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You can access Mirror through the officialWeb App.
Welcome to the Mirror documentation site.
What is Mirror?
Mirror is a DeFi protocol powered by smart contracts on the Terra network that enables the creation of synthetic assets called Mirrored Assets (mAssets). mAssets mimic the price behavior of real-world assets and give traders anywhere in the world open access to price exposure without the burdens of owning or transacting real assets.
The minting of mAssets is decentralized and is undertaken by users throughout the network by opening a position and depositing collateral. Mirror ensures that there is always sufficient collateral within the protocol to cover mAssets, and also manages markets for mAssets by listing them on Terraswap against UST.
The Mirror Token (MIR) is minted by the protocol and distributed as a reward to reinforce behavior that secures the ecosystem. With it, Mirror ensures liquid mAsset markets by rewarding MIR to users who stake LP Tokens obtained through providing liquidity. Also to incentivize users to ensure mAssets to mimic the price behavior of real-world assets, users who stake sLP Tokens obtained through shorting mAssets are rewarded with MIR. MIR is valuable as it is can be staked to receive voting privileges and to earn a share of the protocol's CDP withdrawal fees.
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Every year, we try to somehow involve our kids in back-to-school shopping.
When Maddy, Owen, and Cora were emerging readers, I created easy-to-read lists that we’d take on our shopping trips.
The lists combined words and pictures so that they could more easily find what they needed.
As the kids got older, we worked together to find the best places to shop, using the coupons and sales circulars to figure out the best deals.
This year, we tried something new.
I knew that the kids needed more of a reason to plan and shop, and I knew that money is always a push for them.
And, admittedly, we’ve slacked on our Gem Jars this summer.
So what we did forced our kids into becoming smart and savvy shoppers, and it also encouraged more ‘shopping at home’.
All kids agreed that they want to do our school supply shopping this way every year. So I’ll count that as a win in my book.
Here’s the skinny. . .
School Supply Shopping: Our NEW Way to Teach Kids to be Smart Consumers:
This year, I gave Maddy, Owen, and Cora a $40 budget.
And I said,
Okay, here’s the thing: I know we’ve been lax with Gem Jars this year, and I know we haven’t done anything with allowance.
Each of you has done a pretty decent job with chores, and we appreciate it.
So for school supply shopping this year, each of you has $40. And you have access to everything in our school supply drawer and everything in our house. And you have a ton of coupons and sales circulars to pick from.
Use whatever you want—and use the lists I’ve printed out from the school that tell you what you need.
And figure out the best way to use your money.
Remember that cheap is not always the best and that sometimes you pay a little more for quality.
And whatever money you have left after your shopping trip, you can keep.
Owen went nuts crazy. This is his thing—playing with numbers, looking at sales, and finding the best possible price.
He needs money for the snack bar at the pool, you know, and he knows that Mom and Dad don’t provide it.
So the kids used the planning sheet I created last year, and they got to work.
It was difficult for Cora—that I must say—and she gave up quickly.
I sat with her a bit and worked through some of the glitches, but she decided she was finished almost before she started.
Maddy and Owen worked pretty hard on theirs, Maddy roughly and Owen to the penny.
What was most awesome was that the kids shopped carefully in our house.
All these supplies? Yep. Found ’em in our house.
We had a few extra 3-ring binders from previous years along with a random mix of other supplies. They pieced them together where they could, and then they were ready to hit the stores.
We decided our first stop would be Target, so we took off late morning, each kid with his or her own shopping bag, list, and coupons.
I was surprised that when we got to the store, the kids went straight for the supplies and knew exactly what they were looking for.
For the most part, they stuck to their lists, though they did make some changes.
And even though Owen wanted to go to Office Depot for ten cent folders, I explained that his decision to buy plastic ones for $.47 was a wise one because they’d last much longer.
So they gathered.
And checked things off of their lists.
And they used coupons.
And they spent money.
And they saved money.
Only Cora had to break her second $20 bill, and they each pocketed quite a bit of money.
Then we headed to the Target Café for some lunch. And they each wanted a slushee, so they each bought one with their extra dinero. Yay!
Maddy and Cora were really into it in the end, too; in fact, they came home and had a design contest –who could arrange their school supplies in the most beautiful way. Not sure who won, though, because I think I was pretty much beat from all of our shopping. . .
It was a great little real-life lesson and a great day!
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Apprenticeship Standards – Journey to Distinction
by Baltic Training
Technology is constantly moving forward: that’s why, at Baltic, we believe change is good. Keeping up to date with progress is necessary in the digital world to thrive in the sector.
During April 2017, there were huge changes made to the structure of how apprenticeships are offered to UK businesses. One of these new changes was introducing Apprenticeship Standards: a new course structure to deliver specialised training. Being part of a tech-driven, forward-thinking company, we were excited to implement these new advancements into our own courses.
As Standards were very new at this point, creating programmes and content for the courses was very much a venture into unknown territory. The creation of our programmes combined our own curriculum support, trainers’ guidance, and the expertise of those in the sector, including businesses we work with, to generate industry specific courses that applied directly to specific job roles in the sector.
The first apprentice we mentored through the Standards was Freya MacLachlan, a Software Developer apprentice at Aviva, who successfully completed her apprenticeship with the highest grade possible: a distinction. Freya was our starting point, blazing the trail for apprentices to come.
As our first apprentice on the new Standards, every process needed to be created to fit the new apprenticeship funding changes. Our Support Services played a vital role ensuring all our funding documents were accurate, and the induction paperwork was prepared. However, ensuring that our programme delivered the highest quality training, and satisfied the criteria set by the government, was not without its challenges.
One challenge our team faced was creating mock exams, and study guides to complement the training received, and prepare Freya for her exams. During the creation of our study materials, no awarding bodies were able to offer support and guidance; so, our team of trainers, and curriculum support, used their own extensive knowledge to produce revision material, which ultimately lead to exam success for Freya. In addition to this, our team also had to plan how the End Point Assessment would integrate with the programme: including setting assessments to create a portfolio of work, providing technical knowledge to equip Freya with the knowledge to succeed in a project on her own, and preparing her for a structured interview with an assessor about her knowledge. The End Point Assessment combines everything that the apprentice has learned on their course and allows them to apply it to a new project.
Since Freya was the first apprentice to go through End Point Assessment, everyone at Baltic was experiencing it for the first time with Freya. This was an exciting, and nerve-wracking time, but after the interview, we were pleased to receive news that Freya had passed her apprenticeship with flying colours: a distinction! This was not a surprise to those who had trained Freya.
Kelly Pattison, Freya’s Consultant Assessor, said: “Freya was an absolute delight to have on the apprenticeship. Freya demonstrated a passion for learning and always strived for excellence. This dedication resulted in an outstanding achievement for Freya when she gained her distinction. Richard, Freya’s manager, was also an excellent support for Freya, he helped her work with different departments to achieve what was required. I hope to have many more apprentices like Freya.”
Richard Graham, one of Freya’s Trainers, also supported Freya’s fantastic aptitude on course: “Freya always gave 100% on her courses and this same attitude shows in the work she submitted for her assessment. I’ve seen Freya progress brilliantly through our Level 4 program, and become fluent in many different aspects of software development including databases, OOP and testing. Well done Freya!”
Baltic was elated to have supported Freya through her apprenticeship, and for our first apprentice to pass the new Standards with a Distinction. We’re extremely proud that our team worked together to overcome challenges, and truly reflect our brand values. We believe that change is good, and Freya’s Distinction success further illustrates how progressing forward has incredible results.
We’d like to thank Freya, and her fantastic employer, Aviva, for taking these first steps with us. We look forward to continued success stories with more apprentices completing the End Point Assessment with BCS.
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Because bed bug bites affect everyone differently, some people may have no reaction and will not develop bite marks or any other visible signs of being bitten. Other people may be allergic to the bed bugs and can react adversely to the bites. These allergic symptoms can include enlarged bite marks, painful swellings at the bite site, and, on rare occasions, anaphylaxis.
Both of these types of Hemiptera are sensitive to extreme temperatures. It may be necessary to rid the infestation by exposing the area to extreme heat or cold; they are most comfortable in temperatures around eighty degrees Fahrenheit. Raising the temperature to ninety-seven to ninety-nine degrees may kill off a significant portion of the population.
Itchy swollen bites may be the first sign of a bed bug problem. However, these itchy bites can take as long as 14 days to develop in some people, so it's important to look for other clues if you are concerned about an infestation. Bed bugs typically infest mattresses, box springs, bed frames, and couches. You may be able to find them hiding within the cracks and crevices of beds, furniture, floors, and walls. Bed bugs often leave evidence of small dark stains (fecal droppings) and rusty red spots (bloodstains) on bedding sheets, mattresses, and other areas they hide in or travel along. Heavy bed bug infestations can cause a sweet, musty smell.
Fumigation using a penetrating gas is another way to de-infest dwellings or furnishings, but the procedure is only offered by certain companies. True fumigation is not the same as setting off a total release fogger or ‘bug bomb.’ (It should be noted that bug bombs are considered ineffective in the treatment of bed bugs, and can be quite dangerous if misused.) The fumigation process is technically complex and requires vacating the building for a period of days. The building is then sealed and injected with a lethal gas, usually sulfuryl fluoride. Because the entire building must be vacated, structural fumigation is logistically more challenging with multi-unit buildings such as apartments, than for single family homes. Bed bug fumigations tend to be more common in southern and western states, where the procedure is also used to control certain types of wood-dwelling termites.
Bed bugs are very resilient. Nymphs and adults can persist months without feeding which is unusual for most insects. The ability to survive without a blood meal is longer at cooler temperatures ― potentially up to a year or longer at 55°F or less. In temperature-controlled buildings, a more typical duration is about 2 to 6 months. Consequently, it is usually impractical to leave buildings unoccupied in hopes of ‘starving out’ an infestation. When infested dwellings such as apartments are vacated, bed bugs often disperse to nearby units, or reduce their activity until the unit is reoccupied.
Some patients develop blisters filled with blood or bloody fluid, especially on the arms and legs. These blood blisters are extremely rare and can burst, causing bleeding or oozing of the bloody fluid. Healthcare providers are not sure if the cause of these blisters is related to the bug or the human but have found groups of patients that were all bitten by bugs on the same train exhibiting this sign.
It is difficult to tell bedbug bites from those of mosquitoes, fleas, or other insects. You likely won't feel bedbugs biting as they inject an anesthetic and anticoagulant when they bite. You may develop bite marks one to 14 days after being bitten. As with mosquitoes, their saliva can provoke an allergic reaction at the site of the bite. Some people have no reaction, others have a mild one, while some can have significant swelling.
I have had one bite in threes which cleared up in days and an occasional acne looking sore on my but and arm. I have noted in my car lots of little bites but no marks. My son does not appear to have bites. once he had one on his back that cleared quickly. I really needs some help here as I am getting obsessive with cleaning and making my child change and bath. I have checked my cat for flees and bought her a flee collar as I am thinking the stinging bites I get in the day may be from flees but no itch or real marks. Help please.
Do encasements work? Yes. When you put an encasement on your mattress or box spring you can lock bed bugs in and prevent new bed bugs from getting in. No chemical control is needed, so you don't have to worry about being poisoned by powders or some other toxin in your bed. The problem is that encasements by themselves, or when used with traps, are simply a bandaid. They are not likely to contain or stop a bed bug infestation. As mentioned above, this method can lead to the growth of an infestation and, ultimately, a prolonged and frustrating infestation.
2. Active Guard Liners: Active Guard Mattress Liners may be placed on beds and are effective as both preventative and active bed bug treatments. They kill bed bugs and dust mites within 72 hours and will prevent bed bugs from infesting mattresses. ActiveGuard Liners act like a fitted sheet; it comes in single, full, queen, and king sizes that fit up to 17" in depth.
Bedbugs are highly resistant to many sprays. There are, however, certain sprays that may be able to kill bedbugs. Check with a professional exterminator about advice using sprays to try and remove the bedbugs yourself. Dead bedbugs usually won't move, may be arched back, or red in color. Ultimately, you may be better off replacing your mattress and bedding and fumigating your home to kill the bedbugs.
Bed bug infestations are primarily the result of two species of insects from genus Cimex: Cimex lectularius (the common bed bug) and Cimex hemipterus. These insects feed exclusively on blood and may survive a year without eating. Adult Cimex are light brown to reddish-brown, flat, oval, and have no hind wings. The front wings are vestigial and reduced to pad-like structures. Adults grow to 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) wide. | <urn:uuid:d174d854-9ab6-48f5-bd69-22c7b2b7d624> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bedbugsbites.org/do-bed-bugs-clean-themselves.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.948247 | 1,344 | 2.984375 | 3 |
For patients and dentists, the dental chair is one of the most important parts of every dental department. In this sense, ergonomics plays a very important role. Usually, the main components of a dental chair consist of the seat, headrest, backrest and armrests, etc. And the supporting dental tools consist mainly of spittoons, inhalation systems, pedals, dental instruments trays or tables, oral lights, etc.
Also, the perfect dental chair is essential to enhance the dentist's work. Dental professionals spend several hours a day leaning on the dental chair during their work. Therefore, the dental chair must ensure comfort, ease of use and patient comfort. A professional dental chair can alleviate the problem of a restricted position that makes it difficult to operate.
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The following is a guest post written by my dear friend & colleague Morgan. We’ve shared a lot this year: a classroom, ideas for several creative projects, and the grief of losing a family member.
Morgan lost her brother in February from a Fentanyl overdose. In an effort to #shatterthetaboo around mental health and opioid addiction, here are the words Morgan penned about her family’s experience as well as a video of the eulogy she delivered at her brother’s memorial:
On February 9th, 2017, my 27-year old brother Jamie died from a Fentanyl overdose.
Jamie struggled with mental health for the last 10 years of his life and he was eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
At some point, he became an opioid user. Opioid addiction is often deadly because you need more and more to feel high each time. Eventually, he started to use heroin.
We assume that when he died, he thought he was using heroin, but he was in fact using Fentanyl. It is 100x more potent than morphine, and 50x more potent than heroin. When you die from Fentanyl, there is very little chance of resuscitation. You die almost immediately. It looks almost identical to heroin.
Jamie was an advocate for his mental health struggles for a long time. He wanted to champion his diseases; he did not shy away from telling people about them. However, he never divulged to us his battle with addiction. Being that addiction is a family disease, we were in complete denial and couldn’t see the truth right in front of our faces.
Perhaps if the stigma didn’t exist so heavily around addiction, he would have come to us. Maybe he would still be alive.
After his death, many friends have come to us with similar stories of mental health and addiction struggles. In the light of the opioid crisis, it has never been more important to shatter the taboo. To see just how bad the crisis is, take a look at these graphs: https://goo.gl/SgsfMo
As I said in my eulogy, “If you are struggling, if your family member or your friend is struggling, tell someone. Reach out. Ask how can I help. Suggest resources, share experiences. Just show up. If you know someone who is clearly an addict, speak up. Tell their mother or their siblings. Tell their friends. Tell someone.”
I miss my brother with every breath that I take.
We can not let this continue to happen. We have to #shatterthetaboo and build a community of people who help each other through this crisis.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, the resources below may be of some help to you:
You can also reach out to local health providers, as laws are changing daily in regards to opioid treatment, prescriptions for suboxone, and safe injection sites.
You don’t have to go through this alone.
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Thuja plicata, commonly known as Western Redcedar, is native to the Pacific Northwest and a is a popular, sturdy, and graceful evergreen frequently used in tall hedges or as a privacy screen.
Southwest Oregon is near the most southern edge of Western Redcedar’s range, which extends north into Washington and British Columbia. The largest Redcedars in the world are true forest giants, and can be found in the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula, where several trees near 200’ tall by 60’ wide have been found.
Because the climate here in the Rogue Valley is hotter and drier that that of the Olympic Peninsula, plants here will generally get about 50-70’ all and 15-25’ wide at maturity, if left untrimmed.
Western Red Cedars look great when left in their natural shape, but they also respond extremely well to shearing or pruning. They grow at a moderate rate – roughly between 15-24”/year - and are generally pest and disease resistant. They’re also very pollinator-friendly, and serve as host plants for dozens of native butterflies and moths. Once established, Western Redcedar is relatively drought tolerant, and will generally only require deep watering once or twice a month.
As a group, Thujas of multiple species are widely used as hedges and privacy screens. They’re all easy to grow, relatively fast growing, have nice densely pyramidal shapes, and are tolerant of clay soils as long as the soils aren’t soggy. You will want to cage them to protect them from deer when they are young, but they grow quickly enough that you'll only likely going to need to do this for the first few years.
Shooting Star Nursery carries several different kinds of Thuja in large pots and as ball & burlap plants: Western Redcedar (T. plicata), Virescens and Excelsa - T. plicata cultivars, Green Giant and Virginian - hybrids of a cross between T. plicata and T. standishii (Japanese Arborvitae), and Emerald Green - a T. occidentalis (Northern White Cedar) cultivar. See the table below for more information.
Fun fact: One of the common names for Thuja is Arborvitae (Latin for Tree of Life). Early French settlers to North America gave it that name when they encountered an east coast Thuja species (T. occidentalis), and learned from Native Americans in the region of the many uses the plant had: decay-resistant wood for building canoes and houses, sturdy fibrous bark used for clothing and cording, and roots and leaves with a variety of medicinal purposes.
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|Green Giant||T. plicata x T. stanfordii||3-5'||25-30'||10-12'|
|Virginian||T. plicata x T. stanfordii||up to 3'||15'||6'|
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CDC releases guidelines for holiday travel
(CNN) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging caution for the holidays.
To prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, the CDC is recommending people delay travel until they are fully vaccinated.
Everyone will still be required to wear masks on public transportation.
The CDC says to ensure safety, celebrate the holidays virtually with people who live with you or outside at least six feet apart.
If you are planning to attend an in-person party, the agency says to get vaccinated as soon as possible and wear masks indoors or in public if it’s an area of substantial or high transmission.
Also, they recommended people do not attend any event if sick or experiencing symptoms.
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Sounds like an intriguing combination, right?
The Mississippi is one of those rivers that, for me, is truly festooned with a huge variety of cultural history that not only dates back hundreds of years, but also the last century. It’s a truly remarkable place that I’ve always wanted to visit.
There are of course a variety of ways to explore this area, though the Mississippi is a huge river (in fact the second longest in the USA) that ranges from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, passing a number of fascinating places on its way. So, you could opt to do a long road trip, or indeed a guided group tour exploring the regions along its path. Or you could exploit the river by taking a river cruise.
You know I’m a big fan of river cruises, having taken a few around Europe, but there’s something that really appeals to me about the Mississippi. However, there’s quite a limited number of ways to do this at present, with only a handful of operators – all of which looks amazing to be fair.
But what if you were to inject a bit of Viking magic into the Mississippi experience?
In 2020, Viking announced that it would set sail along the Mississippi from 2022, with a dedicated ship to be built in the USA. For me, the mix of the charm, comfort and relaxed nature of Viking together with the thrills of the Mississippi is sure to be a real winner. Let’s look at why.
Why the Mississippi
Taking a river cruise through the Mississippi is said to be to experience the world of Mark Twain’s classic riverside America. You will see everything from picturesque towns to some of the most fascinating cities in the USA, or world for that matter. Not to mention the history or culture along the way. Here’s some highlights, all of which sound truly incredible:
- Festive French Quarter and Creole cuisine in New Orleans
- Cajun heritage in Baton Rouge
- Civil War history at Vicksburg National Military Park
- Memphis BBQ, Graceland and appreciation of the Delta Blues
- Steamboat sailings with diverse wildlife sightings
- Mark Twain’s boyhood home and America’s literary history
- Up close look at America’s national symbol, the bald eagle
- Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the pioneering spirit of the Midwest
- Norwegian cultural experience at Vesterheim
- Intricate locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi
Why viking is different
Viking is the number 1 river cruise line in the world, and you can see why. Viking prides itself on being a home away from home, a comfortable way to explore the world within an upscale boutique hotel environment, and oozing scandi-chic. I’ve found on my cruises with Viking you tend to travel with like-minded and curious passengers who want to genuinely explore the ins and outs of a place.
Viking is also great value, with flights, excursions, Wi-Fi, drinks at mealtime and other benefits all included within your cruise fare. I don’t say this often as you know, but I honestly cannot fault Viking as a product. I’ve now sailed with them a number of times both on the rivers and oceans and they consistently get full marks across the board for me.
Viking Mississippi is a purpose-built modern ship for the Mississippi River, drawing on both the navigational requirements of the area and inspiration and success from Viking’s longships and ocean ships.
Viking Mississippi will host 386 guests in 193 outside staterooms, including a variety of suites. In addition to the scandi-design that Viking is so well known for, the ship will feature expansive windows throughout to maximise views of the destinations she passes and visits.
She will also feature a number of other features familiar to Viking cruisers including a Sun Terrace, featuring an Infinity Plunge Pool overlooking the aft of the ship and the signature Aquavit Terrace, an indoor/outdoor viewing area for al fresco dining or an American barbecue experience. The Explorers’ Lounge and Bar also makes a return with two-story panoramic views of the Mississippi
The ships will also feature a full 360-degree promenade deck and when you get hungry from all the walking, she will also feature the new River Café, a new way to dine on Viking featuring American classics and Mamsen’s Norwegian specialties.
Viking Mississippi will sail a variety of itineraries ranging from 8- to 15-days and explore everywhere from New Orleans, Memphis, St Louis and St Paul.
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You can read my full experience of Viking at these blogs too
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Submitted to: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/28/2007
Publication Date: 8/1/2007
Citation: Hughes, S.R., Dowd, P.F., Hector, R.E., Riedmuller, S.B., Bartolett, S., Mertens, J.A., Qureshi, N., Liu, S., Bischoff, K.M., Li, X., Jackson Jr, J.S., Sterner, D., Panavas, T., Cotta, M.A., Farrelly, P.J., Butt, T. 2007. High-throughput fully automated construction of a multiplex library of mutagenized open reading frames for an insecticidal peptide using a plasmid-based functional proteomic robotic workcell with improved vacuum system. Journal of Laboratory Automation. 12(4):202-212.
Interpretive Summary: Automated high-volume laboratory equipment is needed to rapidly produce large quantities of genes for improvement of bacterial and yeast strains to produce desired proteins in high yield for more efficient biocatalysts and high value bioproducts from underutilized agricultural materials. We have assembled a completely automated laboratory platform and shown it is capable of consistently performing the required programmed procedures and giving the desired products at high purity and yield. This will benefit companies and groups that require equipment to rapidly produce and analyze large numbers of functionally active optimized recombinant proteins, particularly commercially important enzymes and insecticidal peptides.
Technical Abstract: Robotic platforms are essential for the production and screening of large numbers of expression-ready plasmid sets used to develop optimized clones and improved microbial strains. Here we demonstrate a plasmid-based integrated workcell that was used to automate the molecular biology protocols including assembly of mutagenized gene sequences, purification of PCR amplicons, ligation of PCR products into vectors, transformation of competent Escherichia coli, plating of recovered transformants, and plasmid preparation. A library of genes encoding variants of wolf spider lycotoxin-1, a candidate bioinsecticide, was produced in the pENTR D TOPO vector using PCR mutagenesis in an amino acid scanning strategy to generate a complete set of mutations across the lycotoxin-1 gene. The plasmids were transformed without heat shock using rubidium chloride. Methods for recovery and growth of plasmid containing bacteria were designed to keep selective pressure but allow enough space for individual colony formation on a novel solid medium in a deepwell plate. The multiplexed wells in these plates were flooded with selective medium and used to inoculate plates for subsequent plasmid preparation. These protocols form the core of a fully automated molecular biology platform. | <urn:uuid:95a62549-cf34-40a5-aefd-648d66bc3db5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=205458 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.851671 | 737 | 1.765625 | 2 |
State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in Kentucky will take center stage in the fight against tobacco on March 21 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 17th annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,100 events are planned across the nation (for a list of local events see below).
Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and sponsored by the United Health Foundation, Kick Butts Day is an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use. On Kick Butts Day, youth will encourage their peers to stay tobacco-free and educate their communities about the dangers of tobacco and the tobacco industry's harmful marketing practices.
This year, Kick Butts Day comes just after a new report by the U.S. Surgeon General found that while the nation has made tremendous progress in reducing youth smoking, youth tobacco use remains a "pediatric epidemic" that requires urgent action. The Surgeon General's report reached the following conclusions:
- While the high school smoking rate has been cut nearly in half since the mid-1990s, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students still smoke.
- In addition to long-term consequence such as cancer and heart disease, tobacco use immediately harms the health of youth and young adults. Smoking quickly causes nicotine addiction, cardiovascular damage, slower lung growth and shortness of breath.
- Tobacco marketing causes kids to start and continue using tobacco products. Tobacco companies spend more than $10 billion a year – more than $1 million an hour – to advertise and promote their products.
- Science and experience have identified proven strategies to reduce youth tobacco use. These include mass media campaigns, increasing the price of cigarettes through higher tobacco taxes, smoke-free policies and school and community prevention programs.
In Kentucky, health advocates are working to pass a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law that applies to all workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
"Kids are sending two powerful messages on Kick Butts Day: They want the tobacco companies to stop targeting them, and they want elected leaders to protect them from tobacco," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "We know how to win the fight against tobacco. Elected officials across the nation should support these proven solutions, including higher tobacco taxes, strong smoke-free laws and well-funded tobacco prevention programs."
Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 people and costing $96 billion in health care bills each year. Nationally, 19.5 percent of high school students still smoke, and another 1,000 kids become regular smokers every day.
In Kentucky, tobacco use claims 7,800 lives and costs $1.5 billion in health care bills each year. Currently, 26.1 percent of the state's high school students smoke.
On Kick Butts Day, kids turn the tables on Big Tobacco with events that range from "They put WHAT in a cigarette?" demonstrations to health fairs to rallies at state capitols. Activities in Kentucky include (all events are on March 21 unless otherwise noted):
Students from Lee County High School in Beattyville will educate others about negative aspects of tobacco with activities including a flash mob, game show, pledge wall and community bonfire. At the bonfire, the county judge and the mayor will read a proclamation announcing March 21 as "Kick Butts Day." Time: 9 AM. Location: 509 Lee Avenue, Beattyville. Contact: Pam Cornelius (606) 464-5023.
Tates Creek High School's Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) group will debut a video that includes interviews from Tates Creek students, teachers, and audience members from TATU presentations addressing the reasons they do not smoke. Time: 7:30 AM. Location: 1111 Centre Parkway, Lexington. Contact: Mary Jo Geddes (859) 492-3404.
Students from Lafayette High School's Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) in Lexington will host a Kick Butts Day Carnival for local elementary students, and present a broadcast PSA about the harmful effects of tobacco use. Time: 10 AM. Location: Clays Mill Elementary, 2319 Clays Mill Road, Lexington. Contact: Ashley Valerius (859) 486-7932.
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness and a collaboration of Kentucky cancer programs are joining forces for a "Cessation Celebration" of the Cooper Clayton Stop Smoking Program in Louisville. Dr. Donald Miller, director of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, and Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, director of the Department of Public Health and Wellness, will congratulate graduates of the program and share video testimonials. Time: 6 PM. Location: Papa John's Stadium Media Room, 2800 S. Floyd Street, Louisville. Contact: Ellie Schweizer (502) 574-6541.
For a full list of Kick Butts Day events in Kentucky, visit www.kickbuttsday.org/events. Additional information about tobacco, including state-by-state statistics, can be found at www.tobaccofreekids.org.
About the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll in the United States and around the world. Our vision is a future free of the death and disease caused by tobacco. We work to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke. For more information, visit www.tobaccofreekids.org.
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According to Ray Yungen, Christians are lulled into Contemplative Prayer (CP) by the emphasis on seeking the Kingdom of God and greater piety — especially Christians who are not grounded firmly in the faith. Those who practice CP (silent prayer) seek to experience God in an inexplicable way, Church leaders and pastors should be able to discern what is spiritually unsound and lead the flock away from those who teach falsely. I mean, that’s their job, right? Unfortunately that’s not always the case, warns Yungen.
In his piece over at Lighthouse Trails, Ray Yungen tells us why Contemplative Prayer aka Centering Prayer has no place in Christianity:
Two authors from Great Britain portray a stunningly clear picture of New Age spirituality. They explain:
[T]he keynote of it appears to be a movement for synthesis derived from an understanding of the underlying unity behind all things and the sense of oneness that this brings.
This oneness of all life is the crux of the New Age movement.
Catholic monk M. Basil Pennington defined the contemplative spiritual worldview in his book Thomas Merton My Brother. He related:
The Spirit enlightened him [Merton] in the true synthesis [unity] of all and in the harmony of that huge chorus of living beings. In the midst of it he lived out a vision of a new world, where all divisions have fallen away and the divine goodness is perceived and enjoyed as present in all and through all.2
The first viewpoint describes God as the oneness of all existence. In Merton’s new world, God is perceived as being present “in all and through all.” It certainly appears that the same spirit enlightened both parties. The only difference was Merton’s revelation worked in a Christian context just as occultist Alice Bailey predicted. Unfortunately, this context is now commonplace in Catholic circles, becoming so in mainline Protestant churches, and being eagerly explored and embraced by an ever-increasing number of evangelical Christians.
Evangelical leaders now debate whether such spiritual truths as resting in God are the same as contemplative silence. Based on documentations I have been presenting for many years, I believe contemplative prayer has no place in true Christianity. Scripture clearly teaches that with salvation comes an automatic guidance system—the Holy Spirit. Lewis Sperry Chafer, in his outstanding book Grace: The Glorious Theme, spells out this truth with crystal-clear clarity:
It is stated in Romans 5:5 that “the Spirit is given to us.” This is true of every person who is saved. The Spirit is the birth-right in the new life. By Him alone can the character and service that belongs to the normal daily life of the Christian be realized. The Spirit is the “All-Sufficient One.” Every victory in the new life is gained by His strength, and every reward in glory will be won only as a result of His enabling power. | <urn:uuid:d19cdaa2-d04c-49a5-8e2e-239c0abc14d0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://christianresearchnetwork.org/2018/01/29/contemplative-prayer-or-the-holy-spirit-it-cant-be-both/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.957465 | 616 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Somewhere in Basra, c. 1831
The room was dark and the only light, feeble as it was, came from a flickering oil lamp placed in a corner of the room. But it was enough for the fortune-teller to recognise the man being ushered in by his son.
“Salaam, Master,” the fortune-teller greeted the robed man.
“You know who I am, ” the robed man said. It was a statement and not a question.
“Who doesn’t know you, Master?” said the fortune-teller. “Everyone knows you and about you.”
“Then you also know why I have come here.”
“I can guess, Master,” the fortune-teller bowed.
“I have no choice but to leave this region. Where should I go? London? China? Where does my future lie?”
The fortune-teller was silent for a long time. Just when the man was about to ask him again, the fortune-teller said.
“Your should leave immediately for Bombay in Al-Hind [Arabic for India]. A bright future and fortune lies awaits you there.”
The robed man was surprised with the response, but he knew better than to ignore the fortune teller’s advice. After paying him handsomely and thanking him, the robed man left. His mind was already planning for the move to Bombay.
And sometime later in 1832, the man arrived in Bombay and over the next 32 years made a phenomenal contribution to the city that Bombay was developing into. That man was David Sassoon
David Sassoon was a Baghdadi Jew and a very prominent member of the community. He was the treasurer to the Governor of Baghdad, Dawoud Pasha. Due to increasing persecution of Jews in Baghdad and increasing tension between Pasha and himself, David Sassoon decided to leave Baghdad. He first moved to Basra, but soon realised that the treatment of Jews was no better there than in Baghdad. That was when he decided to leave the region altogether and based on the fortune-teller’s advice shifted to Bombay.
David Sassoon was a shrewd man and was aware that he would have to contend with the English when he came to Bombay. In a strategic move, he arrived in Bombay with two commodities guaranteed to endear him to the English — horses and opium. As Sassoon had expected, this was the right move and it put him in a favourable position with the English. Within no time, Sassoon had set up his businesses and with his connections enjoyed a complete monopoly in the textile industry.
David Sassoon, almost single-handedly brought about self-respect and visibility to the Jewish communities residing in the region — the Bene Israel and the Baghdadi Jew. He maintained that for a community to grow and sustain, all it needed was a school, a hospital and a place of worship — literally food for the mind, body and soul. By building schools, hospitals and synagogues, Sassoon ensured that the Jewish community in Bombay prospered. He also donated generously towards the construction of various landmarks, educational institutes, libraries in the city — the clock tower at Byculla, the Gateway of India, the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room… are just a few of them; the complete list is quite long.
While I had heard of David Sassoon before and had an idea of the his and the larger Jewish community’s contribution to the history of Mumbai, it was pretty vague and sketchy till I went on a heritage tour of 4 of Mumbai’s 9 synagogues on October 20, 2013 (I didn’t even know that Mumbai had so many synagogues !). Organised by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, I was lucky to be on that tour thanks to my friend Rupal, who heard about the tour and then got us registered for it. The tour was conducted by Ralphy Jhirad, who not only walked us through the various synagogues and Jewish customs, but also introduced us to the history of Jews in India, David Sassoon’s immense contribution, and much more.
It was a fascinating tour and while I remembered most of what he said about the Jewish community (and have shared the more interesting bits here), the synagogues got a bit confusing. Unfamiliarity with Jewish terms, rituals, customs and the religion itself ensured that I was left dazzled, overwhelmed and a little mixed up about the various details shared. Therefore, I am only presenting what I am reasonably sure of.
The Magen David Synagogue in Byculla is one of the two synagogues built by the Sassoon family in Mumbai. It was completed in 1861 and cost of its construction was borne entirely by David Sassoon. This synagogue is a single storied structure with the upper gallery reserved exclusively for ladies.
The Tiphaereth Israel Synagogue, in Jacob Circle, is a Bene Israel synagogue. It began in 1896 as the Jacob Circle Prayer Hall to cater to the growing population of Jews in the area and got its present name a decade later in 1896. The Synagogue moved to its current premises in 1923 and was consecrated on 23rd March 1924. Here, though segregated, the men and women are seated on the same level.
The “Shaar Harahamim” or “The Gate of Mercy” Synagogue, in Samuel Street, is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai. Samaji Hasaji Divekar (or Samuel Ezekiel Divekar) from the Bene Israel community took the lead in the construction of this synagogue in May 1796.
The Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Ghoda is, without doubt, the most beautiful synagogue in Mumbai. Built by the Sassoon family in 1884, it is also the only synagogue to have some stunning stained glass windows. A two-storied construction, it has a spacious hall on the ground floor and provisions for a community centre. As the photo below shows, it also had very tight security.
At every stop we made, Ralphy Jhirad would share a little more information about the community. Information that touched upon the present day lives of his community.
He told us about the droves who migrated to Israel or the UK or the US; he also told about those who returned to India.
He told us about the uniformity in prayers in all synagogues across the world; he also told us about the little local touches that each synagogue adopted.
He told us about how diminishing numbers have often led to prayer services being cancelled; he also told us about how the community rallies in keeping synagogues running.
This heritage tour has set me on a quest to read up on and know more about the Jewish heritage of Mumbai. I have started reading up on the Jewish community in Mumbai and am discovering just how vast their contribution has been. I look at this post as the first of the many that I hope to write on this blog. There is a walk on Jewish History being organised by the Kala Ghoda Association this week and I hope to be on it. If I do manage that, you can expect another post. 🙂
Hope you enjoyed this post.
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Political ads on Google are getting more transparent. You can now easily find them all cataloged on a new company website that tracks who is buying what and for how much.
Launched on Wednesday, the new site offers an eye-opening view of how online political ad spending can work. It offers a breakdown on ad spending by state, who the biggest buyers are, and which popular Google keywords the ads have appeared with.
The site also offers summaries of individual ad campaigns from each buyer. For instance, you can look up a political action committee and find out the locations and demographic groups its ad campaigns have been targeting.
Google's site also catalogs what ads ran with the campaign, and how many views they received. The data on the site only goes back to May
Google launched the new site amid ongoing concerns over US election security. Last October, the company said it uncovered evidence that Russian operatives had bought political ads over the platform to influence the 2016 presidential race. "Tens of thousands of dollars" were spent on the ads, which were displayed on YouTube and over Google Search and Gmail.
To prevent future interference, Google in May said it would launch an upcoming transparency site on election ads. The company also began demanding all political ad buyers confirm they're a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident. To do this, buyers must first submit a government-issued ID and other "key information" to the company before they can place any ads. Those same ads must also clearly display who paid for them.
The data on Google's new political ad transparency site covers video, image and text-based ads. However, the site does have some limitations. For instance, the database only covers advertisements that mention a candidate or a federally-elected office holder. It also doesn't show you where the ad was displayed on Google or with what keywords, although the video-based ads probably appeared on YouTube.
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Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have become pandemic polar opposites, the former opting to live with the coronavirus and reopen to the world while the latter doubles down on zero-Covid and its international isolation.
For decades the two cities have jostled to be Asia’s premier international business hub, offering low taxes, dependable legal systems, and seamless global connections.
Both adopted strict suppression tactics when the pandemic emerged, closing borders to keep infections low within their densely populated territories.
Now they present competing visions as they manage the highly transmissible Omicron variant—with Hong Kong floundering under soaring infections while Singapore offers a pandemic exit strategy.
In the heart of Singapore’s financial district, analyst Camille Chautard sipped a coffee on a bench at Raffles Place during the busy lunchtime rush hour.
“Now that it seems the new variant is less deadly, or at least the infections are less severe, it’s probably a good time for Singapore to lead the way in the region and open up,” she told AFP.
Earlier this week, health minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore was moving closer towards normalcy, noting that “Omicron poses less of a risk,”
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam had a starkly different message.
Announcing compulsory testing for all 7.4 million residents, the tightest social distancing rules to date and plans to isolate all those infected, she said the city must “win the war.”
“(Singapore) is miles ahead of Hong Kong in terms of dealing with these waves and especially mitigating the impact of the pandemic,” Karen Grepin, a public health expert at the University of Hong Kong, told AFP.
The differences were clear on the streets this week.
In Singapore, children are back in class, residents are free to gather in hawker centers or enjoy post-work drinks, and people fly in and out for business or pleasure.
For Hong Kongers, in-person classes are suspended, businesses like bars and gyms remain closed, restaurants are only allowed to serve takeout in the evening, and international travel is increasingly impossible and involves lengthy quarantines.
“Zoom calls cannot replace the people-to-people connection…so (easing workplace restrictions) definitely helps,” Singaporean businessman Vaibhav Dabhade told AFP.
“I believe that we still have an opportunity to open more, but so far the approach has been fantastic.”
Such upbeat commentary is hard to come by in Hong Kong.
“The government’s current zero-Covid policy seems to go against the trend,” lamented a 39-year-old telecommunications worker surnamed Wong as he finished submitting to a Covid test outside a shopping mall in Sha Tin district.
“Every country around the world is living with the virus,” he added, describing the mass testing orders as a “waste.”
Houtbreak in both cities won’t peak until sometime in March.
But as Hong Kong’s healthcare and isolation system collapses, Singapore has so far avoided such a fate.
The city decided last fall to transition away from zero-COVID after realizing it was not sustainable to isolate and hospitalize all the infected, Grepin said.
“We can’t constantly live in that sphere, and I think Singapore is much better off because they recognised this early on,” she said.
One key difference is the vaccination rate among the elderly.
Around 95 percent of Singaporeans aged 70 or above have received at least one dose of vaccine, while the figure in Hong Kong is 61 percent despite ample supplies.
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Comic book production, presentation, and distribution are evolving. Digital comics are on the rise, and the comic book industry is struggling to adapt its traditional print models to the new form. This struggle impacts libraries and their patrons as much as it does the average comic consumer. “The Continuing Evolution of Digital Comics in Libraries,” a panel discussion presented by the ALA Comic Book and Graphic Novel Member Initiative Group, addressed the situation.
John Shableski, library program manager for iVerse Media, Rob Salkowitz, consultant and author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture, Robert Berry, coauthor of the digital graphic novel Ulysses “Seen,” and Jamar Nicholas, artist, educator, and illustrator of Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence, along with moderator David Lisa of Camden County (N.J.) Library System, presented a thorough examination of the trend, from its beginnings in the 1990s. Accessing comic back issues on microfiche gave rise to CD-ROM comics, which led to the scanning of comics for sharing in the early days of the internet. Fast forward 20 years and technology has finally caught up with comics, allowing them to be created, bought, and shared entirely within the digital realm.
Is the comic book an endangered species? Will digital comics outgrow print? Can the forms coexist? What role does the library play in delivering this new content? These questions permeated the discussion. The consensus was that both print and digital will— and must—live side-by-side in order for each to thrive. Libraries play an essential role in the survival of comics and the comics industry, as well. The road to that synergy is a hard one, though.
Comics publishers haven’t figured out how to transition fully to digital. Publishing models that worked for print don’t work for this new medium. It’s harder to determine digital comics readership because circulation numbers have different meanings for print than they do for digital; in the latter, licenses, mode of delivery, and other factors are at play. What exists now is an incomplete, and often counterintuitive, digital publication plan with no consideration for the consumer. Digital is an afterthought. As a result, getting publishers to fully embrace providing access to digital comics in libraries has been difficult.
“It’s still tough for a lot in the comic industry to realize what digital means to them,” said John Shableski. “And they don’t understand how library readership impacts the industry.”
The panelists noted the parallels between digital comics and ebooks, and that comics publishers right now don’t realize what libraries can do for their business. Robert Salkowitz detailed how digital exposure in libraries helps print sales and that the data supports that fact. Library readership of digital comics leads to sales, particularly among hardcore comics collectors. Getting publishers to realize that has been an uphill battle. Digital is not a priority, despite public support. As a result, libraries have difficulty providing digital comics to their readers.
The panel turned to the crowd for answers during the discussion, asking librarians directly what they wanted from the comics industry in regards to digital. A high school librarian told how difficult it is to keep print editions in her library because they get destroyed easily and are often stolen. Digital prevents both from happening. Another librarian said that having digital comics frees up precious space in her small library for other print titles. If a digital title becomes popular, she buys a print copy for archival purposes. That sentiment was shared by many in the audience, further cementing libraries’ place in the publishing sales model.
The transmedia nature of pop culture is an issue, as well. Many librarians requested that publishers make available comprehensive, cross-media catalogs of their digital holdings to ease the ordering process. Knowing where a particular character is at all times—for example, in which movie or print or digital comic a particular incarnation of Batman can be found—would allow librarians to provide that information to patrons more easily.
Moving forward, the panelists said that comics publishers have to adapt to survive. They noted that shifting models of distribution and subscription offerings may expedite the process and provide more distinct circulation numbers. Instead of one of two major vendors handling distribution, the market can be opened up to more who can provide direct numbers to the publishers. The flip side was argued as well. Too many cooks in the kitchen can spoil (and confuse) the comic soup. Regardless, change must happen.
“It’s too bad that the print model is being applied to digital still,” said Salkowitz. “Digital has the greatest potential to allow libraries to fulfill their mission of providing people with what they want to read.”
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Do we, the disciples of Jesus, possess, through Scripture and other means, a reliable source of knowledge of reality or do we not? The possession of knowledge — especially religious and moral knowledge — is essential for a life of flourishing.
But to answer this question we must, first, answer another question: What exactly is knowledge and what does it mean to say Christian teaching provides it?
Let’ s begin in earnest and see if we can find an answer to this second query.
OK, so let’s start with a definition. Knowledge is: to represent reality in thought or experience the way it really is on the basis of adequate grounds. Let me explain.
To know something (the nature of cancer, forgiveness, God) is to think of or experience it as it really is on a solid basis of evidence, experience, intuition and so forth. Little can be said in general about what counts as “adequate grounds.” The best one can do is to start with specific cases of knowledge and its absence in, say, art, chemistry, memory, Scripture and logic, and formulate helpful descriptions of “adequate grounds” accordingly.
“Adequate grounds” may be a variety of things, including — scientific evidence, widespread perception of beauty and excellence in a piece of art, clarity and vividness in recalling something in the past, and so forth. Different areas of knowledge will have different kinds of evidence relevant to those areas, and when the evidence reaches a certain level, it becomes adequate to provide the kind of support one needs to have knowledge of something.
Again, little more can be said in general about what counts as “adequate.” Only by focusing carefully on particular cases can “adequate” be clarified.
Three Important Clarifications about Knowledge
Before we begin, please note three important things.
First, knowledge has nothing to do with certainty or an anxious quest for it.
On this view, one can know something without being certain about it. You can even know something while admitting that you may be wrong.
For example, I know that recently God spoke to me about a specific matter, but I admit it is possible I am wrong about this (though, so far, I have no good reason to think I am wrong). When Paul says, “This you know with certainty” (Ephesians 5:5), he clearly implies that one can know without certainty; otherwise, the statement would be redundant. Why?
If I say, “Give me a burger with pickles on it,” I imply that it is possible to have a burger without pickles. If, contrary to fact, pickles were simply essential ingredients of burgers, it would be redundant to ask for burgers with pickles. The parallel to “knowledge with certainty” should be easy to see. When Christians claim to have knowledge of this or that (for example, that God is real, that Jesus rose from the dead, that the Bible is the Word of God), they are not saying that there is no possibility that they could be wrong, that they have no doubts, or that they have answers to every question raised against them. They are simply saying that these and other claims satisfy the definition given above.
Second, one can know something without knowing how one knows it.
If one always has to know how one knows something before one can know it, one would also have to know how one knows how one knows something, and so on to infinity. (Get it?) Life is too short for such lengthy regresses, and thankfully, we often just know things without having any idea how we do.
Thus, a person could know he or she has experienced the presence of God without being able to tell a skeptic how he/she knows this. When Christians claim to know this or that, they are not saying that they always know how they know the things they do.
For example, many Christians have had experiences in which they knew that God was guiding them in a certain way, but they may not have been able to say exactly how they knew this. Now, it is often the case that some in the Christian community — for example, experts in New Testament studies or philosophy — do, in fact, know how we Christians know certain things. But it is not necessary for the average believer to have this information before they are within their rights to claim to know God is real and so forth.
Finally, one can know without knowing that one knows.
Consider Joe, an insecure yet dedicated high school student, who is about to take his history final. He has studied thoroughly and knows the material, but when a friend asks him if he is prepared for the test, he says, “no.” In this case, Joe actually knows the material, but he doesn’t know he knows it. Thus, he lacks confidence.
Today, cultural elites in the media and university tell us that we cannot know that God is real, and so on. As a result, while many Christians actually do know various things relevant to Christianity, they lack confidence because they do not know that they have this knowledge.
Three Kinds of Knowledge
In addition to these three observations about knowledge, there are three different kinds of knowledge:
Knowledge by acquaintance: This happens when we are directly aware of something; e.g., when I see an apple directly before me or pay attention to my inner feelings, I know these things by acquaintance. One does not need a concept of an apple or knowledge of how to use the word “apple” in English to have knowledge by acquaintance with an apple. A baby can see and recognize an apple without having the relevant concept or linguistic skills. Knowledge by acquaintance is sometimes called “simple seeing” — being directly aware of something.
In the case of the Christian, we sometimes know God by directly experiencing His presence, forgiveness, grace and so on.
Propositional knowledge: This is knowledge that an entire proposition is true. For example, knowledge that “the object there is an apple” requires having a concept of an apple and knowing that the object under consideration satisfies the concept. Propositional knowledge is justified true belief; it is believing something that is true on the basis of adequate grounds.
For example, the Bible is the Christian’s ultimate, final source of propositional knowledge about the doctrines of Christianity.
Know-how: This is the ability to do certain things; e.g., to use apples for certain purposes. We may distinguish mere know-how from genuine know-how or skill. The latter is know-how based on knowledge and insight and is characteristic of skilled practitioners in some field. Mere know-how is the ability to engage in the correct behavioral movements, say, by following the steps in a manual, with little or no knowledge of why one is performing these movements.
In Christianity, biblical know-how that is directed at living life well is called wisdom.
Focusing on Knowledge By Acquaintance
Although I’ve summarized all three types of knowledge, I want to focus the rest of this article on knowledge by acquaintance. This sort of knowledge is knowledge by simple seeing — when one directly experiences something.
One can think of a tree, God, or whether or not one is angry, but these are all different from directly being aware of the tree, God, or one’s inner state of anger. Knowledge by acquaintance is an important foundation for all knowledge. Also, in an important sense, experience or direct awareness of reality is the basis for everything we know.
One should not limit what one can see or directly be aware of to the five senses. One can also be directly aware of one’s own soul and inner states of thoughts, feelings, desires, beliefs and so forth by introspective awareness of one’s inner life. One can be directly aware of God and His presence in religious experience, of His speaking to one in guidance, or of the Spirit’s testimony to various things. From Plato to the present, many philosophers have believed (correctly in my view) in what is called rational awareness — the soul’s ability to directly be aware of aesthetic and moral values, numbers and the laws of mathematics, the laws of logic, and various abstract objects such as humanness and wisdom. See Romans 1 in which Paul talks about God’s nature being clearly seen so that all are without excuse.
The important thing to note is that we humans have the power to “see” — to be directly aware of, to directly experience — a wide range of things, many of which are not subject to sensory awareness with the five senses.
Seeing As and Seeing That
To “simply see” an apple is to be directly aware of it. To see something as an apple requires that one has acquired the concept of being an apple (perhaps from repeated exposure to simply seeing apples) and applies it to the object before oneself.
To see that an object is an apple, one must have the entire thought in one’s mind, “The object before me is an apple” and judge that the object genuinely corresponds to that thought.
Given the reality and nature of knowledge by acquaintance, it follows that knowledge does not begin with presuppositions, language, concepts, one’s cultural standpoint, worldview or anything else, as is so often purported by postmodern points of view. It starts with awareness of reality.
Seeing as and seeing that do require that one has presuppositions, concepts, and so forth. One’s presuppositions and so forth will influence how we see things as such and such (e.g., as a healing from God), and one’s worldview will influence our seeing that or judging that (e.g., seeing/judging that this event is a miraculous healing).
However, one’s worldview does not determine the way we see or judge things. That’ s far too strong. Influence is one thing; determination is another. Failure to make this distinction has contributed to confusions I will address later.
And because we have direct acquaintance with the world itself prior to seeing as (applying a concept to something) or seeing that (judging that an entire proposition is true), we can compare the way we see things or judge things with the things themselves and thereby we can adjust our worldview.
For example, because we actually see the person get well, we can verify or disconfirm that we are right to see the event as or judge that it was a miracle from God. Knowledge by acquaintance gives us direct access to reality as it is in itself, and we actually know this to be the case in our daily lives.
In closing, I suggest that you ponder the three sorts of knowledge we have discussed and reflect on how it is that you have each sort in relation to your Christian faith. As you do, please keep in mind the three clarifications about knowledge to ensure that you reflect accurately on the role that knowledge plays in your own Christian pilgrimage.
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To develop a successful group project that is based on the mission of Mindo Futures, it is necessary to understand the pressing needs of the community. Today, they include the presence of transmittable diseases, the importance of vaccination policies, and the necessity to provide children with home and support. In this project, we want to address such global health topic as the investigation of different neglected parasitic infections, including soil-transmitted helminth infections, leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, and toxocariasis (Berger, 2017; Gestal, Holban, Escalante, & Cevallos, 2015). This topic is frequently discussed by many organizations, the representatives of which introduce various approaches to solve health problems and stabilize the quality of life. Such organizations as APUA (Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics), NFID (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases), and IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) are in the list of good non-profit examples to be followed. Mindo Futures has already taken a number of steps to discuss the impact of infectious diseases in Ecuador. For example, the creation of health and bridge programs helps to share medical and research experiences in the country. Free vitamins and medicines protect the children. Still, these actions are not enough. The APUA’s experience can be used to promote antimicrobial access, and the knowledge of IDSA shows how to combine care, education, and research. Finally, NFID focuses on the education of healthcare givers on how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Infections may be caused by bacteria or viruses in the body. Fungi and parasites may be transmitted with soil and water. Though Ecuador is a developing country with many steps being taken to protect the population, poor hygiene, a lack of knowledge, and uncontrolled communication remain the problems and root causes of the chosen global issue.
This experience is an opportunity to learn what the population has already known about the topic and what activities they are ready to take. New investigations and the analysis of outside experiences show the benefits and shortages of different campaigns. In addition to the already introduced health programs by Mindo Futures, our group finds it necessary to focus on education that can be available not to children only but also to the adults and all people who want to enlarge their level of knowledge.
Our personal perceptions about the chosen agency are positive because we believe that the desire to help people from another country is already a contribution that no all people can make. We believe that the Ecuadorians may benefit from this project because we want to widen the boundaries of medical education and provide people with all necessary explanations and support. To support our work, we plan to invite nurses who are able to offer a lot of interesting approaches to the discussion of infectious diseases. They can share their personal and professional experiences and explain the necessity of vaccination from the point of view of medical workers, on the one hand, and ordinary patients and citizens, on the other hand.
General Facts about Ecuador and Mindo Futures
Ecuador is a symbolic piece of heaven in South America with its population about 16.3 million of people with 27% of the total population of the country being children. Acute respiratory infections, congenital anomalies, and neonatal sepsis lead to death (World Health Organization, 2015). Neglected tropical diseases caused by isolated populations and poorly designed houses are also dangerous for children. Many worldwide organizations like Mindo Futures study this global health topic health condition in Ecuador. The responsibilities of Mindo Futures will be discussed to understand the impact of neglected parasitic infections and solve this problem through the promotion of special education programs and personal contributions to global health changes meeting such student learning objectives as the improvement of research abilities, the encouragement of communication at different levels, and the formulation of personal and professional goals in regards to the already established norms and standards.
The story of Mindo Futures began in 1972 when Sister Lucia founded an orphanage to support the Ecuadorian children who had no place to go and offer them an education (Mindo Futures, 2014). A single vision of a nun to protect the most vulnerable group of people was accepted and understood by many people. With time, the goals of this non-profit organization were changed, including the creation of health and exchange programs and the promotion of research in different fields. The medical mission of the organization is to provide the population with high-quality care, medicine, and free vitamins. As a result, modern children are able to learn more about the threats they have to deal with and their opportunities they can use to promote safe and healthy future.
As a part of this organization, our group can contribute to its development in several ways. First, we believe that the medical mission of Mindo Futures can be improved with a new education program that can be offered by healthcare experts to the population for free. Second, free booklets and informative cards should be distributed among the population regardless of their age and gender. Finally, free donations can be organized to provide the children with such medication as Tylenol. Therefore, a new team of voluntaries must be created to support the main ideas of this organization. People who are involved in the discussion of the health problems in Ecuador turn out to be our main contribution to this project.
To meet these goals and take the right steps, each member of our team has to understand personal responsibilities and meet the expectations of the project. There are four people in our group, and each of us is ready to make certain contributions. We try to divide all work and tasks in a team respectfully. Still, it is wrong to neglect the fact that much work and results depend on our leader. This person is a primary team member who is responsible for motivation, communication, and explanation. It is not enough for a leader to make final decisions and guide the rest of the team. The main quality of this person is to listen to everyone and identify the best options. Another person in our team is a marketing coordinator. The main responsibility of this member is to gather the information about the organization, investigate the achievements of other marketing campaigns, and suggest interesting steps to be taken by a team. The third person in our team is a researcher. The role of this member is to investigate all aspects of our work and find support and evidence in different credible academic sources. Finally, there is a strategic planner and organizer in our team. The responsibilities of this person vary, including the necessity to create a plan, inform the team about the goals and possible changes, and report on the latest achievements and future demands. In general, our team is a group of well-coordinated people who understand their roles and consider their responsibilities to achieve the best results in this project.
My individual reflection on the work done is another important step that cannot be ignored in this project. A number of significant lessons have been learned about medical missions, human opportunities, and community demands. I also managed to learn something about myself as a result of this service. I realized that I wanted to take care of people whom I did not even know. Despite the existing diversities, egoism, and pride, it is necessary to help each other, and I am ready to cooperate with different organizations to contribute to human lives. I also learned that my community organization achieved more than several medical and social goals. In their intentions to provide free health care and medications, our team members encourage hope and respect to all people in the world.
I do not want to strengthen my reflection by saying that this project has considerably changed my values and beliefs. I find myself a rather kind and compassionate person, and this project showed that such qualities could change the lives of many people. The most important lesson I learned from this work is the necessity to investigate and compare to come to the most effective decisions. Fast replies and quick answers may change the world but hardly improve it. Therefore, the best thing I discovered about my community was that collaboration and communication should never be ignored by organizations. The picture I created about the burden of neglected parasitic infections has not undergone considerable changes.
The only evident change is my personal readiness to solve problems and make certain contributions to the discussion of this problem. The articles and lectures helped to create a good image of the achievements of other organizations and identify the examples that can be useful in the development of my own project. For example, the book by Berger (2017) introduced me a list of different health problems the citizens of Ecuador have to deal with every day. The investigations of the World Health Organization (2015) created a solid basis for the evaluation of the chosen community and its main health problems. The article by Gestal et al. (2015) showed what the Ecuadorians could do to improve their health and avoid infections in their lives. Such learning can be applied in different ways, including a basis for new research or the explanations of why I have made a decision to contribute to the solutions for parasitic infections.
It is impossible to avoid challenges and difficulties in this kind of work. Therefore, I want to continue my cooperation with Mindo Futures and use the examples given by other non-profit organizations. If a had a chance to do a similar project again, the only difference I want to add is not only the attention to the steps and activities that can be applied to the community but also the identification of potential stakeholders whose experience and knowledge cannot be replaced.
In general, I am pleased with the results of my work on this group project. However, in the end, I notice one disappointment that cannot leave me today. I cannot understand why such a long way of improvements and education that was begun by Sister Lucia in 1972 did not remove such serious health problems in Ecuador. Does it mean that all these activities and ideas are not enough to achieve success? Though I was able to create a good solution to promote it in a team and contribute to the work of Mindo Futures, I have to recognize the existing doubts and concerns about the true effects of all these global programs and campaigns developed in such countries like Ecuador.
Berger, S. (2017). Infectious diseases of Ecuador: 2017 edition. Los Angeles, CA: Gideon Informatics.
Gestal, M.C., Holban, A.M., Escalante, S., & Cevallos, M. (2015). Epidemiology of tropical neglected diseases in Ecuador in the last 20 years. PLOS One, 10(9). Web.
Mindo Futures. (2014). About. Web.
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Randi Madisen is the Web Services Group Manager for the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. She received her MLIS from the University of Michigan in 1988.
History of the Site
The official Web site for the Minnesota Legislature, www.leg.state.mn.us, received over 44 million hits in 2001. As the 2001 recipient of The Council of State Governments’ Eagle E-government Award for Best Legislative Branch Web Site, our site was judged on ease of use, design, accessibility to the public, technological innovation, and how effectively the Web site streamlines government and delivers better customer service. How did our legislative Web site become one of the best in the country? If we had to describe our web site with one word, that word would be “cooperation”.
The Minnesota Legislative Web site began as a Gopher in the autumn of 1993. The House wanted to have a Gopher, and the staff of the Legislative Reference Library suggested that it should be a legislature-wide effort. So the library outlined the information available, and the various legislative offices cooperated to post everything already available in electronic format as documents on the Gopher. Our Gopher site was one of the first in the country for a legislature, garnering over 63,000 hits in 1994, our first full year.
In 1996, the Gopher site moved to the World Wide Web. The Gopher outline provided an excellent directory structure, so URLs stayed stable for years. The current Internet site runs on five servers: House, Senate, Legislative Reference Library, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, and Legislative Coordinating Commission. The five servers are all different kinds: Novell, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Unix.
Features and Content
Since 1996, the site has been revamped every two years at the end of the biennial legislative session. Currently the links on the main page are the pages with the highest number of hits from last session. (Because of the five servers, we’ve always had an interesting time compiling statistics. We currently use WebTrends.) These links include: House; Senate; Legislation and Bill Status; Statutes, Session Laws, and Rules; Schedules; General Information; Youth pages; and Joint Departments. Less important links include What’s New, Directories, Publications, Maps, and Other Government. At the very top of the page are service links like Search, Help, and Links to the World.
Our Web site search engine, http://search.state.mn.us/leg/, is provided by the State of Minnesota and resides at the Department of Natural Resources. Currently, it is powered by Inktomi. We can restrict searches to a particular directory or server, making it possible to search just the House or Senate, or just the Minnesota Rules. The library adds Dublin Core metadata to key pages using the Legislative Indexing Vocabulary thesaurus. The search engine is tuned to place pages with metadata higher in the rankings.
Help contains help on using the Web site, searching help, policies on privacy, linking, and updating, and much more http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/help.htm). We’re currently working on revising the FAQ for basic information on the legislature and legislative process, and the results will be available from the Help page, among others.
Links to the World, http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/links/links.htm, contain all the links to sites outside the legislature. The Legislative Reference Library maintains these pages in a nonpartisan, balanced way. Each link is selected for the quality of information. Each link has an annotation, with additional links within the resource if appropriate. Links to the World are link-checked every two weeks to weed out and correct bad links.
The Legislative Reference Library maintains almost all the joint pages linked from the main page, except House and Senate. The library also provides and maintains templates for all types of pages. The House and Senate maintain their own Web sites, but cooperate in key ways. Each of their home pages has similar links, so a user would be able to find information in similar ways for both the House and the Senate. The House, http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/, has automated their Web site considerably, using ASP to build their pages from a database. The Senate, http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/, codes each page separately. The library uses basic tools like Textpad and DreamWeaver for editing web pages, but is beginning to use ASP and server side includes to make our portions of the Web site easier to maintain.
The Office of the Revisor of Statutes provides the bulk of the information that makes the site valuable: bills, bill status, Minnesota Statutes, and Minnesota Rules. The Revisor uses a BASIS database with a web front end to make the statutes and bill summaries searchable by several key indexes, like author, statutory citation, and keyword. The Minnesota Statutes (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.htm) are available as files as well as in the database, so the site search engine will pick them up. The Minnesota Rules are only available as files, so the site search engine is the only way to search them, although a search can be restricted to just the Rules. The Revisor updates bills hourly and bill tracking at least daily if not more frequently. Online Statutes are updated yearly, and the online version is available before the print. Rules are updated on a chapter basis. If a single rule is added or amended within a chapter, the entire chapter containing the rule is updated on the website. The “Current as of…” date is the date on which the rule was placed on the website.
A group called LNET, which stands for Legislative Networking Group, governs the Web site. This group cooperated on the original Gopher, and continues to cooperate on the Web site. LNET consists of information and systems staff from the legislature. We have never used consultants. Legislative staff who understand the legislative process in Minnesota provide the content and organization of the site.
Site Design, Goals, Cost, and Benefits
The current design of the web site came from a cooperative process during the summer of 2000. A “look and feel” group and a navigation group met simultaneously to decide on a new design. The main controversy came over colors. To ease navigation, all House pages have one color, Senate pages another color, and joint pages a third color. The Senate chose a deep blue, the House choose green, and then the joint offices bickered over a variety of colors for nearly two months before choosing a maroon color. (When choosing a color palette for a web site, never, ever put it up for a vote!)
Our goals are to provide information in the most accessible way possible. We try to be ADA compliant, and we aim for the lowest common denominator of software and equipment. We try to provide everything in print at the legislature on the Web site. We also try to standardize the look and feel and navigation of the Web site to make it more usable.
The initial cost of the Web site was mostly time of existing staff. Currently, about three full-time equivalents are dedicated to Web, with many more people devoting some of their time. Processes and procedures in various offices have been changed to bypass print, so adding information to the Web is not more work, just different work. Also, the equipment often serves more than one purpose. Thus far, the Web site has been an incredible bargain for the legislature.
The benefits of the Web site are numerous.
· The basic tools of democracy – bills, laws, legislative reports, and budget information – are available to all citizens regardless of location
· Legislators use the Web site to speed floor proceedings and to serve constituents.
· Legislative information offices no longer print numerous copies of bills
· Citizens, researchers, and state agency staff can follow the legislative process in real time, including webcasts or proceedings, without traveling to the capitol
Most problems reported with the Web site usability come from a lack of understanding of the legislative process. Subject access to bills by popular terms used in the press is limited. The bill search feature provided by the Revisor’s Office searches only bill descriptions, not the full text. People can search bills by topic, but it is sometimes difficult to tell from the results which one is the active bill on a topic.
Another problem is demand for items not easily available before the advent of the Web. For example, now that easily accessible bill status and streamed video has shown the importance of committees in the legislative process, suddenly people want instant access to committee minutes. Committee minutes for some committees are now available on the Web site, with more to come in future sessions.
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- Russia says it test fired an ICBM with technology that could defeat Western missile defense systems.
- The launch was the second such test Russia conducted in 2017, and the missile could have been equipped with hypersonic re-entry vehicles.
- Russia has been very vocal about its disapproval of American missile defense systems in Europe and Asia.
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces, the branch of the military responsible for Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles, says they test-fired an RS-12M Topol ICBM in the closing days of 2017.
The firing took place at the Kapustin Yar practice range in the southern Astrakhan Region, just north west of the border with Kazakhstan.
Russia has been in the process of modernizing and revamping its ICBM arsenal and has inducted 80 new ICBMs in last five years, according to The Diplomat. From 2012-2017, Russia conducted over forty successful ICBM tests.
Notably, the RS-12M Topol missile was equipped with "perspective armament" that would allow it to overcome missile defense systems, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"During the tests, specialists obtained experimental data that will be used in the interests of developing effective means of overcoming anti-ballistic missile defense and equipping the perspective grouping of Russian ballistic missiles with them," the Defense Ministry said, according to state-run media outlet TASS.
The launch was the second such test in 2017, and suggests that Russia is serious about finding ways to counter American anti-ballistic missile defenses.
Based off of previous tests, the technology on the missile could be a type of hypersonic glide vehicle. An HGV, as it's known, is a payload carrying capsule on the top of an ICBM that separates from the missile after it has reached its highest altitude, re-enters the atmosphere, and flies or glides to the target where it detonates.
What makes an HGV's so threatening is that it can move incredibly fast (possibly up to a mile a second) and fly so low that it could avoid detection from both land and space-based tracking systems.
Additionally, they are also maneuverable — being able to change direction and glide to targets. This means that an HGV does not have a predictable flight path, allowing it to keep its target a secret until the last few seconds before impact.
Russia has been very vocal about its objection to American deployments of anti-ballistic missile defenses, like Lockheed Martin's Aegis Ashore. The system is already deployed in Romania, is in the process of being built in Poland, and was just recently purchased by Japan.
The US is also testing hypersonic weapons itself — mainly hypersonic cruise missiles (HCMs).
"Why do they need such weapons?" Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with top military officials in December 2017. "I believe they want it for one thing – blackmail – as it creates an illusion of a possible strike with impunity."
"They are searching for some violations on our part while consistently infringing on it themselves," Putin said.
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The Pulmonology Department offers bronchoscopy services, both flexible and rigid. It has earned praise for its work in interventional bronchoscopy, especially Trans-Bronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA)/ biopsies, endobronchial electrosurgery procedures, balloon bronchoplasty and stenting. Pleuroscopy and video assisted thoracoscopic procedures is another field of expertise of the department. The unit is also equipped with the Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) facility.
These specialists diagnose and treat conditions that affect the respiratory system in men and women. Pulmonologists have expertise in the following types of respiratory disorders:
- Neoplastic, which means having to do with a tumor
In some instances, this extends to the cardiovascular system. Certain conditions, such as pulmonary vascular disease, can affect the respiratory system but go on to affect other organs in the body.
A pulmonologist may work in their own office or as part of a multidisciplinary practice. They can also work in hospital settings, particularly in intensive care units.
Pulmonology is a sub-specialty of Internal Medicine that deals with the health of the respiratory tract. In particular, health of the lower airway, lungs and breathing control as well as their effect on the oxygenation of blood.
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CORNATZER, KATE G. INTERVIEW 12627
(transcribers note: The Chambers boys, Joe, Blackie, & Claude, were ggg-grandsons of Cabin Smith)
Journalist, James R. Carselowey,† January 10, 1938
Interview with Kate G. Cornatzer
Corner Fourth & Canadian Ave.† Vinita, Oklahoma.
My name is Kate G. Cornatzer.† I was born at Secar, Illinois, on August 17, 1865.† I first came to the Indian Territory in 1902 as a teacher in the Indian Territory schools.† I received my education at the Female Orphan School at Camden Point, Missouri.† I graduated from the school in 1887, and began teaching school in Missouri where I taught until I came to the Territory.
My sister, Elizabeth Zimmerman, was a milliner and was sent to the Indian Territory by one of the St. Joseph Millinery Companies.† She was working at Tahlequah when she met J.C. (Cale) Starr and married him.† They made their home in the town of Grove.
I came to Grove in 1902 and began teaching in the Grove School.† Here I taught until Mr. Starr moved to Vinita.† I then came to Vinita and taught for several years in the Carselowey and Longview schools.† When Mr. Starr went into the oil business I quit teaching and worked in his office.
On October 17, 1911, I was married to Cyrus G. Cornatzer, a Shawnee Indian, whose Indian name was See-tah-way-see-cah.† He was the son of Samuel M. and Caroline Cornatzer, and came to the Indian Territory from Kansas with the Shawnee tribe of Indians.
Mr. Cornatzer was educated in the Johnson County, Kansas schools.† He was at one time Chief of the Shawnee Indians, and after moving to the Indian Territory was elected as solicitor or prosecuting attorney of Delaware district, serving for a number of years.† He also served as a member of the Cherokee council from Cooweescoowee district in 1895.† He was a great lover of fine horses and was well known all over the middle west for his running horses and attendance at the big racing circuits.† He was on his way to Hot Springs, Arkansas, with a car of race horses when the train was wrecked and he was badly injured.† He was taken to a hospital at Hot Springs, and it was there I married him.† I had planned to be married as soon as he returned from this trip and, as I wanted to be with him we were married at the hospital.† When he recovered we came back to Vinita and made our home on his farm, a few miles south of Vinita.
Mr. Cornatzer died at Vinita, January 5, 1925, at the age of 73 years.† On January 1, 1925, I was appointed as deputy under county assessor Mack Carselowey, who served eight years and was again appointed under ?.F. Bell who is now serving his fourth year in this year of 1938.
The Founding of Claremore
My brother-in-law, J.C. Starr, had a half sister by the name of Minnie Evans, who in 1883 married Teesey Chambers.† At the time of the marriage Miss Evans was teaching school at the West Point Cherokee School, located one mile south of the old fair grounds near Claremore.† She, like her husband, Teesey, was a member of the Cherokee tribe.† They settled on the homestead on the hill now occupied by the U.S. Military Academy.† It was there their three children, Joe, Evans (Blackie) and Claude, were born.† Blackie was
destined to become the champion trick roper of the world in 1906 and held this honor for three years.† Claude became well-known physician and Joe became a very fine lawyer now located in the city of Tulsa.
It was Joe Chambers, Tulsa lawyer, and a descendant of one of those pioneer builders of the city of Claremore, who viewed his own and his father's life in those early days of the Indian Territory.† He gave authentic dates, and from his historical knowledge painted a word picture of the days of 66 and later days when deer and buffalo still could be seen scurrying through the tall blue stem grass of the prairie and the thick underbrush of the forest; of the time when mail was carried on horseback by hard riding men, who feared neither outlaw nor weather; of the first Frisco train to push its way southwestward across a new land to Red Fort and of the founding of Claremore.
His grandmotherís diary, which reveals the opening for business of the first store, is one of his most cherished possessions.† To W.H. Fry, 13 South Utica, Tulsa, a distant relative of Joe Chambers, goes the credit of possessing the original townsite map of Claremore.† This plat made by J.W. Scroggs in 1883 is still in a good state of preservation.† Fry also owns what is perhaps the only complete copy of the record of real estate transactions from the first public auction sale of lots in that town in 1883, until the Curtis Act changed the regime of Indian affairs in 1898.
Fry was born September 13, 1878, about 6 miles southeast of Claremore.† He moved to the little town in 1887.† He served as the last clerk of Cooweescoowee district, his term ending with the Curtis Act and it was while serving in this capacity that the valuable copy was made.
In the year 1866 the Chambers family settled in this sparsely inhabited section of the Indian Territory on Dog Creek, at a point three and a half miles south of the present site of Claremore. †Joe Chambers, the father, with Teesey and Willey, his sons, owned and operated from then on for sixteen years the Ponlas post office in connection with their store.† This little store on the bank of Dog Creek prospered under their management.† These sturdy men knew toil and hardship but in diligently plying their trade, they never lost sight of the great factor of life, honest friendship.† They hauled their articles of trade over-land from Fort Gibson to the store, and hauled furs and skins back to be shipped to market.
People came from miles around to trade at Ponlas to get their mail, for it was the only distributing point between Big Cabin on the north and Perryman's on the southwest.† Ponlas post office was on a Star Route which at that time extended from Chetopa, Kansas, southwest to the Sac and Fox agency, south of Stroud and the hardy mail carrier rode horses, the only quick mode of conveyance through this thinly populated district.
The Coming of the Atlantic and Pacific
In 1881 the dull grey rails of the Atlantic and Pacific line (now the Frisco) stretched like two long ribbons across the flat unfenced plains.† At the present site of Claremore a switch was built that trains might pass at that point.† There at the switch, Joe Chambers and his sons had a vision of a city. †About that time John Bullette moved a store from near Claremore mound and located it in the new settlement of Claremore station.† It was in this store that the post office was placed. Other people seeing the facilities offered, started moving in to be near the new railroad.
It should be known that this settlement was building on public domain of the Cherokee Nation.† Wishing to plan and build a well ordered town the pioneers obtained a grant of one square mile from the Indian Commissioner, with the understanding that, the proceeds from the sale of lots should go into the Cherokee treasury.† The site was surveyed and a plat made by J.W. Scroggs in 1883.† Three commissioners were appointed: W.E. Sanders, James M. Keys and Hooley Bell, and the first auction sale of lots was held on August 11th of the same year.† It is interesting to know that the record of sales shows that the first six purchases were made in the name of the Chambers family.† It is also interesting to know that these six lots were bought for the grand total of $90.00, the price of the lowest being $5.00 and the highest being $31.00.† Forty-four lots were sold under the hammer, the purchaser having the right to pay for his purchase in three yearly installments. †Among the lots sold were those on which buildings had been previously built and it was necessary for the builders of these structures to buy the lots to protect their interests.† Similar sales were conducted in the fall of each succeeding year until the year of 1898.
The Coming of Another Railroad
In the meantime; about the year of 1889, the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad (now the Missouri Pacific) crossed the territory from the north to the south, and opened up a new trade territory for the rapidly little growing town of Claremore.† The depot to serve the passengers of the new road was built almost a half mile east of the Frisco depot, and immediately new buildings sprang up along the connecting street.† Later, the health giving properties of Radius water was discovered and hundreds of people poured into the new Mecca of health to take the famous baths.
On November 16, 1907, statehood swallowed the old Indian Territory.† Making laws for a new state was a tremendous task, and into that ordeal Joe Chambers was hurled to serve his first term in the stormy session when the state capitol was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.† During the World War, he held two major positions at the same tine.† He was probate attorney for Rogers, Nowata and Washington counties, as well as chairman of the local Board. †Twelve hundred and six men were sent to the training camps under his orders.† He served in the thirteenth and fourteenth state legislatures and then was given an appointment with the Home Loan Corporation of Tulsa.† Because his legal practice demanded a greater part of his time in Tulsa, and because Tulsa offered larger opportunities, Joe Chambers moved from the thriving city of Claremore to Tulsa in 1920.† His greatest sorrows came with the deaths of his father in 1921, and his mother in 1927.
He married Eunice Knowland in 1912, and today they reside at 219 East Twenty-seventh Place, Tulsa.†
A Note from Grandmotherís Diary
A note from the diary of Joe Chamber's grandmother, Nancy Jane Chambers, which notes in a paragraph the birth of the town of Claremore reads as follows:
†Old Ponlas, September 14, 1882:
Willie and Teesey commenced moving the store yesterday.† Will finish today, perhaps, up to Claremore station.† May they do well is my wish in all of their undertakings. | <urn:uuid:1cde5403-9645-4a55-bfcb-8fdab8ce0200> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://scraperhistory.com/texts/Cornatzer.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.986859 | 2,302 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - Park Slope’s historic Pavilion theater will be reborn as hip cinema
From Curbed NY: Some good news for Park Slope residents: The Pavilion, the neighborhood’s last remaining movie house, will be preserved and transformed into a Nitehawk multiplex theater with seven screens, 650 seats, two bar areas, and in-theater dining, reports the New York Times.
The theater has a long history of changing hands—and names, for that matter. It debuted in 1928 as the Sanders, but that iteration shuttered in 1978. The theater reopened in 1996 as the Pavilion, eventually expanding to nine screens in the early 2000s. Over time, the theater lost its appeal as its upkeep exhibited less than ideal characteristics—bedbugs, crummy seats, and the like.
In 2011, Nitehawk cinema founder Matthew Viragh began discussing the possibility of converting the Pavilion with Hidrock Properties, who owns the site, but determined that the timing just wasn’t right. Hidrock later decided to convert the theater into a six-story condo building with a three or four-screen theater, an option that proved unfavorable with the community. That plan has since fallen through, with Nitehawk poised to take over the space. This will be the second theater under the theater company’s umbrella (in addition to its original Williamsburg outpost), and will be dubbed Nitehawk Prospect Park.
Steven J. Hidary, whose family owns Hidrock, told the Times, “we had to decide, do we build condos or do we save Brooklyn? So we saved Brooklyn.” There are currently no plans to bring condos of any sort to the site.
“This is a victory for community activism and partnership,” said City Council member Brad Lander, a longtime advocate for the cinema’s preservation. “When we heard about plans to eliminate the theater, we spoke up loud and clear. Together with neighbors, we pushed to save the theater, and make sure any renovation/development respected the historic character of the neighborhood.”
The $10 million renovation project is slated to begin around the end of October and wrap up around early fall 2017.
Story link: http://ny.curbed.com/2016/9/7/12826670/nitehawk-cinema-park-slope-conversion
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READING ASSIGNMENT – TTOA LESSON 8
Which hieroglyphic term covered in this lesson was most captivating to you personally and why?
In this lesson the hieroglyphic term, in verse 61, “saard” (translated as “well intended) peaked my interest. In the context of the scripture it was in reference to the Neteru (Gods and Goddesses) who Ra summoned on His behalf in His hour of desperation.
“saard senu pen senu her.” Translation: “May they be well intentioned divinities with good will towards me and may they arrive to their commander, their lord in heaven.”
However well intentioned the Neteru, they were unable to actually do anything for Ra beyond shedding their tears. Only Aset, who was “provisioned with power” could truly heal Ra because it was She who inflicted the poison. It seems this scripture speaks directly to the initiate who is “saard” (well intentioned) in their spiritual growth, yet lack the provisions to achieve the ultimate goal.
Could not Ra, in His pain and suffering, mirror one’s own soul that has been shattered and suffers from the poison inflicted by one’s ego? All of the “saard” (well intentions) will not restore one’s soul without the discipline demonstrated by Aset, which allows Her the power to give life back to the soul. I liken it to a tight-rope walker. One does not become a skilled and accomplished tightrope walker by being well intentioned.
First, they begin by practicing on a rope one foot above the ground, for it is certain that they will fall in the early stages of their practice. They use a pole that helps them find their balance, in the same way that Maat acts to help spiritual balance. As they gain greater strength through practice, the rope is raised higher and higher. If the balancing pole leans too far to the left, the tight-rope walker will fall to the left, if too far to the right they will fall to the right. Eventually they can raise the rope high off the ground with a safety net in place on the chance that they may fall.
But the true master works without a safety net because they have found their true center of balance and strength. They are unconcerned about what is happening around them because they have the one-pointed focus of getting to the other side. Once the master tight-rope walker has reached their perfect center, with a one-pointed focus, they are established and can, indeed, walk a tight rope between the Twin Towers without fear.
My point in making the analogy of the tightrope walker is to put a visual image to the abstract, esoteric idea of being “provisioned with power.” Through wisdom and devotion, in the same manner presented by Aset and the tafy shepsy, one can reach the source of Creation. While it does begin with “saard,” one should not remain there if one is to restore their soul. | <urn:uuid:311d93f5-422f-4874-a03a-319dc1a79889> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.asarucollege.org/forums/reply/7253/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.95867 | 721 | 1.609375 | 2 |
The population development of Beomeo 3-dong as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Source: National Statistical Office of the Republic of Korea (web).
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HALLOWEEN is almost here and the annual Keys Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest has taken place.
Artists of all ages surrounded by fish and coral reef gathered on the sea floor, 30 feet below the surface, to carve and accessorise their pumpkins.
The winner was a whimsical jack-o-lantern called the "undecided voter", a nod to the presidential election which takes place in less than a month.
Jana Vandelaar and her daughter Jacqueline, 13, of Key Largo, Florida were responsible for the winning entry.
Their "undecided voter" pumpkin featured large, bulging eyes, outstretched hands and had a screwdriver plunged into the side of it.
It also included a signed that read "We're screwed," a commentary perhaps on the upcoming US presidential election.
Participating divers were challenged to keep the pumpkins from floating away while they carved their works of art.
Amid other carved pumpkins were two with rubber masks portraying Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The pumpkins were dubbed "Howl-ary Clinton" and "Donald Trumpkin."
The contest was staged by the Amoray Dive Resort, and took place in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary amid the second presidential debate.
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If you want something to happen, write it down. One of the underrated skills that I have learned over the years of my career has been that if you don’t write things down, chances are it will just be an ephemeral conversation you had in Slack or a meeting.
I will go through some examples of how writing has helped me, hoping to give you the value of writing from few different perspectives.
Writing for growth
The first type of writing I’d like to mention is for you. You are the author and you are the audience. It’s like talking in the mirror.
I learned this from a mentor who shaped my early career (thanks Flo).
Write down point-in-time “development plans” for yourself. Don’t wait for your lead, just write it down and put it on your wall.
In order to write a good development plan, you’ll need to do some work:
- Gather feedback from your lead, your peers, your sister, and whoever else can give you valuable feedback.
- Put all of the feedback in a master doc. Highlight the parts that you find useful.
- Reflect on your feedback, read the highlights many times and discuss them in a 1-1
- Then write down the most important themes and what you would like to accomplish next.
- Print it, put it on your wall, and read it every time you lose track of “how should I grow”.
Why is this useful?
- It gives you a roadmap for your growth
- It captures the expectations between you and your lead
- It records valuable conversation that you can refer back to (for performance review and what have you)
Can you share an example development plan? Yes, just send me a message or email
Writing to make things happen
The second type of writing I want to touch on is “vision documents”. Author is you, audience is a team.
The book Making Things Happen has really great insight on how to write one of these:
- “Good vision documents never shy away from their core ideas. They avoid prefaces, disclaimers, and introductions, and they make no attempt to hide from the key (and perhaps controversial) decisions that will define the project”
- “Many poor vision documents I’ve read were large volumes that were intimidating not because of the sheer brilliance of thought they expressed, but because of their physical size. The intimidation worked: no one read the document”
- “If the end result cannot be visualized—even as just a sketch, a mock-up, or a chart—then I’d argue that the vision is not clear. If you can’t find any visual representation of the impact of the project on the universe, be afraid that it’s directed toward something the world doesn’t need, or that it isn’t well defined enough for you to be successful”
My personal take is that you need lots of practice to get good at writing technical vision documents. Some notable things I remember from my technical writing course at school:
- Use a decision matrix when in doubt about a decision
- Learn to do napkin math
- Get familiar with the basic of software project management (requirements, specifications, milestones, …)
- Do your research - a good document is the result of carefully done homework
Writing for change
Lastly, I wanna touch on a type of writing that is useful for aligning people on what either you, you and your manager, or a group of people collectively think or want to work through. The inspiration for this type of writing came to me while reading the book The Everything Store, which gives an account of Jeff Bezos’ business and management style. Jeff has called these writings “the smartest thing we ever did at Amazon”.
To replace the PowerPoint presentations, Bezos created a new way to hold meetings: Meetings start with each attendee sitting and silently reading a “six-page, narratively-structured memo” for about the first 30 minutes of the meeting. [The memo is] supposed to create the context for what will then be a good discussion,” Bezos said. (source)
I’ve found that not every meeting needs this, and certainly not the exagerated “30 minutes of silence”.
It’s a special tool and there’s appropriate times to reach for it. Some examples where I’ve found it useful for us:
- Snowballing individual thoughts into collective thought through a series of meetings
- Discussing a complex issue with your manager or a group of people
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Setting up your workspace is one of the most important things regardless of whether you are working from your home or office. Having an area with limited distractions that is tidy, clean, and easy to store files and folders will make working from home/office so much easier. By implementing some of the simple tips listed in this article, you will find that spending time at your workspace can be a pleasure.
Following are some tips that will help:
Think about the functions that you require at your desk. Assess what you do in the day and make sure that your workstation or desk will be able to accommodate all your needs. Will you be making scrapbooks or doing a lot of paperwork? You will want a desk with lots of flat space. Will you have lots of cables running from your computer and other related equipment? Buy a desk with an adjustable keyboard drawer and built-in cable management.
Your chair is one of the most important pieces of your workspace setup, particularly when it comes to ergonomics. A good chair will have good lumbar support and adjustable height. Don’t skimp on this. Purchase the best chair that you can afford for your workspace.
If you feel uncomfortable when using your keyboard at work, then it is highly recommended that you invest in an ergonomic keyboard. An ergonomic keyboard might take some getting used to, but it is definitely worth it.
If you are going to use the mouse all day, then make sure you are comfortable while doing so. Get a mouse pad with a gel pad so you can rest your hand on it. You should also consider buying an ergonomic mouse.
When setting up your lighting, make sure it’s not too bright. Face your workstation away from windows to cut out the glare. Desk lamps provide a softer glow while architect lamps provide targeted lights. Depending on what work you do, particularly if you work with color, you should choose natural light. Try several different things and see what works best for you.
Inbox and Outbox
These are also very important. Inbox is for things that you need to do such as forms you need to fill out, mail you need to read, or things you haven’t look at yet. Outbox is ideal for things that are finished and require filing.
A Place for Stationary
A top draw is an ideal place for scissors, calculators, pencils rulers, pens, etc. You need somewhere with easy access that you can use to put everything you may need stationary wise into.
Depending on the type of work you will be doing, having a white board on your wall above your desk will prove to be very helpful. You can use it to write down the list of things that you need to do in order of most important to least important. This will help keep you focused on what needs to be done that day.
Plants and Decorations
Let some plants and decorations occupy the workspace. The greenery will develop an aura which will refresh the place.
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[Ebook – PDF] – Contemporary Marketing
INGLES | PDF | Cengage Learning | 2012 | 15 Edición
Boone & Kurtz | ISBN 9781111221782
COD REF: 1000111383.RAR // PASS – CONTRASEÑA: LIBROSAYUDA
Ebook Contemporary Marketing – Descripción y contenido
The reason Boone & Kurtz came together to write the first edition of Contemporary Marketing was revolutionary. They wanted to write a book about marketing that wasn’t an encyclopedia: a text students would find interesting, a text filled with interesting examples and pedagogy. As with every edition of Contemporary Marketing, the 15th edition is packed with new pedagogical features to keep students interested and bring the text topics to life:
• Assessment, Assessment, Assessment: In every marketing department in the country, assessment and assurance of learning among students has become increasingly important. As a result, we’ve provided you with assessment checks after every main head in every chapter. In addition, the end-of-part video cases have been specifically designed to allow instructors to embed
a signature assignment that not only can be used to assess the marketing competency and understanding of concepts by students but also has an associated rubric for assessing student communication ability, understanding of ethics, or application of technology that can then be used for a school’s assurance of learning compliance.
• Assurance of Learning Review: Assurance of learning is further enhanced by end-of-chapter self-quizzes: in addition to ensuring that students are learning throughout the chapter, we’ve taken assessment one step further by incorporating self-quizzes called Assurance of Learning Review at the end of each chapter. These questions are designed to quickly assess whether students understand the basic concepts covered in the chapter.
• Evolution of a Brand: Products, brands, and people that evolve are the ones that succeed. The evolution of Contemporary Marketing is what has put BOONE & KURTZ . . . IN A CLASS BY ITSELF. Every chapter begins with a new Evolution of a Brand feature. This feature discusses the evolution of the company or product that is the focus of the opening vignette and what this evolution means in the larger picture of marketing strategy and product management.
• Career Readiness: Schools realize it has become increasingly important to understand proper business etiquette when entering the business world, so more and more schools are adding business etiquette to their curriculums. Every chapter of Contemporary Marketing contains a Career Readiness (formerly called Etiquette Tips for Marketing Professionals) box, addressing all aspects of proper behavior, including communications etiquette, business dinners, and even the most effective way to create customer relationships.
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No. 17685, ‘A’ Company, 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, transferred to
Machine Gun Corps, transferred to
No. 75257, ‘D’ Battalion, Tank Corps
Killed in action on Tuesday 20 November 1917 (aged 25)
Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France (Grave III. B. 8)
Belfast Corporation Roll of Honour in Belfast City Hall
Holywood and District War Memorial
Holywood Orange Lodges Memorial Plaque
High Street Presbyterian Church Holywood
William Galway was born on 29 May 1892 in Church View, Holywood and he was a son of Robert and Elizabeth Galway (nee Bann) who were married on 1 July 1887 in First Holywood Presbyterian Church. Robert Galway, a butcher from Holywood, was a son of William Galway, a butcher. Elizabeth Bann, a servant from Cultra, was a daughter of Adam Bann, a miner.
The Galway family lived at 39 Church View, Holywood.
Robert Galway worked as a general labourer and he and Elizabeth had ten children including:
Florence Madge (born 24 March 1888 in Spencer Street, Holywood)
Robert (born 13 June 1889 in Spencer Street, Holywood; died of bronchitis 13 March 1891)
William (born 29 May 1892 in Church View, Holywood)
Elizabeth (born 26 March 1897 in Church View, Holywood)
Agnes (born 18 May 1900 in Church View, Holywood)
Mary (born 31 December 1902 in Church View, Holywood)
Robert (born 18 May 1905 in Church View, Holywood)
John (born 19 June 1908 in Church View, Holywood)
Sophia (born 18 June 1911 in Church View, Holywood)
Their father, Robert Galway, died of a tumour on 24 January 1914 (aged 55).
William Galway worked as a grocer’s van man before the outbreak of the Great War. He enlisted in Holywood and served initially with the 13th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (No. 17685) in 108th Brigade of the 36th (Ulster) Division. He was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, then to the Tank Corps (No. 75257) and he was 25 when he was killed in action on 20 November 1917.
Gunner William Galway was buried in Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France and there is an inscription on his CWGC headstone:
FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING
LEAVE WE NOW OUR DEAR ONE SLEEPING
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Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection of the small intestine caused by the protozoa Cyclospora cayetanensis. It usually causes a watery diarrheal illness that can last anywhere from nine to 43 days if left untreated. Increasing frequency of cyclosporiasis has been reported in the United States and Canada since the mid-1980s.
Cyclosporiasis is reportable to the Iowa Department of Public Health by Iowa Administrative Code 641 IAC 1.
On average, it will take about one week after being infected with C. cayetanensis to start showing signs and symptoms. If left untreated, illness can last for a month or longer and may come back one or more times. Symptoms include, but are not limited to:
- Watery diarrhea
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Increased gas
- Stomach cramps
- Muscle aches
- Low-grade fever
C. cayetanensis is a protozoa that is spread by swallowing water or food that has been contaminated with infected human feces. Direct person-to-person spread is unlikely to occur as the protozoa that are found in the feces of sick people are not infectious until days to weeks after excretion.
Persons of all ages are at risk for infection. However, people living or traveling in developing countries may be at increased risk. Infection is also more common in the spring and summer than other seasons.
- Avoid water or food that may be contaminated with feces.
- Infected people should wash their hands thoroughly and often to prevent spread of the infection.
- Thoroughly wash all fruits and vegetables before eating.
Before treatment can occur, C. cayetanensis must be identified by a health care provider. Once identified, antibiotic treatment is started along with fluid and electrolyte replacement if necessary.
There were 88 cyclosporiasis cases reported in 2021.
For more detailed information and statistics on all notifiable diseases, please see our current annual report located in the reports section of the CADE homepage.
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What is a WRX bolt pattern?
2015+ WRX wheels:
Bolt pattern: 5x114.3. Centerbore: 56.1mm. Wheel size: 17 x 8" via
What bolt pattern is a Subaru WRX STI?
All Subaru Impreza WRX through 2014, the 2004 WRX STi, and standard Impreza models use a 5x100 bolt pattern. via
What size are stock 2016 WRX wheels?
Product Description. This Factory OEM Subaru rim comes equipped on a 2015-2016 Subaru WRX. This is an aluminum wheel with a diameter of 17" and a width of 8". This Subaru WRX wheel has 5 lug holes and a bolt pattern of 115mm. via
What is the bolt pattern for 2020 WRX?
The Subaru WRX uses a 5x114. 3 bolt pattern with wheel diameters usually ranging from 17 to 20 inches, widths from 7 to 8.5 inches, and offsets from +35 to +48. via
Will an 18x9 5 fit a WRX?
Do 18x9. 5 +40 wheels on 245/40 tires fit on a 2018 Subaru WRX AWD with Silvers Coilovers? Yes they do! This 2018 Subaru WRX AWD is running Enkei NT03M 18x9. via
What is RIM offset?
The offset of a wheel is the distance from the hub mounting surface to the center line of the wheel. The wheel offset is measured in millimeters and results in a positive, negative, or zero offset. Positive offset is when the hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. via
How do I know what wheel offset I need? (video)
How do I figure out wheel offset?
How much offset can I have on my wheels?
Even if the tire and wheel have enough clearance, the wrong offset can decrease vehicle stability. Generally, with new wheels, you don't want the new offset to be more than 5 millimeters different from the old offset. via
Will Subaru wheels fit Toyota?
Registered. Yes, they wont fit unless you get spacers. subarus have a uniqe offset on ther stock wheels I forgot what it is but the wheel will hit your caliper. most after market wheels that fit a subaru will fit however. via
What tires should I run on 18x9 5?
18x9. 5", 38mm (as you have stated you'll be purchasing) with 245/40-18's. I think I could get away with 255/35's, but wider means more rolling resistance, and a shorter than stock tire means false mileage quicker than the stock height. I went the other direction, as the 245's are a little taller. via
Does negative Offset push wheels out?
You can see how a positive offset will tuck the assembly further under the fender, while a zero or negative offset pushes the wheel out towards or even past the fender. via
Do negative Offset wheels stick out?
A negative offset gives an inset or deep-dish look: -44 is deeper than -12. The wheel will also stick out from the truck. Keep in mind that some states require fender flares to cover the width of the wheel and tire. via
Can I use a wheel with a smaller center bore?
You could use wheel spacers that are thick enough to basically cover the centerbore, then it won't be an issue. via
What does CB mean in wheels?
Centering (mm): also called “Center Bore” (CB), it indicates the diameter of the center hole where the car's hub gets seated. via
How can I increase my wheel center bore? (video)
What is 6j rim?
Rim Width (6j, 7j, 7.5j..)
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Little did I know last month how prescient my call to get out of one’s comfort zone was going to be! In such a short, concentrated amount of time, our lives have been thrown upside down. This global pandemic knocked everyone out of their daily routines and into a bizarre new reality unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes. By now, you’ve all read what feels like a gazillion e-mails about COVID 19, social distancing, and “flattening the curve;” everyone has heard that “we are all in this together” time and time again; and we know to wash our hands with soap for at least 20 seconds as much as possible (personally, I’m grateful for my stash of hand creams, since they are being used A LOT to keep my hands from becoming completely raw). In short, there is a TON of uncertainty right now, as well as uncertainty’s friends fear and anxiety.
Compounding contemporary feelings of unease is the timing. Could it be any worse, really? March was already going to be a stressful month for high school families, as regular decision college admission results were going to be released throughout the month, often bringing disappointing and/or heartbreaking news to hopeful high school seniors. Add to that the deep sense of sadness and frustration because these same students can’t hang out with their friends in person and will likely have their graduation ceremonies cancelled, and the situation becomes even more bleak. I truly wish I could give you all hugs right now!
While I can’t offer information on when this pandemic will be over, I CAN provide my advice for high school students and their families during this challenging time. Please note that my suggestions are just that - my suggestions. They are meant to offer some helpful ideas and comfort - they are not replacements for talking to a professional mental health counselors. If you are concerned about your own or your loved one’s mental health, I urge you to call your Primary Care Physician to discuss identifying an area mental health professional, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990, or check out the mental health resources at https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2020/03/how-to-bethedifference-for-people-with-mental-health-concerns-during-covid-19/ .
For High School Seniors: $%^# this sucks! Yup, there’s no other way to phrase it. This was supposed to be YOUR time - time to celebrate you and your accomplishments, time to make more memories with your friends before you all head off in different directions in life, time for prom and graduation, and so much more. Instead, you’re stuck at home, frustrated and disappointed. And you have every right to be! This entire situation ISN’T fair, and it’s OK to be upset and worried. Please read this open letter to all high school seniors, written by a wonderful teacher in Louisiana here - I couldn’t have said this better!
If you’re concerned that you won’t be able to make the best decision about where to submit your deposit, know that you still have time. While May 1st has been the traditional universal deposit deadline, some schools have already pushed their deposit deadline to June 1st to give students more time to deliberate. To check to see if your schools have extended their deposit deadlines, click here. In the meantime, use the resources that you have available (printed brochures and booklets that you collected on campus tours and from your guidance office, school websites that often offer virtual campus tours, social media admitted student chat rooms, college and university LinkedIn profiles, your counselors and mentors, etc.) to get the information that you need in order to make the right choice for you.
Take comfort knowing that there are a ridiculous number of people all over the globe right now working *so hard* to figure out how to make your next steps not only possible, but awesome. That includes your high school administrators discussing how to help everyone graduate and get those final transcripts to schools, as well as government leaders reconsidering waiving or readjusting federal/state testing and graduation requirements. Whether you’re planning on starting college this fall or going overseas for a gap year, trust that the answers to your questions on how this is all going to work will come. It may take time and require your flexibility, but you will get through this and move on with your life!
For High School Juniors: I know that many of you are freaking out (if not on the outside, definitely on the inside). You’re right there with the seniors, worrying about how this pandemic is going to affect your future college plans. I get it, and I want to reassure you that, while I may not be sure about the details yet, you will be OK! This is a GLOBAL phenomenon that we are all going through - that includes every other junior on the planet, as well as all college and university admission officers, the entire staff of the College Board, and everyone involved in any aspect of the college admission process. We all know that this is going to be a highly unusual admission cycle, and that’s OK! Accommodations are already being made - some universities have already decided to go test-optional for just this cycle (to read more about this, click here and here, and to see a list of schools that are already test-optional, click here ). For students wishing to follow the latest updates on standardized testing, be sure to regularly check the following websites for new information: for the ACT click here, for the SAT click here, and for the AP exams click here. Trust that you will NOT be penalized for living through a pandemic! Colleges and universities will take this context into account when reviewing your applications this fall, and it will ALL WORK OUT!!!
In the meantime, you can do a surprising amount of research online! Take virtual campus tours, engage admission officers in online chats, sign up for college-related webinars, and ask current students and alumni questions about their experiences via LinkedIn and other social media outlets. While nothing replaces an in-person visit, you can learn a ton of helpful information from the comfort of your home, so that you will have narrowed your application list down and be very prepared to visit schools when that opportunity becomes available again. This is also a good time to use the internet to have a Plan B for your summer activity, in the event that the stay-at-home order is extended. Create a list of things that you could do from home that will still be meaningful for you (some jobs can be done online, if you’re looking to make money, while there are an increasing number of online courses students can take - including free MOOCs!). Also check out Coursera and EdX. It’s always better to have some options available to you just in case you need to revise your initial plans.
For High School Sophomores and First Years: It may not feel like it now, but you’re the lucky ones. Why? Because you have time on your side. You really only should be focused on your high school careers right now, as well as staying healthy and safe. College isn’t even a blip on your radar screen (or, at least, it shouldn’t be). Use this time at home to explore subjects that you have been interested in, but never had the time to investigate - until now. Read a book you’ve been wanting to read for fun! Learn how to cook, so you can help out at home (same goes for learning how to clean your home correctly and how to safely do laundry). Plant a garden when the weather is better. Your imagination is your only limit! And, if you’re feeling helpless in the face of the pandemic, remember that you ARE contributing to society by just staying home and not hanging out with your friends! You can also do good by learning to sow masks, by organizing a fundraiser to help those in need right now, by writing cards to the aging adults living in nursing homes, by checking on your neighbors to see if you can help them (be sure to social distance and use gloves if you’re bringing them groceries, for example), by reconnecting online with relatives that you haven’t talked to in a while, and by doing so many other activities. Helping others is a wonderful way to feel better, because you know you’re making a HUGE difference in another person’s life!
For Parents: Simply put, you’ve been tasked with the impossible: having to work from home (if you’re lucky enough to still have a job), home school your children, run a household, AND maintain calm during a period when everything has been thrown into disarray. Some of you have the additional stress of taking care of your aging parents, too. I know that you’re all feeling a tremendous amount of stress and pressure right now, so please remember to practice self-compassion. Breathe! You are only human, and you’re doing the best you possible can in this incredibly difficult situation. Take the advice of a wise local rabbi: lower expectations and clarify priorities. Don’t yell at your kids if they aren’t completing all of their homework assignments right now - this pandemic is challenging for them, too, albeit in different ways. Trust that your child’s teachers are doing everything in their power to help your child now, and they will bring your child up to speed whenever we are allowed to resume school again. Let that drive to be productive go! Your job is to listen to your kids, validate their feelings, and help them feel safe and secure. Talk to them honestly but in an age-appropriate way about what is going on and how to take concrete steps to stay safe (like the importance of washing hands thoroughly and for at least 20 seconds). Try to establish some kind of routine, since that structure will help everyone in the household feel more stable (you will feel better, too). Most of all, use this historic moment to teach your children how to be resilient in the face of obstacles. Model good coping skills to your kids - they are looking to you to see how you meet these challenges. We are ALL out of our comfort zones now, whether we want to be or not. Help your children learn that they will get through this, and come out stronger and better equipped to navigate the world when it’s time to leave the nest.
For everyone, please stay join touch with your school counselors, teachers, and administrators to keep up-to-date on your latest school information. Keep a regular sleep and exercise schedule, and try to maintain a somewhat healthy diet (comfort food may be necessary, but make sure to have some vegetables, too, since your diet, sleep, and activity levels all influence your immune systems and right now you REALLY need to stay as healthy as possible to fight this pandemic). Look for the good! Make it a point for the family members at the end of the day to each share one positive thing that happened, showing appreciation and gratitude. Most of all, be kind - to yourself and to each other. While we may not know what tomorrow will bring, we DO know that we truly are in this together!
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Tankless water heater installation is one of the most popular ways to increase the comfort and efficiency of your property. But is it appropriate for you? Tankless water heating can help save you money in the future since they use less energy than conventional tank heaters. But is it the right option for your loved ones?
While tankless water heaters make great sense for some families, conventional tank hot water heaters cost more money and utilize more energy even when you're only using it temporarily. That means that if you just use it a couple of times per year, you are still paying for the electricity used when the central heating system isn't in use. The biggest advantage to tankless water heating system is that the device itself doesn't require any storage tank. Just like your typical house heating system, it simply sits there and heats water as necessary. Additionally, it needs no plumbing work because the unit itself maintains an open connection to the water resource. All it really takes is an accurate reading to be sure the water is heated, and it is all done with the touch of a button.
Along with saving money on energy and prices, tankless water heater setup may also enhance air quality in your home. Because the unit heats water only when it is required, it removes the need for water tanks that have to be continuously maintained. This means cleaner air in your house, with less asthma attacks because of airborne dust particles.
Besides saving money and saving space, tankless water heaters also lower your impact on the environment. Since they don't save water, there is no tank overflow or septic tanks to be worried about. There are no chemicals used in their manufacturing, and no soil to test for pollution. All the waste is flushed out to the sewer lines. This is something which conventional water heaters don't provide.
The efficacy of tankless water heater setup is just another reason to select them. Since there's absolutely no tank to maintain or eliminate, you won't find any spikes in your water heater bills. Your monthly utility bills will stay the exact same or decrease slightly, even during peak energy demand. The cause of this is that your unit just heats as much water as it needs at a time. This saves on space and money, because you can conserve what little space you have by using less water in your components. This also helps to keep your water heater components from the way, keeping them from the way of kids and pets.
When you choose a tankless water heater model, you can count on constant operation, since the device isn't linked into a tank or a hot water source. This means that the unit is more than heat effective but doesn't overheat to uncomfortable temperatures. You can be comfortable, the majority of the time, even if using unusually high water temperatures. The energy efficiency rating of these products comes from the Energy Factor, which compares the quantity of electricity needed to heat the water to the quantity that's really expended.
The tankless water heater installation method is quite simple, as well. In fact, you can get the unit up and running in just a few hours, depending on the size of the system. The tankless heater components are available in all different shapes and dimensions, and they are made from vinyl, stainless steel, copper, or aluminum. Many are solar powered, and some are not. The solar models would be the simplest to install and use, since you don't have to connect them straight to sunlight. The gas versions require an installation firm, which means you may not wish to do it on your own.
Once installed, all you want to do is be sure that your gas or electric tank is full until you turn it on for the first time, then you should be all set. Your device will draw hot water from either the incoming peak demand of your gas or electric heater, or even the storage summit, whichever is accessible. It takes a couple of minutes to get everything hooked up, and after that, you're going to be prepared to begin drinking yummy hot java, holding cold water, or warming your property.
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Security researches reported that Android.Lockdroid.E ransomware threatens up to 67% of Android devices, posing as a porn application called Porn ‘O’ Mania. The malware gives hackers access to admin rights and takes control of the devices it’s installed on.
Android.Lockdroid.E ransomware uses a fake package installation, downloaded from unauthorised download sites such as torrent locations. Its main purpose is to make users think that it is a porn application that needs access to certain parts of a device. However, the malware does not reveal that by granting the application access, it’s also allowing hackers to act as an administrator on the infected device.
As soon as a user downloads the application, the screen gets locked and a message reads that the victim has installed “forbidden materials.” During the time when the user is trying to deal with this issue, unable to do anything with their phone, Android.Lockdroid.E is working in the background collecting contacts and other information from the device, and encrypting other data, which it then says the user must pay to unscramble.
Another common method used by cyber criminals to gain access to the admin rights, is demanding the user to enter their administrator details in order to access more advanced features in the application. When entering this information, hackers can lock the device screen, reset the device PIN, or perform a factory reset. Besides, they can stop the user from removing the malware, which means that their device is unusable.
“This new ransomware variant has leveled up, adopting more sophisticated social engineering to gain administrator rights,” said Symantec’s Martin Zhang.
“Once the malicious app (a fake porn-viewing app in this case) is installed and run by the user, the system activation dialog is called up and covered by a fake “Package Installation” window”.
“The user believes they are clicking “Continue” to install a necessary Google-related package but, in actuality, they have taken the first step in activating the malicious app as a device administrator, which grants all the required capabilities the malware needs to run its more aggressive extortion.”
Zhang also said that Android users can avoid the malware being installed on their device by ensuring only verified Google Play apps which can be installed on their devices. | <urn:uuid:ab9f25d9-e537-424a-a12f-4157d1068cb8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://virusguides.com/android-ransomware-threatens-67-of-devices/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.946361 | 488 | 1.734375 | 2 |
For months now, Africa’s rough diamonds have been increasing in value but the sale proceeds do not reach the people. Instead, they benefit metropolitan elites and the mine companies, which are usually foreign-owned.
Last week Tanzanian police struck a blow against international diamond smuggling. A consignment of diamonds worth around 28 million euros ($33.4 million) was seized at the country’s main airport. Petra Diamonds, the biggest listed diamond company in the world, based in the tax haven of Jersey, had registered a consignment of 14 kilos (30 pounds.) However, according to the Tanzanian authorities, it actually weighed 30 kilos. The rough diamonds from the Williamson mine were intended for export to Belgium for processing.
The Williamson mine in the north of Tanzania is a joint venture. 75 percent belongs to Petra Diamonds, 25 percent to the Tanzanian government. Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, has declared that combating corruption in the mining sector is a priority for his government. His anti-corruption platform played a large part in helping him to power in 2015.
Concerns about the investment climate
Benedict Mahona, an economics expert from the University of Dar-es-Salam, told DW that the seizure of the diamonds from the Williamson mine was lawful. He explained that the customs laws of the East African Community are unambiguous: Every product that is imported or exported from the area must be correctly registered and declared.
“Globally operating companies are systematically plundering Africa’s diamond resources, and only a fraction of the stones are properly declared and have duty paid on them,” Mahona said. He also commented that the theft of diamonds almost always happens with the help of corrupt locals.
At the same time, with its tough approach the Tanzanian government runs the risk of international companies withdrawing their business and jobs being lost as a result, according to Rebekka Rumpel, an expert in natural resources at the London think-tank Chatham House.
For the rest of this article: http://www.dw.com/en/africa-is-rich-in-diamonds-but-still-poor/a-40551741 | <urn:uuid:4de953d1-0cd2-46a3-b840-c09211aa5458> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://republicofmining.com/2017/09/19/africa-is-rich-in-diamonds-but-still-poor-deutsche-welle-september-18-2017/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.952886 | 464 | 2.09375 | 2 |
BIAA Lecture - Changing Patterns of Tourism to Turkey’s Archaeological Sites
Thu 21 Sep 2017, 18:30 - 19:30
- The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
Since the 19th century tourism and Western antiquarian interest has played an in uential role in the excavation and reconstruction of prominent Near Eastern archaeological sites. This lecture explores how the absence, presence and abundance of tourism continues to dictate excavation and conservation priorities and practices at archaeological sites across Turkey.
Dr Aylin Orbasli is Reader at Oxford Brookes University and also an independent heritage consultant on projects focused on the protection and management of cultural heritage sites, including World Heritage Sites in Turkey and the Middle East. | <urn:uuid:adbd583e-7b67-428f-b768-ac45f8a4cf6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/biaa-lecture-changing-patterns-tourism-turkeys-archaeological-sites/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.883468 | 164 | 1.984375 | 2 |
HAGATNA, 30 MARCH 2020 (THE GUAM DAILY POST)—Starting at midnight Tuesday, all travelers, regardless of origin, will be subject to a 14-day quarantine on Guam unless they have a certification that they’re not infected with COVID-19.
The quarantine also applies to passengers in transit.
Several flights including from Honolulu, Chuuk, Japan’s Narita International Airport and Saipan’s international airport have arrived or were scheduled to arrive Sunday. Guam previously had seen more than 40 flights a day.
Guam’s number of COVID-19 cases increased by one patient Sunday, to 56. Twenty-three individuals were tested for COVID-19 on Sunday.
Guam’s COVID-19 cases increased from three to 56 in a little more than two weeks – a total that does not include dozens of sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which docked at Naval Base Guam on Friday. The last number of confirmed COVID-19-positive sailors from the aircraft carrier was 23. The Navy has since declined to specify the number of COVID-19-affected sailors or their living arrangements on the Navy base, citing operational security.
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero said she has been assured the sailors, other than those who are being placed in isolation at Naval Hospital Guam, are being kept pierside and will not be allowed into the local community or within the general population on the Navy base.
A total of 388 tests have been performed between 12 March and 29 March for Guam residents. Guam initially had 400 test kits available.
The only way to avoid quarantine is if a passenger “possesses a health care-recognized and certified document that attests he or she is not infected with COVID-19 within the last 72 hours,” the government of Guam Joint Information Center stated, adding that these guidelines are subject to change.
The mandatory quarantine – regardless of point of origin – is being implemented as Guam is seeing fewer flight arrivals. Instead of more than 40 flights a day, Guam on Sunday had only a few flight arrivals, including from Honolulu, Chuuk, Narita International Airport in Japan and Saipan’s international airport.
GovGuam has hired four hotels – Days Inn, Wyndham Garden Hotel, Pacific Star Hotel, and Santa Fe hotel – to quarantine passengers mostly from Manila.
The Guam Office of the Attorney General last week sought a court order, on behalf of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, to keep people in quarantine if they refuse to heed the government’s order.
Also on Sunday, the women-led local nonprofit I Hagan Famalåo’an Guåhan, along with seven other advocacy organizations, urged Governor Lou Leon Guerrero to speak up on COVID-19 concerns involving military personnel.
The groups suggested that the governor, among other things:
- Ask that “All DOD military personnel and contractors with exposure to those who have tested positive for COVID-19 be quarantined on military bases and not be allowed to leave base installations for at least the recommended 14 days –regardless of their mission-essential status”; and
- Ask the military to provide Guam’s civilian community COVID-19 test kits, N95 face masks, ventilators and other necessary medical equipment for the local hospital and qualified medical personnel.
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Exam results are upon us. After the 2020 debacle which saw exams cancelled due to COVID and the first set of algorithm-generated results quickly overturned following complaints of unfairness, what teachers and young people really needed in 2021 was confidence in the grading system.
The process for awarding marks was duly announced in March. And this time, as Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has reiterated, for one year only there would be no algorithm. Instead students would receive marks based on teacher estimates.
Now, results day just wouldn’t be the same without the perennial discussion of grade inflation, with commentators comparing the proportion of top grades being awarded. In pre-COVID times, this is seen to undermine the value of the qualifications in the long term. In 2021, though, concerns about grade inflation are misplaced, for three reasons.
The method by which grades have been determined this year differs fundamentally from previous years. Further, as we attempt to make an economic and societal recovery from the pandemic, seeing more young people get the grades they need to get into universities and colleges is to be celebrated, as the guarantee of a well-qualified future workforce.
Finally, and most importantly, given the stress and disruption young people have experienced since COVID hit our shores in March 2020, their achievements should be celebrated, not questioned.
Talk of grade inflation inaccurate and unhelpful
In December 2020 Williamson confirmed that, contrary to the first year of the pandemic, exams in England would not be cancelled in 2021. Guidance subsequently issued by the government’s office of qualifications and examinations regulation (Ofqual) and the department for education detailed the range of evidence from students that would be used to determine their grades. This included school-based exams, coursework and portfolios.
The guidance specified that this range of work was to be marked against criteria provided by exam boards, and that the marking would then checked by the school, with exam boards carrying out quality-assurance checks on that marking. This is the system schools have followed.
Students have been awarded the grade their work deserves and teacher judgements have been checked for quality. This is called criterion-based assessment because the assessment is based on work meeting criteria.
By contrast, GCSEs and A-levels in previous years, including the first round of results that were retracted in 2020, were norm-referenced: the results were compared to other students. In this system, students’ result depends on their ranking within the cohort, rather than their ability to meet the assessment criteria. This aligns this year’s A-levels with BTecs, which have always been criterion-referenced.
Each system, of course, has advantages and disadvantages but the outcomes should not be compared. Student marks this year have been awarded under an approach that is different but no less robust.
There is therefore no reason to suggest that they are less valid than in previous years or that there is a long-term problem with grade inflation. As with so many aspects of life during the pandemic, things are just different this year.
Student success is good for everyone
Record levels of success have been reported, with as many as 45% more students getting top A* grades at A-level according to some reports, and a smaller rise in the number of students achieving A*-C grades too.
Given these results, it seems likely many students will be able to take their places at universities and colleges. This is a good thing for the economy, especially when youth unemployment is at such worryingly high levels.
Places on medicine courses have been in particular demand and the government has already had to add 9,000 extra places for the coming year. Given the pressure our health service is currently under, it is hard to view more medical students as a problem.
Teacher training has also seen strong growth in numbers. It is inspiring that so many young people are choosing to train for careers in public service. In this way, universities and colleges will play a vital role in pandemic recovery by ensuring young people can be successful. This, surely, is a win-win situation?
Young people deserve praise for their achievements
Despite the best efforts of teachers, schools and support groups, there have been many barriers to success for the class of 2021. Pupils studying for their BTecs and A-levels this year have been uniquely disadvantaged. They have done at least seven of the 20 months of their two-year courses online during lockdown.
Often in their bedrooms and at kitchen tables, away from their usual support network, many found this strange and isolating during what is a crucial period in their education.
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds have been particularly badly affected by this. Some have struggled with poor access to technology and spaces to learn.
Student mental health has been badly affected by the increased isolation, enduring uncertainty and severely restricted access to help during lockdown. We can only hope that this this set of circumstances will never be repeated.
It is even more important to celebrate the achievements of young people this week. We need to congratulate them and support them on their way, as the future healthcare workers, teachers and business leaders we will all be depending on for years to come.
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Portugal is a mountainous country carved out of the western edge of the Iberian Peninsula. Split by the Tejo (Tagus) River, which flows from Spain to the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal’s northern half, including Douro and Beiras, is largely mountainous, dotted with plateaus and river valleys. The southern half, including Alentejo and Algarve, features rolling plains and fertile land for farming. Its long Atlantic coast boasts beautiful beaches, a cuisine based largely on seafood, and a rich history of sea voyages and discovery. In addition to its mainland territory, Portugal consists of two Atlantic archipelagos: the Azores and Madeira, home of the famous fortified wine.
Portugal’s winemaking roots are ancient, but its origins are obscured. There is archaeological evidence of seafaring Phoenicians in this region from the 10th century BCE and Greek colonies from the 7th century BCE, both of which likely engaged in viticulture. The first documented record of the vine, however, belongs to the Romans in the 1st century.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, winemaking continued uninterrupted, though diminished, by Germanic invasions and the occupation that followed by the Moors (a culture which, although itself abstinent, was tolerant of alcohol consumption by its Christian subjects). As elsewhere in Europe, Christianity played a major role in preserving and developing the country’s winemaking traditions.
Although Portugal neighbors Spain, the two countries resemble each other very little and have been politically at odds throughout history. Because of this long-standing opposition, Portugal embraced the ocean in terms of trade, culture and cuisine. Portugal was in fact a leading force in the Age of Discovery during the 15th century. Pioneering figures such as Portugal’s Henry the Navigator and Vasco da Gama discovered exciting new places – Madeira, the Azores Islands and Brazil among them. Exotic spices from the Far East; gold from Brazil; ivory, coffee and peanuts from Africa; and pineapples, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes from the New World resulted in great wealth for the Portuguese during this time.
The colonies explored above created wine export markets, and the long sea voyages helped shape two of Portugal’s most unique and historical wines: Port and Madeira. These fortified wines were accidentally invented when sailors added a bit of brandy to preserve wine for its journey across the ocean.
When discussing Portugal in wine circles, it is usually synonymous with Port, which remains the country’s most renowned export. This is changing. Portugal established its quality DOC system shortly after joining the European Union in 1986, and since then Portuguese winemaking has continued to accelerate. Today, winemaking in Portugal is a complex and delicious mélange, of which Port is but one ingredient (albeit an important one). Due to an influx of funding and expertise, a renewed commitment to quality wine, and hundreds of unique indigenous grape varieties, the last twenty years has seen a staggering transformation in Portugal’s winemaking. | <urn:uuid:00b2b6c3-4e4f-47b0-b0b9-9d60e80546ff> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://clickimports.com/knowledge/wine/portugal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.952632 | 627 | 2.6875 | 3 |
The National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office Guam has the following advisories in effect:
A high risk of rip currents is in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan through Monday afternoon. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore. Dangerous and frequent rip currents are expected along east facing reefs.
Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim out of a rip current by swimming parallel to shore then back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current. Strong rip currents are life-threatening.
A fire weather watch remains in effect for Guam through today. A fire weather watch means critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Northeast winds at 15 to 20 mph are expected. Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Visit the following links for the latest information:
· NWS Website: https://www.weather.gov/gum/
· NWS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NWSGuam/
· GHS/OCD Website: https://ghs.guam.gov/
· GHS/OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHSOCD/
For more information, contact GHS/OCD Public Information Officer Jenna Blas at (671) 489-2540 or via email at email@example.com. | <urn:uuid:83964d4c-7803-47d1-98d9-1e1f32e20887> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pncguam.com/nws-advisories-in-effect-fire-weather-watch-through-today/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.913654 | 327 | 2.359375 | 2 |
By LC and Ian Howard Publisher: APCNews MONTEVIDEO,Published on
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Following the initial rush of Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects in rural Africa, many did not yield the anticipated outcomes, and interest has been dying down. People then began talking about “sustainable ICT” projects, in which it was understood that projects would become self-sufficient after their initial donor-led investment and set-up period. But with the use of mobile phones gaining in popularity, popular rhetoric has begun to question the need of ICTs beyond the mobile phone. While mobile phones certainly have had a great impact in rural areas, a new study by Ian Howard commissioned by APC, through the analysis of two case studies, he argues that the need for telecentres and affordable internet connections exists, as such centres cater to rural and niche markets the way larger companies cannot.
What is sustainable ICT?
Beginning in the late 1990s, the use of ICTs in international development work expanded greatly. In part this expansion was due to the increased availability and affordability of ICT equipment, the simplification of use and support of equipment, improved access to electricity, more affordable internet and the growing use of ICTs by donors and NGOs themselves. A number of studies by the World Bank and other organisations also affirmed the importance of access to information for improved health and social well-being, and the role of communications in economic development. By 2004 almost all donors and NGOs were involved in some sort of ICT4D initiative.
Unfortunately, this interest has since subsided because too many projects were ill executed for various reasons: limited local buy-in, flawed economic models, inadequate training, and/or the use of inappropriate equipment. From the donor perspective, the most important failure of ICT4D initiatives was the inability of these centres to persist without the continued intervention and financial support of donor organisations. In other words, they were unsustainable.
In terms of ICT for rural development, the term sustainability as used by the international development sector, is most often described as the ability to maintain implementation beyond the intervention period. It is measured principally by the ability to remain economically viable, while delivering a social benefit; therefore, an ideal sustainable ICT initiative requires short-term incubation, but is then able to maintain its operations by local parties.
Unfortunately, such short-term interventions are not well suited for ICT-based initiatives that require continued operational support, both in terms of technical advice and funds. Consequently, as the many ICT4D projects have reached the end of their funding, earlier presumptions that local communities would take over ownership and responsibility of the initiatives have proved to be wrong. There are numerous telecentres and rural “micro-telcos” that no longer exist, or that only provide a fraction of the services they once did
Internet vs. mobile phones: Are rural ICTs sustainable?
While many rural ICT4D initiatives have not yielded the anticipated outcomes, the mobile phone on the other hand, has been circling above as a beacon of success, particularly on the African continent. Many places that lack telecom infrastructure, such as rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now have thriving mobile phone networks. This success has come as a result of changes in policy and new adaptive technologies.
Popular rhetoric now suggests that there is no need for rural ICT efforts beyond mobile phones. As many rural internet projects have failed and mobile phone networks continue to flourish, many donors have abandoned their efforts in rural ICT4D, leaving the development of ICTs largely to mobile phone carriers. While there is some merit to this decision, it is somewhat naive. The failures of rural ICT4D projects were, as noted above, not because they lacked utility, but rather because they were poorly designed and implemented. It can therefore be argued that there is still a need for rural ICT development beyond mobile phones, but that the challenge is in making such development self-perpetuating.
While mobile phones can have a great impact on the lives of rural people in least developed countries (LDCs) especially grassroots ICT initiatives can fill the void that large mobile phone companies cannot. These new mobile-phone infrastructures are largely poised as oligopolies, protected from the threat of new entrants by high licensing fees and reserved frequency allotments. While they serve a large segment of the population and provide a great basis for ICTs, they are highly centralised and hierarchical and thus unlikely likely to serve smaller segments, remote areas or non-mainstream interests; nor can they provide specific local and rural solutions. This gap therefore opens up a multitude of opportunities in ICT4D, particularly in smaller rural markets.
Although mobile phones provide an effective tool for basic communication and information exchange, the need for grassroots ICT development remains. Mobile phone solutions are top-down, in comparison to bottom up internet ICTs, which can effectively serve smaller and niche markets. Thus, the need for continued intervention in ICT4D is perhaps even stronger than before. However, the question remains: Are rural ICT initiatives sustainable?
Is there still a need for wireless?
In many ways, wireless networks were hoped to be the disruptive innovation that would unseat incumbents. This has not happened to the degree that was hoped, but in countries where wireless bands are permitted, they have driven demand and have persuaded incumbents to respond.
As internet-capable phones increasingly become mainstream, so will the demand for phone-based internet access and other internet appliances. This will be slow to develop in these smaller markets, particularly where incumbents have little incentive to provide these less lucrative services. Thus, the development of autonomous infrastructure is still required in order to meet the needs of rural communities. Moreover, there must also be the development of networks that tie together data and information that is local, regional and national. This will assure greater, cheaper and easier access to information and data that is most important to people in these areas. For this data and information to be available, however, it must be generated – hence the importance of telecentres.
The role of NGOs and donors, from a free-market perspective, is to intervene where there are market failures. As the development of this more local information and data is likely to be largely non-commercial, it will require support in order to avoid falling victim to market failures.
In his report “Observations on sustaining rural connectivity initiatives in lesser developed markets” Ian Howard examines the case of two rural communities in Tanzania that exemplify sustainable ICT and justify the need for wireless connectivity in these remote areas. The report provides insight into how to build more sustainable rural ICT and gather observations and recommendations for implementers and donors.
This article was adapted from Unbounded possibilities: Observations on sustaining rural ICTs in Africa by Ian Howard for APC.
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Hope and optimism were the two words used most to describe fallen NDP leader Jack Layton at his service on Saturday. In the last year of his life, Layton reached a new height politically. He ran his race for Prime Minister with a dignity not often exemplified in today’s political world.
During the days since Jack Layton’s death, many news clips have been shown. During one of these memorable moments, Layton used the words “Respect for all.” These words are a poignant reminder of how the world could be made better.
On Sunday, a friend of mine and I cycled from the Bridge of Dreams out to Coalmont on the KVR Trail. Along the way, as girlfriends often do when they eke out a few hours together from the hustle and bustle of everyday madness, we talked about relationships from the past, the present and even relationships of the future. One word that popped up was respect. I don’t think it was a coincidence.
If there is one thing I have learned in my years on Earth, it is that we all need respect. It doesn’t matter what our age is. Children need their voices to be heard, even if they are tiny. Grandparents need to teach their secrets of life to their grandchildren. Parents need to pass on the wisdom they learned by following the hard route. Friends need to be appreciated. Employees need to be heard.
It is when respect isn’t there that a relationship suffers. When a political party doesn’t respect their constituents enough to tell the truth even after they are caught lying; when a leader turns his or her back on those who got them to where they are now standing; when a parent reneges on promises or when a friend betrays you, that all is lost. It is hard to get respect when one is incapable of giving it. There is this moment of awakening that many of us reach. This person does not deserve my respect. They have betrayed my trust.
Some spouses cheat until there is nothing left to fight for; some parents use words to destroy their children’s innocence; some bosses use pessimism to try and crush their employees spirits; some politician’s use their constituents as stairs to climb and burn behind them and some friend’s use popularity as their scale for worthiness. There are many ways to hurt others. Most people have used some of these methods at one time or another.
We should all do our best to be respectful to those around us. We should not respect those who do not respect us. They are undeserving. Jack Layton didn’t have a secret, he just knew what was important to others and did his very best to live what he spoke. The reverend at Layton’s service said it best, “If the Olympics can make us prouder Canadians, maybe Jack’s life can make us better. Canadians.” | <urn:uuid:0efe7469-cbcc-4e74-b252-b081209091fd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.similkameenspotlight.com/opinion/jack-layton-dreams-of-respect-for-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.979643 | 610 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni has been declared as the winner of the country’s presidential election for 2021. Museveni secured 58.64 per cent of the total votes cast, to win the sixth term as the President. The 76-year-old leader is serving as the President of the Republic of Uganda since 1986 and is one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
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On March 16, 2022, MADRE hosted a panel to discuss accountability for gender-based crimes, with a particular focus on gender persecution - what it is and what forms it takes in specific contexts - and a new initiative to advance accountability for gender persecution.
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Prosecutor announced the development of a new policy paper to advance accountability for gender persecution. This policy paper will guide the ICC’s approach to gender justice – a truly groundbreaking opportunity for clarity on a topic that has been overlooked for too long.
This is our moment to reaffirm that targeting women and LGBTIQ, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons in peacetime and conflict can amount to a crime against humanity. By better understanding how and when gender persecution occurs, we can strengthen accountability and meaningfully include survivors in building sustainable peace.
- Lisa Davis, Associate Professor of Law, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law; Special Adviser on Gender Persecution to the ICC Prosecutor
- Neela Ghoshal, Senior Director of Law, Policy, & Research, OutRight Action International
- Susana Peralta, Peace and Transitional Justice Coordinator, Colombia Diversa
- Danny Bradley, Global Campaigns Officer, MADRE | <urn:uuid:803e36fd-15e3-4123-866b-77d740db5569> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.madre.org/press-publications/speaking-engagement/madre-hosts-csw-side-event-fighting-against-impunity-gender | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.905347 | 271 | 1.671875 | 2 |
5.04.20 Mummy berry infection period in Waldoboro and West Rockport areas May 4th
There were conditions for mummy berry infection periods at our Waldoboro and West Rockport weather stations on May 4th night. In Waldoboro, the infection period started May 4 at approximately 9 pm and at West Rockport approximately at 7pm. They were the only weather stations that experienced long enough wet conditions for an infection period.
If you have a field in these areas and applied fungicide after April 27th, your field was protected during this infection period. If you have not applied fungicides, if you can apply propiconazole or fenbuconazole before Thursday May 7th evening, you are likely will decrease the infection in your field.
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PZU has an internal control system (ICS) in place, adjusted to the scale of its operations and its organizational structure, the purpose of which is to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of operations within the organization, reliability of financial reporting and compliance of the Company’s operations with the applicable laws and internal regulations.
The ICS comprises supervision, overall administrative and accounting procedures, organizational structures, reporting systems, solutions implemented in IT systems, the compliance function and other control mechanisms contributing to the security and stability of the Company’s operations by ensuring:
The following elements are distinguished within the ICS:
The ICS is built on the basis of the said elements and is based on a model of three independent and complementary levels, i.e. three lines of defense, where:
Supervision over the internal control system within the Company is exercised by:
The head of the respective organizational division/unit/cell is responsible for the deployment of an effective Internal Control System in the supervised area of the Companies’ activity, in particular for designing and ensuring efficient operation of control actions as integral components of operating processes.
An element of the ICS adopted by PZU is the compliance function supervised by the Director of the Compliance Department. The appointment and dismissal of the Director of the Compliance Department must be consulted with the Audit Committee. The Director of the Compliance Department has direct access to the Company’s Management Board Members and Supervisory Board Members, and representatives of the Compliance Department participate in meetings of selected committees established within the Company’s structure.
The PZU Group’s internal control system has been developed at the leading entity (i.e. PZU) level and is applicable to all members of the Group, in consideration of their distinct nature, proportionality and adequacy. With regard to regulated entities existing within banking groups, the internal control system has been designed at the level of each of these groups, taking into account the applicable sectoral regulations.
Within the framework of the exchange of information and cooperation with subsidiaries, uniform standards and key methodological solutions are implemented in such entities. In particular, the following areas of cooperation and information exchange exist in relationships with these companies:
Financial statements are prepared in the Finance Division and central units operating based on the applicable regulations. The Finance Division is supervised by a Management Board Member, and the financial statements require approval by the Management Board.
The process is conducted in compliance with:
Data are prepared in the source systems using formal operating and acceptance procedures which specify the powers of specific persons.
The reporting process is controlled by appropriately qualified, skilled and experienced staff.
PZU monitors changes in external regulations concerning, without limitation, the accounting policy and reporting requirements applicable to insurers and carries out appropriate adaptation processes in these areas.
The accounting records are closed and financial statements are prepared in accordance with schedules, including the key activities and control points with assigned liability for timely and correct completion.
The key controls during preparation of the financial statements include:
Activities within the consolidated financial reporting processes are coordinated through the organizational structure of the Finance Division in the PZU and PZU Życie Head Offices which is shared, i.e. organized based on a personal union. PZU controls all its consolidated subsidiaries through these companies’ management boards and supervisory boards.
The consolidated financial reporting process is governed by a number of internal acts defining the principles of accounting policy adopted by the PZU Group and accounting standards. Moreover, they are subject to detailed schedules including the key activities and control points with assigned liability for timely and correct completion.
Consolidation packages forwarded by subsidiaries are subjected to:
In the case of consolidation packages forwarded by banks, they are also reconciled with their published stock exchange disclosures.
PZU internal audit periodically reviews the organization and the process of preparing the financial statements.
The internal audit function is run in a manner ensuring its unbiased nature and independence from operational functions, and its purpose is to add value and enhance the PZU Group’s operational performance. The activity of the audit function involves a regular and orderly assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control system and other components of the management system. The internal audit function supports the PZU Group in the pursuit of its objectives by providing – also through consulting – certainty as to the effectiveness of these processes.
The duties of the internal audit function comprise in particular:
The audit plan is prepared on the basis of an annual risk identification and assessment conducted across all areas of PZU’s business. A draft plan is presented for evaluation by the Audit Committee and then approval by the Management Board.
The timely implementation of audit recommendations by the business units is overseen by the responsible member of the Management Board or PZU Group Director. The Internal Audit Department monitors the progress of implementing the recommendations based on information obtained from the respective business units. After an analysis, it decides whether to consider them completed.
The following adopted principles guarantee the independence and impartiality of internal audit:
PZU has implemented the Internal Auditor’s Code of Ethics, based on guidelines issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). The purpose of the Code is to promote best practices and models for ethical behavior, and to motivate the need for continuous professional improvement and development of the proper image of internal auditors.
The Internal Audit Department provides the Company’s Management Board and Audit Committee with periodic management information from its subordinate area, including, in particular:
In order to ensure the proper quality and continuous improvement of the internal audit function, internal (on an annual basis) and external (not less than once every five years) assessments of the Company’s internal audit activities are conducted. A third-party assessment of the internal audit function at PZU conducted by PwC Advisory in 2020 and an analysis of coordination of the Group’s internal audit run by the Internal Audit Department demonstrated general compliance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics developed by the IIA.
The appointment of the Audit Committee has served the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of supervisory activities performed by the Supervisory Board with regard to the monitoring of financial reporting processes.
The Committee’s tasks associated with monitoring the financial reporting process and the provision of advisory and evaluation services include, in particular:
The Audit Committee presents recommendations regarding the selection of an audit firm to perform the audit and review of the financial statements to the Supervisory Board.
A statutory auditor appointed by the PZU Supervisory Board, based on a recommendation of the Audit Committee, reviews interim standalone and consolidated financial statements, audits annual standalone and consolidated financial statements and audits annual solvency and financial standing reports required by the Solvency II Directive (for PZU and the PZU Group). | <urn:uuid:09aa0616-9f8b-4dd9-bf7c-8452d2447c71> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://raportroczny2020.pzu.pl/en/corporate-governance/system-control-process-preparing-financial-statements | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.945422 | 1,401 | 1.5625 | 2 |
pack Your Program and Third-Party Dependencies in A Single Executable File that Can Run Unassisted for A Seamless Installation Experience
Some programs do not have to be added to the system through an installation procedure per se, but depend on certain components for proper carrying out their activity.
BoxedApp Packer has been designed to fill this need by offering the possibility to package all the required elements into a single executable file. The elements can be anything from libraries to ActiveX controls or any other file needed by the application.
Installing the application on the system does not take too long to complete and the user does not have to input much effort during the process.
A very simple interface provides all the options for packaging all the files into an executable. The locations for the original executable file and the resulting one are defined in the upper part of the application window.
Lower in the screen there is the possibility to add all the dependencies required by the original application.
BoxedApp Packer features options for adding both individual files as well as folders. The application relies on the “virtual file” concept, which means that the item is not available physically on the disk but it is run as if it were.
Define dependency properties
As soon as a new item is added to the tree the user is prompted to make settings that define the real and virtual path of the object as well as create a sheet of properties.
Apart from files, BoxedApp Packer can be used for importing registry keys. A short set of configuration options enable turning on the sharing of the virtual environment with child processes, the debug log the virtualization of all the changes in the file system and the registry.
Easy to work with executable file generation tool
BoxedApp Packer should not be too difficult to handle, especially for more experienced users; but even a less advanced one familiar with packaging an app into an executable file can work with it easily, thanks to the documentation that comes with it.
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Park Orchards Ratepayers Association
Formed in the late 1960’s by residents wanting to protect, maintain and improve the unique and picturesque character of the suburb.
Join the Community
Volunteers & Contributors
Projects in progress
Yarra Valley Sewerage Project
Progress on the onsite sewerage project. The draft evaluation plan is can be found here.
The 100 Acres Reserve
This is classified in Manningham’s Council Public Open Space Strategy (2004) as a Conservation Reserve of Regional Significance.
History of PORA
We are looking for any documentation that can be assembled to record our history to be placed on the web site. If you can assist with any documentation we will scan it and return to you.
Over the 52 years there have been many residents who have worked for PORA and the suburb. These people will to be recognised on an electronic Honour Board on the web site.
We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It
Through the Park Orchards Ratepayers Association, community action led to the Council, with State and Federal funding, purchasing ‘The 100 Acres’, which contains flora and fauna that was native to the area before the intrusion of settlers. Many proposed changes that would have spoilt the ‘village’ community of Park Orchards, such as extensive freeway access, an obtrusive telephone tower, high voltage power lines and high density housing proposals were successfully opposed.
Key PORA Achievements
- The 7-year long campaign to prevent residential subdivision of the 100 Acres and secure it as a public space.
- The effective opposition to proposed quarter acre subdivision of the old rural zoning surrounding Park Orchards – now Residential “D” – minimum one acre.
- Successful opposition to the intrusion of the Northern Alternative of the F19 Freeway and creation of the Outer Ring Freeway Reservation through Park Orchards
- Successfully opposed proposed re-zoning of residential land in Park Orchards for commercial purposes.
Park Orchards Trial Community Engagement Panel - 7/July/2015
All Current Campaigns
The 100 Acres Reserve This is classified in Manningham’s Council Public Open Space Strategy (2004) as a Conservation Reserve of Regional Significance. It has been identified as being of State Significance in the Manningham Biosites Sites of (Biological) Significance...
I am aware of the inequity that the property-value based approach to rating imposes onpeople. It lands especially heavily of those who are asset rich and cash poor, such as the 1 in 5who are over 65 in our city. This year and last the relative increase in property...
The 100 Acres Reserve
saved from subdivision by PORA subcommittee members
PORA is your organization, we need your input and your support.
Our Top Priorities
A key PORA objective is to provide a forum for the discussion of proposed initiatives proposed by council or government, which impact the residents of Park Orchards.
This year and last the relative increase in property values in the eastern part of the city have caused large rate increases.
North East Link
The selection of Corridor A is a welcome outcome and has minimal imapact on residents of Park Orchards.
The state of the Chalet is on PORA’s radar and is a project in the pipeline.
Since 2019 the sewer update trial has been underway – PORA is across its progress.
From 10am – 2pm on the third saturday of each month.
Find out more
We welcome your input
The association encourages all local residents to become members and elect committee representatives at the Annual General Meeting. PORA also schedules at least one General Meeting per annum. The annual joining fee is $5 per person or $10 per family.
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Yup, you heard me. Froggy toddler chasing. It’s a fun new game we play here. Here’s how you can play, too, at home:
First, introduce your toddler to a cold. That’s always fun! Encourage her to get a cold however she can. Mucus is a key ingredient to this new fun game! Besides, boogers are always fun to chase after with tissues, scrape off of faces and wipe off of your newborn’s cheeks when your toddler decides to use him as her wiping ground while kissing him, right? Awesome.
Next, fill your humidifier up to help fight said cold, then wake your child up while she’s sleeping in the room it’s in. You’ll find as she wakes and wants to talk, she’ll sound like an 80 year old woman smoking all her life. Oh so much fun!
Begin to chase aforementioned toddler around the house, showing her how you clear your throat, encouraging her to do the same, as she laughs a horrible froggy cackle while running in the complete opposite direction, defying to follow your directions (as if this is any different than any other day).
Continue to do this until:
- a) she clears her throat
b) she falls down or hits a wall, which will undoubtedly end in a crying fit
c) you have an asthma attack
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Gov. Whitmer urges all schools to offer in-person option by March 1
Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration set a goal Friday for all schools to offer an in-person learning option for their students by March 1, nearly a year after she first closed K-12 buildings because of the coronavirus.
Whitmer announced new guidance for schools as some districts have offered only online courses for the last 10 months. During a press conference inside the Capitol, the governor said she wanted schools to provide "as much face-to-face learning as possible."
"The value of in-person learning for our kids is immeasurable, and we must do everything we can to help them get a great education safely," Whitmer said. “Over the last 10 months, medical experts and epidemiologists have closely followed the data and have learned that schools can establish a low risk of transmission by ensuring that everyone wears a mask and adopting careful infection prevention protocols."
The new guidance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says schools should assign children to cohort groups and limit their interactions to those groups in a bid to reduce their number of contacts.
The department also wants schools to keep children 6 feet apart from one another to the "extent feasible," provide "adequate hand sanitizing supplies" and improve air ventilation. Anyone who is considered a "close contact" of someone who tests positive should quarantine for 10 days, according to guidance shared Friday.
Some Michigan schools have offered only online courses since March 15, five days after the state reported its first cases of COVID-19. Many schools reopened in the fall as infections declined. However, when the second wave hit Michigan, the governor halted in-person instruction at high schools in November. She lifted that requirement in the days before the Christmas holiday.
The state's new goal falls short of a requirement. Michigan has 800 districts that have their own "unique situations," Whitmer said, noting she wants in-person learning available, especially for younger students.
The announcement came after a Wednesday press conference where Whitmer announced the state will open up vaccination opportunities to teachers, front-line workers and all Michigan residents older than age 65 beginning Monday.
In a Friday joint statement, education advocates and school union leaders said it is time to work together to plan how to safely reopen schools, and with a new variant of the virus on the rise, officials must remain vigilant and be 100% committed to safety measures.
“Even with vaccinations and declining infections, we must continue to take aggressive steps to mitigate spread of the virus,” said David Hecker of the American Federation of Teachers Michigan, Don Wotruba of the Michigan Association of School Boards, Tina Kerr of the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators, Ray Telman of Middle Cities Education Association and Paula Herbart of the Michigan Education Association.
They added, “With half a year of school left, now is the time to work together at the local level with all stakeholders — teachers, support staff, administrators, board members, health professionals, and community members — to make sure we have safe and solid plans to return to in-person learning."
While students and educators have stepped up during online classes, learning is strongest when it happens face to face, said Adam Zemke, president of Launch Michigan, a partnership including education, business, parent, philanthropic and civic leaders.
"As our state’s teachers, administrators and support staff can be protected through timely vaccine access, an important marker is beginning to be set in place," Zemke said. "Our partners look forward to working in communities across Michigan to ensure this planned return to face-to-face instruction is safe and effective for everyone."
The governor’s announcement is welcome but districts will now need the support of health officials to provide vaccines and guidance to ensure that teachers and students can return to classrooms safely and successfully, said Robert McCann, executive director of the K-12 Alliance of Michigan.
"We have always agreed in-person learning is the best option for students and appreciate Gov. Whitmer’s belief in that," McCann said. "To be successful in that, however, now requires broad access to the COVID-19 vaccine for school employees and ensuring there is very clear guidance made available on when vaccinated employees can return to work."
In past weeks, Michigan reported decreases in COVID-19 infections and the rate of tests for the virus bringing positive results. However, there are concerns gatherings tied to the holidays could spur jumps in the near future.
Last week, the state reported 19,858 new cases of the virus. Since March 10, Michigan has reported 512,751 total cases and 13,054 deaths tied to it.
On Monday, Detroit superintendent Nikolai Vitti said students in Michigan's largest district will not return to in-person learning until at least February. Vitti cited the high COVID-19 positivity rates in the city and statewide.
Statewide, 9.5% of Michigan's coronavirus tests were positive last week, up from 8.2% the week before. But the rate had reached 14.2% from Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Through Thursday afternoon, Detroit's drive-thru testing results were 8.6% positive, according to the Detroit Health Department's COVID-19 dashboard.
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The Challenges of Sustainable Fashion: More Than Just A Supply Chain Problem
Sustainable fashion came into greater prominence when 2019’s fashion month in the fall started mentioning it over and over again. The awareness for sustainable fashion became stark when the 2015 fashion documentary The True Cost first aired. The inhumane incident of Rana Plaza demonstrated just how cruel fast fashion is behind all the style and glamour. This is when slow fashion gained traction and inspired a reform against the fashion industry’s old ways.
In today’s contemporary society, we are getting more and more accustomed to hearing terms like ‘slow fashion’, ‘sustainable fashion’, ‘fair fashion’ and ‘conscious fashion’. Sustainable fashion is no longer a niche for the upper class elites, but it’s becoming more accessible to younger consumers as well. Sustainable fashion is already becoming part of the mainstream conversation, and it has definitely directed the industry at large. And yet, it exists without its fair share of challenges.
Here are just some of the challenges of sustainable fashion.
There is no common standard for sustainability
The very concept of sustainable fashion is still very loosely defined. The industry still lacks an exemplary model of the sustainable supply chain in production. Transparency is key to unwrapping the very process undergone throughout production, but even then there is no clear, systematic procedure that the industry demands of brands. Transparency requires that internal processes be evaluated and communicated to external stakeholders as well, which is why the term ‘radical transparency’ is trending in the sustainable fashion realm where honest marketing is concerned.
Unfortunately, brands often conduct greenwashing and in the act deceives consumers into thinking that the products they sell are eco-friendly and sustainable when, in reality, they are not. This is done when brands say one thing in their communication, but act a different way in contrast to their own statements. In this way, brands are hopping on sustainable fashion as a trend instead of genuinely doing business for the good of the people and the planet. As consumers, it’s often hard to know whether a brand is greenwashing or not, which is why honest marketing is starting to become the standard for the industry.
There exists a paradox in which sustainable fashion brands want to contribute to a better way of doing business for the industry but don’t want to give up their fast fashion business model.
Recycling clothing is hard
Recycling clothes is not as simple as putting a label on it. It’s a time- and labour-intensive process to recycle a piece of clothing—this is given that the fabric and material has been easily identified. It will be a costlier process if there is no content label on the clothing to identify its material composition, which will most likely be the case once a garment has reached its end-of-life product life cycle.
Once the fabric material has been sorted, the dyes would need to be removed for the yarns to be reused. This also applies to the garment’s zips and buttons if they are all present. Although we live in a tech-advanced era, there is still yet to be innovations to make this labour-intensive process a more automated one. Even then, funding the development of scalable tech innovations for recycling garments is also very expensive.
What’s more, the way the industry has been producing garments is also not equipped for complete recyclability. Previous garments have not integrated the concept of circularity, or have not been designed consciously for it to have an extended lifecycle. And so, because the root of it all did not consider the potential for recyclability, this will provide extra challenges for recycling facilities that hope to turn the situation around in a practical way.
Durability vs recyclability
There is another paradox as cleverly explained by The Sustainable Fashion Forum. That is, durability and recyclability, and which is more sustainable. The Sustainable Fashion Forum states, “[…] durability and recyclability are often conflicting goals. When you design for recyclability, you often give up durability, and when you design for durability, recyclability is often sacrificed.”
When a garment is durable, the logic behind it is that its quality will exist for years since they are “designed to last”. In order for this to happen, synthetic fabrics offer this long-standing quality and will increase durability. And yet, the synthetics in the fabric and its virgin raw material quality make it near impossible for the garment to be 100% recycled. Similarly, when a garment is undergoing the process of recycling, it is often mixed with virgin raw materials to reinforce its quality and strength. It’s more often the case that a recycled garment is more susceptible to a downgrade in value and quality compared to its freshly made counterpart composed of virgin raw materials.
Globalised production, but localised responsibility
Ever since the world was introduced to globalisation, outsourcing production to developing countries with cheaper and more abundant labour force was found. According to an article on The Sowell, when consumerism first peaked in America right after World War II, American clothes were still being manufactured domestically; that was until the beginning of the 21st century when outsourcing clothing manufacturing overseas was easier and cheaper. Hence, the rise of fast fashion powered as one of the early examples.
The Sustainable Fashion Forum puts it in a very explanatory way by stating the following:
The business concept economies of scale spring to mind when talking about high demand and cheaper costs, but when we’re dealing with the costs of labour we’re entering a heated humanitarian topic that should not be disregarded. Essentially, this power imbalance must be addressed by taking brands accountable in providing the necessary means for workers to be treated and paid fairly considering the amount of outputs they produce.
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Before getting to know how to shatter into e liquid, first let us have a look at what Shatter actually is. Shatter, that is made using butane having a translucent texture and sap-like consistency, is a herbal concentrate. It can remain in its original state for a very long period of time at room temperature when it is stable. If it is not stable, sugaring will occur indicating that the product is unstable and is not appropriate for use. Shatter has a lot of different types. Some are dark colored that are made from the old trim material, helping in capturing more chlorophyll, nutrients and other plant materials, Since such a long time has passed the terpenes present in plants get the time to leave the plant material and escape before the processing has been completed.
Material that is freshly processed possesses a much lighter color and due to the presence of more terpenes, it has a pungent odor. The temperature at which the plant material was collected contributes largely to the final quality of the product. But the good news to consider is, it does not matter what is the physical state of the shatter, it works greatly in turning an E liquid to Vape.
Day by day, vaping cannabis, Shatter, waxes and other herbal concentrates are getting popular. And the reasons are quite obvious. It is due to the fact that you can vape anywhere you are. Also, vaping cannabis is a much healthier option for lungs. These facts make wax liquidizer a no brainer.
Methods to turn Shatter into Vape;
Given below are two simple methods to turn vaping cannabis, Shatter or any other concentrate into Vape Juice;
● 1/2 gram of Shatter
● Mixing glass vessel
● A Pot for boiling water
● Syringe to fill the cartridges
● EJ mix Formula
● Flavoring agents(natural terpenes)
Steps to follow:
● First of all, make a double boiler. Use a pot of water that is filled with a few inches of water and an empty glass vessel for mixing. The glass vessel should have a heavy bottom.
● At about 175 degrees(80 degree Celsius), bring the water to boil in the double boiler. A candy thermometer could be used to check whether the reading is accurate or not. Keep in mind that it would not matter if the reading is not perfect. If you don’t have the thermometer, just get the water heated to a point that bubbles start to form at the bottom of the pot.
● In the mixing glass vessel, add the concentrate and let it melt .
● At a ratio of 1ml of EJ mix to 1 gram of the shatter, add the EJMix Formula.
● Let the mixture get back to the same temperature as it was earlier.
● Stir to dissolve the tiny pieces of wax. For the oils having shatter or a sappy consistency, this step takes only a small time. For sugar wax, the time to melt may be 15 minutes or more.
(You can add flavour after this step)
● Using a syringe and a dispensing needle with blunt tip, extract the vape liquid and fill the disposable cartridges.
Let the wicks or coils of the cartridges fully soak in the oil.
● 1/2 gram of Shatter
● Shot glass
● Syringe to fill the
● Flavoring agents (natural terpenes)
Steps to follow:
● In a glass mixing vessel, add 1 gram of concentrate. A shot glass would also be a great option.
● Add about 35 drops or approximately 1 ml of EJ mix formula to the glass mixing vessel.
● Put the mixture down in the microwave for 10 seconds.
● Stir the mixture thoroughly until all of the wax pieces have completely dissolved. The oils having shatter or sappy consistency, this step takes only a small time. For sugar wax, the time to melt may be 15 minutes or more.
(you can add flavour after this step)
● Using a syringe and a dispensing needle with a blunt tip, extract the vape liquid and fill the disposable cartridges. Let the wicks or coils of the cartridges fully soak in the oil.
THE SHATTER IS TURNED INTO VAPE AND READY.
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Do you believe you know the fashion industry well and are ready to make it big with your own fashion brand? You must have read how the iconic fashion brands of today had started their journey modestly before reaching where they are today. In the current hyper-competitive market, when all big or small fashion brands have their online store product pages jazzed up, you would have done your homework to carve out a place for yourself. In this digital age, with your own smart marketing strategy, social media influencer campaigns, innovative business models, and unique products, your own clothing line launched from a small online store can be the next “big” thing.
Where to start? Find a brand name that has a distinct brand identity and creates an emotional bond with your potential customers.
Why An Engaging Brand Name Is Essential?
If you have strong entrepreneurship traits and are ready for the rigor to make your own clothing brand a reality, you will succeed. Note that finding an engaging brand name is not easy. It takes much more effort than running your keywords in a clothing brand name generator. Taking the help of a brand expert can be cost-prohibitive for a fledgling entrepreneur. For starters, remember that your brand name should be based on sound research, identify with the theme of your business, be part of your overall marketing strategy, have the potential to be remembered and pronounced easily, and should immediately create an emotional bond with your audience. When rightly selected, your brand name would connect your business with your first customers, impress them, and eventually turn them into lifetime advocates of your brand.
Should You Follow The Leaders?
You may wonder whether the names of the world’s most recognizable brands are a result of superb marketing strategy or just coincidence, but if you see the brand names, you will not see any visible pattern. Nike got its name from the Greek Goddess of Victory. Coca-Cola was inspired by two ingredients: Coca leaves and Cola berries. Pepsi got its name from the digestive enzyme “pepsin”, although pepsin is not an ingredient in the drink. Google was derived from “googol”, which means 1 followed by 100 zeros. Among famous fashion brands, Armani, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Fendi, H&M are all named after their founders. Spanish apparel retailer Zara (stylized as ZARA) got its name when its founder Amancio Ortega Gaona had to change the original name Zorba, as there was a bar with a similar name in the vicinity.
What is common for these brands is: Most of them started very humbly, and their popularity and success are results of amazing quality, daring creativity, perfectionist mindset, innovative thinking, great marketing strategies, superior brand positioning, and so on.
How To Create A Brand Name That Resonates
An engaging name can create an instant connection, position you favorably in the crowded market, and create a culture that is distinct and recognizable. But, finding a brand name that instantly connects can seem to be an ordeal.
To demystify the process, here are a few proven tips that will help you:
Create a brand story: We all love a good story. Masterful storytellers create beautiful stories about businesses, include brand names in their narratives, and blend it all into the marketing strategy. Fashion brands across the world frequently apply the art of storytelling across their product pages and their online and offline stores in the most unique and creative ways.
Gucci is a great example. Don’t think that only marketing strategy has helped Gucci gain its iconic status. Look at Gucci’s product pages and social media accounts, and you will be amazed how it has collaborated with poets, illustrators, artists, and fashion designers to create a distinct style.
H&M, another widely popular fashion brand, has been propagating “fast fashion.” It is a known fact that clothes are hard to recycle. H&M has reinvented its label by practicing sustainable fashion. Call it a marketing strategy, but they have done it expertly.
Keep it short:
While creating your brand name, remember that “less is better.” Your brand name should be easier to remember and pronounce. Descriptive brand names are harder to remember, and you always run the risk of being obscure among hundreds of competitors.
A quick Google search of fashion brands and clothing brands will throw many bizarre names. It may be a clever marketing strategy or imagination running wild. But the main reason is to stand out on social media and in Google search results. Rewoolution, Runway Lingerie, Wicked Stitch, Gunmetal Streetwear, Bomba Bambola are examples that not only make your brand name stand out, but are search engine worthy and help create a distinct brand identity.
The takeaway is: allow your brand name to be unconventional. It can very well be something that people might not expect for your business. The surprise element in your brand name will draw people towards it. For example your domain extensions. Instead of going for a .com, opt for a new domain extension such as .STORE, .SPACE, .ONLINE, etc.
Give Subtle Hints:
Add hints of what your business is about, but do not overdo it. A subtle hint, a hesitant guessing, and the sudden dawning! The audience would love to make the connection themselves with your brand name and your business.
Do Not Imitate:
The industry is inundated with copycats. Most of the imitations, even with tweaking, do not work. From the audience perspective, the offerings or the brand generally seem a mere copy and they lose interest easily. Be yourself.
There is nothing factual in naming. It is purely emotional. Do not play safe when you decide your brand name. Experiment, dare, be unconventional, and you will likely see your business name becoming an effective brand name.
Do Not Overthink:
You can spend significant time going through all the permutations and combinations of a name, take numerous opinions, conduct surveys, or take expert help, but remember that at the end, all that matters is the brand experience. When brand experience gets merged with an engaging brand name that evokes style, boldness, and distinctness and complements your marketing strategy, your clothing or fashion brand will get the success you visualize.
Summing It Up!
All the iconic brands of today started somewhere. As a budding entrepreneur trying to connect with your potential customers, finding an engaging brand name will be critical. Build your marketing strategy on your brand, create a distinct brand identity, and create a drool-worthy product page and online store to turn visitors into customers. With these tips, you are ready to create your own legacy in the fashion world. | <urn:uuid:d4cd5c54-b942-47a2-ab8f-4e1704676ad3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://guestposttoday.com/effective-ideas-to-create-an-engaging-clothing-brand-name/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.942987 | 1,417 | 1.710938 | 2 |
The I Ching was one of the very first of the Chinese classics to be put into a European language. An extraordinary group of French Jesuits at the court of the Kangxi Emperor produced a complete and fluent Latin version in the early 18th century, which however remained in manuscript until it was printed in Germany a hundred years later. John Minford’s new translation of the I Ching will be published in October of this year. In this seminar, he will first look back at the story of the Jesuit and other early translations, and will then reflect on some of the challenges faced by the modern translator of this enigmatic and ultimately mysterious text.
About the Speaker
John Minford was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1968 with a degree in Chinese Studies. Over the subsequent 15 years he worked closely with David Hawkes on the Penguin Classics version of the 18th-century novel The Story of the Stone 紅樓夢. He came to Canberra in 1977 and studied for his PhD under the late Liu Ts’unyan 柳存仁. He went on to translate for Penguin a selection from Pu Songling’s Strange Tales 聊齋志異 and Sunzi’s The Art of War 孫子兵法. Since 2006, he has been Professor of Chinese at the ANU.
After the Seminar
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Blogging has been a preferred kind of online publishing for years. At its earliest, blogs were mainly personal diaries as well as informative web sites. Today, they are a powerful medium for local business owner, media brands, as well as also celebs. A regular blog incorporates text, digital photos, and web links to other blog sites. This style is popular with viewers because it allows individuals to leave remarks openly, which can aid develop community. The writer of the blog can regulate the remarks, removing offending language, and give various other info that would certainly otherwise be tough to gain access to.
Blogging begun in the late 1990s, when internet publishing devices enabled non-technical individuals to publish material to the Internet. Prior to, only the most technological users could publish web content on the internet. Unlike today, bloggers didn’t require to understand HTML or File Transfer Protocol to post web content to the Net. Many contemporary blogs are interactive Web 2.0 web sites. Their major feature is interactivity, which makes them various from static internet sites. Some individuals think about blogging as a kind of social networking.
Prior to blogging ended up being mainstream, electronic neighborhoods took different kinds. The early variations of the Internet included Usenet as well as commercial on the internet services such as CompuServe and also Byte Details Exchange. Some e-mail checklists and also Bulletin board system Equipments were also utilized as digital neighborhoods. Net online forum software application enabled customers to develop running conversations with strings, or topical connections between messages. Ultimately, the modern technology became widely readily available, enabling people to publish their thoughts as well as experiences on public systems.
Blog writing is a conversational task. It is intended to be individual and authentic, as well as to show existing neighborhood. The major purpose is to draw in internet search engine web traffic. Boosting blog site web traffic is crucial to your blog site’s success. Obtaining even more traffic implies more potential readers, that makes it less complicated to advertise your service or make money from it. By using leading search engine optimization tools, you can increase your blog’s visibility and also readership. Furthermore, you can even utilize a blog writing tool to make it a lot more attractive to internet search engine.
Blogging has actually become preferred amongst individuals who wish to share their ideas. It is a way to share suggestions with others. It has come to be an outstanding system for attracting customers. It is also a wonderful device for services. If you are seeking to get a site up and running, you must start your blogging with a blog site. A blog is a perfect tool for developing your web site. It can be used to promote your business as well as connect with your customers.
A blog is an internet site that contains a collection of web pages. Each page stands for an item of content. A blog site is normally an on-line journal. Unlike a normal journal, a blog is a vibrant conversation. A good example of a blog is a blog site that has a neighborhood. It is likewise a form of on-line writing, similar to a diary. It is a form of communication. Nonetheless, it can be difficult to preserve an area.
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While there are a selection of reasons for blogging, its popularity has actually been widely acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama. As a conversational medium, blogs aim to develop as well as reflect areas. A blog is an electronic diary and also ought to not be censored. Its appeal ought to not be ignored. A blog site is an effective device for attaining your objectives. It will certainly assist you make better choices, which will eventually enhance your company.
A blog site is a conversational medium. It is a prominent means to share information as well as info with others. It can additionally work as a system for social networking. It can be made use of to promote items, enlighten customers, as well as increase recognition concerning problems. In some cases, it is used as an effective marketing approach for services. It can also be used to advertise a service. The most typical type of blogging is about producing a neighborhood of customers.
Prior to blogging removed, electronic communities took on several types. They consisted of very early CompuServe as well as Usenet, as well as were primarily utilized by computer system fanatics. A preferred version of a blog is a web page that is interactive. This communication enables individuals to communicate and also develop a feeling of community. If people want the topic, they can visit the web site as well as discuss it. It is a terrific means to connect with others. It is additionally a fantastic method to advertise your service.
A blog can be an excellent place to share your thoughts as well as experiences. It can also help you market your organization. Additionally, it can offer you a sense of identification. A blog site can be an excellent method to promote your brand and bring in new clients. If you’re an entrepreneur, it may assist to consider blogging as a means to enhance your presence. In this way, your blog site can supply you with the direct exposure and authority you need to grow your business.
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The best energy efficiency tips are the ones that last over a long period of time.
They are part of the long-term decisions that you make. The best home energy saving tip is to think long term and do your research. Don’t forget that a higher investment in energy saving now will save you more money in the future as energy costs rise higher and higher.
Here are a few energy efficiency tips you should know.
1. Educate Yourself and Your Family on All the Ways You Waste Energy
This is one of the best home energy saving tips because it is how you behave in your Tampa house that genuinely affects your energy savings. You can put up the thickest curtains against triple-paned glass, but it won’t save you a bean if you keep leaving the heating on and the external doors wide open.
If you have older kids who are frequently ignoring your talks about overfilling the kettle and letting the bath run too long, then have them pay a portion of the bills. Show them the bills and explain how their overuse of the phone or their overuse of the heating is directly affecting the household.
2. Spend More to Save More is One of the Most Sensible Energy Saving Tips
Apply this logic to everything you buy. Buying higher-quality items means buying items that save more energy. It means replacing said items less frequently, and it means less trouble from the item itself.
For example, cheaper washing machines break down more often, leak more often, make more noise, produce more heat, move around more, and waste more energy. A cheap fridge can cost you epic amounts as it strains frantically to re-cool itself after each time you open it.
3. Put Efficiency Near the Top of Your List
Other articles will tell you to do things such as put on a sweater instead of turning your heating on, but this is nonsense; we are not living in caves. If you want to lounge around in your underwear with the heating on, then that is your right.
Simply prioritize efficiency. For example, turn off the radiators upstairs, or use a space heater in the room you are in. Do not put your condenser drier in the garage when you can have it in your kitchen to warm the place up. Put your freezer in the garage because it will benefit from the cooler air and better airflow.
If you put efficiency first, then you can live like a king/queen while still saving energy.
Roundup – Think in The Long Term
To echo the points made in the introduction, you need to think long term if you are really going to make energy savings and enjoy the monetary savings that come along with them. Of all the energy efficiency tips, it is important that in your decisions you are willing to sacrifice now to build a better future for yourself.
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Malcolm Gladwell, in Blink, tells of a marriage counselor who evaluates a couple's chances of success by examining their facial expressions when they are just chatting together. His team does 'thin slices' - fractions of a second - and categorizes what they reveal about the person's feelings at that moment.
The counselor says he can often evaluate a couple’s chances based mostly on four factors: defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism, and contempt, with the most important being contempt. He “has found, in fact that the presence of contempt in a marriage can even predict such things as how many colds a husband and wife gets; in other words, having someone you love express contempt toward you is so stressful that it begins to affect the functioning of your immune system.” (p33)
Interestingly, he says, “For a marriage to survive, the ratio of positive to negative emotion in a given encounter has to be at least five to one.” (p.26)
Gladwell examines how we make snap judgements, in the blink of an eye, and how those judgements are often, surprisingly, valuable.
Experts can evaluate something in a few seconds, literally less than two – they would just “know”, for example, that a sculpture was a fake. Trained classical musicians can tell whether an auditioning performer is any good almost instantly.
Snap judgements can also mislead. Gladwell cites several incidents of tests showing how prejudices can taint a person’s evaluation. People in stressful situations can sometimes see things (a dangerous person, a gun) that aren't there – but they were expecting to see those things.
And an autistic man watches the movie Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and completely misses the drama in the key scenes because everything looks equally important to him. That is, the faces of the actors don’t mean any more than a light switch, or paintings on the wall, or a brooch. We can all sometime be autistic in this way, Gladwell says.
Gladwell notes that sometimes prejudices jump in and cloud evaluations. That is apparently why most orchestras now do “blind auditions” where great care is taken to make sure nothing of the performer’s non-musical characteristics are revealed – not their sex (no sound of high heels is allowed), their race, nothing. If the performer coughs, they’re sent back to the end of the line since the cough could reveal their gender. Since this was implemented, the makeup of orchestras, (percentage of women, for example, went from 5 to 50).
Gladwell says a partial answer is, “On straightforward choices, deliberate analysis is best. When questions of analysis and personal choice start to get complicated – when we have to juggle many different variables – then our unconscious thought process may be superior.” (p267)
He realizes, he says, “this is exactly contrary to conventional wisdom”. (p267)
It’s a partial answer because it’s just too complicated. Sometimes we need a mix of careful evaluation and feeling in the gut (my term, not Gladwell’s).
And when it’s important we need to be careful of our prejudices, and figure out ways to edit them out – like the blind auditions. He suggests, for example, not having defendants actually in the courtroom, so jurors and judges can escape their tendencies to snap to the wrong judgement.
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In order to enjoy a successful evaluation process, your essay needs to be coherent and well thought out. It should build upon your last work and support the point you are making. It also must look polished and finished to the reader.
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No single correct way but many wrong ways.
There is no one correct way to go from prone to standing on a surfboard. Surfers all pop up differently, some plant the rear foot first, while others plant their feet simultaneously. JWC workS as best as possible with your personal technique and tries to adapt a technique that suits your body type, hip flexibility, agility and strength. In some cases we might go back to the very basics of 1,2,3 technique.
What is of paramount importance that we achieve a smooth, fluid and consistent technique. Reduce major uncontrolled weight distribution changes that translate to the surf board and the line you drop the wave. With an inconsistent pop up you can forget about seeing your surf technique progress at the rate you expect.
Key point; smooth consistency.
I describe the perfect stand up technique as "cat like ninja", heavy explosive movements = lack of control and huge weight transitions that seem to always equal an arm shooting out to help counter balance. Good agility is fundamental; and the positive news is this can be worked on out of the surf through home or gym training techniques and flexibility routines.
Key point; agility.
Agility is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength and endurance.
Look down the line, where you look you go.
Generally in surfing where you look you go. Ask yourself how many times you have practiced the pop up technique at home or on the beach and looked down to see where your feet are on the sand. Ask yourself how often do you read the trough of the wave to signal when to pop up? You are practicing poor technique, look down go down.
You need your vision to be looking down the line of the wave in the direction you wish to travel. This affects your shoulder and torso position, whilst giving you time to read the physics of the wave. With this information your body subtly shifts its weight distribution between nose to tail and rail to rail affecting the line your surfboard will drop the wave, way before you even think to put your hands on the rail to initiate a pop up.
Surfing is all intuition based on your comprehension with in a few seconds of what the wave is going to do down the line, not what it is doing. The line you take on take off determines your angle, speed, drive and rail engagement. A good consistent "cat like ninja take off" equals consistent foot positioning and stance, an awareness of wave dynamics and effective line equals more advanced surfing options.
But let's pull it back again to basics, repetition is key but only if you repeat good technique. Thousands of repetitions can equally create perfect technique as much as poor technique.
Repeating good technique creates an instinctive movement pattern and muscle memory with the added advantage of increased strength and agility. It is why I tell my clients to warm up by popping up with good technique, when they have a few moments spare in the office practice my pop up drill techniques, always practice looking down the line.
Create a subconscious movement habit.
There is very little time to "think" whilst catching a wave but just "do". A good analogy is a boxer hitting the pads with good technique, starting combinations slowly and building each set of repetitions with speed. Can you remember Karate Kid? Mr Myagi...wax on wax off..until the movement becomes hard wired.
Key point; drill, repeat, drill again.
Advanced surfing (and popping up), is built upon foundations of whether or not your body can move well. Does your ankle have an adequate range of motion? Do you have enough core control and lower abdominal strength to stabilise the pelvis so that there is a “platform” of control for you to whip your hips underneath you? The ability to move through joints and the ability to control those movements with strength lay the foundations for the cat like ninja pop up.
Train to surf.
If you don't train to repeat technique through drills or accompanying strength and flexibility training, it’s quite possible you will stiffen and develop mobility limitations negatively affecting your pop up, and other aspects of your surfing.
Any skilled movement in life and sport requires certain physical attributes in varying amounts. The pop up requires certain amounts of joint mobility, aspects of strength, bits of power, and layered on skill. If your hips can’t move, then your skill is likely severely limited. A tight and restricted hip limits your ability to pull your leg underneath your body. This forces you to bend the torso forward, likely too far, so it’s throwing your weight forward and causing you to fall over your toe side rail.
Key point; good mobility training benefits skill and technique.
The skill is improved through repetitive practice so that it becomes efficiently engrained in the body, hardwired. Your aim is to eliminate movement limitations so you can work on the skill unimpeded by a body that doesn’t move well. This is the point at which actual pop up practice on dry land is highly beneficial. Drill the skill.
Surfing is mental, just breathe.
If you are overwhelmed by other surfers on the main peak and suffer anxiety about your surfing you are going to seriously affect your learning curve.
My advice on this is to find your own quiet peak, can be less quality, chose a surfboard that gives you more time and paddling speed...foamies are perfect for this or generally speaking longer and narrower (but this is a topic for another blog).
Whilst spotting your wave take five deep inhalations and twice as long exhalations. Try slow everything down, visualise catching and surfing a wave. This practice can also be introduced at home or anywhere you can relax and mind surf.
- Match a breathing rhythm with the stand up technique;
- Breathe in hands on rail
- Breathe out bring feet under the torso to position on board
- Breathe in as you engage rail and rise up the wave face
- Breathe out compress
- Breathe in deep bottom turn
- Breathe out explosive top turn
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REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 16, 1999 — Microsoft today published the first issue of Lifestyles , a quarterly newsletter written especially for consumer and lifestyle editors who don’t regularly cover technology news. is designed to take the mystery out of technology and to provide editors at consumer publications with news, information and story ideas that illustrate the increasing role computers and the Internet are playing in the everyday lives of
In the first issue of Lifestyles , editors will learn how streaming media technology from Microsoft helped 21-year-old James Dispoto, better known as “DJ New York,” turn his love for music into a promising career path as the founder of a 24-hour Internet radio station that broadcasts from the Florida home he shares with his parents. They will learn how home networking, connecting PCs and other computing devices at home, will one day simplify many household tasks and enhance everything from home security to at-home health care. And just in time for the holidays, editors will have a chance to explore the growing phenomenon of e-commerce with MSN eShop, and to understand why online shopping is becoming so popular.
The stories we focus on in Lifestyles show how passionate and enthusiastic people are about their experiences with technology,”
said Tom Laemmel, product manager for Microsoft’s Consumer Windows Division.
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Medicare Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) are inconsistent and cause uneven access to care for Medicare beneficiaries based on arbitrarily geographic boundaries and jurisdictions, rather than on medical necessity. That is the finding from none other than the Federal Government. The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a report stating this embarrassing conclusion for the Medicare program.
For more than thirty-four years (1984 to 2018), several cases have identified the need to remove ambiguity from Medicare regulations and Coverage Determinations. For example, in 1984 in Heckler v. Ringer attorney Edwin Kneedler (Deputy United States Solicitor General) presenting before the U.S. Supreme court [i] said,
“There is a pressing need in this area involving many claims for the Secretary and the courts to have clear rules that can be easily and uniformly applied in all cases without the need to litigate in particular cases their applicability, and the rules the Secretary and Congress have established for this purpose are fair and reasonable.”[ii]
Thirty years later, the U.S. HHS OIG stated,
“LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS CREATE INCONSISTENCY IN MEDICARE COVERAGE”
(See Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General January 2014 OEI-01-11-00500)
According to the U.S. HHS OIG report in 2014:
A. LCDs limited coverage for these procedure codes differently across States.
“Medicare had at least two different coverage policies for the 59 percent of procedure codes subject to LCDs. All but two of these procedure codes were subject to one or more LCDs that limited coverage in some, but not all States. Thus, coverage for a given service may be restricted in one State where an LCD is in place and completely unrestricted in another State where no LCD is in place. The remaining two procedure codes were subject to LCDs in all States. However, the LCDs for these procedures created different coverage policies that could vary from State to State. MACs may have developed LCDs for these procedure codes to address situations in their local jurisdictions, including overuse or misuse of items or services. (See page 9 LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS CREATE INCONSISTENCY IN MEDICARE COVERAGE Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General January 2014 OEI-01-11-00500).”
B. LCDs prohibited coverage for some procedure codes—often those for new technology—in some States and not in others. “LCDs prohibited coverage for 467 procedure codes for Part B items and services in one or more States. However, out of the 467 codes, 187 (40 percent) had allowed charges in one or more States where LCDs did not prohibit coverage. These allowed charges totaled $9.7 million during the 1-week period we reviewed or about $500 million yearly. As a result, beneficiaries in some States did not have access to items and services that had significant use among beneficiaries in other States. (See page 9 LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS CREATE INCONSISTENCY IN MEDICARE COVERAGE Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General January 2014 OEI-01-11-00500).”
C. Additionally, LCDs were concentrated in several States. “Over a fifth, or 236, of the 1,131 LCDs in effect during our review restricted coverage for items and services in only 3 geographic areas—Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These three locations are all within the same MAC jurisdiction and one—Florida—contains two cities targeted by the Medicare Strike Force because of high levels of Medicare fraud. Conversely, some other States had as few as 25 LCDs that restricted coverage for items and services. Therefore, the likelihood that beneficiaries’ items and services had coverage restrictions placed on them by LCDs varied widely by State (See page 11 LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS CREATE INCONSISTENCY IN MEDICARE COVERAGE Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General January 2014 OEI-01-11-00500).”
LCDs defined similar clinical topics inconsistently
Out of the 540 clinical topics addressed by LCDs, none were addressed by an LCD in every State—meaning that every clinical topic was addressed in some states but not others. LCDs address a specific clinical topic, such as interventional cardiology, by listing the procedure codes that define a particular treatment and the diagnostic codes that describe the covered indications for the treatment. Therefore, Medicare defines how and under what circumstances beneficiaries have access to certain treatments in some States (where an LCD exists), but not in others (where an LCD does not exist).
A total of 319 of the 540 clinical topics, or 59 percent, were addressed by more than one LCD; however, 134 were addressed inconsistently among LCDs. This means that different LCDs used different procedures and/or diagnostic codes to address the same clinical topic. One example is blepharoplasty—surgery to correct drooping eyelids that impair vision. At the time of our review, LCDs addressed blepharoplasty in 32 of the
CMS has taken steps to increase consistency among LCDs, but it lacks a plan to evaluate new LCDs for national coverage as called for by the MMA
CMS convenes several workgroups among the MACs that collaborate on discrete topics such as molecular diagnostic services and self-administered drugs. It also supports in-person meetings of the LCD Writers’ Group, coordination calls among MAC medical directors, and a listserv for MAC medical directors to share information. Together, these activities have the potential to increase consistency among LCDs, but they do not represent a plan for evaluating new LCDs for national coverage.
To evaluate new LCDs for national coverage, CMS established the 731 Advisory Group and a review process in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. 23 CMS defined (1) criteria that contractors’ medical directors should use to evaluate topics to submit to the 731 Advisory group, (2) the role of the 731 Advisory Group, and (3) steps that CMS would take concerning reviewing, tracking, and evaluating topics put forth for NCD consideration.
However, the 731 Advisory Group was either never convened or was disbanded when CMS shifted responsibility for LCDs within the agency. Thus, CMS was unable to quantify the results of the group or locate agendas and minutes of the group’s meetings and calls. The 731 Advisory Group and the related framework for reviewing LCDs for national coverage remain in the Medicare Program Integrity Manual.
Finally, according to the OIG report, CMS was unable to quantify the results of the LCD Writers’ Group fully and only provided examples of NCDs resulting from the group in its technical comments to our draft of this report. Although CMS was able to provide agendas from the group’s meetings, it did not keep minutes of these meetings.
See OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. https://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00500.pdf
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Since 2003, the United States has spent billions of dollars developing a spectrum of defensive weapons to stop powerful ballistic missiles from striking U.S. bases and positions. But on Jan. 8, none of those defenses were present when volleys of Iranian ballistic missiles came plunging down on an Iraqi air base that housed U.S. service members.
The attack on Ain al-Asad air base was a predictable response by Iran to the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani days earlier. But the roughly 1,500 U.S. military personnel at the base could only pray that none of the nearly 4-ton missiles landed nearby.
The earthshaking attack highlights how little forethought went into the consequences of killing Soleimani, and how that recklessness might easily have cost the lives of U.S. military personnel. At the very least, the Defense Department ought to have extended to its forces in Iraq the same protection it has provided Saudi Arabia — by covering them with advanced Patriot missile defenses.
Indeed, U.S troops in Iraq should have received the same consideration the moment the Trump administration committed to killing Soleimani and provoking Iran. It already had evidence that Iran was willing to use the weapons to strike foreign targets. And U.S. personnel in Iraq had already been frequent targets of smaller rocket attacks — including one just a week earlier, when Iran orchestrated the storming of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad.
The U.S. military has 60 batteries of Patriot surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting short-range ballistic missiles and seven higher-end THAAD systems designed to intercept higher-flying missiles. Those batteries are in high demand around the globe, with about half already committed overseas.
Some argue that the Army simply doesn’t have enough air defense units to go around, and it’s true that U.S. forces defending bases in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere across the Middle East were also within striking distance of Iran’s many short-range ballistic missiles. They, too, merit the Patriots they them.
But in April 2019, the Pentagon rapid-deployed one of its few THAAD batteries to Israel for an exercise. Granted, there are additional complexities in deploying such a system and the troops that accompany it to Iraq, but are we supposed to believe the U.S. military couldn’t rush air defense units in a crisis when it had already done so for an exercise?
And just last fall, following an attack by Iranian cruise missiles and drones that had briefly crippled Saudi oil production over the summer, the Pentagon deployed a Patriot battery and air defense radars to buttress Saudi defenses and to better protect troops and aircraft also being dispatched to Saudi Arabia.
That no U.S. personnel died in the Iranian onslaught came down to a combination of advance notice — from early-warning satellites that alerted personnel at the base the moment the missiles arced into the sky and likely from sources in Iran — as well as sheer luck. Contrary to analyses claiming Tehran intentionally sought to avoid major casualties and damage, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assessed that the attack was “intended to cause structural damage — destroy vehicles, equipment and aircraft — and kill personnel.”
As it happens, the Fateh missiles directed at Ain al-Asad landed multiple direct hits on structures across the base, incinerating personnel quarters and hangars alike. Although the warning thankfully allowed most personnel to evacuate to underground bunkers, a report by CNN makes it clear that not all of the Saddam Hussein-era bunkers were robust, and some personnel remained exposed as they staffed the perimeter to guard against a potential ground attack by pro-Iranian militias.
The threat from Iran’s ballistic missiles was no secret. Since 2017, Tehran has launched ballistic missiles at least four times to retaliate against enemies in Iraq, Israel and Syria. A missile strike in Iraq in September 2018 demonstrated deadly accuracy as multiple Fateh missilesprecisely hit a compound in which Kurdish militants were meeting, according to Iranian reports, reportedly killing 18 people.
American complacency about providing adequate missile defenses to personnel in Iraq is all the more outrageous given that the Trump administration cited Iran’s ballistic missile development to justify exiting the nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018 — which worsened tension with Iran in the lead-up to Soleimani’s assassination.
To be sure, air defense missiles aren’t perfect. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, U.S. Patriot missiles intercepted dozens of Iraqi Scuds. But several evaded interception, and one of them killed 27 Pennsylvania National Guard members when it struck their barracks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
More recently, Saudi Arabia has used Patriot missiles to intercept more than 100 missile attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen, withgood but by no means perfect results. Still, each missile that gets knocked out of the sky is one less that has a chance to cause mass casualties.
It’s also true that each Patriot battery can defend only a relatively small bubble of airspace against ballistic missiles. So Iran might simply have shifted to a different target had Patriots defended Ain al-Asad. But compelling adversaries to attack less attractive targets is a form of success in itself.
Even if a perfect defense was impractical, it remains a stark failure that no attempt was made to provide the 5,000 U.S. military personnel in Iraq with an active ballistic missile defense under those circumstances — although the Pentagon may be making belated “adjustments.”
Because of the good fortune that no U.S. personnel were killed in the Iranian strike, the failure to deploy active defenses against ballistic missile attacks has not gotten the scrutiny it should have. But the United States might not be so lucky next time.
- Sébastien Roblin writes on the technical and historical aspects of international security and conflict for The National Interest, War is Boring and other publications.
This piece was first published by NBC Think.
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been described as having significantly low serum potassium concentrations than that in healthy subjects. We assessed the therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of oral potassium supplement dissolved in grape juice in female hypokalemic patients with active RA. Thirty-two hypokalemic patients with active RA were investigated in a parallel, randomized design. In addition to their usual medication, the control group received placebo and the intervention group received 6000 mg chloride potassium dissolved in grape juice on 28 consecutive days. The primary outcome parameter was the change of pain on a visual analog scale (VAS). The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) percent response criteria and Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28, 28-joint count) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) moderate response were assessed. Mean age was 48.6 +/- 6 years. In the potassium group, 43.75% (7/16) of the patients met the criteria of 33% lower pain intensity compared with 6.25% (1/16) in the placebo group (P < .02) at day 28. Also, 31.25% (5/16) of the patients in the intervention group achieved moderate responses, according to the EULAR criteria. The corresponding percentage for patients receiving placebo was 6.25% (1/16) (P < .05). Potassium supplements appeared to decrease pain intensity.
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In the field of philosophical demography, Astronism in Micronesia (subregion) refers to the study of the presence of Astronism involving its diversity, potency, and the nature of its organisation across the countries in the Melanesian subregion of the Oceanian continent and therefore it should not be confused with the study of Astronism in the country of Micronesia alone.
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·High production efficiency and the purpose of fast card issuance;
·The hot stamping process has no organic solvent discharge, and it is environmentally friendly and safe;
· Better transport safety and storage stability than ink;
· The patterned hot stamping film is anti-counterfeiting.
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Open the packaging wooden box, take out the packing list in the document data bag, and check whether the main unit, accessories, documents and materials are complete according to the contents of the list.
Place the equipment in a dry environment with an ambient temperature between 10 ° and 40 °, and the power outlet wiring is not less than 2.5 square meters. The power circuit breaker is not less than 20 A. Do not insert the plug after the socket wiring is completed.
Check if the power cord is intact. If it is damaged, replace it in time;
Check if the temperature probe is loose, and the end of the probe is guaranteed to be attached to the rubber roller. Refer to Figure 7-1 for details.
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''Mental Coup d'etat''
while the sentry is asleep
The time to launch attacks is when
the world's in slumber deep
The guard is down and weakened
and the doors are opened wide
When walls are left unwatched
then is the time to shift the tide
By day the troops are active
but by night when all do rest
You can catch the world off guard
and win the day without protest
Like soldiers habits linger
intent to keep you down and low
But a single dream empowered
is all it takes to overthrow!
The Key to the allegory:
The "world" is you. The "soldiers" are your old thoughts you've empowered to keep watch and maintain things as they are. They are the appointed sentries of self-imposed limitations, standing ever watchful to block your uprising. The "rebels" are your dreams and desires intent on overthrowing the established order. The rebels seek a moment when your own guard is down to successfully stage the mental coup that will set you free.
The "night" represents such a time of lowered defenses. A time brought about by pleasant experiences, uplifting conversation, positive associations, or simply the silence of your own meditation. Give your dreams the "cover" they need to work in your favor. Make the most of those days when you feel like you can take on the world. Make the most of your time with those who strengthen and empower you. Your dreams will recognize that the sentries are "asleep" and the coast is clear to win control! Now read the allegory again and go onward to your personal mental victory!
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From the fast paced urban metropolis shores of Singapore to the laid back ‘she’ll be right’ kiwi lifestyle, international student Gwee Poh Hee has stepped out of everyday life and across vast oceans. She is now drawing and painting a brand-new one whilst studying creativity & art at The Learning Connexion.
A qualified secondary school art teacher from Singapore, Poh Hee stopped drawing and painting twenty years ago. The reason? Due to Singapore’s shortage of Chinese language teachers she had switched from teaching art & crafts to students, to teaching Chinese language and literature.
Work mandates and home priorities had taken over.
Poh Hee felt like she had almost lost some of her painting skills after such a long break away from art making. Now retired and with a grown up family at home, she was ready, free and able to put herself and her artistic ambitions first.
“My job now is to do my drawing, my painting and my art classes”.
Watercolour artwork by Poh Hee twenty years ago.
After much consideration and looking at options within Australia and the United States, Poh Hee selected The Learning Connexion School of Creativity & Art in New Zealand as her preferred place to study. Travelling to New Zealand would gave her the chance to refresh her creative skillset without being distracted by life’s other commitments. The Learning Connexion was a place where she could fully focus on her training, and pick up where she had left her art twenty years ago.
Already a capable watercolor artist, painting landscapes and drawing portraits are her current themes of choice. Poh Hee especially likes to paint rocks and water. “I love using images with water and rock elements.”
During her art education at The Learning Connexion, Poh Hee has been challenged to move into new areas with her painting. She is currently experimenting and painting with oils, and is also trying out acrylics – paint types completely new to her and very different mediums in comparison to the watercolour painting she used to do back home.
When working on a landscape piece, Poh Hee likes to visit the location, takes lots of photos and then sketches and paints. New Zealand offers landscape artists plenty of inspirational vistas to choose from.
She finds that the emotional connection is easier and more obvious within her work if she has actually visited a place as opposed to simply rendering if from a picture in a magazine. It is about sensing and seeing the natural physicality of the subject, the roundness of the rocks, the swelling of the ocean.
Wellington seascapes by Poh Hee created in acrylics.
The flexibility of our programmes and the ability for students to also attend evening and weekend classes were highlights of Poh Hee’s studies at The Learning Connexion (aside from New Zealand’s beautiful scenery). “There is so much opportunity and so much for you to choose from”.
This is a big contrast to Singapore, where as a traditional Asian country, there is state censorship in most of the arts: art, music, television, Internet, film and video. Life drawing is not as popular over there, and Poh Hee mentioned that there was not as much opportunity to take a class in 3D or learn stone setting in jewellery making. “Here [in New Zealand] there is a lot more freedom and it is more open.”
Having completed TLC’s certificate programme, Poh Hee is now on track to complete her NZQA Level 5 diploma by July 2016. Originally planning to only come over for half a year to do the certificate, she has been studying at The Learning Connexion for one and a half years!
A long time to be away from family, but a strong testament to the hypnotic pull of New Zealand as a visually stunning destination for international travel and TLC as a great place to learn.
After completing her diploma here, Poh Hee plans to go back to Singapore to teach part time. She wants to take and share what she has learned back to her home country, and students. To show them how the practice of creativity & art can be applied within their own lives. She has also recommended TLC to another Singapore teacher who is coming over to do a term for his professional development leave*.
Poh Hee says that while here she will strive to learn as much as possible and continue on her artistic journey. Her parting words were that when she finishes this programme, she’ll definitely be back for more.
To find out how to study at TLC as an international student or onsite or from home at The Learning Connexion get a copy of our latest prospectus.
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Verigreen is built on a culture that embodies innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement. We are working to make social and environmental responsibility an integral part of every product we manufacture, in a manner that respects the needs of our workforce, a global economy and a planet with limited resources.
By Maximising Our Resource Efficiencies:
- No waste production processes – 100% of our production waste is recycled.
- Launch of ‘recycle-ready’ paper box packaging.
- At the forefront of creating compostable “plastic” products in South Africa.
- Shift towards locally sourced materials in our production processes.
- Invested in state-of-the-art technology and extruders to reduce our ratio of kilowatt to tons produced.
- Installed power correction facilities to manage the ratio of wattage coming into the factory and reduce the average power output.
- All lighting changed to LED.
- Installed filters on all manholes throughout our manufacturing facilities to ensure that any spilled plastic pellets do not enter the water system.
- While our product processes do not require large volumes of water, the water we use is stored in chillers in a closed loop system.
- All office plastic is recycled.
- All office paper is recycled.
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As you know, Permanent Account Number or PAN acts as an Identification for Tax Payers in India. PAN is issued under Section 139A of the Income-tax Act. PAN is essential not only for paying Income tax but also when your hotel bill exceeds Rs50,000.
Not only this but you need PAN card if you want to purchase property for more than 10Lakh Rs.
On top of that, you need PAN Card to Start any Business in India. No Matter you are Indian Citizen or not, You need PAN Card to Start a business or Invest In business.
For example, If you are not India, You have to apply for PAN Card as a Foreigner because without PAN, You would not be able to Invest in Any business in India nor you’ll be able to Start any Business on Your Own.
PAN is just an alpha-numeric code containing 10 characters that hold the identity of the owner. Each PAN is unique to the person who owns it. It means, If the person is dead, the PAN held by the person is not given to someone else.
Coming back to the Point, Do you know How is PAN Made?
How is Permanent Account Number Made?
Permanent Account number or PAN is Alpha-numeric Code Containing 10 Characters. Example PAN Card Number would be ARLPA0061H. They are not Random Numbers and Characters, They all have Meant. How? Let us tell you.
The first five characters of PAN are Letters followed by 4 Numbers followed by 1 Character again.
First 3 Characters of PAN is Sequence of Letters from AAA to ZZZ. The fourth Character Indicates the type of PAN Holder. Here is the Meaning of each alphabet You can See on 4th Position of PAN.
- A – AOP
- B – Body of Individuals
- C – Company
- F – Firm
- G – Government
- H – Hindu Undivided Family
- L – Local Authority
- J – Artificial Juridical Person
- P – Individual
- T – Trust
- K – Krish
At Fifth Position, You will find the First Character of your Surname in the case of Individual or the First Character of Firm, Company, etc., in the case of non-individual.
The Last Character of PAN is Alphabetic Check Digit. Considering PAN is alpha-numeric, there are crores of Permanent Account Numbers that can be distributed to Crores of People who apply for pan card.
Once you apply for PAN Card, It will take about 30 days to get your PAN Delivered to your registered address. Your PAN Application will pass through many steps and you can follow our guide to check pan card status.
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To leverage the growing opportunities
in the implementation of high-speed railways,
we have started full-scale operations abroad.
01.Increasing global needs for the implementation of
The need for constructing railways has been increasing worldwide. In accordance with the development of the economy, urbanization is rapidly increasing, especially in emerging countries. With the progress of urbanization, the population density and the need for transport is increasing; however, development of transport infrastructure including roads and public transport systems still has not caught up with the demand. Under such circumstances, there is a need for urban railways with high transport efficiency and low impact on the environment.
Among the countries whose economies have developed to a certain degree, there are growing opportunities in the implementation of intercity high-speed railways. Many countries in South East Asia, as well as India and Brazil are planning to implement high-speed railways.
02.Expectations for Japan, a nation of state-of-the-art railways, and our overseas strategy
Advanced technology and know-how is required to construct and operate high-speed railways. Since Japan has been operating Shinkansen (bullet trains) safely for a long time, despite the high frequency of services, the countries that are promoting new railway development are expressing great interest and expectations for Japan.
Following this background, our company, as an expert in the railway field, has recently established the International Group in June 2012 to promote operations abroad.
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Sog.: dal romanzo omonimo di Abdoulaye Mamani. Scen.: Med Hondo. F.: Guy Famechon. M.: Marie-Thérèse Boiché. Scgf.: Jacques D’Ovidio. Mus.: Pierre Akendengue, Abdoulaye Cissé, Issouf Campaore. Int.: Aï Keïta (Sarraounia), Jean-Roger Milo (capitano Voulet), Féodor Atkine (Chanoine), Didier Sauvegrain (dottor Henric), Roger Miremont (tenente Joalland), Luc-Antoine Diquéro (tenente Pallier), Jean-Pierre Castaldi (sergente Boutel). Prod.: Les Films Soleil Ô. 35mm. D.: 120’.
I wanted to illustrate authentic historical facts to show that the African continent was not easily colonized and had a history of resistance to colonialism. There were a number of African women involved in the fight against colonialism: Queen Sarraounia in Niger, Jinga in Angola, Ranavalona in Madagascar, Beatrice of the Congo, to name a few. We never speak of the role of African women in history, but they headed kingdoms and had an important status in matriarchal societies. Sarraounia was shot in 1986 in Burkina Faso. Soldiers from the Burkinabè army and other local people served as extras. Some scenes required up to 400 soldiers and as many as 2,000 paid extras. […] The film premiered in Paris, but its initial distribution was sabotaged. The distributor did not respect our contract. Some people say that political pressures were exerted on the distributor, but I have no concrete proof of this. The whole thing was so scandalous that a number of filmmakers signed a petition to protest – Bertrand Tavernier, Constantin Costa-Gavras, Ousmane Sembène, Souleymane Cissé.
Med Hondo, interview with Françoise Pfaff, in With Open Eyes: Women and African Cinema, edited by Kenneth W. Harrow, Editions Rodopi, Amsterdam-Atlanta 1997
Shot in glorious widescreen with luxuriant colours and featuring large-scale, exquisitely staged battle scenes, Hondo’s adaptation of the eponymous novel by Abdoulaye Mamani transforms a little-known historical incident into an epic poem of African resistance against colonialism. In 1898, the Voulet-Chanoine military expedition – soon to become infamous for its brutality towards the African population – sets out from Senegal in a bid to conquer Chad and thereby unify all French holdings on the continent. En route to the Chad Basin, the expedition encounters Queen Sarraounia, a brilliant military strategist and leader of the Aznas, who rallies her people for a valiant resistance against the invaders. Winner of the top prize at Fespaco, Hondo’s magnificent and inspirational epic is a model for transforming history into cinema. | <urn:uuid:dfca3970-5173-40df-b981-1b26154114f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/sarraounia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.889669 | 642 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Mystic Onyx® were originally developed as a meat bird for a market similar to the Asian Blacks, but upon seeing their beauty, we decided to make these available to the public. These birds were developed from Silkies by crossing with meat birds and selecting for size, and their dark skin and meat. They resemble a Svart Hona or Ayam Cemani in color but typically feature orange-red flares in their plumage, creating a beautiful contrast with their iridescent green plumage and mulberry or black combs, and the occasional tuft on their head. They do come in a variety of colors from orange to red to the more typical black with red flares. These have easily become one of our favorites at the hatchery, as they are also good egg layers of light brown eggs. If you are looking for a standout in your flock, these are a great addition!
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It's been a busy week of announcements, science news, and discoveries. In case you missed some of the amazing things that happened recently, these highlights will catch you up.
Michael Turner Joins The Kavli Foundation
Starting in summer 2019, the former director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago will advise the Foundation’s Science Programs. Dr. Turner is well known in the field of astrophysics, as he helped establish the interdisciplinary field that combines cosmology and elementary particle physics to understand the origin and evolution of the universe. He aslo coined the term "dark matter." Read more.
Explosions of Universe’s First Stars Spewed Powerful Jets
Several hundred million years after the Big Bang, the very first stars flared into the universe as massively bright accumulations of hydrogen and helium gas. Within the cores of these first stars, extreme, thermonuclear reactions forged the first heavier elements, including carbon, iron, and zinc.Rana Ezzeddine and Anna Frebel of MIT have observed evidence that the first stars in the universe exploded as asymmetric supernova, strong enough to scatter heavy elements such as zinc across the early universe. Image: Melanie Gonick
These first stars were likely immense, short-lived fireballs, and scientists have assumed that they exploded as similarly spherical supernovae.
But now astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have found that these first stars may have blown apart in a more powerful, asymmetric fashion, spewing forth jets that were violent enough to eject heavy elements into neighboring galaxies. These elements ultimately served as seeds for the second generation of stars, some of which can still be observed today. Read more.
Scientists Locate Brain Area Where Value Decisions Are Made
Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences.
Senior author Takaki Komiyama says data from tens of thousands of neurons revealed an area of the brain called the retrosplenial cortex, or RSC, which was not previously known for “value-based decision-making,” a fundamental animal behavior that is impaired in neurological conditions ranging from schizophrenia to dementia and addiction. To locate the brain area where value information is stably maintained in mice, researchers simultaneously imaged more than 500 neurons, shown here as white circles. Credit: Komiyama Lab, UC San Diego
Such decision-making is not the kind we encounter, for example, when navigating traffic lights, which are external cues that dictate our car-driving decisions. Rather, Komiyama, lead author Ryoma Hattori and their colleagues found that the RSC is the home region for decisions such as where we buy our morning coffee. When we visit a coffee shop, our subjective value of the shop is updated based on our experience in the RSC where the value is maintained until the next time we go out for coffee. Read more.
The Microbots Are on Their Way
Tiny sensors with tinier legs, stamped out of silicon wafers, could one day soon help fix your cellphone battery or study your brain. Kavli Institute at Cornell (KIC) Director Paul McEuen, KIC member Itai Cohen, and former KIC Postdoctoral fellow Mark Miskin are featured in this story in The New York Times. | <urn:uuid:d8e9ac38-d426-47da-bef4-fc4a6bd64f06> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kavlifoundation.org/news/https-www-kavlifoundation-org-dark-jet-value-bot | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.941885 | 694 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Guell pet column: Dogs mourn, too
Some of us may have experienced the loss of a loved one and we understand how difficult it can be to lose someone close.
When dogs grow up with another dog and lose their companion it can have a major effect on them, too. In this article we will talk about what signs to look for to determine if your dog is suffering from depression after losing a companion and how to help your dog cope with such a loss.
Dogs can experience depression especially after losing a companion, whether it is a human or a four-legged companion. Similar to humans, all dogs have different personalities and deal with things differently. Some dogs may display signs of sadness by sleeping excessively or acting less social with the family. Some dogs with depression can even develop major behavioral problems and some may show no signs of stress at all.
There are a few steps we can take to help our dogs cope with loss.
One of the most important things to do for a grieving dog is to keep his routine exactly the same. Feeding times and exercise routines should remain the same to help keep daily life as normal as possible. Some dogs may need extra attention and exercise to help them through the healing process.
It is extremely important to keep socializing them with other dogs and people during the healing process. Taking your dog to a refresher obedience class, going to Grandma's house, taking long walks with a dog friend or going to the dog park are all great ways to help. Above everything else, the two most important things a grieving dog will need after such a loss is time and patience. Doing fun positive things with your dog will not only help Fido heal, but will help you through the healing process as well.
It is a difficult thing to deal with, but it is important to make sure we continue to help our living companions deal with a loss. If your dog experiences severe anxiety after the loss of a loved one consult your veterinarian or behavior specialist for help.
Jake Guell is a certified professional dog trainer and runs Tails for Life, 351 E. Main St., Lomira. If you have a question you would like to see answered in this column, send it to Guell at firstname.lastname@example.org or call (920) 251-1937. For more information on Tails for Life, follow them on Facebook or visitwww.tailsforlife.webs.com. | <urn:uuid:bca3b15e-96ba-45a0-830f-76564af70391> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/life/2014/12/11/guell-pet-column-dogs-mourn/20280085/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.955719 | 499 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Losing someone we care about can be heart-breaking and mourning their loss can bring about a storm of different emotions. Bereavement can look and feel quite different for each of us, that’s because we are all unique, we will all grieve in our own unique way for the loss we have suffered. Everyone is different, so there is not a right or wrong way to grieve. This blog about bereavement hopes to shed light on some of the complexities of this experience and why it can be so difficult and painful.
There are actually lots of different types of grief because there are different aspects to the loss, such as the nature of the death, the relationship you had with the deceased and how you as an individual react to the loss. Some examples of these are:
- Anticipatory grief can be when a person has died from a long-term illness, you’re able to anticipate their death and often the grieving begins as soon as you’re aware they are going to die (although it doesn’t necessarily make the grief feel any easier when they pass away).
- Ambivalent grief is when you have conflicting feelings about the person who has died, either because there were difficulties in the relationship, unresolved feelings towards the person, lack of contact before the death or other such strains between you and the person who has died.
- Delayed grief is when the grief reaction occurs an unusually long time after the death, perhaps because the person has suppressed their feelings of loss to avoid the pain or as a way of trying to ‘hold it together’ for others.
- Complicated grief is when the grief is intense and doesn’t ease over time, you struggle to function, and the despair doesn’t lessen. This could include severe depression, social isolation, and suicidal thoughts.
- Disenfranchised grief is when there is a sense from a person’s culture or community that grieving the person who has died isn’t socially acceptable, for example if the death was by drug overdose, suicide, drink-driving or if the relationship with the deceased is deemed insignificant or stigmatized i.e. an ex-spouse, extra-marital partner, pet. There is a sense that it is shameful to grieve, and feelings have to be hidden.
Whatever your experience of bereavement, the reaction to it could involve many feelings such as shock, denial, anger, bitterness, guilt, sadness, longing, fear, anxiety, worry, disorientation, feeling numb, hopelessness, loneliness and despair. You may even have hallucinatory moments when you think you see them or hear them.
Behavioural reactions might include crying, being focused only on your loved one’s death, lack of interest in doing anything, struggling to do daily activities, withdrawal from others.
Grief can also have physical effects such as: insomnia, fatigue, appetite loss or comfort eating, nausea, headaches, chest pain and increased blood pressure, lowered immunity, increased use of alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs.
Whatever we feel and experience can leave us feeling incredibly vulnerable and as though we cannot cope.
In an attempt to understand grief and what we need to go through to navigate it, Worden (2018)1 talks about the 4 tasks of grieving. Starting firstly with accepting the reality of the loss. In the initial time of hearing of the death of someone it can take time to believe and accept the reality of the situation, even if you have attended the funeral and said your goodbyes, it may still take time to come to terms with the depth of relationship you had with that person and therefore the impact the loss has on you.
Secondly to experience the pain of grief, allowing yourself to feel all the feelings that are inside you and knowing that it’s OK to let them out. It’s important to acknowledge and express your feelings in whatever way helps, whether that’s talking them through, writing them down, through tears, or even screaming at the top of your lungs, expressing and understanding feelings is vital and an essential part of grieving. Avoiding these feelings can delay and complicate grief.
Thirdly, grieving isn’t simply about missing someone and wishing they were still with us, it’s also about trying to find ways to cope without their presence, help and support. It may mean adapting to a new way of living such as living alone, doing things alone and re-evaluating who you are and how you will live life without the other person. Also, on a practical level it may involve having more parenting responsibilities, managing the finances, doing all the housework/DIY etc.
The fourth stage can be the most difficult, which is to find a way of continuing to remember and be connected to the person we have lost, whilst allowing ourselves to find ways of engaging in life where we might gain pleasure in new activities and/or relationships.
As you might imagine, these stages aren’t always linear and we could even be trying to do all of these things at the same time or find it very hard to do one or all of them. Also grieving isn’t necessarily a constant process, people often describe grief that comes in waves where it can hit you all of a sudden and then subside somewhat. There is no prescription for how you will grieve or how long it will take.
One thing that I often hear when it comes to grieving is that people around you don’t always know what to say to you for fear of upsetting you, this can make the bereaved person feel like they’re being avoided and can add to feelings of loneliness. Also, sometimes people find it hard to talk about their grief because they’re not used to talking about their feelings, perhaps because that’s how they’ve been brought up in their family, or because they feel they would be a burden to others.
If you feel as though you have no one to talk to who can understand or engage with your grief, or you’re finding it hard to cope with the grief, then you may find it helpful to talk to a counsellor so please feel free to contact me if you’d like some support. I can provide a safe and welcoming space where you can be free to explore and share thoughts and feelings and be supported in untangling issues that feel difficult or confusing. Having someone who can accompany you for a time in your journey of bereavement can help you know you’re not on your own and support you in navigating your way through.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Not being able to get basic goods, not having electricity for more than 11 hours a day and not being able to travel easily are familiar hardships the more than 1.7 million Palestinians in Gaza face, but these are not the only frustrations. In addition to the strain on Palestinians' lives due to the ongoing Egyptian-Israeli siege, unmarried couples in Gaza are also struggling to maintain their relationships because they cannot easily meet in public.
The taboo of unmarried couples and the complications of communicating directly with one’s partner are new to Palestinian society (and to Middle Eastern society in general). In the impoverished coastal enclave of only 360 square kilometers (139 square miles), it is difficult for a couple to meet without fear of being seen by someone they know. Palestinian tradition prohibits unmarried couples from meeting, although a few families might allow their daughter to meet with a man if he is serious and willing to officially propose to her.
Problematic behavior involving the opposite sex usually focuses on females rather than males, because in a patriarchal society like the Palestinians', young men are usually free to do as they please, free of the tight parental control that girls face. The behavior of women and girls, including the words they use, are constantly monitored by male relatives, seemingly 24 hours a day.
Gender restrictions are not only limited to relationships, but also include the few people who have friends of the opposite sex. Unless socializing in groups, gender-mixing friendships are frowned upon. This custom is more rooted in cultural traditions than any specific religious decree.
Until now, men and women in Gaza have typically married the “traditional” way. That is, a male can only see the girl at her parent’s house once before the couple decides to marry. Societal habits are changing, however, and in the process challenging the traditional concept of a relationship. Whereas previously, women were largely restricted to household chores and raising children, the empowerment of women through labor and the economy is prompting a shift in gender relations.
With the number of working women increasing in Gaza, there are more opportunities for gender mixing and, as a result, relationships based on mutual interest and love, rather than social requirements, are developing. Tradition remains strong, however, and although such relationships occur, it remains difficult for an unmarried couple to publicly engage in their relationship without the threat of official sanction by the courts. Occasional crackdowns by Hamas police on couples meeting in public places without marriage certificates has prompted self-restrictions by many unmarried couples.
Lama (a pseudonym), 28, acknowledged that she cannot really get to know a man due to the difficulties of meeting, even when the relationship is serious and could lead to marriage. “I can go out with a man, of course, but I’ll be risking my reputation, because people here talk about a girl going out alone with a man. I don’t want to be in that situation,” she told Al-Monitor.
With the emergence of social media and smartphones, contact between couples has improved somewhat, but remains inadequate. One 29-year-old man who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed to Al-Monitor that Skype is the main way he communicates with his girlfriend because he is uncomfortable going out with her due to social constraints. Despite the challenges he faces, he thinks such social restrictions are important, because, he contended, the majority of men are not serious about their relationships. “I don’t mind families’ watching over their sons' and daughters' relationships. It’s always better to have things under the spotlight,” he explained.
Samir Quta, a psychology and sociology expert, said that it is preferable for couples to meet a number of times before they decide whether to get married, but that does not necessarily require a deviation from social customs. “I call the parents to give them a better understanding of their childrens’ relationships, which can help them avoid social problems that can be caused by unacceptable relationships outside their observation,” Quta explained to Al-Monitor.
The issue is not only about couples, but gender relationships in general in a conservative society. Boys and girls are usually separated beginning in grade three in governmental schools and most private ones. Not surprisingly, as young adults they find it uncomfortable when they come into contact with one another in college.
Fatma Salim, a 24-year-old teacher, said that she totally respects the traditions to which the genders are restricted in Gaza. Salim believes one cannot ask boys and girls who have been separated for most of their lives to act in a healthy way when they start communicating at a relative advanced age. “Instead of trying to extinguish these traditions, I ask for putting the two genders in a healthy atmosphere from day one in kindergarten so they can communicate properly for the rest of their lives,” Salim suggested. | <urn:uuid:53ed80b3-1a93-488d-be7d-c92627cfdf75> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2013/11/gaza-couples-relationships-marriage.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.968311 | 1,002 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Between Mainarde and Matese’s mountain rises an oasis of rare beauty able to offer a unique experience to discover many species of plants and animals.
The Volturno’s river, which with its 175 kilometers is the longest river in the southern Italy, signs a natural border between Molise and Campania. Here, precisely in the towns of Venafro and Capriati a Volturno, rises Le Mortine oasis, the habitat for many species of plants and animals.
The Oasis Mortine covers an artificial fluvial backwater which has been created after the construction of a barrier for the hydroelectric production which started in the 50s. In the 1999, 110 hectares owned by Enel were assigned to the WWF Italia together with a state-owned isle and a little artificial lake which today are part of the National Park of Matese. But what does this Oasis host? Let’s find out it together.
The Oasis is located between the Mainarde and the Matese where there is a dense vegetation divided by tributaries of the Volturno’s river that delimit some little isles of unique beauty. Precisely these slow waters facilitate the development of reeds that frame this natural spectacle. As you move inside the Oasis you may notice a natural landscape characterised by water mirrors which host a half-buried vegetation constituted by red and white willow, white poplar and black alder. This is the ideal habitat for a varied aquatic life constituted by the mallard, the common moorhen, the red heron and many other species.
It’s possible to do birdwatching taking advantage of the sheds to watch birds like the brown kite, the buzzard, the goshawk and the swamp’s owl. Of high natural value is also the ferruginous duck, species in global decline and included in the categories of international protection. To visit this natural paradise, it’s also possible to rent a bicycle or doing horseback riding. There are also botanic gardens, educational ponds and picnic areas to enjoy a snack.
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Example Sentences Of virgin In English-Tamil
5)Â at the feasts of St Peter in Cathedral and the Conception and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.
6) Not many women in my culture today are still virgins when they get married.
7) The two were married in late March in the Virgin Islands.
8) The railway is being extended into areas of virgin forest.
9) At least I was still a virgin, technically speaking.
10) A good choice is virgin olive oil, because it has not been heated, refined or bleached.
11) If it is successful, Virgin will add other destinations.
12) Do you feel that rockets bursting to impregnate the virgin sky are gender appropriate?
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Creative workshop to develop art skills and confident use of materials and ideas. Exploration of artworks in the gallery stimulates imagination and experimentation for creative work in small groups.
11 February 2019
Provide your students with a measurable means of evaluating the theory of evolution by measuring skulls to illustrate man’s development and compare human development to that of our animal counterparts.
Explore some of the properties of light through experiments. Construct a spectroscope to examine white light.
Use objects, documentary evidence and discussion to find out the local experience of war, from the Leeds PALS and Rifles to the stories of the people they left behind.
How did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age? How do we know when there were no written records?
Forget Pharaohs and pyramids, see how the everyday citizens of ancient Egypt lived and worked.
Pupils will explore how the Romans lived day to day in Britain by handling artefacts from Dalton Parlours, a Roman villa near Wetherby, and investigate the legacy they left behind.
Where do rocks come from? How are rocks classified? What are fossils and where are they found?
Find out about real science in the workplace! See how science is integral to museums from storage to object preservation and cleaning.
Get up close to animals from around the world. In this workshop pupils will learn about adaptations, habitats and evolution by investigating a variety of birds, insects and exotic animal skeletons before visiting our store, where we keep over 800,000 natural science specimens.
We have over one million inspirational objects covering dress and textiles, world cultures, archaeology, geology, social history and natural history.
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Celebrate the Spark of Great Radio
National Radio Day is a time for communities across the country to celebrate radio. The goal is to strengthen the radio ecosystem, highlighting all kinds of radio, but especially stations that focus on local service. We want to ensure that amazing noncommercial stations are included in the national conversation.
From events and parties to special programming and more, there are so many ways for listeners, producers and stations to get involved.
Get the Word Out
Engage in online conversations about your love of radio, what it means in your community, your station history, or what’s next.
- Use #NationalRadioDay from Aug 1st – Aug 20th
- Like our Facebook community page
- RSVP to our event page
Current: Join the celebration of National Radio Day
Radio is more than the warm sound from a Neumann U87, NPR’s virtual house microphone. Radio is the lives we touch.
It’s the first time you heard B.B. King, the time you had to look up a word someone used or a meme that came up, and the people we listen to and with whom we become acquainted.
Radio World: Promote National Radio Day
We have all heard of National Record Store Day and National Independent Bookstore Day. They have become events in our neighborhoods. Even more noteworthy, they have taken on significant meaning in the lives of consumers and fans.
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, is a day to talk about a thing we like, radio.
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Cetaqua will develop in Galicia two new European projects of more than 8 million euros on circular economy together with about 30 companies, universities and technology centers throughout Europe
The ambition of Cetaqua Galicia to continue growing at European level and become a technological center of reference in the field of environment and water does not cease.
Cetaqua Galicia has extensive experience coordinating European projects of the LIFE and INTERREG programs, started in 2015, which is complemented since 2020 with the achievement of highly competitive projects within the EU framework program Horizon 2020, such as the HOOP and WalNUT projects. This 2022, the desire to continue contributing to sustainable development to achieve the climate neutrality proposed in the European Green Deal continues to bear fruit with the achievement of two new projects framed in Horizon Europe, the new Framework Program for Research and Innovation of the European Union for 2021-2027.
The two new projects of Cetaqua Galicia, one of which it coordinates, will contribute to the development of new circular economy models that reduce the impact on the aquatic and terrestrial environment, through sustainable management and the valorization of wastewater and organic waste, including sewage sludge. Specifically, one of these projects aims to promote the use of sewage sludge and other biomass, such as fishing waste, by bio-industries as they are sustainable non-fossil-based raw materials. The second project aims to provide greater knowledge about the impact and potential of biofertilizers generated from bio-waste with high Nitrogen and Phosphorus content, such as sewage sludge. In this way, it will be possible to support Europe in its transformation towards a more circular economy and will contribute to maintaining nutrient flows within safe ecological limits, avoiding eutrophication problems, and to the restoration of ecosystems.
The achievement of these European projects gives continuity to the model of public-private collaboration promoted by the Xunta de Galicia: Mixed Units, specifically the CIGAT Mixed Unit, started in 2015, and its consolidation with the CIGAT-BIOFACRORÍA Mixed Unit recently completed by the Xunta de Galicia, Viaqua and Cetaqua Galicia. These Mixed Units have made it possible to place Galicia at the forefront of technological innovation in the circular economy in the water sector at an international level.
New framework programme of the European Union: Horizon Europe
The objective of Horizon Europe is to continue strengthening the scientific and technological potential of the European Union through R&D solutions, ranging from the conceptual phase to market introduction, in order to face an ecological and digital transition through areas such as health, safety, zero pollution and climate change.
These two new projects are framed in Cluster 6 of the Horizon Europe program that deals with “Food, bioeconomy natural resources, agriculture and environment”, within the work program “clean environment and zero waste” to carry out a sustainable and circular management of natural resources and fight against pollution.
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Last Updated on April 6, 2021 by Admin
How did you spend Women’s History Month this year? Whether you were celebrating by thanking strong and inspirational women around you, educating others or learning from empowering women in your life, we hope you used the opportunity to develop yourself and grow! To help women empower themselves to be courageous working professionals all year long, we gathered tips from successful females in business that are rooted in self-confidence.
Research shows that there is a gap in confidence between men and women. Whether you think this gap is fact or fiction, we’re on a mission to remove any notions that discourage women from self-promotion, confidence and taking risks. To help readers feel confident moving into leadership roles in 2021 and beyond, we’ve sourced 7 lessons to help you grow self-confidence. Let’s get started!
1. Be Your Authentic Self
Elaine Welteroth, former Editor-and-Chief of Teen Vogue said in an interview that women need to push back on the messages that make them feel like they are not enough. She said to instead believe that you are capable even if you are a “work in progress.” Knowing that you are enough is not only a mindset needed for success but can inspire others to follow in your footsteps.
2. Look to a Mentor
Mentorship is critical as a young female professional. Mentors, especially other successful female mentors, can push you to seek out advancement and request the resources you need to be successful. Entrepreneur Liz Elting wrote, “Mentorship creates the opportunities that open more doors to more women, which just keeps the ball rolling.” When choosing a mentor, look for one who embodies confidence and can promote you and your accomplishments at the same time.
3. Collaborate With Others
When possible, encourage collaboration within your team. Supporting other women’s ability to talk about their achievements without backlash helps increase a culture of confidence and openness. Liz Armbruester, Senior Vice President of Global Compliance at Avalara, echoed the importance of encouraging unity when she said, “Nothing is more destructive for a team than a leader who is unwilling to collaborate.”
4. Practice Vulnerability
Researcher in vulnerability Brené Brown says the only way humans can truly connect is to embrace their vulnerability. Connecting with colleagues can help you build stronger relationships as well as support systems at work.
5. Be “Flawsome”
Women are more inclined to hold themselves to high expectations and be perfectionists. Perfectionism is considered to be “striving for flawlessness” but it can take a toll on women and discourage them from taking risks. Consultant, Dr. Margie Warrel advises women to rather “be flawsome” and show compassion for themselves. She writes in an article to “Embrace your humanity, own your fallibility and choose to show up fully, authentically.”
6. Understand How You Come Across
Cultivating self-awareness is important for leadership, as you begin to understand how you come across in different situations. By doing this we become more familiar with our own physical and verbal mannerisms and can protect ourselves from self-sabotaging behaviors such as doubt and lack of confidence. Film yourself giving a presentation or giving feedback to understand how you might be perceived by others.
7. Embrace Set-Backs
Encourage others on your team to have a growth mindset, which is a belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, and that it can change with effort. By having a growth mindset in the workplace, your company culture won’t fear making mistakes, as you will understand that every setback is a learning opportunity to grow and get better.
For more inspiration and insight from female leaders, the folks at Tommy John created a guide that highlights 7 self-confidence lessons for the working women. Explore their visual below!
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Recent studies suggest that alterations in glutamate receptor subunit levels in mesocorticolimbic dopamine areas could account for neural adaptations in response to psychostimulant drugs. Although many drugs of abuse induce changes in ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits in mesocorticolimbic dopamine areas, the changes of ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits by repeated nicotine treatment in these areas are not known. To answer this question, we injected male Sprague-Dawley rats twice daily with nicotine (0.4 mg/kg) or saline (1 ml/kg) for 10 days. The immunoreactivity of NR1, GluR1, and GluR2 glutamate receptor subunits was examined 16∼18 h after the last injection of saline or nicotine. Repeated nicotine treatment significantly increased NR1 levels in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). In addition, repeated nicotine treatment showed a tendency towards an increase in GluR1 levels in the VTA as well as in striatum. However, there was no significant change in glutamate receptor subunits in other areas including nucleus accumbens (NAc). These results demonstrate that repeated nicotine treatment increases NR1 levels in VTA similarly to other drugs of abuse, suggesting that elevated glutamate receptor subunits in the VTA, but not NAc may be involved in the excitation of mesocorticolimbic dopamine neurons by nicotine.
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|Journal||Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology|
|Publication status||Published - 2007 Aug|
- Glutamate receptor
- Synaptic plasticity
- Ventral tegmental area
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The Basics of Orthodontics Orthodontics is a dental specialized addressing the management and avoidance of uneven or misaligned teeth. Additionally, it may additionally deal with the adjustment of facial development. There are a number of different types of orthodontics. To get more information regarding orthodontics, read the adhering to post: Early therapy takes advantage of the fast growth of kids to develop an ideal smile. It deals with spaces and also jaw positioning and decreases the possibilities of crowding as the youngster’s adult teeth start to erupt. Teen orthodontic treatment may entail making use of orthodontic home appliances. But prior to teens start treatment, they need to have an exact suggestion of their mouth and also face framework. Grownups who undertake orthodontic therapy has to likewise pay unique attention to their oral hygiene to stop tooth decay and gum troubles. Malocclusion, or bad bite, can influence dental health and wellness as well as adversely influence consuming, speech, and also positive self-image. Orthodontics can correct this condition using devices such as dental braces, retainers, or aligners. These gadgets use pressure to teeth and jaw structures to straighten them. In many cases, small malocclusion might not call for braces. Clear dental braces and also aligners might be made use of for small malocclusion. Operation may be necessary for extreme situations. Normally, jaw surgery is booked for individuals whose growth has quit. Another treatment alternative for grownups is orthodontic headgear, in some cases called extra-oral appliance. It is used over the client’s head to deal with a malocclusion. Typically, this therapy is utilized together with dental braces and can move the teeth. Yet there are many dangers associated with this treatment. In many cases, it can in fact create damages to the mouth. It is best to speak with an orthodontist if you have any type of problems regarding your teeth or jaw alignment. Visiting an orthodontist for treatment is similar to a dental professional browse through. The therapy might require a number of office sees before it’s completed. Your very first consultation will certainly be an appointment see where your orthodontist will check your mouth and also discuss your therapy options. Layaway plan are also reviewed. If you have any kind of concerns, ask the doctor if they take x-rays. Orthodontists are friendly, compassionate, and highly experienced about the procedure as well as its outcomes. In many cases, it may be essential to get rid of a tooth if it is drastically out of setting or crowded. For a lot more extreme instances of tooth and jaw issues, you might require jaw surgical procedure. Your orthodontist can assist you avoid the requirement for this significant treatment. These treatments can improve your self-confidence and avoid further issues with your teeth. So do not delay seeing an orthodontist! Get your youngster took a look at today! Your youngster’s smile can gain from orthodontic treatment! While orthodontic treatment involves putting on metal dental braces, contemporary orthodontic appliances are lighter and also much less visible. The braces are comprised of braces that are connected to the front of your teeth. The archwire is gone through these braces as well as tightened often. As the teeth are relocated, they relocate into their brand-new settings. The entire process may take several months to numerous years to complete. If you select this therapy, ensure to preserve your new smile. | <urn:uuid:7628b9db-7338-477d-9fef-784beb40782f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://automotivesprint.us/what-i-can-teach-you-about-11/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.948546 | 722 | 2.421875 | 2 |
Elon Musk is still hyping the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta and now claims that Tesla Autopilot/Full Self-Driving Beta are already ‘superhuman’ on the highway and getting close on city streets.
The new FSD also comes with new visualizations.
Over the last few months, CEO Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla moving to a new generation (v9) of its FSD software that will remove reliance on radar readings and instead have everything done through computer vision based on cameras.
Earlier this week, Musk said that the update will “blow your mind”.
Now the CEO is releasing more details about the update beyond just the improved city driving capability.
Musk says that the new update will also include new driving visualizations:
“FSD display V9.0 will show actual probability distribution of objects – true mind’s eye of the neural net. This is so cool!”
A probability distribution is a statistical function that describes all the possible values and likelihoods that a random variable can take within a given range.
Therefore, it means that instead of the objects, like lines, cars, pedestrians, jumping around, they should display a smoother version of the vehicle’s environment.
Tesla has been using driving visualization that look more like a developer debug mode in the FSD beta software than something you’d find in a production car.
The automaker has been expected to update those visualizations for the wider release of the FSD beta.
Musk also said on Twitter today that believes that Autopilot is already achieving “superhuman” of driving on the highway and he sees the same happening on city streets with FSD:
“Anyone paying attention to the rate of improvement will realize that Tesla Autopilot/FSD is already superhuman for highway driving & swiftly getting there for city streets.”
The CEO has long been claiming that Autopilot is safer than human driving, but he has been claiming this based on Tesla’s quarterly Autopilot safety reports, which have been disputed for making questionable comparisons.
As always, you should keep in mind that Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Beta features are not autonomous driving features but driver assist features and the driver is always responsible for the vehicle and should be ready to take control at all times.
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Pentagon plans to shrink US Army to pre-WWII level
Updated: 2014-02-25 09:39
WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined on Monday his priorities for 2015 defense budget cut, including plans to reduce the size of the US army to its pre-World War II levels.
"We are repositioning to focus on the strategic challenges and opportunities that will define our future: new technologies, new centers of power and a world that is growing more volatile, more unpredictable and in some instances more threatening to the United States," Hagel said at a Pentagon press conference.
The Pentagon chief unveiled his budget-cut proposals as the Obama administration is preparing to pull out most US troops from Afghanistan following an almost 13-year war.
"As we end our combat mission in Afghanistan, this will be the first budget to fully reflect the transition DOD (the Department of Defense) is making after 13 years of war, the longest conflict in our nation's history," said Hagel.
Among the proposals, Hagel announced his plans to further reduce the size of US Army to between 440,000 to 450,000 active- duty soldiers. This would mark the US Army's smallest force since World War II. The active-duty troop level has already been slated to go down to 490,000 by 2015 from a peak of 570,000 after September 11 attacks, 2001.
Hagel's proposals also include to retire the US Air Force's entire A-10 fleet and to seek another round of base realignment and closure.
Hagel said the recommendations favor "a smaller and more capable force, putting a premium on rapidly deployable, self- sustaining platforms that can defeat more technologically advanced adversaries."
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Final Report for LNE03-184
A series of learning courses on sustainable livestock production were offered in 2004 and 2005. These courses were designed in a way to offer multiple forms of learning within a subject area; from lecture style format, to hands-on activities, on-farm learning and an opportunity to work with a farmer mentor.
Course topics offered were:
1) The Dirt on Soil – a course designed to help enhance soil health on the farm and to promote crop productivity and quality.
2) Greening the Farm – a course designed to help build productive pastures, and a grazing system tailored to the course participant.
3) Livestock Nutrition and Healthcare – a course designed to help participants raise healthy ruminants through good preventative care, nutrition, and the use of treatments which are natural or approved for use on organic farms.
4) Marketing Your Livestock Products – a course designed to help the participant develop and improve their four P’s of marketing – product development, placement, price and promotion.
Each course met on 3 successive 7-hour class days that were 3 or more weeks apart. The space in between each class session allowed the attendees to digest what they had learned, apply some new techniques and ideas, and come back to the class setting for continued learning about the subject at hand. Returning to the classroom, participants were able to share their experiences, successes, failures, questions and frustrations, creating a learning community within the room.
The following year, 12 on-farm technical workshops took place, which were hosted by 3 participating farmers from each of the 4 courses. Here, the host farm was able to share some facets of what they learned from the course(s) that they took and share the results of their new application(s) or management change(s).
Another item offered to farmer participants in each of the courses was the opportunity to work with a farmer mentor. For a $100 contribution, the farmer could work with a chosen mentor (or mentors) for a total of 25 hours ($500 value). Through the SARE grant, mentors were paid $20/hour for their time. Some basic guidelines for the farmer/mentor relationship were laid out in an agreement form that both parties completed together. Contents of the agreement included an outline of what they hoped to accomplish, and how the mentoring process was going to happen (phone, in person, email, a combination thereof).
To supplement the grant, other funds and in-kind support were raised which helped to make the courses more dynamic, brought in many notable speakers from around the Northeast, and provided the participants with a text book and handouts/additional resources for each class session.
The mentoring portion of the grant had remaining funds that were not being used, so permission was granted to use some of these funds to provide additional hours requested by mentor/mentee teams, to support a Northeast Sustainable Livestock Conference in March, 2006 and to sponsor some on-farm workshops in 2006 and 2007 that covered subject areas relative to the courses offered in 2004 and 2005.
Conference supported by mentor funds: The Northeast Sustainable Livestock Conference, which took place March 2 & 3, 2007 in Fairlee, VT offered subjects relevant to all four livestock courses. Many of the course presenters who participated in the original courses were invited to speak and were asked to take their subject area to the next level. Other presenters were some of the farmer mentors and still others speakers were individuals who had participated in one of the courses. Having them speak at the conference was testimony to fact that they had gained significant knowledge from one or more of the courses and had something to share with an audience of their peers.
2006 sponsored workshops using mentor funds: On August 16 and 17, 2006, Dr Anne Zajac, a veterinarian from Virginia Polytechnical Institute came and offered two workshops on parasite management for ruminants titled: ‘The Scoop on Poop: Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants’. A total of 20 people attended the presentations and hands-on workshops, which were organized by the Small Ruminant Dairy Project at the University of Vermont.
2007 sponsored workshops using mentor funds: On August 1, 2007, Mentors Jack and Anne Lazor of Butterworks Farm in Westfield, VT hosted a workshop on their farm titled ‘Grazing and Animal Health Management’. A total of 28 people attended this workshop. On August 8, 2007, Chester and Betsy Abbott of Wayside Farm in Randolph, VT hosted a workshop titled ‘Organic Dairy Grazing’ 8 people attended this workshop. On September 21, 2007, John Jr and John Sr and their spouses Rocio and Judy Clark of Applecheek Farm in Hyde Park, VT hosted a workshop titled ‘Multi species Grazing’. The Clarks were mentees for two of the Livestock courses and have since been on the speaker circuit sharing information on heritage breeds, grass fed meat and milk products and more.
Presentations and Poster Displays:
1) On October 19-21, 2004 Northeast SARE held a conference titled Setting the Table: Tools and Techniques for a Sustainable Food System in Burlington, VT. A poster promoting the NESARE Learning Courses and the mentoring component was displayed and promoted at this event.
2) In August, 2006 Lisa McCrory (Project Coordinator) and Heather Darby (Dirt On Soil Course Coordinator) attended the National SARE conference in Oconomowoc, WI to present the layout, design and results of the NESARE Learning Courses highlighting the mentoring component.
3) In January, 2007 Lisa McCrory (Project Coordinator) was asked to speak at the Ecological Farming Conference in Pacific Grove, CA. There she sat on a panel with other Program Coordinators sharing the benefits of using farmer mentors and describing the mentoring program design; its successes and failures.
This grant seemed to take on a life of its own; producers and resource specialists were anticipating similar workshops and courses to be offered on a regular basis and to some extent this has turned out to be true. By stretching the remaining mentor funds and collaborating with other like-minded organizations (such as UVM Extension, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Vermont Pasture Network, and UVM’s Small Ruminant Dairy Project) we continued to offer opportunities for continued learning.
The goal of this grant was to increase the viability of livestock operations in the Northeast by providing new tools and information offered in a way that could measure improvements in management and overall success of the farm operation. Recognizing that there are different styles of learning, we developed a delivery mechanism for farmers; using practical hands-on learning and written resources.
In this project, a series of learning courses were created supporting livestock producers who wish to add or improve certain management skills to their operation. A series of 4 course topics were offered over a 1 - year period. Each course lasted about 2 months, meeting every 3 weeks for practical/hands-on learning. Attendees were expected to go back to their farms to apply these new skills, and journal their experiences and observations. Farmer mentors worked with some of the participating farmers, helping them build skills and further their learning through experience and example. On-farm technical workshops took place during the second year of the grant. Three farmer participants from each of the 4 courses hosted on-farm technical workshop demonstrating some of the practices that they learned.
These courses attracted a wide audience of producers, including new farmers, who had a desire to improve and develop skills in managing their land, tending to livestock health and nutrition and growing product for market. Technical workshops, farmer mentoring, a 2006 Sustainable Livestock Conference and Fall Forage Field Days were offered from 2004 – 2007 weaving together multiple learning styles and mediums for the delivery and application of information, encouraging continued learning from the soil to the plate.
1. Of the 60 farmer participants in the learning courses, 40 will develop a work plan with a mentor and will adopt 3 new practices realizing an overall improvement in the sustainability of their farm.
Total number of farmer participants was 160, which was more than twice the anticipated registration numbers we proposed in the grant. We found that there was a lot of enthusiasm and interest in the courses offered, so chose not to turn people away if we exceeded our registration goals.
The total number of farmers working with a mentor was 30, which was 25% less than proposed in the grant. Some of our registrants were initially interested in working with a mentor, but found the courses to be very comprehensive and included a lot of experienced farmer input throughout the 3 course meetings.
Overall, the experience was very positive for the mentors and the mentees. Time spent within each committed pair ranged from 2 hours to 50 hours. Though mentor time was limited to 25 hours per mentor/mentee pair, some farmers were granted extra time with their mentor(s) if substantial work was getting accomplished.
2. Of the 40 that develop a plan and adopt new practices, 12 will hold on-farm technical workshops for at least 240 attendees demonstrating the practices they have learned.
We achieved our goal of holding 12 on-farm technical workshops, hosted by course participants. Total attendees at these workshops were 215 which is 25 less than anticipated in the performance target. Nine of the farms hosting an ‘On-Farm Demo’ worked with one or more mentors and 3 of the host farms did not work with a mentor but participated in at least one of the courses.
Each of the four courses has similarities in their design and some differences depending upon the subject and time of year. We felt it important to engage the audience and give them opportunities for some hands-on experiences as well as bringing in speakers who could share information in a lecture format. Three of the four courses were given a 3-ring binder containing the agenda for each of the three class days, plus articles and resources relative to the course subject. In addition, speakers often came with supplemental handouts and notes were taken by a staff person which were made available at the following class meeting or mailed to participants after the final class took place.
The first course, ‘The Dirt on Soil’, did not receive a binder, but participants did receive handouts at each class meeting as well as Fred Magdoff’s book, ‘Building Soils for Better Crops’. The three classes took place in March and April with the hopes that participants would be able to apply their new skills right away with the coming growing season. Cost for the course was $75 for all three or $30 per class. Organizations that sponsored the course through financial support and/or time were UVM Extension, USDA Risk Management Agency, Highfields Institute, USDA NRCS, University of Maine, Lakeview Organic Grains, Flack Family Farm, Waste Not Resources and Franklin County NRCD.
* Class One focused on the soil basics and started with plenary discussing “what is a healthy soil”. Attendees were then broken into smaller groups and rotated between five sessions: 1) reading your landscape, 2) biological properties, 3) physical properties, 4) chemical properties and 5) a final plenary that would pull all these subjects together called Strategies for Healthier Soils’.
* Class Two focused on integrating the components of soil properties covered in class one to emphasize how everything is interconnected. Subjects covered were 1) Understanding How Nutrients Work in the Soil and How to Manage Soil Fertility Short and Long-term, 2) Compost and Animal Manure Management, 3) Cover Cropping and Crop Rotations, and 4) Soil Management for Pests.
* Class Three connected the health of the soil with the health of the crop. Subjects covered were 1) Understanding Forage Quality, 2) Forage Testing and Interpretation, 3) Factors Influencing Forage Quality, 4) Presentation on Sustainable Soils and Livestock Health. Participants were given opportunities to taste, touch and smell various dried and ensiled forages to complement the lectures.
Greening the Farm was the second course offered. Participants received a notebook binder containing articles and resources on grazing and grazing systems plus Bill Murphy’s book ‘Greener Pastures on Your Side of the Fence’ as the course textbook. Classes took place May 26, June 26 and August 28, 2004. This course was more spread out with the hopes that participants would be able to develop or improve their grazing system as the course was taking place. Cost for the course was $75 for all three classes or $30 per class. Organizations that sponsored the course through financial support and/or time were UVM Extension, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Vermont Technical College, and USDA Risk Management Agency.
* Class One was spent reviewing the resources available in the class and sharing individual goals to help mold the direction of the grazing course. The rest of the day covered presentations on pasture species, pasture quality indicators, soil types, soil fertility, growth patterns of pasture plants in the Northeast and fencing. Participants were shown how to put together a grazing plan for their farm followed by a hands-on demonstration on fencing systems and appropriate grounding.
* Class Two included classroom time and field-based learning. Classroom time included a presentation on the economic successes of a grass-based system followed by a farmer panel sharing their grazing program and how they deal with the ‘summer slump’ and stretch their grazing as late into the fall as possible. The afternoon portion of the class offered a variety of work stations, both indoor and outdoor, where participants could learn more about water systems, small ruminant grazing, poultry grazing, pasture plant identification, beef grazing, parasite management, and electric fencing and grounding.
*Class Three focused on livestock nutritional needs and included information on feeding strategies for pasture from ration balancing through the grazing season to winter feeding options and more. Following this talk, participants traveled to one of three possible livestock farms to see how the different farms managed pasture. One was a dairy farm, another was a nearby beef farm and the third was a diversified farm raising poultry, hogs, sheep and cows on pasture.
Livestock Nutrition and Healthcare was the third course offered meeting three times between September 24 and October 22 with an additional ‘day on the farm’ on October 23rd to look at livestock health case studies. Participants received a notebook binder containing articles relative to the topic and Dr Hubert Karreman’s book ‘Treating Cows Naturally’ for a textbook. Organizations that sponsored the course through financial support and/or time were UVM Extension and USDA Risk Management Agency.
* Class One brought in speakers to address 1) Meeting Livestock Nutritional Needs for Maintenance, Growth, Production and Reproduction, 2) Bio-Security: Administering Nature’s Vaccine and Other Ways to Protect Your Farm from Invading Germs, and 3) A Farmer Panel Addressing Nutrition, Prevention and Healthcare.
* Class Two covered preventative health care, the abc’s of organic livestock farming, parasite management strategies, and medicinal and nutritional uses of herbs.
* Class Three featured Dr Hubert Karreman who spent much of the day talking about how to treat livestock with natural remedies touching on health situations including dry cow care, mastitis, pneumonia, calf scours, hoof problems and reproduction.
* An additional class was offered, with priority given to farmers working with mentors.
This was a one day, on-farm workshop on a transitioning dairy farm. Participants were able to gain practical skills in diagnosis, observation and early intervention as well as how to administer many types of treatments.
Marketing Your Livestock Products was the fourth course offered meeting three times between January 31st and March 28th, 2005. Participants received a notebook that contained a publication titled ‘Market Planning for Value Added Agricultural Products’ by Lynda Brushett & Gregory Franklin. Other handouts in the notebook included publications by ATTRA on marketing of livestock products, and relevant handouts from speakers. Organizations that sponsored the course through financial support and/or time were Vermont Agency of Agriculture, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Vermont Pasture Network, UVM Extension and USDA Risk Management Agency.
*Class one covered adventures in Marketing with Mary Peabody where the speaker set the stage for the course; providing an overview of how marketing fits into business planning and goal setting. The afternoon featured farmer panelists who shared their marketing stories including the history of their farm, the products that they offer and their marketing strategies.
*Class two focused on determining or setting a price, understanding the FDA regulations under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, and demystifying the meat, poultry and dairy regulations (state and federal) when it comes to labeling, processing and choosing a production facility.
*Class three was about promotion; telling your story and selling your product. Chef Harv was our special guest who was invited to help attendees think about effective promotion techniques, and ways to sell their product by telling their farm story. Farmer panelists shared how they marketed and sold their product as well as experiences within different marketing channels.
The four Livestock Courses, tied in with the mentoring opportunities and the On-Farm Demos has proven to be a very successful model for farmer learning, farmer mentoring and farmer leadership. What was not anticipated within the grant was the fact that mentor funds did not get used up very quickly. This is not because farmer mentoring did not happen; rather, it was a challenge to get the mentors to keep track of their time and bill accordingly. Some mentors were helping producers out with a 5 minute phone call here, an email there and at least one visit to the mentee farm and to the mentor farm. A couple of the matches were just too far away from each other and they were unable to find a common time on the calendar to make a face to face meetings happen and over time they lost the motivation. The continued learning offered by the Sustainable Livestock Conference (2006) and a series of sponsored workshops in 2006 and 2007 were very effective ways to use up the remaining mentor funds.
Though it is not likely that these courses could be offered every year, producers thought that offering some of these course topics every other year would draw enough interest to support the cost and energy to pull them together. One or two courses could be offered each year, offering a similar curriculum each time or offering advanced courses where there was interest.
NOFA-VT is currently evaluating a number of farmer mentoring models with the hopes of establishing a sound program for producers growing fruits, vegetables, livestock and crops in 2008. The pieces learned from this grant will help us implement a more effective model including a realistic appraisal of the amount of staff support needed to keep the farmer mentor/mentee relationships alive. The mentoring model that is being utilized by California Certified Organic Foundation (CCOF) has qualities in their design that NOFA-VT hopes to incorporate into its mentoring program this year.
The courses were videotaped with the hopes that the media would be edited and available to the producer audience. This project proved to be too much of an effort due to lack of time and lack of editing & video production skills. Two of the talks from the Livestock Nutrition and Health course were videotaped, reproduced, and sold as VHS resources. Copies of these have been included with the final report. Sales of these tapes were very few and the quality is not very good, so they were not marketed beyond the registrants and NOFA membership. The marketing course was videotaped and someone was hired to edit and copy these talks to disk. By the time the video editing project was completed, too much time had passed and we felt that marketing the tapes would not be the best use of time. Copies of these DVDs are included with the final report.
Additional Project Outcomes
Impacts of Results/Outcomes
One of the strengths of this grant and the courses offered was our ability to partner with other organizations; pooling resources, knowledge and experience. The other organizations that helped with the planning and orchestration of the livestock courses were NRCS, UVM Extension, University of Maine, VT Agency of Agriculture, Vermont Technical College, UVM Small Ruminant Dairy Project, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the Vermont Pasture Network. These collaborative efforts have allowed producers and professionals to recognize the common thread that the various organizations hold; that organic management and sustainable management are oftentimes saying the same thing. At the same time the various resource professionals learned more about the initiatives and programs being offered by their counterparts allowing for greater collaboration and networking in the future.
We reached more than twice the number of farmers projected in the grant proposal. Clearly the topics being offered were interesting and filled a need. Evaluations from all the classes scored very high with ratings of very good to excellent. Farmers who attended these workshops left with the intention of making significant changes within the following 6 months. Many of them were contacted by phone or mail one year later and here are excerpts from some of the evaluations and phone conversations:
The Dirt on Soils
* ‘In managing my soils and crops I found I had to change my mindset from the conventional world of feeding the crop and now focus on feeding and nurturing my soil so that the soil takes care of the crop.’
* ‘The soils course was a wonderful primer and of course, my favorite class was the one on forages. I gained enough knowledge to begin to know what questions to ask and to explore more on my own.’
* ‘I only wish that there had been more time to ask questions or that there was a part two.’
Greening the Farm
* ‘ The Pasture Course was terrific. I really appreciated Gwyneth and Lisa’s trying to include information on non-ruminants. I had done a lot of reading so that the speakers’ experiences were the highlight of the course; Sid Bosworth, Doug Flak, Tim Barrows, and Jim Kleptz.’
* ‘I learned to become more aware of the fields, pastures and how they change over the course of the year and what’s in them, and what will benefit and animal.”
Livestock Nutrition and Health Care
* ‘This past spring we used less supplement in the barn to increase pasture dry matter intake. We also have included colostrum in our mastitis treatment protocol.’
* ‘We are thinking more closely about our grazing system and have tried a different treatment for a sick calf. The sanitation/biosecurity section gave us a confidence boost as we already do a lot of it and reinforced the importance for us to change out calf packs more frequently.’
* ‘I feel more comfortable about the science behind the therapy and have gained more confidence to try alternative treatments. I have also changed my dry cow program and how I treat mastitis.’
Marketing Your Livestock Products
* ‘We have had a tremendous boost from the fencing projects, the [Marketing] course, the input from the next generation, and help from our farmer mentor. We have a lot of hope for the future, and have taken many of the steps necessary to begin a successfully maintained business that will take us into the next generation.’
There were multiple courses offered and many ways that farmers benefited and adopted new practices. Enclosed with the final report is a letter of thanks from one of our farmer registrants who participated in the Dirt on Soil course and the Grazing the Green course. Her letter titled ‘Died and Went to Heaven’ expresses her sincere gratitude for the courses and the opportunity for continued learning with farmer mentors who were getting compensated for their time. Her appreciation and accolades for the courses were great to hear and were heard from many others at the end of the courses.
Areas needing additional study
The Livestock Courses and the On-Farm Demos were well attended and a lot was learned at these events. The On-Farm Demos provided written material about the host farm plus an outline of what was going to be covered adding some structure and focus for the day. Additional study is not needed, but additional offerings of the livestock courses should continue. NOFA-VT plans to continue collaborating with other resource organizations and will rely on sponsorships to keep registration fees at a minimum. | <urn:uuid:89f614b0-3dc3-4a8e-843e-1dfc1d158595> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://projects.sare.org/project-reports/lne03-184/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.970386 | 5,065 | 2.5625 | 3 |
There is a misconception in the media. It would appear from news reports that only young people are active on social issues such as climate change. It is true that young people are more outspoken, idealistic and eager to change the world.
But seniors like us also want to Save The Planet. At our age idealism is tempered by experience and knowledge. We are more apt to study the issues in depth and get involved supporting solutions rather than dreams.
But there is one cause that affects us all and deserves the support of all of us, young and old.
Climate Change – The Problem
Since the start of the industrial revolution we, all the people on earth, have been emitting more carbon into the atmosphere. More than the earth can absorb. You can read the science behind this problem in the following article:
It is obvious that in order to regain a carbon balance there are two solutions
A) Cut back the carbon emissions
B) Increase the amount of carbon absorbed by earth
Most of the discussions and sharp disagreements are about how to reduce emissions. The problem is a global problem that requires cooperation from all countries. It is difficult to achieve a consensus because of the different situations and needs of different countries. For example people in Africa have only mostly coal available as a natural source of energy. They can not be expected to abandon burning coal as a source of energy. The Paris agreement committing countries to individual goals is a good start, but much more needs to be done. It will take time. It is therefore very important that we focus now on solution B) increasing the amount of carbon absorbed by Earth. We can do this now.
Climate Change – A First Step Solution
According to the World Economic Forum ” locking up carbon in the world’s forests can provide up to one third of the emissions reduction required by 2030 to meet the Paris agreement targets”
Planting trees is not controversial and is a proven method to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Scientists have determined where trees should be planted for maximum benefit. Therefore, although we can all plant trees in our backyards, large scale planting should be left to the experts.
The following organizations are active in reforestation and deserve our support.
– The Canopy Project
– The Earth Day Network
– 1t.org ( planting one trillion trees project)
– Plant for the Planet Foundation
Planting trees is a first step we can take now to fight climate change and Save Our Planet.
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Microsoft may phase out support for TLS certificates that use the SHA-1 hashing algorithm as early as June 2016. The decision comes in the wake of recent calculations that suggest generating collisions is quicker and cheaper than previously anticipated.
SHA-1 is a hash algorithm, used to derive a 160-bit value from an arbitrary input. Its intent is for collisions—different inputs that hash to the same 160-bit value—to be hard to generate. As compute power has steadily grown over the years, it becomes quicker and cheaper to generate collisions. It was previously projected by Bruce Schneier, based on the observed growth of compute power, that creating SHA-1 collisions would be within reach of criminals by 2018 at a cost of about $173,000. On this basis, Microsoft intended to cease supporting the use of new SSL/TLS certificates using SHA-1 on January 1, 2016 and all SHA-1 SSL/TLS certificates on January 1, 2017.
The new cost and performance estimates, however, suggest that the cost is both drastically lower—$75,000 to $120,000—and that the compute resources are immediately available through cloud services such as Amazon EC2. This has given browser vendors little option but to reconsider the previous 2017 timetable for retiring support of SHA-1.
Based on these new calculations, Mozilla has similarly announced it is considering bringing its SHA-1 retirement forward. Mozilla's deprecation of SHA-1 was originally to follow the same phased scheme as Microsoft: the browser will not trust any new certificates issued on or after January 1, 2016 that use SHA-1, and it will not trust any certificates using SHA-1 at all after a second date. That was originally to be January 1, 2017, but it could now be as early as July 1, 2016. Google has a similar timetable in place for deprecating the use of SHA-1 in Chrome.
The one sticking point is that the browser vendors are not entirely certain of what the impact of this accelerated timetable will be. Both Microsoft and Mozilla say that they still have to ascertain the feasibility of such a change: if it ends up blocking access to too many important sites then both companies may have to hold on to SHA-1 for a little longer than they would like. | <urn:uuid:8082ff11-fda8-4b61-9040-44610c1f694e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/microsoft-considers-blocking-sha-1-certificates-after-cost-of-collisions-slashed/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.96364 | 461 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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An Analysis of the Boss
The development of short stories as a genre can be seen as a new way of negotiating with the newly understood complex fields of modern and post-modern human experiences. From this perspective, Katherine Mansfield’s “The Fly” may be seen as both a suspended moment within a spacio-temporal context as well as a boundless expanse of human existence. The characters, despite being very few in number, are richly drawn. The Boss is no exception.
The Boss Versus Woodifield
What strikes the readers at the very beginning is the namelessness of the Boss. This becomes more and more disturbing when the readers try to think about the possible reasons. At the very onset, the central character is seen to engage himself in a struggle to fit himself in the structure of a conventional boss of an enterprise who is in control of his own as well as other people’s lives. He might be successful in fooling Woodifield (“It did one good to see him”), but the readers are not to be deceived so easily. The deliberate eagerness to show off his renovated chamber, or a surprise in the form of a “nutty” whiskey, is juxtaposed to his conscious reluctance to discuss his son, framed in the photograph. This tendency to fortify himself against emotional intruders is totally upset with the old man’s remark about the boy’s grave: “It was exactly as though the earth had opened and he had seen the boy lying there with Woodifield’s girl staring down at him.”
A Portrayal of Denial
It might be from a sense of superiority that he can not accept such uniformity of human destiny beyond death. We see in him a constant state of denial. Equally disturbing is the way in which he makes a conscious preparation to mourn his son’s death over again with deliberate weeping. The failure to do so becomes, as James Joyce would have called it, a moment of epiphany. The moment of motionless contemplation extends in a flashback to construct a roadmap for the readers into the Boss’s mindscape. The fly episode becomes a correlative of the complex maze inside the Boss’s mind.
Short stories can be like photographs, catching people at some moment in their lives and trapping the memory for ever . There they are, smiling or frowning, looking sad, happy, serious, surprised ... And behind those smiles and those frowns lie all the experience of life, the fears and delights, the hopes and the dreams.
— Katherine Mansfield
The Fly Episode: Key to the Boss's Mind
His initial desire to torture the fly, followed swiftly by an equally intense desire to support it and relieve it of its misery, could be a result of his duality in accepting his son’s death. A child can understand this as a simple proposition—the fly was suffering in ink, his son had suffered in the murky trenches; the son had died, so the fly should also die. Following such a line of logic, the desire to save the fly may be seen as urgency in the Boss to control at least one destiny. His words transform into a feverish chanting: “…that was the way to tackle thing… never say die”. On the other hand, his ingrained feeling of superiority made him unwilling to allow the fly any privilege that was denied to his son. What appears as cruelty on his part could have been a result of his failure to stabilize his mind about suffering, destiny, and death.
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From Particular to Universal
The “grinding feeling of wretchedness”, transforming into fear, triggered in his mind an almost deliberate amnesia. This is the moment when the father in him breaks through the bounds of his external persona to appeal to every father of all times. This is where the particular becomes universal, the limited becomes boundless and we understand the true significance of his namelessness.
This universality is something that links the boss to Shakespeare’s King Lear on one hand and to the mother in Tennyson’s “Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead” on the other. The most unique thing about the character of the boss is that Katherine Mansfield makes the readers relate to Gloucester’s words in King Lear:
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport”.
The questions raised by the father of the five-year-old girl in “Pearl”, or the words uttered by Maurya in Synge’s Riders to the Sea, reiterate in the actions of the Boss. The egoism in his initial high-handed attitude shown to Woodifield transforms into a humble surrender and an awareness of his barrenness, through potent handling of parallelism and contrast. Ironically, despite his deliberate urge to establish his superiority, the boss becomes one with his aged subordinate. The story begins with Woodifield’s forgetting. It ends with the Boss’s failure to remember.
Portrait of Modern Man's Despair
Within a brief span, we come to a full circle sans pity sans fear, experiencing a catharsis that leaves a mark in our memories. The Boss becomes a universal figure of despair who has no refuge but in forgetfulness. For him, even the memory of his encounter with a petty fly needs to be flipped off into a waste-paper basket. He becomes the microcosm of a generation that was left to mourn the onslaught of the all-pervasive World Wars. His plight is not just the suffering but the futility to eradicate suffering in others. The boss is a sum total of the post-modern man’s sense of denial and despair, which sees every bit of action as a reinforced reminder of his worthlessness.
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Hall-Scott: The Untold Story of a Great American Engine Maker
- ISBN 978-0-7680-4429-4
Published January 25, 2007 by SAE International in United States
Author Francis Bradford, a former Hall-Scott engineer, provides valuable resources and insight not available to any other Hall-Scott researcher. Well-illustrated with numerous photos, drawings, and memos, this fascinating book will be of interest to history buffs in the areas of aviation, rail, marine, trucks, buses, fire equipment, and industrial engines, and to World War and military historians.
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