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World Habitat Day
October 3 All day
Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world
The theme for this year’s World Habitat Day is Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world. The theme recognizes that cities are responsible for some 70 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions with transport, buildings, energy, and waste management accounting for the bulk of urban greenhouse gas emissions. Events and activities during World Habitat Day will explore how national, regional and local governments and organizations, communities, academic institutions, the private sector and all relevant stakeholders can work together to create sustainable, carbon-neutral, inclusive cities and towns.
World Habitat Day will amplify the global Race to Zero Campaign and encourage local governments to develop actionable zero-carbon plans in the run up to the international climate change summit COP26 in November 2021.
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30 acres once owned by Abraham Lincoln in Illinois sold for $300,000Breaking News
tags: artifacts, Lincoln, presidential history
A 30-acre plot of farmland once owned by President Abraham Lincoln in rural Illinois was sold at auction Tuesday for $300,000.
Retired farmer Ron Best sold the plot as part of his family’s 590-acre farm in the city of Charleston, which includes the plot owned by the nation’s 16th president.
The (Charleston) Times-Courier and Mattoon Journal-Gazette reported Tuesday – Lincoln’s 210th birthday – that the remaining 560 acres sold for $3.9 million, or about $7,000 an acre.
The land once owned by Lincoln went for $10,000 an acre. A representative told the newspaper the buyer wishes to remain anonymous. Plans for the land were not revealed.
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Smart farming is finding solutions for many farmers around the world today. Different solutions to test soil quality, address drought, and even measure the food supply chain.
In Malaysia, local agritech platform SM4RT TANI is combining traditional farming with the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based solutions to provide Malaysian farmers with robust digital tools to revolutionize the agriculture industry.
In line with the country’s continued efforts to expand its digital footprint, SM4RT TANI is helping local farmers to increase their efficiency, productivity, and yield with cutting-edge solutions. Eseye, a UK-based IoT firm, believes that food wastage in Malaysia could be reduced by 20% by 2025 itself if farmers start utilizing IoT in their day-to-day operations.
The agricultural sector contributes to 7.1% to the national GDP and provides employment for about 11% of Malaysia’s population. However, Malaysian agriculture sector has been relatively slow in adopting modern technology. SM4RT TANI states that modern technology, such as AI and IoT, are perceived as expensive and not viable for the agriculture industry.
Equipping farmers with smart tools
SM4RT TANI’s platform is changing this perception by allowing farmers to obtain accurate information and readings about their crops seamlessly and in real-time, thereby maximizing yield and overall efficiency.
Malaysia’s first licensed IoT provider, Xperanti IoT, utilized the Sigfox Zero-G Network and other IoT connectivity solutions to ensures that farmers have access to real-time pH and weather monitoring, pest control, crop monitoring, and more.
The agritech company asserts that crops can be monitored via the use of sensors connected to a central mainframe and viewed via the SATU dashboard.
Through the SM4RT TANI platform, farmers gain real-time access to alerts, corrections, and reports. Additionally, the technology is highly customizable and designed to meet the unique needs of each user, showing specially curated information that is relevant only to their specific use case and crop type.
SM4RT TANI’s platform also works hand-in-hand with its sister company, Urus Tani, a homegrown digital farm management system under the parent umbrella Singularity Aerotech Asia (SAT). Urus Tani helps farmers capture all operational data, including inventory, human capital, and planning management. The platform complements SM4RT TANI to form complete, end-to-end smart farming systems.
“As the grandson of a farmer, the agriculture industry is something that I hold near and dear to my heart. Over the years, I have seen farmers sweat bullets under the blistering sun whilst manually tending to their crops,” stated Hafeiz Hassan, Founder of SM4RT TANI and CEO of SAT.
“More often than not, these farmers are working with nothing but hazy assumptions and knowledge passed down from prior generations. This not only causes ambiguity in their day-to-day operations, but also creates potentially unnecessary wastage in terms of energy, resources, and time. I wanted to change that with SM4RT TANI.”
Drones as a menu-add on
SM4RT TANI also offers farmers enhanced services through the implementation of drone technology in collaboration with the brand’s partner, Aeronerve.
SM4RT TANI’s offerings include a Soil Monitoring System, Weather Monitoring System, Water Quality Monitoring System, and Digital Farm Management System.
According to Hafeiz, their system has been able to help farmers make data-driven decisions that have ultimately resulted in sustainable growth and greater results. “Through our efforts, farmers have witnessed an increase of up to 25% in yield whilst being able to strategically reduce the use of valuable resources and manpower. We’re keen to keep this momentum going as we continue to spearhead the agritech industry.”
Smart farming solutions all over the nation
Currently, SM4RT TANI has onboarded in 10 farms across Malaysia’s five states.
Moving forward, SM4RT TANI is looking to include even more indispensable features to further improve the working conditions of farmers, such as broiler farm monitoring, greenhouse monitoring, and virtual marketplace to further support the local Malaysian agriculture scene.
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Dancing Doberman disease as the name suggests is a condition that affects Dobermans. The condition is also known as distal polyneuropathy and is a neurological disorder that negatively impacts a dog's gastrocnemius muscles which is the muscle that’s found on the back of a dog’s lower hind legs. Why some Dobermans develop dancing Doberman disease and not others, remains a bit of a mystery and as such more research into the disorder is needed to establish why this is so.
The symptoms of there being something wrong with a Doberman first present themselves when dogs are as young as six months, but can also appear when they are much older too which too. The first signs of there being a problem are when dogs start flexing a hind limb when they are standing still. The symptoms get progressively worse as time passes and as both back legs are affected. It results in a dog appearing to dance"", hence the name for the disorder. Dogs with the condition seldom show signs of being lame, but do often show a reluctance to walk or move around. As symptoms get gradually worse, a dog's gastrocnemius muscles start to waste away and they become atrophied which causes weakness in their hindquarters.
As previously mentioned, why some Dobermans develop the disorder and not others remains a bit of a mystery. However, there are those who believe that genetics may play a key role in why this is so because Dancing Doberman Disease (DDD) presents similar symptoms to hereditary autonomic and sensory neuropathies seen in people. It is thought that dogs may experience a burning sensation when they place any weight on their feet which causes them to lift them up suddenly for no apparent reason.
In a lot of cases, a dog’s back feet start to knuckle over with some dogs preferring not to stand up at all. With this said, the disorder does not prevent a dog from running around freely and there is no pain or discomfort associated with the condition.
Diagnosing the problem often proves challenging and vets tend to rule out other reasons why a dog might present any symptoms. The sort of tests a vet would typically recommend carrying out which would eliminate other disorders and which would help confirm a diagnosis could include the following:
All these tests would help eliminate other conditions which could be causing the problems which includes establishing whether a dog has developed the following disorders:
Unfortunately, there are no treatment options available for Dobermans when they develop the condition, but the good news is that dogs typically can go on to lead a good quality of life even when they suffer from Dancing Doberman Disease. However, dogs suffering from the disorder often have a stiff gait when they walk and as time progresses, their muscles become atrophied.
Dobermans with DDD often move strangely which is referred to as having proprioceptive deficits and although in the past this odd movement went unnoticed, more breeders are now aware of the problem and as such try to avoid using a Doberman with the condition for breeding purposes with an end goal being to reduce the risk of Dancing Doberman Disease being passed on to their offspring. | <urn:uuid:a681e7d1-431e-41e3-9d6a-f30b989a7a53> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/dancing-doberman-disease-ddd.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.974845 | 651 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Exercises for back pain in pregnancy
Having a baby can be joyful and daunting at the same time. The thrills and spills of every trimester bring new challenges and new opportunities to experience the delight of motherhood.
Pilates can be one of the most effective ways to help prevent pain, maintain strength, reduce stress and help reduce the risk of diastasis and pelvic floor problems after your baby arrives. Best of all it is fun too!
This low impact (no bounding and jumping) but high value exercise will help your breathing too. It can be done with specialised equipment such as the Pilates ring, Swiss ball or Reformer, like we have at Vitality Physiotherapy in Southwark or on a mat.
Maintaining your strength throughout your stages of pregnancy will help prepare your body for carrying your baby as well as promote recovery after birth whether you have a caesarean section or a vaginal delivery.
As Laura Porro, our fabulous specialist pregnancy Pilates teacher says, “Pilates is about feeling good in your body, not just at the studio, but at home too”
The 5 best exercises for lower back pain in pregnancy
In this video Laura, will guide you through the 5 best Pilates exercises for lower back pain during pregnancy.
Tips before trying this:
- Make sure you have enough space around you and listen to your body:
- If something does not feel right, take a break, or skip the exercise.
- Try not to look at the screen, but if you prefer to see, pause the exercise, and then return to it, to protect your neck and keep your balance.
Exercise 1 – Lateral breathing
Lateral breathing will:
- Enhance your proprioception.
- Increase your lung capacity.
- Lengthen your spine.
- Condition the deep muscles of your inner unit (core).
Exercise 2 – Thoracic rotation
Thoracic rotation is key to reduce lower back pain because it helps stabilise and strengthen the lower back muscles, which are under great stress during the growth of the baby. It is key here to keep the waist and hips facing forward, whilst the ribs and shoulders rotate around your central axis.
Exercise 3 – Quadruped hip hinge
A key skill to prevent lower back pain and mitigate it when it arises is the ability to move your hips, without moving your pelvis. During pregnancy, due to the hormonal and weight distribution changes, the ligaments in the pelvis can become more mobile, thus leading to instability in the pelvis and subsequently lower back pain. This exercise helps stabilise the pelvis whilst the hips move.
Exercise 4 – Quadruped lateral rotation
Similarly to exercise 2, here we focus on opening the chest, whilst keeping the lower back stable. Notice the difference between stabilising the pelvis here and during exercise 2: which one did you find easier?
Exercise 5 – Semi supine pelvic rotation
This is the most challenging exercise (that’s why it comes last):
As you shift your weight from the left to the right side of the pelvis, feel the neutral curve of your back. The tailbone is always the heaviest point, with a sense of lightness in the lower back. Keeping the two sides of the pelvis aligned (without dropping one half during the rotation) strengthens the intrapelvic ligaments, which are needed to rebalance the pregnancy-related changes mentioned above.
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Middletown can be reached from New York City by bus and is near the intersection of Interstate 84 and NY 17 (the future Interstate 86). State routes 17M and 211 run right through the city, and US 6 parallels I-84 to the south.
The Middletown-Town of Wallkill station on Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis line is nearby, in the Town of Wallkill, and provides rail service from Port Jervis, other communities in Orange and Rockland Counties and Bergen County, New Jersey, Hoboken and New York City via a transfer at Secaucus, New Jersey.
Middletown offers a bus service, Middletown Transit, with four routes that connect at the bus station on Railroad Avenue, where passengers can connect to Coach USA and Short Line bus service. There is also a "Main Line" bus connecting to surrounding Orange County villages and another route connecting to areas such as Newburgh and Woodbury.
Middletown's Hillside Cemetery was designed by British architect and landscape designer Calvert Vaux, who worked with Frederick Law Olmsted to design New York City's Central Park.
- The Rotary Club runs an annual Horse Show at Fancher Davidge Park each fall. Middletown is also the site of the Orange County Fair each summer and the Orange County Fair Speedway.
- Highland Lakes State Park is the nearest state park.
Shopping in the area includes the Galleria at Crystal Run, a mall just east of Middletown, and a long retail strip along Route 211 on the east side of town.
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New Haven, CT – The austerity debate was the topic du jour at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, and with good reason: Europe is slipping back into recession just when recovery in the United States is finally getting some traction. That has undermined the case for fiscal consolidation, which is so heavily favoured in Europe.
Yet I took away a different conclusion from Davos. I moderated a session on “The New Context in East Asia”, addressed by a panel of senior representatives from Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. With the exception of the Japanese participant, all had first-hand experience with the devastating Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
I couldn’t resist the temptation to draw Asia into the debate between Europe and the US. Rather than ask the Asian panellists to theorise about the impact of austerity in the overly indebted developed West, I asked them to assess their own experiences.
Frankly, I was surprised by what I heard. The panellists agreed on two points: First, they initially detested the wrenching adjustment programmes dictated by the terms of the International Monetary Fund’s so-called conditional bailouts (the South Koreans still refer scornfully to the “IMF crisis” of the late 1990s). Second – and here’s where the surprise came – they all agreed that, with the benefit of hindsight, these excruciating adjustments were worth it, because their crisis-torn economies were forced to embrace structural reforms that paved the way for their spectacular economic performance today.
On the surface, the numbers speak for themselves. In 1998, during the depths of the Asian crisis, aggregate output in the so-called ASEAN-5 – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – plunged by 8.3 per cent. Real GDP in South Korea – long considered the darling of Asia’s newly industrialised economies – contracted by 5.7 per cent that year. But then the tough conditionality of IMF bailouts and adjustment programmes – Asia’s own dose of austerity – kicked in.
In response, current-account balances – the Achilles’ heel of the so-called East Asian growth miracle – went from deficit to surplus. For the ASEAN-5, current-account deficits averaging four per cent of GDP in 1996-97 swung dramatically into average surpluses of 6.8 per cent of GDP in 1998-99. A similar transformation occurred in South Korea, where a 2.8 per cent current-account deficit in 1996-1997 became an 8.6 per cent surplus in 1998-1999.
Since then, the region has never looked back. Within two years, most of Asia’s crisis-ridden economies had regained their pre-crisis peaks. Nor was this a temporary rebound. Beginning in 1999, the ASEAN-5 began a ten-year spurt of five per cent average annual GDP growth (5.5 per cent in South Korea over the same period). In short, there were no lasting negative effects from the short-term dose of austerity, and, to the extent that austerity was essential to post-crisis healing, the long-term benefits have proven to be both enduring and astounding.
Three lessons for the rest of us come to mind. First, there is no gain without pain. Few of us in the developed world can fathom aggregate-output contractions on the scale that crisis-torn Asia suffered in 1998, let alone muster the political will to impose them on our economies. The economic dislocations and the humiliation of proud nations were, indeed, devastating (as Greeks today can attest). But, once the excesses were purged, Asia’s post-crisis rebounds were both strong and sustainable.
Second, currencies played an important role as an escape valve in the early days of Asia’s post-crisis adjustment process. As the region moved from hard exchange-rate pegs to floating rates, Asian currencies plunged – with drops against the dollar, ranging from 28 per cent in South Korea and roughly 37 per cent in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines to almost 80 per cent in Indonesia.
Finally, there is no substitute for restructuring. In Asia in the late 1990s, measures aimed at the financial sector dominated IMF-imposed structural adjustment programmes, but there were also programmes that focused on tax and expenditure reforms, corporate governance, privatisation and business-debt restructuring. While not all of these programmes were implemented in strict compliance with IMF conditionality, they played a key role in promoting significant improvements in Asian competitiveness.
None of these lessons should be lost on either Europe or the US. While individual countries obviously lack currency flexibility in a monetary union – one of Europe’s most obvious and important differences from Asia in the late 1990s – there is nothing to prevent a depreciation of the euro from boosting pan-regional competitiveness. The same, of course, is true of the US dollar.
But no country – or group of countries, in Europe’s case – has ever devalued its way back to prosperity. So Asia’s structural lessons are equally important to the developed world. Indeed, Germany’s economy is out-competing and out-growing the rest of Europe, largely owing to labour-market reforms and deregulation. The same medicine might prove equally beneficial to the rest of Europe – to say nothing of the US, which faces a major competitiveness challenge of its own.
In the end, Asia’s developing economies had no choice but to accept draconian measures as the price of bailouts in the late 1990s. It remains to be seen if rich developed countries are willing to take the same route. Two decades ago, in their book Changing Fortunes, Paul Volcker and Toyoo Gyohten underscored the glaring double standard of crisis resolution: “When the [International Monetary] Fund consults with a poor and weak country, the country gets in line. When it consults with a strong country, the Fund gets in line.”
Perhaps that is the key lesson from the Asian crisis of the late 1990s: Austerity can work. But its success or failure ultimately boils down to power politics – namely, a resolution of the tension between short-term palliatives and the commitment to a long-term strategy. That’s where the battle still rages in the West.
Stephen S Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, is a member of the faculty at Yale University and the author of The Next Asia.
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Indian Journal of Science and Technology
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 42, Pages: 3157-3176
Mohit Soni1*, Rajesh Kumar Sharma1, Shivram Sharma2
1Department of Mathematics, Government Holkar Science College, Indore, M. P, India
2Government P. G. College, Guna, M. P, India
Email: [email protected]
Received Date:02 June 2021, Accepted Date:10 October 2021, Published Date:10 December 2021
Objectives: Prevention measures play an important role in controlling infectious diseases. We eagerly want to know how to observe the impact of prevention measures, just by looking at the pandemic curve. To explain this impact, we observe that the graphical representation of an infectious disease on a logarithmic scale is more suitable compared to a linear scale. To achieve our result, we also verified that the curve of the cumulative confirmed cases of pandemic COVID-19 follows an almost exponential growth. Furthermore, we tested the flattening of the logarithmic curve, which indicates the effect of prevention measures are working well. Methods: We use the numerical and statistical method introduced by Baruh. We divided the cumulative confirmed COVID-19 data of 240 days into 12 equal parts (20 days per part) after the starting of the vaccination programme in India. We apply the exponential growth model to check the exponential growth of cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 on a linear scale and verify it by the comparison of the actual and the predicted values obtained by exponential model. Also, we compute the first difference of logarithmic cumulative confirmed cases and find its strong linear relationship with time ’t’. Furthermore, we apply the student t-test to confirm the linear relationship between them. We find the number of days require to flatten the logarithmic curve. Findings: Our results show that the uncertainty of the cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 spread pattern may continue in the upcoming days. The logarithmic curve would be flattened within 127 days from 23rd August 2021. The logarithmic scale explains the impact of the prevention measures better than the linear scale. Because the flattening of the logarithmic curve appears earlier than the flattening of the linear scale. Novelty: In the context of India, our study exhibits the importance of graphic presentation of COVID-19 data and compare between the logarithmic scales to the linear scale. As per our knowledge, this kind of study is new in the context of India.
Keywords: COVID-19; Exponential growth model; Linear regression; Student t-test; Cumulative confirmed cases; Logarithmic scale
© 2021 Soni et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee)
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^ City Council members hold historic hearing inside Suffolk Jail : Stephen Murphy, Mark Ciommo, Chairman Tito Jackson, Matt O’Malley, Josh Zakim, frank Baker
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Last night the Suffolk County Jail and its leader Sheriff Steve Tompkins hosted an historic first : a City Council hearing right there, in the jail’s auditorium. It was, said Tompkins, the first time anywhere in the entire nation that a formal City Council hearing had taken place inside a correctional lock-up.
Six Councillors attended : Mark Ciommo; Stephen Murphy; Frank baker; Matt O’Malley; Josh Zakim; and Tito Jackson, chairman of the Council’s Special Committee on the Status of Black and Latino Men and Boys.
The audience included State Representatives Gloria Fox and Russell Holmes; council candidates Andrea Campbell and Jean Claude Sanon; and many City of Boston staffers.
This Special Committee — which, as Jackson said, also cares about Black and Latina Women and Girls — heard from, and questioned, several panels of witnesses. Including : Suffolk Jail staff; women incarcerated there; City Health Care Officials; the State’s Commissioner of Transitional Assistance; and men incarcerated; police officials; and one Darryl Wright, who announced himself a long term addict now successfully transitioned to the position of licensed addiction treatment counselor.
Jail staff testified to the many, many services and educational programs offered; health care people talked about recovery services. The incarcerated witnesses talked about what got them imprisoned and of their plans for a better life — though some seemed daunted — understandably — by the obstacles to making a better life once you have an imprisonment record.
These are legion : CORI checks; the absurd cost of reinstating a driver’s license; no family, no money, no home; few skills; not much of a support system; and children to feed who cannot wait for things to fall into place. It is true. In our state, if you become imprisoned you’re almost always in addiction or have mental health issues, or both; and are three to four times more likely to be Black or Latino; and probably lack job skills; and are in the company of, or next to, other people in as bad straits as yourself.
All of this the Council committee heard, over and over again. Sheriff Tompkins emphasized the night’s main theme in his won speech : that it’s “outrageous” to have mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, that most of the people who “live downstairs” should be “at home with their families.,”
^ Sheriff Tompkins : “the first 72 hours after a person leaves jail are the most crucial if we’re to see them not come back.”
Tompkins and his witnesses also made the point, over and over again, that it’s almost impossible for his “guests” to successfully re-enter society. “95 percent of those who live downstairs are coming out,” he said. “And 55 percent of them are coming back.” Why so ? Because against their lack of skills, family support, and money, and their low self confidence, is a system most reluctant to hire people with a tainted CORI (criminal offender records information), few skills, and no ready way of getting to their job.
Tompkins did not need to remind anyone that it’s hard enough to get ahead or even to keep on keeping on, for most of us, much less for those re-entering society after a year or two in Suffolk Jail. The challenges hung in the air : are we going to change how we re-receive inmates into society or aren’t we ? Are we going to reform sentencing laws or not ? Are we going to change the laws that take driver’s licenses away from people for offenses not connected with driving ?
Tompkins’s coup de theatre succeeded. The City took notice of this Council hearing. Hopefully so will the legislature. We cannot continue to keep so many people in prison, nor incarcerate so many people of color.
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Laptop batteries are not going to last forever. Even the most recent, high-tech batteries will begin to die off very soon. Do you want to be the person who is standing in the back of the room wondering, How Much Does It Cost To Replace A Laptop Battery? You don’t, do you?
This article will answer your question, saving you money and time. It will also help you understand the process of replacing a laptop battery so you can avoid unnecessary hassles.
This article is meant for those who want to know about laptop battery replacement costs. We’ll also try to answer some most frequently asked questions like how much it costs to replace a dell laptop battery and how much it costs to replace a Toshiba laptop battery.
I bet you thought it was easy to figure out the price of a laptop battery. But it turns out that this is not an easy question.
After all, we want to buy a battery for our laptop and know how much money we need to spend. When I got my first laptop in 2010, I was shocked to see that the price of the battery for it was so high.
What is the average age of a laptop battery?
The average age of a laptop battery is about 1-1/2 years.
If you use it for less than 2 hours per day, you should change the battery every year. However, if you use your laptop more than this, you should change the battery every three months.
Most laptop batteries have a life span of about three to four years. After that, the battery will die. It is not a matter of if your battery will fail but when it will die. In most cases, a new battery will last at least one and a half times longer than the original battery.
This means that if your battery has a life span of three to four years, you can expect that a replacement battery will last eight to ten years. It is essential to change your battery every three to four years regardless of how old your battery is.
The reason is that as your laptop uses the battery, the chemicals in the storm are beginning to break down and damage the computer. Replacing the battery will restore full power to your computer.
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What Are the Different Battery Types?
Here we discuss different types of batteries in laptops.
These days, it seems like every technology website on the Internet tells you how to improve your laptop’s battery life. And, they are all right!
Improving your laptop’s battery life will make your computer much more helpful to you. You must be one of the few people who know that a computer has at least four different types of batteries and that not one of them is good enough to last you all day. So, let’s get started.
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The first type of battery in a laptop is called the internal battery. The internal battery is used when the computer is turned off. It is usually located on the bottom or backside of the laptop.
An internal battery is sometimes referred to as a “Li-Ion” battery. This battery can last up to 4 hours on a single charge. When it is fully charged, Who can recharge it with no problems?
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The second type of battery in a laptop is called an “external battery.” This type of battery is usually placed on the outside of the computer. The external battery is used when the computer is turned on and you are using the computer. It can last up to 2 hours on a single charge. You must use the correct type of battery for your laptop.
If you have an external battery that is not compatible with your laptop, your laptop will not work correctly. You could even damage your computer if you use the wrong battery.
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The third type of battery in a laptop is called a “battery pack.” A battery pack is a battery designed to be plugged into your computer. It can last up to 1 hour on a single charge. Battery packs are suitable for situations where you will be away from an electrical outlet for an extended period.
For example, when traveling and don’t want to carry a power cord. Battery packs are also great when using laptops at home or school because they can last for a few days.
The fourth type of battery in a laptop is called a “hybrid battery.” A hybrid battery is a battery that combines an internal battery with an external battery. A hybrid battery can last up to 2 hours on a single charge. However, you must use the correct type of battery for your laptop.
If you have a hybrid battery that is not compatible with your laptop, your laptop will not work correctly.
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What Happens If I Get the Wrong Battery?
You can usually replace the battery for a laptop without opening the case. But, for desktop and notebook computers, you’ll have to remove the top cover or the entire unit.
Remember: You should always use the correct-size replacement battery when replacing your original one. Improperly matched storms can cause overheating, shorts, fires, and even explosions!
How Much Does It Cost To Replace A Laptop Battery? [Dell Laptop]
First of all, there are many places where he can get a new battery for his dell laptop at a low price. But there are two main places he cannot go to when he needs a new battery for his dell laptop. The first place is to any local computer store.
They will charge him anywhere from $2.00 to $3.00 or more just for the privilege of having him walk out the door with a new battery. And secondly, they will not have the correct type of battery for his laptop.
So what can he do if he wants a new battery for his dell laptop and does not want to spend $2.00? Well, first of all, if you are going to buy your computer at an electronics store, the best place to buy a replacement battery for your Dell laptop is not at the store where you purchased your computer.
Acer Laptop Battery Replacement Cost
A laptop battery is one of the essential parts of a laptop. It powers up your entire laptop and keeps it running for hours on end.
When your Acer laptop battery dies, you may be able to get a new battery from your local store but, that’s not going to be cheap. Replacing a laptop battery will cost you anywhere from $30 to $100 or more.
Cost to replace a Mac laptop battery
If your Mac laptop battery is still working fine after several years, it’s time to consider replacing it. If your Mac laptop battery is less than two years old, it probably won’t need replacing.
However, if it has been over five years or has been experiencing problems for some other reason, it may be time to consider replacing it. It may cost $129 to $199, depending upon the model you have.
Cost to replace a Lenovo Laptop battery
It cost between $30 to $200 depending on the model of your laptop. You can buy a replacement battery for your computer. It is safe to use any laptop battery if it meets the manufacturer’s specifications.
What are the benefits of replacing a laptop battery?
Replacing a laptop battery will save your computer from overheating, increase its performance, prolong its life and reduce data loss.
The benefits of replacing a laptop battery are as follows
- Reduce the risk of overheating
- Overheating is one of the most common causes of a laptop’s malfunction.
- If you want to prevent overheating, replace your laptop battery.
Step-by-step Guide to Perform a Laptop Battery Replacement
- Disconnect the AC adapter. It is beneficial for you to do this step first, even if you have already unplugged the AC adapter from your computer earlier.
- Unplug the charger from the battery compartment.
- Take out the battery cover.
- Remove the back panel (top surface).
- Now you will see the motherboard inside.
- Take out the motherboard.
- Look for the battery compartment.
- Remove the battery compartment.
- Take out the battery.
- Connect the new battery to the motherboard.
- Put the top cover back on the battery compartment.
- Close the battery compartment.
- Reconnect the AC adapter to the battery compartment.
- Plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
- Wait for at least 12 hours.
- Congratulations, you did it. Now it is fully charged and replaced.
How do you know if the laptop battery is good or bad?
Laptops are equipped with batteries, which store energy for your use. If these batteries are damaged, they will not last as long as they are supposed to.
There are six symptoms you’ll notice when your laptop battery is low. If your laptop battery has any of these symptoms, it needs replacing.
- Your laptop turns off and on but never starts up.
- Your computer shuts down and won’t restart.
- You can’t connect to the Internet, even though your computer’s network card works fine.
- Your laptop shows a message like “Battery is critically low.”
- You get an error message like “Who may damage the battery.”
- Your computer shuts down without warning.
How to find battery issues
Once you know how to troubleshoot, you can choose the best course of action to fix each problem. This describes four methods for troubleshooting your laptop.
Use the Windows Device Manager to check your laptop’s hardware.
Check the power supply for problems.
Perform a complete battery test. If none of these methods works, it’s time to bring in the big guns.
- Use the Windows Device Manager to check your laptop’s hardware. This is the first thing an expert will do when called to check out a computer with problems. The Windows Device Manager is located in the Control Panel. Click on the View button in the toolbar, then click Show hidden devices.
- You’ll see a list of all the hardware on your computer. Double-click on the hardware component you want to examine. In my example, I will discuss my video card, a black rectangle with a white arrow pointing to it. Look at the left side of the window. It should say “System Device.”
- That’s the name your computer gives this piece of hardware. Look at the bottom of the window. If it says “Driver” or “Not Installed,” that means the software for this device is not installed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a laptop battery cost?
It varies a lot! There are so many different factors that go into the cost of a laptop battery; it’s hard to give an accurate price.
How much does it cost to replace the battery in an HP laptop?
Most laptops (especially HP) will last for 2-3 years. You can buy a new battery online for less than $100. But if your computer is still under warranty, you can get a replacement battery free of charge.
How do I replace my laptop battery?
You don’t. At least, not necessarily. The first thing you need to know is. There Is No “One Size Fits All” Formula For Replacing Laptop Battery Packs! That’s because there are so many different types of laptop batteries on the market today. And, each type of battery has slightly different characteristics.
Can I still use my laptop if the battery needs to be replaced?
Yes, you can still use your laptop.
In conclusion, there are two basic approaches to handling a laptop battery failure. The first is to replace it immediately. This is the safest and most efficient option. The second is to wait for a few months to pass to give the battery time to recharge. In this article, we’ve looked at the costs involved in both.
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Brain health is one of the most important aspects of overall health and well-being. The brain is responsible for controlling and coordinating all of the activities of the body, and it is also responsible for our thoughts, emotions, and memories. It is essential to keep the brain healthy and functioning properly in order to live a happy and productive life. What many people may not realize is that air pollution and breathing in polluted air can have an effect on the wellness of your brain. If you want to learn more, keep reading to find out how air pollution impacts brain health.
How can brain health be impacted by air pollution?
There is a lot of research that suggests that air pollution can have a negative impact on brain health. For example, a 2015 study found that exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of dementia. The study looked at data from thousands of elderly adults living in and found that those who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were at a higher risk of developing dementia. Another study found that those who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were at a higher risk of developing depression.
Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of tumors. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified outdoor air pollution as a leading cause of cancer. If you notice any symptoms of brain tumors, particularly if you know you’ve been breathing in polluted air, it’s essential that you get to a neurologist as soon as possible. Early detection is key in treating most forms of cancer, including cancers that affect the brain. These are just a few examples of the many ways that air pollution can affect your overall brain health.
If you want to keep yourself and your coworkers safe, you may want to talk to your manager about installing clean air technology in your place of work. The same clean air technology that is used in hospital environments is available to you and your office as well. It’s a worthwhile investment, especially considering that we are all still living with the effects of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19.
What else can you do to support brain health?
Sleep is essential for overall brain health and function. During sleep, the brain consolidates memories, repairs and regenerates cells, and processes information from the day. Not getting enough sleep can lead to cognitive decline and a host of other health problems. This is a major health concern, as lack of sleep has been linked to weakened immunity, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Sleep deprivation can also lead to other cognitive issues. When you don’t get enough sleep, it can be difficult to focus and stay alert. You may have trouble with problem-solving and decision-making. Additionally, in the long run, sleep deprivation can lead to memory problems.
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I was in the mood for a ham sandwich the other day so I walked around the corner to my neighborhood market to pick up some provisions.
I snagged a shopping cart with three workable wheels and maneuvered my way through the store humming along to a Muzak menagerie of Mr. Mister and Lionel Richie songs. I stopped for a brief moment in the produce aisle to admire a pair of hipsters as they harmonized to "Say You, Say Me."
Anyway, after selecting a deli ham, I dropped by condiments aisle to get a jar of spicy mustard along with some bread & butter pickles.
I was about check out when I suddenly remembered that I needed some cheese.
So I made a beeline for the dairy aisle and that's when I made a startling discovery. I brought my three-wheeled shopping cart to a screeching halt. I came face to face with a massive sign bearing giant letters.
It read: "HISPANIC CHEESE."
I stared at the display for quite some time. I found myself drifting into an imaginary conversation with a store clerk...
"Do you need some help, sir?"
"Yes. Could you tell me where you keep the Caucasian cheese?"
"I'm sorry, sir but we don't carry Caucasian cheese – although, we do have a rather nice selection of white cheddars."
I was tempted to purchase some "Hispanic" cheese, but I feared retribution at the checkout counter. What if the clerk confronted me about trying to purchase a cheese that was contrary to my ethnicity?
"Sir, I'm afraid you've violated our tolerance and diversity regulations," I imagined the clerk saying. "It's apparent that Hispanic cheese is nacho cheese."
So to be safe, I decided to purchase American cheese (which is allowed provided you have at least two forms of government identification).
I found the entire episode a bit disconcerting. When did they start segregating the dairy products?
Seeing how President Obama ushered the nation into a post-racial age, you'd think grocery stores would be a bit more sensitive to that kind of thing.
Why single out the Hispanic cheeses?
What about the Italians or the French?
What's next? Will grocery stores separate American cabbage from Bok Choy? Will Basmati rice be allowed to share shelf space with Uncle Ben's?
Oh, how my taste buds weep for the less fortunate cheese among us.
I recall that delightful song from church days gone by. "Jesus loves the little cheeses, all the cheeses of the world. Swiss and Cheddar, stinky, too. If He loved them, so should you. Jesus loves the little cheeses of the world."
I hold this truth to be self evident – that all curds are created equal, that they are endowed by their cheese maker with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of a Ritz cracker.
I dream of a day when cheese is not judged by its country of origin but by the content of its butterfat – be it Gouda or Velveeta.
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Hindu Pilgrimage Tour means the most popular place to visit once because of religious belief. In Nepal there are numerous interesting Hindu religious place but few places are much more important but it does not mean other visitors never go there. The two Hindu temples including Pashupatinath in Kathmandu valley and Muktinath in Annapurna trekking route are so popular to all over the world’s Hindus. The majority of Hindus are 80% of total population in Nepal. Here you are able to visit all kind of visitors to see the Hindus religious activities in and around the temples. Nepal was an only on Hindu country in the world before 2008. The same religion but two types are vegetarian and non-vegetarian in Hindus.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Airport 1337m
When your flight arrives at Tribhuban International Airport. Take your bags and go to immigration to put a visa time in Nepal. Check our office board with representative and he will pick up you with car then transfer to hotel. It is 6km distance takes minimum 25 minutes to reach the hotel. Do check in and we brief you about your tour, time; place and hotel with introduce an experience government license holder culture guide for your whole trip.
Day 02: Pashupatinath, Boudhanath and Dakshinkali tours in Kathmandu
After breakfast you will visit 3 place including Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa and Dakshinkali Temple. The highlights of today is Temple Pashupatinath is the home of destructor god Shiva is believed that more than 2000 years old nearby the holy bagmati river and cremation activities on its bank, Hindu holy man, Shiva lingam and pilgrims, Asamese monkey, dear. Guheswori Temple is believed the yoni fallen place of satyadevi and 17th century old temple. Boudhanath is 5th century old, one of the largest stupa with Tibetan settlements and many monasteries around here. Dakshinkali is 22km south of Kathmandu valley where you can see the crowd of Hindu pilgrims with the activities of worship and sacrifice of male animals. There is forest and streams near the temple and you can see the local people are waiting their customer with local agro products. Drive back to the hotel and stay over night with breakfast.
Day 03: Drive to Pokhara via Manakamana Temple 1335m Tours in Gorkha
Take an early breakfast and drive to Cheres 287m with paved highway is 104km. Take a queue to ride cable car (established 1998) 2.8km long with view of Trisuli River, village, pine forest and hill takes a 10-minute time. Walk a 10 minutes to get the 17th century old Manakamana Temple (a goddess temple of wish fulfillment) with a view of snow capped mountain including Manaslu, Annapurna and Ganesh Himal. Back to the car, take a lunch one the way, and drive next 100km with beautiful view of landscapes with river and mountains and highway towns to Pokhara. Stay over night in Pokhara at hotel with breakfast.
Day 04: Tal Barahi and Bindyabasini Temple tours in Pokhara
Visit with boating trip to Tal Barahi Temple of boar incarnation of Vishnu is situated middle of the Phewa Lake, on a small island with the view of snowcapped mountain, forest and other hills with villages. Drive to Bindyabasini Temple situated one a small hill with a view of Annapurna Himalayan ranges. It is 17th century old Hindu temple believed brought from Bindyachal Parvat in India. Here is Shiva and Ganesh Temple too. Drive back to the hotel and explore Pokhara, a city of Gurkhas. Stay over night at hotel with breakfast.
Day 05: Fly from Pokhara to Jomsom then drive to Muktinath 3750m
Take an early breakfast and go the airport and process to fly to Jomsom airport 2710m. It is a 20 minutes flight with scenic beauty of Pokhara valley, Annapurna Himalayan ranges and Dhaulagiri Mountain 8167m with glaciers just before the Jomsom. Take a Jeep with a view of Holy River Kaligandaki to Muktinath 3750m. Stay over night at lodge with Breakfast.
Day 06: Muktinath Temple visit then drive to Jomsom 2710m
Go to the Muktinath Temple is believed the protector god Vishnu was got immune of his sin. The present temple is 17th century old with pagoda style with 108 springs is situated 3800m high above sea level. Here are two small pools for ritual bath. Walk a few minutes east where you can see Jwala Mai Temple with two natural gas fires and outside you can see the one spring. The view of Dhaulagiri is superb from here. Drive back to Jomsom and stay over night at hotel with breakfast.
Day 07: Fly from Jomsom to Pokhara 830m
Take a 20 minutes scenic flight from Jomsom to Pokhara with a wonderful view of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna ranges with Ghorepani, forest, Pokhara valley, Phewa Lake, World Peace Stupa. Transfer to hotel and check in then take a rest. Enjoy the Pokhara with wandering lakeside. Stay over night here at hotel with breakfast.
Day 08: Drive to Sarandon then drive to Kathmandu 1350m
Take a early morning drive to Sarankot to see the sun rise and Himalayan views of over 8000m high above sea level and drive back to breakfast in the hotel and check out the hotel then drive back to Kathmandu with 204km with paved highway passing with the view of highway town, river valley and Himalayan view on the way to Kathmandu. Stay over night at hotel with breakfast. You will have a farewell dinner with cultural show.
Day 09: Departure to Tribhuban International Airport
You should enter the airport 3 hours before your flight schedule. It is 6 km car ride with our representative takes minimum 30 minutes time to get there. We hope you enjoyed once in Nepal and it is not enough so we optimist next visit with us for new program. We wish you safe and happy flight journey to next destination with putting scarf (Khata). We make sure you are not going to pay any airport take because it is already included in your flight ticket.
Where is Nepal ?
Nepal is landlocked country located in southern Asia couched between two Asian giants India and China. Nepal is geographically, culturally and linguistically diverse. The capital city of the country is Kathmandu, commonly known as ‘city of temples’ where we can explore traditional artistic beauty. Draped along the greatest heights of the Himalaya, Nepal is where the ice-cold of the mountains meets the steamy heat of the Indian plains. Moreover, it's a land of yaks and yetis, stupas and Sherpas and some of the best trekking on earth. The Himalaya's most sophisticated urban cultures took shape here, in the three great mini kingdoms of the Kathmandu valley- Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur - home to a world-class artistic and architectural heritage.
What is Nepal known for?
Nepal is Known for Mt. Everest, highest peak in the world and Lord Buddha, who was the pioneer of Buddhist religion. Besides, among 14 eight thousand meters cross mountains in the world, eight are located in this naturally beautiful country. Nepal has been the focus of outstanding achievements in the world of peak climbing expeditions with the identification of more than one thousand peaks above 6,000 meters .Trekking through the Everest region offers astounding mountain views, an opportunity to take a glimpse into the life of world heritage sites, discovering variety of Himalayan flora and faunas, and an opportunity to explore the highest Buddhist monasteries in the world. Overall, Nepal is known for its hospitality and the local people believes in the mantra ‘Atithi Deba Bhaba’ (Guest are god).
Can I get Nepal visa on arrival?
Yes! Nepal visa is easily available up on arrival in the entry places. Make the process easier by downloading & completing the application form, having the correct USD cash and two passport photographs.
Visa Facility Duration Fee
Multiple entry 15 days US$ 25 or equivalent Nepali currency
Multiple entry 30 days US$ 40 or equivalent Nepali currency
Multiple entry 90 days US$ 100 or equivalent Nepali currency
Is the country politically safe and stable?
Nepal is one of the new democratic countries in the world with many active political parties, ideas, ideologies and leaders. As such there might be some disturbances in some parts of the country. But it does not and will not affect the daily life of the residents in the other parts. Life moves on as usual, unperturbed.
How to enter Nepal?
Nepal can be enter by two ways,
By air: Some of the major international airlines operating schedule services to Nepal are Royal Nepal Airlines, British Airways, Biman Bangladesh, China South West Airlines, Druk Air, Gulf Air, India Air, Thai Airways, Qatar, Pakistan Air, Jet Air and Singapore Airlines. By air, you will arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport (only one international airport) located in the heart of Kathmandu City.
By Road: There are several entry points by land route mainly from Nepal / Indian borders;
Scheduled public as well as tourist buses run to and from Kathmandu. Traveling by bus is recommended if you can cope with 10 to 12 hours of long drive in return for a fascinating mountainous views and snail tail roads that meet above the clouds.
Do you have Airport pickup facilities?
Definitely! We do have airport pick up facilities for our customers who have booked for our any packages. We don't charge any money. As the time you booked your trip, you have to inform us.
What is the best time to visit Nepal?
September and April are warm with the temperature ranging between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit. In October, November, late February and March it is typically 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit. In December and January it is much cooler, between 45-70 degrees Fahrenheit, and you may experience foggy conditions as well. As there is an ideal time to visit Nepal. Nepal can be visited the whole year round. Light weight clothing is recommended from May to October. Warm garments are required from October to March. An umbrella or a raincoat is a must for the rainy season.
How can I make the payment?
There are various payment options by which you can make payment to Glory Nepal team. You can make payment by cash, bank transfer, online credit card payment and Travelers checks. If you wish to use another option of payment suitable to you, then Glory Nepal will assist you for that.
Why should I book the tour through Glory Nepal?
Glory Nepal team is a recognized Holiday Planner and service provider related with the Nepal Tourism Sector. The Team of Glory Nepal is able to work on your any kind of travel requirements as it is associated with a team of Tour Escorts, Guides who are well trained, fluent in different languages and with long experience in related sectors. We do offer verities of Nepal Tour, Trek, Jungle Safari, Adventure packages but beside that we are best in organizing special tailor made itineraries in any areas of Nepal. As our motto is "Guest's Satisfaction is our Achievements" we are always here to assist you for your holiday to Nepal.
What does grading (Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Strenuous) means?
"Grading" is a term used for rating treks based on difficulty. According to Himalayan Glacier standards and experience, we have divided the trekking into four types, namely Easy, Moderate, Difficult and Strenuous- the challenge in terms of both technicality and geography increases as we move higher in that order. Thus, Easy Treks could be suitable for all while Strenuous and Difficult Treks are meant only for those who have certain experience and capability.
This can help you choose a trek or climb especially in the Himalayan Region that best suits your fitness level and experience. Please keep in mind that this is a general guide only. A variety of factors, including weather, may add to the challenge.
No previous trek experience and any physical preparation are required to attempt this trek. An interest in walking will be enough to take up such treks. Such treks usually vary from 2 days hike to 5 days trekking and can reach up to an altitude of 3000 m. Treks usually on well maintained paths and passes through ridges and involve walking up to 5 hours a day.
Moderate Treks will require at least 6-7 hours of walking every day, crossing 4000 m above high altitude passes, and long and exhausting walks through often rough trails, rocks and boulders. Therefore, you will require physical and mental fitness, positive attitude and interests and previous hiking or camping experience is preferred. You should prepare to face high altitude.
Previous trekking experience and technical knowledge is essential in Difficult Treks. Besides walking through rough trails for 6-7 hours and crossing high passes as high as 5000 m, you will also be glacier crossings on snow/ice. You will be facing high altitude air with low level of oxygen and continuous walking over huge stretch of Himalayan valleys. Positive attitude and perseverance is required.
Strenuous Treks involve long days, long hours of challenging walks, high altitude passes above 5000 m, difficult terrains and glacier and snow walking. No doubt you need to be mentally and physically fit and in excellent health condition. As part of technical requirements, you will require to have rock and ice climbing experience with the knowledge of use of ice axe and crampons. You should consider joining one of the rock climbing and glacier walking classes prior to heading for Trek.
Are there ATM facilities in Nepal?
There are many ATM machines in the Kathmandu and Pokhara Valley. ATM machines are slowly being introduced to other cities like Bhuwtal and Dharan.
What types of cards are accepted? Debit or Credit? Visas or Masters or Discovers or Dinners?
Most popular cards accepted in Nepal are VISA, MASTERCARD and American Express. Both Debit and Credit Cards are accepted here. American Travelers Cheques are also accepted in most Banks, Hotels, and Travel companies.
Are there any tourist police in Nepal?
Of course there is tourist police located near the Nepal Tourism Development Board's Office. Also, there are complaint counters at the airport and Basantapur Durbar Square. Tourist police are specially trained in English and have detailed local knowledge to assist tourists. For security and travel related assistance, you can reach any of the officers from telephone 4-247041, 4-4268969 during 11 a.m to 5 p.m
Is Nepal safe? Is a woman traveling alone safe with your company?
Absolutely Nepal is safe for traveler. Firstly, Nepal is considered as one of the peaceful countries in the world (chances are it's safer here than your home-country). Secondly, while you're on one of our trips, we take personal responsibility for your well-being, a responsibility we commit very seriously.
• All the entrance fees while sightseeing in the city.
• Guided Katmandu sightseeing tour by Car.
• All accommodation on B/B basis.
• 13% government tax where applicable.
• International flights, visa and departure taxes
• Airport pick up and drop.
• Personal expenses such as drinks, postage, laundry
• All the expenses in except mention in the include section
Domestic Airport Tax
• Domestic airport tax
Costs from unforeseen events
• Costs arising from unforeseen events outside our control
All the entrance feels for sight seeing in the city
International flights, visa and departure taxes
Tips for gratuities
Drink, Posatage, Laundry for Personal Expenses
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U.S. consumer sentiment remained weak in late August amid ongoing concerns over inflation and the coronavirus pandemic.
The University of Michigan’s final sentiment index fell to a near-decade low of 70.3 during the month from 81.2 in July, data released Friday showed. The figure was in line with the preliminary reading and just below the median estimate of 70.8 in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
“Consumers’ extreme reactions were due to the surging Delta variant, higher inflation, slower wage growth, and smaller declines in unemployment,” Richard Curtin, director of the survey, said in a statement.
“The extraordinary falloff in sentiment also reflects an emotional response, from dashed hopes that the pandemic would soon end and lives could return to normal without the re-imposition of strict Covid regulations,” he said.
If the slide in confidence translates to a pullback in spending, economic growth may decelerate further in the coming months.
The survey period, July 28 to Aug. 23, also coincided with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the start of the chaotic evacuation operation of U.S. and Afghan citizens.
Respondents said they expect inflation to rise 2.9% over the next five to ten years, a three-month high. They expect prices to advance 4.6% over the next year – just shy of the 4.7% seen in the July survey, which was the highest in more than a decade.
Severe supply chain disruptions and a broader reopening of the economy have fueled swift price gains for a variety of goods and services. Soaring rents and home prices are further burdening Americans’ finances.
Meantime, the recent surge in Covid-19 cases has disrupted return-to-office and back-to-school plans, forced the cancellation of events and led many cities to reintroduce mask mandates.
A measure of expectations dipped further in the second half of the month, falling to 65.1 from 65.2 in the preliminary reading, still the lowest since 2013. The current conditions gauge improved slightly from the initial reading but remains its weakest since April of last year at 78.5.
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State Data Center
State Data Center Launches Redesigned WebsiteJune 06, 2022
The site was created from the ground up and presents data in new ways to make it easier for users to find what they’re looking for.
2020 Census Data for Iowa ReleasedAugust 12, 2021
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Nail Fungi – What is Toenail Fungi?
If you've been wondering what nail fungi resembles, you're not the only one. Having fungal nail infections is a common trouble, yet exactly how do you detect the fungi as well as get it controlled? The good news is, the bright side is that this infection is treatable, and also most of the times, you can stay clear of the demand for removal. As a matter of fact, treating nail fungus at the earliest indication is crucial to lowering the danger of permanent damage.
There are a number of various sorts of nail fungi, as well as some are a lot more typical than others. Toenail fungi is most typical on the huge toe nails, which develop at the front and also sides of the nail. Much less frequently, the fungi begins at the base of the nail, which is commonly more widespread in individuals with a weak body immune system and major health problems. Fungis that infect skin and also nails are called dermatophytes, though they are occasionally called yeast.
Oral drugs are typically recommended for fungal nails. However, these drugs can create liver damages as well as can damage your wellness. Dental treatment is generally not as reliable as topical therapies, and may take a couple of months to work. Topical drugs might be a better selection, however they are less efficient. Along with taking antifungal tablets, you can likewise seek specialist treatment for nail fungi.
There are a number of sorts of therapies for nail fungus. There are dental medicines like Sporanox, Lamisil, as well as terbinafine, which have a variety of adverse effects and also can create liver troubles. Oral medicines have to be tested in a laboratory to determine their performance. Over the last few years, applied treatments have actually taken their location. These therapies usually need a few months before they see any results, so they may be much less effective for short-term usage.
Fungal infections generally start on the end of a nail, especially in the foot. Fungus grows inside the nail and also can enter cracks or cuts in the skin. The infection can progress right into a larger issue as the follicle comes to be broken as well as thickened. It can also create the nail to crumble and also tarnish. Once this takes place, it is far too late for therapy. It is for that reason necessary to get prompt treatment to avoid more damages.
Avoidance of nail fungi starts with way of living changes. You should prevent choosing your nails, don't go barefoot in public locations, as well as prevent letting your shoes get wet. Additionally, ensure to use shoes that fit correctly, and also prevent sharing your nail files or other nail-care tools. Use rubber gloves to protect your hands when you're functioning around the house. Likewise, don't use other people's shoes if you're vulnerable to nail fungi.
Prevent limited footwear and also socks. These can foster fungal growth. Limited footwear can additionally promote the development of nail fungus. Always put on breathable and also moisture-wicking socks while wearing footwear. Preferably, put on shoes or flip-flops when you remain in public locations. Wear clean footwear whenever feasible, specifically while in the shower. Finally, make certain to transform your socks routinely as well as don't put on the very same set of shoes more than when a week.
Root Causes Of Smelly Feet
Stinky feet are a usual trouble for 10% to 15% of the population. The microorganisms in charge of this condition, called Kyetococcus sedentarius, generates volatile sulfur substances that cause the feet to scent like rotten eggs. If you believe your feet scent like rotten eggs, it's time to look for aid. There are several root causes of odiferous feet. Keep reading to find the most usual reasons.
If you're regularly on your feet, after that you've likely experienced foot odor at one point or an additional. The human foot includes over 250,000 gland, and also these gland are fed by bacteria that generate waste as results. This waste is what causes foot odor, and also feet have an odor greater than any other part of the body. To fight foot smell, it's important to clean and also dry your feet on a regular basis, clip your nails, and also file off dead skin.
The signs of hypothyroidism might include stinky feet as well as chilly hands. Hypothyroidism influences the thyroid, the gland that regulates the body's temperature. When the hormone is reduced, the body's metabolic process reduces. This causes the body to resort to catabolism, which breaks down body cells for energy. In this phase, muscular tissue strength lowers, causing achy and weak feet.
If you are diabetic person, after that you are most likely knowledgeable about the inconvenience of foul-smelling feet. This condition can make strolling, standing, or sitting awkward. Besides smell, diabetes mellitus can trigger troubles with your flow. To reduce the incident of these problems, you should make use of a moisturizing lotion or soap on your feet. If you have actually split heels, you must prevent using medicated pads or bathroom surgical procedure. Additionally, you ought to wear shoes that fit effectively. If you are not able to find ideal shoes, you can take into consideration getting diabetic-specific socks. These socks have extra padding and also don't have elastic tops. They are made from fibers that wick away moisture from the skin. Always put on socks when you go to bed. Never use hot pad on your feet!
The treatment of peripheral neuropathy and also smelly feet depends on the underlying cause. Drugs for diabetic issues as well as vitamin deficiency are 2 common options. If no recognized reason is located, treatment might include taking over the counter pain relievers or taking an oral medication. Anti-seizure drugs or topical medicines consisting of capsaicin and also lidocaine might be used. If neither of these choices work, a medical professional can prescribe a mix of drug to assist the symptoms.
If you have smelly feet, you might be struggling with bromodosis. Generally, the issue is triggered by inappropriate hygiene, such as infrequent cleaning and not changing socks routinely. Microorganisms can grow as well as trigger the feet to smell, which can be awkward and make people uneasy. Fortunately is that there are a number of means to treat the issue. For the most part, residence therapies will certainly solve the trouble, but more serious cases may need stronger techniques. | <urn:uuid:c485ddcd-2065-4785-b52f-5cb44ecbb4db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fadfada.net/how-do-you-keep-your-nails-healthy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.96171 | 1,381 | 2.4375 | 2 |
Green Homes Grant Scheme; The Facts & Figures
What is the Green Homes Grant?
The government will provide a voucher up to £5,000 that covers up to two-thirds of the cost of energy efficiency and low carbon heat improvements to your home. You may be able to receive a bigger grant if you are a homeowner and you or a member of your household receives one of the qualifying benefits. In these cases the government will cover 100% of the cost of the improvements up to £10,000.
What Improvements Can I Get?
Vouchers must be used to install at least one primary home insulation or low carbon heating measure. If you choose to install at least one of the primary measures, you can use your voucher to help cover the cost of secondary measures. The grant for the secondary measure is capped at the value of the grant provided for the primary measures, with the combines total being no more than £5,000.
For example, a Homeowner applies for a grant voucher for loft insulation and replacement of their single glazed windows. The voucher will only cover 2/3 of the total cost (excluding means tested grant for low earning households, which will be 100%). The loft insulation being the primary measure is at a cost of £1,500.00. Therefore, the cost of the single glazed window replacements, being the secondary measure, cannot exceed £1,500.00. Any amount exceeding this would be the responsibility of the Homeowner.
What are the Primary Measures?
The voucher must be used to install at least one primary measure; either insulation and/or low carbon heating.Insulation measures:
What are the Secondary Measures?If you install at least 1 primary measure, your voucher can be used to help cover the cost of any of the following secondary measures:
Eligibility to Carry Out Work Under the SchemeIn order to be able to carry out work under the GHG scheme, installers must be certified to install measures against Publicly Available Specification (PAS) standards:
In addition, they must be certified by a body that has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS); for the double glazing industry this is Trustmark.
Even though MPD Installations are Trustmark registered, and have been for a number of years, we are still not eligible to register unless we have the one of the additional PAS standards above.
What Does This Mean for MPD?
Based on current indications, the Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme is due to run from September 2020 to March 2021. The latest news on GHG is that there will be little effect in real terms for the replacement window market. This is as a result of the grant only being available when replacing single glazed windows or upgrading to energy efficient doors.
Figures show that less than 3 percent of homes in England qualify for replacement windows under GHG requirements. Furthermore, as the grant is split into primary and secondary measures, with windows and doors being a secondary measure, this could impact even more on its benefits to us as a company.
With this in mind, and taking into account the high cost and time consuming nature for attaining the PAS standards, we have regrettably taken the decision to not participate in the scheme.
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Some DNS background.
The DNS is a system of managing domains and IP addresses. It has a specific tree-like structure built with hierarchy. For administrative purposes and to make the whole system more manageable and decentralized, it uses delegated partitions called DNS zone. The DNS zone is a part of the Domain namespace that has its autonomy of management.
What is a DNS zone file?
Each of the delegated partitions called DNS zones has a DNS zone file where the DNS administrator for each zone can add instruction, settings, authentication mechanisms, and more for the zone. They are in the form of DNS records – simple text instructions that other computers and sometimes people can read and understand. | <urn:uuid:99b4eecf-ffea-45af-818c-a4b961756301> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.redcubewebmedia.com/2021/09/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.941983 | 135 | 3.65625 | 4 |
There are film that include small people, or small figurines. These are often animated, or layered as these would not be possible in real life. Many of these films were derived from book and these films include; *no spoilers*
- The Borrowers (1997)
Based off of the Mary Norton book, The Borrowers watches a family who live in the walls of a house, and are able to fit through the mouse hole in the wall. This is a proportioned movie.
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
An animation of a four inch family who live anonymously in another family’s residence, taking small things in order to build their home. When their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered, life changes for the family.
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit is a movie series that I have grown up with over the past few years, and is of the infamous Bilbo Baggins, and his adventure away from Hobbiton. They filmed this by filming the first part of all the hobbits and dwarves, and then using a different stage in order to film the part for Gandalf.
- Gulliver’s Travels (2010)
Washed ashore a never-seen before island, Gulliver became a God to the miniature people. This was derived from the book, written by Jonathan Swift, and became a film in 2010. This, like the Hobbit series, were filmed in separate parts in order to create the ‘miniature’ theme.
- Night at the Museum (2006, 2009, 2014)
This film has many characters that come to life at night in the museum, but the small characters are what I concentrated on. These two, Octavius and Jeddiah have a strange relationship between them, especially seeing as the are a Roman and a cowboy. They are also a laugh to watch, and are an inspiration.
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Thar Desert (305 KB) ( 1,300 x 1,000 )
This ASTER sub-scene covers an area of 12 x 15 km in NW India in the Thar Desert. The sand dunes of the Thar Desert constantly shift and take on new shapes. Located in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, the desert is bounded on the south by a salt marsh known as the Rann of Kutch, and on the west by the Indus River plain. About 800 kilometers long and about 490 kilometers wide, the desert's terrain is mainly rolling sandhills with scattered growths of shrub and rock outcroppings. Only about 12 to 25 centimeters of rain fall on the desert each year, and temperatures rise as high as 52 degrees Celsius. Much of the population is pastoral, raising sheep for their wool. The image is located at 24.4 degrees north latitude and 69.3 degrees east longitude.
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Please give credit for these images to:
NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems,
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The Business Plan Competition is open to youth between the ages of 15-20, individuals attending a high school within the Hamilton area, and groups of no more than 3 students (entries may also be submitted by individuals).
Students will create their own business scenarios and ensure that all components of the business plan are completed. Students must create a start-up business (not existing or franchise). Business plans will be evaluated by local volunteer professionals and the top participants will be invited to the Hamilton E. R. Monaco Business Plan Competition finals.contact with the hbc today to learn more
What is the Purpose of the Business Plan Competition?
It gives students and young entrepreneurs the opportunity to:
- Develop business skills through the development of professional business plans
- Develop presentation, networking, interpersonal, and team-building skills
- Receive guidance and feedback on their proposed venture idea and gain outside perspective on its viability.
- Be recognized by organizations within the geographic region.
For more information, please have your teacher contact the Hamilton Business Centre at 905-540-6400 or firstname.lastname@example.org for more information. | <urn:uuid:d8960f76-7286-40d7-b8ff-130d88374de1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://investinhamilton.ca/hamilton-business-centre/e-r-monaco-business-plan-competition/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.908588 | 235 | 1.984375 | 2 |
This chapter demonstrates the Malaysia's education system, how the structural deficiencies that the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) seeks to address can be traced back to the circumstances of the country's formation. The new economic orientation adopted by the national education system was further cemented in the Second Malaysia Plan, which outlined the role of education as "meeting the manpower needs of the country" and "building a progressive society orientated towards modern science and technology". In New Economic Policy (NEP) the developmental state model of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ushered in a wave of educational neoliberalism through the proliferation of private education institutions. Top-down bureaucracy could enable swift decision-making and the standardization of policy implementation, in addition to discretionary control over resource allocation–all key to the success of the NEP. The chapter concludes by situating the MEB within the context of 'centralized decentralization', a process that is akin to symptomatic fixes that do not resolve the inherent structural problems. | <urn:uuid:7139242b-5851-452c-8640-385ee3dd95b1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315147215-12/need-decentralization-zairil-khir-johari-nicholas-chan | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.908397 | 204 | 2.96875 | 3 |
The shoot is the most intense part of the filmmaking process. A Director should be prepared to get asked about 1000 questions on each shooting day. This can be stressful as you are supposed to have the answers instantly for your crew and cast.
As stressed in the earlier tip, make sure that you are prepared prepared prepared with maximum preproduction. Have your shot list prepared. Study your script intimately and have consistent meetings with your crew and rehearsal with your cast, before shooting. You will need to learn how to do this from experienced filmmakers.
On the shoot, the whole crew descends on the set to make the film. It usually takes about two hours before the camera turns over. Be prepared for the following.
When the crew arrives, gear has to be unloaded. Actors have to go to costume and makeup departments The Director then has to go to the set and brief the crew on the blocking and the scene that will be shot first up.
One of the easier ways to show the scene is to block the actors on the set. This is important if blocking is complex. The Assistant Director will bring the actors on set. Then the director will block of the movement of the actors on set. The Director will not work on performance. This will clarify to the crew what the scene is about and the movement of the actors on set and usually only take about 5 – 10 minutes to complete. It is important for you to learn practically how to do this
The Director will have a shot list of the shots that he or she will use to cover the scene. The actors will return to makeup and costume and the crew will prepare for the first shot.
The DOP will direct the gaffer. The Gaffer will prepare the lighting. The camera will be set up for the first shot. This may require the grips to assemble a crane or a track or the Stedicam may be used.
Then when everything is ready the AD will check with actors and makeup and costume. If there is a new costume, the director will inspect the actors costume. If the Director is not happy with the costume for any reason, there can still be a change. Most times the Director will have approved the costume in the preproduction period.
The Sound Recordist will then place lapel microphones on the actors with a transmitter. Once all the actors have their lapels working, the actors are ready to go on set.
After all of this, the actors come on set and start to detail the rehearsal of the scene. This can take time if the scene is complex or take no time if the scene is simple. Some rehearsal and warm up is very necessary.
Once rehearsal is nearing completion the camera and sound crew will simultaneously rehearse till all the focus pulls and camera movements are perfect.
Only then, the camera will turn over. The above takes about two hours and can sometimes be quicker and sometimes longer.
Then the Director will call Action on Take One and watch the scene on a monitor at Video Village. After each take the Director will comment on actor performance directly with the actors. The director will also comment on any camera technical issues. When the director has two takes he or she is happy with, the director moves on. This could take eight takes as the director may be unhappy with six takes and only happy with the last two. There is no set amount but as a general rule do not get caught up with perfection.
The more shots the better the edit. Long shots tend to be shot first and the close ups after the long shots. Once the scene is shot, you move on to the next scene. There are ways to learn how to do the above.
I was personally shooting last week on my feature film Tabernacle 101. We shot Day 34 – 36 of our one hour 40 minute supernatural thriller. Please see photos.
All up the shoot happened over one year (365 days. ) We started on Friday November 6th 2015 and completed a few days ago on Saturday November 5th.
We shot 150 scenes and 100 pages of screenplay. Each scene needed detail and perfection. It takes six to seven weeks to shoot a 100 minute movie fi you are shooting in one unit or a year if you are shooting your feature film on 4 -5 day units once every six weeks.
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Just a block from the West entrance of Yellowstone National Park, the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center is worth a stop. And you might find you’ll want to stay a while and even come back the next day. And that’s okay because the admission fee (just $13 for adults, $8 for kids 5 years and up) is good for 2 consecutive days.
The not-for-profit wildlife center takes in orphaned grizzly bear cubs and adults from as far away as Alaska and as close by as Yellowstone Park. Most adult grizzlies are those that have become habituated to human food due to campers and hikers not following proper food storage requirements. At the outdoor exhibit, you can watch the beautiful, massive beasts foraging under rocks and logs for the fruit treats that the caretaker hides for them. In order to rescue more bears and provide habitat variety for the existing bears, the center will be creating a new exhibit called bear meadows that will feature mini river rapids and a trout-stocked pond. Note, because they are fed all year round, the bears don’t hibernate so you can see them all year round. And any day you want because the center is open every day.
The outdoor wolf exhibit and information about the trophic cascade was well done too.
There’s also an extensive, interactive bear exhibit inside and plenty of programs for kids and adults, including:
- Bear-Resistant Product Testing (I would have liked to see that one.)
- Keeper Kids (Kids get to help the caretakers hide food for the bears.)
- Yellowstone Park Ranger Talks
- Live Bird of Prey Presentations (A must! The naturalist delivers an engaging, incredibly informative, hands-on presentation.)
In the works is a River Otter Riparian Habitat that will highlight the interrelations of the critters who make up that ecosystem.
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Building – Indonesia is a country rich in ethnicity, language, and culture. As you know, Indonesia has a lot of history. It is important for you to study history, especially for the next generation of the nation.
Timeless, you can see traces of this history from the many historical buildings in Indonesia. Here are some examples that you can visit.
Borobudur Temple with 504 Buddha statues
Who does not know the wonders of this world? Borobudur Temple is located in Magelang City, Central Java Province. UNESCO designated this temple as a world heritage, there are 504 Buddha statues decorate this temple
Built during the time of King Samaratungga of the Syailendra dynasty, this temple is the largest temple in the world and has 42 meters and a height of 10 stories.
Prambanan Temple with its historical story, namely Roro Jonggrang
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The 16th episode of the Drax Files has premiered, showcasing the work of Brique Topaz (Brique Zeiner, RL) and her organisation Live and Learn in Kenya (LLK). They are engaged in work to feed and educate poor children in Kenya, including covering fees, uniform, shoes, textbook and school supplies and now, even building a school of their own.
Feed A Smile is a programme run by LLK to provide nutritious warm lunches for over 400 children every day, paid for entirely from donations to the project. Over a third of the money directed at the programme comes from donations received through Feed a Smile in Second Life – and that’s a remarkable figure.
The money is raised through live music played at the Lavender Fields club, which stages around 5 or 6 events weekly and to which musicians donate their tips and visitors are asked to donate just L$100 ($0.30), which is enough to purchase a filling meal for a child in Kenya, a fact that within itself is quite mind-boggling.
“I keep waiting for the mainstream media to realise that Relay in Second Life is the greatest human interest story,” Zander Greene commented when discussing Fantasy Faire and RFL with Drax in 2013. “I just don’t understand why CNN and forty other media outlets aren’t beating down our door to try to tell this story.”
Those words apply equally here; who would have thought that people creating digital avatars and logging-in to a virtual environment and sharing time listening to one another’s music, could have such a profound effect on the lives of young children in Africa?
This is very much a story which should be highlighted and pushed out before the mainstream media; not because it is “feel good”, but because it is a clear demonstration of the positive and lasting influence virtual words can have on the real world, and more than an antidote to the hoary old view the media has that those involved in such spaces do so because they “lack” a life elsewhere.
“There are a lot of people out there who really want to do good things,” Brique observes, “but they don’t know how … in Second Life, it’s all there. It’s all possible.” Indeed. Where else has such an immersive, engaging and free-flowing environment become the conduit for so many from around the world to help support others?
I keep promising myself I won’t start banging on about Linden Lab’s inability to openly communicate. That was more-or-less the tone of things in this blog back in 2011 (see my views on business, communication and growth, and the growing frustration over the Marketplace situation in 2012, and weel as point in between and after, if interested). However…
Friday 24th January saw the news break that Rod Humble had departed the Lab. According to his own comments pass to others at the time of the announcement, he’d left the Lab “last week”. If so, this could mean the Lab has been absent a CEO for about two weeks, and they have yet to say anything on the matter.
It’s not just the fact that repeated enquiries from the likes of Hamlet Au and I (among others) have gone without response – we’re still small fish in the ocean of blogging / journalism. Where the story has been picked-up by the games media, it also appears that enquiries made to the Lab also remain unanswered.
True, the message has been somewhat slow in spreading to the media at large; only Gamesbeat picked-up on the news in the 24th along with as did Games Industry. Since then Gamasutra covered the news on January 28th, as did Massively. Nevertheless, one would have thought some message would have been forthcoming from the Lab in order to squash the potential for speculation or negative rumours to become established as fact. Or could it be that Rod Humble’s annoucement was a knickers-around-ankles moment for the Lab?
See what I mean about speculation?
Beyond this, as Ciaran Laval observes, there is still ongoing confusion and upset relating to attempts to cash-out and / or tax ID requirements. A part of this seems to be down to the Lab possibly being overwhelmed by the inflow of documentation, and it is taking time to clear things up. However, the fact that noting is – once again – being done to communication matters and provide some form of open feedback really isn’t helping matters at all.
Of course, the Lab may well feel secure in its position that the majority of SL users are likely to be oblivious as to what is going on, and are happy knowing that SL is still there for them when they are ready to log-in. But in terms of those who are investing time, effort and money into helping make Second Life a place people want to log-in to and enjoy, not actually taking the time and effort to offer reasonable clarification of what is going on as requires things like cash-outs and tax (and, indeed, what is and isn’t required ahead of time) doesn’t tend to send a positive message, but does tend to add a little more weight to an overburdened camel’s back.
In writing about Rod Humble’s tenure, I pointed out that communications had started on a downward trend prior to his arrival, and had continued to sink throughout his time there, despite his own initial attempts to ramp things up. This smacks of a deep-seated cultural element within the company (driven out of the board?) which doesn’t see communications as having any real priority. As such, I’m not holding my breath in the hope that things will change, even with a new CEO, when (if?) we ever get to hear about one being appointed.
But even a short-term upswing, as witnessed in the months immediately following Humble’s arrival at the Lab prior to the downward trend resuming, would actually be better than we have at the moment. I won’t borrow from Tateru again and use her Silence of the Lab logo, but I can admit, I’m sorely tempted to do so.
On January 30th, 2014, Linden Lab updated its Bot Policy. The update is small, but potentially far-reaching, outlawing the use of bots for mainland parcel purchases.
Updated by Patch Linden, the revisions comprise two parts: a comment on the use of bots in mainland parcel sales, and an update to the policy itself barring the automated purchase of mainland parcels via bots, etc. In turn, these read:
Mainland parcel sales and bots
Some bots are used to automate the purchase of Mainland parcels priced below fair market values.
Using bots to purchase Mainland parcels is not allowed
The use of bots, autonomous software, scripting (manual or automated), scripted agents, or any systems or software internal or external to the Second Life service that circumvent, automate and/or remove the human interaction required to purchase a Land parcel within Second Life on the Linden Lab owned Mainland is prohibited.
The media is all a-quiver at the news about a titanic battle which has taken place entirely within the virtual, but which has an estimated real-world financial impact (so far) of around £181,000 ($300,000).
The battle has taken place in EVE Online, the massively multiplayer online game set in space and encompassing hundreds of star systems, peoples and alliances, with players taking-on a range of roles including mining, piracy, manufacturing, trading, exploration, and combat (both player versus environment and player versus player).
It is with the latter that EVE Online has hit the headlines, following an epic struggle between several thousand Eve Online players from around the world which has witnessed the destruction of 75 of the game’s Titans. Those familiar with Titans know they are the biggest spacecraft in the game, each ten kilometres (6.25 miles) or more in length. They take weeks to construct and can cost around an average of £2,400 ($4,000) a pop in real money, depending upon exchange rates between real-world currencies and ISKs, Eve Online’s internal currency. To give some idea of the scale of the conflict, the previous record for destroyed Titans was 12.
Conflicts are not new to EVE Online and its 10-year history. They can be of varying sizes and triggered by a range of events. This particular one has its roots in a series of skirmishes and exchanges between rival alliances stretching back to October 2013, and which have been dubbed Halloween War. Just last week it saw the RUS Alliance gain something of a bloody nose from opposing forces in a further confrontation between forces.
But on January 27th, 2014, when the Nulli Secunda Alliance forgot a payment on a strategic space station in the otherwise unassuming B-R5RB system, things escalated rapidly as opposing sides sought to gain control of the system. In all, four major alliances werre involved, pairing off against one another: the Nulli Secunda and Pandemic Legion on one side and the CFC and RUS on the other, with neither side willing to back down, committing more and more forces into the battle in the space of some 12 hours. In the end, the outcome was only decided as America awoke as dawn broke across the Atlantic, and the CFC was able to secure reinforcements from its American members.
According to EVE Online developer, CCP, the overall cost is still being counted, and is expected to rise much higher than $300,000 – not in terms of actual costs from the battle, but in terms of the overall investment players have made in the game and in building things like the ships. The battle was so massive that EVE’s servers struggled with the load – but while they “sweated”, with a few tweaks to the system – they stood up.
A portion of the battle filmed by a neutral observer
This is an incredible advert for a massively multiplayer online game; a scenario wherein several thousand players from across the globe have been able to come together and join-in, in real-time, an event of enormous proportions. As Harvey Crabsticks points out, you have to admire the dept of participation on the part of the players. It’s a remarkable feat – and by no means the first; just the biggest so far. One which has ignited (or possibly re-ignited?) media interest in a platform as old as Second Life.
Makes you wonder what it would take for the media to respond to SL in the same way…
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of Ample Clarity’s PrimPossible range. Sculpts they may be, but his furniture and other items offer incredible versatility and style for those on a land impact / prim budget. And as I think I’ve mentioned, I’m totally in love with his concert grand, which still graces the upper terrace at my home (and I have a number of his other items indoors and out).
When last reviewing his work, I covered his decor HUD, which can create in excess of 400 different items from a single sculpt. Now he’s extended that capability into the bedroom.
The 1-Prim Infinite Bedroom literally offers you a bed for all seasons (and styles). Whether you want a four-poster bed, something with an Asian or a Victorian feel to it, something a little rustic or very modern or chic – all are available from the one bed.
Using the menu, the user can create one of ten different bed styles / looks, some of which include bedside tables and have different colour / texture options. Given my penchant for things oriental, I was drawn to the Asian bed styles, and particularly the “complete” version, which has bedside tables to accompany the bed (see the top picture). That said, I do confess the wood finish is a little on the dark side for me; something a little lighter and more towards a walnut or mahogany would settle on my eye a little easier – but that’s just me.
The Infinite Bed is supplied in two variants – PG and Adult – both of which include a range of individual and couple poses for sleeping, cuddling, relaxing, sitting, kissing, dance and, umm, nookie (in the case of the Adult variant). There are apparently some 300 animations in total in the beds, and no, I haven’t tried all of them out! Both variants come as NO MOD / TRANSFER, with the NO COPY version costing L$950 and the copy version L$3,200.
For those who are on a prim budget and who like to vary the furnishing in their homes, the PrimPossible range has always offered great value. With the introduction of the shape changing capabilities into the range, this is being enhanced even further, and the 1-Prim Infinite Bedroom is already proving popular among those familiar with Ample’s work.
I wonder if a lounge suite with similar capabilities is in the works … ?
The Singularity team have issued a new release of their viewer – version 22.214.171.12417 – which brings with it a host of new features, options, additions and fixes. There’s quite a lot packed into the release, so this is another overview of the updates, rather than an in-depth review.
With this release, Singularity now supports Fitted Mesh. Reading FITMESH-6, I believe I’m correct in saying this release includes the fixes from Runitai Linden which addresses those issues and FITMESH-20, although there may be a couple of outstanding points in the fixes.
Sadly, I can’t test the viewer against the fitted mesh test articles the Lab supplied to me in order to preview the release of the original project viewer as I, um, managed to accidentally delete said assets *cough* …
“Mouse Move” and Additional Mouselook Options
I emphasise “mouse move” is my term, not that of the Singularity crew, although it pretty aptly describes the function. Most people are probably familiar with the fact that we can left-clicking and holding the button down, it is possible to turn our avatar. In Singularity, it is now possible to point to your avatar, left-click (and hold) the left mouse button and then right-click (and hold) the right mouse button, move around.
This may sound odd, given the various ways avatar movement can already be achieved, but as I use a trackball, I have to say I found it particularly effective in moving around (although fingers did tend to get a little tired when moving for extended periods, but that’s more to do with the position of my trackball, rather than a problem with the implementation. I can see the option potentially being useful when moving around game / combat environments and when used with “worn” means of transportation.
Version 1.8.5 includes the ability to select which parts of the UI to show when in Mouselook. The options are floaters, menu bar and notices and can be toggled on / of via check boxes in Preferences > Input & Camera >UI Hidden in Mouselook. Note that checking items means they will not appear in Mouselook.
Also, when operating in Mouselook, you can now ALT-Tab between Singularity and other open applications and back without getting thrown out of ML.
There are a couple of very useful camera updates with this release:
Allow alt-camming and terrain parcel selection from farther away, easing tasks such as partitioning regions and zooming around
A Reset Camera Preset Angle to Default option has been added to the View menu for undoing changes made to camera angle by CTRL and/or SHIFT+scrolling. In relations to this, the release notes additionally state: option to change camera angle through this method is now off by default, and that if your camera angle had been messed up in the last release, this option can spare you a full reset
Merfolk and those into underwater exploration can now have their time beneath the waves enhanced as Singularity will now render shadows underwater (requires ALM and shadows to be enabled via Preferences > Graphics).
Rendering / Graphics Updates
This release sees some significant updates to rendering / graphics, including:
Fixes to shader compilation problems and standards compliance issues
Enhanced support for Intel GPUs on Linux
Enhanced support for Nvidia cards (NVAPI) which among other things allows automatic use of discrete GPU in dual GPU systems
SSAO separated into its own shader allowing speed optimization by running it at a lower-than-native framebuffer resolution
Several improvements to the performance of the rendering engine.
Improved performance of glow and ribbon capabilities
Ability to display cost per sq. m. for parcels on sale on the map
Ability to resize the Appearance floater.
There are also a number of bug fixes and other enhancements, so please refer to the release notes for a full run-down of everything from the team.
Quite an extensive update from the team again, and one which should more than satisfy Singularity users. The addition of Fitted Mesh, enhanced support of particle capabilities and the linkset scaling are liable to please a lot of people, and the list of fixes for issues should also keep users happy.
As noted above, I quite like the new “mouse move” option in third-person view; using my trackball meant I could wander around and adjust my camera height somewhat to give me a good variation when looking ahead a lot more easily than when using the cursor keys (which is usually how I move). This proved very useful when negotiating confined spaces, such as inside my boat. The underwater shadows are also a pretty (literally and figuratively) cool addition.
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Pete Duel’s Poetry
How I miss the crisp, golden smell of fall!
Pheasants half clucking, half honking their silly call
in back of the house.
The haze of leaf fires hanging in the air
a comforting fuzzy for annual thumb suckers.
Occasional boom of shotguns
fired, not in hatred;
a wide-eyed child anticipation of
bringing home a trophy for the little woman.
The little woman creating a masterpiece
out of cold, dead fowl,
stale bread, bitter cranberries,
and dirt-encrusted sweet potatoes.
The sharp crunch of thick,
green grass underfoot,
starched and glazed the night before.
By now the moles and woodchucks have retired,
leaving the birds to forage alone.
We would build a fire and smile,
once more in wonder of the coming freeze.
Glen Canyon Eulogy
Now I weep with unknown brothers for our land I never knew.
Land once taken, gone forever.
Raped and stolen from our view.
Time and distance,
That decided I not see
Land now taken, gone forever,
By the white skin.
Weep now white skin.
By the white skin,
You and me.
We got filthy air, and air is all.
We got rotten rivers, and water is air.
We got strangled streets and beer can highways,
Crowded rooms and fume-filled flyways.
We got crap on our minds.
We got commercial this and billboard that,
Neon thin and neon fat.
Yeah, we got beauty but it’s all in books,
Or on some screen where no one looks
Because it’s too far out of town.
Now what are we gonna do?
The sky is blue but you have to look
Straight up to see it.
And air is all,
All we got.
The Work Resembled a Smash of Cottage Cheese
and Rotten Fruit: Food for Thought.
“Madam, your son has just been shot between the eyes.
Please tell us in your own words why he died.”
And madam must produce an answer,
Or her son has disappeared
Like so much peanut butter and jelly
On a Saturday afternoon
Eleven years before.
“Get off my back, Corporal, he’s dead.
What do you mean, ‘why’?”
And Corporal must produce an answer,
Or his buddy has disappeared
Like so much PX beer
Eleven months before.
“I’ll be straight with you soldier.
You’ve lost that leg,
But with luck your right arm will be as good as new.”
And because soldier couldn’t find the answer
Polished for him 11,000 miles away,
He took a .45
And decorated the wall with his brains.
An infinitesimal piece of starbreak,
That drifts into consciousness,
Entering in a pastel way
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While the general effects of smoking on your health are well-known, it can also have significant effects on your oral health.
Here are some of the ways smoking can harm your oral health and hygiene:
– Oral Cancer
– Periodontal (gum) disease
– Delayed healing after a tooth extraction or other oral surgery
– Bad breath
– Stained teeth and tongue
– Diminished sense of taste and smell
Research suggests that smoking may be responsible for almost 75% of adult gum disease.
Tobacco products damage your gum tissue by affecting the attachment of bone and soft tissue to your teeth. One effect is receding gums which expose the tooth roots and increase your risk of tooth decay or to sensitivity to hot and cold in these unprotected areas.
Cigar smoking is equally a major risk and even smokeless tobacco products contain a variety of toxins associated with cancer. Smokeless tobacco can also irritate your gum tissue.
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‘rosho is a delicious spread made from 100% certified organic cashews that are roasted with care to bring out the best flavour and blitzed up until they become super smooth and silky! Yum!
Where do we start! We love everything from spooning it straight out of the jar to swirling it on top of porridge or spreading it on toast. We’re notorious for blitzing it into our smoothies, drizzling spoonfuls over bananas or strawberries and not to forget, we always find ourselves in the kitchen incorporating the different blends into baked goods or savoury recipes! Find inspiration on our Instagram page.
Good question! In Swahili, Cashews are called Korosho. All we did was take the "KO" out and voila! You have the perfect, authentically Tanzanian cashew butter experience.
Glass is virtually inert and impermeable, making it the most stable of all packaging materials. There is no risk of harmful chemicals getting into the food or drinks that are packed in glass. In addition to that, glass jars can be reused in so many fun and useful ways (we've shared some on our blog!), thus being better for our planet.
Yep! Cashew butter is a great addition to a healthy balanced diet. Nuts contain a big amount of nutrients but cashews are richer in certain nutrients, including iron, copper, and phosphorus. Cashew butter is especially a source rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids (the good kind!) which are great for keeping your heart healthy; so it's a wonderful addition to breakfast on toast, porridge and in smoothies. We also love it as a healthy snack with rice cakes, apple slices, or straight from the spoon!
We are super pleased that we do not add any refined sugar to 'rosho! Apart from Double Chocolate which contains dark chocolate chunks that have sugar, all our spreads are sweetened naturally with jaggery, which is a type of natural, unrefined sugar made from cane juice
Being as natural as possible, 'rosho lasts one year from manufacture date. Once opened, we recommend consuming our nut butters within 3 months (easy!). We recommend storing them in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.
Children LOVE 'rosho! As long as they're not allergic to nuts, 'rosho is a much healthier and nutrient-dense option to incorporate in your children's breakfast! Check out our Instagram page for numerous reviews from parents whose kids enjoy 'rosho.
No need! We recommend storing 'rosho in a cool dry place, away from direct sunlight.
Although we make only Cashew Butter, other nuts sometimes handled on site are peanuts and sesame. The sole nut used in 'rosho is 100% cashews, but we must advise sufferers of other severe nut allergies to avoid all of our products. Although we have strict cleaning and segregation procedures in place, the dusty nature of nuts means we cannot guarantee a spec of nut dust will not remain within the system. For further clarification you should contact a health professional.
Yes! All our products are suitable for vegetarians so you can enjoy our entire range.
Absolutely, we do not use any animal or alcohol-derived products in 'rosho.
Only Classic 'rosho is dairy-free. We use the highest quality pure butterfat ghee which gives 'rosho it's unique, rich aroma and flavour. However, pure ghee is considered to have very minimal amounts of lactose!
Yes! Our ingredients are carefully selected to ensure that we keep our products free from gluten.
Yes! Cashews provide great fats and energy; however, they have slightly higher carbs so when eating 'rosho on a keto diet, be sure to limit your portions to remain in ketosis.
Yes. We don’t use any GMO ingredients in our product
Definitely! We take pride in making 'rosho as naturally as possible which is why you won't ever find dodgy E-numbers on the ingredients list or other stabilisers and harmful products such as palm oil! A downside is that the oils will naturally separate, leaving a layer of oil on top. Embrace the nature and simply stir it back in and enjoy!
We use 100% Organic certified cashews (our main ingredient of course) however, our products are not organic certified because not all our ingredients are organic certified.
Our organic and high quality cashews are sustainably and ethically sourced from farmers in Tanzania and are roasted and milled with great care by our fantastic team of women, right here in Tanzania.
'rosho is born in Tanzania and inspired by the wonderful natural gift from our Country, the korosho (cashew). All the roasting, milling and packaging is done locally, by the local people and infused with the spirit of love and health that our country has to offer!
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They say hurt people hurt!
Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash
It really hurts when people closest to your are out to get you - when they turn their nasty mode on and just mercilessly butcher you.
Do they feel remorse? I seriously doubt it - because they would never own up and say sorry for their rotten behaviour, almost never.
It’s because they don’t want to believe that they have done you wrong but rather you deserved all the venom, scorn and spite they’ve thrown at you.
You feel poisoned and wounded - you go on hurting for days while your working memory keeps on playing the scene over and over in your head.
The guilty party would be watching and waiting for your reaction. They would pretend as if everything is normal and would act surprised with your silence.
Don’t get fooled, they know perfectly well how they have hurt you. Yet, if you confront them they would be in total denial.
And confronting them would be your gravest mistake because they would be so good at twisting the past that in the end you will get blamed for victimizing them.
Everybody would tell you to keep a distance or a healthy boundary with your perpetrator. Which seems like the only viable solution.
But it won’t be easy to establish - sometimes you won’t have the courage and other times they will keep on invading your bubble because they hate losing their control over you.
They are nothing more than cowardly bullies - who may have been hurt and still not recovered from it.
But do you believe that’s any reason or justification to hurt others!
It’s common to feel empathy for them and make you feel guilty for keeping them at arm’s-length.
Believe it or not that’s the only way you can stop this toxic cycle of hate.
HOW TO SAFEGAURD YOUR PRIVACY;
Do it one day at a time - start saying NO without any emotions - not angry, not sad, not scared!
Just a simple “no” or “I’m busy” or “I’ve other engagements” - work at it and you’d be there soon!
Day by day you will feel much braver and in time establish a respectful boundary.
By breaking this toxic cycle you are not only helping yourself but you are also giving them a chance to change and to heal.
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The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is a relatively safe environment, but accidents and emergencies do happen. It’s essential to carry drinking water and a first-aid kit, including snake bite bandages. Cyclists should always carry a basic repair kit including a spare inner tube or plugs for tubeless tyres. There is a reasonably good mobile phone signal on most of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, but some areas can be patchy.
If you have a non- emergency problem and need general advice and assistance, contact the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Ranger, Peter Kleis on 0467 729 409.
For assistance with bicycle breakdowns, contact Out There Cycling who carry a full range of spares. They can also assist with emergency transport. Mob 0488 055 680
Feeling in need of spiritual guidance? Contact Fr Ian Bailey 0428 481 474. | <urn:uuid:bfdb22e8-98f2-4d62-b637-fce07df26999> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/brisbane-valley-rail-trail-emergency-contact-numbers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.909617 | 175 | 1.859375 | 2 |
I believe an intelligent, loving God created a completely law-governed Universe, enabling us to enjoy discovering and understanding those laws, exploring their consequences, and participate with Him in His creation process.
Intelligent design proponents, use gaps in Darwinian theory as evidence for a God of gaps. But why would God, creating a Universe according to, logical, discoverable laws, insert gaps indicating His participation?
Do they claim that not even an omnipotent creator can create such wonder, based solely on laws? Do they know the Mind of God?
Why would He need gaps for us to appreciate how intelligent His creation is? Why not let us continue closing those gaps, to understand how great a creator He must be, who can create such wonder and complexity, based on discoverable laws?
Philosophical materialists premise that if all gaps close, then no need for God. For intelligent design proponents this premise must be the source of their fear. But that premise, that if I understand all the steps of a process, I understand the reason for it, is patently false.
Their approach is like that of a cave man, who jumping across time turns scientist, then using reductionism, analyzes a DVD of Beethoven’s fifth and the laws that govern, but never appreciates the music nor the composer.
I believe that the big questions are about subjective issues, about the question “Why?” and so cannot be answered through reductionism, which only answers the question “How?”
Reductionism inevitably leads to the holy grail of physics – an equation for the Theory of Everything.
So why is that not a satisfactory answer to the big questions? Because those very questions are about the subjective “Why?” requiring subjective explanations. Bluntly put, studying the mechanics of my foot does not help me understand why I stubbed my toe.
We want to know the nature and totality of discoverable reality, the source of that reality, why we are alive, our lives’ purpose, is there a greater reality, and so on, questions science is not equipped to answer.
Materialists posit such questions as unanswerable. If true, then life makes no sense – a defeatist proposition – for how can we continue discovering if we close our minds to possibilities other than reductionist ones?
For materialists, God also leaves an unanswerable question – why does God exist? True. So ultimately the choice is between the reductionist answer – explaining everything in terms of an equation – or an aswer at the highest level, explaining everything, including that equation, in terms of God.
The difference between these possibilities is profound, because the first is closed to further questions – you cannot ask “Whence the equation?” – whereas the second is quite open to unlimited further questioning of His plan. The second can explain many of the big questions – the first one has not a chance.
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Anesthesia & Surgery
services at Valley of the Moon Veterinary include spaying, neutering, exploratory
and soft tissue surgery as well as many orthopedic procedures. These surgeries,
in addition to proper dental cleanings and oral surgery, require general
At Valley of the Moon we make every effort and take every precaution to ensure anesthesia is delivered safely and that your pet experiences minimal pain or discomfort during and after any procedure. Protocols we use have been developed by the American Animal Hospital Association, an organization of veterinary professionals credited with setting the standards which ensure that the highest level of care is being provided.
These measures include a pre-surgical blood test to help us formulate an
anesthetic protocol specifically for your pet and the procedure being performed.
Prior to inducing anesthesia, your pet is given an analgesic (pain medication)
and a sedative so that we can then place an intravenous catheter. The catheter
also allows us to maintain blood pressure and hydration through the administration
of fluids and electrolytes for the duration of the procedure. And in the
event emergency drugs are necessary, the IV catheter allows immediate, direct
access to a vein.
While under anesthesia the veterinary technician assigned to your pet continually monitors anesthetic depth, respiratory and heart rate, oxygenation, blood pressure and body temperature. She stays at your pet's side until he is awake and able to move about on his own. | <urn:uuid:db5f1ff4-1148-4e18-8b54-efd77d09ad48> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vomvet.com/anesthesia-surgery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.932809 | 299 | 1.90625 | 2 |
A strong flux that can cause the solubility of lead in low-sol glazes. Up to 5% will give an apple green colour under both oxidising and neutral conditions; yellow-greens in a potash glaze; blue-greens in a barium glaze; turquoise blue in an alkaline glaze. High lime glazes can create purples; high lime glazes with alumina can create purple sploges. Fired under reduction in an alkali glaze (with addition of tin it creates a copper red or sang de-boeuf.
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If you’re a pilot looking for that next great read, have we got some titles to share. Some will give you insights into formerly dense topics, like engine corrosion and overhaul, while others will help you crack open the past and peer into fascinating eras in flight, like the circumstances surrounding the creation of the first great airliner, the Douglas DC-3, that few had a chance to witness firsthand. Enjoy!
1. Mike Busch on Engines
What every aircraft owner needs to know about the design, operation, condition monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of piston aircraft engines
By Mike Busch
Like it or not, as aircraft owners and pilots, our fates are inextricably tied to the piston engines that power our aircraft. At the same time, these engines, complex machines that are as inscrutable in their functioning as they are in their malfunctioning, are the sources of more myth, misinformation and crackpot theory than any other in all of aviation. The leading authority on our engines, A&P and longtime aviation writer Mike Busch, knows so much about engines that it’s daunting, and he shares nearly all of that wisdom in this remarkable 490-page tome. All of your most arcane questions about engine construction, operation, maintenance, repair and overhaul are to be found in this priceless volume. While Busch’s theories are sometimes controversial—we won’t get started on the lean-of-peak operation debate—his explanations are clearheaded and addressed in ways that even non-engine-tech savvy aviators can understand. Available on amazon.com, this book is an absolute must-own for any aircraft owner and, particularly, for any would be first-time buyer. Highly recommended. | <urn:uuid:8d8ccd6a-4328-4538-999a-d9542cb3c1ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/8-great-books-summer-reading-for-pilots/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.949553 | 373 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Responsible Office: Comptroller
A service center is an operating unit that provides goods or services that are recurring, unique, not readily available from external sources, benefit the effectiveness of the University when available, and are subject to federal and/or state costing regulations and guidelines. A service center is essentially a small business operated by an academic department, interdepartmental laboratory or center to facilitate departmental/institutional research. Because Clemson University receives federal funding, the University is required to consistently apply federal costing regulations and guidelines. The costs associated with providing those goods or services are recovered from users through established and approved billing rates. All service center activity must either support or relate to the University’s mission. Billing rates are submitted to the Controller’s Office and the Office will review and either approve or forward the billing rates to the Administrative Council for approval.
A recharge center is a service center that provides goods or services only within a single budget center or department. A recharge center’s rates may not be officially posted but still require reviewing by the Controller’s Office.
All service centers are required to follow Billing Rates Policy and Billing Rates Procedures when establishing and changing billing rates.
- Reporting Units
- Policies and Procedures
- Teams, Committees, Councils
- Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations
- Accounting for Related Organizations
- Accounting Services
- Accounts Receivable
- Budget Office
- Cash and Treasury Services
- Controller's Office
- Human Resources
- Land and Capital Asset Stewardship
- Lean Office
- Procurement Services
- Student Financial Services
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It was the first census after World War II. The baby boom had begun. The great migration of black residents from the Jim Crow South to places like Detroit and Chicago was in full swing. And some industrial cities hit their population peak before Americans started moving to the suburbs.
Starting Friday, genealogists and historians can get a microscopic glimpse of these radical historical trends when the individual records of 151 million people from the 1950 census are released.
Researchers see archives as a goldmine and amateur genealogists see it as a way to fill gaps in family trees, an area of research that has seen dramatic growth in recent years thanks to the popularity of DNA testing kits. home.
“It’s genealogy heaven when a census is taken,” said Matt Menashes, executive director of the National Genealogical Society. “People are waiting impatiently. It’s hard to exaggerate.
For privacy reasons, records identifying people by name cannot be made public until 72 years after they were collected during the US decade count. The 1940 records came out ten years ago.
For Wendy Kalman, an amateur genealogist in Atlanta, the 1950 records will help her consolidate details about her parents, grandparents and loved ones. She has traced the paternal side of the family back to 18th century Ukraine, and her research has brought her into contact with previously unknown third and fourth cousins in the United States with whom she speaks regularly.
Here is a link to the 1950 census data
“It’s an interesting journey to find out where you’re from and census records help you find information that isn’t always available,” said Kalman, 55. “Family histories aren’t always passed on, and census records give you a snapshot on time. It helps set up a picture.
Ronnie Willis’ parents on both sides of his grandparents’ families were traveling farmers who traveled through Texas and Oklahoma as a mixed group throughout the 1930s and 1940s. But they broke into nuclear family units after World War II. Willis hopes the 1950 census records will help him piece together what happened to those relatives who moved to other states.
“It will help me get 10 years closer to putting the puzzle together, a little bit,” said Willis, 53, a software company executive who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
Documents published by the National Archives and Records Administration will be indexed on a searchable website. Scanned and handwritten forms contain information on names, race, gender, age, address, occupations, hours worked in the previous week, wages, education levels, marital status and the country in which their parents were born. The website will include a tool allowing users to correct incorrect names or add missing names.
Claire Kluskens, digital projects archivist at the National Archives, acknowledged that what will be on the website from Friday is “a first draft”, in which specific people are most likely to be found initially just by searching for the one. who was listed as the head of their household.
Two outside genealogy groups, Ancestry and FamilySearch, a division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have teamed up to serve as quality control on the records by creating their own separate index from the National Archives.
At Ancestry, dozens of workers will be ready at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday to begin downloading the more than 6.5 million digital images from the census files. The Utah-based company will analyze the millions of surveys, using artificial intelligence to decipher the sloppy handwriting and converting the information into a readable database.
“We’re excited to dive into the census,” said Crista Cowan, corporate genealogist at Ancestry.
Between 400,000 and 800,000 volunteers across the United States, coordinated by FamilySearch, will then double-check the entries with the actual digital images. If the digital record of the 1950 census form says “Wilhelmina” but was entered as “William” in the index, that will be corrected, said David Rencher, director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and director of FamilySearch genealogy.
The effort could take six to nine months, he said.
“We think we’ll get better accuracy because we’re having humans review it,” Rencher said.
The new data will flesh out the contours of a radically different world.
In 1950, the United States had less than half of the 332 million people it has today. Households were larger, with an average of 3.5 people, compared to 2.6 people per household in 2019. Only 9% of households had someone living alone in 1950, compared to 28% in 2019. Adults were also more likely to be married, with more than two-thirds of adult men and women being married in 1950, compared to less than half of men and women in 2019, said Marc Perry, senior demographer at the Census Bureau.
Elaine Powell is excited because this is the first version she will see herself in the census records. The president of the Central Florida Genealogical Society was born in 1946 and grew up in the St. Louis area.
“It’s just exciting. I remember the first time I found my parents during the census, you could hear me screaming and screaming in the library,” Powell said. “He verifies what your parents and grandparents told you.”
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Pendoley Environmental have successfully completed a ten-day survey of 60 km of turtle nesting habitat in Cape York, assessing flatback, hawksbill and olive ridley turtle nests for evidence of predation.
The program engaged Traditional Owners, providing training and involvement and collected information that is directing management of nesting turtle populations in the region.
Interested in learning more about Pendoley Environmental’s predation monitoring capabilities?
Email us or call 08 9330 6200 for more information.
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Review vs. Systematic Review
Review articles are generally an examination of the literature from the author's perspective. Sometimes they are called a literature review.
A systematic review can be thought of as a study design that includes some or all of the following characteristics:
One or more questions or hypotheses are posed at the start of the review.
Publications/study results in the subject area are collected, often limited to a particular type (e.g., literature reviews, randomized controlled trials).
Criteria are used to include or exclude studies found in point #2 for the actual review. This step is often referred to as the "study selection" and can be found under "Methods" or "Aims".
Data extracted from the selected studies are combined and compared. I the data cannot be combined, the strength of the evidence is assessed and used to evaluate results.
Conclusions are made based on results and/or the presence or absence of supporting evidence.
In a nutshell: A systematic review combines several similar studies such as, randomized control trials using similar participant characteristics and then rates the evidence as a whole.
Meta-analyses are often considered a type of systematic review and are distinguished by the application of quantitative and statistical methods for combining and examining results. Often, a systematic review will include a meta-analysis.
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Read about how the COVID19 pandemic induced the biggest oil price crash in history. And what is the impact on maritime shipping?
Economists are already referring to the global slump brought about by the coronavirus as the world’s worst-ever economic downturn – a “Greater Depression” that’s even worse than the Great Depression in 1929-32. With lockdowns, closed frontiers and stay-home restrictions reducing road, rail and air traffic to an absolute minimum and economic activity having slowed down to an almost standstill the world over, the global demand for oil has fallen through the floor. On April 20 the price of the May futures contract for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) plunged to never-experienced negative territory of minus $40. In other words, US oil producers actually had to pay people to buy or store their oil. Since that historic low, the price of WTI and Brent crude has recovered somewhat but still remains at levels not seen for decades. It’s a simple equation, basic supply-and-demand economics. With supply significantly outpacing demand in the global oil market, the price of “black gold” has slumped.
We used FleetMon’s historical AIS data to investigate irregularities year-over-year regarding vessel activity and maritime traffic at the Chinese coast and other crucial waterways related to Coronavirus spreading. Part 1/2
Vessel activity at Chinese Coast drops every year around Lunar New Year
In 2020: the drop lasts 6 weeks instead of 2 to 3 weeks due to Corona crisis
FleetMon investigated on the vessel activity of principal waterways via historical AIS data
No Coronavirus-related reduction in global vessel activity visible yet
We show you three activities on FleetMon made for real ship lovers to get Coronavirus pandemic out of your head.
Global Coronavirus led to minimizing public life and impacts our habits as well. Many people are not only forced to stay in quarantine at home but also voluntarily hide themselves away with their families. We show you three activities on FleetMon made for real ship lovers. To all the pilots, navigators, seafarers, long-term crew members, and ship spotters: Now is the perfect time to become involved in our community-based platform to forget the Coronavirus madness for a while. | <urn:uuid:2aaa4ad8-5938-4a92-8c38-a39d8a5f93db> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.fleetmon.com/tag/corona/page/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.944537 | 484 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Someone calls out your name. They give some details about your professional life. The audience applauds. The chairperson looks at you. The audience looks at you. The applause dies down. Everyone expects you to say something but you’ve gone blank! Sound familiar?
Believe it or not, this is one of the most common nightmares among those who are going to give a presentation. In fact, three out of four people are more afraid of speaking in public than they are of spiders. In NELC we don’t have any data about those who fear meeting a spider while giving a presentation, but we can give you some tips about what to do if you have to give a lecture or present a new marketing plan. Especially if you have to do it in English as well.
First things first. Do some groundwork. Find out about the audience you are going to speak to: their age bracket, their positions, their level of experience and how much they know about the topic you’re going to discuss. Find out how many people are coming. Then you can decide whether it’s better to speak from a podium or move around the room, for example. If you haven’t already done so, immerse yourself in the subject you’re going to talk about. This will give you self-confidence and you won’t be afraid of going blank.
Look for a surprising or funny angle on the subject in question, which you think is interesting. Your enthusiasm will rub off and your listeners will want to know more. That brings us to the matter of how to keep the audience’s attention. Let’s put it this way: the first 30 seconds are crucial. This is the time when you win over or lose your audience. Start with something that makes an impact (a power opener), such as making your audience think by presenting a problem, providing surprising data related to the topic you are discussing, or telling them a personal anecdote.
Another trick to avoid losing the interest of the participants is to briefly go over the main points at the end of each section. You can use expressions like these ones: Just one more thing before we move on; Let’s put together everything we have mentioned before moving on; What we have been talking about...
Let’s move on to presentation of slides. The English use an acronym that describes very well what to do here: KISS, “Keep It Short & Simple”. Don’t forget to use colours either.
And now that you have all the material, it’s time to practice. Practice, practice and more practice. This does not mean that you have to memorize your presentation but you do need to rehearse. The more you practice, the easier it will be, and if you do so in front of a mirror, even better. Listening to and watching yourself are the key to finding out how well prepared you are.
And of course there’s the issue of question time. This is a part that you can’t rehearse but which you’ll have no need to worry about if you’ve prepared well. Basically there are four types of questions. Here are some expressions to help you deal with them:
- Good questions: you can answer with an “I’m glad you asked me that…”
- Difficult questions: “I don’t know that information off the top of my head…”, or “Can I get back to you on that?”
- Unnecessary questions: “As I mentioned earlier…”
- Irrelevant questions: “I’m afraid I don’t see the connection.”
And when the big day arrives, relax, be yourself and have fun!
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UHD teacher, Asst
Prof. Dr Suhaib has held an online educational course, one class per week, for
133 school teachers in different areas in Kurdistan from 10th
December 2021 to 10th February 2022.
The purpose of
the course was to raise the level of teachers by introducing them to the latest
teaching methods followed in advanced schools.
focused on teaching methodology, student-centred learning, effective ways of
conveying information, understanding students and their talents and working to
expand their talents.
It is believed that the course will have a positive contribution to the education system and the process of learning in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. | <urn:uuid:1a692b8d-7724-49d6-b588-66ddc9a9def7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://uhd.edu.iq/Events/Detail/193 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.958866 | 142 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Might other private colleges follow Williams College's lead?
As the end of the school year nears, those students who cant or don't feel safe returning home will have to find housing and a way to pay for it.
Applications for federal aid for college have decreased, so schools and states are looking at ways to get more grants into students' hands.
Enrollment plummeted during the pandemic, which drove many would-be students to choose work – if they could find it – over their studies.
By one estimate, about 200 private liberal-arts institutions are on the verge of going under.
The goal is to reach out and help people before they lose their housing.
Early conversations with kids about paying for college can save thousands in the long run.
Tips on less-terrifying ways to talk about the cost of college with kids.
Congress is going to change how much graduates need to pay back and how quickly. Pell Grants and loan forgiveness are part of the Republican overhaul, too. A Senate committee will hold a hearing today with new details of an ambitious plan to reboot the nation’s student financial aid system. Until now, proposals for how […]
It’s FAFSA season, when families apply for federal aid to pay for college. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool makes it easier for applicants to add the required tax information to their forms by transferring it directly from the IRS. Or it did. The IRS has suspended the service for several weeks, and if history is […] | <urn:uuid:2ec7e863-5adc-4974-899a-00910703ff89> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.marketplace.org/tag/financial-aid/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.965434 | 309 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Due to the volatility of prices in the petrol market, just like last year, Picodi.com gathered data about petrol prices in the first half of the year. In 11 out of 16 considered Asia-Pacific countries (APAC), petrol prices in the first half of the year 2020 were lower than in 2019. The largest decrease was noted in Malaysia (−19 percent), Vietnam (−18.4 percent), and Thailand (−17.7 percent).
Interestingly, in countries like South Korea, India, Pakistan or Hong Kong, the prices of petrol noted a moderate increase (0.4 to 1.8 percent),and in Sri Lanka petrol went up by as much as 3.4 percent.
According to the report, Malaysians can enjoy the cheapest petrol in the APAC region — the average petrol price in this country, converted from ringgit to US dollars is 38 cents. Hongkongers pay the highest price — USD2.22.
Picodi.com contrasted the average prices of petrol in the first half of the year 2020 with the latest data on average salaries. For the second year in a row, Australians can boast the best petrol price to an average salary ratio in the APAC countries — an average Australian can afford 4,288 litres of petrol. Malaysia placed second — the average pay (RM3,542 according to Numbeo) allows its citizens to buy 2,135 litres of petrol. New Zealand completes the podium with 2,082 litres.
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia took the last three places. The average salary in these countries is worth 314, 300, and 250 litres respectively.
In the world ranking, top positions are taken by Persian Gulf countries. In Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, you could buy from 5,112 to 8,210 litres of petrol for the average pay. It is worth noting that Kuwaitis can afford 139 litres less than last year. On the other hand, in 2020 Saudis and Qataris can buy around 4,933 and 1,605 litres more.
The worst situation was noted in Cuba where the average salary is equal to the price of only 28 litres (an increase of 2 litres).
It turns out that being an oil tycoon does not always mean easier access to petrol for the citizens. Nigeria, for example, produces the biggest amounts of petrol in Africa. Despite the lowest price of petrol in the whole world (USD0.34), the relatively low average salary (USD182) does not allow Nigerians to buy many litres of petrol — just 539.
It is similar to the European oil heaven, Russia. In a country which is the second biggest oil producer in the world, for the average salary you can afford only 919 litres.
Another interesting fact is the situation in Venezuela. In this South American country, there are limits which allow buying only 120 litres of petrol per capita in a month for the price amounting to around USD0.025 per litre. Once the limit is exceeded, petrol can be bought only at the “market” price which is USD0.5 per litre, and only in 200 petrol stations in the country.
Picodi.com calculations show that the average salary in Venezuela is enough for just 148 litres of petrol (120 litres subsidised and 28 litres fully paid), which is a drastic difference compared to theoretical 14 billion litres from the last year.
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Single stage double gauge oxygen regulator is designed for applications requiring precise and constant outlet pressure, controlled by a knob, oxygen pressure regulator made of high quality copper, highly resistant to vibration and effective against leakage.
Rated Input Pressure: 15 MPa (2175 psi)
Rated Output Pressure: 1.25 MPa (181 psi)
Rated Flow: 40 m3/h
Inlet Side Connection Thread: G5/8"
Onlet Side Connection Thread: M15 x 1.5
Weight: 1.1 kg
Warranty: 12 Months
5/8" Dual Gauge Oxygen Pressure Regulator Detail
Tips: How to install an oxygen pressure regulator?
Oxygen pressure regulator is generally a pressure reducing device for cylinder gas. When the inlet pressure and export flow changes, to ensure that its export pressure always maintain stable, oxygen gas pressure reducer in the process of use should pay attention to those matters?
- Oxygen cylinder bleeding or opening precautions.
Oxygen cylinder bleed or open the pressure reducer when the action must be slow. If the valve is opened too fast, the working part of the pressure reducer gas due to adiabatic compression and greatly increased temperature, which may make the parts made of organic materials such as rubber packing, rubber film fibrous liner on fire and burned, and can make the pressure reducer completely burned.
- Oxygen regulator loading and unloading and working precautions
When loading and unloading the pressure reducer must pay attention to prevent the pipe joint button slipping teeth, so as not to spin installed and shot out. In the process of work must pay attention to the work pressure gauge pressure values. Stop work should first loosen the pressure regulator screw, and then close the oxygen cylinder valve, and the gas in the pressure reducer slowly released, so that the spring and pressure reduction valve can be protected from damage. After the work, should be removed from the cylinder pressure reducer, to be properly stored.
- Before installing the oxygen pressure regulator and when opening the cylinder valve precautions
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During my spare time, I made a quick TTL design for an RS232 adapter that works with my AVR development board. This adapter helps to connect TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) level signals to the RS232 interface. TTL side is a 9-pin female connector, and RS232 sire is a male connector.
The unit is powered from the target board using power pins.
The RS232 TTL adapter circuit:
Put all the in a plastic case and see what I have got:
The inside of the box:
RS232 adapter in action:
Let’s do some tests with this RS232 adapter. First of all, write some example routine for AVR microcontroller:
Compile this program with WinAVR ad burn to chip.
Then download Bray’s terminal or other terminal software, open it and select the required baud rate and different settings like parity bits and so on. Start terminal and reset the AVR microcontroller:
Get the results. Everything is working fine.
Download UART AVR project files here. Don’t forget that in this source AVRLIB library is used. So you need to download it to be able to build. | <urn:uuid:6bd71cad-663b-46b5-86d0-9b51b5995523> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scienceprog.com/simple-ttl-to-rs232-adapter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.872183 | 249 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Politicians must focus on reducing property taxes in 2022
The holiday season is upon us and while the COVID-19 pandemic stubbornly persists, we must look with hope and optimism toward 2022.
Illinois has been provided tremendous resources by the federal government to foster economic growth in the wake of the pandemic. The Small Business Advisory Council and our partners have formulated an agenda that recommends using portions of those resources to support local businesses, bring people back into the workforce and foster the recovery of local communities.
The right policies can help our economy rebound from the pandemic. However, policymakers must also make structural changes to significantly improve the fiscal condition of our state.
Property taxes are a huge burden on Illinois residents and small businesses. Politicians on both sides of the aisle understand they are oppressive and drive people out of Illinois. Politicians throughout the state, and all levels of government, acknowledge that solutions must be put forth and moved forward to stabilize property taxes.
Legislation was filed this year that gives voters the power to decide whether to consolidate units of government for the purpose of reducing property taxes. This bill would provide voters the opportunity to consolidate governmental units and reduce redundancy. This would not be a mandate but rather an opportunity for citizens to vote by referendum on an issue impacting their property taxes.
Another piece of legislation filed this past year compelled local units of government to form committees within one year, and every 10 years thereafter, to analyze the efficiencies of consolidating with another governmental unit, municipality or county. These committees would then be tasked with making recommendations that include analysis on the prospects for consolidating units of government.
Even though Illinois has more units of government than any other state in the nation, neither of these bills on local government consolidation were passed in the General Assembly's 2021 legislative sessions.
Policymakers have also been engaged in the debate around local school district consolidation. Legislation was filed this year to provide citizens the opportunity to vote on school district consolidation. Again, the legislation did not create a mandate but rather a choice for voters to impact their property taxes through consolidation. This legislation was not passed out of the Illinois House.
Every policymaker in Springfield should be dedicated to exploring and passing reforms that will stabilize and reduce Illinois property taxes. Despite the failure of Illinois politicians to pass these bills, property taxes are squarely on the radar of policymakers from both political parties. Lower property taxes will keep people in Illinois and help our economy prosper.
This should not be partisan issue that is put on the proverbial back burner. This is the time for constituents across Illinois to engage their legislators on property tax reform and other structural changes that will improve our economy.
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May 7, 2014
Texas Tech University System and Group NIRE welcome Gamesa Technology Corp. Inc., to its research facilities at the Reese Technology Center (RTC) in Lubbock.
Group NIRE and Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc., have completed the installation and commissioning of the first 60Hz G114-2.0 MW wind turbine at the RTC. Erection and commissioning of the prototype were completed mid-March.
The prototype is deployed near Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute’s (NWI) field site, which includes a wealth of instrumentation that will enhance collaborative research projects. NWI’s cutting edge facilities include a fully instrumented 200-meter meteorological tower, SODAR, a radar profiler, multiple 80-meter instrumented towers and other world renowned facilities.
The NWI has an international reputation for excellence with its 43-year history in studying the wind and its unique educational activities, such as the interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in wind energy and the nation’s only doctorate program in wind science and energy.
The project is being implemented in collaboration with Group NIRE whose research facility focuses on testing, certifying and validating the next generation wind turbines and other energy assets. Group NIRE performs all testing in real world environments as part of their research and development partnership with Texas Tech and NWI.
“The Office of Corporate Engagement at Texas Tech is proud to work closely with Group NIRE to attract industry leading companies like Gamesa to West Texas, the top region in North America for wind resources and research expertise,” said Russell Thomasson, director of Texas Tech Corporate Engagement and chairman of the National Institute of Renewable Energy (NIRE).
“The construction of the Gamesa G114 2MW wind turbine is an important project for both Group NIRE and Texas Tech University System as we recruit more companies like Gamesa to our energy asset testing and certification facility,” said Group NIRE’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Harral. “This is the beginning of a long-term relationship with Gamesa and we welcome them to West Texas.”
The turbine will be used for validation testing, certification testing and future research and development projects. Testing will include safety and functional tests, load measurements and power curve measurements among others. Slated for completion in 2014, Type Certification, a widely accepted industry certificate that is offered to signify a quality product, will soon become the model for doing business in this sector.
The G114-2.0 MW flagship wind turbine is an evolution of Gamesa’s celebrated 2.0-2.5 MW turbine platform, which is widely tested and validated with more than 15 gigawatts installed around the world and can boast average availability of over 98 percent. The model features a swept area 38 percent larger than that of the G97-2.0 MW. This and other improvements enable the turbine to produce 20 percent more energy than its predecessor.
“The proven technology we’ve incorporated into the G114-2.0 MW model places it among the most reliable, efficient and cost-effective wind turbine technologies available today,” said Gonzalo Onzain, vice president of sales and marketing for Gamesa North American.
Validation and Certification of the G114-2.0 MW 60Hz model using prototypes erected here in the U.S. follows the same strategy used by Gamesa for its G90 and G97 models, ensuring that the first machines delivered to North American customers have already been tested and proven to meet North American standards.
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Young people from Dudley are to benefit from a package of support to give them access to training and career opportunities
Thousands of residents and businesses will benefit from new green skills and qualifications – thanks to funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
As the Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark reaches its first birthday, Dudley Council’s regen boss looks at how the Geopark will benefit from the borough’s £1billion regeneration programme.
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The latest edition of the Black Country LEP newsletter is available now
New pictures released today show Dudley’s pioneering Very Light Rail project remains firmly on track.
Leader insists ‘every inch’ of brownfield land is in major housing plan with residents to have their say
City of Wolverhampton Council’s Leader says ‘every inch’ of brownfield land included in draft Black Country Plan
Money does grow on them! Planting trees could benefit economy by £366 million and create 36,000 jobs
Planting trees and other efforts to recover natural destruction have a huge part to play in getting the country to Net Zero and bring a range of other benefits
Works will start this month on the first phase of the Council’s multi-million-pound transformation of the city centre to create events spaces, improve public realm and support businesses.
More than £720,000 will be spent on making the borough’s roads safer for pedestrians and drivers.
The University of Wolverhampton’s Brownfield Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) has joined forces with land regeneration activists, Land Hero
City of Wolverhampton Council are now recruiting to cohort 5 of the Relight Business Programme
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has told a cross-sector audience of local decision makers why the West Midlands should be seen as one of the UK’s leading regions in supporting the race to net zero.
An effort to enliven the public realm in Walsall Town Centre has had a surprising impact, reaching media outlets around the world.
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ANCHOR SCRIPTURE(S): 3 JOHN 1:2
SERVICE OBJECTIVE(S): Understanding those forces that facilitate our existence in Divine health
Divine health is God’s perfect plan for His people
Divine healing is God’s intervention plan/alternate plan for when you fall out of health but the basic plan of God for His people is Divine health
Divine health is not automatic; scriptural promises always stand on scriptural premises
There is always what man must do to facilitate what God will do
Divine health is one of the packages of Redemption (Ps. 103:1-3)
The forgiveness of sins goes hand in hand with the healing of sicknesses
Divine provisions, such as Divine health, come along with prescribed conditions
Every Divine result attracts human responsibility; if you discharge the responsibility, God delivers the result.
Victory over negative emotions is key to mastery over demonic afflictions
WHAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER FOR US TO WALK IN DIVINE HEALTH?
- There must be victory over depression (Prov. 17:22; Eccl. 9:4; Prov. 15:15)
If there must be health, there must be joy (Prov. 17:22)
Merriment is medicinal and joy is therapeutic; in fact, joy is both prophylactic and therapeutic
The bone is the centre for life:
i. The bone marrow is the place for the production of red blood cells which carry oxygen to the body
ii. The bone produces the white blood cells which fight infection
iii. The bone is also responsible for the production of platelets which help the clotting system of the body, that prevents a person from bleeding out completely.
You have just one life to live – don’t endure it, enjoy it!
Merriment is a chain reaction – when you sow the seed of excitement you reap the harvest of fulfilment
Agreement for depression is admission for oppression; every time you agree to be depressed, you have signed to be oppressed!
1a. Joy is a guarantee of strength and vitality (Neh. 8:10b; Hab. 3:18-19; 1Chron. 16:27)
Strength is a foundation for health
Depression is a major cause of weakness
1b. Joy is the guarantee of Divine Presence (Ps. 16:11; 100:4; 1Chron. 16:27; Isa. 9:3; Jude 1:24)
1c. Joy is the guarantee of light or insight (Ps. 89:15; Esth. 8:16; John 1:5)
When you are excited you see deeper things out of scripture; revelation flows in the climate of excitement and celebration
HOW TO FLOW IN JOY:
Flow in the Holy Ghost (Rom. 14:17; Eph. 5:18-19)
Whatever weighs your life down ties your health down; you can’t be healthy if you have refused to be happy
- Victory over bitterness and unforgiveness (Jam. 5:16; Prov. 17:22; Luke 17:1; Heb. 12:15; 1John 4:8; Amos 3:3; Matt. 18:34-35; Matt. 6:14-15; Mark 11:25-26; Ps. 103:3; Mark 2:5; Jam. 5:16)
Bitterness and unforgiveness are major destroyers of Divine health and healing
Whatever breaks your spirit (be it by discouragement or bitterness) breaks your health (Prov. 17:22)
Anytime the devil sends someone to offend a person, he is actually trying to weaken and sicken the person and then usher them to hell by unforgiveness.
Refuse to be distracted and embittered unto disaster
HOW DOES BITTERNESS/UNFORGIVENESS AFFECT HEALTH?
2a. Bitterness or unforgiveness is a root that springs up diversities of trouble in the system of man (Heb. 12:15)
The root of bitterness springs up the fruit of trouble
2b. Bitterness or unforgiveness is contrary to the love nature of God and that disconnects man
from the Presence of God (1John 4:8; Amos 3:3)
2c. Bitterness or unforgiveness breaks the spirit of man and attacks the health of man (Prov. 17:22)
2d. Bitterness or unforgiveness invites the activities of tormentors (Matt. 18:34-35)
HOW DOES BITTERNESS/UNFORGIVENESS AFFECT HEALTH?
2e. Bitterness or unforgiveness retains the sins of people before God (Matt. 6:14-15; Mark 11:25-26)
Until sins are forgiven, diseases are not easily healable (Ps. 103:3; Mark 2:5; Jam. 5:16)
Protect your heart; by all means offences will come but don’t let anyone invite you into contention
If you know the worth of a heart that is free of offence, cover it; shield your heart.
- Victory over fear (Job 3:25-26; Num. 13:33-14:1; 1Pet. 5:8)
Fear is a destroyer of life
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF FEAR OR ANXIETY IN CAUSING DISASTER OR SICKNESS?
3a. Fear is a magnet of evil, disease and disaster (Num. 13:33-14:1)
The same way God sees faith and is pushed into action, in that same way when the devil sees fear, it pushes him to action
Fear is a connector – the fear of disease/death connects you to the disease/death you fear
Fear is a forerunner of calamity – the devil sends it ahead because he knows that he can only work where fear is available
Don’t entertain fear
Fear is contagious – don’t hang around people that are fearful (Num. 13:33-14:1)
3b. Fear is the neutraliser of faith (Mark 4:37-40; 2Tim. 1:7)
If fear is present, faith is absent and if faith is absent wholeness is possible because it is faith that makes whole (Matt. 9:22; 15:28; Mark 10:52; Luke 17:19)
3c. Fear is a tormenting spirit from the kingdom of darkness (2Tim. 1:7; 1John 4:18)
If fear is present, faith is absent and if faith is absent wholeness is not possible because it is faith that makes whole (Matt. 9:22; 15:28; Mark 10:52; Luke 17:19)
HOW TO DEAL WITH FEAR:
- With The Word (Rom. 10:17)
NOTE: You don’t use thought to deal with fear, you use words – declare the word boldly and cast out the spirit of fear
- With The Spirit (2Tim. 1:6-7)
Father, thank You for Your Word to us today, we give You all the praise and glory, in Jesus’ Name.
Father, I come before You today and I release every offender, in Jesus’ Name. Open and expose my heart to see where the bitterness is. I receive the grace to release everyone that has deeply offended me, I receive that grace now, in Jesus’ Name.
Father, I reject the spirit of fear. The purpose and plan of God for my life shall be fulfilled. No plan of the devil shall come to pass in my life, I shall do everything God wants me to do, I shall have everything God wants me to have and I shall become everything God wants me to become, in Jesus’ Name. | <urn:uuid:9f4a34b2-1d79-49e1-bad4-69c914dfff0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://messsengerblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/existing-in-divine-health-1-3-dr-paul-enenche/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.868297 | 1,659 | 1.734375 | 2 |
Looking for a breakthrough, the US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are meeting in Geneva for a new round of talks on a Syrian ceasefire.
Washington remained sceptical of progress. The US wants Russia to force their ally President Assad to lift the siege of Aleppo.
For Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy on Syria, the situation of 250,000 people in eastern Aleppo was becoming urgent.
“If they do succeed – and the UN as been actively involved in supporting those discussions – the conclusions could make – let’s be frank – a major difference. One on the renewal, or relaunching, of cessation of hostilities, which in turn, would have a major impact on the humanitarian access”.
One day earlier it had been unclear whether Kerry would meet Lavrov, suggesting that there was a slight chance of progress to resolve the conflict which has been raging for five years, and has killed more than 400,000 people. | <urn:uuid:73d08137-57fd-47fb-bd46-e87e50cd531c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.euronews.com/2016/09/09/us-russia-talks-go-ahead-in-geneva-renewing-hope-for-a-ceasefire-in-syria | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.975277 | 198 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Part One: Preparation for Successful OBEs
Introduction. In laboratory studies at Athens State University, Dr. Joe H. Slate uncovered the so-called Big Four Prerequisites of successful OBEs:
Although many out-of-body travelers report the spontaneous presence of a familiar personal guide who offers constant support for the duration of the out-of-body experience, the most highly effective empowerment procedures emphasize the early invocation of higher plane guidance and protection. This can ensure the ministering presence of specialized astral entities throughout the out-of-body experience. You can invoke these empowering resources prior to induction and intermittently as needed during travel. (See, for example, Step 1, in the Procedural Guidelines for Successful OBEs below.) As companions, they can promote a state of mental, physical, and spiritual balance that maximizes the effectiveness of the experience from the point of induction to a safe return. A constant awareness of the empowering resources of higher planes is, of course, not only relevant to OBEs, it is an integral part of every empowered life.
Candle Meditation. Certain structured preparatory OBEs exercises have been found useful in promoting the out-of-body experience. Meditative procedures using a lighted candle, for instance, can be highly effective in developing the concentration skills required to induce and guide the experience. By focusing your attention on the lighted candle and affirming your empowerment goals, you can generate a mental and physical state that is conducive to out-of-body travel. The candle, which is typically situated at eye-level and at a distance conducive to gazing, is recommended as a practice or preparatory tool rather than an out-of-body induction aid. For safety reasons, the candle should always be extinguished before one enters the out-of-body state.
Moon View. Another excellent preparatory technique is called Moon View. This outside procedure requires comfortably focusing for a few minutes on the moon, preferably the full moon, and then, with eyes closed, imagining oneself literally visiting the moon and exploring its terrain. In our OBEs studies, college students using this procedure in a comfortable reclining position in an outside setting often imagined visiting the unseen side of the moon. When asked to draw a map of the moon\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s other side following the practice session, they drew maps that were remarkably similar, a finding that suggests they may have actually traveled out-of-body to view the other side of the moon.
In-Body Travel. Yet another effective practice exercise developed in our labs is In-Body Travel. For this procedure, the subject with eyes closed while resting in a comfortable reclining position selects a small body area—a hand, finger, or toe for instance—and centers full attention on that isolated area’s physical sensations. Additional sensations, such as warmth, numbness, tingling, and pressure, are then mentally generated and removed. Next, attention is moved from one body area to another while producing and removing sensations. The procedure is concluded by bringing all physical sensations into a state of complete rest. While designed primarily as a preliminary conditioning exercise, In-Body Travel can be used to induce the out-of-body state by envisioning the astral body rising above the physical body which remains at complete rest and free of all physical sensations.
Creative Motion. For individuals who experience difficulty inducing the out-of-body state, a preparatory exercise called Creative Motion has been unusually effective. This exercise is designed to extinguish any subconscious resistance to the out-of-body experience, including travel to distant destinations. Creative Motion emphasizes the use of mental imagery that includes motion, such as a slowly moving cloud, a sail at sea, or evens a magic carpet. Visualizing one’s thoughts as leaves in a breeze or winged forms taking flight into the distance can be used to clear the mind and generate an attuned state that is conducive to astral travel. Practice exercises such as these are important primarily because they strengthen our mental capacity to reach beyond the confines of the biological body. By using imagery of thought forms engaging a distant destination, we become prepared both mentally and physically to enter the out-of-body state and interact with distant destinations, including higher planes and other dimensions of power.
Summary of Purpose & User Benefits: These practice exercises are important because they not only prepare us for the out-of-body experience, they in some instances can also be incorporated into comprehensive OBEs induction and management strategies, including the very highly structured, step-by-step procedures. For instance, imagery of motion can include a vehicle transporting the astral body away from the physical body and into the distance. Examples include the astral body being borne upward in an energy sphere or carried away upon a cloud in a breeze.
Part Two: Procedural Guidelines for Successful OBEs
Introduction. The following guidelines identify the conditions generally considered relevant to each major step of the out-of-body experience. They provide a flexible framework within which you can implement more specific procedures to achieve a variety of out-of-body goals.
Step 1: Disengagement
I am relaxed and at complete peace with myself and the universe. I am enveloped in protective, positive energy. As I prepare to leave my body to experience other realities, I am fully infused with peace and serenity. Throughout this experience, I will be shielded and protected—mentally, physically, and spiritually—by the guiding powers of higher astral planes. My physical body at rest will remain safely enveloped in positive energy as I journey to other realities. I will return safely to my body at any moment by simply deciding to do so. Upon my return, my total being will be refreshed, invigorated, and empowered.
Following these affirmations, imagining consciousness as a glowing energy form rising gently from the body is often introduced, a process aided by images of motion. Floating balloons, or a white sail pushed gently by a breeze, are good images to focus on. Following a few moments in which the mental pictures become progressively clearer, the physical body, safely enfolded in a protective glow, is usually envisioned from overhead until full awareness of being out-of-body occurs. The out-of-body state typically emerges gradually as sensations of weightlessness and floating gently upward. Occasionally, however, the out-of-body state will occur rapidly as a vigorous separation of the astral from the physical body.
Step 2: Destination.
Step 3: Interaction.
Step 4: Re-engagement.
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If you are an amateur woodworker and you don’t have plans in front of you, how will you ever understand which prepares to start with? With DIY projects, there is constantly a ready-made or pre-made set. If you are looking for something a little bit more special and you do not understand where to start, why not look for totally free Woodworking Plans?
There are a number of different sort of totally free Woodworking Strategies to choose from. There are even some free patterns available online that you can download and print out. If you are thinking about making a small bench, you may want to look at free woodworking plans that come with guidelines for developing a basic bench. You can also take a look at totally free pattern websites that offer complimentary patterns for benches. If you have a bit more understanding in woodworking, you can probably determine what kind of bench you need to make with no problem.
If you aren’t quite as educated in woodworking, there are a number of diy tasks you can discover on the internet. For example, there are woodworking plans for all sort of kitchen tools, such as a small table saw for lowering the ends of wooden boards, and a hand saw for the manage and blade. There are also prepares for making birdhouses, furniture, racks, etc. There are also prepares for embellishing your home, such as prepare for a nice garden or outside patio area.
If you have actually never attempted to develop your own Do It Yourself jobs, I advise you start with a totally free set of plans or a complimentary pattern site. By using totally free strategies and patterns, you can save yourself a bunch of cash on having to pay someone to build it for you. If you don’t understand where to begin, you can simply search for complimentary pattern sites or search for free plans online.
If you are not really into DIY tasks, you may want to look at the more customized sets available. There are various types of woodworking plans, so if you desire an unique bench or a very particular type of table, you might wish to look at kits that provide everything.
Before buying any plans or a set, you should constantly ensure that they are safe to use for DIY jobs. There are specific kinds of wood that can not be used with specific DIY tasks. You need to take a look at the directions to make certain that the plan works with the type of wood you are dealing with. If you are using oak for your bench, you will not be able to use a plan for a pine bench.
You likewise require to take a look at the instructions of the strategies prior to you start the project. Read all the guidelines carefully, specifically the section on sanding and ending up the wood.
When searching for a totally free woodworking plan, be sure to have a look at other people’s tasks initially, particularly if you are new to Do It Yourself projects. These people might have built the very same kind of bench that you are considering. You might be able to take some helpful information from them and then build it from their plans.
When planning your strategies, you should also think about the product you will utilize for your Do It Yourself projects. Different kinds of wood will require different amounts of tools, depending on what kind of task you are constructing. The most pricey wood is typically the hardest wood to deal with, and wood like oak can take a great deal of abuse without breaking down.
You may also want to look at the size of the jobs prior to you buy the strategies. Some strategies are large enough to consist of numerous jobs in a single book. The smaller plans might only include a couple of, so make certain you have a good idea of what size tasks you want to make prior to purchasing the plans.
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Therapist raised alert at troubling practices at Tavistock clinic
Sue Evans worked at the Tavistock clinic for years but grew so concerned that she became a whistleblower.
She was a mental health nurse and psychotherapist in the centre’s gender identity development service between 2003 and 2007 and found the pace at which children were assessed and referred for hormone blocking therapy was much faster than in other areas of children’s mental health.
Many children, mostly girls, would arrive at the clinic adamant that they wanted to change gender but when she allowed them more consulations to explore their reasoning, other factors would emerge. Some of her patients subsequently changed their minds.
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Making friends are important skills for children to learn. Social skills are the things we develop that allow us to confidently make and keep friends with our peers. For some children a little extra social skills training is all that’s needed to get kids back on track with their friendships.
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Manufacturing Production Lot Control
Authored by Mark Lilly
Mention the words “Lot Control” to most manufacturers and hair tends to stand up on necks. At best, the term conjures up thoughts of having to do that extra work of tracking details of transactions that may not be tracked so well themselves: Purchase Receipts, Issue of Material to Jobs/Work Orders, and potentially receipts of finished goods. Then there’s the real bristly part if you actually have to track lots with an issue return, or return to vendor.
Even with a modern Manufacturing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system in place, many customers still resort to manual methods to track Lot identifiers within their Inventory subsystem; either because it’s too tedious, or their ERP just doesn’t support it.
While tracking Lot information can be painful, whether inside or external to a Manufacturing ERP system, doing so will help with compliance to customer needs, industry and/or Quality certifications, and ultimately make your company more competitive.
Clearly, certain industries, such as Aerospace and Defense as well as Medical Device manufacturing require stringent material traceability. Tracking heat numbers for aerospace components is a given, as is serial numbers – a special case of lot control where lot size equals 1 – for finished medical devices.
But it often goes deeper than that. Many types of products with multi-level Bills of Material (BOM’s), regardless of industry, require that “gazinta’s” are tracked. That is, what lot or serial number of a child item “goes into” – was assigned and put into during the manufacturing process – the parent assembly or final product.
It’s this level of detail that is very challenging and time consuming to keep track of on a manual basis. And God forbid a historical look-up or mass recall is necessary. Having to trudge through hundreds or thousands of paper records is very time consuming. And if the paper records aren’t organized well, or some are missing? Well, you can see what sort of liability that would be to a company.
Rising to the Challenge
Tracking and managing lot or serial control information can be easy, but it takes a system that handles it, and the processes and procedures that make sure it’s happening so the information is there – and accurate – when you need it.
Understand what level of lot and serial number traceability support your company needs now and for future business growth. This means understanding what your existing customers or prospects require today, and what level of compliance they may need in the future. Ask yourself what level of compliance you want to attain, whether it’s specific ISO or other quality level certifications, or what industries you may want to look to for future growth. As stated earlier, clearly Aerospace and Defense and Medical Device manufacturing warrant lot and serial number traceability with varying levels of stringency.
Then check your Manufacturing ERP’s functionality and compare that to what you would want to support your needs. Here are some starting points:
- Can you turn on Lot / Serial Control for select parts?
- Can you rename the traceability label? So you can name the field “Heat Number”, for example, rather than having to call it “Lot Number”.
- Does the system support having “Attribute” or additional user defined fields of varying data types that can be used for other information you may want to track for a lot controlled or serialized part. Expiration Date is often an example of this. Of course, you’d want this to be a date type field, rather than an alpha-numeric text field.
- Can the system require input into an Attribute field?
- What transactions are supported with Lot/Serial control? Doesn’t do much good if you have to assign serial numbers at the last step of production if you can only track lots on purchase receipts. Here are some transaction types you may want supported:
- Purchase Receipt
- Issue to a workorder
- Labor Tickets (Work In Process reporting)
- Receipt of FGI
- And of course, the reverse of these transactions: Issue Return, Return to Vendor.
- And don’t forget, Rework.
- Does the system track manufacturing costs by Lot #?
- This is a big one if you need it: Does the system support “gazinta’s”? So you can see what lot / serial numbers went into the lot/serial numbers of its parent on the Bill of Material?
Once you’ve verified that your Manufacturing ERP system conforms to your Lot / Serial number traceability needs, it’s time to implement the processes to support it. Best to get help from someone who knows your ERP very well, whether internal or outside resources. Developing solid process maps for the current state and future with someone who has done this before in other companies with the same Manufacturing ERP system you’re using, will pay dividends for years to come.
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Since ancient times, the most important foods in the Mexican diet have been corn, beans, squash, tomatillos, and chile peppers. The role of these ingredients in Mexican food culture through the centuries is the basis of this volume. In addition, students and general readers will discover the panorama of food traditions in the context of European contact in the sixteenth century—when the Spaniards introduced new foodstuffs, adding variety to the diet—and the profound changes that have occurred in Mexican food culture since the 1950s. Recent improvements in technology, communications, and transportation, changing women’s roles, and migration from country to city and to and from the United States have had a much greater impact.
Their basic, traditional diet served the Mexican people well, providing them with wholesome nutrition and sufficient energy to live, work, and reproduce, as well as to maintain good health. Chapter 1 traces the origins of the Mexican diet and overviews food history from pre-Hispanic times to recent developments. The principal foods of Mexican cuisine and their origins are explained in the second chapter. Mexican women have always been responsible for everyday cooking, including the intensive preparation of grinding corn, peppers, and spices by hand, and a chapter is devoted to this work and a discussion of how traditional ways are supplemented today with modern conveniences and kitchen aids such as blenders and food processors. Surveys of class and regional differences in typical meals and cuisines present insight into the daily lives of a wide variety of Mexicans. The Mexican way of life is also illuminated in chapters on eating out, whether at the omnipresent street stalls or at fondas, and special occasions, including the main fiestas and rites of passage. A final chapter on diet and health discusses current health concerns, particularly malnutrition, anemia, diabetes, and obesity. | <urn:uuid:71eeae97-17c3-405d-8c72-d714993cedba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.abc-clio.com/products/B3611C/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.955729 | 369 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Contemplating essential accounting principles we can ascertain them as the key principles how the publications of any business enterprise will have to be held and how the financial statements will have to be geared up. These policies are needed to make certain that it is probable to assess monetary statements and accounting info of different organizations and also of the identical organization for the different durations of time. 1 of the main simple accounting principles is accrual foundation or accrual accounting.
Accrual Accounting – Essence And Examples
In accordance to the accrual foundation revenues are identified in that accounting time period when they were acquired and charges are recognized in that accounting period when they have been incurred despite the time dollars connected to these revenues or expenditures was received or paid out. This sort of definitions may sound very intricate, for that reason enable us discover some useful examples for better knowledge.
Suppose that we have a firm which sells chairs to its customers and shoppers are permitted to pay out for the chairs in 30 days after the sale was produced. On September 15 the company sells chairs for $670 and the chairs had been shipped to the shopper on the same day, i.e. the customer got the possession title to the products on September 15. Business will get dollars for the merchandise bought inside of 30 days from the sale day, i.e. the consumer will have to spend for the chairs until finally October 15.
According to the accrual accounting income for the sale of chairs has to be regarded on September 15, considering the fact that on that day real sale happened, the organization transferred possession title for the chairs to the client and this actuality enable the enterprise to declare the payment for the items bought. According to accrual foundation the point that dollars will be received later immediately after the sale does have an effects on the instant when sale is acknowledged. Of study course it may possibly take place that the client will fall short to pay for the products acquired. If this will take place nevertheless the company will have to account for product sales income and in addition will have to understand reduction prompted by the customer failing to pay for the products.
The very same principle as for revenue accrual accounting is used for fees accrual accounting. Believe that we have a enterprise, which rents place of work area and is liable to pay out hire and utility costs connected to the space rented. The payment must be accomplished in 10 days following the close of the lease thirty day period, i.e. for September hire and utilities the corporation will be paying out right up until October 10. If the rent and utility costs for month quantity to $700, in September the firm will to realize $700 administrative charges in accordance to the accrual accounting inspite of the truth that payment for these bills will be accomplished only the following thirty day period.
Why Is It Needed?
So why accrual accounting is so crucial? This theory allows to mirror profits, accounts receivable, expenditures and accounts payable adequately and economic statement will suggest genuine quantities the company can claim from its shoppers for the products sold or companies delivered and also money statements will point out the real amounts the firm is liable to spend its suppliers for merchandise or expert services obtained. If we account for revenue or fees only when money is acquired or paid, financial statements will not replicate all the receivables from shoppers and we will in no way see how quite a few prospects were being poor and failed to pay out their money owed. Also monetary statements will not mirror genuine legal responsibility of the corporation to the suppliers. | <urn:uuid:d7b2b188-da5c-49c7-9882-224f42ef2f99> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.orchadash.org/2022/07/30/primary-accounting-principles-examine-accrual-accounting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.966765 | 723 | 2.3125 | 2 |
In a perfect world, every business owner would have an unlimited budget that would buy them access to the top talent they needed.
In reality, budget constraints mean that small business owners and their employees often have to be versatile and knowledgeable in several areas. The CEO may be running the marketing department. HR and bookkeeping could be one person’s purview. The sales manager may be asked to throw a staff appreciation party.
Even in organizations where roles are more narrowly defined, there is always more to learn. New technology, methodologies, and a better understanding of human psychology change how we run businesses all the time.
There’s no need to shell out for a pricey degree to continue learning in our hyper-connected world. Instead, there are many affordable (or free!) resources available to you and your team if you just know where to find them.
Here are four professional development tools you can use to increase your skills to serve your clients and customers better.
If you or your team members need to learn more about a certain topic, MOOCs (massive open online courses) are a great resource. Platforms like Udemy, Coursera, and edX offer classes from reputable universities in wide-ranging topics from supply chain management to FinTech to B2B sales. These courses range in cost from free to a couple of hundred dollars.
A few more online course providers to check out:
If you’re looking for more comprehensive professional development training for your team, many of these platforms also offer enterprise solutions. For an annual fee, you can gain access to the best online courses to keep you and your staff up-to-date.
#2 Masterminds or Cohorts
Large online groups can teach skills and techniques. But if that’s all it took to be successful in business, there would be a lot fewer failed businesses out there! When you need more personalized attention and connection, a small group setting can be a tremendous help.
Masterminds and cohorts are great places to share ideas, get feedback, and network. Usually led by a mentor-type, these groups provide accountability and education and can be catalysts for business growth.
A word of warning — there is no regulation in the world of business coaching, especially online. Anyone can hang out their coaching shingle one day and start bringing clients into their “mastermind.”
When vetting possible programs, look beyond their marketing, and seek out results. If they claim they can help you grow your eCommerce business, you have to ask — have they run a successful eCommerce business? How much revenue did it make? How long did it take them to reach those goals?
Just because a coach is bringing in big bucks selling their coaching program doesn’t mean they give good advice. So do your due diligence before you hand over your credit card.
#3 Books, books, books
Helpful. Informative. Abundant.
If you’re wondering about it, there’s a book about it. And most can be had for the low, low price of FREE at your local library.
If your marketing messaging needs work, try Building a StoryBrand by Donald A. Miller. For a bit of help with cash flow, pick up Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. If your leadership could be stronger, read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. And if the overall organizational structure and productivity are messy, try Jim Collins’s classic Good to Great.
Reading is no substitute for doing, but it can be a place to start filling knowledge gaps and getting your business back on track.
#4 Business Podcasts
With over 1,750,000 podcasts on the air these days, do you think you might be able to find a useful one?
While some are strictly for entertainment, there’s a huge segment of educational podcasts available. You can listen during your daily commute to soak up a little knowledge and inspiration on your way to the office.
It’s easy to be sucked into the allure of the “inspirational” business podcast. While those can tell grand stories and may provide some nuggets of insight, if it’s professional development you’re after, look for podcasts that aim to teach rather than entertain.
A good option is HBR IdeaCast, from Harvard Business Review. Accounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg is an excellent accounting resource. Women at Work offers career advice and growth tips for women.
Start Learning… Keep Learning
With such a wide range of professional development resources at your disposal, you can fill the knowledge and skills gaps in your company without hiring a new full-time employee.
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Do Bats Bite People While They Sleep?
A senior lady died and also more than two lots individuals were dealt with for possible rabies direct exposure after her family stopped working to recognize that a nighttime encounter with a bat put her in jeopardy of rabies. If you’re looking for professional bat removal near me in Houston TX, give us a call today!
Last August, the female awoke in her Wyoming house and also felt a bat on her neck. She whacked it away as well as washed her hands. Her partner recorded the bat with gloved hands and launched it outside. The female really did not seem to have any type of bite injuries, so the pair didn’t call a physician, according to an account of the occurrence released Thursday in the Centers for Disease Control and also Prevention’s Morbidity and also Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). More than a month later on, after she had been hospitalized for eight days for an enigma disease, her family kept in mind the bat.
Lab tests promptly showed that her slurred speech, weakness as well as breathing failing were not from Guillain-Barre syndrome, as doctors had actually believed, yet from rabies. This was the very first confirmed rabies infection in Wyoming considering that the state started recording reportable transmittable illness in 1911. The woman’s spouse, one more family member and 22 health care workers needed to obtain post-exposure rabies treatment. Two other people that had contact with the woman additionally picked to obtain the treatment, despite not having exposures that would always require it.
What Happens If a Bat Bites You?
Rabies is almost constantly sent through a bite. Rare, direct exposures can additionally take place from get in touch with in between contaminated saliva or nervous tissues and also open injuries or the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, or mouth. The principal source of rabies exposure from bats is via negligent handling. According to the CDC, individuals can not get rabies simply from seeing a bat in an attic, in a cave, or at a distance. Additionally, individuals can not obtain rabies from having contact with bat guano (feces), blood, or urine, or from touching a bat on its hair (despite the fact that bats need to never be managed!). The rabies infection has never been isolated from bat blood, pee or feces, as well as there is no evidence of air-borne transmission in buildings. Two instances of aerosol transmission were reported in the 1950s in Texas caves that assistance extremely uncommon atmospheres. Nonetheless, no comparable instances have taken place since, despite the fact that lots of thousands of people discover bat caves every year. No such transmission has happened outside or in buildings.
How Common Is Rabies in Bats?
Rabies is unusual in the United States, with just one to three human situations happening below yearly. Any potential direct exposure to a bat has to be taken seriously, because attacks can be incredibly hard to spot and also situations of rabies have happened in the lack of a recognized bat bite.
That’s why individuals are thought about to be “revealed” also if they were just sleeping in the very same area as a bat. Somebody who’s drunk or incapacitated, a child, or a psychologically challenged individual may likewise require prophylactic treatment if they’re discovered to be in an area with a bat.
Will You Feel It If a Bat Bites You?
A South Carolina woman woke up to a bat in her bedroom and shook it out of her curtains through an open window. She thought she certainly hadn’t been bitten by the bat, as well as did not seek medical attention.
When she spoke with a local exterminator about eliminating the bats in her residence, she was apparently not given recommendations regarding possibly contracting rabies. “Lack of advice concerning health threats associated with bats staying in the residence was possibly a missed opportunity to stop rabies infection,” public health authorities kept in mind.
The bottom line: Rabies is often fatal, unless individuals obtain precautionary treatment. And wild bats have actually been recorded in all 49 continental states.
People who encounter bats might call a diverse selection of wild animals as well as parasite professionals for advice, and health and wellness authorities claim that recommendations requires to consist of accurate information regarding the danger of rabies, even in the absence of a noticeable bite injury.
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Studio portrait of 3207 Private (Pte) George Henry Jackson, 1st Pioneer Battalion, of Kempsey, ...
Studio portrait of 3207 Private (Pte) George Henry Jackson, 1st Pioneer Battalion, of Kempsey, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Jackson embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Borda on 17 October 1916. He had previously enlisted with the 36th Battalion on 14 February 1916 and was discharged on 5 April 1916. Whilst serving with the 1st Pioneer Battalion he was allocated the new service number 3207A. On 28 October 1917 Pte Jackson was killed in action in Belgium, aged 19. | <urn:uuid:07b1f017-1e92-4c9d-929c-1d4c4eb7874b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1233155 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.913841 | 225 | 1.96875 | 2 |
These are some key works that give a flavour of the range of works in the Romantic movements around Europe. I will add to this gallery from time to time. It is important to remember the impact that paintings had on culture. They were not separate, but far more entwined with mainstream events; Liberty Leading the People was a striking political statement, and has become iconic. The Slave Ship by Turner was just as much a political statement; he painted it to encourage Prince Alberts opposition to the horrors of the slave trade. The Romantic movement transcended borders and allowed a rich cross-fertilisation of ideas in art, poetry, music, science, literature, philosophy, archaeology and government. | <urn:uuid:a8a0742f-a86b-4bad-b6f7-9e73e53c5ce2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.ageofvictoriapodcast.com/tag/courbet/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.976478 | 142 | 2.65625 | 3 |
CoronaMelder Privacy Statement
CoronaMelder (app) is a technical tool that helps limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. If you have installed CoronaMelder on your smartphone, you will receive a message if you have been in the proximity (for some time) of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, and this person has also installed CoronaMelder. Below we will briefly explain how CoronaMelder works.
The app recognises other smartphones on which the app is installed via Bluetooth. The other smartphones are recognised using random codes (series of numbers) known as Rolling Proximity Indicators (RPIs). These codes are updated every 10 to 20 minutes, and are derived from Temporary Exposure Keys (TEKs). TEKs are also random codes, but are regenerated on a daily basis to be stored on the user’s phone for 14 days.
If your smartphone is in proximity to another smartphone on which the app is installed, their respective RPIs are exchanged and stored locally on those phones. If an app user has tested positive for COVID-19, the user may voluntarily choose to report this in the app. If the user chooses to do so, the app will send the TEKs created in the past 14 days and stored locally on the smartphone to a backend server. The backend server will only accept transmitted TEKs if the user and the Dutch Municipal Health Service (GGD) have confirmed such transmission with a validation code. On the backend server, the TEKs received are converted into other codes known as Diagnosis Keys (DKs).
The backend server then makes the DKs available for automatic download by the smartphones on which the app is installed. After your smartphone has downloaded the DKs from the server, the phone will be disconnected from the server. This automated process is repeated several times per day to keep any contamination risks up-to-date. Your smartphone then calculates on the basis of the downloaded DKs whether there is a match with the various RPIs of other smartphones that have been in proximity to your smartphone. Immediately thereafter, the DKs will be removed from your smartphone.
If there is a match, an assessment is made using a number of weighting factors as to whether there has been high-risk contact. If that is the case — in other words, if you have recently been in close proximity to a person infected with COVID-19 — you will be notified that there is an increased risk of infection. The app also provides advice on what to do after you have received a notification.
As of 30 November 2020, CoronaMelder will cooperate with notification applications from other European countries. This means that if you use CoronaMelder and you meet someone from another EU country using that country’s coronavirus app, the two apps will exchange RPIs. This happens in the same way as between two users of CoronaMelder. If one of you then tests positive and reports this via the app, the other will receive a warning notification.
For the cooperation between the coronavirus apps from various countries, the European Commission has set up a digital infrastructure, the European Federation Gateway Service (EFGS). This consists of a common server that makes it possible to exchange data between the various coronavirus apps.
1. Who is responsible for the processing of the personal data?
To the extent personal data are processed in the design, the European coordination with other notification applications, and the management of CoronaMelder, the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport is the controller. Together with the designated authorities of other participating countries, the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport is the controller for the EFGS. An up-to-date overview of the participating countries can be found in the section CoronaMelder and abroad in the frequently asked questions on CoronaMelder.nl.
In so far as the Municipal Health Service (GGD) uses personal data obtained via the app during source and contact tracing, your regional GGD is the controller. Visit www.GGD.nl to find your GGD by entering the postal code of your home address. If you do not have a home address in the Netherlands, you can enter the postal code of your place of residence.
2. For what purpose are personal data processed?
This app has been developed as an addition to source and contact tracing by the GGD. Its purpose is to quickly and easily inform users who have an increased risk of infection, while ensuring your privacy is protected to a very high degree.
3. Basis for processing personal data
Personal data can be processed in the app. The basis for the processing of personal data is, in brief, a public duty. For the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport this is the public duty to, in brief, lead the fight against COVID-19 and to ensure the national support structure is maintained and improved.
For the GGDs, the duty is to perform source and contract tracing if there has been a report of an infection with COVID-19.
The introduction of CoronaMelder as a supporting tool for source and contact trading thus helps carry out the aforementioned duties of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the GGDs. The use of CoronaMelder to execute this public duty can be found in Section 6d of the Public Health Act.
Downloading and using CoronaMelder is and remains voluntary. This means that no one is allowed to force you to use CoronaMelder.
4. What personal data are processed?
In the framework of the app, the following data are processed:
- Rolling Proximity Indicators (RPIs)
- Temporary Exposure Keys (TEKs)
- Diagnosis Keys (DKs)
- Pseudo MAC address
- Signal strength and duration of contact
- First day of illness
- Validation code
- Exposure Risk Value (high, mid, low)
- IP address
These data may be personal data.
A TEK is a randomly, cryptographically generated series of numbers serving as a temporary reference. On the basis of the TEK, an RPI is generated every 10 to 20 minutes, which is a temporary series of numbers that are also cryptographically generated. This RPI is exchanged with other smartphones on which the app is installed, and which have been in close proximity to the smartphone concerned for a specific period of time. The RPIs are transmitted and received via Bluetooth Low Energy and are thus used in combination with the signal strengths of both transmission and reception (to determine the distance between users), and the duration of the (Bluetooth) contact. The RPIs received are removed from the smartphones after 14 days.
TEKs, DKs and RPIs are all pseudonymised identification keys.
In order to minimise the risk of users being identified, when RPIs are exchanged, the MAC address (a unique hardware number of the Bluetooth transmitter) of the smartphone is replaced by a randomly generated code, a pseudo MAC address, which, like the RPIs, changes every 10 to 20 minutes.
The validation code is generated through a functionality provided by the app and is shown in the app. The validation code is used by the GGD to validate the TEKs sent to the GGD. The GGD places this validation code, with the date of the first day of illness, in the GGD portal. This GGD portal is only accessible to GGD employees. The backend server only accepts user TEKs if a validation code is provided that has been validated by the GGD in this manner. TEKs are converted into DKs on the backend server.
In addition to the DKs, the first day of illness and validation code, the IP address is sent to the backend server. This is inherent in the use of Internet and IP technology. The IP address is only processed for management and security purposes. The IP address is stored separately from the other data, so that no IP addresses are stored on the backend server. As a result, it is impossible to trace who sent which information.
5. Statistical information
The data collected with the app will only be used for the purposes stated in this privacy statement.
6. Who is provided with personal data?
The sending and receiving of RPIs takes place locally on users’ smartphones. Once an infection has been detected, the user can choose to send his or her TEKs, along with a unique validation code, to the backend server. The backend server is administered by the CIBG (part of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport) with KPN as subcontractor (processor).
The GGD processes the validation code, with the date of the first day of illness, in the app’s GGD portal, which is only accessible to authorised GGD employees.
The DKs are exchanged through the European Federation Gateway Service (EFGS) with other European countries that have apps with a comparable security level and that have joined the EFGS. Joining the EFGS goes step by step. An up-to-date overview of the participating countries can be found in the section CoronaMelder and abroad in the frequently asked questions on CoronaMelder.nl. The EFGS is managed by the European Commission (processor). The technical and organisation conditions to join the EFGS are listed in the European implementing decision as regards the cross-border exchange. More information about interoperability with other countries can be found at https://ec.europa.eu/health/ehealth/covid-19.
The smartphones of other users periodically – a few times a day – retrieve the DKs stored on this backend server.
7. Retention of personal data
The data stored locally on your smartphone will be retained for 14 days. After these 14 days, these data are automatically and permanently deleted. In addition, you are able to delete the stored data yourself at any time.
In so far as your data are stored on the backend server/EFGS, they will be retained for 14 days from the time of uploading. After these 14 days, the data will be deleted.
IP addresses processed for administration and security purposes will be deleted after a maximum of 7 days.
8. Your rights with regard to your personal data
You have a number of rights to maintain control over your personal data. You can find them here on the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).
As CoronaMelder has been designed in accordance with the principles of data minimalization and privacy by design, you can only invoke your rights under the GDPR to a limited extent. Moreover, data are practically untraceable and are only stored for a short period of time. It follows from Article 11 of the GDPR that the rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR do not apply if the controller cannot or no longer identify the data subject.
In the first phase – before users upload TEKs to the backend server – data are only processed on the smartphones of CoronaMelder users. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the GGDs do not have access to them. In this case, a request to change or delete data, for example, cannot be complied with, although of course these data will be removed from the smartphone automatically after a maximum of fourteen days.
Owing to the privacy-by-design nature of the app, it is impossible to trace which codes belong to the infected user after uploading the TEKs (and subsequently DKs). It is technically impossible for the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the GGD offices to link the codes stored (temporarily) on the backend server to users who uploaded their TEKs. Because it is impossible to identify the user on the basis of the codes, the rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR do not apply.
The enforcement of GDPR rights will therefore only be required to a limited extent, simply because the data cannot be traced to persons or only to a very limited extent, or because these data no longer exist because of the short retention periods. This complies with Article 11 of the GDPR, which states that the rights included in Articles 11 to 20 of the GDPR do not apply if data subjects can no longer be identified.
However, it is still possible to make a request invoking your privacy rights. You may send your request to the GGD responsible in your place of residence. On www.GGD.nl you can enter the postal code of your home address to see which GGD is responsible in your place of residence. If you do not have a home address in the Netherlands, you can enter the postal code of your place of residence.
You always have the right to lodge a complaint about the processing of your personal data with the Dutch Data Protection Authority or before the courts. More information about this can be found here.
You can find the contact details of the Data Protection Officer of the GGD responsible in your place of residence via the GGD’s website.
You can find the contact details of the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport on that ministry’s website.
9. Protection of your personal data
The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the GGD take the protection of your data seriously and take appropriate measures to prevent any abuse, loss, unauthorised access, undesired disclosures and unauthorised changes.
10. Amendment of privacy statement
This privacy statement is subject to amendment. In that case, we will publish the amended privacy statement on our website, after it will have immediate effect.
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- Saudi Arabia said it is aiming to have 60 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030, reported Emirates News Agency, WAM
- The share of solar in this overarching target will be 40 GW with wind and other sources adding 20 GW
- These are being targeted under the framework of KSA Vision 2030 and National Transformation 2020 Programme
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shared some concrete plans regarding its renewable energy ambitions, pinning these at 60 GW in total by 2030. Solar is foreseen to produce 40 GW, the other 20 GW will come from wind power and other sources, said Dr Khalid bin Saleh Al Sultan, President of the King Abdullah Atomic and Renewable Energy City (KACARE), in an interview with Emirates News Agency, WAM.
These targets are part of the KSA Vision 2030 and the National Transformation 2020 Programme, said Dr Khalid.
The country had brought down the 50% target for renewable energy share in its total energy mix from 50% to 10% by 2023, back in 2016. It meant a renewable energy target of 9.5 GW by 2023 (see Saudi Arabia Slashes Renewables Target).
In March 2018, Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s SoftBank to develop 200 GW solar power capacity in the kingdom by 2030, with 7.2 GW in first phase to be launched by 2019 (see 200 GW PV Capacity In Saudi Arabia). Since then, apart from the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) vehemently refuting Wall Street Journal reporting about the project being on hold, no notable progress has been reported on the project (see Saudi Arabia Says 200 GW PV Project Very Much On).
Bloomberg reported in November 2018 about SoftBank planning to invest $1.2 billion to develop a 1.8 GW solar power plant in Saudi Arabia as a pilot project and was in preliminary talks with banks and developers to gauge interest in the project (see SoftBank Planning 1.8 GW PV Park In Saudi Arabia?). | <urn:uuid:328c6ffe-32c1-4d82-95cc-7fd785201a94> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://taiyangnews.info/markets/saudi-arabia-aims-for-40-gw-solar-by-2020/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.925524 | 406 | 2.078125 | 2 |
We all do some form of data validation. Something as simple as making sure that the png we’re importing as a texture is actually a png, or import detection of the classic “million poly rock”. But what I’m talking about here is a specific pass on otherwise valid data that has snuck in. For example you might import a texture and the data is correct but the texture is a temporary texture. This is something that could easily be missed and found later when it’s too late to do anything about it. Here at Nameless, we perform this check by hooking it up in the editor on level load and level test, we also have an offline process that allows us to run it on all of our levels from the command line.
After saying that, obviously something that runs on level load needs to be fast, so I’m not talking about a process that takes minutes, but seconds. For our current game our levels are small, so there isn’t much data to validate. But since we allow the user to use the editor while the validation is running, we should be able to scale up without much hassle. If speed really becomes a problem, you could have the validation constantly running and once the initial validation was done, only run the validation on data that has changed.
What kind of things are we talking about validating?
Assuming you’re making a platformer you may want to make sure there is a valid path to collision geometry. I’m not talking about pathfinding the whole level but more like something as simple as validating that all collision surfaces are within jump height of another collision surface. This would detect the error if someone laid out a collision surface a bit too far, or perhaps accidentally nudged it in the editor when they were doing something else. This and many other little bugs are easy to detect, so why shouldn’t we.
Depending on the editor, it may also be able to accidentally duplicate geometry. In that case then you could look for overlapping objects of the same type. But really it’s about using common sense and flagging issues as you find them to prevent having to debug them in the future.
So, how do we get people to actually fix their warnings?
I think the sanest way is to just enforce no warnings, much like enforcing no warnings in code it gets easier as people get used to the process. If people aren’t staying on-top of their warnings you could also turn them into errors and refuse to allow them to test the game via the editor until they are fixed. I wouldn’t recommend disabling save though, because if the error is incorrect or they have completed 5 hours’ worth of work and missed something but their machine crashed before they could fix it, then they would be in a world full of hurt. | <urn:uuid:5a253df9-904f-4b02-9e2b-a256f6df8977> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jahej.com/alt/2011_08_31_data-validation-another-trick-in-the-bag-to-catching-errors-before-they-cause-problems.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.965933 | 589 | 1.75 | 2 |
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Helicopter parenting is a relatively new phenomenon that involves parental overinvolvement in their kids’ lives. It can manifest in the form of overcontrol of their kids’ decisions, for example, so helicopter parents may contact their children’s professors about changing their grades, or they may control who their children spend time with. Research has shown that helicopter parenting has overall negative effects on young adults, especially regarding their well-being and autonomy. The effects of helicopter parenting on people who come from varying backgrounds can differ, though, and this is something that should be studied. This study was completed through the administration of a survey, and the survey found that helicopter parenting does have differences in the way it affects young adults of different identities, with some of the most prominent findings being that children of immigrants are less negatively affected by helicopter parenting than children of American-born parents, and the use of helicopter parenting affects the autonomy of men worse than women. These results show that it is important to always consider differences in respondents’ identities in any study. If this is not done, the study should not be considered complete. The background of different respondents can yield different results in many cases, and that should encourage people to look at the overall society we live in. The goal of this study was not only to examine the effects of helicopter parenting, but to examine how factors that aren’t typically considered can also affect young adults raised by helicopter parenting.
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The safety of children and youth in their schools has been much in the news over the past six weeks since the last school massacre. Leftists quickly used the tragedy to push for gun control. They seem to believe that more gun control laws will stop the very people who ignore the current laws. They sing only one refrain – gun control.
Other people are wiser and realize that evil is to blame for school massacres – not guns. They are the ones who are seeking other ways to bring safety to the schools. John G. Malcolm and Amy Swearer from The Heritage Foundation think that looking for common traits in the killers would be a good place to start. They remind us that twenty years have passed since the tragedy at Columbine High School in Colorado. Since basically nothing has been done during those years to stop murders at school, it is “time to get serious about school safety.”
The fact that nothing has been done to stop the violence is one of the problems that is triggering anger in the rising generation. Anger is driving the students, but it is also allowing them to be used as pawns in the hands of the gun control movement. Students should not only be safe in their schools, but they should also be safe from being used by adults to further their evil and unconstitutional agendas.
Malcolm and Swearer say that “we need to focus on a range of pressing issues – including mental health, family breakdown, culture, media, and more” because our “children and grandchildren deserve to be safe at school.” However, we must be “ready to get serious about school safety” before we can accomplish it. As long as leftists are driving the national discussion and focusing on gun control, the conversation will continue to be about gun control and never include anything else.
The authors say that the school killers “are significantly more likely than the average population to suffer from undiagnosed or untreated mental illness; they often come from broken homes; and their shootings may be related to economic insecurity.” The rest of the article discusses these three factors. The article concludes with these paragraphs.
Real solutions to problems start with facts, and the fact is that school shooters often share the same traits – traits that are not connected to or related to guns.
If we are going to get serious about school safety, we must soberly acknowledge the fact that mental illness, broken families, and economic insecurity all play a role in many, if not most, school shootings.
Addressing those societal ills, with proven strategies will help reduce not only school shootings, but other violent acts by at-risk youth.
If we are serious about school safety, we must eliminate the talk about gun control and start discussing the real issues in the lives of young people who choose to kill their peers. We should be searching for reasons why there are so many mentally disturbed young people.
Is this instability caused by the breakdown in families, or is it a result of drugs, violent video games, etc. If it is the breakdown in the family, what are we personally willing to do about strengthening families? If it is the result of violent video games or violent media in other forms, what are we personally willing to do to eliminate that media from our lives? If the rising generation felt more secure in their home lives and were not under the influence of violent media, maybe there would not be so much mental illness among the group! | <urn:uuid:169c8efe-063e-4799-b085-a60837a6fc25> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://causeofliberty.blogspot.com/2018/03/school-safety.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.973736 | 698 | 2.296875 | 2 |
Justified & Ancient
- Apr 12, 2005
Art by A Sudo Wu:
Art by Jeroen jongeleen:
Art by Jeroen jongeleen:
@mods: I saw we have two fortean art threads. This one (longer) and this short fork:
It is very pretty. Think a bit of acid or mushrooms were involved with this vision!http://www.unariunwisdom.com/journey-to-venus/amp/
This is rather beautiful.
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SALVAGED FROM THE WAYBACK MACHINE: https://web.archive.org/web/19980216123745/http://www.forteantimes.com/artic/92/shorts.htmlLIVING ART
Roger Powell, 47, a former labourer from Porthcawl, south Wales, can be bought for £850,000. He has been designated "a work of art" by Tony Kaye, a British artist-cum-philanthropist who now lives in California. Mr Kaye, once homeless himself, discovered Mr Powell sleeping rough near Waterloo Station in London and persuaded him to sign a contract guaranteeing him a home and living expenses for as long as he was prepared to be a work of art. Both men assume the deal will last until one of them dies.
Mr Kaye is hailed as the man who put "art" into TV commercials and commands fees of up to £100,000 a day. He discovered Mr Powell, a former labourer, a year ago and has exhibited him outside galleries in America and France, including the Louvre and the Washington National Gallery, in a small steel frame inscribed Roger. There are upcoming exhibitions of Roger in Moscow and Israel. Mr Powell visits Mr Kaye's London office every Friday to pick up £75 expenses. His £60 rent, for a room in Maida Vale, north London, is paid by the office.
D.Telegraph, 17 June; D.Mirror, 18 June 1996.
This story of a homeless man commissioned and sponsored to serve as a living artwork appeared in Fortean Times, issue #92. ...
FULL STORY (With Photos): https://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/roger_powell_human_work_of_artRoger Powell, Human Work of Art
In 1995 Roger Powell was 46 years old and living homeless on the streets of London after the failure of his taxi business. And then, by a strange twist of fate, his life changed and he became a work of art.
Film director Tony Kaye had decided to display a homeless person as a work of art at the Saatchi Gallery. ...
Powell sat in the gallery beside a sign explaining that he was for sale as a "human work of art." The price: £1000.
As far as I know, no one offered to buy Powell. Nevertheless, Kaye continued to display Powell at various museums for the next two-and-a-half years, but most of the time not as an official exhibit. Powell would simply walk around the museums while wearing a t-shirt that said "For Sale, Roger, By Tony Kaye, Four Million Pounds." (The sale price had inflated quite a bit.) In return for doing this, Kaye paid Powell a small weekly allowance and gave him some money towards rent. ...
Eventually Kaye lost touch with Powell. Then, in 2002 Powell died. Kaye paid for Powell's cremation and received his ashes. He said he planned to use them to create a painting that would say "Dead Homeless Man." I don't know if he ever completed this work. | <urn:uuid:28afafaf-314a-48d8-b8da-af455ff89c4c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/fortean-art.2166/page-17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.972725 | 819 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Bevelling of pipes or plates is usually done to prepare the ends for welding.
There are situations when steel plates are so thick that it would be impossible to obtain a good weld
without weld preparation, i.e. without bevelling. Normally, plates thicker than 4 mm need to be
bevelled before welding.
What is bevelling, actually? A bevel is the inclined shape that needs to be formed on one or both sides
of the plate. If you consider a section of a plate, then the shape BEFORE bevelling and shape AFTER
bevelling look as follows:
There are various types of bevelling tools, for example Shearing tool or Milling head with inserts.
Similarly, with pipes whose walls are of a certain thickness, say more than 3 mm, bevelling machines
are needed for weld preparation. Therefore, on pipes with walls thicker than 3 mm, bevel is made to
make the outer edge inclined so that two pipes can be joined together by welding. A weld made on
bevelled pipe ends is made with much more precision and the joint is very strong and resistant to
pressure from the inside of the pipeline. As a matter of fact, x-ray tests are carried on after the pipe
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Analyzing 4 million race records from 250 marathons, data scientist and runner Barry Smyth was looking for a way around or over a particular barrier to a smooth and fast race. He was looking to understand why runners “hit the wall,” also known as bonking, and thus, how to avoid it.
Author of the new research published in the journal PLOS ONE in May of this year, Smyth became interested in the concept of hitting the wall when he started running himself. “It seemed to be this big scary phenomenon that really had the potential to ruin a race, and yet I could not find much about it in terms of how it impacted people,” he says.
Smyth is a professor of computer science at University College Dublin. For the analysis, he used race pacing data to take a deeper dive into understanding the parameters under which runners hit the wall.
Before digging any deeper, what does it really mean to “hit the wall?”
For the purpose of Smyth’s analysis, he identified the wall when runners would slow their pace in the late stages of the marathon. But the real definition is a little wider reaching.
“It’s going to look different for different people, and it’s really individual’s internal definition of the wall that really matters,” says Matthew Buman, associate professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. Buman also has an interest in what makes recreational runners successful, and has studied the hitting the wall phenomenon in the past.
In Buman’s research surveyed runners identified some of the main characteristics of late-marathon bonking which included: generalized fatigue, unintentionally slowing pace, desire to walk, and a renegotiation of goals (shifting from a goal finish time to just finishing, for example).
Or to get more technical: “Many people have defined it from a physiological standpoint as, hitting the wall is when you run out of glycogen stores,” says Buman.
Who Is Most Likely to Hit the Wall?
In Smyth’s analysis, he found several standout characteristics among runners who were hitting the wall and the degree at which it was happening.
One of the biggest takeaways was in the difference between male and female runners. He found that men were more likely to slow late in the race, likely due to riskier pacing strategies. Despite that difference, how men and women hit the wall was largely the same. “There are some differences in the duration and slowdown, but none as significant as the difference in likelihood,” he says.
Smyth estimates that the cost comes out somewhere to the tune of 31.5 minutes added for male runners and over 33 minutes added for female runners who hit the wall.
Even though women might be less likely to hit the wall, and thus not necessarily adding those 30-plus minutes to their race time, safe pacing might not be playing in their favor either. “Male pacing does seem to be riskier, so they slow more late in the race and suffer a finish-time cost as a result,” says Smyth. But it’s also possible that women are racing too conservatively: “Even though they are avoiding hitting the wall, they are also not achieving their best finish times. They finish the race with something left in the tank.”
Pacing differences between men and women have been studied before, including this study that Smyth authored in 2018. According to a RunRepeat study, women are 18 percent better at running an even pace than men. Data was taken from six marathons—Boston, Berlin, Chicago, London, New York, and Paris—from 2009 to 2019, and found that almost 92 percent of the participants ran the first half of the marathon faster than the second.
Interestingly, Smyth’s data also revealed that runners were more likely to hit the wall in races before or after hitting a personal best. “It seems reasonable to me that runners are more likely to be chasing a new PB in the races before or after achieving their PB, and this may lead them to push themselves harder than they might otherwise, which increases the risk of pacing problems and hitting the wall,” explains Smyth.
Questions Smyth still has that every marathoner and coach probably would also like to know: Are there features in training that make a runner more likely that they will hit the wall? Can early race pacing be used to predict late-race slowing? Are there safe pacing plans that could help a runner achieve a realistic race-time goal without hitting the wall?
He hopes with the advent of Big Data, exercise researchers can study problems from a different angle and answer these question. “Most of the classical studies have involved laboratory-based assessments of elite or competitive runners, for example, but have said little about the majority of recreational runners,” he says. “By analyzing the data that is available, there is much to be learned about recreational runners.”
What You Can Do Now to Avoid and Beat the Wall
Though we can’t always pinpoint when or why a runner bonks, coaches do have tools that can help you have a more successful race execution.
Jenni Nettik with Mercuria Running notes five key building blocks to focus on in training to have a better race-day experience:
- Practice nutrition strategy on all long runs throughout a training cycle.
- Be consistent with training day in and day out throughout training, and prioritize long runs if something has to give.
- Work weekly on mental techniques for working through hard moments in races.
- Visualize the speed workouts as the final six miles of a marathon, and get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
- Practice pacing long runs, finishing every other long run at race pace effort. Mixing progression runs into training to get really familiar with what different paces feel like in the body.
If you’re in mile 20 and you feel yourself fading: Coach Nettik recommends that runners eat some carbohydrates and drink an electrolyte drink to help them get over the wall. “It’ll take a little time for the body to process the carbs, but the sooner you can get fuel to your brain and muscles, the better you’ll feel.”
This kind of bonking is absolutely physical, but it’s also psychological (or bio-psycho-social, as Buman calls it), which is why Nettik also works on mental strategies with her runners. She recommends tapping into mantras, visualizations, and mindfulness to push through the fatigue. “Reflecting back on challenging training runs like tempos, intervals, or long runs can help keep in perspective the discomfort and remind a runner that challenge is only temporary,” she says.
Buman also notes that it is helpful for recreational runners to practice dissociative thinking to work through the wall. “Research has shown that in a recreational runners—it’s not true for elite runners—essentially thinking about something other than the race tends to allow individuals to kind of work through the situation,” he says. | <urn:uuid:cc0ba158-b99f-468c-9530-d19782fa1e11> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.womensrunning.com/training/road/hitting-the-wall-race-pace-research/?itm_source=parsely-api | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.969655 | 1,498 | 2.75 | 3 |
How we create the Technology Radar
It’s Radar season at ThoughtWorks, which means we’re all working hard to get the next Technology Radar ready for release on November 30. During Radar season, sleeping is overrated.
Jokes apart, I’ve been involved in a couple of Radars now. One question I get asked frequently — and I used to ask myself before I got involved — is: “How is the Tech Radar created?”. In this article, I’ll give you under-the-hood insights into what goes on, how we prepare and how decisions are made. It all starts with a four-day meeting.
It’s an early start, and we’ve gathered ThoughtWorkers from across the globe to create the next edition of the Technology Radar. Each time, we meet at one of our offices — this time it’s Barcelona, which only opened last year. If you thought the unfamiliarity of the place and jet lag would have meant a slow start, think again. As soon as the group gets together and reconnects and each member of the Technology Advisory Board (TAB) has their caffeine fix, we’re underway.
For anyone that doesn’t know the TAB, it’s made up of some of ThoughtWorks’ senior technologists from across the globe, including our Chief Scientist, Martin Fowler. Our CTO, Rebecca Parsons, chairs this face-to-face meeting.
When we kick off on Day One, each TAB member has a collection of ideas that they’ll suggest for the next Radar — the blips. These blip proposals usually bubble up from conversations they’ve had in offices about what new and exciting things we’ve been using.
This time in Barcelona, the group has to vote on about 180 blips. That means a lot of debate to reach consensus.
The potential blips are organized into our Radar quadrants (techniques, tools, languages and frameworks, and platforms), and then into the rings (hold, assess, trial and adopt). It’s always handy to remind ourselves what we mean by each of those rings, as it helps us decide where a blip belongs.
- Hold. This is for blips that we think clients should either phase out or wait to mature.
- Assess. These are things we think hold promise and are worth exploring.
- Trial. This is a pretty strong recommendation, and we only put blips here if we’ve successfully seen them deployed in production — exceptions to that rule are pretty rare.
- Adopt. For a particular use case, we see this as the single best choice.
To get down to the 100-or so blips that appear in the final Radar, we take it a quadrant at a time, and within each, we work outwards, from adopt to hold. Whoever nominated the blip gets to explain it to the group, it’s then discussed and voted on. Everyone has three different colored cards: green for ‘yes, I want it on the Radar’; red for ‘no, no way will it make to the Radar’ and a yellow for when they have a question or comment. These cards get used a lot over the four-day meeting.
This time around, we start with the Techniques quadrant — not just because it’s my favorite, but because the discussions here tend to be nuanced. And with that, the next Tech Radar is out of the starting blocks. By the start of Day Two, the Radar wall looks slightly less busy — although not by much. A team member assumes responsibility for walking the wall while I make sure to track all the decisions — it’s quite impossible to remember everything later. When walking the wall, they identify which proposed blip we’ll discuss next and move the post-it note to wherever the group has voted for it to go. In some cases that means putting it in the ring it was nominated for — however, at a later point, may get moved into another ring or even quadrant, or it may get rejected entirely.
Occasionally, we have blips that spark intense debate to the extent that the group is unable to write a short paragraph about it due to its nuances. These are the issues we deem ‘too complex to blip’ — that doesn’t mean they’re forgotten about; indeed these items are important and noteworthy. It just means the Radar isn’t the right place to discuss them.
But with so many blips to discuss and vote on, it’s essential that the discussions keep moving. Rebecca keeps a careful eye on proceedings. As each blip is explained, she looks out for yellow cards going up and lets the group know who’s next in line to comment or question. No one talks over each other. You’ve got to wait your turn to make your point.
The first votes go through pretty quickly. An explanation, quick discussion and a ‘yes/no’ vote. Then we hit a tricky one. There have already been a few comments from different people, and still, lots in the group have yellow cards up. To keep us on track, Rebecca identifies who’s on the comment list and instructs us: “After Jonny, we vote.”
The votes are often close, so hands stay up until all the green/red have been counted. While we have a yellow up, the conversation continues. And once a decision is made, we move on. There’s nothing personal about this, and we move on quite quickly.
By Day three, we’ve mostly broken the back of the new blips. But we’re far from done. And in many ways, the hard work starts now.
Previously, each vote decides whether a new blip merits being on the Radar. Now, we have to look at the blips that were on the last Radar, which usually adds up to 100-ish blips. Are they still relevant? Which ones should move? Do any blips need rewriting? If our opinion on a blip hasn’t changed for two successive Radars, we ‘fade’ it. There’s a lot of interesting stuff to talk about! And in some cases, to free up space on the Radar, we force-fade blips — removing them earlier than we otherwise would.
Even then, we still have too many blips. Now the discussions get intense. The Tech Radar emerges from ThoughtsWorks’ community of passionate technologists across the world. It is based on our experiences working for clients. We think that is one of its strengths. But whenever people are passionate about technology, there’s always likely to be disagreement. Our Radar debates are no different.
And then, we look at blips that everyone has agreed deserve to be on the Radar but maybe aren’t as deserving as others. The culling process is hard, and several times we have to stop and ask ourselves: what is the advice here? If the group doesn’t have clear advice or consensus on a particular blip, it isn’t on the Radar.
Three days of solid debating — and maybe the occasional after-work beer interacting with people from the office and fomenting technology conversations besides the Radar — takes its toll. Pretty much everyone in the room is now tired, but we still have the final touches to put in place.
To ensure that we can get this wrapped up in the time we’ve allocated, we use a number of techniques. For instance, Rebecca ensures that debates aren’t allowed to run on indefinitely. But we also know that there’ll be occasions where individuals disagree with the group. In these cases, there are also opportunities to change the group’s decisions — what we call the lifeboat. Once the Radar is almost in place, each TAB member can choose a single blip to bring back — but they have to convince the group that the blip deserves to be on the Radar. Or the majority, it doesn’t have to be unanimous.
Ultimately, the meeting can only work if each of us respects the other’s opinions. The way Rebecca facilitates the sessions ensures that everyone has a voice and gets to express their thoughts, experiences, and concerns. It is a delight to see such high-quality discussion from passionate people with strong opinions in such a respectful way. So even when the group is split, and votes are close, we move on to the next discussion.
By the end of day four, we’ve reached a final decision on what will appear on the Radar. Each time I’m there, I’m blown away by the discussions — it’s a real privilege to be part of the meeting, and I’m always amazed at the considerations around technology, its history, how to assess it and different contexts that the group talks about.
But this is just the start of the Radar creation process. We’ve now got to go away and write up each blip, the themes which emerge from the discussions and the main report. Stay tuned — the new Radar will be with you shortly!
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Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive
Wallenberg-class tugs are specialized vessels intended to move chains of large cargo modules long distances. A successor design to the Ptolemy-class, it was first designed in the late 2370s, but did not see widespread service until the 2380s. They were notably used during the abortive evacuation of Romulus in the early 2380s. Hundreds of these ships were destroyed during the Synth Attack on Mars in 2385, but hundreds more are still in service as of 2399, in Starfleet and civilian hands. Utilitarian and easy to build, they are essentially a large warp sled with powerful tractor beam emitters.
While the basic design of the Wallenberg-class existed before the decision to evacuate Romulus, it was modified significantly to make it easier to mass produce. From a distance, the Wallenberg-class is clearly a Federation design, with a primary-secondary hull arrangement, but up close it's clear that many typical features have been omitted for the sake of construction speed, including most windows, all armaments, and other non-critical systems. Indeed, many of these ships weren't painted or even named in the mad rush to build them.
The ship's primary hull is roughly rectangular, with 'wings' flaring out on the aft end that contain the ship's two powerful impulse engines. The bridge module is located in the center of the hull, on a slightly raised superstructure that also contains the majority of the crew quarters. Internally, the primary hull is dominated by the warp core and fuel reserves. Underslung from the primary hull are two massive tractor beam emitters, located in cylinders with forward and aft apertures. These tractor beams are used to move cargo pods in to place under the secondary hull, which contains additional crew quarters and the magnetic latching mechanism that allows the ship to grip its cargo pods. Unlike the older Ptolemy-class, there is no direct umbilical connection between the pods and the ship itself; the pods are entirely self-contained.
In the original design, the primary hull continued all the way to the end of the latching plate, with onboard cargo storage and quarters for passengers. The stock design now dispenses with this, but retains a large docking port on the stern of the primary hull that can be used to attach a module which restores these design functions. Notably, the shuttle bay was omitted in the design used for the Romulan Evacuation, but can be attached here. Most ships of this class on general cargo service have this secondary module installed. Other modules exist, as well, and clever Wallenberg captains have used this docking port to greatly enhance their vessels.
Warp propulsion is provided by two warp nacelles, which straddle the cargo pod. They are capable of propelling the Wallenberg and her attached cargo train at speeds of up to Warp 8. Slow by starship standards, this is is still enormously fast for the sheer mass they are transporting, given that they can pull up to five cargo pods. Unusually, the thin deflector array glows red. Beneath the deflector are six high-gain transporter emitters, which are used to move bulk cargo or large amounts of people.
Onboard accommodations for a crew of eighty are spartan, with everyone except the commanding and first officers sharing at least double quarters. There is, however, a single holodeck, and a crew lounge. A sickbay is present, but often these vessels make due with only an EMH or LMH rather than permanent medical personnel.
Wallenberg-class ships are capable of attaching to a wide variety of cargo pods, but the standard model in use is a roughly box-shaped unit with a hexagonal cross-section. These range from bulk cargo to biological transport (i.e. plants and animals) to fluid transport, and are each capable of carrying a massive amount of cargo, equivalent to the total cargo capacity of a cruiser-class starships. Each of these pods has its own fusion reactor or fuel cell, making it independent from the tug, which eliminates the need for a complex umbilical system. They have magnetic connections on their front and rear sections, allowing them to form chains of great length. In-system, chains of 10 or more are not uncommon, but five is the maximum number of pods a Wallenberg-class transport can move at warp speeds.
Colony Pods (Evacuation Pods)
One of the Wallenberg's original purposes was to transport large groups of colonists to settle new worlds, which is one of the reasons they were chosen for the Romulan Evacuation. For colonial missions, they tow specially-built cargo pods that have been equipped for personnel transport. These modules are each capable of carrying two hundred colonists on trips of several weeks. Upon arrival at the colony site, they can detach from the ship and land under their own power. In emergencies, they can also be used as lifeboats, as they have their own power and life support.
There are connections on the bow and stern of these pods that allow people and power to pass between the pods, which allows them to pool their resources for maximum power efficiency. However, like with the cargo pods there is no direct connection between the pods and the ship itself; anyone wishing to move between the two would need to beam over. This was a deliberate design decision, as it helps keep the pods easier to build and it helps keep the crew of the transport insulated from any issues that might arise in the pods.
Each pod has its own sickbay and twenty-four person transporter pad. The sickbay is usually staffed with just an EMH. The transporter can function on its own, or it can use the Wallenberg's primary transporter system as a relay: the Wallenberg has high-powered transporters that can move large amounts of people at once, which is ideal during evacuation missions.
A variant of the colony pods, medical pods contain patient accommodations for a hundred and can also land on a planet's surface, often as the centerpiece of a field hospital. Generally, a Wallenberg will bring several of these to a disaster site and use them to support dedicated hospital ships, or might carry a train of one medical pod and four colony pods for evacuation missions where wounded are expected.
The class was designed in the late 2370s as a replacement for the Federation's aging cargo tugs, especially the Ptolemy-class and its subsequent refit designs. The brief was relatively simple: accomplish cargo towing missions with reliability and endurance. Unlike the Ptolemy, the Wallenberg would accommodate only cargo and colony pods that were self-sustaining, which would streamline construction and minimize the possibilities for component failure. By 2379, several of these starships were already under construction when Starfleet was given the assignment to evacuate Romulus in 2381, under the designation Type-17 Cargo Tug. The design was simplified even further, with half of its superstructure removed (which left the design with the appearance of literally being cut in half) and it was slated for mass production at Utopia Planitia. The class was finally given a name, as well, Wallenberg, after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who used his influence and immunity to help many Jews escape the Holocaust in German-occupied Hungary during Earth's Second World War.
The existing ships, such as the Nightingale, were also pressed into service here. With a full train of colony pods, a Wallenberg could take a thousand people per trip. It would take 250 of them to move a million people per month (assuming a distance of about 20 light-years to the evacuation site), so Starfleet placed an essentially unlimited order to handle the gargantuan task of evacuating the entire population of Romulus, along with pressing every available ship into service.
These ships moved so rapidly off of the assembly lines that many were not painted or named when they left for Romulus. To speed up production, Starfleet dramatically increased its use of A500 synths at Utopia Planitia, and once production was ramped up, they were leaving the yards at a rate of nearly 25 per week. Between 2381 and 2385, nearly 5,000 of these ships were built, but even a fleet of that size would take nearly 25 years to fully evacuate the planet. Between Romulan military assets and other starships, though, Starfleet was tentatively optimistic that the bulk of the population could be evacuated before the predicted demise of the Romulan sun in 2387 or 2388. A major issue with the evacuation was that the evacuation pods needed to be made again for each trip, as the SCE was having trouble building enough housing at the refugee sites and the life support systems of the pods that weren't consumed in this way needed an overhaul after each mission, anyway. The Wallenberg's engines also needed periodic refits after pulling five pods on extended interstellar trips over and over again, which meant that at any given time, there were more ships in port receiving new pods or repairs as there were ships ready to leave on their first trips.
Disaster struck in 2385, though. On First Contact Day, when the bulk of the Wallenberg-class fleet was at Utopia Planitia, rogue Synths destroyed the shipyards, the entire fleet, and the majority of the planet's surface, which put an instant halt to the evacuation efforts. While there were still several hundred transports off world, they were not nearly enough to complete the evacuation. Indeed, the Federation Council pulled the plug on the entire effort within days of the attack.
The remaining Wallenberg-class ships were either refit to full Starfleet standards and assigned to important strategic cargo routes (such as moving starship parts between shipyards or fuel tanker duties) or passed to civilian agencies and private groups for freight transport duties. While the design is not retired, there are so many still in service that it is not presently being built, as of 2399, and is a favored vessel for colonial transport duties.
The Wallenberg-class In-Play
- This is the transport design seen briefly in Star Trek: Picard. We didn't learn much about them on screen other than they were built in the hundreds (or thousands) and were used to evacuate Romulus in the early 2380s. Enough of them were destroyed to cripple the evacuation, but given the sheer scale of the evacuation (moving 3.5 billion people a thousand at a time takes a while), there must have been others that weren't destroyed.
- These ships would be a good NPC vessel to encounter: a bulk freighter moving a large amount of food or fuel, or a colonial transport. They'd be relatively common, as they are utilitarian, salt-of-the-earth type ships.
- A historical parallel would be the Liberty Ships, which were built en masse during World War II. Any interstellar starship by definition is going to be infinitely more complex than even the most advanced ocean-going ship, but these ships were still built extremely quickly (thanks to synth labor) and they're very basic. It's likely that many in service now are slightly different than their sister ships, using outdated equipment in some places or missing it entirely in others.
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Founded in 1927, Bauer makes skates, hockey sticks, gear and apparel. Nike bought the company in 1995. Under the deal, Bauer will continue to use the Nike Bauer Hockey trademark on its existing products for up to two years.
Amazingly, is Bauer made by Nike? In 1994, Canstar, the parent company of Bauer, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nike. In 2006, beginning with the release of the Nike Bauer Supreme One90, the company’s products were rebranded as Nike Bauer.
Furthermore, is Bauer still Nike? (21 February, 2008) — NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Bauer Hockey subsidiary to an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan for $200 million in cash.
Subsequently, why did Nike sell Bauer? “It was a tough decision but one that was in the best interests of Nike and Bauer as we each look to maximize our respective growth opportunities,” Nike CEO Mark Parker said in a statement. So basically, they weren’t making enough money for the head-honchos behind the Swoosh.
Additionally, when did Nike sell Bauer? BEAVERTON, OR (17 April, 2008) – NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced the completion of its previously disclosed sale of the company’s Bauer Hockey subsidiary to an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan for $200 million in cash.4 The co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight, and his son Travis Knight, along with the holding companies and trusts they control, own more than 97% of outstanding Class A shares. 5 This allows the Knight family to exercise effective control of Nike even though it is a publicly traded business.
- Is Bauer only a hockey brand?
- Does Bauer own Easton?
- Where is Bauer Hockey located?
- Is Bauer Hockey an American company?
- Who bought Nike hockey?
- Is Bauer Hockey going out of business?
- Where is Bauer made?
- Are Bauer Hockey sticks made in China?
- Does Nike have any subsidiaries?
- What percentage of Nike does Jordan own?
Is Bauer only a hockey brand?
They are not all hockey brands that they are acquiring either. The company bought an undershirt company called Jock Plus that is known for its Kevlar armour shirts. It further expanded into the lacrosse market, buying Maverik Lacrosse.
Does Bauer own Easton?
Bauer’s parent company has issued a press release announcing that they have acquired Easton Hockey. Per a release from Performance Sports Group (Bauer), the company has formally acquired the Easton Hockey business from Easton Hockey Holdings, Inc.
Where is Bauer Hockey located?
Company Description: Bauer Hockey, LLC is located in Exeter, NH, United States and is part of the Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry.
Is Bauer Hockey an American company?
Although the company began as a mom and pop shop in Kitchener, Ontario in 1927, the story of Bauer Performance Sports, the world’s leading designer, marketer and manufacturer of hockey equipment, really begins in 2008. It was in February of that year Kohlberg & Co. and Canadian businessman W.
Who bought Nike hockey?
Sporting goods giant Nike Inc. is skating away from hockey, announcing Thursday the sale of Bauer Hockey to a group led by Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan and U.S. investment firm Kohlberg & Co. for $200 million US in cash.
Is Bauer Hockey going out of business?
Oct 31 (Reuters) – Performance Sports Group Ltd , the maker of Bauer ice hockey gear, said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada to facilitate a restructuring and sale of almost all of its assets.
Where is Bauer made?
For NHL customers, Bauer, a division of Performance Sports Group Ltd., keeps production in Quebec to ensure quality control and rapid turnaround.
Are Bauer Hockey sticks made in China?
Bauer Hockey makes its custom hockey sticks at a factory in central China, the part of the world that’s the epicentre of the outbreak.
Does Nike have any subsidiaries?
Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; NIKE Bauer Hockey Inc., a leading designer and distributor of hockey equipment; Cole Haan, which designs, markets, and distributes fine dress and casual shoes and accessories; Hurley …
What percentage of Nike does Jordan own?
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Key Places - Cambodia to Vietnam
Angkor to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City played a key role in the Vietnam War which ended here in 1975. The city was renamed in 1976 after revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh although not all Vietnamese people accept the new name, still referring to the city as Sài Gòn. Ho Chi Minh is the most populated city in Vietnam and an economic and cultural hub.
Places of interest include the Reunification Palace built in the 1960’s, the 19th Century Notre Dame catholic cathedral, the French colonial Saigon Post Office. Bến Thành Market is a great place to pick up souvenirs you will find everything on sale here from food stalls to crafts and souvenirs. Get ready to do some bartering.
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In 1845, Eliza Lynn Linton, age 23, persuaded her father to provide the funds necessary to spend a year in London writing her first novel. As she departed from her Cumberland home, she reflected, “My choice was made. ... And thus and forever broke down my dependence on the old home and set my face towards the Promised Land – the land where I was to find work, fame, liberty, and happiness.”
I always have been fascinated by the women who risked everything to pursue the literary life during the Victorian era. Some, like Linton, found success: By 1848, she had published two novels and was working as a staff writer for the Morning Chronicle. Other women writers toiled in obscurity, writing articles, stories and poems for a largely anonymous periodical press. Over the years I have been inspired to tell their stories – to illuminate the barriers and opportunities women encountered as they negotiated a male-dominated literary marketplace.
My first book, First-Person Anonymous: Women Writers and Victorian Print Media (2004), explored the lives and works of five of these writers: George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Harriet Martineau, Christina Rossetti and Christian Johnstone. As I researched their stories, I was struck by the significant role periodical journalism played in enabling their careers. Eliot and Johnstone served as editors of major periodicals, and Gaskell, Rossetti and Martineau published their first works in small-circulation journals.
The convention of anonymous and pseudonymous publication enabled them to write on topics usually off-limits to women writers of the period, including politics, economics and science. When publishing their fiction in periodicals, they adopted many of the narrative strategies associated with the periodical press. For example, Elizabeth Gaskell’s early stories published in Howitt’s Journal have much the same radical perspective and philanthropic zeal as the other contents of the magazine.
The periodical press not only provided women with new venues and narrative strategies for their work but also enabled them to market themselves as literary celebrities. My second book, Literary Celebrity, Gender, and Victorian Authorship (2011), explored the ways in which women were able to use the expansion of celebrity media to further their own careers and retell British history on their own terms. I also examined the role of male and female literary celebrities in the formation of British national identity. As Victorians toured the homes and haunts of famous writers, they developed a sense of shared national heritage. At the same time, by reading sensational accounts of writers’ lives, they were able to reconsider conventional gender roles and domestic arrangements.
I discovered that literary celebrity was utilized for other purposes as well, including the professionalization of medicine, the development of the open space movement and the formation of the literary canon.
My interest in the intersections between Victorian literature and journalism led me to a long-running association with the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. In 2012, I was elected to edit the organization’s journal, Victorian Periodicals Review, a peer-reviewed scholarly publication founded in 1968.
Assuming an editorial role has enabled me to deepen my understanding of the field and has provided new opportunities for mentoring colleagues and students. Each spring VPR hosts a lecture by an emerging scholar whose work has appeared in the journal. Last semester, for example, Dr. Erika Berisch Elce, from the Royal Military College of Canada, gave an engaging lecture on shipboard periodicals edited by sailors on Victorian polar expeditions. Each year VPR also offers a paid editorial assistantship that gives graduate students the opportunity to gain practical experience in the editing field.
I integrate study of Victorian journalism into many of the courses I teach. For example, in my graduate Victorian literature course last spring, students studied Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations (1861) in relation to its serial publication in All the Year Round, using full-text electronic databases to explore intersections between the novel and other contents of the magazine. This semester, each student in my women’s literature undergraduate course is researching a forgotten woman writer – one of the multitude of Victorian authors whose stories are waiting be told. My mission is to inspire the next generation of literary archaeologists, helping them uncover rare cultural materials while teaching them new strategies for interdisciplinary inquiry.
I will of course be researching and writing right along with them. This year I am at work on a number of projects, including an article on Eliza Cook, a working-class woman poet who was immensely popular from 1845 to 1865, though she is rarely remembered today. Cook founded her own journal in 1849 and played an instrumental role in facilitating the careers of fellow writers and artists. I am inspired by her prolific literary output, her outspoken feminism and her commitment to mentoring others. I look forward to sharing my discoveries with UST students and the wider scholarly community.
Professor Dr. Alexis Easley teaches in the Department of English at UST.
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What are Administrative Repercussions for Officer Misconduct?
Although we’d all like to think that officers of the law act with integrity 100% of the time, it is, unfortunately, not the case. There are times when behaviors can cross the line and violate human rights that are protected by the constitution. In the case of officer misconduct, there are several punishments that can be levied. One such type of punishment is administrative repercussions. This punishment can be extremely damaging.
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The first prerequisites for the emergence of the future Cobra project appeared in the sixties of the last century. The Belgian company Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi (ACEC) from Charleroi had considerable experience in the development and production of various electrical equipment, and at that time decided to use it in the field of armored combat vehicles. On its own initiative, the company began developing electrical transmissions for tracked vehicles. Developments of this kind in the future could find application in the projects of machines of different classes.
In 1970, the new program gave a real result. ACEC has upgraded the M24 Chaffee serial light tank using its own electric transmission. With the help of this technology demonstrator, ways to further develop the project were identified. Work continued, and in 1978, an AMX-10P armored vehicle without a manual transmission was brought to the test site. The rebuilt armored personnel carrier showed the necessary characteristics and qualities, opening the way to a completely new project.
One of the museum samples BTR Cobra
After creating and testing two prototypes, ACEC also, as an initiative, began developing a completely new project. The designers decided to create a tracked armored vehicle, from which it was then possible to make a universal platform. The project called Cobra provided for the construction of a tracked chassis with a diesel engine and electric transmission, which was first to be the basis for an armored personnel carrier. Then it was planned to build an infantry fighting vehicle, a light tank, multiple rocket launcher system, etc. on such a chassis.
The base model of the new family was to be a promising armored personnel carrier. Its development began in the 1977 year and was conducted with the participation of the Belgian armed forces. The command expressed interest in the proposed project and provided some assistance. First of all, the Belgian army has developed and introduced tactical and technical requirements for the future Cobra. Thus, as soon as the project was launched, ACEC could consider the army as a possible customer.
Already in 1978, ACEC worked on the main points of the project and built a mock-up sample called Cobra P1. This machine had only the most necessary units, and its body was made of structural steel. Such a prototype actually was a technology demonstrator and had a limited role. Nevertheless, he passed the necessary tests and showed which solutions in the context of the power plant and transmission have the right to life, and which solutions should be discarded.
In 1980, two prototypes went to the test site at once - P2 and P3. Outwardly, they differed little from the P1, but in their design completely corresponded to the developed project. By this time, engineers from ACEC completed the formation of the shape of the future platform, and later it did not undergo significant changes. All subsequent prototypes most resembled the products Cobra P2 and P3. However, from a certain time the number of differences began to grow, which was associated with the development of "Cobra" as a carrier platform for various means.
The project involved the construction of a welded armored hull with a protection not more than a few millimeters thick. The corpus had to withstand a non-armored bullet hit by the NATO 7,62x51 mm NATO cartridge from all angles at any range or armor-piercing from the front corners. Protection against 105-mm artillery shells was also provided. The possibility of installing an additional reservation was not provided.
The body of the ACEC Cobra BTR had a recognizable appearance. Its front part was formed by several rectilinear sheets and had a characteristic protruding “nose”. In addition, due to the special layout of the hull, the commander and driver places had to be smashed to the sides, which also affected the exterior. The hull sides consisted of several parts and formed fences niches. Above, there was a horizontal roof with sloping side portions, at the back - a stern sheet with an opening under the door.
The front of the hull accommodates the engine compartment and the workplaces of two crew members. The engine was placed in the center of the car, and therefore people had to move as much as possible to the sides. Almost all the remaining hull volume was given to the troop compartment. Under its floor, in the stern, there were two electric motors connected with driving wheels. The refusal of the mechanical transmission led to the release of volumes, and also made it possible to reduce the size of the body.
The first three Cobra prototypes were completed with Cummins VT series diesel engines with HP 143 power. Instead of a clutch and gearbox, an alternating current generator with a rectifier was connected to them. Through the control system, the current was applied to two traction motors. Especially for the new chassis, ACEC has created an engine with the required characteristics, as well as a special gearbox for it. The latter was a two-stage onboard gear. One stage was intended for work on the highway, another - for movement on rough terrain.
Chassis ACEC Cobra did not differ complexity. On each side, five road wheels were placed with suspension on balancers with springs. Extreme pairs of rollers also had hydraulic shock absorbers. In front of the hull were guide wheels, in the stern - leading. Above the intervals between the support rollers were supporting. In the first versions of the project, the armored personnel carrier did not have separate means for movement in water and had to pick up speed by rewinding the tracks.
The BTR "Cobra" own crew was to consist of two or three people. The driver and commander were located in front of the hull, on the sides of the power unit; over them had their own hatches. To observe the road there were triplexes in the front and side sheets. The third crew member, the shooter, was supposed to work in the troop compartment and use the existing weapons.
Initially, along the sides of the troop compartment, there were two simple benches, each of which contained five people. Later equipment compartment improved. Ten paratroopers could get into the car or leave it through the stern door or through the sunroof. There were no loopholes for shooting from under armor, but there was a small window in the door.
From the very beginning, the Cobra project provided for the installation of various weapons. At the same time, in the early stages, such opportunities were not used very actively. On two prototypes there were two machine gun installations. One of them was installed on the roof hatch and equipped with a machine gun M2HB. In front of the commander’s place in the front plate there was a ball mount for an FN MAG machine gun. After working off the chassis, experiments began with other weapons, including increased power.
The car turned out to be compact, but not too light. The length slightly exceeded 4,5 m with a width of 2,75 m and a height on the roof of the 1,75 m. In the configuration of an armored personnel carrier with a machine-gun installation on the roof, the Cobra weighed about 8 t. Later, when creating new modifications of equipment, the mass could grow by a ton. The estimated speed on the highway reached 75-80 km / h, on the water - less than 5 km / h. Power reserve - 600 km.
Cobra P2 and Cobra P3 prototypes confirmed the design characteristics, but did not fully suit the customer. In this regard, the improvement of the project began, according to the results of which, in 1984, a new car was launched for testing. In some sources, the fourth prototype is referred to as the Cobra P4. When it was created, the results of past tests and the wishes of the military were taken into account.
During the checks of the first prototypes, it was found that the existing engine does not cope with its tasks. Because of this, the Cummins VT190 190 hp engine was installed on the Cobra, which gave a serious increase in power density and related characteristics. Rewinding the tracks did not provide high performance on the water, and therefore two propellers appeared in the aft sheet of the hull in the annular canals. To use them, the existing electric transmission had to be modified.
During the tests, the fourth prototype of the Cobra showed higher performance. Thus, with the further development of the project and in the series should use a more powerful engine. Soon, in the 1985 year, the fifth prototype was built under the name Cobra 41, which had some differences from its predecessor. In fact, he became the benchmark for the planned production of serial equipment.
At the end of 1987, the seventh experienced armored personnel carrier - Cobra 42 - was brought to the test site. Its main differences from its predecessors consisted in the design of the hull. It was slightly modified to improve the performance on the water. For the rest, the 42 was identical to the 41 BTR.
The first ACEC Cobra prototypes were equipped with a pair of machine guns of various calibers. The 7.62-mm FN MAG was located on the frontal installation, and the 12,7-mm M2HB was mounted on the body roof. Already in the first half of the eighties, the developer company conducted a number of experiments involving the replacement of these weapons. The construction of the roof and the hatch in it made it possible to replace the existing armament and give the armored personnel carrier various possibilities - including turning it into equipment of other classes.
In order to increase the level of protection of the gunner-gunner, ACEC has developed a curious version of a turret machine-gun installation. The shooter was placed inside the dome with anti-bullet protection, while the machine gun remained outside. The 300 kg turret had electrical drives and provided fire in any direction with elevation angles from -10 ° to + 50 °. Provided for the use of an optical sight and searchlight. The tower could also be equipped with mounts for transport-launch containers with missiles of different types.
FN offered the RCDU (Remote Control Defense Unit) combat module. This product consisted of a U-shaped turntable and swinging unit with one machine gun M2HB or two FN MAG. Ammunition was 600 or 1500 cartridges, respectively. In one swinging casing with machine guns, it was proposed to install a television and thermal imaging camera.
Tests were conducted on an armored personnel carrier with an Oerlikon-Contraves GAD-AOA turret armed with an 20-mm automatic cannon. This tower had an open dome behind it and, above all, was intended for solving air defense tasks. In this case, the instrument could be used not only against air, but also against ground targets.
Cobra with RCDU module
Perhaps the most courageous version of rebuilding the Cobra was proposed in the project with the designation LAU97. In this case, a turntable with an 40 bag of 70 mm caliber guides was mounted on the roof of the case. Such a reactive salvo fire system was supposed to use FZ70 missiles. A product weighing just 4,3 kg carried 1 kg explosive and could fly 8 km. At the maximum range, a volley of missiles covered the zone of size 200 x 300 m.
Also, new armored vehicle designs based on the ACEC Cobra armored personnel carrier were proposed, which provided for not only the installation of new weapons. From an armored personnel carrier made a chassis for easy tank and a combat reconnaissance vehicle. In new projects, towers with 25 and 90 mm caliber guns were installed on a substantially redesigned case. At the same time, the machines retained the maximum possible unification with the base model.
After the first tests of the fourth and fifth prototypes, the Cobra project was launched on the international market. ACEC demonstrated materials on the new project and prototypes at military-technical exhibitions in different countries of the world. In the near future orders could appear for the supply of serial armored vehicles.
Armored personnel carrier with unguided missile launcher
As a start-up customer, the developer company expectedly considered the armed forces of Belgium. They participated in the development of the Cobra project and showed great interest in the proposed technology. In addition, the army even managed to conduct troop tests of some built prototypes. In the late eighties, ACEC believed that signing a contract with its own army was only a matter of time.
Entering the international market, the development company planned to interest small and poor countries wishing to re-equip, but not having the opportunity to purchase expensive samples from market leaders. For this reason, the Cobra cars were shown, first of all, at the main exhibitions in Asia.
In 1987, one of the most experienced armored vehicles was sent to the United States for testing at local test sites. American experts have carefully studied the submitted sample and left the best reviews. In its basic characteristics, an armored personnel carrier with an electric transmission was not inferior to similar models with units of the traditional type and, in general, corresponded to current requirements. A little later, similar tests were conducted in the United Arab Emirates. During this test, the ACEC Cobra car traveled about 2 thousand km in the desert.
Advertising project ACEC Cobra. Unfortunately, unsuccessful
Probably, the new family of Belgian armored vehicles had good prospects in the market, but the changing situation in the world did not allow them to be realized. In the second half of the eighties, the military-political situation in the world began to change, and in the early nineties it became completely different. Traditional threats have disappeared, and many countries have sharply reduced their attention to security issues. This circumstance has affected the fate of many projects, including the Belgian Cobra.
In connection with the termination of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that collapsed, and also because of the normalization of the situation in Europe, the Belgian military decided to abandon the purchase of new armored vehicles. Other countries that previously showed interest in ACEC Cobra also made this decision. New customers did not appear, and a promising line of armored vehicles could not enter the series.
After the termination of the project, part of the built prototypes was disassembled as superfluous. At the same time, three cars were saved, now they are located in the branch of the Museum of the Royal Army and Military History in the city of Kapellen. Also in the museum is one of the experienced light tanks on the basis of "Cobra".
The ACEC Cobra family project involved the use of less common ideas and solutions that could be used to obtain the desired performance ratio. The finished sample was able to interest some potential buyers, but it did not go further. In the changed world there was no place for many promising armored combat vehicles, and among them were the Belgian developments of the Cobra family.
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Introducing CCRC’s Summer 2022 Guided Pathways Institute Cohort
By Sarah Griffin and Hana Lahr
CCRC’s Guided Pathways Summer Institute is back! Following a competitive application and interview process, 22 teams representing 24 colleges in 18 states were selected for the 2022 institute, which will be held over two sessions in June and July.
2022 Guided Pathways Institute Colleges
While last year’s institute focused on rural and rural-serving community colleges, this year CCRC opened the institute to all colleges. The 24 colleges that have been selected to participate include 12 that are rural or rural-serving and 12 located in larger metropolitan areas. Besides their geographic differences, nine colleges are small (< 5,000 students year-round), six colleges are medium-sized (5,000–9,999 students), and nine colleges are large (> 10,000 students).
The Content of the Institute
Though the colleges are diverse, they all share an interest in promoting upward social and economic mobility in their communities. By implementing guided pathways, they will be working to ensure that all students can explore, enter, and complete programs that lead to family-sustaining jobs or transfer to a four-year institution without excess credits.
To help them launch their guided pathways reforms, the institute will lead teams of eight to 12 faculty, staff, and administrators through exercises to explore their data and plan reforms to their colleges' new student onboarding practices.
The colleges will examine data on student enrollment, coursetaking, and completion by program and consider the implications of these data for college redesign. Through this examination, the colleges will be better positioned to design and implement onboarding reforms that will support all students while adapting reforms to meet students' diverse needs and educational and career goals.
The colleges will also reimagine new student onboarding through CCRC’s research-based “Ask-Connect-Inspire-Plan” (ACIP) framework. Our national research shows that efforts to help students identify a program of study aligned with their interests, strengths, and aspirations improve student retention. During the institute, participating colleges will learn about the ACIP framework and discuss how it can be used to support pathways reforms.
By the end of the institute, each team will develop a customized plan to engage their college community in conversations about implementing reforms to onboarding and related areas of practice that will help the college recruit and retain students in high-opportunity programs connected to their long-term goals.
Through the institute, CCRC will continue to learn about the challenges and opportunities for whole-college transformation in different institutional contexts. In the coming months, we will release several reports based on what we learned from the 2021 institute, and we plan to share what we learn from the 2022 cohort over the next year.
We are grateful to the Ascendium Education Group for supporting CCRC’s summer institutes.
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|Bunker Hill Community College, MA||LaGuardia Community College, NY||Sullivan Community College (SUNY), NY|
|Central Carolina Community College, NC||Napa Valley College, CA||The University of New Mexico-Taos, NM|
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|Aiken Technical College, SC||Greenville Technical College, SC||Reynolds Community College, VA|
|Centralia College, WA||HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College||Shawnee Community College, IL|
|Dyersburg State Community College, TN||Johnson County Community College, KS||Walters State Community College, TN|
|Eastern Oklahoma State College, OK||Kirkwood Community College, IA|
|Georgia Highlands College, GA||Nashville State Community College, TN|
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It is reported in the media of today that Bernard Cazeneuve, “France’s interior minister has ordered a ban on the low-cost car-sharing service UberPOP after a day of nationwide protests by taxi drivers.”
“France’s taxi drivers – who have to pay thousands of euros for a licence – say they are being unfairly undercut by UberPOP.” says the BBC.
Dear Bernard, you who have recently also been Minister delegate for European Affairs, should know that closing Uber is not the solution. You should know that licensing taxis should not cost thousands of euros. No licensing should cost anything more than its administrative cost and the public authorities may not make a profit. In fact if you have not heard about the Services Directive, the Dutch government has kindly provided simple explanatory text in English (sorry not French!). Please check the part called “License Fee”.
So, it follows that if one is not selective about the choice of laws to enforce, then the implementation of the Services Directive in French law would mean waiving the thousands of euro being paid by the licensed taxi drivers, so that then they would be at par with Uber. And then they would not be justified to take to the streets. In fact, immaterial of whether you ban Uber, they should protest for the government to waive the license fees or to reduce them drastically to just cover the costs.
Uber is based on a fundamental right. It is our right as citizens of Europe to travel freely, across borders, within borders and to, as drivers, carry with us other people – consenting passengers. Using licenses to inhibit new businesses from opening is illegal, because it is against the values of the European Union.
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“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” I’m not sure whether it’s the cozy, colorful beauty of autumn or the knowledge that winter’s cold will be blowing in soon, but I could happily spend the whole month of October outside.
Fall hides little surprises at every turn – from the corners of the backyard to the pond & park at the end of the street, or the marshy woods around the block. Inspired by the fun we’ve been having investigating the neighborhood, we decided to make this marvelous nature explorer’s trunk for outdoor escapades!
Indiana Jones meets a future Rachel Carson, George Washington Carver, or Winona LaDuke in our special little explorer’s kit. Open the lid to reveal a neatly packed collection of nature observation tools – stowed securely for organization and safe travel! Like a minified pop-up science lab, this kit opens and stands on its own to create an on-the-go nook for nature investigation.
Whether your little outdoor-lover is more adventurer or naturalist, this cardboard case opens the door to imaginative STEAM-based learning & research.
And here’s my favorite part…look closely, and you’ll see we managed to make the whole thing out of common household supplies and some cleverly recycled items from the trash bin. From start to finish this project is an adventure in sustainable learning.
Per the usual, I became slightly obsessed with making our trunk look like a proper mini replica of the real thing. As you can imagine, it turned into a bit more than your average 5-minute DIY. If you love the idea of this but don’t want to put in tons of time, don’t let my full process scare you away. There are so many ways to simplify the project, and you can take so many of these ideas and create a variation on ours.
Save a spot in your trunk for our outdoor explorer printable pack or free printable leaf activity kit. Use it on a backyard safari, or pair it with an incredibly cool upcycled DIY bug observation box!
For your own DIY nature explorer kit you’ll need:
Note: We prefer to shop locally or use what we have at home, but this list contains Woodpeckers Crafts and/or Amazon affiliate links for reference. As Amazon Associates, we make a small commission on qualifying purchases.*
NATURE KIT ACCESSORIES:
Upcycled Shoebox DIY Nature Explorer Kit Instructions:
- Prepare your trunk’s main cardboard pieces
Use a shoebox and two pieces of scrap cardboard for the base of your explorer trunk. Measure the inside of your shoebox, subtract a half-inch from all sides, then cut 2 pieces of scrap cardboard to those dimesions.
Cut one long side of your shoebox lid at the top & bottom to create a flap (as shown at middle). This will create the “hinge” for your trunk lid.
- Glue on the top of your shoebox and cover your shoebox with brown paper
Use a glue gun to glue the flap of your shoebox lid to your shoebox as shown below. Cover your shoebox with a brown paper bag or brown butcher paper (like you’re wrapping a school book!)
I wanted our explorer trunk to look like aged, worn leather, so I folded and crumpled up the grocery bag we used. When covering your box, use the glue gun liberally on all the flat sides and along the edges – this will hold the paper flat to your box. You can skip this step or paint your shoebox instead if you prefer!
- Optional: Cover your inner cardboard pieces with paper
Cover your cardboard squares with colorful paper.
This isn’t a necessary step, but it adds a bit of bright color and makes your trunk look a bit more finished.
- Prep your inner cardboard pieces for rubber band holders
Determine the placement of your nature explorer supplies. What would you like to hold in your explorer’s trunk? Place any items you’d like to include on your inner cardboard pieces and make small dots with a black pencil or marker on either side of each item as shown below. This is where you’ll put your rubber band holders to hold each item securely in your box.
Use the point of scissors or a large blunt needle to poke holes for each rubber band holder.
- Secure your elastic holders
Cut each of your rubber bands. Thread the end of a cut rubber band through a wide-eyed needle, then push the needle through the holes you made for each rubber band holder.
Secure the rubber bands to the cardboard with small knots at the back – leaving enough slack at the front that you’ll be able to slip your supplies in the elastic holders.
- Glue the inner cardboard pieces into the shoebox
Put your supplies in the elastic holders to make sure they fit the way you’re expecting.
Once you’re happy with your setup, use a hot glue gun to attach the large cardboard squares to the inside of your shoebox as shown.
Note: When gluing down the square on your shoebox lid, make sure it’s centered on the lid so your box can close completely. We initially glued it down flush against the outer edge and realized we couldn’t shut our box. If it’s hard to make sense of what I’m describing, you’ll figure it out as you make it!
- Add a simple handle to your explorer’s trunk
Use braided leather cording, rope, or similar to create a simple handle. We made two holes on the side of our box, then threaded leather cording through the first hole.
Make a knot on the inside, braid, then push through the other hole and knot to finish.
- Decorate your explorer trunk!
Every explorer trunk needs some interesting explorer flair, right?! We used our nature explorer trunk sticker set, leather cording, and paper trunk corners, but you can add your own drawings, stickeres or decorations too!
Our nature explorer trunk sticker set includes full-color or outline-only templates for the trunk corners. Cut out, wrap around the corners (folding over at the edges as you would when wrapping a gift). Secure with hot glue.
Note: we glued our stickers onto the trunk for extra durability.
- Finish by adding a wrap-around belt for travel
Recycle an old belt and wrap it around your explorer trunk for safe-carrying. In addition to making your trunk look authentic, the belt will hold the trunk closed when headed out on nature excursions.
If you don’t have a belt to recycle, you can use a shoelace, piece of ribbon, or thick rope instead.
We trimmed our belt and added an extra hole to make it the perfect size. Using a sharp pair of scissors, we had no trouble poking a hole through the belt where needed and cutting off the edge. As always, exercise great caution if cutting with extra-sharp tools.
- Pack your case and head outside!
Nature adventure awaits! The beauty of this flexible trunk is that you can change up the supplies you take every time you use it. What will you need for your first adventure?
Note: I avoided putting breakable glass tools in our trunk, opting instead for plastic versions that will withstand some rough & tumble outdoor play. I can’t think of anything worse than opening this up to find a box of broken glass!
To be totally honest, I can’t even BELEIVE how well our trunk turned out in the end. It was one of those rare projects that came out exactly as I had pictured it (NEVER HAPPENS) and it has been the most fun accessory for afternoon excursions. I’m happy to report that after many trips around the backyard, our trunk and elastic holders have held up to heavy use well!
STEAM-based nature lessons to use with your nature explorer’s kit:
- LEAF-THEMED: Download our free printable leaf activity kit and use it in tandem with this wonderful leaf-rubbings lesson. Learn about leaf color with a fall color leaf lab or go for a nature-math mash-up with one of these hole-punched leaf activities.
- TREE-THEMED: Recreate this easy tree rings science project from Edventures with Kids. Or visit this wonderful collection of Autumn STEM challenges that includes a super cool trick for determining the size of a tree! Do you have a fruit tree? Collect a few pieces and use this fruit exploration series to learn a little about the science behind what we eat.
- FLOWER-THEMED: Take your explorer kit out to the garden for some flower sorting science). Before you head in, toss a few cuttings into a collection jar for a frozen flower sensory experiment.
- WATER-THEMED: Collect local pond, lake, river, or ocean water and create a tabletop aquatic ecosystem with a tutorial. As a cool example of how to do this easily and ethically visit this mesmerizing video series.
- INSECT-THEMED: Hoping to use your explorers kit for bug observation? Check out these wonderful insect investigation tips for kids from the California Academy of Sciences first (safe and ethical!). The American Bee Federation has a great collection of kid-specific resources for pollinator learning. Or for little ones who prefer their bugs stinger-free, combine observation with one of these butterfly STEAM activities.
- ROCK-THEMED: Try one of these cool rock science experiments.
Another benefit of this little trunk is that it can hold just about anything – let your imagination run wild with variations on the trunk theme and other ways to play with this cool case…
More ways to play with Your DIY shoebox explorer trunk
- Poke holes in the tops of your recycled containers and fill your trunk with bug hotel-making supplies for an insect-themed kit.
- Turn this into an art-on-the-go box by swapping your nature-collecting containers and test tubes for art materials.
- Create an opportunity for dramatic play by creating a box fit for a doctor or veterinarian. You can wrap your shoebox with white butcher paper and add a medical symbol instead of stickers.
- Trade exploration supplies for detective accessories or magic tricks!
Looking for a mini activity book like ours that you can pack into your trunk? Good news – that’s part of our Nature Explorer Printable Pack! Filled with pages of outdoor observation and exploration prompts, it’s perfect for hours of self-led nature learning and play. Or toss a good read into your kit with one of our favorite nature-themed picture books.
For another way to enjoy collected nature with your littles, try making an incredibly simple (but stunning!) gradient leaf banner. Or try a very unique art-making process with our photocopied fall leaf collages using a totally unique and unexpected process.
Have more shoeboxes? Try another STEAM-powered shoebox upcycle with our MCM-inspired shoebox house tutorial – young designers and future architects will love this one!
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Rose becomes trapped in the parallel universe with Jackie and the alternate universe Pete as the walls between universes seal; she is later declared dead in her own universe. Months later, the Doctor is able to transmit Rose a goodbye message.
What does bad wolf mean in Dr Who?
Doctor Who Bad Wolf Theme Bad Wolf was a message scattered in space and time to tempt Rose back to the Game Station to save the Doctor. Later the phrase ‘Bad Wolf’ became a warning, the TARDIS translated every word to Bad Wolf letting the Doctor know that the universe was in danger.
What episode does Rose become bad wolf?
In the end, Rose and the Doctor again part at Bad Wolf Bay in season 4, episode 13, “Journey’s End.” Ultimately, Bad Wolf becomes more than a way to describe the entity Rose becomes after absorbing the Time Vortex — it’s a codeword for the end of the world in Doctor Who, whether it’s the destruction of planet Earth or …
Why was Rose Tyler killed?
Piper brought Rose to life for two seasons of Doctor Who, playing against two different Doctors (Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant). Speaking on the BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, she said she chose to leave because she “didn’t like the responsibility of being a role model.”
How did Rose Tyler become the Bad Wolf?
After looking into the Heart of the TARDIS, the Time Vortex itself filled Rose Tyler, who then temporarily became the Bad Wolf entity. She scattered the two words throughout time as a sign to herself that she was linked to The Doctor, creating a looped ontological paradox.
Where did Rose say bad wolf to the Doctor?
When Rose and the Doctor said good-bye, they met on a beach in Norway called Dårlig Ulv Stranden which Rose translated as “Bad Wolf Bay.” (TV: Doomsday) She said goodbye to the Tenth Doctor there a second time. Rose whispered the words “Bad Wolf” to a dying Donna Noble in an alternate universe.
Where did the Bad Wolf sign come from?
In ” Donna’s World “, Rose whispered the words “Bad Wolf” to a dying Donna Noble. After Donna remembered these words in N-Space, all the banners and signs in the Shan Shen marketplace read “BAD WOLF”, including the sign on the Doctor’s TARDIS.
How did the doctor get the Bad Wolf meme?
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Life After the Paperless Tax Disc
We may no longer need a tax disc, but we're still legally required to pay Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom office for the honour of owning a car and there is no way of avoiding it.
Our no-expense-spared graphic neatly explains the situation:
- The first key step is to find out when your car was first registered (using a free motoreasy account)
- what the g/km emissions are
- the size and type of engine
This information is on your V5C registration and also your V11 tax reminder documents.
New vehicles (From 1st April 2017)
Flat rate of £140 (unless they are hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles then it's from £130) - be aware there is a different & potentially expensive first year rate. All zero emissions cars are free!
New Car Tax Table
CO2 Emissions Annual rate First-year rate
0g/km £0 £0
1 -50g/km £145 £10
51 - 75g/km £145 £25
76 - 90g/km £145 £110
91 - 100g/km £145 £130
101 - 110g/km £145 £150
111 - 130g/km £145 £170
131 - 150g/km £145 £210
151 - 170g/km £145 £530
171 - 190g/km £145 £855
191 -225g/km £145 £1280
256 -255g/km £145 £1815
Over 255g/km £145 £2135
Check Your CO2 Emissions
If you don't know how much CO2 you car emits, use this government calculator - it will also tell you what your new 2017 rate will be as well.
Claim your free account area to receive free tax reminders - as well as MOT, servicing & recall notifications.
This information is on your V5C registration & your V11 tax renewal.
All zero-emissions cars are free.
New-ish vehicles (March 2001-April 2017)
The tax rates are based are split into tax bands based on the carbon dioxide emissions; how many grams are emitted from the exhaust every kilometre.
New-ish Car Tax Table
Tax Band CO2 Emissions Annual rate First-year rate
A Up to 100g/km £0 £0
B 101 -110g/km £20 £0
C 111 - 120g/km £30 £0
D 121 - 130g/km £125 £0
E 131 - 140g/km £145 £130
F 141 - 150g/km £160 £145
G 151 - 165g/km £200 £185
H 166 - 175g/km £235 £300
I 176 - 185g/km £260 £355
J 186 - 200g/km £300 £500
K 201 -225g/km £325 £650
L 226 - 255g/kg £545 £885
M Over 255g/kg £560 £1120
Old-ish vehicles (1975-2001)
If the engine size is below 1549cc the cost is £145. Engines sizes above are £230.
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HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) – A man is dead after an amoeba went up his nose and caused a fatal brain infection after he swam at a Cumberland County lake, health officials said.
The man became ill after he swam at Fantasy Lake Water Park in Hope Mills on July 22, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said.
The swimmer has been identified as Eddie Gray, of Colfax.
Naegleria fowleri, referred to as the brain-eating amoeba, entered Gray’s body through his nose and caused the fatal brain infection – primary amebic meningoencephalitis, health officials said.
“PAM is difficult to detect because the disease progresses rapidly so that diagnosis is usually made after death,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states.
People die usually within 18 days of developing the infection as it destroys brain tissue causing brain swelling.
Naegleria fowleri is naturally present in warm water and does not pose a risk if swallowed.
It only poses a risk if it enters the body through the nose.
“Our sympathies are with the family and loved ones,” said State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D. “People should be aware that this organism is present in warm freshwater lakes, rivers and hot springs across North Carolina, so be mindful as you swim or enjoy water sports.”
Symptoms after contracting the amoeba include severe headache, fever, nausea and vomiting and progress to stiff neck, seizures and coma.
Between 1962 and 2018, there have only been 145 known infections from Naegleria fowleri in the U.S.
Duane Holder, interim director of the Cumberland County Health Department, said this is believed to be the county’s first case of Naegleria fowleri.
There is no way to eliminate the amoeba from freshwater lakes.
NCDHHS said to help prevent the amoeba from entering your nose:
- Limit the amount of water going up your nose. Hold your nose shut, use nose clips or keep your head above water when taking part in warm freshwater-related activities.
- Avoid water-related activities in warm freshwater during periods of high water temperature and low water levels.
- Avoid digging in or stirring up the sediment while taking part in water-related activities in shallow, warm freshwater areas.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Latest Plant-Based Trends
Every year, the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim showcases the latest natural foods and products in the consumer packaged goods industry. By walking the expo, one can clearly get a sense for what the upcoming trends are in the health and wellness industry. This year, without a doubt, one of the biggest trends is the explosion of plant-based meat alternatives into the market. In fact, according to Grand View Research, Inc, the global plant-based meat market size is projected to reach $24.8 billion by 2030! This market is expected to rapidly grow exponentially through 2030 to meet the demand of meat-eaters shifting towards a plant-based, vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. It’s not just Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat dominating the market anymore. Oh no! A plethora of brands are all vying to get you to pick up their product in this very crowded market. You may be left wondering not only which products are worth spending your money on, but more importantly, which products actually are good for you.
Plant-based eating aims to maximize consumption of nutrient-dense, whole plant foods while minimizing processed foods, oils, and animal foods (including dairy products and eggs). Embracing a plant based lifestyle is an amazing step toward increasing the longevity of your life. Plant-based eating patterns are associated with a lower risk of heart disease, reduced systemic inflammation, improved insulin sensitivity, decreased insulin resistance (1). Additionally, research suggests that nutrient dense plant based eating patterns may be effective for weight management (2). Most importantly, plant-based dietary patterns have been shown to reduce global warming and environmental degradation by lessening greenhouse emission and land use (3).
Marketing The Juicy Un-Burger
Veggie burgers have been on the shelves for years – remember Morningstar Farms (founded in the mid 1970s), Bocca Burgers (founded in 1979), or GardenBurgers (founded in 1985)? These brands were primarily marketed to individuals who were already vegetarian or vegan. However, it hasn’t been until recently that brands have shifted marketing to reach omnivores by developing plant-based products that mimic the experience of eating real meat – think taste, texture, aroma. In fact, many of these products are marketed in a similar fashion to their animal counterparts.
Like Meat prominently features mouth watering burgers and saucy wings in their advertisements. While other brands have taken to likening themselves to a butcher shop, for example Abbot’s Butcher. In fact, another brand, Very Good Butchers, uses the slogan, “We Butcher Beans” for further tongue-in-cheek comparison.
Then there are others like Simulate who are matter-of-factly saying, ‘hey, we are a simulation of chicken’ and are going head-to-head against their animal-based counterparts. And of course there are the giants – Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat – which have gone so far as to make their burgers “bleed”.
Yeah, But Are They Healthy?
Many of the original veggie burgers used vital wheat protein as their main ingredient and source of protein. Newer plant-based brands, including Daring, CHKN Not Chicken and Future Farm have products which contain either genetically engineered soy or pea protein. These ingredients provide the meat-like taste and texture, while additionally serving up protein content that can compete with beef and poultry gram for gram. Pea protein has the added benefit of having a complete amino acid profile, which is essential for vegetarians and vegans as most plant-based proteins are incomplete.
More good news for vegetarians and vegans is that some of these products are fortified with vitamins and minerals such as folate, vitamin B12, thiamine and iron (4). Since both of these eating patterns lack these nutrients, having them added helps to optimize nutrient intake.
Yet, another amazing fact is that many plant-based burgers contain significant amounts of fiber. The dietary fiber in plant-based meats makes up for 15% of the daily value, whereas beef has 0% of the daily value of fiber (4). The typical American eating pattern is lacking in dietary fiber, which has been shown to reduce risk of certain chronic diseases (5). Given that plants are natural sources of fiber, adopting a plant-based eating pattern that occasionally includes plant-based meats is an easy way to increase fiber intake.
Fat is a major component of these plant-based products, providing both flavor and mouthfeel. Unfortunately, some plant-based products are higher in saturated fat than their animal counterparts. Furthermore, some products also contain substantial amounts of sodium. Eating patterns high in saturated fat and sodium may increase risk of developing cardiovascular disease (6). For someone with high blood pressure, heart disease or kidney disease, some of these plant-based meats might not be suitable.
Don’t Make a Faux Pas When Choosing Faux Meats
Plant-based doesn’t always mean nutritious. It’s important to read the nutrition facts label and make an educated choice based on your lifestyle and health goals. Look for products that are minimally processed, low in saturated fat and sodium and higher in fiber. It is also important to not rely on these products to be the sole source of protein if you are aiming to be predominantly plant-based. Aim for at least one plant-based meal per day focusing on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts while simultaneously reducing your meat intake. If you truly have a craving for a burger there are amazing legume-based burgers from brands like Hilary’s and Dr. Pragers which are studded with seeds and whole grains, like brown rice and quinoa – which also happens to be a complete protein.
TL;DR/ The Takeaway
Plant-based meats can be an excellent alternative to consuming animal proteins. Many products on the market are high in protein, contain fiber and are fortified with micronutrients such as vitamin B12. Be sure to review the nutrition facts label for saturated fat and sodium. High levels of these nutrients may increase risk of developing certain chronic diseases and wouldn’t be suitable for those already with pre-existing conditions such as heart disease or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Overall, many of these plant-based meats can be added to current eating patterns consisting of whole, nutrient dense plant foods including non-starchy vegetables, beans and legumes, seeds and nuts, fruits and whole grains.
Whether you need music to fuel your workout or just to chill to, we’ve got you! Here’s this month’s mega hit mix featuring all the tunes you need to fill the soundtrack to you life.
Total Stretch Time: 5 minutes
Perform stretches after cardio and strength training workouts.
Scissor Hamstring Stretch
Easy to do anywhere and safe for injured backs, this hamstring stretch is great if you’re really tight.
- Stand with your feet together. Step your right foot back about two feet and bend forward from your hip joint, keeping your back and both legs straight. After holding for 30 seconds, switch sides.
Easy Pose with Forward Fold
Benefits: Stretches back, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles.
- Sit on the edge of your mat, crossing your legs in front of you at the shins. Option to stack your legs. Balance your weight evenly across your sit bones. Align your head, neck, and spine. Lengthen your spine, but soften your neck. Relax your feet and thighs. Reach your arms up overhead, lengthening your spine.
- On an exhalation, slowly bow forward with your arms still extended. Rest your arms, hands, and forehead on the mat. If your forehead does not touch the mat, bend your elbows, stack your hands, and rest your forehead on your hands.
- To release, use your hands to walk yourself back to an upright, seated position. Change the cross of your legs and repeat the pose.
Forward Bend with Rounded Back
This stretch targets both hamstrings as well as the lower back.
- Sit on the floor, extending both legs straight out in front of you, legs together. Fold your torso over your thighs, gently rounding the back but keeping the legs straight. Hold here for 30 seconds and then sit up.
- Option: Try sitting up tall with both arms overhead. Flex your feet. Start to lower torso, keeping back flat. Reach for the toes and hold. You should feel a deeper stretch within the hamstrings. Hold for 30 seconds then sit up.
Reclined Hamstring Stretch
Here’s a relaxing way to stretch one hamstring at a time.
- Lie on your back. Raise your left leg as high as you can, keeping your pelvis flat on the ground. Hold your lower thigh and encourage the leg to move toward your head. Flex your foot to stretch your calf too.
- To deepen the stretch, place a yoga strap or towel on the ball of your foot and use your hands to pull the strap toward you. After 30 seconds, switch legs.
- This stretch can be performed with opposite leg bent or straight.
This pose is perfect for tight hips because it stretches the hip rotators (the buttocks area) and the hip flexors (the long muscles that run along the front of your thighs and pelvis).
- Bring your right knee between your hands, placing your right ankle near your left wrist. Extend your left leg behind you so your kneecap and the top of your foot rest on the floor.
- Press through your fingertips as you lift your torso away from your thigh. Release your tailbone back toward your heels. Work on squaring your hips and the front side of your torso to the front of your mat.
- Draw down through your front-leg shin and balance your weight evenly between your right and left hips. Flex your front foot. Press down through the tops of all five toes of the back foot.
- Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, then stretch the other leg.
Static Quadriceps Stretch
This can be performed in either standing, or laying on your front.
- Stand on one leg with your knees touching. If you need to, grab hold of a chair or wall for support.
- Grab your left foot with your left hand and pull toward your butt. Do your best to keep your chest upright, and don’t worry about how close your foot is to your butt. Keep your focus on getting a good stretch in your quad.
- Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, then stretch the other leg.
Wide Second Plie
- Start in a standing position, heels together, toes apart. Step your right foot out into a wide stance with toes pointing outward. Bend your knees deeply, keeping chest lifted and knees pushing back.
- Remember to rotate from the hips and not the knee. Lower your tailbone towards the floor while lengthening the spine upward. Straighten the legs and step the right foot back in to the meet the left.
Benefits: Hip opener, stretches hamstrings and hips, strengthens core, improves balance.
- Start with an athletic stance of about two times your regular shoulder width with toes pointed forward. Hands clasped in front of body for balance.
- Begin the movement by dropping your hips into a squat, making sure to keep toes pointed forward. Then slowly redistribute your weight onto left leg, straightening the right leg. Flex your right foot and point the toes to the ceiling. Remember to keep the left knee facing directly toward the toes. Make sure to keep the chest up, maintaining a neutral spine alignment.
- Then slowly shift your weight to the center, and onto the other leg. One repetition is when both the right and left leg have performed the movement.
Improve mobility and posture through your lower back with this spinal stretch
- Start seated with legs stretched out in front of you. Bend right leg and cross it over left leg, placing right foot on floor near left knee. Twist from the hips and place left elbow on the outside of right knee. Push into the knee to deepen the twist (you’ll feel it along the outer side of right thigh). Repeat on the other side.
Seated Heel Stretch
- Begin seated with legs stacked on top of the other. Lengthen through your spine as you balance on your sitz bones. Grab onto your right heel and pull your leg up to your chest. Keeping your knee still extend your leg to the side (turned out). Be mindful to keep you right hip pressing towards the floor. Bend the knee and stack right on top of left. Repeat on other side.
Daily stretching through splits will help to deeply stretch the thighs and open up both the hamstrings and quadriceps.
Half Split Stretch
- Begin in a low lunge with right leg forward, knee stacked over ankle. The left knee releases to the ground in a kneeling position, bring hands lower to frame right foot. The hands move back until they are even with the hips. The hips move back as the front right straightens with the toes pointing to the sky. The upper body then folds forward over the thigh. Be mindful to keep hips and shoulders square. Hold for 20 to 30 secs.
- Shift back into low low lunge. Bring right knee under right hip. Step left foot forward into low lunge to repeat on opposite side.
- Begin in a half split. Slide your front foot forward, lean back, and slowly lower yourself to the ground, using your hands for balance as you get lower. Keep your hips squared and your toes straight.
Side Straddle Spilt Stretch
- Sit in a straddle position, extending your legs as far as you are comfortable. Reach toward your right leg with your left arm, stretching your right arm toward your opposite leg. Hold the stretch for 20 to 30 seconds. Repeat to the left side.
Center Straddle Split Stretch
- Sit in a wide straddle position, legs extended as far as is comfortable. Without bending the knees, reach to the center. Stretch as far as you can while maintaining a flat back. Try to lay your body on the floor, using your hands as support. Hold the stretch for 20 to 30 secs.
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Maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) system helps your body properly digest and absorb the nutrients from the food and drinks you consume. Regular consumption of probiotics can be beneficial in maintaining a healthy, functioning digestive system. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines probiotics as live beneficial bacteria and yeasts, which confer a health benefit when consumed.
Your GI tract is home to the human microbiome, the genome of all our microbes. The human microbiome is composed of a community of bacteria that serves a critical function in developing immunity, defense against pathogens, production of short-chain fatty acids essential in energy metabolism, and synthesis of vitamins and fat storage. The microbiome is considered an essential organ of the body, without which we could not function correctly.
It’s important to note that not all probiotics are created equal! Each probiotic strain has its own effectiveness level; this effective dose is determined by clinical research. It would be wise to consult with a registered dietitian or your PCP before choosing a probiotic supplement. Looking for a more convenient option? Yogurts and kefirs contain probiotic strains that are dairy-free probiotic yogurt – which I love. And because gut health is so important, we used @califiafarms dairy-free yogurt, a probiotic powerhouse w/ only 1g of sugar per serving. The base of this bowl is pretty simple, so boost the nutrient power of the smoothie by heaping on toppings like hemp, chia, and flax seeds, extra blueberries, and crushed pistachios— blueberries contain antioxidants, chia seeds and oats are packed with fiber, and flax seeds are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Don’t forget the granola to get fierce with fiber! Yup, we’ve got you covered with our “Damn It’s So Good!” Homemade Granola.
Did you know Americans only average 15g of fiber per day, when the recommended daily amount for women and men is 25-38g, respectively? One cup of raw oats contains approximately 8 grams of fiber, making it an excellent fiber source, including the powerful fiber beta-glucan, a soluble fiber. Both soluble and insoluble fiber help bulk up your stools and can be used as a food source for good bacteria in your large intestine. A 2017 study found that fiber’s importance is intimately tied with the importance of our gut microbes.
So what are you waiting for? Add this probiotic-packed, fiber-fierce smoothie bowl to your meal prep schedule and boost your gut health! #LiveNourished
Probiotics are the good live bacteria that support the gastrointestinal system and provide a health benefit to the body. There are over a 100 trillion good bacteria, and over 1,000 different species. Probiotics help the body extract nutrients from food, improve the body’s immune function, and support the intestinal wall’s integrity. Probiotics are commonly found in yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi.
- 1 large banana sliced and frozen
- 2 c blueberries frozen
- 1 c probiotic dairy-free yogurt unsweetened, blueberry
- ½ c almond milk unsweetened, vanilla
- ¼ c old-fashioned oats gluten-free
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup pure, Grade A
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp flax seeds
- pistachios crushed
- coconut toasted and sliced
- chia seeds
- flax seeds
- banana sliced
- blueberries fresh
- Place frozen banana, frozen blueberries, yogurt, oats, almond butter, maple syrup, chia seeds, and flax seeds into a food processor or high powered blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, 3-5 minutes. If needed, scrape down the sides of the processor/blender.
- Scoop into two bowls and garnish with toppings of your choice.
Serving: 22gSodium: 92mgCalcium: 112mgVitamin C: 10mgVitamin A: 62IUSugar: 19gFiber: 6gPotassium: 301mgCholesterol: 1mgCalories: 224kcalTrans Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 9gProtein: 5gCarbohydrates: 34gIron: 1mg
#Sponsored | Fiber plays an important role in maintaining a healthy digestive system by fueling healthy gut microbiota and helping regulate bowel movements, keeping them soft and regular. Sadly enough, 95% of Americans fail to meet the daily recommended target of 25g of fiber for women and 35g for men and for men and women over the age of 50, its 21g and 30g respectively (PMID: 30202317).
ICYDK, dietary fiber is the part of plant foods that mostly passes through your digestive system without breaking down or being digested. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber.
Soluble fiber is the main type of fiber found in grains, legumes, nuts & seeds, fruits & vegetables. When digested it pulls in and absorbs water, partially dissolving into a gel-like substance, which may help slow down digestion to help provide a slower supply of blood glucose.
Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water, and passes through the digestive tract pretty much intact, adding bulk to our stool. Insoluble fiber can help improve various digestive symptoms associated with irregular bowel movements.
Get fierce with fiber by including fiber containing foods such as complex carbohydrates and fruits into your morning meal. Certain @PepsiCo products can help people incorporate fiber into their diet while helping support their digestive system.
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats contain beta-glucan, a type of soluble fiber, which can help slow the absorption of glucose. Given its viscosity-producing properties, beta-glucan from a bowl of oatmeal also helps promote satiety by slowing the rate that food leaves the stomach to increase feelings of fullness (PMID: 22187640).
Level up your bowl of oatmeal, while also increasing your fiber intake with these Chewy Oat Bites. These delicious bites can be made in a snap, and consumed at any time throughout the day. Enjoy!
The soluble fiber in oatmeal is associated with various health benefits, as it may help lower blood cholesterol levels to support heart health*. It also may help slow digestion and the release of blood glucose into the bloodstream. *3 grams of soluble fiber from oatmeal daily in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce this risk of heart disease. This cereal has 2 grams per serving.
- cooking spray
- 2 large brown eggs free range organic
- 1 ½ c almond milk plain unsweetened
- ½ c applesauce unsweetened
- 2 tbsp plant-based butter melted
- ¼ c maple syrup grade A
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 c old-fashioned oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt finely ground
- ¼ c pumpkin seeds
- ¼ c dried cranberries unsweetened
- Heat oven to 350°F. Coat well of a muffin tin (3.5 oz) very well with cooking spray.
- Mix wet ingredients. In a bowl, mix the eggs and plant based milk together first. Then mix in the applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Fold with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Fill the muffin tin by dividing the mixture among the muffin wells. The wells will be filled to the top without overflowing.
- Top the muffins with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds, pressing toppings into the batter.
- Bake until golden-brown, 25-30 minutes.
- Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove muffins to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Serving: 22gSodium: 190mgCalcium: 79mgVitamin C: 1mgSugar: 7gFiber: 3gPotassium: 107mgCholesterol: 15mgCalories: 134kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gFat: 4gProtein: 4gCarbohydrates: 22gIron: 1mg
So you’ve finally decided to make some positive lifestyle shifts by eating better, exercising more, and taking care of your mental health. Excellent! These long-term behavior changes may help improve your health and increase your longevity, especially if you can make these behaviors part of a regular and consistent routine.
Maybe your new routine looks something like this:
You start by stocking your fridge with nutrient dense foods and start meal prepping and cooking daily. Then you decide to join your local run club, put up some serious cash for those fancy sneakers and start putting on those miles. Finally you decide to manage your stress with daily meditation and breathing techniques.
Despite your best efforts (and fierce determination) you find yourself slipping into bad habits – grabbing last minute take out for dinner, skipping your morning run club meet-ups, and letting stress get the better of you more often than not. Not long after you’ve started, maybe a couple of weeks, you fully give in to your old ways and resolve to start again next week.
So what gives? Why can’t we stick to healthy lifestyle behaviors?
To answer this question, let’s first look at how habits are formed.
Habits are defined as actions that are triggered automatically in response to contextual cues that have been associated with their performance (1). In other words, new behaviors should be repeated with the same context (think, location, time of day, etc.) until they become routine/automatic.
For example, if you are trying to start a new workout routine, you’ll want to start by deciding what type of workout you want to do and what time of day you want to do it. So you set a goal to take a 30-minute cycling class, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 am. This S.M.A.R.T (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely) goal provides an opportunity for this behavior to become automatic, if you can stay consistent with the behavior.
Three Phases of Habit Formation
Habits are formed in three phases: initiation, learning and stability phases (1).
In the initiation phase new behaviors are chosen (e.g., meal prepping and batch cooking). Initiation requires that you figure out what motivates you to perform these new behaviors. It’s important that you are sufficiently motivated to begin a habit-formation attempt. During this phase you will select the context in which these new behaviors will be completed – event or time of day/week (every Sunday).
In the learning phase, driven repetition of this behavior facilitates automaticity – [noun]: working by itself with little or no direct human control. Repetition reinforces and establishes the association in the memory to perform the new desired behavior.
Create healthy habits by repeating a chosen behavior with the same context until it becomes automatic and effortless.
Habit formation culminates in the stability phase. In the above example, meal prepping and batch cooking every Sunday will eventually lead to this behavior being triggered automatically, without awareness, conscious control, mental effort, or deliberation. Behavior performed in consistent settings tends to persist even in the face of motivational shifts.
Building a solid foundation of healthy habits will help in avoiding pitfalls and making you more resistant to lapses. Eating behaviors, physical activity, and daily self-care all have a habitual component. Employing a habit formation approach to health behavior change would be conducive to increasing success in making such lifestyle change permanent.
Steps to Starting A New Healthy Habit
- Decide on a goal that you’d like to achieve for your health.
- Translate this decision into a simple action. This action should be performed consistently on a daily basis.
- Choose a time and place where you will do your chosen action every day of the week.
- Every time you encounter that time and place, do the action.
- Behavior must be repeated, which typically requires continued motivation. Such repetition should occur in a fashion conducive to the development of automaticity.
- It will get easier with time, and within 10 weeks you should find you are doing it automatically without even having to think about it.
How Do You Break Unwanted (Unhealthy) Habits
Habits become hard to break because they are deeply wired, by constant repetition, into our brains. Because habits are patterns of behaviors, breaking the patterns is key to breaking the habit itself. An obvious way to break unwanted habitual behavior is to remove yourself from the environment where the cues (trigger) exists by changing the larger pattern.
On your way to work you pass by a patisserie with the most yummy tasting pastries. You’ve been told by your endocrinologist that you are pre-diabetic and need to monitor your blood sugar levels by eating more nutrient dense foods. The route you typically take to work passes by a patissiere and prior to your diagnosis, it was a frequent stop on your way to work. You built a habit around stopping into this patisserie before work everyday. One way to break this habit… take another route to work. In other words, remove the trigger.
Another approach is to attach the negative unwanted cue-response to new behavior. This solution is more about substituting rather than stopping the behavior. Let’s go back to the example above. On your way to work, you still have a morning ‘treat,’ however, this treat is one that you prepare at home. Maybe you prepare chewy oat bites which are sweetened with applesauce and also a good source of fiber. This new behavior replaces the cue-response to the unwanted behavior. The key here is mapping this out before that triggers have a chance to kick in.
You’ll have to employ some self-regulation here. Start to build awareness around the cues which trigger unwanted responses. Begin to self-monitor behavior to reveal those situations where unwanted habitual behaviors exist. In other words, start to understand yourself and recognize your triggers.
Allow yourself some grace as you navigate this change in behavior; in other words, go easy on yourself if you have a setback. You didn’t develop these behaviors overnight, so it may take twice as long to unlearn or break these habits.
Steps to Breaking a Unwanted Habit
- Define the concrete behavior you want to change.
- Identify the triggers.
- Deal with the triggers.
- Change the larger pattern.
- Develop a substitute plan.
- Allow yourself grace.
Keys To Success
It’s important to aim for small behavior changes initially. Setting a goal to run a marathon when you’ve never run a long distance before can be daunting. A more realistic goal to begin with is to jog three times a week for 15 minutes to build endurance, strength and stamina. When achieving success within small behavior changes, you increase self-efficacy and increase confidence for working toward other health promoting habits.
Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2013). Promoting habit formation. Health Psychology Review, 7(SUPPL1), S137-S158. DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2011.603640
Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: the psychology of “habit-formation” and general practice. The British Journal of General Practice, 62(605), 664–666. http://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12X659466
Looking to become plant-based, but don’t know where to start? Embracing plant-based can be as easy as incorporating one plant-based meal into your day. A plant-based diet can help reduce your risk of a list of body ailments and increase your stamina, energy levels and metabolism. Start with replacing one meal a week with a plant-based dish. You will be amazed by how good you feel.
Listen, you do not have to be vegetarian or vegan to live a healthy life. In fact, both of those eating patterns take some work to ensure you are getting all of the nutrients you need (vegans have to be mindful of protein, vitamin B-12, iron, vitamin D, choline, zinc and calcium levels). It’s important to know, you don’t have to restrict what you love in order to be healthy.
We know many of you love meat and are not entirely wanting to give it up. If you love meat, then continue to eat what you enjoy. However, try to purchase wild-caught seafood, organic poultry and grass-fed beef. Animals fed more grains tend to have higher fat levels and reduce omega-3 content than some organic meat and poultry.
Mushrooms are known to be swapped out for steak and chicken because of the tender and moist texture. The Balsamic Portobello Mushroom Burger will have you shocked by how good the mushrooms taste. Start with this inspired mushroom burger and experience the multiple flavors of a plant-based burger. It has a sweet and savory taste. The balsamic vinegar adds a velvety texture and explodes with tantalizing aromas. This vegan burger will leave you wanting more and is a great introduction to plant-based foods.
Mushrooms can benefit the body by providing B vitamins, riboflavin, niacin, iron and pantothenic acid. They are known to protect heart health, contribute to a healthy digestive system and the iron content helps to enhance the formation of red blood cells.
Portobello mushroom marinade
- ¼ c balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp grade A maple syrup
- 3 large garlic cloves (minced)
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp ground pepper (freshly ground)
- 4 whole portobello mushrooms (stems removed; scrubbed clean)
- 1 large sweet yellow onion (diced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ c apple cider vinegar
- 1 c vegan mayo
- 2 tbsp spicy brown mustard
- 3 tbsp agave
- ¼ tsp celery seed
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 4 c shredded veggies (carrots, broccoli slaw, red & green cabbage, etc.)
- 4 soft pretzel burger buns
- 2 c sweet baby lettuces
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- In a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Place portobellos in a large resealable plastic bag. Pour in marinade, seal bag, and toss to coat mushrooms thoroughly. Let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Place mushrooms onto a foiled lined sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Drain liquid from the pan, flip mushrooms and continue to roast for 10 additional minutes.
- In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat until oil is shimmering. Add onions and stir to coat with oil. Spread onions evenly in the pan and cook on low-medium heat for 35-40 minutes until browned. Sprinkle with salt and remove onions from pan.
- Mix shredded veggies. In a small bowl, combine apple cider vinegar, mayo, mustard, agave, celery seed, and salt. Toss veggies with slaw dressing.
- To serve, slice open a pretzel bun. Layer sweet baby lettuces and portobello mushroom on top of the bottom bun. Top portobello mushroom with slaw and caramelized onions. Enjoy!
Serving: 22gSodium: 1187mgCalcium: 125mgVitamin C: 34mgVitamin A: 18002IUSugar: 23gFiber: 11gPotassium: 1079mgCholesterol: 300mgCalories: 695kcalSaturated Fat: 5gFat: 45gProtein: 11gCarbohydrates: 62gIron: 4mg
With the fall season in full swing, it is a great time to take advantage of all the vegetables and fruits this season provides. In fact, the fall season is full of fruits and vegetables that are considered superfoods.
What are superfoods, really? Although the term ‘superfood’ is not defined within the field of nutritional science, Merriam-Webster defines the term as “a food (such as salmon, broccoli, or blueberries) that is rich in compounds (such as antioxidants, fiber, or fatty acids) considered beneficial to a person’s health.”
The term is readily used by the billion-dollar health and wellness industry to market any popular or trendy health food – typically these foods have been ‘forgotten’ and are thrust back into the spotlight as the new ‘it’ food of the moment. While it’s nice to want to eat foods that are ‘super,’ remember that there are numerous foods that are bursting with nutrient density.
This Fall Superfood Salad is packed with some of these ‘superfood’ players, which also have to be in season. Let’s rundown the lineup:
Sweet potatoes (often sold as “yams”) are available year-round from local sources in warmer climates and from late summer through winter in other areas. They possess anti-inflammatory benefits and are an excellent source of vitamin A and a good source of iron.
Brussels sprouts are typically available year round, with the peak season occurring between September and mid-February. Brussels sprouts are full of phytonutrients (natural plant compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties) and are a very good source of vitamins A and C, potassium, folate, iron and fiber.
Pomegranates only ripen in warmer climates are available from October through December. The seeds and arils of the pomegranate are bursting with antioxidants called punicalagins. Pomegranates have potent anti-inflammatory properties, which are largely mediated by the antioxidant properties of the punicalagins.
Pumpkin Seeds – pumpkins are the most common winter squash and come into season in September in most areas. Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of protein, healthy fats, minerals and a small amount of omega-3 fats.
Embrace plant-based with this salad and enjoy all the amazing superfoods Fall has to offer!
Portobello mushroom marinade
- 1 c quinoa (makes 3 cups)
- ½ c pepitas
- 1 tsp sunflower oil
- ¼ tsp cumin
- 1 lb sweet potatoes cubed
- 1 tsp red pepper crushed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 4 c mixed greens
- 4 c Brussels sprouts shredded
- 1 avocado
- ½ c pomegranate seeds
- 3 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 c pomegranate juice
- ½ c olive oil extra virgin
- ¼ c maple syrup Grade A
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt Kosher
- ½ tsp black pepper freshly ground
- Prepare quinoa according to package directions. Once all of the water is absorbed and the tails are showing, remove quinoa from heat and scoop into a bowl and refrigerate in an airtight container.
- Prepare pepitas. Preheat oven to 325° F. In a small bowl, toss pepitas with 1 tsp of olive oil, paprika, cumin, and sea salt. Spread pepitas on a foil lined sheet tray and place in oven. Toast pepitas for approximately 10 minutes or until pepitas are slightly golden and fragrant. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Increase oven temperature to 375° F. Scrub sweet potatoes to clean and chop them into cubes, approx. 1” in size. Drizzle cubed potatoes with 1 tbsp of olive oil and sprinkle chili flakes, cinnamon, coriander, sea salt and ground pepper over top. Toss potatoes to evenly distribute spices. Place potatoes on a foil lined baking sheet and roast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and fork tender. Cool to room temperature.
- Add all ingredients in a glass jar and whisk together to combine.
- In a large bowl, toss together mixed greens and shredded Brussels sprouts, quinoa and pepitas. Add cooled sweet potatoes.
- To save time, buy sweet potatoes already cubed and Brussels sprouts already shredded.
- Dressing can be stored in a glass tight container, refrigerated for up to two weeks.
- Nourished Tip: Level up this recipe by adding a protein of your choice.
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Confidence in the temple is vain. (1-16) The provocation by persisting in idolatry. (17-20) God justifies his dealings with them. (21-28) And threatens vengeance. (29-34)
Verses 1-16: No observances, professions, or supposed revelations, will profit, if men do not amend their ways and their doings. None can claim an interest in free salvation, who allow themselves in the practice of known sin, or live in the neglect of known duty. They thought that the temple they profaned would be their protection. But all who continue in sin because grace has abounded, or that grace may abound, make Christ the minister of sin; and the cross of Christ, rightly understood, forms the most effectual remedy to such poisonous sentiments. The Son of God gave himself for our transgressions, to show the excellence of the Divine law, and the evil of sin. Never let us think we may do wickedness without suffering for it.
Verses 17-20: The Jews took pride in showing zeal for their idols. Let us learn to be earnest in the service of our God, even from this bad example. Let us think it an honour to be employed in any work for God. Let us be as diligent ourselves, and as careful to teach our children the truths of God, as many are to teach the mysteries of iniquity. The direct tendency of this sin is malice against God, but it will hurt themselves. And they shall find there is no escaping. God's wrath is fire unquenchable.
Verses 21-28: God shows that obedience was required of them. That which God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is very encouraging. Let God's will be your rule, and his favour shall be your happiness. God was displeased with disobedience. We understand the gospel as little as the Jews understood the law, if we think that even the sacrifice of Christ lessens our obligation to obey.
Verses 29-34: In token both of sorrow and of slavery, Jerusalem must be degraded, and separated from God, as she had been separated to him. The heart is the place in which God has chosen to put his name; but if sin has the innermost and uppermost place there, we pollute the temple of the Lord. The destruction of Jerusalem appears here very terrible. The slain shall be many; they having made it the place of their sin. Evil pursues sinners, even after death. Those who will not, by the grace of God, be cured of vain mirth, shall, by the justice of God, be deprived of all mirth. How many ruin their health and property without complaining, when engaged in Satan's service! May we learn to relish holy joys, and to sit loose to all others though lawful.
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What does Mut mean definition?
abbreviation. Definition of mut (Entry 2 of 2) 1 mutilated. 2 mutual.
Is Mut Latin or Greek?
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|my-||shut (the eyes)||Greek|
What does the root word nom mean?
The Latin root word nom means “name.” This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including nominee and denominator. The root nom is easily recalled through the word nominate, which refers to someone being “named” to run for office.
What is the meaning of the root word Fin?
The Latin root word fin means an ‘end,’ as in a ‘boundary’ or ‘limit. ‘ Some common English vocabulary words that come from this Latin root word include final, finish, and definition.
What does Mut mean in Finnish?
must, have to
Verb. mut. (Föhr-Amrum) must, have to.
Is Mut Scrabble word?
Yes, mut is in the scrabble dictionary.
What does Mut mean in mutation?
Background. Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), which is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder, is caused by mutations in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT) gene.
What is the root word for non?
The English prefix non-, which means “not,” appears in hundreds of English vocabulary words, such as nonsense, nonfat, and nonreturnable. You can remember that the prefix non- means “not” via the word nonpoisonous, for a substance that is nonpoisonous is “not” poisonous.
What are words with the root word Fin?
-fin- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “end; complete; limit. ” This meaning is found in such words as: confine, define, definite, definition, final, finale, finance, fine, finish, finite, indefinite.
What is the meaning of Mut in the Bible?
Examples from the Web for mut For Selman, Mut’ah is simply “a permission from God to have sexual relations.”. He says Mut’ah leads to abandonment of pregnant women, unwanted babies, and destroys the purpose and sanctity of marriage. Lydgate has: ‘And also clos and mut as a stone;’ Siege of Thebes, pt.
What does the termination Mut mean?
The termination mut, in a substantive sense, means a village at the place or on the river to the name of which it is added (Dall). We do not know the names of the artists who did the work, though we know that of the architect, Sen- mut, who planned the building.
Is Mut the same as Pasht?
And so some people say that this is not Pasht at all, but Mut herself, who was sometimes represented as lion-headed. The termination mut, in a substantive sense, means a village at the place or on the river to the name of which it is added (Dall).
What is the meaning of Mutah?
For Selman, Mut ‘ah is simply “a permission from God to have sexual relations.” Like permanent marriages in Islam, Mut ‘ah marriages are only allowed with other Muslims, Christians, and Jews. He says Mut ‘ah leads to abandonment of pregnant women, unwanted babies, and destroys the purpose and sanctity of marriage. | <urn:uuid:2ad5f034-bcb0-4e19-b7a8-57ea9654af63> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vivu.tv/what-does-mut-mean-definition/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.943271 | 794 | 3.171875 | 3 |
FRANKFORT, Ky. — After long-term care residents and healthcare workers, Kentucky plans to give COVID-19 vaccines to people age 70 and older, first responders and K-12 school personnel possibly starting in early February.
Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said Monday that it is crucial to begin vaccinating people age 70 or older, who are most at-risk of complications due to COVID-19 and make up 75% of all COVID-19 deaths in Kentucky.
“This is clearly the population at greatest risk for serious medical needs, requiring hospitalization and intensive care unit care, and also the population at greatest risk for death,” Stack said.
Phase 1b also includes police officers and firefighters, and most emergency medical responders are already vaccinated in the first phase.
K-12 school personnel includes educators, bus drivers, custodians, housekeeping and other workers who might come in direct contact with students or school buildings. Off-site or administration personnel will have to wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Stack said.
Gov. Andy Beshear said that "Phase 1a" (healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff) will end and "Phase 1b" (people over 70, first responders, K-12 personnel) could begin around Feb. 1. Both Beshear and Stack asked Kentuckians for patience as health officials work to distribute the vaccine.
Kentucky expects to receive roughly 202,000 doses of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines by the end of December. More than 26,300 doses have already been administered in hospitals and long-term care centers, and 40 additional facilities will receive some amount of vaccines by the end of this week, Beshear said.
For questions on COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution, call Kentucky's 24-hour hotline at (800) 722-5725 or visit Kentucky's vaccine webpage.
COVID-19 case numbers decreasing
At his briefing Monday, Gov. Beshear announced that numbers of new COVID-19 cases appear to be falling.
“We have certainly stopped the exponential growth, this third wave, and I believe that we've not only plateaued it, but we’re starting to see cases decrease,” Beshear said.
Beshear reported 1,455 new cases and eight coronavirus-related deaths on Monday. Since March, 258,517 COVID-19 cases and 2,563 virus-related deaths have been reported in Kentucky. Holiday lab closures and an AT&T outage caused by an RV bombing in Nashville may have affected case reporting, as those labs enter new cases using the internet, Beshear said.
Beshear added that reported deaths may remain high as they lag weeks behind last fall's exponential case growth. He also recognized the "sacrifices" Kentucky businesses made to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases.
“Those sacrifices were not in vain, as the rest of the country sees continuing increases in cases, as the rest of the country sees runs out of ICU beds and hospital beds," the governor said. "At this moment, we’ve stopped that from happening in Kentucky, but we can let this success go. We’ve gotta keep it up -- otherwise we can be back very quickly to a more dangerous place."
Hospitalizations remained high Monday, with 1,552 Kentuckians currently hospitalized for COVID-19, 411 people in intensive care units and 217 on ventilators.
Kentucky's COVID-19 test positivity rate has fallen to 7.97% on Monday. The state's fatality rate, the proportion of people who die out of people who test positive for the virus, hovers at 0.97%.
Using the state's contact tracing database, NKY Health reports 2,407 active coronavirus cases in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties, and 19,579 people have recovered from the virus as of Monday. Since the pandemic began, 164 Northern Kentuckians have died from the virus.
Where to get tested for free in NKY
St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Covington's Gravity Diagnostics offer free, appointment-only drive-thru testing at 25 Atlantic Ave in Erlanger, the former Toyota HQ building off Mineola Pike.
The site is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You will be able to collect your own sample without leaving your vehicle and receive results within three to five days.
Additionally, appointment-only drive-up testing is available through St. E at 7200 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria. The free testing site is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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A video making the rounds this week claims to disclose an iOS 9 security flaw that bypasses a passcode protected lock screen to grant unhindered access to a device's stored photos and contacts.
As described in Rodriguez's proof-of-concept video the procedure takes advantage of an apparent bug related to Siri lock screen access and iOS 9's five-attempt lockout policy. Under a specific set of circumstances invoking Siri from an iPhone or iPad's lock screen grants limited system access.
Rodriguez confirmed to AppleInsider that he does not own the iPhone used in the demonstration, nor were his fingerprints registered with Touch ID. AppleInsider independently confirmed the bypass' validity in a series of tests. It should be noted that only devices protected by simple four- or six-digit passcodes are vulnerable to attack, while those with long alphanumeric passwords remain unaffected.
In lieu of an permanent solution from Apple, concerned users can disable Siri lock screen access by navigating to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode, entering their current passcode and deactivating Siri under the "Allow access when locked" heading. Alternatively, the bypass can be thwarted by creating a custom alphanumeric passcode. | <urn:uuid:c49f6399-495d-48cc-bdb0-4a1daf7aa74e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/24/ios-9-security-flaw-grants-unrestricted-access-to-photos-and-contacts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.910528 | 276 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Student loan debt in the United States tops $1.3 trillion, considerably more than credit card debt and auto loan debt. More than 40 million Americans are saddled with this burden. They include recent graduates, mid-career professionals and seniors who co-signed onto loans. But unlike federal loans, many private loans do not provide borrowers with helpful repayment options. In fact, borrowers who default on their private loans can see 25 percent of their paychecks garnished by lenders.
This is why I am authoring Senate Bill 16, which is one step away from going to Governor Brown for his signature. SB 16 provides more parity between federal and private loans by lowering the cap private lenders can garnish from borrowers’ paychecks to 15 percent, the same as on federal loans.
While federal loan borrowers are afforded lower interest rates, fixed interest rates, and more repayment flexibility, private student loan borrowers have variable interest rates and consistently report their inability to negotiate with their creditors. Experts say students and families should exhaust federal aid options before seeking private loans. Unfortunately, 47 percent of private borrowers borrowed less than they could have in Stafford loans.
Recently, I heard from college students at Sacramento State University about their struggles with student loan debt. Their comments echoed what I heard from students at California State University, East Bay in January. Californians need the help SB 16 can provide. Statewide student and faculty organizations, and consumer groups throughout California support SB 16.
Providing affordable access to higher education is vital to the future of our state. The passage of SB 16 will assist many Californians struggling with student loan payments and will help them avoid falling further into debt.
It is a pleasure to serve you in the California State Senate.
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Spots are supposed to happen at a time when life's biggest stresses are late-night exam cramming, deciding on an Instagram filter and the next-day shame after getting drunk off one too many WKDs. They shouldn't happen when you’re leading board meetings and business brunches. The reality is that adult acne is now practically epidemic with over 50% of women over the age of 25 suffering, and it’s increasing year on year.
"Typically teenage acne will clear up once you finish puberty and your hormones settle", explains Debbie Thomas, Advanced Skin Specialist. "Acne continues into adulthood if you suffer continual hormonal imbalance (hence the flare ups) which are often triggered by diet and stress – modern life can be pretty full on." Consequently, these late onset hormonal spots tend to be angrier and more inflamed, often as red cysts clumping around your chin, which is why they take longer to heal and are trickier to control than they were in your teens.
"Where most people go wrong is that they’re overly harsh and try to strip the skin of oil in the hope they can literally scrub spots off. But adult acne isn’t an oily issue – it’s an inflammatory one and requires a sensitive approach to not aggravate it further," advises Dr Jane Leonard, GP and Hormone Specialist. So if your bathroom is host to a graveyard of half-used bottles that promised so much but left you bitterly disappointed, bin the lot and give the products ahead a go. | <urn:uuid:1ea5fa10-fd1b-42db-aff2-393351fe4c7a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/adult-acne-treatment | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.95718 | 314 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Automated production is crucial in today’s industry. These days we can’t imagine large factories without highly developed machineries that largely replace human labour. The majority of mass-produced goods are made by machines that are operated by a human being. Not only does the concept of industrial automation refer to the processes and machineries in factories, but also to the very construction of these. In order for a machine to start performing its task, it must first be designed and then constructed. This is what industrial automation is about.
Its main objective is to increase productivity. Assembly lines are completely mechanized and consist almost entirely of automatic, self-regulating equipment, which contributes to higher productivity and much more precise operations. As a result, it generates lower production costs and higher profits. Elements of industrial automation include production machines (assembly lines), control equipment, steering and measurement equipment (meters, sensors), manufacturing equipment (motors, drives), communication systems and software.
Another advantage commonly attributed to industrial automation include higher precision. Robots and mechanical equipment are more precise than humans by their very nature, as is the case with construction machinery. Small parts are often very difficult to assemble or install. Thanks to industrial automation such work is no longer a problem, a properly programmed machine can cope with it on its own. This saves time and ensures precise production.
Industrial automation in manufacturing is the use of “intelligent” machines in factories so that manufacturing processes can be carried out with minimal human intervention and contribute to a better quality of things made and machines constructed. Unlike humans, the machine will not make mistakes as a result of haste, inattention or tiredness. Programmed properly, it is able to perform a given task infallibly. And so, an entrepreneur does not expose the business to any losses caused by human error. This is very important in the case of constructing heavy machinery, where the production is often quite expensive.
Automation definitely makes the workplace safer and more comfortable. Automated systems perform tasks even in extreme conditions that are beyond human capabilities of size, weight, speed, endurance, etc. Machines can work in extremely high or low temperatures, in radioactive or contaminated areas. It provides greater opportunities related both to the manufacturing process and to the safety of workers, not exposing them to unfavourable or hazardous conditions.
The advantages are certainly countless when we talk about automation; it maximizes safety and profit. That is why businesses or manufacturers are so keen to implement it. When time is money, the production industry has focused on industrial automation in order to keep up with the demands of the market and the needs of mankind. This has provided it with plenty of benefits and has greatly expanded its scale. | <urn:uuid:8c78f63d-004b-45bc-906b-e396affd711b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vorster.pl/en/what-is-industrial-automation-and-its-advantages-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.957776 | 550 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Percy Shaw was born at Lee Mount, Halifax on 15th April 1890. When he was two years old the family moved the half mile or so to the house at Boothtown at which he was to spend the rest of life.
Percy was from a large family, his father Jimmy Shaw had three sons and four daughters to his first wife Jane who unfortunately died. Percy was the fourth child of seven of Jimmy Shaw’s second marriage to Esther Hannah.
He attended school until he was thirteen years old. His first job on leaving was at a blanket mill carrying bobbins of wool from the winders to the weavers, which he found uninspiring. Despite his dislike for school, he decided that in order to better himself he would take a commercial course at night school and this completed, he applied for a job in an office as a book-keeper. Realisation soon dawned that promotion would be slow in coming. He found the job of carrying figures as frustrating as that of carrying bobbins so moved to apprentice engineer at a local wire mill which manufactured heald wire – the parts of a loom which hold and raise and lower the warps as the shuttle weaves the weft between them. He never finished this apprenticeship for the low wage he was earning was insufficient to help maintain the family, now depleted as the elder boys had left home to marry. During his late teens and early twenties Percy had several jobs each adding to his experience, welding, boiler-making, and machine tool construction.
In 1912 the dye house where Percy’s father worked closed down which resulted in Jimmy Shaw being unemployed. Jimmy & Percy formed a partnership working from a stable-workshop attached to the house which for many years Jimmy had used for performing odd-jobs and repairs to household implements. Percy helped equip this stable workshop with small tools which enabled them to undertake many odd-jobs for the local folk. They would take on anything and as a result of that attitude were never short of a variety of work.
In 1914, when war broke out, one local carpet mill was contracted to make khaki puttees. Special heald wires were required for the looms for this job and calling on his earlier experiences at the wire mill, Percy was able to obtain the sub contract for the supply of these heald wires. Later they were engaged in the manufacture of cartridge cases and shell noses under government contract for the war effort.
Wherever he saw an opening, Percy from an early age, encouraged by his father, had the self-confidence to attempt to fill the niche. After the war the firm of Shaw Brothers moved to supplying precision engineering equipment and subsequently into the field of road & path surfacing.
By 1930 both of Percy’s parents had died and there only remained at home Percy along with his eldest unmarried sister. He remained self-employed laying tarmac drives and paths employing several men in the venture. Hand rolling asphalt proved slow and strenuous, so, long before narrow-type motor rollers entered the market, he made one and achieved tremendous results in a fraction of the time giving him an edge on his competitors.
He still enjoyed his mechanical tinkering which had introduced him to motor cycles and cars. Through his ability to repair these he became one of the few people in Halifax to own such contraptions, which would in turn lead him to inventing his “Catseyes”.
After a long day asphalting he enjoyed nothing better than having a pint of the local brew in the Old Dolphin public house situated in Queensbury village. Although Queensbury was only a few miles away from his home it is positioned in the clouds 1000 feet above sea level. Percy, like all other motorists at that time relied at night upon the reflections of their headlights from the tramlines to see them safely home. The demise of the tram led to the eventual removal of the tramlines thus depriving the motorist of the night-time aid they had so relied upon.
Shaw realised this night-time guide to traffic must somehow be re-instated. His encounter with a cat one densely foggy night proved his inspiration and catalyst. As he made his way home through the village of Queensbury to his home in Boothtown he had to descend down a twisting road. A sharp reflection in his headlights stirred his curiosity and caused him to bring his car to a standstill. On alighting from his vehicle he discovered that this reflection was the eyes of a cat but more importantly that he was traveling down the wrong side of the road, had he continued in a straight path he would have plummeted over the edge of this twisting road.
He applied his spare time to resolving this issue of a night-time guide and after many trials and failures he eventually took out patents on his invention and on 15th March 1935 the company of Reflecting Roadstuds Ltd was incorporated with Percy Shaw as Managing Director.
The development of the company and the “Catseye” reflecting Roadstud was to occupy the rest of Percy
Initially it was extremely difficult to persuade the authorities to invest in his invention and it wasn’t until the black-out during the Second World War almost ten years later that his invention was widely adopted and used on UK roads.
By the 1950s he had established manufacturing independence having constructed a Foundry to produce the cast iron base, a rubber processing plant which dealt with the compounding and vulcanising of the rubber insert and a glass manipulation plant for the production and mirroring of the glass reflector.
The 1960s saw the company expand its markets overseas. In the Queen’s Birthday honours list of 1965 Percy received recognition for this by being awarded an O.B.E. for services to export. He was interviewed for television by Alan Whicker who revealed his spartan and reclusive lifestyle to the nation.
Percy Shaw had an inventive and engineering mind, a dogged determination, unremitting Yorkshire grit and an impish sense of humour which enabled him to overcome every obstacle along an untroddden path and illuminating it on the way. He died on the 1st September 1976 at the age of eighty-six. | <urn:uuid:ba27dd82-0f09-434f-939c-d82873a4f8d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.percyshawcatseyes.com/history/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.989768 | 1,268 | 1.960938 | 2 |
It’s important to remember that the way in which we listen is the way we make others around us feel cared for, valued, and heard. Active listening skills help accomplish this! Building connection with each other, learning to understand each other, and growing together are all benefits of active listening!
We’ve discussed before on this blog about how important it is to listen (and learn). Don’t remember? Click here! We all know that listening is an important skill, but there’s a huge difference between active listening and every other type of listening. It’s easy to pay attention with the intent to react to what someone is saying, or to turn the conversation back to you and your priorities.
What is active listening?
Active listening involves not just hearing what another person says, but understanding as well. It’s a combination of using all of your senses, plus providing verbal and nonverbal cues.
Sounds like a lot to remember when the goal is to be doing something as “simple” as listening, right? It is! Active listening takes more effort and requires more attention on the part of the “listener.”
What are the benefits of active listening?
Aside from the connections you’re building, the relationships you’re improving, and the ideas/thoughts/opinions you’re learning, listening offers SO much. The more you learn, the more you understand. The more you understand, the better you feel. The better you feel, the better the person you’re listening to feels. The better they feel, the more comfortable they will be sharing with you … creating a stronger foundation to your relationship, less stress for everyone, and the beginning of great communication skills!
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Here are five ways you can work toward being a better active listener today!
Make it your goal in every conversation to learn something from the other person. If we initiate conversation and all of our interactions knowing that we are always open to learning, we will … you guessed it … learn!
Ask open-ended questions. By asking questions that require more than a “yes” or “no” answer, you will continue the conversation, engage and show that you’re interested in what the other person has to say, and find out howthey feel about it. #alwayslearning. Yes or no questions are sometimes easier to ask, but real connection and relationships require more. You won’t regret it!
Need a few open-ended question examples to get you going?
Use the questions below and adjust them to fit your conversation. The biggest take-away? Make them questions that fit your conversation that need to be answered with more than a “yes” or “no.”
- Can you help me understand that a little better?
- How’s your life changed since we last spoke?
- How does that make you feel?
- Can you tell me more about that?
- What challenges are you facing?
- What do you find exciting in your life right now?
- What are your goals and how do you plan on reaching them?
- What are your biggest concerns for the future?
Stop talking, make eye contact, and focus on what the person speaking is saying. Put the phone away, stop thinking about the story you’re going to tell after they’re done speaking, don’t cut them off when they’re sharing, hear what they’re saying and find meaning in it. Listen to listen, not to respond.
Be empathetic (this is not the same as sympathetic). Do you know the difference? These two words seem (and sometimes feel) the same, but they aren’t. It’s important to know the difference! Sympathy isn’t bad, but empathy will help you understand someone more thoroughly!
Sympathy is when you share concern for someone and perhaps a situation they are experiencing, and you wish for a specific outcome for them. It’s your own feelings placed on someone else’s situation.
Empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in the situation of someone else: to feel the emotions, opinions, and ideas of that person. It’s allowing yourself to feel how that person might feel.
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5. Be Positive
Encourage and promote further conversation. Encourage the person speaking to continue to share by showing them you’re listening. Smile, nod, lean forward to engage, ask questions, offer a compliment… your encouragement and positivity are contagious!
Needless to say, we can all likely put to use one or all of these suggestions in our conversations.
Pick one (or three!) and work toward incorporating it into building up and strengthening your relationships. It won’t happen overnight, and it will take work (maybe even uncomfortable work, sorry!). But, if you keep after it, you’ll start to see the benefits: Your connections will be stronger and you’ll find that we all have something to learn from each other.
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Whilst there are many reasons why one might decide to move to the big city, be it the lifestyle, social aspect, or chasing a dream, a move to the big city can also boast better job opportunities than you might encounter staying in a small town.
Though the rise in technological development and the internet has certainly done a lot to even the playing field more than it once was, here are a few reasons why the big city is still the place that you will find the best job opportunities.
Location plays a massive part in attracting and retaining both employees and customers. Cities have lots of good transport links, allowing employees and customers to easily commute to the store or office. Therefore, businesses are more likely to set up their offices in a big city.
Even smaller companies can easily set up their offices in the big city, taking advantage of a prestigious address without the capital investment, with flexible workplaces In London from BE Offices. These workplaces are also dotted around the country in prime locations, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Reading, Milton Keynes, and Bristol.
And, if you move to the big city and you can’t find the job opportunities you were hoping for, how about creating your own business? Flexible workplaces have flexibility for anything from one to 1000 desks, giving you the business lifestyle even as a sole trading start-up.
Sometimes it’s not about what you know, but who you know. Whether it is how you get onto the job market, progress in your employment, or how you get clients, knowing the right people can get you far.
It goes without saying that big cities are likely to have more professionals and a wider talent pool. Due to this, moving to the big city can help you to network with the right people, allowing you the opportunity to gain better job opportunities.
Access to resources
Cities allow businesses access to a tonne of resources that small towns don’t have, including funding, investors, suppliers, contractors, and so on. In addition to persuading companies to set up their offices in this location, the access to resources also helps the businesses to grow.
In doing so, businesses are more likely to stay in the city for long periods of time- some might have even been there decades! This means that job opportunities in the city are more likely to be long term and stable career moves.
Cities are recovering quicker economically from the pandemic
It is predicted that larger cities will recover quicker economically from the pandemic, even though many people might continue to work from home. In fact, one analysis report revealed that the cities worst hit by the pandemic are likely to make the fastest recovery.
As the big cities quickly recover, this should allow for rapid economic growth, potentially creating more jobs. Due to this, in nine cities and large towns, there are actually more job postings now than before the coronavirus pandemic began.
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