up.
Lord Shiva assumed the form of a Brahmin and advised the woman to adopt the baby. The name of this manifestation of Lord Shiva is Bhikshuvaryavatar. When the woman was still perplexed, Lord Shiva in the form of a Brahmin, counselled her to adopt the child and treat him with the same love, affection, and care as if he were also one of her own children, taking responsibility for both her own one year child and the adopted child equally. When the woman was still perplexed, the Brahmin related the boy’s biological parents past, saying that “King Satyarath was a great devotee of Lord Shiva in his previous life, going by the name Pandya. However, he used to worship Shiva out of fear of the enemy and other kingdoms, which caused him to die in their hands in this life as well. Additionally, the mother’s child killed her husband’s other wife using cunning methods, which led to that woman being killed by a crocodile in this life. As a result of the sins committed by his parents, this child was left orphaned.”
Brahmin then showed his original form as Lord Shiva. After this, woman adopted the infant and gave him the name Dharma Gupta, the boy grew up, married a Gandharva Kanya, and regained the kingdom that his father had lost due to his death.
Bhagwan Shiv as Sureshwar Avatar
This manifestation of Lord Shiva showed himself as Indra Dev to assess the devotion of a young child by the name of Upamanyu. The young lad succeeded in having Lord Shiva unveil himself after passing the bhakti test.
The incident occured like this:
Lord Shiva demonstrated his love and concern for his followers through this incarnation. This is the history of Upamanyu, a young boy and the son of the sage Vyaghrapad. When he once cried out for milk, his mother advised him to worship Bhagwan Shiv. When he learned meaning of life from mother, he moved in the direction of the Himalayas and performed a severe penance that produced enough heat for the three planets to burn.
Bhagwan Shiva and Maa Parvati assumed the identities of Indra and Indrani in order to test the depth of his devotion. They promised to grant all of Upamanyu’s wishes in exchange for his ceasing to worship Shiva. When they cursed Shiva, Upamanyu became enraged and stood up to assault them. When they were content with his dedication, the divine couple told Upamanyu who they really were. He was given the blessing of their assurance that they will always be around his hermitage forever. Here, Shiva disguised his appearance as Indra, so this gave him name “Sureshwar” for this incarnation.
Bhagwan Shiv as Keerat Avatar
Lord Shiva assumed this form to put Arjuna’s bravery to the test. Arjuna was engaging in intense penance in order to locate Lord Shiva’s sword Pashupat. However, Duryodhan sent a demon called Mooka impersonated as a wild boar because he intended to slay Arjuna. Arjuna became distracted from his meditation when he heard a loud roar. He witnessed Lord Shiva, posing as Kirat, chasing a wild boar. The boar was slain as a result of their simultaneous arrow fire. The two got into a fight over who actually killed the pig. When Kirat refused to budge, Arjuna dared Kirata to resolve the dispute by combat. Shiva, who was moved by Arjuna’s fortitude, made himself known, much to his awkwardness. He was comforted by Lord Shiva, who also handed him his sword, Pashupat.
Bhagwan Shiv as Sunatnartak Avatar
This is one of the attractive and very eticing look of Bhagwan Shiv. In this avatar, Bhagwan showed why he is called God of dance and music.
In order to ask for the hand of his daughter from Parvati’s father Himachal, Shiva had disguised himself as a Suntanartak. With a damaru in his hand, Shiva reached Himachal’s house in the form of a nat and started dancing. Bhagwan Shiv as Nataraja performed such beautiful steps and mesmerising dance that everyone pleased.
When Himachal asked Nataraja to beg for alms, Nataraja Shiva asked Parvati in alms. Himachalraj became very angry on this. After some time, Nataraja, dressed in nat costume, smiled and showed his real form to Maa Parvati then departed from there. On his departure, Maina and Himachal got divine knowledge who the nat nartak was and they decided to marry Parvati with Shiva.
Bhagwan Shiv as Brahmachari Avatar
When Sati was born in the Himalayas after sacrificing her life as the daughter of Daksha, she did severe penance to get Shiva again as her husband. To test Parvati, Shiva came to her in the guise of a brahmachari.
Seeing Brahmachari, Parvati duly respected him. When the brahmachari asked Parvati the purpose of her penance and upon knowing, he started condemning Shiva and also called him a cremation dweller and Kapalik. Parvati became very angry. She adored Lord Shiva more than anybody else, so responded to the Brahmachari in a suitable manner. Seeing Parvati’s devotion and love, Shiva showed her his true form. Parvati was very pleased to see this. Lord Shiva eventually blessed her.
Lord Shiva manifested as a Brahmachari so this came to known as his Brahmachari Avatar.
Bhagwan Shiv as Yaksheshwar Avatar
After the Devas drank the celestial nectar Amrit, the Yaksheshwar avatar of Lord Shiva arrived to break their conceit and pride. He instructed them to chop a blade of grass, but despite their combined might, they were unable to do it. Then they expressed their regret to Lord Shiva.
The morality driven incident happened like this:
The Yaksha avatar was taken by Shiva to remove the unfair and false pride of the gods. According to Shaivite texts, when a terrible poison came out during the churning of the ocean by the gods and the demons, Lord Shankar took that poison and stopped it in his gorge. He was called Neelkanth because his throat turned blue to the venomous effect, for bearing the heat and poison on his throat.
After this the nectar urn came out. By drinking nectar, all the gods became immortal and they also became proud that they are the most powerful. In order to break this pride of the gods, Shiva took the form of a Yaksha and placed a straw in front of the gods and asked them to cut it. Even after applying all his might, the gods could not cut the straw. Then there came a voice from Akash as Akashvaani that this Yaksha is Lord Shiva, the destroyer of all pride. All the deities praised Lord Shankar and asked for forgiveness for their false pride and ego.
Bhagwan Shiv as Avadhoot Avatar
Shiva took the form of Avadhoot in order to deflate Indra Dev’s ego. As the devtaas’ monarch, Indra had developed ego.
Lord Shiva once decided to put Indra to the test. One day, Indra and several other devtaas were going through Kailash Parvat. Mahadev barred his path by assuming the appearance of a sage (Avdhoot form). Indra asked the Avdhoot to move out of the path, but Lord Shiva stood in the way unmoved and still. Indra was upset by this and made the decision to utilise his vajra. But his hand was immobilised. As soon as Indra became aware of Avdhoot’s actual identity, he prayed to Lord Shiva and begged for pardon. This way Indra’s ego was shattered. | <urn:uuid:b72f2809-b606-4d8f-b3c4-da720ab64b45> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://haribhakt.com/all-avatars-of-bhagwan-shiv/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.980268 | 16,510 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Homo heidelbergensis was only slightly taller than the Neanderthal
The reconstruction of 27 complete human limb bones found in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) has helped to determine the height of various species of the Pleistocene era. Homo heilderbergensis, like Neanderthals, were similar in height to the current population of the Mediterranean.
Along with its enormous quantity of fossils, one of the most important features of the Sima de los Huesos (SH) site in Atapuerca, Burgos, is the splendid state of the findings. They are so well conserved that the 27 complete bones from some 500,000 years ago have been reconstructed.
"The incredible collection allows us to estimate the height of species such as Homo heidelbergensis, who inhabited Europe during the Middle Pleistocene era and is the ancestor of the Neanderthal. Such estimations are based solely on analysis of the large complete bones, like those from the arm and the leg," as explained to SINC by José Miguel Carretero Díaz, researcher at the Laboratory of Human Evolution of the University of Burgos and lead author of the study that has been published in the Journal of Human Evolution journal.
In addition, since bones were complete, the researchers were able to determine whether they belonged to a male or female and thus calculate the height of both men and women. "Estimations to date were based on incomplete bone samples, the length of which had to be estimated too. We also used to use formulas based on just one reference population and we were not even sure as to its appropriateness," outlines the researcher.
Since the most fitting race or ecology for these human beings was unknown, scientists used multiracial and multigender formulas to estimate the height for the entire population in order to reduce the error margin and get a closer insight on the reality. As Carretero Díaz points out, "we calculated an overall average for the sample and one for each of the sexes. The same was done with the Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon fossils."
The results suggest that both men and women in the Sima de los Huesos population were on average slightly higher than Neanderthal men and women. "Neither can be described as being short and both are placed in the medium and above-medium height categories. But, both species featured tall individuals," assured the experts.
The height of these two species is similar to that of modern day population of mid-latitudes, like in the case of Central Europe and the Mediterranean.
The humans who arrived in Europe during the Upper Palaeolithic era, Cro-Magnons or anatomically modern humans, replaced the Neanderthal populations. They were significantly taller than other human species and their average height for both sexes was higher, falling in the very tall individual category.
Height remained the same for some 2 million years
According to the researchers, putting aside the margin corresponding to small biotype species like Homo habilis (East Africa), Homo georgicus (Georgia) and Homo floresiensis (Flores in Indonesia), all documented humans during the Early and Middle Pleistocene Era that inhabited Africa (Homo ergaster, Homo rhodesiensis), Asia (Homo erectus) and Europe (Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis) seemed to have medium and above-medium heights for the most part of two millions years. However, the researchers state that "amongst every population we have found a tall or very tall individual."
In their opinion, this suggests that the height of the Homo genus remained more or less stable for 2 million years until the appearance of a "ground-breaking species in this sense" in Africa just 200,000 years ago. These were the Homo sapiens, who were initially significantly taller than any other species that existed at the time.
"The explanation is found in the overall morphological change in the body biotype that prevailed in our species compared to our ancestors. The Homo sapiens had a slimmer body, lighter bones, longer legs and were taller," adds the researcher.
A lighter body aided survival
Scientists have documented various advantages that made the sapiens biotype more adaptable. These include their thermoregulatory, obstetric and nutritional make-up but in the eyes of the experts, the greatest advantage of this new body type was increased endurance and energy.
Carretero Díaz indicates that "larger legs, narrower hips, being taller and having lighter bones not only meant a reduction in body weight (less muscular fat) but a bigger stride, greater speed and a lower energy cost when moving the body, walking or running."
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Imagine that you are a crime analyst. You will be creating a geographic crime map that spans three years of crime data.
You will create a CSV file, using an excel document, saved as a CSV file. To build the CSV file you will need to do the following:
- Go to the LexisNexis Community Crime Map site: http://communitycrimemap.com/
- Choose a crime you would like to search. (e.g., theft, robbery, arson).
- Select a geographic area that has 5-10 instances of the specific crime you selected, which occurred in each of the 3 years preceding last year (e.g., if you are taking this course in 2018, then you would search for the specific crime in 2014, 2015, and 2016). NOTE: you want to use a geographic area with a small data set, e.g., a city of a million or more people would likely have a large data set.
- Identify 5-10 instances of the crime for each of the 3 years. Click on the icon of the crime incident to ascertain the crime data. For a tutorial on using the crime map, watch the video from the Madison Police department explaining its use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c09YubbaD8&feature=youtu.be
- Using the excel spreadsheet that you will save as a CSV file, create the following columns and input your crime data you have gathered from the crime map:
- IR number (“ID” in CSV file)
- Name of Crime (“class” in CSV file)
- The date and time the crime occurred (“Events time” in CSV file). You must enter the date and time in the following format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss
- Latitude of crime location (“Point y” in CSV file)
- Longitude of crime location (“Point x” in the CSV file)
NOTE: Access the “How to find Latitude and Longitude” document in the Topic 5 Topic Materials as a resource for this assignment.
Conduct analysis on the geographic data using the techniques from the assigned readings. Write a 3 page summary on the analysis of the data.
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content.
Utilize the Hunchlab website as a resource for the Topic 5 assignments.
Utilize the ArcGIS website as a resource for the Topic 5 assignments.
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With the episodes of a lack of ability to concentrate consistently clutter expanding many individuals resort to different medications the ADD treatment. The incongruity of the circumstance is that there is no idiot proof strategy for diagnosing ADD, and numerous multiple times there are typical kids who have been analyzed and stepped as ADD and being given youngster ADHD treatment while they might be ordinary kids with possibly a marginally more significant requirement for consideration or somewhat hyperactive.
With such youngsters and those that truly experience the ill effects of a lack of ability to concentrate consistently clutter, most doctors use drugs like Ritalin and Prozac or Zoloft. These drugs just serve to lessen the indications of ADD for a specific timeframe and have various incidental effects that are hurtful in the short and the long haul. The risky symptoms of Ritalin that have been noticed incorporate potential seizures, concealment of development, angina, pulse changes, sleep deprivation, loss of craving, migraines and considerably more.
Studies have really shown that ADD youngsters whose Ritalin vs Adderall adults treatment incorporates energizer drugs like Ritalin are at a higher danger to get into defacing, wrongdoing, liquor addiction and harmful substances. To add to it, the way that it doesn’t appear to have been demonstrated that medications like Ritalin can really fix ADD. Dr. Robert Mendelsohn once said “Nobody has at any point had the option to show that medications, for example, Cylert and Ritalin® work on the scholastic exhibition of the youngsters who take them…. The understudy is medicated to make life simpler for his educator, not to improve it and more useful for the kid.”
There are numerous claims that host been recorded against different gatherings like the American Psychiatric Association, CHADD and Ciba/Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The Ritalin makers are being accused of planning to advance the determination of ADD to advance their medication. Furthermore, since the determination isn’t absolutely evenhanded, the case has been a convoluted one.
Guardians go under the strain of school clinicians, clinical professionals, instructors and social laborers to utilize these medications with no itemized comprehension of the most common way of diagnosing the condition, impacts of the medications, substitute treatments conceivable and the job of nourishment and diet. | <urn:uuid:fab2cd21-c672-4805-bfb2-1edeafcd9708> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.ad3skor.club/ritalin-and-attention-deficit-disorder/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.945932 | 472 | 2.171875 | 2 |
|A network-based approach for analyzing industrial green transformation: A case study of Beijing, China|
|Shi, Xiaoqing; Wang, Xue; Chen, Pan
|Source Publication||JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
|Abstract||To manage eutrophication of reservoirs, it is important to consider the potential for unexpected releases of organic phosphorus (OP) from areas around the reservoir where the water level fluctuates. In this study, we investigated the absorption and release of OP from a riparian soil/sediment from the Miyun Reservoir under fluctuating water levels using laboratory simulations. The total organic phosphorus (TOP) content in the soils/sediments ranged from 250.76 to 298.62 mg/kg, which accounted for between 5.6 and 38.5% of the total phosphorus (TP) content. We measured three OP fractions and found that the concentration of moderately labile OP (MLOP) was the highest, followed by labile OP (LOP), and the concentration of non-labile OP (NLOP) was the lowest. As the soils and sediments dried, they adsorbed phosphorus (P). The inorganic phosphorus (IP) contents were significantly and negatively correlated with the LOP and MLOP contents, indicating exchange between IP with these two fractions when the concentrations of bioavailable phosphorus in the soil are low. During flooding, the physicochemical properties varied at the sediment-water interface, inducing the release of Fe/Al-P. Some of the LOP and MLOP in the sediments were mineralized to IP. Our results suggest that when there are external P inputs, P may be released when sediments around a reservoir are subjected to wetting and drying as water levels fluctuate, which may cause P enrichment in reservoirs, especially in areas with poor water exchange.|
|Affiliation||Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China|
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You can set a number of different ports using the file <foglight_home>\config\server.config, including mandatory ports required for Foglight to run.
NOTE: In certain configurations the Management Server may use ports in addition to the ones that you set using server.config; for example, when Foglight is running in High Availability (HA) mode. See the for details.
You can change the cluster multicast port that is used when Foglight is running in High Availability (HA) mode. Members of an HA cluster use this port to communicate with each other. For more information, see the .
Federation is a Foglight feature that addresses the needs of customers who monitor large-scale environments that are naturally partitioned into logical units. Each of these partitions is traditionally served by one Management Server instance and its distributed clients and agents.
Federation enables you to use one Management Server to operate, while using other Management Server as the data source. For detailed information about Foglight federation and how to create a federated environment, see the .
The following default system properties appear in the server.config file. The port setting can be changed during the install process, or by editing the server.config file. | <urn:uuid:7dd3ad2b-9335-4d8e-83dd-afc9af9ca9bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/foglight/5.9.3/installing-foglight-on-windows-with-an-external-mysql-database/12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.86399 | 275 | 1.695313 | 2 |
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