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Talking With Paul Luftenegger – Part I: Suicide, Gay Rights, and the therapy of music
Q: When you were 10, you were already auditioning for St. Mary’s Choir in Canada. When did you begin to sing?
A: When we moved to London from St. Thomas I started a new school. With this new school came a new music Teacher named Mrs. Vermue. Mrs. Vermue use to come into our classroom two times a week and bring her autoharp, which is an instrument I had never seen since. She would do singalongs with all of our class and I absolutely loved it. By the time I was in grade 4 she had pulled me aside and told me what a wonderful voice I had and that I should consider changing schools to attend St. Mary’s Choir and Orchestra School. At the time, I didn’t understand what was happening. Mrs. Vermue sent me home with a pamphlet for my Mom to read. I thought nothing of it. My mom had different plans. I will never forget, my mom pulling me aside a few days later telling me in a stern way (with pamphlet in hand): “Paul, you are going to this new school!” The universe and these two women had plans for me that I didn’t know at the time. My mom sent me back with the pamphlet (enrollment form filled out) and instructed me to return it to my teacher. A few weeks later I had to sing privately for Mrs. Vermue. She again told me I had such a beautiful voice and explained to me what a gift I had. I was thankful for her kindness and didn’t give it much thought.
The following summer, my mom sat me down and told me I was accepted to attend St. Mary’s because of my audition with Mrs. Vermue and that I would start this new school after the summer holidays. I remember being so incredibly sad at the time and not at all open to the idea of changing schools again. I thought my world was over and that my mom was the meanest mom on the planet! I will never forget my first day at St. Mary’s. I remember my Mom dropping me off at the front gate and feeling sick to my stomach. I remember running to the bathroom trying to hide my uncontrollable tears erupting beneath my eyes. That first week was incredibly hard for me. I felt like I had no friends. I would often find myself crying in the bathroom stalls. I remember the day everything changed. This beautiful boy became my best friend In gym class, he chose me as his gym partner when I thought I was alone. Having one person accept me made feel everything was ok and I instantly accepted St. Mary’s as my new home. I thrived with some amazingly talented beautiful kids for four years of childhood musical bliss. We took music classes every single day and it was a magical world to grow up in. Every student had to sing everyday and learn how to play a stringed instrument. For me it was the beautiful cello. Let’s just say that my mom, Mrs. Vermue, and the universe knew exactly what I needed when I did not. The blessing in my life was people caring enough about me to know what I needed in order to thrive. It was and still is music!
Q: What attracted you to music?
A: My first memories of being conscious about music was when my Granny Ruth would sing and play her brand new organ. All the colors within me would light up like the organ’s selection keys. My granny use to sing and play
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and “Yellow Bird” with the beats and blends of the modern sounds of the time; I think her favourite beat was the classinova. Around that same time I was in half-day kindergarden; I had a
teacher named Mrs. Soaper. She used to play the piano and sing songs for the whole class like my granny and I just loved watching and listening to her play music that soothed my soul. Music for as long as I can remember
made me feel lovely inside of my heart and gave me feelings of love like nothing else has ever been able to.
Q: Who are your artistic influences and in what ways have they impacted you creatively?
A: I find this question challenging to answer as music is a life-long-journey finding the literal soundtrack to your life. I feel like I am the total sum of all of my parts especially with music. I would not be here without every single music teacher and every single note from the hearts that sang or played notes that entered my heart and soul. The short answer is everyone and everything. Some key musicians would be Joni Mitchell. My Aunt Julie use to put together slide shows of photographs of our family and it was always certain “Circles” by Joni Mitchell would be included. I love “Circles” with all of my heart. I feel it encapsulates life’s gift so delicately. My dad loved music as well. I remember having huge conversations with him about musicians; he would watch documentaries about
amazing people like Freddie Mercury, Cat Stevens and groups like CCR, Men at Work, and the amazing Bee Gees to name a few. One of my favourite songs is “Wonderful World” by Louie Armstrong. What a gift for our world! Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and the whole ’80s and ’90s engine of music that I was raised on impacted me; musicians united to help heal the world –
this always resonated with my heart. I used to dream I could help heal our world like all of them. I have always had a calling to be a superhero.
Q: “It’s Only Love” is a beautifully moving anthem for gay rights that looks at the issue on a human, personal but not political level. What kind of response have you received for it thus far?
‘It’s Only Love’ is ‘that song’ that took almost two decades to write and a lifetime lived with more tears than any other song I have ever written before or since. It is also the song that has been rewritten too many times to count. I needed this song for my gay heart to heal. Adversities and struggles are the actual teachers to humanity. I know this song was my responsibility to write and share my heart’s loving emotion openly with the world about being gay. The truth is it took my dad taking his life to really be able to write this song properly as being gay became a piece of cake compared to him taking his life. Perspectives, right? I did not know my own strength, power or worth before he died. To answer your question, this song has only just begun to make the waves I know it will. So far, I am at 31,000 views on YouTube and I know I have just scratched the surface. I want to sing this song live and unplugged with just me playing the piano and singing to really bring the heart to life in others. I am so sorry when I hear of LGBTQ hate crimes and at worst gay death as a result of hate. There is nothing more disgutsting to me. I actually was called to release this song as my first single from my album Diamond Light after reading about an eighth-grade boy in Chatham, Ontario, a neighboring town to where I live in Canada. This poor innocent gay child was beaten by four teens in broad daylight on his way home from school for being openly gay as he got off his school bus. It just killed my heart and soul to think these kids today are fighting the conflicts and
wars of adults and organized religions preaching hate for the way someone loves another human being. I knew I needed this song to have wings as fast as I could to say enough to LGBTQ hate crimes so I contacted the
Chatham newspaper where I read the story of this boy and released “It’s Only Love” immediately to the world.
At the same time, PROP8 and DOMA were being reviewed by the Supreme Court in the United States and to think here in Canada where we have Federal Same-Sex Equal Rights and Protections under the law kids are still being hospitalized for LGBTQ hate crimes by other kids. I mean, what is wrong with us? At the same time I was also reading about LGBTQ hate crimes and deaths in New York City and Paris, France. This stuff just breaks my heart. I am crying right now. I want the world to really wake the fuck up. Being gay is the least of our worries, people. Look at the way Russia is right now with LGBTQ hate crimes by the people and the Russian government, and they were awarded the Olympics? Rewarding Russia’s gross behavior does not sit well with my soul. I love what President Barack Obama just announced yesterday, that he has appointed openly gay delegates to represent the United States at the Sochi Winter Olympics. I am so in love with this beautiful man! I guess you could say I didn’t
want the song to be political but I certainly am so I guess the song sort of is. I will always be an advocate for love between two consenting hearts and souls. When I sing, I sing my heart to life for love. I made that promise to myself the day my dad died.
Q: Do you feel that Canada has had a more open and tolerant view of gay rights than the U.S.?
A: So far yes, Canada is certainly a leader in this area of LGBTQ human rights but good God we have so much more work to do to heal this globally. For instance, right now in India the government is still willing to put
someone in prison for life for being gay. We need to really step up our game with our kids and have those imparative conversations about equality for all people. There is no longer the right to hide behind religious
Q: Your father committed suicide in 2011. Did that inspire you to begin working with mental-health organizations?
A: Absolutely. There are no words to express how this changed me. I always say it changed my DNA to see my dad with my own eyes hanging by a rope. I collapsed. I broke open. There is nothing that can prepare one’s heart
for the damage to the spirit of humanity be seeing this and experiencing this. I will never forget what that looks like or feels like. I am here to always be an advocate for love and life. The crazy part for me is that his own dad took his life when he was only 9-years-old. I have also come to learn that my great grandparents on my dad’s side also took their own lives. I also know they did the best they could. This is the product of the first and second world war. Those seeds are still alive in our world today which is why we must find global peace and start talking about it and creating it. War is not the answer or the solution. Peace comes from within us through love, which is always the message within all of my music and compositions. Peace is only attainable outside of ourselves by
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Havering Museum is pleased to have been working with the Havering Library Local Studies and Family History Center for this joint project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund over two years to commemorate the First World War and the impact it had on the local area, which is now known as Havering. Over these two years there will be many activitites and exhibitions starting with Havering Museums latest exhibition which opens on 9th August and runs until 15th November 2014 entitled Home Front Havering
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These native Africans were the original inhabitants of the Philippines
The indigenous black-skinned Aeta or Agta people live in the isolated and hilly areas of Luzon, Philippines. The Austronesians, who are people from Southeast Asia, Oceania, and East Africa who speak languages related to the Austronesian language family, include the Aeta. South Africa, Suriname, Mauritius, and some of the Andaman Islands are also home to Austronesians.
The term “Negritos,” which Spanish conquerors gave to the Aeta, is also used to describe them. Their dark brown to extremely dark brown skin, kinky, curly hair that ranges from dark brown to blond, small noses, dark brown eyes, and diminutive stature are also characteristics of them.
In Ilocano, they are also known as pugot or pugut, which means “goblin” or “forest ghost.”
Miguel López de Legazpi, a Spanish navigator and Governor-General, recorded that several Aeta were sold into slavery in Borneo and China during the 1500s as a result of internal warfare within the tribe, disarray, and a feeble strategy for repelling enemies.
Their current way of life
The population of Aetas has decreased to thousands as a result of deforestation, illegal logging, mining, and slash-and-burn farming.
Many people have different theories on how they got to the area. The Aeta are thought to have used land bridges to get from the Asian Continent to where they are now.
Due to their continued presence in the mountains and their resistance to change, the Aeta were not much impacted by Spanish authority in the Philippines. They were swiftly removed from reservations when attempts to do so were made.
The Aeta are skilled with bows and arrows, just like other nomadic African tribes. They are known to be skilled fighters who can attack field workers or outsiders who intrude on their domain.
To build a temporary shelter, they utilize sticks that have had the palm of banana leaves placed over them. Aetas that have undergone modernization have left the mountainous terrain and migrated to villages and mountain-free regions like Pampanga and Tarlac. Members of the modern Aeta tribe construct their dwellings out of bamboo and cogon grass.
The Aeta speak Mariveleo, Mag-indi, Mag-antsi, Abellen, and Ambala. They have a reputation for picking up their neighbors’ languages.
Body and appearance augmentation
The Aeta deliberately injured themselves to leave scars on their backs, arms, breasts, legs, hands, calves, and abdomens. According to Trip Down Memory Lane, the wounds are then agitated with fire and lime to create noticeable scars. The Dumagat, an Aeta subtribe, also use a file to disfigure their teeth, which is followed by the addition of black dye.
Because of their reputation as expert herbalists, Aeta women are sought out to create traditional medicines.
The tribe’s women also engage in pack hunting with the aid of dogs. “Aeta women in the Philippines hunt, and they pursue the same prey as men. In comparison to men, Aeta women had a success percentage of 31% when group hunting with dogs. When ladies work together with men, their success rates are much higher: among the Aeta, mixed hunting groups have a full 41 percent success rate, according to Frances Dahlberg, author of Woman the Gatherer.
Braided rattan and pig bristles are used by tribe members to create girdles, necklaces, and neckbands. Additionally, women weave mats and winnows, and they create loin skirts and other clothing from bark and palm leaves. Only men create armlets.
The Aeta create melodies using “Agung’s,” a collection of knobbed gongs strung vertically.
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Instructor's Manual t/a Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, second edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
This instructor's manual and reader's guide accompanies the second edition of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, by Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman. It contains discussions of exercises and other material in the text as well as supplementary material, additional examples and exercises, and teaching suggestions. An appendix summarizes the Scheme programming language as used in the text, showing at what point in the text each element of Scheme is introduced.
The MIT Press, 9780262692205, 224pp.
Publication Date: September 15, 1998
About the Author
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In May 2010 the Geneva Academy organized an international meeting of experts as an initial step towards reviewing NKE weapons under international law.
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The World Health Organization recently called for the reduction of antibiotics in farm animals that are used for food. The drugs stay in the animal, even after it's slaughtered and when people consume the meat, the medication impacts them as well. If humans consume too much meat that has been treated with antibiotics, resistance to these drugs will increase. Some doctors warn that farmers do not reduce the number of drugs they use on their livestock, some illnesses will be difficult, if not impossible to treat | <urn:uuid:bb37c227-c1f4-4b47-8656-57d6d1f51965> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.labroots.com/trending/videos/11257/reducing-antibiotic-use-in-animals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.97178 | 199 | 3.453125 | 3 |
The Euro System and the Overall European Project: Failure or Fully-Fledged Success?
Some critical economists appear to believe that the European monetary union (EMU) has gone somewhat astray, and that the working of the euro area could be made significantly better if only the flawed nature of a few key theoretical underpinnings of the project was duly recognized. Quite to the contrary, it is maintained in this article that EMU has indeed been fully successful from the point of view of its actual objective, which has never been that of increasing the overall welfare of the majority of the population concerned. In the light of actual experience, EMU can be interpreted as a deliberate project to undermine wage earners’ bargaining power throughout the Continent. The building of the euro system is shown in the article to have been but the way in which the epoch-making policy shift suffered by advanced capitalism as a whole since the early 1980s was brought about in continental Europe. Differently from the USA and the UK, in continental Europe that shift, with its attack on the material living conditions of wage earners, developed gradually and indirectly through the progressive draining away of national economic sovereignties. It is the removal of the nation state, coupled with the absence of a supranational political power, that the building of the euro system has largely achieved. The preservation and strengthening of this double absence is what the strenuous safeguard of the system is currently aiming at. | <urn:uuid:dd95f1f9-5bfb-44a1-b456-e82e03b3a85a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://revistaeconomiacritica.org/index.php/rec/article/view/216 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.964797 | 293 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Ensure lawn herbicide applications are safe and effective by following the tips below.
Correctly identify the weeds. Herbicides vary in their control of different weed species. Preemergent herbicides are effective at controlling certain weeds, while regular mowing may efficiently manage other weeds. Choose the most effective control method after correctly identifying the weed.
- Read the entire herbicide label. The label contains all the information needed to apply the chemical safely, including mixing and application instructions and timing.
- Treat weeds when young and small. Most herbicides are less effective once weeds are mature and begin to produce flowers and seeds.
- Do not mow turfgrass three to four days before and two to three days after herbicide applications to avoid lawn damage and ensure adequate chemical absorption. Some herbicide labels require no mowing seven days before and seven days after an application. Read the label.
- Mind spray droplet size. Adjust spray droplet size to produce droplets that coat the leaf surface adequately without causing excessive runoff or allowing the pesticide to drift off-site.
- Do not apply herbicides to warm-season turfgrasses during spring transition due to the potential for lawn damage. Mow newly-sodded and seeded lawns three times before applying herbicides.
- Do not apply herbicides when air temperature exceeds 90 ºF. Many herbicides have temperature restrictions due to surfactants in the mixture that can damage the grass.
- Irrigate or wait for the rain to fall a day or two before herbicide applications to limit possible injury and enhance herbicide uptake and control. Drought-stressed weeds take up chemical sprays less effectively.
- Do not apply herbicides when wind speeds are over five mph to avoid drift onto desirable plants. Use sponge applicators to apply herbicides to weeds in landscape beds directly. | <urn:uuid:067b42db-5c51-4872-8ac5-d2ea80fab700> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hgic.clemson.edu/effective-and-safe-herbicide-applications/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.873239 | 380 | 2.734375 | 3 |
First, mitochondrial biogenesis is controlled transcriptionally (in response to carbon source) by the Hap complex ; Hap4 is the catalytic subunit of the complex, and when Hap4 is overexpressed, respiration rate increases to 150% that of wild-type cells, overcoming glucose repression of respiration during exponential growth . in a yeast genetic screen, three mitochondrial proteins Mrx9, Mrm1, and Aim19 that increase mitochondrial biogenesis were identified as high copy suppressors of ER stress-mediated cell death. Our results show that enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis, linked to improved efficiency of the electron transport chain, is a powerful strategy to block ROS accumulation and promote cell survival during ER stress in eukaryotic cells. on a 2 micron plasmid was from Martin Schmidt (University of Pittsburgh). A was cut with Pac1 for integration at the promoter, and was from Su-Ju Lin (University of California, Davis) . is a cells tunicamycin sensitive growth, cells were transformed with a are the sole intact genes in the 2 2? vector backbone. Mitochondrial isolation, cytochrome c oxidase activity and O2 consumption Mitochondria were isolated as described except the homogenization step was omitted; instead, spheroplasts were vortexed for 30?s in water, and then diluted with 1 volume of homogenization buffer. For oxygen measurements, mitochondria were resuspended in an isolation buffer consisting of 200?mM mannitol, 50?mM sucrose, 5?mM K2HPO4, 5?mM MOPS, 1?mM EGTA, 0.1% w/w BSA, pH 7.15. Cytochrome c oxidase activity was assayed by following oxidation of cytochrome c spectrophotometrically using isolated mitochondria permeablized with 1.5% dodecylmaltoside, as described . COX activity is expressed as a rate of cytochrome c oxidation/g mitochondrial Emodin-8-glucoside protein relative to that seen in wild-type cells. Mitochondrial oxygen consumption was measured by placing isolated mitochondria in a respiration buffer (107.5?mM KCl, 5?mM KH2PO4, 50?mM MOPS, 1?mM EGTA, 0.1% w/w BSA essentially fatty acid free, pH 7.2 using KOH) into a high resolution Orobos Oxygraph 2?K at 25?C and normalized based on total protein (100?g). O2 flux is determined by measuring Emodin-8-glucoside the fall in O2 concentration in the sealed oxygraph. For whole-cell oxygen consumption, exponentially growing cells were pelleted and resuspended in the specified medium Rabbit Polyclonal to ABCC13 at 20 OD600/mL. Cells were then added into the oxygraph chamber Emodin-8-glucoside containing the same medium at a concentration of 2 OD600/mL and O2 flux was followed. When indicated, TET (10?mM) and CCCP (10?M) were added. Results Ire1 and calcineurin protect against ER stress in yeast Ire1 (a sensor of ER stress and one of the initiators of the UPR) and calcineurin (a Ca2+ dependent signaling phosphatase) are both required for resistance to ER stress [9, 18]. Yeast cells without Ire1 or without calcineurin activity (as in cells lacking the regulatory subunit of calcineurin) have impaired growth in the presence of the misfolded ER-retained luminal protein, CPY*, or in the presence of tunicamycin, an inhibitor of N-linked glycosylation (Fig.?1a). Indeed, both Ire1 and calcineurin participate in protecting against ER Emodin-8-glucoside stress as double cells exhibited synthetic growth sensitivity to tunicamycin (Fig.?1a), and lost viability within 5?h of drug treatment (as assessed by colony forming assay, Fig.?1b). Open in a separate window Fig. 1 Emodin-8-glucoside Cells without Ire1 or calcineurin have increased sensitivity to ER stress. a ER stress impairs cell growth: and cells have impaired growth on tunicamycin, DTT, or the misfolded protein CPY*. Serial dilutions of cells were spotted on plates. b Cell death is induced by ER stress. and cells have increased susceptibility to ER stress-induced death, as determined by colony plating assay after treating mid-log cultures with 0.5?g/mL tunicamycin for 5?h. Viable cells expressed as a percentage of untreated cells +/? standard error of the mean (SEM); and. | <urn:uuid:5ab8783e-b928-4408-89db-170d8fd4b7ce> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://sanofibiotalentchallenge.ca/%EF%BB%BFfirst-mitochondrial-biogenesis-is-controlled-transcriptionally-in-response-to-carbon-source-by-the-hap-complex-25-hap4-is-the-catalytic-subunit-of-the-complex-and-when-hap4-is-overexpr/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.937797 | 1,029 | 1.609375 | 2 |
Background: the very old (aged ≥ 85) are the fastest growing subpopulation of many developed countries but little is known about how their place of residence changes over time. We investigated transitions in residential status in an inception cohort of 85-year-olds over 10 years.
Methods: data were drawn from the Newcastle 85+ Study, a population-based longitudinal study of individuals aged 85 in 2006 (i.e. born in 1921) and permanently registered with a Newcastle or North Tyneside general practice (n = 849).
Results: 76.3% lived in standard (non-supported) housing at baseline (age = 85) and few moved into a care home. The majority either remained in standard housing or died over the study period. A significant number who lived in standard housing had dependency and frailty at baseline.
Discussion: given the undersupply of care homes, and preference of older people to remain in their own homes as they age, the questions posed by this analysis are how to survive to 85 and remain in standard housing until the age of 85? And how, and by whom, are such a group being supported to remain at home? We need qualitative research to explore the informal-formal care networks of the very old.
- care homes
- older people
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GEORGE WEIGEL is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington’s Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he holds the William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. His 27th book, THE NEXT POPE: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission, has just been published by Ignatius Press.
A mile or so from my home in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., the county is completing work on a handsome new middle school, currently surrounded by plastic fences. Landscaping is underway, and I sympathize with the landscapers’ desire to keep the public from trampling over newly laid sod. Moreover, there are still construction crews present and it obviously won’t do to have the curious getting too near backhoes and tractors as they move large rocks. But I was caught short when I noticed that the perimeter fence is marked by signs that read private property: no trespassing: property of mcps (i.e., Montgomery County Public Schools).
The obvious question is, Why is a school funded entirely by tax dollars being described as “private property”? Surely the new school is the property of Montgomery County, which means the property of the county’s citizens. There’s a deeper question here, though, and it bears on a longtime problem in the debate over governmental funding of elementary and secondary education. The problem is the shorthand that unthinkingly divides elementary and secondary schools into “public schools” and “private schools.” Even the Supreme Court majority in the recently decided case of Espinoza v. Montana used that language while effectively burying the anti-Catholic Blaine amendments that had marred dozens of state constitutions for well over a century.
Well, so what, you ask? To which the appropriate reply comes, as it often does in matters of language-and-politics, from George Orwell: “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” The conventional “public/private schools” dyad has done just that for far too long.
State schools — my preferred term for what are now routinely described as “public schools” — have used the language game of “public/private” to advance their own funding interests by suggesting that they alone serve a “public” function and that therefore they alone have a claim on the public purse. “Private” schools, it’s not so subtly suggested, serve only personal or private interests. But this is manifestly not true.
Take, for example, Catholic elementary and secondary schools — the most successful anti-poverty program ever sponsored by the Catholic Church in the United States. In Baltimore, 75 percent of inner-city Catholic-school students are not Catholics. In Washington, D.C., the number is 66 percent; in Detroit, 60 percent; in Chicago, 30 percent, and in Philadelphia, 23 percent. (Nationwide, 19 percent of the students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools are not Catholics.)
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Those Catholic schools are independent schools, not “private” schools serving personal interests rather than the common good. Those independent schools are doing a public service by offering poor parents an alternative to often-failed state schools. The work ethic those Catholic schools embody helps prepare the adult citizens of the future for productive lives, even as they teach the the virtues of respect and tolerance. Catholic schools are more cost-effective than state schools, and they’re far more flexible in handling emergencies; in Montgomery County, for example, Catholics schools were weeks ahead of state schools in transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 shutdown this spring. (Catholic schools also save the taxpayers tens of millions of dollars annually. And should too many inner-city Catholic schools go under this fall because of the pandemic economic crisis and the inability of poor parents to afford tuition costs, more than one major urban public-school system is going to be overwhelmed.)
There are certainly debates to be engaged about the proper allocation of taxpayer-provided public resources to elementary and secondary education. That’s gone on for well over a century, and it’s going to continue long into the future — although, one hopes, on more rational legal ground because of Espinoza v. Montana. Those debates would be markedly improved, however, if everyone involved would stop using the prejudicial and distorting language of “public schools” and “private schools.” The proper terms, especially with reference to schools that serve poor children, are “state schools” and “independent schools.”
If anyone wants to continue labeling $50,000/year prep schools “private,” I’m not going to object too strenuously. But to lump together, under the dismissive rubric “private,” inner-city Catholic schools with substantial numbers of non-Catholic students and country-club schools with golf courses and riding stables reflects shoddy thinking. That shoddiness does not advance the public discussion about essential reforms in American elementary and secondary education. It does serve the interests of teachers’ unions and state educational bureaucracies, even as it puts further pressure on politicians afraid of pushing back against the state schools’ well-funded lobbies.
So, with gratitude to the Supreme Court justices who got it right in Espinoza v. Montana, the proper terms are “independent schools” and “state schools,” not “private schools” and “public schools.” If the Court changed its use of language in these matters, it might encourage everyone else involved to do so. Those who’ve long enjoyed a monopoly on the notion that theirs are the only schools serving a public purpose are not going to change easily. That’s no reason for the rest of us engaged in this debate to perpetuate a slovenly usage. | <urn:uuid:4428c661-0855-4c81-99c9-cccfdb585c39> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.columbuslegionofmary.com/catholic-schools-are-public-schools/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.964995 | 1,246 | 2.375 | 2 |
What is a Smart Home?
A smart home is one in which multiple devices typically used to control thermostats, gates, doors, lighting and much more operates together in order to simplify life by using a set of defined automation’s. Automation’s are typically routines that occur when external events happen.
For example, when Sunset occurs all of your outdoor garden lighting switches on. Or when the temperature of the your home is too great, the air conditioning switches on. | <urn:uuid:3bcacbd6-e7d5-43d9-860a-d664c9570edc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nsautomate.com.au/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.932612 | 99 | 2.3125 | 2 |
At the same time, I realized that the student play a major role in this as well. These I use in the comment bubbles. Also how do you not take two hours to grade one paper od about 1500 words. References must be double spaced with a hanging indent. I am also not sure of the consistency of faculty in their expectations of students because as of late I am shocked to see the quality of work being submitted by students within their last 1-3 courses before graduation.
At the beginning of every class I have requirements posted regarding references and citations with examples, students must acknowledge it before their first post. The formatting should stay the same. A box will display with many difference citation styles. When you write an address on a letter, there is a very specific order that the information needs to be for it to be delivered. Do not insert retrieval dates.
When paraphrasing material from another source such as a book, journal, Web site, etc. Consistency by faculty would seem to be essential if improvements in the area are to be realized. Good luck with your classes. In-text citations are placed after a quote or paraphrase and refer to a reference page citation. This guide will be updated regularly to reflect the current British Standard. This as of late is sadly not the case. I think I will combine the auto-correct idea with my current comments.
I have made, a plethora times, comments, for example, about unknown author. As with everything, practice, practice, practice improves the knowledge and application. All employees must use the following house style guide when formatting all documents, polices and procedures. Think about the point of view of the author and whether it agrees with your views. When students use webpages as references, they are so inconsistent. Cherri has brought up another point; students seem to compartmentalize their learning. Secondly, I corrected the references and I allowed time to reassign the papers so they corrected what was wrong on the reference page in order to see and improve for the subsequent submissions.
Replies to this email will post a comment. Ron Thank you for bringing up this question Leslie! I will address the content with student, explaining that this is where we can make the biggest impact on the overall grade. I enjoy school because my brain gets easily bored and has a strong yearning to learn more. That's why I do it. The talk page may contain suggestions.
Replies to this email will post a comment. According to the University Policy Handbook, students are required to use Turnitin for all assignments over 500 words prior to submitting the finalized work to the assignment drop box. In other words, plagiarism is essentially stealing someone else's work and accepting credit for it. If you need to cite more than one source you can list the citations together and separate them with a semi-colon ; begin with the most recent: Writing a good literature review requires the ability to critically assess resources Aveyard, 2014; Ridley, 2012. This example uses a direct quote so the page number is included.
I teach only online and have realized I cannot change this behavior. I'm frustrated to the point that I do not want to continue teaching. Electronically Published When content was published online or electronically. Especially look for mistakes in capitalization, punctuation, information that shouldn't be included, and missing information. I decided this was not a battle to fight, because I can't fight it alone! Do not use abbreviation in formal documents.
Yes, they do not read my feedback either. While repeatedly providing feedback to students about the need to properly cite content and often going so far as to show them the correct formatting, some will change and some will not change. Locate an article and click on the title. Citing sources is also the best way to show the research you have done on your topic. I actually had a student tell me that their Bachelor Degree is just straight copying and pasting. | <urn:uuid:90f328a5-4088-479b-b3ba-06e362af03f1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://spitfirephoto.com/gcu-style-citation.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.953104 | 803 | 1.929688 | 2 |
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Safe sleep tips to help your little one stay safe and get plenty of rest
The most important safety tip for newborn sleepers is to place them on their backs
Newborns should also sleep in a bare crib or bassinet.
No bumpers, blankets, quilts, or stuffed animals should be placed in your newborn’s bed.
As a new parent, one of the most frightening things to think about is about safe sleep practices and bedtime routines for your infant. No matter how much you read about proper positions or tips for getting your baby to sleep more, it’s important to note that every baby is different. You and your babe will find a groove that is right for you. In the meantime, this guide will go over everything you need to know about safely putting your new baby to sleep.
Newborn sleep positions: How should a newborn sleep?
When it comes to newborn sleep guidelines, the American Academy of Pediatrics has specific recommendations regarding safe sleep. One of the things they suggest is that for at least the first six months of life your newborn should sleep in the same room as you in their own bed. Sharing a bed with your newborn isn’t recommended. Co-sleeping and room sharing are great as long as the baby has their own separate surface such as a crib or bassinet to sleep on.
In terms of sleep position, always place your newborn on their backs and on firm surfaces such as a bassinet or crib. Never put a newborn to sleep on their stomachs. Newborn babies don’t have the strength or head control to push themselves off of a mattress if their face gets stuck.
When your baby can roll over and is no longer swaddled, it is OK if they start sleeping on their side or stomachs. Just place them on their backs to start and an older baby can move positions throughout the night.
The magical swaddle
Newborns also have a strong startle reflex. Sometimes, this reflex will actually wake up your baby. So while you may think they are hungry, they actually just whacked themselves by accident with their little hands. To keep their legs and arms bundled, have them sleep swaddled for the first few weeks or even a couple of months.
Nurses in the hospital are excellent swaddlers if you need some training before you head home. Ask your nurse to show you the best swaddle position and you’ll be doing it like a pro in no time. If your little ninja keeps getting their arms out, you can purchase a swaddle with a Velcro wrap. Even if they can get their arms out, this usually doesn’t mean they don’t like it. Newborns really do sleep better swaddled.
As soon as your baby starts to show signs of rolling over, stop swaddling them and move to a sleep sack with their arms free. This is usually anywhere from two to four months old. You want their arms free so they can push themselves away from a wall, the side of the crib or the mattress if they get stuck.
Newborn bedtime safety tips
The most important safety tip for newborn sleepers is to place them on their backs to sleep in a bare crib or bassinet. In addition to this, there are a few other things you can do to make sure your little has a safe slumber.
Take the time to become familiar with specific bedding tips that help newborns sleep more deeply and more safely.
A bare crib or bassinet should really only contain a tight-fitting crib sheet and your baby. No bumpers, blankets, quilts, or stuffed animals should be placed in your newborn’s bed. You can keep these items out of their crib until after twelve months and even closer to two years old. A bare crib will greatly reduce the risk of SIDS also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Make sure to also keep their crib away from drapes, electrical outlets, cords, and blinds with cords. These can be pulled on and wrapped around your baby’s neck or limbs.
Keep your baby cool as well. Baby’s tend to overheat so while you may have a tendency to bundle them up, a onesie and a swaddle or sleep sack is all they need. A sleep sack is a great way to make sure they are snuggled without the dangers of a loose blanket.
Create a calming bedtime routine
Newborns love to sleep like they are still in the womb. Keeping their room dark and using a swaddle and sound machine can all help mimic this environment. Once your baby gets used to their swaddle or sleep sack, they will start to associate them with sleep. This helps calm them as well.
A sound machine will not only block out household noise but it will also act as a sleep cue to your baby. Those calming ocean waves will give them the familiar feeling of still being in the womb.
A dark room will also help signal to their body that it is time to sleep. Too much light can be overstimulating and delay the release of melatonin. A calming bath or story will also help get them in the mood to sleep.
A deeper dive — Related reading from the 101:
- Is it normal to co-sleep with children? | Living 101
Let’s look at the controversy surrounding co-sleeping and when it should stop.
- Simple, Easy Ways To Teach Siblings To Share A Bedroom | Living 101
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Have you recently been prescribed Watson 853 pills by a doctor? Or did you find a random pill with the words “Watson 853” on it? No matter your situation, if you want to learn more about this particular medication, we’re here to teach you. In this guide, we go over what the Watson 853 white pill is as well as its dosages, brand names, side effects, and drug interactions.
What Is the Watson 853 Pill? What Is It Used For?
A Watson 853 pill is a white, capsule-shaped pill (there is also a yellow version). On one side is the inscription “WATSON 853,” and on the other side is a score, or line, that divides the pill in half. If the pill you have matches this description, then you have a Watson 853 pill.
Watson 853 pills, more commonly known as hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, are used to relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. Doctors often prescribe these pills to patients who’ve recently had surgery or other medical procedures and need a stronger pain medication.
While Watson 853 pills should generally be used only for short periods of time, how long you take them ultimately depends on what your doctor advises as well as the cause and severity of your pain.
853 Watson is a highly addictive drug, and some people choose to use it recreationally. This is dangerous, however, and can lead to addiction and possibly overdose. We’ll talk more about overdose shortly.
Watson 853 Contents and Dosages
Each Watson 853 pill contains 10 mg of hydrocodone bitartrate and 325 mg of acetaminophen.
Acetaminophen is a common over-the-counter pain reliever. It also relieves aches, headaches, and fevers (but not inflammation since it’s not a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug). Tylenol is a well-known example of acetaminophen.
Hydrocodone bitartrate is a strong opioid in the class of narcotics. Therefore, medications containing this ingredient can be highly addictive. Hydrocodone works by changing the way the nervous system and brain react to pain.
Your dosage of 853 Watson will depend on the severity of your pain and your response to the medication.
The typical dosage is one pill every four to six hours as needed for pain relief. The maximum dosage for an adult in one day is six pills, though you should ultimately take what your doctor recommends. Some doctors also advise patients to take Watson 853 pills at the same time each day.
Watson 853 Brand Name and Manufacturers
Watson 853 pills are the generic form of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen pills. Common brand names of this medication include Norco, Vicodin, and Lorcet.
The generic version is manufactured and distributed by American Health Packaging.
Common Side Effects of the Watson 853 White Pill
Watson 853 pills can cause various side effects, ranging from mild effects to more serious allergic reactions.
According to the National Institutes of Health, some of the most common side effects of Watson 853 include the following:
For more serious side effects, consult your doctor and seek immediate medical attention if severe or if an allergic reaction is suspected. Such side effects may include the following:
- Slow or irregular breathing
- Chest tightness
Drug Interactions to Avoid With 853 Watson Pills
Some drugs and substances can react negatively with Watson 853. To avoid bad interactions, be sure to inform your doctor of all medications (both over-the-counter pills and supplements) you are currently taking.
Here are some of the substances known to interact poorly with Watson 853:
- Antianxiety medications
Also, avoid taking additional doses of acetaminophen while taking Watson 853, as high doses of acetaminophen can cause liver damage.
Watson 853: Dangers of Overuse
As prescription opioids, Watson 853 pills are highly addictive. With addiction comes the risk of overdose and death, so try to avoid using these drugs recreationally or taking more than your doctor advises. If you think you are becoming addicted, contact your doctor for help.
According to the National Institutes of Health, signs of a hydrocodone overdose include the following:
- Narrow pupils
- Low blood pressure
- Weak pulse
- Excessive drowsiness
- Shallow breathing
If you are having any of these symptoms, call poison control at 1-800-222-1222. If symptoms do not stop, or if someone you know has stopped breathing and/or fallen unconscious, call 911.
Summary: What Is Watson 853? What Does It Do?
To wrap up, here are the main points to remember about the Watson 853 white pill:
- Watson 853 pills are white (or yellow), capsule-shaped tablets used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. They are available by prescription only and are often used as short-term treatments for temporary pain (such as from surgery).
- Each pill contains 10 mg of hydrocodone bitartrate and 325 mg of acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is a pain reliever used in many over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, whereas hydrocodone is a powerful opioid used to treat severe pain.
- Watson 853 pills are the generic form of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen pills. Common brand names for this drug include Vicodin and Norco.
- You might experience mild side effects, such as dizziness and nausea, while taking 853 Watson. If you are experiencing more serious side effects, consult your doctor and seek immediate medical attention if severe.
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Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, your children will most likely have a couple of weeks off school over the holiday period.
We all know that spending more time at home means more snacking and less exercising. Moreover, during the Christmas season, the average Briton will gain 2.5kg – and although we’d love to blame Christianity or Coca-Cola for it, it’s really our own fault. According to some experts, the average person will consume a whopping 6,000 calories on December 25th. This is just the average person, which means that some people will eat a significantly higher amount.
Just to put it into perspective, 6,000 calories is equal to 20 McDonald’s burgers, 40 Twinkies or 109 pancakes, all in one day. I feel full just thinking about it! New Year follows close behind the festive period and people use the holiday spirit to gorge themselves, promising to get back on track on January 1st. We all know expats will be attending loads of parties, meeting new people, enjoying the new culture and of course wanting to try the typical holiday food in whichever country they live in; but there is no need to throw everything out the window.
Excuses such as the weather or the lack of will to do something are not good enough; just 30 minutes of moving every day can help lower risks of heart disease, diabetes and even cancer. During the holidays you tend to have more time to move around, playing tag with your children for example is an ideal way to bond and get your daily exercise in. Don’t give up the physical activity over the holidays if you don’t want to put on a few extra kilos (and make it harder to start over afterwards).
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach
It’s normal to start piling your plate (and your children’s) with everything from the Christmas buffet or dishes on your dinner table. Some people suggest that taking a look at every food available before serving anything can help you decide what foods you really want and which you are just taking for the sake of it. Scanning the whole buffet also helps you decide how to balance your meal if you have already chosen something particularly calorific.
Don’t show up hungry
The typical scenario goes: “there will be food there, so I shouldn’t eat”. However, that is exactly what makes people stuff themselves. Before heading off to one of the many holiday parties you are sure to attend, eat a healthy snack (fruit, yogurt or granola bar) to avoid overeating once you arrive. This helps prevent the “had one too many servings” mistake. Besides, if there are no healthy foods on offer, you’ve already checked that off your list beforehand.
Avoid the leftovers
Your family had dinner at grandma’s and she is ready to send you home with 10 Tupperware boxes filled with leftover food – repeat after me: “no, thank you”. According to the founder of Foodtrainers, Lauren Slayton, leftovers are the devil; repeating the same high-calorie count just one day after stuffing yourself is not a great idea. If you have already overdone your calorie intake one night, don’t put your poor stomach through that again, especially not the very next day – give yourself a break.
Keep yourself hydrated, not just with alcohol
Ah, the joys of drinking champagne, cocktails and copious amounts of fizzy drinks over the holidays; it’s almost impossible to deny yourself such mouthwatering beverages. It’s true that both children and adults love overdoing the sugary drink intake over the break.
There is no need to say no to a glass of soda or a glass of eggnog, but limit yourself to one or two. After that you might want to stick to water, wine, light beer or unsweetened drinks. Water would be the healthiest and most beneficial choice, of course, but don’t torture yourself.
Enjoy your holidays
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Store-bought teeth whitening products are great. Unfortunately, they’re not only expensive; they’re chock-full of chemicals too! The good news is you can achieve a whiter, more dazzling smile the natural way!
Perhaps one of the most popular ways to whiten the teeth naturally is by using activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is often used to selectively remove toxins and purify water. This black powder is basically carbon treated with oxygen— creating millions of tiny pores between carbon atoms. The result of this treatment is super porous charcoal that allows liquid or gas to pass through and interact with the exposed carbon.
The carbon then purifies by absorbing all the contaminants, toxins, and impurities. Activated charcoal is so effective in binding toxins that even major hospitals are never without it for poison control. In Japan, activated charcoal is often used as seasoning or as food ingredient because of its powerful toxin-absorbing properties. The Chinese consume activated charcoal regularly to flush out impurities from the body.
And because activated charcoal is able to absorb contaminants, it works great as a teeth whitener! Best of all, activated charcoal is widely available and is very affordable compared to commercial teeth whiteners. Activated charcoal helps remove deep-seated stain in the teeth surface, absorb toxin buildup from our mouth, and even kill oral bacteria.
So how do you whiten your teeth using charcoal?
There’s nothing complicated about the steps at all. First you’ll need an old toothbrush (one that you don’t mind getting darkened by the black powder), a capsule of activated charcoal, some paper towels, and a cup of water for rinsing your mouth.
Wet your toothbrush thoroughly. On a clean paper towel, twist-open a capsule of activated charcoal and empty it on the wet toothbrush. Start brushing!
Brushing with activated charcoal alone will feel weird because the powder is gritty against the teeth. But just give it a few seconds of brushing and your own saliva will mix in with the powder, creating a toxin-absorbing paste.
If you’re not keen on the idea of brushing with just activated charcoal, you can mix it with regular toothpaste too. On a clean paper towel, twist open a capsule of activated charcoal, add a pea-sized amount of your favorite toothpaste and mix together to create a paste. You can then transfer the mixture onto your wet toothbrush and brush normally.
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This guide was created to support researchers at UofL in fulfilling the information requirements of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Principal investigators are required by law to examine alternatives to potentially painful procedures in animal research. Understanding the rules, regulations, and requirements when using animal models are essential to research best practices and meeting funder requirements.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the governing body responsible for enforcing animal welfare legislation passed by Congress. The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is part of the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL).
The Animal Welfare Act has become the principal Federal statute that governs the sale, handling, transport and use of animals.
The Public Health Services Policy (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy) is broader than the Animal Welfare Act in that it covers all species of vertebrate animals, including rats, mice, and birds. The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for enforcement of the PHS Policy.
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The Tokyo Trials paralleled the Nuremberg Trials that had started a few months earlier in Europe. Both of them used large numbers of interpreters. However, though they were both important in the history of court interpreting, the Tokyo Trials have received only a fraction of the attention that the Nuremberg Trials have. That’s what makes Watanabe’s quite detailed analysis so valuable.
The first and most famous of the trials was that of the Japanese war leaders and their major henchmen. At its coclusion, 25 were found guilty and seven of them, including General Hideki Tojo, the Japanese Prime Minister (see photo of him wearing headphones at the trial), were sentenced to death and hanged.
As at Nuremberg, the logistics were organised by the Americans, but all their Far East allies participated in the trial itself.
The official languages… were English and Japanese. However, there were participants who spoke other languages as well, for example, the prosecutor representing France spoke only French. Therefore, not only English- but also Chinese-, French-, Russian- and Dutch-Japanese… services were added, when necessary. English-Japanese interpreters performed interpretation in both directions. Relay interpretation was conducted when other languages were added.How to find the interpreters?
The Allied Powers would have preferred non-Japanese interpreters…, but they soon discovered that it was absolutely impossible due to the complete absence of this resource in those days. Shimada [one of the interpreters] said that he was surprised how poor the Japanese proficiency was among the interpreters of the Allied Powers, noting that this was proof that the Japanese language was little known or used in the world before World War II. It was then decided that interpreters should be hired from among the Japanese, and monitors from among officials of the Allied Powers would be relied upon to check and correct the interpretation.Now we come to the key passage as far as this blog is concerned:
The Japanese interpreters had no experience working as professional interpreters before the trial... English proficiency was the only qualification for being hired… It was extremely difficult in those days to find qualified interpreters with sufficient command of English and Japanese, as well as with an adequate knowledge of the historical and cultural background and of the legal terminology. It is clear, then, that the minimum qualification of a good command of English became the selection criterion.In other words, the recruitment criterion was not interpreting qualifications but bilingualism. Furthermore,
Interpreters were given no prior training or preparatory classes. They received only technical information about the courtroom.Mock trials were used, but only as an aptitude test, not for training.
To be continued.
Relay interpretation means that a speech is first interpreted from language A to language B and then re-interpreted by another interpreter from language B to language C. Thus, if no French-Japanese interpreter was available, it might be interpreted first from French to English and then from English to Japanese.
Tomie Watanabe. Interpretation at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal: an overview and Tojo’s cross-examination. TTR, 22:1.57-91, 2010.
The author is a conference interpreter. She teaches interpretation at Daito Bunka University and Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. The article is based on her M.A. thesis.
TTR has a website at http://www.uottawa.ca/associations/act-cats/English/Journal_TTR/Journal_TTR.htm.
There's also a recent book:
Kayoko Takeda. Interpreting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2010. Available from Amazon.
Hideki Tôjô. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_T%C5%8Dj%C5%8D. (This article also quotes an illuminating report by Shuichi Mizota, interpreter for Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, about the pressure exerted by General MacArthur to exonerate Emperor Hirohito and all members of the imperial family from criminal prosecution.) | <urn:uuid:847ab1a3-3d9a-4fae-98ea-3e0b469127d2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://unprofessionaltranslation.blogspot.com/2010/10/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.96808 | 857 | 3.453125 | 3 |
AcrotrichinaeW. Eugene Hall
This somewhat specialized subfamily contains, among other genera, the genus Acrotrichis, the most widely distributed and speciose group of ptiliids. Acrotrichines also represent the largest known ptiliids, some species reaching approximately 2.0 mm in length.
Habitats of acrotrichines vary considerably, from leaf litter, decayed organic material, to mammal dung.
Some acrotrichine species are known to be parthenogenetic.
Presently, members of Acrotrichinae can be separated from other ptiliids by the following combination of characters (Dybas, 1990): hind coxae separated approximately 1/8 metasternal width; pygidium with or without a median tooth, but possessing a lateral tooth on each side; symmetrical aedeagus possessing two ventral hooks; elytra truncate; mesocoxal suture straight.
As with all subfamilies within Ptiliidae, this group is in need of revision. Currently, Mikael Sorensson is revising Acrotrichis, as well as performing a phylogenetic analysis of the family.
Dybas, H.S. 1990. Ptiliidae. in Soil Biology Guide. Daniel L. Dindal, editor. Wiley-Interscience, New York.
Johnson, C. 1969. The genus Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) in the Ethiopian region (studies on Ethiopian Ptiliidae, no.2). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 213-260.
Johnson, C. 1984. New data on Afrotropical Acrotrichis Motschulsky with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Rev. Zool. Afr. 98: 197-210.
Johnson, C. 1986. Studies on Baeocrara Thomson (Col., Ptiliidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 122: 79-84.
Johnson, C. 1987. A revised check list of British Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Entomologist's Gazette 38: 229-242.
Mlynarski, J.K. 1984. Materials to the revision of the genus Acrotrichis Motschulsky, 1848 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae). Acta Zool. Cracov. 27(18): 305- 376.
Sundt, E. 1971. Gattung: Acrotrichis Motsch. In: Freude, H., Harde, K.W., & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.), Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 3. Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, Germany, pp. 335–342.
Waltz, R.D. 1984. A new name for Acrotrichis longipennis Kubota (Col.: Ptiliidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 38(3): 255.
Waltz, R.D. 1987. A new synonym in Acrotrichis Motsch. (Col.: Ptiliidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 41(2): 105.
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Abundance In The Wilderness
"Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed." - Exodus 16:18
There’s an old saying: “You can take a boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.” Likewise for the people of Israel, it seemed. Though they were now freed from slavery, they complained of being hungry in the desert. They grumbled that at least they had plenty of food back in Egypt.
And how did God respond? In his mercy, God provided the gift of daily bread. This was a lesson in providence to teach the people that they could trust God to care for them. God even invited them to trust him enough so that they could take a weekly day off. The Sabbath was a day to set aside toil and labor and to turn one’s mind to rest, worship, and community.
Sabbath-keeping became the basis for a whole new way of thinking about life. The pattern of a weekly day of rest later expanded to include a Sabbath year every seven years, when the land could also take a rest and debts could be forgiven. Then Sabbath years were extended so that after seven times seven (49) years there would also be a Year of Jubilee, when slaves were released, debts were forgiven, and land was returned to its original owners (Leviticus 25). These practices were meant to protect people from poverty and to show other nations that God’s people could depend on him. It all has to do with trusting God and living God’s way.
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The vacuum tube. The vacuum tube has been called the most important electrical device introduced in the twentieth century.
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Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thermionic vacuum tube"): acorn tube (a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies). diode; rectifying tube; rectifying valve (a thermionic tube. Vacuum tube that emits the free electrons by the application of heat is called thermionic valve or thermionic tube.
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Applying power to one cathode surrounds it with an orange glow tube is filled with a gas at low pressure, usually mostly neon and often a little mercury or argon, in a Penning mixture.
Although it resembles a vacuum tube in appearance, its operation does not. 3.) Brief Timeline: History - Thomas Edison discovered thermionic emission when experimenting with lightbulbs, he found electrons left the carbon filament and were attracted to a metal plate placed in a bulb with a vacuum.
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A vacuum tube voltage regulator for ac power units is described, with two novel features. First, saturation current from the filament of a thermionic tube is used as the control element; and second, a feed‐back stablization system is employed which makes it possible to obtain stable regulated voltage conditions with high sensitivity.
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Vacuum Tube (Thermionic) Diode: The first vacuum diode was developed in the early s at the same time as the first solid-state (semiconductor-based) diode.
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The successor to the vacuum tube, the transistor, invented by Walter Houser Brattain, John Bardeen, and William Shockley inhad none of these drawbacks. After the small, lightweight, low-voltage transistors became commercially available and replaced vacuum tubes in most applications, but with the creation of microscopic vacuum tubes.
Brief History of Electronics and Its Development. Electronics’ actual history began with the invention of vacuum diode by J.A. Fleming, in ; and, after that, a vacuum triode was implemented by Lee De Forest to amplify electrical signals.
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Panama City, FL (November 1, 2018) – A Salvation Army truck towing a trailer with food boxes slowly weaved its way through Sandy Creek, a rural community on the outskirts of Panama City. Hurricane Michael’s destructive force left no home untouched here. Some are beyond salvageable.
“It’s very sad,” said Stan Carr, a Salvation Army volunteer from New Jersey. “I’m grateful I’m in the position to help them even in the smallest way.”
As the electricity has been restored across the area, the need for hot meals has decreased, but food boxes from the Midwest Food Bank are in high demand. The Salvation Army has distributed more than 10,000 food boxes to hurricane survivors since October 11, a number that continues to grow each day.
“Maybe all of the food in their house was destroyed, stores are depleted,” Stan explained. “So we’re going to give them a few days’ worth of meals until the stores get stocked and they can get back on their feet a little.”
The power came back to this neighborhood a few days ago. Mary Carr (no relation to Stan,) her husband, daughter and three grandsons rode out the storm at a church a few miles away. They are among the families who are able to continue living in their home, which she says miraculously sustained only cosmetic damage.
“It changes your life,” Mary said as she looked at the debris that lined Country Club Drive.
Mary is grateful for The Salvation Army’s support providing hot meals while they coped with no power for nearly three weeks. On this day she was able to get a few food boxes to tide them over at home.
“You’ve been absolutely wonderful,” said Mary.
Stan, together with his fellow Salvation Army volunteers Jim Wilson and Angela Cano, went door to door until all 180 food boxes were gone. It’s clear that the road to recovery in Sandy Creek will be long and arduous, but The Salvation Army remains committed to helping this community heal and rebuild.
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"I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalms 121:1-2 NRSV
When Kirk was in college at Plymouth State, Janice and I would frequently drive up to Plymouth, NH, to visit and watch Kirk's rugby games. There was always spectacular scenery on the drive up into the White Mountains. While watching the rugby match, we observed the beauty and enormity of God's creation. It was always a little difficult to leave the majesty of the mountains behind.
In today's passage, the author is lifting their eyes to the hills. It would have been the practice of worshippers during this period to pray facing east. One of the mountains lying to the east of Old Jerusalem is Mount Zion, also known as the Temple Mount. Mount Zion is where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice, and where Solomon built the First Temple. It is easy then to imagine the author lifting their eyes to this holiest of places in prayer. Witnessing God's majesty and power, in confidence, they could answer their question, "from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord."
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International Central Securities Depositaries (ICSDs) are clearing and settlement systems for internationally traded securities. They provide cross-border securities services to banks, broker-dealers, custodians, agents and other institutions.
Companies, governments and municipalities issue bonds to finance their operations and fund projects. The bond market offers a very efficient way to borrow capital. Although many companies are legally entitled to borrow from a bank, the process is often costly and time consuming. Issuing bonds is generally viewed as easier, less restrictive and a cheaper way than borrowing money directly from a bank. For more information, see Practice Notes: Introduction to the debt capital markets and Bonds and notes.For information on the key documentation and parties to an issue of debt securities, see Practice Notes: Issuing debt securities—key documentation and Parties in an issue of debt securities.Why keep in touch with bondholders?In the past, not a lot of interest was shown by issuers in communicating with their bondholders unless there was an absolute need, and even then the communication simply consisted of a notice sent through the trustee and would eventually not necessarily reach all the beneficial owners.The trustee is a financial institution with trust powers, such as a commercial bank or trust company that is given fiduciary powers by a bond issuer to enforce the terms of a bond indenture. Bond indenture is a document that constitutes a contract between a bond issuer and a bondholder and includes the terms and
What is financial custody?Systems and services for safekeeping or custody of debt securities are part of the infrastructure that helps to create an efficient, secure and liquid market for debt securities—see Practice Note: Debt securities market infrastructure.Debt securities are usually held through an extended chain of intermediaries. The end investor has rights which amount to a form of ownership, but which do not fit into the categories of legal or beneficial ownership under English law. Credit, operational and legal risks can potentially arise at each link in the chain and the rights of end investors are dependent on a chain of legal arrangements between the intermediaries and on accurate record keeping by the computer systems operated by each of the intermediaries, over which the end investor has no control.EU and UK regulation of custodial services focuses on minimising credit, operational and legal risk by requiring custodians to carry out continual due diligence on their own systems and operations and those of the other intermediaries in the chain of ownership.Role of a custodianThe primary role of a custodian is to provide the following services:•holding debt securities (customer assets) on behalf of its clients•settlement processing•receiving interest and principal payments and passing these on to the client, and•processing corporate actions, such as passing on notices from
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Dear Daughters of St. Philip Neri,
One again we turn to Archbishop L. Martinez to consider one of the realities of the spiritual life that is deeply challenging - the experience of Desolation. He understands that we have preconceived notions about this reality as we do with so many other things. Therefore, in this rather lengthy reflection he seeks to unpack this experience and reveal to us the many facets of spiritual desolation so that we might see them with the eyes of faith.
Such a reality is hard to describe because to experience and pass through desolation we are often incapable of having a good thought or pious affection about it. We feel our miserable state in an unvarnished way. We cannot romanticize or idealize it. We feel we have perhaps been deceiving ourselves all along and what we perceived to be virtue was a best a mere shadow and that disappeared in the bright light of the Truth that the trial exposes.
Throughout such times we must have patience as we find ourselves in the hands of the Divine Physician, allowing Him to operate upon us. It is this patience that is itself perfected as we, at times, must endure month or even years of darkness and helplessness of soul.
We feel and say to ourselves at such times: "I do not love." Of course, we are mistaken for love like any other virtue needs purification and this takes place by passing through the crucible of desolation. Prayer offers no consolation but one learns that they must go to it not to please oneself but God. Martinez tells us: "the one thing God asks of us is that we do not hinder Him. And in order that we do not impede Him, He gives us a spiritual anesthetic — that is, desolation, since it is a kind of paralysis of the spirit which renders us helpless." That we do not hinder Him! What faith is required at those moments - trusting that God knows what He is about. We must come to understand that in the spiritual life that we do not come to perfection by gradually making our way up a mountain or through the constant practice of virtue. God Himself alone can save us and raise us up!
Thus, Martinez concludes, we must choose - transformation and the desolation through which it comes about or "dragging out our life in a common mediocrity." He calls us to a humble boldness in the face of the cross of desolation: "Let us open our arms to it, then, and salute it with the same cry as the Church uses: `Hail, O Cross, our only hope!' In this way, by reason of all that has been said concerning spiritual afflictions, this truth is once more established: God’s ways are not our ways."
Another advantage of spiritual dryness is that it produces a deep and true humility in us. When we hear a sermon on humility, or read a spiritual treatise, or meditate seriously, we come to the conclusion that we are very miserable beings. But this conviction is no more than theoretical. When we are told that there are torrid regions in Africa, and that the temperature is oppressive, and that traveling is difficult and painful in those desert areas, we form some idea of those torrid climates. But what a difference there is in hearing about all this and in going there and suffering from the heat and feeling all its effects in our body!
The same thing occurs with humility. To be given theoretical knowledge of our misery is quite different from feeling it, coming in contact with it, and knowing it by experience. And in desolations, we feel our helplessness and misery in such a way that when we have thus perceived it, we never forget it.
When peace returns to souls that have passed through desolation, and when our Lord pours out special graces upon them, they receive them with gratitude and love, but they do not raise their head. They are mindful of their misery; it remains pressed upon them to such an extent that there is no fear that they will become proud over divine favors. This is true because in time of trial, we feel our misery; in that period, we know by experience that we are not capable of a good thought. When we read about this in St. Paul, we are inclined to think that it is an exaggeration of the saint. But no; desolation shows us truly that we are incapable of having a good thought or a pious affection; and thus we understand the truth of what the apostle says.
Ordinarily we give vent to sentiments like this: “If love is to our soul what air is to our lungs, what can be easier than to love our Lord?” But in time of trial, we are not capable of making an act of love, no matter how hard we wish to. Then there is so much dissipation of mind that even the most insignificant thing distracts, no matter how serious our nature may be: the slightest noise, a fly that swirls around, the opening of a door, a person passing by — anything whatever distracts us as though we were children. Is not this to feel our own miserable state?
Furthermore, with desolation come struggles and temptations; and the worst feelings well up in our heart. At such a time, the soul thinks, “My life has been a deception. I thought I had achieved some virtue; I thought I knew how to pray. But I have accomplished nothing. All is a deception. For me, all is lost.” Is not this to realize our miserable condition? What a difference between describing it and feeling it! In this way, desolations exercise us in the life of faith; they detach us from the spiritual gifts of God, and they produce in us a deep understanding of ourselves, a great fund of humility. Are not these great advantages enough for us to come to an appreciation of desolation? How could we ever obtain them by means of consolations in that pleasant and easy life we dreamed of? So let us be reconciled to trials, for they are a most important factor in the spiritual life: they have their beauty, they are fruitful, and they possess incomparable advantages. Ordinarily, we should not pray for them, because perhaps this would be asking amiss, but we surely should accept them with gratitude when God sends them to us.
Practice patience in times of desolation
Spiritual dryness also exercises us in another important virtue: patience. Whoever has felt desolation knows to what an extent it makes us practice this virtue. Patience is of three types: patience with God, with ourselves, and with our neighbor. Of these three classes of patience, the first two are the hardest and precisely the ones that are exercised in time of trial. In it, our Lord is the one who immolates us, and we need much patience so that we may submit to being treated as He wills with us. And much patience with ourselves is also needed to remain faithful and firm in a period of desolation.
It is no little advantage to us to be exercised in patience in this way, for sacred Scripture says that patience produces a perfect work: “My brethren, count it all joy when you shall fall into diverse temptations; knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. And patience hath a perfect work.” All this is applied in a special way to desolation, which is one of the greatest trials we can undergo. And in the Beatitudes that our Lord teaches us in the Sermon on the Mount, the eighth, which is the consummation and the epitome of all the others, is the beatitude of patience. Hence, patience, which is nothing else than tenacious perseverance in good, is what takes us to the height of perfection, the supreme happiness of earth and the prelude to the blessedness of Heaven.
To pass months and years with dryness of spirit, with helplessness of soul, with turbulence of passions, in continual darkness, and still to remain generously faithful to God: this is something heroic that greatly pleases our Lord and effects the perfect work in our souls. We cannot arrive at perfection if we do not pass through tribulations.
Desolations refine your love
There are still other and more important advantages than the foregoing ones. Desolations refine the love that is within us. When dryness comes to us, we immediately believe we are losing love, since, with our narrow outlook, we reason as follows: “I do not feel that I love. Therefore, I do not love.” And then we yearn for the days of consolation when we fancied that the sun of love truly lighted up the heaven of our soul. And if desolation grows stronger, we arrive at the stage where we perceive, not only that we do not feel love, but also that we are annoyed and disgusted by all spiritual things. How are we going to believe that we love when our heart is agitated by such feelings?
But we are mistaken. Love, like gold, needs purification, and this is what is going on within us. A thing is said to be pure when it contains no admixture of any other thing. That is pure water which is not mixed with anything else, which contains nothing that is foreign to the nature of water. That is pure love which contains no foreign element. And that foreign element can be nothing else than self-love. To purify love, then, is to remove from it all self-love. Various methods are used to purify substances: some are passed through a filter, others are distilled, and still others, such as gold, are purified by fire. Love is purified by making it pass through the crucible of desolation.
In times of consolation, when we go to prayer with pleasure, when we place ourselves immediately in the presence of God, and when everything goes smoothly, there is no question about our seeking Him and about our giving pleasure to Him. But we cannot deny that we also are going to give pleasure to ourselves. It is so sweet to be with Jesus in the hours of consolation. Such is the delight suffusing our soul that we could spend hours in His presence, most assuredly because we love Him, but also because we are receiving delight. That love is not entirely pure.
In times of trial, a soul who is faithful to God makes the same prayer as when he is enjoying consolation. Why does he do so? Does he go to it to seek self? Or what does he seek if he encounters nothing? The soul well knows that the prayer period is a time of torture, and yet he goes to it, as St. Lawrence went to the grill, in order that the fire of desolation might consume him. His only reason for going could be to please God. He is like St. Thérèse, the Little Flower, who did not worry about her dryness in prayer, considering that she did not go to it to please herself, but only God. Behold the purity of love that is achieved only in affliction.
Spiritual dryness allows God to transform your soul
But all this is nothing more than the surface. There is a divine richness in spiritual dryness that produces a marvelous transformation in the soul. St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus tells us of it in her autobiography, but with such ingenuousness that she disconcerts us, and we do not suspect that she encloses so profound a teaching in such simple words.
A case in point is that in which the saint tells us that she did not grow alarmed when she drowsed after Holy Communion, since she reflected that children are just as pleasing to their parents when they are asleep as when they are awake. Moreover, as she adds, doctors induce sleep in their patients for certain operations. How true it is that in the spiritual order, there are certain operations for which it is necessary to anesthetize souls! Why is it necessary to give an anesthetic to sick people? Without doubt, it is in order that they may not suffer, but above everything else, it is so that they may not cause trouble.
There are people of great endurance who would be able to undergo an operation without an anesthetic. Nevertheless the surgeon anesthetizes them, since every movement of a patient, even though involuntary, can ruin certain very delicate operations.
Similarly there are operations in the supernatural order in which we work with our Lord and cooperate with Him in them. But there are others of a very intimate nature in which the one thing He asks of us is that we do not hinder Him. And in order that we do not impede Him, He gives us a spiritual anesthetic — that is, desolation, since it is a kind of paralysis of the spirit which renders us helpless.
In time of spiritual dryness, souls often think as follows: “I go to prayer, and I do nothing, absolutely nothing.” The soul does nothing, but God does a great deal, although the soul may not be aware of His secret and mysterious operations. But when the period of trial passes, we find that we are different. Without our knowing how or when, a profound change was wrought in us: our love is more solid; our virtue has become stronger. According to the familiar expression, we have come out of the trial “as new.” What does it matter that those afflictions may endure for years on end, if finally the soul emerges as new, fit to be united with God and to realize fully the role it was destined to fill on earth?
Desolation, then, is the indispensable means whereby the soul attains its transformation in Jesus, the supreme goal and the perfection of holiness.
We think, perhaps, that transformation in Jesus is something that we can achieve with God’s help. But no. Simply having God’s help is not sufficient. God alone can accomplish it, and the only help that we can give Him is to allow Him a free hand, not to impede Him.
We could conceive that the method for transforming us in Jesus would be this: the Gospel has left us a perfect representation of Jesus, precise indications of His moral makeup; hence, I need do nothing more than continue imitating Him little by little. I have so many years to become meek, so many to become humble, so many to become obedient, and so on. Thus, I need only continue imitating Him, virtue by virtue, availing myself of ascetical helps such as the particular examination, meditation, and spiritual reading. When, in this way, after much time and labor, I have copied the lineaments of Jesus, I shall be but a sketch, an outline; I shall possess something similar to Him, but I shall not be that living representation that is necessary for transformation. Transformation requires that God Himself come to work in the soul and, so to speak, make us anew. Hence in Ezekiel, God says that He will take away from us our stony heart and give us a new heart and a new spirit.
Do not think that these are hyperboles, divine exaggerations. On the contrary, the reality goes much beyond symbols. Truly, when a soul has been transformed, it has a new way of seeing, feeling, and operating. Hence, this transformation cannot be achieved by our poor human efforts. God must come and work in the deepest recesses of our being, and, in order that we may not hinder Him, He anesthetizes us by means of spiritual desolation. Therefore, when a soul has passed through the great trials of the spiritual life, it stands on the threshold of union, of transformation in Jesus.
We appreciate, then, the value of spiritual affliction. It will be painful and hard, but it is of the utmost value and altogether necessary for arriving at sanctity. I know of only one exception: the Blessed Virgin. Since she was perfect from the moment of her Immaculate Conception, she had no need of desolations to attain sanctity. Nevertheless, no one has suffered more terrible afflictions than she did in the years of her exile after the death and Ascension of her Son.
But there is this difference: she did not need those desolations for her sanctification, although through them she grew in holiness. By them, in union with her Son, she procured graces for us and fulfilled her role of co-redeemer and mother of all men.
We must make our choice: either we choose transformation, and then we also accept the desolation without which it cannot be arrived at; or we refuse desolation, and then we must also reject transformation and thus give ourselves over to dragging out our life in a common mediocrity.
Desolation is a cross, but one of the most precious, one of the most divine. It is not wrought by the hand of men, but by God Himself. It is a work of the Holy Spirit. The trial, therefore, is made in accordance with the measure of each soul, perfectly fitted to its circumstances, requirements, and mission, and to the degree of perfection to which God has destined it. Hence, trial possesses an eminently sanctifying power.
Let us open our arms to it, then, and salute it with the same cry as the Church uses: “Hail, O Cross, our only hope!” In this way, by reason of all that has been said concerning spiritual afflictions, this truth is once more established: God’s ways are not our ways.
Archbishop Luiz Martinez
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Hypocrisy versus Integrity
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity.” (Matthew 23:27)
An expert sailor with many years of experience prepared to navigate a solo trip across the Atlantic. He commissioned a boat made to his specifications, and she was a beauty.
A few days into the journey, the mariner encountered a massive storm. The seasoned sailor managed to send an SOS, but all contact was soon severed, and a rescue ship was launched to search for the lost captain. They found the capsized boat, but the man had perished at sea.
As the would-be rescuers inspected the wreckage, the cause of this tragic incident quickly became apparent: The heavy keel, which was designed to keep the boat upright, had not been installed correctly. As a result, the storm had torn it in two, leaving the boat vulnerable to the wind and waves.
Let us take an important lesson from this tale. Although the keel of a boat is largely unseen, submerged under the waterline, it’s critical for keeping a boat right side up. When it broke, the sailor had no chance of survival. The keel is what gives a boat integrity; the mere appearance of being seaworthy means nothing.
Matthew 23 gives us some insight into the passion that Jesus had for authenticity and integrity. Here, Jesus calls out the Pharisees for their practices because they took things that were good and turned them into legalistic rituals. Their desire to serve God had given way to a self-centered focus on themselves.
Jesus goes on to give us “seven woes” in this passage, using harsh imagery and language to convict our hearts. The Pharisees were “minoring on the majors and majoring on the minors.” In other words, they worshiped their rules and structures more than their Creator.
When you get down to it, a hypocrite is basically an actor, or one who wears a mask. When we wear masks, it is typically for two reasons:
- WANT—I want you to see me as something more than I really am.
- NEED—Because of my brokenness and shame, I need you to believe something different about me other than the truth.
Many of us have taken our identity from something other than our heavenly Father. You need to remember that God loves you and gives you hope and a future. He chose you to be His child. That’s where your identity must come from.
We need to reject hypocrisy and embrace integrity. So much of our life is lived unseen, like the keel of a sailboat. That is the part of our life that we need to build aright. So pay attention to the construction of your life under the waterline—the place where no one sees.
Father, I want to enjoy a life of freedom in Jesus. Keep me from the temptation to make myself look good to others. Help me to live each day with integrity, especially when no one is watching. Help me to build my life “under the waterline” so that I can stand strong and confident amid the storms of life and so that I can be a good witness and ambassador for Christ.
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The Legal Side of a Social Media Influencer Business
When the occupation of social media influencer comes to mind, most people think it is simply someone snapping photos of products and making tons of money from their posts. Truthfully, there is more that goes into being an influencer and most people don’t think of the legal side of the career. There are guidelines, rules and regulations, contracts, and more influencers must know and follow to be successful. Just like any business, it is important to know the legal side to make sure you and your business are protected.
There are rules and regulations when it comes to marketing as a social media influencer. It is essential that influencers understand these rules and regulations, both regionally and nationally, so that they are working well within the guidelines. Another important note is that these laws can vary depending on the country they are marketing towards. For instance, The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom all have different guidelines when it comes to advertising. This means that if an influencer lives in the US but is marketing toward the UK as well as the US, they must follow the guidelines of both countries.
Most companies look at social media influencers as contractors. They are signing an agreement with a company to promote said company’s product. These contracts cover what the influencer is promoting, how they are promoting it, and what they are getting paid. When looking over a contract from a company, it is imperative that influencers understand the contract because often companies are looking to protect themselves. However, contracts done well will protect both the company and the influencer. It can even be helpful to have a business law attorney look over it to make sure that the contract doesn’t have any ambiguous language.
The most common way influencers make money is through advertisements. An integral part of doing an advertisement is ensuring that the influencer's audience knows when the content is an ad. In fact, advertisers are required to clearly label ads. This is to avoid misleading advertising or accusations of such a thing. An effortless way to clearly label an ad is to use hashtags such as #ad, #advertisement, or #sponsored. When posting a video that is an advertisement or sponsored, verbal confirmation works. It is important to note that disclaimers must be directly on the post or page of the upload; influencers can’t post a link that leads to a different page containing the disclaimer.
A crucial part of endorsing a product is maintaining honesty towards the audience. Making false claims that the influencer knows are untrue is prohibited in most countries. This may seem like an easy rule to follow but there are several types of false claims. The most obvious is outright falsehoods, this is when an influencer just lies about a product. A less obvious type of false claim is called unrepresentative testimonials. For an influencer, this means that they can’t share an experience they have had with a product if it doesn’t show a fair representation of the product or its effectiveness. Lastly, an influencer can’t make claims about a product if they have not used it. These are known as unsubstantiated claims.
Sometimes influencers use someone else’s work such as music, images, or content. This can become an issue if they are not using the proper citation or permission. Without using the proper citation or permission, an influencer can easily get into legal trouble. The content that they are posting can be removed and the influencer may even get sued. It is important that influencers are using something from the internet that is either free to use or that they are giving the correct credit.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
There are a few things that influencers can do to protect their business. The first is to make sure that if they are making enough money, influencers are doing their taxes. Being a social media influencer can start off as a side hustle they enjoy but it is important that when influencers start making money, they treat it like a business. Income from being an influencer counts just like any other income and should be reported to the IRS. Another thing influencers can do is form register their protected marks and intellectual property as well as form an LLC.
The legal side of having a social media influencer business is complicated. Influencers must make sure that when advertising, they completely understand the product. They must have clear disclosures so their audience can easily recognize their advertisements. A code of honesty is also needed when being sponsored or using other people’s work. Lastly, they must understand the social media policies that each company sponsoring them has and know how to protect their business.
Dye Culik PC is a business law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our attorneys work with all types of businesses and love working with social media influencer businesses to make sure the business owner and business are protected and operating safely. If you would like to set up a consultation to discuss your business, contact us or drop a note in our Instagram DMs at @dyeculik.com. We’re here to help! | <urn:uuid:d94d2d0d-a022-41f5-844d-f32069fe0e73> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dyeculik.com/post/the-legal-side-of-a-social-media-influencer-business | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.9625 | 1,074 | 1.898438 | 2 |
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1843 Falkirk Evangelical Union Church
1874 Howgate Evangelical Union Church
1893 Trinity Evangelical Union Church
1897 Trinity Congregational Church
1843: Rev Rutherford was expelled from the Erskine Church for holding “Morisonian” views. In May he and several others founded the Evangelical Union, and in June a large proportion of the Erskine congregation in Falkirk joined him in the purchase of the original building of the Congregational Church, then possessed by the Baptists (later occupied by Young’s furniture store in Bank Street, built 1802 demolished 1846).
1845: New building on the north side of Bank Street erected at a cost of £1,100, members of the congregation using their own carts to supply the building stone and thus reduce the cost. Builder, John Ramsey of Laurieston. Fronting onto Bank Street this presented a single storey with three ridged roofs aligned north/south. A central porch projected forward of the building to give architectural relief. It had a large arched entrance. (The building still remains as the lower storey of the later Bingo Hall, the church having been converted into a picture house in 1919. It is now a Wotherspoon Public house called Carron Works).
1846: The congregation split, the majority stayed with their minister, Mr Duncanson, and kept the building and communion plate in return for a payment of £230. The remainder followed Mr Rutherford who had spent a lot of time touring Scotland in the cause of the new denomination.
1852: Mr Duncanson’s followers joined the Congregational Church, but the union was never consummated until January 1897.
1857: Cistern Lane Church closed, and in November the Evangelical Union Home Mission Commission set up a mission in the Assembly Hall, Wilson’s Buildings.
1859: Mission closed in January.
1872: Meetings were held on Sabbath mornings at Johnston’s Temperance Hotel. In July a preaching service was opened at the Corn Exchange.
1873: Such was the success of the preaching service that a new church was formed in January.
1874: The old Baptist chapel on the Howgate at the SW corner of Sword’s Wynd came onto the property market and the building was secured for the E.U. in June for £800 and overhauled. In 1876 the forms were replaced by seats with book rests.
1892: Three memorial stones laid in the lobby of a new building at the NE end of Meeks Road on 30th September. Designed by James Strang in the Gothic style, Falkirk and built by Messrs J. & P McLachlan of Larbert. Opened 11th June 1893.
1894, Jan: north wall and the roof of the Howgate building collapsed in a gale. The site was sold shortly afterwards but deprived the church of useful income.
1896: Another split. Rev Jackson and his followers were received by the Established Church to form St. Modan’s quad sacra church. The rest of the congregation united with the Congregation Church on the 1st of January the following year to be called Trinity Congregational Church. In May 1898 part of the Congregational Church were accepted into the United Presbyterian Church to form St. James’ U.P. Church in Thornhill Road.
1892: Presented by Mr Dougal of Arnotbank and erected by W.E. Richardson, Manchester.
1891: New floor and seating.
1892: New church sat 500, and about 180 in the hall.
MINISTERS OF FALKIRK EVANGELICAL UNION CHURCH
|1843||Rutherford, Alexander Cuming|
|Mar 1846||Duncanson, Alexander||1852|
|Jun 1853||MacCallum, Gilbert||Dec 1856|
|Nov 1874||Bell, George||1877|
|May 1878||Spaven, John||Oct 1879|
|Mar 1880||Morton, John||1881|
|Feb 1882||King, John Liddle||1884|
|Feb 1885||Jackson, Robert Winchester||May 1896|
|Oct 1896||Pollock, Alexander||Aug 1904|
|Aug 1904||Scanlan, George||Nov 1916|
|Apr 1917||Hall, James|
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HOUSTON (FOX 26) - A rising number of HIV cases among the LGBTQ community’s African American and Hispanic populations is a major health crisis in the Houston area and southern region of the United States.
According to the Houston Health Department, the subgroups who are at a greater risk of contracting the virus are African American and Latino men having sex with men, and transgender people of color ages 13-34.
As a response to this crisis, HHD is launching I am Life, a campaign that will support HHD in reducing the number of HIV cases while increasing viral suppression among African American and Hispanic gay/bisexual men who have sex with men, as well as transgender persons of color.
I am Life will include people from local communities telling real stories who encourage their peers to take PrEP, a prescribed antiretroviral drug taken daily for those vulnerable to HIV, and if they already have the virus, to get treatment.
“With one of the nation’s premier health departments leading this charge and backed by strong community partners, new programs and services and increased accessibility to medication for our priority populations, the City of Houston supports the I am Life campaign to raise awareness and educate audiences about PrEP and treatment as prevention to help prevent HIV and save lives, Mayor Sylvester Turner says.
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Polymer clay can give off semi-toxic fumes if it is baked at too high of a temperature and allowed to burn. Always work in a well-ventilated area. Never bake food in the oven at the same time you’re curing clay as the fumes would make the food unsafe to eat.
How do you bake clay in the oven?
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Mix together the flour and salt.
- Add the oil, and then slowly add the water until you reach a nice clay consistency that you like. …
- Mold into whatever shapes you want. …
- Bake creations in the oven for 1 hour. …
- Let cool before painting with water-based acrylics!
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How do you know when clay is done baking?
Bake for 15 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. For example, a piece of 1/2″ thickness should be cured for 30 minutes. To test the curing, try pressing the tip of your fingernail into the bottom of your piece after it has cooled; it will leave a mark but will not actually enter the clay.
Does clay become hard when baked?
Does all Clay Harden? Most polymer or oven-based clays will harden after they are cooked at 265 °F (129 °C) to 275 °F (135 °C) for 15 minutes per 1⁄4 inch (6.4 mm) of thickness.
What happens if you bake clay too long?
Longer baking will also lead to stronger clay projects. If your clay is burning, the temperature of your oven is too high. Address your temperature, not your bake times! That being said, longer bake times can cause some colors of polymer clay to darken.
How long do I bake clay in the oven?
Bake for 15 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. For example, a piece of 1/2″ thickness should be cured for 30 minutes. For Sculpey III, preheat to 275 degrees F (135 C). Bake for 15 minutes per quarter inch of thickness.
Why did my clay melt in the oven?
What Happens When You Bake Plasticine? When you assume you have polymer clay, but instead have plasticine, and then bake it in the oven, it will melt. The oil oozes out of the clay and drips down into a puddle. The shape softens and slumps and cracks might appear on the surface.
Does polymer clay harden after baking?
Polymer clay has to be baked at the correct temperature for it to harden. That’s why so many clayers adore polymer clay. If you leave it out in room temperature, you do not have to worry about it hardening before you’re ready to bake. If you need to step away from your project for a few hours, no problem.
Why does my polymer clay break after baking?
Sometimes your polymer clay beads will break even after you’ve baked them. … If the temperature is too low your polymer clay will not cure properly. Improperly cured clay is very weak and brittle, and susceptible to breaking. Certain polymer clay brands are more brittle than others.
Can you bake polymer clay on foil?
Polymer clay, or polyclay, is a fun modelling material that you can easily bake at home. … How how do you bake polymer clay on aluminum foil? The best way to bake polymer clay on the aluminum foil is to pre-heat your oven to 275 degrees F and bake it for 10-25 minutes, depending on the size of your piece.
Can you put Das clay in the oven?
Can you put DAS Air dry clay in the oven? Unfortunately, this process makes the clay more flammable, and it should never be fired or heated in a kiln or oven. Since air-dry clay is superficially similar to ordinary clay, it can be shaped as normal and even used on a potter’s wheel.
How can I make clay hard without oven?
How to Harden Modeling Clay in the Microwave
- Place your clay piece in the microwave-safe bowl. …
- Cover the piece with water.
- For smaller pieces, such as beads, microwave about two minutes.
- Continue to boil the water until you believe the clay is baked.
What temperature do you bake Sculpey clay at?
Bake this polymer clay at 285 degrees F, or 120 degrees C, for 20 minutes per 1/4 inch of thickness.
Does air dry clay break easily?
A con to building with air dry clay is how fragile it can be. Thin additions like legs, fingers, and ears will easily break off. … To avoid cracking, keep students from adding a lot of water to the clay when they make slip.
Can you bake polymer clay twice?
A common question for those new to polymer clay is “Can you bake polymer clay more than once?” The answer is YES! There is no reason you can’t bake a piece of clay as many times as you need to. In fact, for complex pieces it’s common to bake parts of the piece separately and then assemble and attach them after baking.
Is burnt polymer clay toxic?
In addition to phthalate exposure the research indicates that when polymer clay is overheated enough or accidentally burned, the PVC will break down and release highly toxic hydrochloric acid gas. | <urn:uuid:ac850ca0-2ec4-4a25-9a1d-5f01c6102903> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://solefoodkitchen.com/baking/you-asked-what-happens-when-you-bake-clay.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.913595 | 1,142 | 2.421875 | 2 |
4 Characteristics You Should Evaluate When Looking for A Supplier
To provide a great experience for your customer you need great products. The success of your company is dependent on the manufacturers and suppliers of your products. From safety and hygiene practices to ethical values and employment, a supplier’s integrity and quality can heavily affect your company’s performance. Aside, the quality and reliability of your supplier can determine the availability of your products at the desired times. In your supply chain, weaknesses can cost you a lot of money and even have catastrophic effects. When times become tough, your best asset will be having trusted suppliers and partners by your side. Communicating honestly and openly is a daily endeavour for the development of any relationship. When you communicate honestly and openly daily with your suppliers, they will appreciate your efforts and feel trust in you, thus making the situation favourable for all parties.
What to look for in a supplier
Reliability is key. You need a supplier who can be predictable and can deliver the expected quality consistently. By letting your supplier down with late deliveries and faulty supplies, you may disappoint your customer. In order to evaluate your potential suppliers, you can find a few key characteristics.
1. Good communication
Your suppliers must deliver on time or notify you if they cannot deliver on time. To serve you better in the future, the best suppliers will seek to talk with you regularly to discover your current needs and how they can serve you better in the future.
Suppliers often offer different prices, as they too factor in overhead costs and supply/manufacturing costs. You don't always get the best deal by paying the lowest price, so you must consider how much you're willing to spend and how cost, reliability, quality, and service will be balanced.
It is more important than ever during these unimaginable times. You can get a quick response to customers' changing needs and sudden emergencies by having flexible suppliers.
We are now seeing a rise in socially conscious consumerism and many people like to buy products that follow certain ethical requirements. Depending on your suppliers' labour practices and environmental records, your business reputation can be affected. Take your ethical and environmental responsibilities into consideration when choosing your suppliers. Having a supplier with unethical practices can be detrimental to your company, should the public find out. From carbon footprint issues to human rights, there is a range of ethical tick boxes that your supplier should tick before choosing them.
With these characteristics, you can now check and evaluate different suppliers to cover your needs. Check out WorldFoodsWholesale.com and decide whether it will be a good fit for you or not.
Get in touch!
Phone: 01908 366633
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We lack a predictive model for how a star of a given mass explodes and what kind of remnant it leaves behind (i.e. the initial-final mass relation, IFMR). Astrometric gravitational lensing offers a new way to find and weigh compact objects and place the first constraints on the IFMR, compact object multiplicity, and kick velocities.
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
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Safety and Enviroment
Chemetall – Safety Health and Environment (SHE) Policy
Health and environmental protection as well as occupational and safety are, together with quality assurance, indispensable elements of Chemetall’s business activities. The principles to apply are stipulated in this document, our company’s Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Policy.
The following principles shall apply and we pursue the following goals on the field of health and environmental protection as well as occupational and plant safety:
- Health and environmental protection as well as occupational and laboratory safety are values to which we are committed and which are equivalent to the economic goals of our company.
- Having the responsibility for employees who are affected by our activities, we ensure occupational safety and health through the use of adequate processes and programs as well as by prevention. Our employees are aware of their responsibility for themselves and for their colleagues, and they act in line with the principles of our SHE Policy.
- To us, health and environmental protection as well as occupational and safety mean acting in full agreement with the applicable laws and regulations. Having responsibility for our employees, society and the environment we will take additional action as necessary above that which may be required by the authorities, and we implement such measures in our own responsibility beyond the scope of the law.
- The prevention and reduction of environmental effects during the production, storage, transport and use of our products and their subsequent disposal are the goal and permanent challenge of research, development and production.
- Raw materials and recyclable waste are used to the extent possible, and energy sources are consumed economically to protect the environment and the resources. Waste that can be neither recycled nor reused is safely disposed of in accordance with existing regulations.
- Our employees’ knowledge is continuously improved through various programs, such as technical information, repeated training and regular education.
- We are in contact with our neighbours and inform them on our activities at our laboratories; in doing so it is our aim to reduce existing concerns regarding our activities.
- We seek an open exchange of information with the authorities and we cooperate with them to resolve environmental and safety issues.
- We inform our customers comprehensively on the environment and safety related properties of our products and we continuously seek to improve our knowledge of these properties.
- To reach our SHE goals, we utilize in our facilities modern, state-of-the-art processes and equipment and we apply best available occupational practices in our investment policy and our control measures.
- We regularly control and review the environmental effects of our operations, and we use any information gained through such reviews to operate and optimize our facilities and their work places in such a way as to minimize the effects of our activities on the environment and our employees’ health.
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Everything to Know About Google’s New Social Network, Shoelace
Google is launching a new social networking platform. The launch comes just months after the company shut down Google+, its most successful attempt at building a social media website.
The new social media platform is called Shoelace. Let's quickly cover everything there's to know about it for now.
WHAT IS SHOELACE?
Okay, so this new social network is an app that aims to bring people together in real-life, not just digitally, through common interests and activities.
According to the Shoelace website:
“Shoelace is a mobile app that helps connect people with shared interests through in-person activities. It’s great for folks who have recently moved cities or who are looking to meet others who live nearby.”
In other words, the new social networking app is aimed at helping like-minded people easily plan and organize local events and activities.
So rather than Google creating a new all-encompassing social network to rival the likes of Facebook, Shoelace is designed with a much more modest ambition to act in a similar way as Facebook Events.
Shoelace was built by Area 120, Google's workshop for experimental products. But it bears a striking similarity to Schemer, another experimental event organizing app Google launched in 2011 and shut down just three years later in 2014.
HOW SHOELACE WORKS
Basically, Shoelace is built around the premise of using technology to facilitate a real-world connection. That is, "to tie people together based on their interests -- like two laces on a shoe." Do you get the point?
And this whole "shoe-lacing" thing is done through activities Shoelace calls “Loops.”
It's aimed at letting you supercharge your social life by easily finding other people who share your interests. Well, because meeting new people is easier and more fun when you have more in common.
You can create your own events and activities and invite others to join, whether they are Shoelace users or not. To join other people's events, there’s a map interface to view and RSVP to other people’s Loops. You can also set up a profile to share information about yourself and view other users' profiles.
HOW TO USE SHOELACE
Shoelace is designed to present to users hand-picked activities happening around them every day.
So first, there'll be a list of activities from which users will be able to select based on topics that interest them, like sports, wine, dogs, art, books, decor, running, etc.
Once a user selects their hand-picked activities based on interests, Shoelace will then show them what is going on around them that day for users to partake in the real world.
Shoelace is designed to focus on human-to-human, real-world activities rather than digital. This means, it is trying to get you off your phone to meet people face-to-face instead of keeping you hooked to your smartphone or computer.
In fact, Shoelace is part of a larger effort by Google to address concerns that smartphones and other modern technology are having a negative effect on people's physical connection with others as well as on mental health.
HOW TO JOIN SHOELACE?
Shoelace is currently in an invite-only testing phase on Android and iOS. This beta version is only available in New York City for now, where Google is testing it on a small group of people. The Area 120 team says it is hoping to expand to more cities across the US soon. There’s no word on when this might happen, but you can fill out a form on their website if you’d like to get involved. To participate, you need a Google account to sign in. | <urn:uuid:3b4955b3-9c39-46b8-a17b-99e135a8c810> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://smallseotools.com/blog/google-new-social-network-shoelace/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.956736 | 809 | 1.921875 | 2 |
- Seventy-five percent of members of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) have plans to hire suppliers with diverse backgrounds for their organizations, according to a new report shared with Marketing Dive.
- While the majority of members have diversity plans, only 40% apply these strategies to marketing and advertising divisions, per ANA's "The Power of Supplier Diversity" report. Additionally, 62% of companies cited identifying opportunities for diverse suppliers as a hurdle to their program while 54% reported difficulties in finding diverse suppliers.
- Among members, 98% hope to diversify by working with women-owned businesses, 95% with ethnic/minority-owned companies, 90% with veteran-owned, 88% with LGBTQ-owned and 80% from disability-owned companies. The survey was fielded in February of this year and had 105 respondents.
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, companies had been aiming to ramp up their diversity initiatives for everything from suppliers to advertising creative in order to attract a mix of customers and meet their expectations at a time when they are more diverse than ever. However, diversity initiatives could take a hit from the health crisis, as many companies are decreasing their marketing and advertising spend due to the bleak economic outlook.
If suppliers are hurt by marketers' cutbacks, this could make it even more challenging than it already is for marketers to work with a diverse group of partners in the months ahead. Already, the United Nations has raised concerns about the coronavirus increasing gender inequalities while U.S. Department of Labor data shows unemployment is rising fastest for women and people of color.
The good news is that the ANA report suggests that brands are taking diversity seriously, with the majority committing to working with suppliers with diverse backgrounds. Doing so creates community empowerment and positive social impact, according to 84% of responding companies, which in turn can appeal to consumers.
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Greetings traveler, welcome to our little corner of the internet. We don’t know what brought you here, but you are welcome nonetheless. All are welcome at the Glowing Fool.
“What is the Glowing Fool?” you ask? Well, the short version is that we are a group that wants to harness the power of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) to make the world a better place. Our guiding statement is that “the world would be a better place if everyone played D&D.” We hope to build that world.
The long version, is probably going to take a bit more explaining.
What is Dungeons & Dragons?
Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D, is a tabletop role-playing game. And perhaps before we tell you what it is, we’ll first tell you what it is not. It is not a video game. It’s not something you play on a computer, or on a phone (although there are video game versions). At its core, D&D is a game of collaborative storytelling. It is a group of friends (usually 4-6 people) sitting around a table, and creating a shared story where everyone contributes to how the story unfolds. The game is played with nothing but some pen, paper, dice, and one’s imagination.
For more information, you can check out this video by Vox:
So what is the Glowing Fool all about?
As we have mentioned earlier, we want to create a world where everyone has tried playing D&D. We believe that D&D can be a positive social force. Because, aside from being a really fun game, it helps us build important skills. Communication. Creativity. Teamwork. Problem-solving. Empathy. All these skills can be gained and further refined through playing D&D. It can also have a positive impact on one’s mental health. Providing an opportunity to face one’s source of anxiety. Or help us open up more to those around us. Or just give us an opportunity to escape from it all for a few hours. D&D is an amazing game and we can gain so much from playing it. But don’t just take our word for it, take theirs:
So how are you going to go about introducing D&D?
A session of D&D starts with the Dungeon Master (DM) setting the scene. The DM creates a world that the other players inhabit and explore with their characters. Typically a D&D group consists of 1 DM, and 3-5 Players. The main challenge for new players is always finding a DM to run a game for them. DMing a game can be quite challenging. This is the bottleneck that we see with new people trying out D&D, a shortage of DMs.
How we hope to address this issue is through two steps. First, we would like to introduce more people to this wonderful hobby of ours. We hope to accomplish this by organizing “Introduction Sessions”, where we will run games as the DM for people who have never tried playing D&D before, but are curious to give it a shot. And then we move to our next step, training new DMs. Out of the group that have participated in our Introduction Sessions, we hope that some will express interest in becoming Dungeon Masters. We will then proceed to teach them on how to become DMs, give them the necessary skills, and opportunities to practice until they become confident that they can run games for themselves. Rinse and repeat.
We hope to be able to build a community of D&D players through this process. And hopefully get one step closer to that goal of everyone playing D&D.
What are your guiding values?
If we were to boil down everything we believe in, we could probably do so into a single word, being inclusive. And this comes in many forms. To start, we don’t think that there should be any barrier for someone who wants to learn how to play D&D. This is an amazing hobby, and by and large, everyone should be able to enjoy it. Cost shouldn’t be an issue, nether should access to resources or help. Which is why we try and make all of our sessions and training as open as we possibly can. Anyone who wants to join, can.
This leads us to the second (and more important) aspect. D&D is a game about acceptance. It’s about coming together and having a good time with your friends. To us, playing D&D should be considered a safe space where everyone is free to be whomever they want to be. Regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. If you want to join us in a game of D&D, you are more than welcome to.
We certainly are not the first to propose the concept of D&D as a positive social force. Nor do we think we will be the last. We are simply part of a greater gaming community that wants to spread love and empathy in this world. That’s what Dungeons & Dragons means to us.
Welcome, to The Glowing Fool. We sincerely hope you’ll enjoy your stay.
– Earl and Susanne
Earl is what you would call a Dungeons & Dragons addict. He watches D&D shows, prowls the D&D forums, and basically lives, breathes, and eats D&D (It’s no joke, he literally listens to the D&D Podcast while eating). He likes to be thought of as the “lead fool” as he guides us all through the silliness of D&D.
For his day-job. Earl is an ERP Consultant with the Nomura Research Institute (NRI). He is also a Shaper with the Global Shapers: Hong Kong Hub. | <urn:uuid:4dbd7988-9a94-482f-8e71-e2c1160a922c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theglowingfool.com/personal-posts/a-welcoming-place/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.967606 | 1,222 | 2 | 2 |
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St. Paul, Minn – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a brief in State v. Liebl, a case that questions the validity of warrantless GPS tracking in the context of a Department of Natural Resources investigation. The ACLU-MN argues in its brief that the attachment of a GPS device and the subsequent tracking of Liebl's movements violated the Fourth Amendment because the mobile tracking order obtained by the DNR was not based on a finding of probable cause. The District court had previously ruled against the DNR and suppressed evidence in the case based on the DNR's warrantless search, however the DNR appealed and the case is currently in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
The Department of Natural Resources secretly placed a GPS tracking device on the truck of Joshua Dwight Liebl in 2014. The DNR obtained a "tracking order," which does not require a showing of probable cause, for Liebl's vehicle because they suspected he was poaching deer.
"Secretly tracking Minnesotans without adequate protections for their rights is reprehensible. This so-called "tracking order", can be obtained fairly easily, and without a warrant from a judicial officer. Minnesotans should not have to fear that they are secretly being tracked by the government without adequate oversight," stated Charles Samuelson, Executive Director of the ACLU-MN.
The ACLU-MN is only taking a position on whether evidence obtained against Liebl should be suppressed based on the DNR's failure to get a valid, probable cause warrant before it tracked Liebl's movements with a GPS tracking device.
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Top 5 Summer Asthma Triggers - What to Avoid
Summer has arrived! While it's a wonderful time of year for family and recreational activities, it can also be a challenging time of year for those of us who suffer from allergies and allergic asthma. Believe me, I know -- summer is my most active season when it comes to bothersome symptoms, such as:
- Stuffy nose
- Runny nose
- Itching eyes, nose, oral cavity and throat
- Headaches from the nasal congestion
- Itchy, rashy skin aggravated by sweating in hot weather
- Wheezing, shortness of breath and cough
It's not much fun, right?
The key to making summer work for you when you have allergies and asthma is learning how to avoid summer asthma triggers and summer allergy triggers as much as you can. It's almost impossible to avoid them altogether. But any amount of exposure that you limit will lead to a more comfortable and stable health status.
1. Grass and Weed Pollen
In the spring, it's the pollen from trees that is at the highest levels in the air. Come summer, however, grass and weed pollens are the most common culprits for triggering your symptoms. Grass pollen, typically, circulates in late spring and early summer. Weeds, such as ragweed, are most active in late summer and extend into fall until the first frost.
The easiest way to avoid pollen is to stay indoors all the time -- but who wants to do that during the summer? So, the next best strategy is to stay indoors whenever pollen counts are highest. Early mornings most days, between 5AM and 10AM tend to be when pollen counts are high. Certain weather conditions, such as dry, windy days also contribute to higher pollen counts. To know for sure what the pollen counts are like for your area, use a website such as pollen.com to check.
Other strategies include:
- Avoid line drying clothes, because they'll collect pollen
- Keep house and car windows closed and air conditioning on when pollen counts are high
- Wash your hands & face after being outdoors to get rid of pollen
2. Mold Spores
Another common summer trigger for allergies and asthma is outdoor mold spores. It's the warmer temperatures in summer and summer rainstorms that lead to the growth of outdoor mold. This type of mold can be found in soil, plants, rotting wood and fall leaf piles. Mold counts tend to be highest around the same times as weed pollen counts -- mid to late summer and into fall. This can vary, however, depending on location. For instance, in colder climates, mold counts may not peak until fall, while in the south, mold spores may circulate year-round.
As with pollen, the most effective way to avoid molds is to stay indoors when counts are high. You can monitor the mold counts in your area at the National Allergy Board. (Pollen counts are also available there.) If you must be outdoors, stay away from places where mold is likely to be growing, such as gardens, the woods, etc.
Using air conditioning with a HEPA filter when indoors will also help.
If you're like me, smoke can be a powerful asthma trigger any time of the year. But, during summer, you are more likely to come into contact with smoke from campfires, barbecue grills or even forest fires. If you are sensitive to smoke, you'll want to stay away from these sources as much as you can. If you live in an area where forest fire smoke is often present, as I do, this can be a real challenge!
I'm an avid outdoor recreation enthusiast, but I'm having to curtail my usual activities this year to avoid the forest fire smoke that is ever present in the evenings and mornings in my area.
4. Extreme Weather
Some studies suggest that a phenomenon called "thunderstorm asthma" may actually trigger asthma attacks. It seems that certain atmospheric conditions can be a trigger in sensitive people. It's hard to avoid such events, but experts recommend that you limit your time outdoors in the 24 hours after severe weather. Hopefully, this will prevent your asthma symptoms from being triggered.
5. Traveling & Summer Activities
We are always most at risk of coming into contact with our allergy and asthma triggers when we are not in our usual environments. When you travel to a new location, you may come into contact with pollen, mold, secondhand smoke and other allergens that are not present at home, especially in public places. Even things like high chlorine content in a public swimming pool could be enough of an airway irritant to trigger your symptoms.
In addition, when you travel or are on vacation, it's easy to get off schedule with your medications. It might happen because you're busy or maybe you're overtired from lack of sleep. You may also be too busy to stay on top of your asthma and allergy symptoms enough to notice when they start to spiral out of control.
Responding When Avoidance Is Not Enough
While avoiding your triggers is always the best strategy, we need to be realistic. Chances are good that you will not be able to completely avoid all summer triggers and that you will experience your symptoms being triggered. When that happens, being prepared goes a long way toward preventing major health issues.
Here are a few action steps to keep your asthma on an even keel all summer:
- Make sure you have an up-to-date Asthma Action Plan to help you recognize when control is slipping and to know what to do if that happens.
- Take your controller medication as prescribed, and make sure you always have it refilled before leaving on vacation.
- Start taking any allergy medications at the first sign of symptoms, or before they start. It takes about 2 weeks for you to feel the full effect of allergy medications once you start them.
- Always keep your quick-relief inhaler with you, especially if you know you'll be exposed to summer triggers.
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For First Time Joe Biden Calls For Donald Trump S Impeachment Saying President Has Indicted
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Children are the most mysterious creatures in existence. Walking, talking monuments of morality, children at once can teach us everything we could possibly need to know and yet not be able to tie their own shoes. They have within themselves that perfect balance of wisdom and humility which is so characteristic of the holy, which shakes the very foundations of the Earth with a simple question…
Is it any wonder, then, that our Lord tells us, “Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven”? The humility of a child is essential to faith, to that disposition of the soul to trust in God alone as Father, and to wait with palms up to receive His blessing.
But, if this is the image of the Christian soul faithful to Christ and His Church, what would the image be of one who did not have the faith of a child? The quickest and most reasonable image that comes to my mind is the image of a grownup, which is characterized by the very opposite qualities than that of a child.
For starters, the grownup doesn’t ask “why”—ever. He knows why. He lectures and lectures until the child, or anyone else in earshot, falls asleep or dies from boredom. He does not have wisdom so much as knowledge. He knows the rubrics, the laws, the teachings, the feast days and abstinence days, and so much and many other things that bewilder the brain just pondering them. But he doesn’t have wisdom. That is the gift only given to the child of the Faith.
Whereas the child waits upon his Father to receive, the grownup is impatient. He doesn’t wait for anything, but insists upon his own time-table and priorities. He’s a go-getter, and so he goes and gets himself ordained a priest and consecrated a bishop. He’s grownup, and the salvation of souls is his top priority—as if that weren’t the top priority of God when he wrote the Divine law in the stars. He’ll feed the sheepfold with the Eucharist. He’ll heal the sickly lamb with Penance. “God, just sit back in the folds of eternity. I got this,” he seems to say. “No need to rush the culmination of the world. There’s still some soul-saving to do here. Speaking of which, is my flight to Phoenix booked?”
Catholic Twitter and the Sedevacantist blogosphere has been buzzing with the recent episcopal consecration of Charles McGuire, which took place in Cincinnati, at the Saint Gertrude the Great mass center. This just followed Daniel Dolan’s unexpected passing (requiescat in pace). The principle consecrator—actually, the only consecrator—Rodrigo da Silva, was just recently consecrated himself by Dolan. All this consecrating got me thinking, though, and, when I start thinking, I usually start tweeting. I tweeted a few quotes from Church authorities on the matter of mission.
“…Let all who, being prohibited or not sent, without having received authority from the Apostolic See, or from the Catholic bishop of the place, shall presume publically or privately to usurp the duty of preaching be marked by the bond of excommunication…” (Denzinger, 434).
Needless to say, that tweet didn’t get much love. So I set to work on the woodworm itself which has been eating away at the Barque of Peter for several decades now. I am speaking, of course, of epikeia, which apparently like a magic word enchants anything it touches with divine powers. Well, I was having nothing of that hocus-pocus. I found some sources which stated that epikeia cannot be invoked in matters of divine law, because the Divine Lawgiver foresaw all contingencies and accordingly provided for them. And, since canonical mission is a matter of divine law, which no one disputes, epikeia cannot be invoked.
Then someone posted a wonderfully clear excerpt on mission from Abbot Dom Guéranger, an imminent theologian of his day (1800s) which I quote in full:
“We, then, both priests and people, have a right to know whence our pastors have received their power. From whose hand have they received the keys? If their mission come from the apostolic see, let us honour and obey them, for they are sent to us by Jesus Christ, who has invested them, through Peter, with His own authority. If they claim our obedience without having been sent by the bishop of Rome, we must refuse to receive them, for they are not acknowledged by Christ as His ministers. The holy anointing may have conferred on the the sacred character of the episcopate: it matters not; they must be as aliens to us, for they have not been sent, they are not pastors.”
Well, apparently, it wasn’t clear enough for the grownup Sedevacantists. Not one received the Abbot’s teaching (which is the teaching of the Catholic Church!) with a child-like faith and trust. What they did, those who actually engaged in the discussion, was try to turn the conversation to validity of Holy Orders and supplied jurisdiction, instead of simply accepting the Church’s teaching on the matter, and letting themselves be guided and governed by it.
You see, God did not leave us abandoned. He gave us simple rules to follow and to trust, that we might not be led astray, even during the Apocalypse and reign of the Antichrist. One does not need to know anything about supplied jurisdiction, colored titles, conditions for consecration validity, sacramental theology, etc. These things are important in their way, but for the simple, obedient and humble child of the Faith, all that is required is to know and to ask that man in black with the white collar standing at your door, “Did Papa send you?” | <urn:uuid:e76fbc94-fe18-4f05-8d95-d1b248fb0363> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://catholiceclipsed.com/2022/05/24/out-of-the-mouth-of-babes/?replytocom=53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.971711 | 1,299 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Retirement is often accompanied by a reduction of income. Many even hold off their retirement for many years for the fear of being unable to adjust to a lower level of income. While proper planning is important to maximise your retirement funds, those facing a reduction need not fear. With a few minor adjustments and proper budgeting a pensioner can enjoy the same level of financial security and comfort as they had during their working lives. Here are a few easy tips that combined can help to significantly increase the amount of spare cash you have available to you.
*First and foremost, the most important thing you can do (and arguably the easiest way to save) is continue to budget. Assess what your new income is going to be and alter your weekly budget accordingly. There is no easier way to ensure that you will have enough money towards the end of the week for essentials or emergencies. Make sure you know exactly when you have money coming in, and how much. Next note when bills and other payments have to be made for the entire year. Once these two things are taken care of, assess how much money you need for essential expenditure and savings. That leaves you in a comfortable position to know how much money you have at your luxury.
*Assess your housing:
So the kids are grown-up and moved out, yet you never really thought about leaving the comfortable five bedroom you call home. Whilst family memories are a strong reason to stay, large houses can run up large heating and utility bills. Why not think of selling or renting and finding alternative property more suitable to your current needs? This can save you hundreds of dollars each year.
*Use your benefits:
Old age pensioners are often provided with deals and special pricing for various events and societies. If you find yourself attending an event, or joining a society ensure that you ask about an OAP price. Even if you are lucky enough to look as young as you feel, take advantage of these offers when they are available to make life on a pension easier for yourself.
*Adjust your grocery shop:
It may seem strange, but think about all of those items that you may or may not have bought during your working days. Overpriced pre-packed sandwiches and salads and other lunch items that are easy to eat on the go. Use your new found freedom to practice your culinary skills and make items from scratch. Shop around to ensure you get the best deals. Also remember your activity levels may have changed. Assess your diet and see if you need to each as much food as you did when working. This way you can ensure you stay healthy and avoid old age obesity and the associated illnesses such as diabetes.
*Don’t rule out working completely:
Many of those who hit retirement age may not be happy going from full time work to having so much time off. While it is important to relax and avoid stress, consider maybe a part-time job or setting up that small business you always wanted to but never had the time. That extra cash can be a very welcome boost to your retirement plan income.
*Sell your unused items:
Alot of junk can accumulate in a garage throughout 50 years of work. However, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Even broken electronic equipment can be sold for a surprisingly high amount due to the increasing amount of ‘repair guros’ out there. Now your done work do you really need those three computers? How about that like new ski equipment that hasn’t been used in five years? Selling unused items can give you a temporary boost to income, helping you to save money.
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SEO specialists spend massive amounts of effort trying to get Google on our side — to see the brilliance of our content, the ingenuity of our meta elements, and the genius of our organic strategies. We spend so much time treating Google as a metaphorical friend that we sometimes we lose sight of the overarching picture: that Google’s (sometimes magical) results are built upon an algorithm seeking conversation.
Algorithms can (and do) solve many problems, but having one match the conversational level of human beings presents an enormous challenge. Engineers at top Mountain View companies have pushed and pried to move computer science into the realm of artificial intelligence. Their wins in the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning have been impressive, resulting in a new champion in Go, appearing in local stores as pseudo-employees, and has been predicted to drive even more fruitful conversations with our now personal assistant phones. Search engines have always been at the forefront of driving the AI initiative.
Since its beginnings, Google has been pushing search results into the realm of natural conversation, and a huge component of its strategy has been categorized under the umbrella of semantic search and, subsequently, machine learning algorithms (think: RankBrain).
So, when it comes to showing up in Google, what does it take to rank #1 now? Many of the following elements will come back to the idea of a simple conversation.
What is semantic search?
The word “semantic” refers to the meaning or essence of something. Applied to search, “semantics” essentially relates to the study of words and their logic. Semantic search seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding a searcher’s intent through contextual meaning. Through concept matching, synonyms, and natural language algorithms, semantic search provides more interactive search results through transforming structured and unstructured data into an intuitive and responsive database. Semantic search brings about an enhanced understanding of searcher intent, the ability to extract answers, and delivers more personalized results. Google’s Knowledge Graph is a paradigm of proficiency in semantic search.
Why do engines pursue semantic search?
From an engine’s perspective, it’s not hard to imagine why Google would want to pursue a more connected world: more data, less spam, a deeper understanding of user intent, and more natural language (i.e. conversational) search. Understanding all of this data maximizes the possibility of their users getting the best search experience possible.
With the world’s data doubling every two years, big data has become the norm for players in the online realm. All this data creates an overarching concern of “What does this mean to me?” The process of organizing, structuring, and semantically connecting data is a coveted role for search engines.
One of the ways that semantic search helps Google is by identifying and disqualifying lower-quality content. Methods like article spinning and keyword stuffing are more easily flagged due to advanced systems such as latent semantic indexing (LSI), latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), and term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) weighing schemes, which use term frequency and their predetermined weighted relationships to determine quality. This means that search engines have a good idea of what words statistically occur together and make semantic correlations, which can be used in the war against spam.
Using semantics and entity-based search, engines can gain a better understanding of what users may want. For example, the image below shows a simplified illustration of what the data in an entity-based search algorithm would contain. It includes entities (people, places, things, concepts, or ideas) which are represented as nodes, and connected by their relationships as the arrows. The diagram shows how entity-based search seeks to connect various entities, in this case the individual Simpsons characters, which creates more depth to search responses.
Semantics help to understand more completely what our searches mean today. For example, a search for [Jennifer Lawrence] is most likely related to the American actress, star of the Hunger Games, and fashionista. Google provides news, photos, facts, social media accounts, and movies all related to Jennifer Lawrence. Through understanding entities, and coupled with the perplexing amount of data behind the habits of the 7.4 MM searches for Jennifer Lawrence, search engines can gain a better understanding of what the next user will want. Google’s invention of the Knowledge Graph is a golden example, aiming to understand things, not strings.
Google, and other engines, have become very adept at recognizing different entities and formulating answers to questions. And it’s through this connecting of data that search becomes stronger. Answers to questions are algorithmically understood and displayed when, for example, one searches “who is the dancer in the chandelier video?”. Google “knows” that it is Maddie Ziegler. The idea that a search engine can connect the keywords to an entity and reply with the accurate answer makes Google’s search much more constructive for its users.
For SEOs, understanding semantic search has some major benefits. A large part is the ability to remain ahead of the curve. Search engines are moving forward and as SEO experts we need to make sure to stay at the top of our game. Semantic search is going to become especially important as voice search gains more traction.
The method of integrating semantic search signals has huge implications about how we approach our SEO strategies. If we could know all of the topics and keywords associated with a particular entity, we could create perfect content and achieve the optimal rankings for our clients. Although we live in an entity-not-provided world, there are a few tried and true strategies that can enhance your semantic search strategy.
SEO semantic search strategies:
1. Provide value.
Google is looking towards AI and envisioning conversation as the next evolution of search technology. Google CEO Sundar Pichai even mentioned during the Google Assistant reveal, “We think of it [Google Assistant] as a conversational assistant; we want users to have an ongoing two-way dialog.”
Google needs a source of information for all of its conversations, a reference point, an expert friend, its trusty companion in the Wild West of the WWW. Become authoritative in your discipline, become the expert source that Google will reference in its conversations. Become that valuable source that drives connection, exchanges information, and provides visitors with some value.
- Recommendation: Determine what you want to be known for. Answer the following questions, then create a killer organic search strategy based on your findings.
- What are the types of keywords that you want to rank for?
- Who is currently in that space?
- What are they doing that makes them the expert?
- How can you be 10X better?
- Who is interacting with your content?
- Are they existing customer or prospects?
- How are users interacting with your content?
- Are users converting?
- Is this content targeting users early in the funnel (awareness and consideration) or later (conversion)?
- Are they getting what one would anticipate out of the content (i.e. are they finding the answers they sought out by clicking on your content)?
- How can you improve your users’ experience with your content, including their customer journey throughout the site?
- How can you reach your target better at every organic search touch point your customer encounters?
2. Develop targeted content that answers your customer’s questions.
Create targeted non-brand content, which doesn’t interfere with your acquisition-focused online assets (Think: Don’t cannibalize traffic from your product pages). The idea is to create content related to the entity of your product line, which interests users and fills gaps in organic visibility. Become a valuable source of information for your customers, build your semantic authority in the “eyes” of search engines, and become search engines’ go-to guru on the topic via building robust, informational content using mixed media (images, graphics, and videos).
- Prioritize non-brand content with strong question/answer focus.
- Tip: Google appears to prefer numbered lists or bulleted step-by-step instructions that succinctly answer questions.
- Perform keyword research to determine opportunity for queries that are being searched with “how to,” “why,” and “what is” questions.
- Prioritize non-brand content with strong question/answer focus.
3. Structure sentences clearly and answer-based.
SEO writing is natural language writing. Content should use natural language. This simply means that content should make sense. With Hummingbird’s improvement on precision and semantic search, along with RankBrain’s machine learning ranking factor incorporated in 2015, also throwing in the growing popularity of voice search — natural language is necessary.
When creating content it is important to write in terms of entities which means more noun-focused sentences. Simple, subject focused sentences provide engines with more information. Try to structure sentences as Subject Predicate Object (SPO). This will make the content easier for users to understand, as well as for search engines to parse the information. The key here is to sound natural and construct your sentences with purpose, writing content that directly answers a question.
- Write in natural language.
- Structure your sentences so users and bots can easily understand what you’re trying to say.
4. Structure your data to help bots parse content.
Structured data markup annotates information, which is already on web pages, to add clarity and increase confidence for search engines. Using structured markup not only enables search engines to better grasp content, but also can be used to signal a desire for rich search results. These snippets provide users with additional information about the contents of the page and can improve click-through rates (CTR) from organic search.
Make sure that all marked-up content is visible on the page per Google’s structured data policies. Google lists all active and in-use structured data markups with examples (check them out regularly, because they update all the time!).
- Implement structured data that is relevant to your site.
- Brick and Mortar Store:
- All Sites:
5. Leverage internal linking.
Internal linking has long been a method of indicating topicality, supporting the user experience as they navigate throughout your site. Remember to use internal linking sparingly and only when it is in the best interest of the user.
- Identify thematically relevant internal linking opportunities to target landing pages.
- Important pages should be referenced in your main navigation or global footer
- Important pages should be referenced in your site’s XML and HTML sitemap
- Add contextual links within pages to important pages on the site
- Fix any links that lead to pages returning 3XX or 4XX status codes
- Always link to end-state canonical URL and not a URL with a parameter
- Search engines are incorporating semantic signals in their results. This change requires webmasters to integrate synonyms and related content for each target topic.
- Semantic search provides additional meaning for engines: data, spam, answering user questions, establishing more personalized results, and providing a more conversational user experience.
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Episode number 4 of Series “Human Face of Japan”.
We meet Yuichi, a ‘ronin’ student studying for his final entrance exams to a top university, and Oka, a senior executive at Mitsubishi. The intense competition and unique processes of commercial life and the structure of the Japanese education system from kindergarten to tertiary level are featured in this film. Narrated by Peter Gwynne. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.
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The focus of our developments is on the application in interaction with the technological aspects, in particular on the use of micro and nanotechnologies, e.g. in medical technology. Our aim is to demonstrate the application proximity through a high technology readiness level of our developments up to the development of prototypes for further studies in cooperation with our customers.
In addition, we make use, of a wide range of industrial functional samples and demonstrators, especially in the field of printed electronics, where we consistently prove maturity and usability.
We are addressing the megatrends of urbanization and globalization, which are becoming increasingly important due to global resource scarcity, primarily in the field of hydrogen-based energy technology. To this end, we are increasingly expanding our know-how in the field of membrane electrode units of fuel cells for decentralized electrical energy generation as well as green hydrogen production through electrolysis. In the meantime, we have become a leader in the field of printable inks for the necessary catalysts, thus ensuring an excellent use of resources in the production of these hydrogen technology systems. | <urn:uuid:d6a0d42f-52bc-4882-bde4-2ae7f3d1cbb6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.enas.fraunhofer.de/en/Business_Units/Systems_and_Applications/Technologies.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.936613 | 217 | 1.585938 | 2 |
How technology is the only answer to tackling financial crime
Key to stopping financial crime is using the latest technology to truly understand a customer. That’s where you need Encompass, which gathers and analyses a wealth of information to build a picture of a company or individual in minutes, transforming the know-your-customer process.
The cost of global financial crime is estimated to be around $3trn – a sum that could fund the National Health Service in the UK for 24 years.
This stark comparison emphasises it is now more important than ever that banks and financial institutions use the resources at their disposal to obtain the full picture on potential customers.
Key to stopping criminals in their tracks – many of whom are using increasingly sophisticated methods to go unnoticed – is using the latest technology to truly understand a customer, both before onboarding and throughout that relationship. Sealing or Expunging a Criminal Record can be done with the help of a good lawyer. You can also click here to know the tips for FINRA cases
Using intelligent process automation and artificial intelligence, Encompass gathers and analyses a wealth of information to build a picture of a company or individual in minutes, transforming the know-your-customer (KYC) process.
Discussing the current landscape, Encompass co-founder Roger Carson said: “It’s a significant problem and there are significant sums of money involved.
“Unless people have their guard up or have ways of being able to look at these companies in more detail, they do seem legitimate – hence the amount of money that is able to go around the black economy. It is better to get a criminal defense lawyer in Denver involved.
“But not everyone is laundering money. So if we can identify legitimate companies from the data we can allow a bank to focus on organisations that may not be as clean as they should be. The only way you can do that on a consistent basis is to apply technology.”
There is no denying that manually completing KYC processes that are both extensive and meet compliance regulations during customer onboarding can prove time-consuming and costly, largely because of experienced analysts being burdened with low-skilled manual tasks.
However, automation has been shown to reduce the time taken to carry out these duties – and, in turn, increase productivity and ultimately profitability – by 80pc.
This type of analysis, which looks across all sources and gives a more extensive background report of a customer, also establishes patterns to find new ways in which criminals are using the financial system.
The efficiency this brings not only reduces risk but also improves customer experience, making attracting and maintaining clients more likely.
Automation and AI [artificial intelligence] can really play a big role in reducing that costWayne Johnson, chief executive and co-founder of Encompass
Wayne Johnson, chief executive and co-founder of Encompass, said: “This is about helping to ensure that the institution deeply understands the customer.
“They [institutions] need to search and acquire information from many different sources around the world, so gathering information is time-consuming, analysis is time-consuming and then they have to draw a conclusion. That is where automation and AI [artificial intelligence] can really play a big role in reducing that cost.
“We have developed a platform which combines that automated gathering of information with the AI analysis to empower the analyst to effectively make decisions in a fraction of the [usual] time.”
Looking to the future, Mr Johnson commented that, with financial crime becoming more complex and criminals more resourceful, technology will remain the only answer.
He added: “Criminals are very innovative and will continue to find new ways to use the system. Without the use of technology to counter that, banks are always going to be on the back foot. They have to find ways to implement new methods to lower the costs, get a better result and manage the customer at the same time. That’s what our platform does.”
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The vast majority of the materials people encounter every day have been engineered to have specific properties that make the materials useful or valuable. As materials scientists and engineers, our goal is to understand how the arrangement of the materials' structures on a very fine scale translates into materials with properties that can benefit society. Our department continually strives to expand its core strengths and to work across disciplines to address complex challenges, from more efficient jet engines to new electronic materials that extend the limits of Moore's law. With recent faculty hires, we have reinforced our expertise in corrosion, high-temperature materials, surfaces and interface science, electronic materials, and computational materials science. And we are firmly established in such emerging fields as two-dimensional materials, soft and/or biological materials, and functional thermal material systems.
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Our homes require good preparation in order to make our homes nice and warm throughout the winter.
The winter is now in full swing and you may be throwing away money as you use your heater to warm your house back up to normal and comfortable temperatures. While turning on your heater may sound like the best and easiest solution, you need to know the steps to ensure that you are properly warming your home and not only throwing away money. Here are some useful winter home improvement tips you should use before your heater wastes energy and cash.
- Winter Insulation
Your home’s insulation is the main defense against the cold. It is critical that it be intact and working for you to keep as much heat inside as possible. You can conduct a home energy audit and discover that you have insulation gaps in one of more parts of your home.
It should be noted that repairs are expensive, so if you want to save money, make the repairs only when necessary.
- Keep Your Heater in Good Shape
Your heater is central for a comfortable winter season. While a completely broken heater can save you a bit of money, you will be in for quite a chilly winter. But one that is just barely pulling through may cost you more money than necessary. Make sure that your heater is just right to efficiently heat your home.
- Remember About Rest
It is easy to say that saving money during the winter will come easily when turning on the heater.
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The carrot is one of the most popular root vegetables in our diet. Rich in vitamins and microelements, it is used in a variety of dishes and in different forms - fresh, stewed, boiled and others.
Growing carrots on your plot is possible for every gardener, but to do so, you need to know how to properly care for them. Otherwise you can get horny, ugly and bitter instead of beautiful, level and tasty fruits.
It is especially important to properly feed the root crops. In this respect, carrots are a rather capricious vegetable. Feeding should be not only regular, but also competent. It should begin with site preparation.
It is advisable to prepare the site in fall. What does it take?
In spring, double superphosphate (30 g per 1 m
2) and potassium sulfate (15 g) are applied to the plot. Now the plot should be tilled again, breaking up the clods of soil well and mixing the fertilizer with the soil. Seed preparation
The carrot seeds are prepared before sowing with fertilizer. Seeds may be treated in one of the following ways:
Soak the seeds in a solution of growth stimulants - Epin, HB-101, etc. An ash solution - dissolve 1 tsp. ash in 0,5 l. water is also used. In humates prepared according to the instructions of the preparations - Energen, potassium humate, etc. In solution of succinic acid - 1 tablet per 0.5 L of warm water.
The time for keeping seeds in solutions is not longer than 30 minutes. Afterwards the seeds should be rinsed with clean water.
Fertilizers for carrots
After sowing and sprouting carrots, regular fertilizing of the plants should be arranged. What kind of fertilizer is used for this?
As mentioned above, fresh manure is not used as fertilizer for carrots. You can use humus, but only after three years, not before. It is introduced in the fall under the digging.
The herbal infusion
This is one of the best organic fertilizers for carrots. It is easy to prepare:
Fill a container (this can be a bucket or a barrel) three quarters full of fresh grass. Nettles, plantain, gout, clover, beet tops, etc. are best suited for this purpose. If the grass is crushed, the process will go faster. The container is filled to the top with water and covered with a lid, but so that the liquid has access to air. Infuse for about a week at a temperature above 15° C. When bubbles appear on top, the infusion is ready to use. Pour 2 liters of infusion into a 10-liter bucket and add clean water. A fertilizing solution is obtained. For 1m 2planting carrots 6-7 liters of such solution are used. Wood ashes infusion A bucket is filled with 2 liters of sifted ashes and filled with warm water. Infuse for 3-4 days, stirring constantly. Then the infusion is drained from the sediment, it is not necessary to strain it. The mother liquor is obtained. Fertilizer solution is prepared from it - 1 liter of mother liquor per 10 liters of water. Consumption of fertilizer solution per 1 m 2 planting is 5 liters. Минеральные комплексные
Этот вид удобрений применяют осторожно, by strictly following the instructions of the preparation.
Nitroammophoska - ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium 14:14:23 Nitrophoska - nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contained in equal parts. Azophoska - Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ratio 22:11:11 (or 16:16:16, or 19:19:19 depending on type of fertilizer). Potassium monophosphate - contains 33% potassium and 52% phosphorus in an easily digestible form.
Все types of fertilizer are applied only on wet ground. When fertilizer is applied, the solution will inevitably get on the carrot leaves. This can cause leaf scorch. So after fertilizing you should also sprinkle the carrot planting with clean water.
The first time you fertilize carrot sprouts which have reached a height of 4-5 cm and 3-4 true leaves have formed. By this time, the carrot plantings should already be thinned. Use fertilizers containing a maximum of nitrogen, because the plants need to build up green mass. Phosphorus is also needed for normal root development. Azofoska contains both of these elements in the right quantities and proportions.
For preparing the fertilizer solution, 1 tbsp. of azofoska is dissolved in a bucket of water. It is recommended to first dilute this amount in a half-litre jar, mix well and only then pour into a bucket of water and mix well again. For one linear meter of carrot row you would use 5 liters of solution.
Two weeks after this additional fertilization with grass infusion should be made. At the same time, foliar feeding with a 2% solution of succinic acid, applied 3 days after the herbal infusion, is also very useful.
The solution can be prepared as follows:
10 amber acid tablets are well crushed and dissolved in a half-liter jar of warm water. Stir for a few minutes so that no grains remain at the bottom of the jar. Then pour into a bucket with water and stir well again. After filtration, pour into a sprayer and lightly treat the carrot plants. This should be done on a warm, windless evening when there is no threat of precipitation. At least two hours should be left on the plant. Second fertilization
After the first fertilization with mineral fertilizer a second fertilization is made in a month. It is carried out with nitrophoska with equal parts of the elements. Dilute fertilizers in a lower concentration than written in the instructions, so as not to create an excess of nutrients, which will negatively affect the taste of fruits.
On 10 liters of water take 1 teaspoon of nitrophoska or nitroammofoska. Do not forget the rules of feeding only on wet ground. For 1 linear meter of carrot planting, 5 liters of solution are spent. After 1 to 2 weeks, you can additionally fertilize the carrots with wood ash solution.
The third top dressing
When the root crop is actively building up mass. Potassium and phosphorus fertilizers are needed now to increase the sugar content of carrots. Potassium monophosphate is the most suitable fertilizer during this period.
Dilute 30 g fertilizer in 10 l water and water the carrots at the rate of 5 l per 1 linear meter of planting. And again after 2 weeks, carry out an additional fertilization with ash infusion.
For carrots, three fertilizations, as described above, are usually sufficient during vegetation. But on very poor soils, where the content of nutrients is minimal, it is possible to carry out the fourth feeding. It is done in the same way as the third, but without additional fertilization with ash infusion after 2 weeks.
Signs of deficiency or overnutrition
Either deficiency or overnutrition is not good for carrots. The taste of the root crop may be altered, the appearance may be impaired, and the stamina may be reduced. Consider some signs of excess or deficiency of nutrients.
The lack of it shows a weak growth of the above-ground part, it becomes light green. The fruit itself is small, crooked, and bitter-tasting.
Overabundance causes \"horniness\" and softening of the fruit, decreases carrot storability, leaves greatly increase in size and become dark green.
Excess nitrogen Kalium
Deficiency of this element makes carrots hard, juiciness is completely absent, skin is tough, corky. Carrots lose immunity to fungal diseases and are more easily damaged by pests.
In excessive amounts of potassium, carrot leaves become sort of burnt, with dry brown tips.
Potassium excess Phosphorus
In phosphorus deficiency, the carrot root does not have sufficient growth strength. Therefore, weak lateral roots appear, carrots begin to branch out, and yields are greatly reduced.
If the soil has excess phosphorus compounds, the rind color takes on a reddish hue.
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Two high-tech research vessels of the Federal Agency for Fishery were laid down at the shipyard of the Nevsky Shipyard
Monday, November 29, 2021, 02:00 (GMT + 9)
On November 26, at the Nevsky Shipyard in the city of Shlisselburg, the laying of two research vessels (NIS) of project 17050 took place. The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev and the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov took part in the ceremony.
According to Dmitry Patrushev, the new vessels will become the flagships of the fishing fleet and scientific research in this area. The implementation of the projects will make a significant contribution to the development of industrial science and will contribute to a significant increase in the potential of the fishing industry: it will also help to expand the fishing areas, increase the volume of catch and processing, and ensure the delivery of fresh products to the consumer. The minister noted that the state will continue to support the development of scientific research. In particular, in the coming years it is expected to lay down another 8 similar modern vessels.
Ilya Shestakov speach during the ceremony
The head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, Ilya Shestakov, noted that the renewal of the research fleet is strategically important for the development of the industry. “Thanks to the decision of the President, now about 100 fishing vessels are being built, but the fishing industry cannot live without a scientific fleet, it cannot live without resource research. If the appropriate decisions are not made on how much of the quotas can be provided, then the next year fishermen will not be able to go to sea. Therefore, this is a very important and significant event. The fishing fleet is now working for wear and tear, we have no time to carry tourists, and therefore for us the scientific fleet is an important and huge component of the entire complex,” said Ilya Shestakov.
The honored guests installed commemorative plaques on the mortgage sections of the new research vessels, which indicate the type of vessel, its name, keel laying date and address - the city of Shlisselburg, Nevsky Shipyard.
The names of the ships were given: "Professor Pyotr Moiseev" and "Professor Anatoly Elizarov" - in honor of outstanding scientists who have made a significant contribution to the formation and development of domestic industry science.
Within the framework of the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone, approved by the President of Russia in October 2020, and the comprehensive Program for the socio-economic development of the Arctic Zone, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2021, the renewal of the research fleet is necessary to study the state of aquatic biological resources and monitor the ecological situation in the strategically important Northern region.
The new vessels will bring research to the most modern technological level, which will increase the accuracy of the search for commercial fish stocks and scientific forecasting to establish the total allowable catch (TAC) of aquatic biological resources.
The construction of modern NISs is being implemented within the framework of the Strategy for the Development of the Fisheries Industry of the Russian Federation for the Period up to 2030, approved by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The main characteristics of the research vessel of project 17050:
- Length - 54 m.
- Width - 13.6 m.
- Draft - 6 m.
- Speed - 14 knots.
Project 17050 research vessels will be one of the most advanced research fishing vessels in the world.
A team of the crew and scientists - 26 people, who will be able to stay on such a vessel in autonomous navigation for a month. A modern thruster, with the ability to turn 360 °, not only facilitates maneuvering in difficult water areas, but will also serve to increase the safety of navigation in case of emergency situations.
For maximum integration of scientists into the natural research area, the vessel is designed with reduced noise and vibration radiation into the aquatic environment, and a retractable keel is provided to reduce the effect of interference on the results of hydroacoustic observations.
The NIS wheelhouse will have an operations center with large reverse tilt windows. They go out to the aft deck. This is the area of the hydroacoustic laboratory.
An outboard work center will be constructed on the starboard side. It broadens the operational view to observe trawling and scientific equipment towing operations while the vessel is in motion, as well as vertical sounding at drift and anchor stations.
In the bow of the vessel, there are spaces for placing two 20-foot containers, in which additional or non-standard laboratories can be organized with a replaceable complete set of scientific equipment used for one-time work.
The vessel will house: a hydrobiological and hydrological unit, including "dry" and "wet" laboratories, storage rooms for fixed samples and chemicals, a STD hangar for working with STD probes, bathometric cassettes, plankton nets, a remote-controlled unmanned underwater light class (TNPA). An ichthyological and technological unit was constructed, as well as two rooms for storing frozen and chilled samples and samples.
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The technological advancements in the recent times have made it possible for the industries to grow. The major technological developments are however deeply connected to automation. Technologies like the industrial internet of things, scada system, ethernet, tsn, etc are making the case for industrial automation. But even though there are so many automated technologies available for use, some basic technologies have remained constant. These basic technologies are used as per their application but they form the very basis of modern industrial machinery. One of the most prominent examples in this regard is the servo motors. Servo motors act as the best motor system with many utilities and are now in use in the industrial sector.
What are the major advantages of servo motor?
Servo motor (เซอร์ โว มอเตอร์, which is the term in Thai) is a rotational or translational motor. Its main purpose is to apply force or torque to a mechanical system. There are basically six major advantages of using modern servo motors. Firstly, modern servos entail high precision. Their operation is so precise that they are now used in the computerized numerical systems for the movement of the slide axis. Secondly, servo motors offer a high speed rotation and more torque or force. But all these power generation is possible within the small servo itself. Thirdly, servo motor has the capacity to act as an encoder. That is to say that servo motors can translate rotator or linear motion into digital signal. Fourthly, servo motors can be used in a variety of machines and in different situation. And lastly the servo motor system uses a feed signal to control the system. In simpler terms, the motors operate in a closed loop. All these advantages make it easier for the industrial machinery to work at a faster rate and that too with precision. Servo motors are very important and also an integral part of modern industrial setup.
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Like the Colt single-action Army revolver, the Luger and M1911A1 auto
pistols, and the Thompson and MP40 submachine guns, the FN FAL is both
an esthetic and functional classic. But, an assault rifle, in the strictest
sense, it is not. It could have been.
By the middle of WWII, the Germans became convinced that the individual
soldier rarely engaged targets beyond 400 meters and that the ability of
his weapon to deliver short bursts of full-automatic fire was a desirable
characteristic. To these specific ends they designed a cartridge of reduced
ballistic values, the 7.92mm Kurz (short) and the world's first true assault
rifle (Sturmgewehr), the MP 43/44 (StG 44/45). Picking up on this concept
after 1945, the rest of the world raced headlong down the path of
intermediate cartridges and lightweight, selective-fire assault rifles.
The most notable early example is, without doubt, the 7.62x39mm ComBloc
cartridge chambered in the AK-47.
By 1950, the British, following this trend, had developed the .280/30
cartridge and chambered it in the British EM2 "bullpup" rifle and the
Belgian FN rifle before that year's light-rifle trials staged in the United
States. Forever the world's power freaks, the United States had taken
the position that "there have been no changes in combat tactics which
would justify a reduction of rifle caliber and power." Thus, the U.S.
entry was the "full-power" T65 cartridge, which merely shortened the
.30-06 case, a modification made possible by propellant improvements.
In 1953, American power politics prevailed and the modified T65 cartridge
was finally adopted as standard by NATO and designated 7.62x51mm. This
was done without any consideration being given to the desirability of
selective-fire capability in a light rifle - a specification which absolutely
necessitates the use of an intermediate-power cartridge.
Thus, by 1953, the British had adopted an American cartridge they didn't
want and a Belgian rifle to shoot it that was their second choice. Amid
this background of intrigue and controversy, the era of the FAL began.
Using D.J. Saive's breech mechanism, which closely resembles that of the
Soviet Tokarev semiautomatic rifle, the original FN FAL (Fusil Automatique
Legere: Rifle, Automatic, Light) prototype was chambered in the German
7.92mm Kurz. After its redesign to 7.62mm NATO, by Saive and Ernest
Vervier, the FAL soon became one of the greatest success stories in the
history of modern military small arms. It has at one time or another been
adopted and used by more than 90 nations, including numerous Latin
American countries, the British Commonwealth and Israel. It has been
manufactured by Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile,
Great Britain, India, Israel and South Africa.
The FAL is gas-operated and fires from the closed-bolt position in both
the semi- and full-auto modes. It has an operator-adjustable gas regulator
which works on the "exhaust" principle. Under ideal conditions the major
portion of the gas is passed through the regulator and out into the air.
This system helps to reduce recoil.
If the correct procedure is followed, adjustment of the gas regulator is
simple. Start with the gas-regulator sleeve fully screwed up over the gas
port. Then unscrew the sleeve - with either the adjusting tool or the head
of a cartridge - one complete turn so that the gas port is completely
exposed. If you are lucky enough to own an older FAL, the number "7"
on the sleeve will be in line with the axis of the rifle. (Unfortunately, these
numbers have been eliminated from the new LARS, apparently as a
cost-saving device.) This is the fully-open position of the gas regulator
and when a round is fired short recoil will result (the hold-open will fail
With an empty magazine fitted to the rifle, screw the gas-regulator sleeve
forward one click at a time, and fire one round only after each adjustment
by inserting the cartridge into the chamber through the ejection port.
When the hold-open finally engages, verify by firing several more rounds
single-shot. As a safety margin, screw the gas regulator forward by two
additional clicks and the exhaust regulation is set.
While it sounds confusing, in practice it is not. The gas regulator offers
firing with the lowest possible recoil combined with the ability to direct
more gas into the system under adverse conditions or in case of fouling.
The FAL's operating sequence can be briefly described as follows. After
the projectile passes the gas port in the top of the barrel, some of the gas
is diverted into the gas cylinder where it expands and drives the
short-stroke piston back, which in turn strikes the face of the bolt carrier.
This carrier moves independently to the rear about a 1/4 inch, during which
time the chamber pressure has dropped to a safe level.
After this free movement, the carrier's unlocking cam moves under the bolt
lug and raises the rear portion of the bolt out of the locking recess in the
bottom of the receiver. The bolt and its carrier now travel back, compressing
the recoil spring. The extractor withdraws the fired case, holding it on the
bolt face until it hits the fixed ejector and is propelled out of the rifle through
the ejection port.
The recoil spring drives the carrier and bolt forward, stripping the top
cartridge out of the magazine and driving it into the chamber. The bolt
stops and the carrier continues forward a short distance until its locking
cam rides over the bolt, forcing and holding the bolt down into the recess
at the bottom of the receiver.
A total of six different FALs were used in SOF's test and evaluation of
this legendary weapon. Three of the rifles were semiautomatic variants
of the so-called LAR (Light Automatic Rifle - the nomenclature used
overseas by FN for the FAL since the early '70s and by Steyr since it began
to distribute the rifle in this country in 1977),, which is available through
the Steyr-Daimier-Puch of America Corporation (Dept. SOF, 85 Metro
Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094). They were a folding-stock, long-barreled
(21 inches) paratroop model (No. FN 50-61); a standard, or "match,"
version with a rigid stock (No. FN 50-00); and the LAR heavy-barrel
model with bipod (No. FN 50-41). Three older FALs were used for
comparison: a semiautomatic "G" series (so called because of the "G"
prefixing their serial numbers), one of 1,836 rifles imported from 1959
until January 1963, when they were reclassified by the BATF as exempt
machine guns; a full-auto, folding-stock, short-barreled (18 inches)
Belgian army paratroop model (No. FN 50-63) from the Congo; and a
very early (serial No. 409) full-auto FAL without a flash suppressor.
Before we scrutinize each rifle individually, let us examine the ways
in which the new LARs differ from the older FALS. We can start with
a piece of ghoulish trivia. The FAL receivers are all marked "F.A.L.
cal. 7.62," while the LARs are stamped ".308 MATCH." It seems that it
is now illegal for any citizen of Belgium to own a rifle chambered for
any military caliber, such as 7.62mm NATO. However, ".308" (Winchester)
is, of course, a sporting cartridge and thus legal! The cancer of
bureaucratic mentality is a worldwide infection.
The original FAL receivers were forged and milled with a projected
lifespan of 80,000 rounds. Blake Stevens (personal communication)
has observed one of these receivers which cracked in the locking-lug
area after 60,000 rounds. Stevens has also seen a Canadian army FAL
receiver (manufactured by flame cutting on a pantograph machine)
which cracked after 40,000 rounds.
In an effort to lower production costs on a rifle which has never been
cheap, the LAR receivers are investment-cast and mill-finished, with a
hoped-for life of 40,000 rounds. The new investment-cast receivers are
missing several of the lightening cuts that were milled into the older
forged receivers - again, an attempt to lower production costs.
The trigger mechanism of the FAL is ingenious and well-designed and
has been much copied. It incorporates both the usual sear which is
attached to the trigger by a pin and an "automatic safety sear" which is
in front of the hammer and must be depressed for the hammer to rotate.
The semiautomatic "G" series FALs imported in the early '60s contained a
number of modifications, including elimination of this automatic safety
sear, to render them incapable of full-auto fire. The BATF decided this
was insufficient and demanded that the cut milled in the receiver to accept
the safety sear be eliminated on all FALs imported to the United States.
The 1,836 rifles imported prior to this judgment were declared exempt
from this requirement.
In 1973 when FN went to an investment-cast receiver, the company forgot
to omit the safety-sear recess in the receivers manufactured for U.S. delivery.
As a result, Steyr sold more than 2,000 rifles (including SOF's test weapons)
which were no different from the original "G" series FALs that BATF had
reclassified as machine guns. BATF has agreed to exempt the LARs also,
provided they have not been modified. All future LARs imported into the
United States must conform to BATF requirements, i.e., the receiver recess
for the automatic-safety sear will have to be omitted. The entire scenario
is more than a little bizarre, as the full-auto mode is not especially useful
in a light rifle chambered for the 7.62mm NATO cartridge.
The take-down lock lever has been moved from its former position, directly
to the rear of the upper receiver where its motion was often impeded by
the rear sling swivel on the paratroop models, to a more convenient location
under the upper receiver on the LAR.
The absence of markings on the gas-regulator sleeve has already been
noted. Sad to say, the front-sight markings have also been removed from
the LAR, leaving no frame of reference other than several small dots. In
addition, the "A" (Automatic) and "Gr" (Grenade) markings have been
eliminated from the gas plug. However, the "A" side of the gas plug is still
notched for identification. These economy measures are of small
consequence, but irritating.
The trigger pulls on all three of the LARs were heavier, exhibited excessive
drag, and were nowhere near as crisp in let-off as those of the earlier FALs.
Unfortunately, there is little even the most competent of gunsmiths can do
to permanently correct this in a FAL. An obsession for match-quality triggers
in military service rifles is peculiarly American, however.
The fixed rear sight of the early paratroop FAL has been replaced by a
two-position (150 and 250 meters) flip sight. The sight's protective ears
have been enlarged as well.
The LAR's synthetic butt stock is a considerable improvement over the
old wooden stocks. More impact-resistant than wood, it is capped by a
substantial rubber pad which significantly reduces felt recoil.
All of the FAL/LARs had a baked-enamel exterior finish: the early FALs
glossy black, the Congo FAL an odd two-tone gray and black, and the
LARs matte black.
The tubular aluminum folding stock on the LAR "PARA" model has a newly
added complexity. To open or close, the spring-loaded stock must be
pressed downward as before, but now an additional spring-loaded catch
must be simultaneously moved to the left - a difficult and confusing
procedure, especially in combat. The folding stocks on the Galil and AK-74S
are much easier to open or close quickly under stress.
The front lug of the FN FAL magazine locks up into the receiver when
the magazine is properly inserted front end first. This front lug has been
merely punched out of the sheet metal of the magazine body. A weak
feature which has caused many a malfunction, this front lug should be
inspected periodically. The Canadians solved this problem by installing a
separate beefed-up front lug. Unhappily, while all other FAL magazines
can be used in the Canadian FALS, their improved magazine can be used in
no other. A 30-round British Bren Conversion (L4A2) magazine was employed
during the tests. It worked well but is quite heavy.
The very early full-auto test FAL was notable by the absence of a flash
suppressor. It was intended for use with IMR-type powders, which in
general do not produce as much flash as the more common ball propellants.
This rifle's unusual bayonet has two prongs attached to the hilt, which,
together with the blade itself, serve as a flash suppressor.
Both the full-auto Congo paratroop FAL and the "PARA" LAR had
combination flash-hider/grenade launchers. They were equipped with
a tubular-handle, convex-bladed bayonet that is useless for anything
except sticking people. Since this is not a bayonet's primary function in
the field, it will promptly be discarded by the average grunt. The flash
suppressor on the "G" series FAL and the "match" FAL was long and
slender and not designed for grenade launching. It only further adds
to the FAL's already almost-excessive length - a problem in heavy brush
The LAR Heavy Barrel has its own flash suppressor which also aids in
reducing muzzle climb, at the expense of increased side blast. As imported
into the United States, in semiautomatic only, the LAR HB serves no
discernible purpose. Complete with its bipod and chrome-lined heavy barrel,
it weighs in at over 13 pounds. Far too heavy to fire effectively off-hand,
its weight and bulk would be justified only if it were capable of firing in the
The FAL/LAR is a comfortable rifle to shoot and it handles well. The
adjustable gas system, placement of the gas cylinder above the barrel,
and alignment of the stock with the barrel axis all reduce the tendency
of the weapon to climb in rapid semiauto fire. Little difference in felt recoil
was noted between the 18 and 21-inch barrels of the two folding stock
paratroop models. Well-built, rugged, handsomely finished for a military
rifle, and adequately reliable except under the most severe sand and dust
conditions, the FAL/LAR's reputation is largely well deserved.
Although the rear sight tends to wobble and must often be shimmed (a
piece of paper match will do nicely), and many will find the rear peep
too close to the eye (four inches closer than the rear sight of the M1A/M14),
the FAL is capable of splendid accuracy. I managed one three-shot
group fired from the rigid-stocked LAR off the light bipod of 1/2-minute
of angle (MOA) at 100 meters.
Two scopes were tested. The first was a 4x Hensoldt as used on the
early West German army (Bundeswehr) FAL (G1). The G1 rifle, as used
by the Austrians (StG 58) and Dutch, featured a stamped, sheet-metal
handguard, a bipod and a removable flash-hider/grenade launcher. The
other scope tested was the 4x unit currently marketed by Steyr for the
LARs. Marked "FN," it is also probably manufactured by Hensoldt. Both
scopes are mounted on the sheet-metal FAL receiver cover and both failed
to hold zero miserably. Bench-rest groups fired with these scopes exhibited
as much as 12 inches in vertical dispersion at 100 meters. This is unacceptable.
The fault lies not in the optics, but in the use of the sheet-metal receiver
cover as a mount. The thin FAL receiver cover simply bends and twists
too much during the firing sequence. To date, only Jim Leatherwood has
presented a satisfactory alternative - a rigid mount that completely
replaces the original receiver cover (see "Leatherwood Scopes," SOF,
Firing an FAL in the full-auto mode - on those versions possessing this
feature - is best restricted to only the most experienced operators in
two to three-round bursts at extremely short distances. At ranges of
200 meters or more, employing an unsupported kneeling or sitting
position, it can be anticipated that the second and third rounds in the
burst will hit at least 10 meters above and to the right of the first shot.
Full-auto fire offhand with an 8- to 10-pound rifle in caliber 7.62mm
NATO is strictly an emergency procedure. In fact, many, if not most,
of the nations which adopted the FAL have removed the selective-fire
Alas, the twilight of the FAL is upon us. Amid the grumbling, breast-beating
and teeth-gnashing of those who feel the infantry is inadequately
armed with anything less than a 1,000-yard .30-caliber cartridge, most
former FAL users are moving to the new generation of true assault rifles
in 5.56mm NATO. The Israelis and South Africans (both with a continuity
of battle experience) have gone to the Galil, the Austrians to the Steyr
AUG, the Belgians themselves to their new FNC carbine, the Canadians to
either the FNC, or, even more likely, the M16A2, and the British to their
dusted-off "bullpup," while the Australians and West Germans are still
scrambling. Although its death will be many years in coming, anyone who
wants an FAL should buy a LAR now. The FN FAL, one of the 20th-century's
grandest dogs of war, will be remembered fondly and mourned mightily
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The article in the STAR (early edition) on Tuesday 19th February 2019 “ Attack on India Slammed” by Chulumanco Mahamba refers.
Various political Parties as well as President Cyril Ramaphosa have identified with the people and Government of India in voicing their condemnation of the Kashmiris in their struggle to free themselves from the yolk of Indian Occupation and military oppression. This recognition by our Government is a misrepresentation of the legitimate struggle for self-determination and independence of the people of Kashmir.
The Kashmir conflict is about principles rather than policy. Until and unless decision makers listen directly to the people and gain an accurate understanding of the conflict, the resistance to the Indian occupation of Kashmir will persist for many more decades.
With over 750 000 soldiers stationed in Indian Occupied Kashmir, it remains the most militarised region in the world.
We should not forget that India’s first Prime Minister Nehru and his successors reneged on their international law obligation when they recognised that Kashmir would never vote accession to India in a free and fair election. That explains India’s stubborn resistance to implementing the U.N. Security Council’s plebiscite resolution which India itself sponsored. However, a commanding majority of Kashmiris covet freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and religious pluralism.
As recently as the 4th February 2019, the Indian External Ministry tried to prevent an International Day of Solidarity with the Kashmiris, scheduled to take place in the British Parliament.
The idea of self-determination enjoys universal support. Self-determination is celebrated in the United Nations Charter, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in United Nations General Assembly resolutions. Self-determination was a central creed of President Woodrow Wilson’s famous Fourteen Points to end World War I. Self-determination was the libretto of India in obtaining independence from the British Raj . And as regards Kashmir, self-determination is expressly embraced in United Nations Security Council resolutions as the international law formula for determining the status of the occupied territory.
Terrorism has become the excuse for states to do as they please, in the name of protecting citizens against such “attacks”. Countless number of people are imprisoned under anti-terrorism laws in India. Most of them are poor people belonging to minority communities including Dalits and Adivasis who protest regularly against “development projects” that deprive them of their lands and livelihoods. The Kashmiris are protesting against the occupation of their homeland and consequently denying them their right to self- determination and independence.
The Indian security establishment is adept at staging “fake encounters”. They spread baseless rumours about so-called “terrorists”. To legitimise the rumours they engineer “terror attacks”. They then stage-manage a “terror” attack in which all the “terrorists” are “killed”. No arrests, no investigations, no prosecutions and no evidence provided to prove their allegations.
The article by the author show no hint of a desire to establish the truth about the Kashmiri resistance to the Indian Occupation. As is the normal practice within the Indian State authorities, fingers are always pointed at Pakistan in advance of any proper investigation. They refuse to establish an independent and impartial public commission of inquiry. It has been well documented that the Indian Government, its armed forces, police and intelligence services are very economical with the truth.
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Architecture theorist Mark Wigley unearths the far-reaching fusion of technology and the human being.
In the exhibition The Human Insect: Antenna Architectures 1887-2017 architecture theorist Mark Wigley explores 130 years of antenna architecture, in which architects refused to yield and engaged with this thinnest, least visible part of a building that actually has the greatest effect on architecture – the disobedient architecture behind the architecture. The exhibition links insects, which have antennae with which they negotiate the world and each other, to modern humans, who since the invention of the radio antenna at the end of the nineteenth century have actually become insects themselves. We now have feelers that are an integral part of our body and brain – something that, according to Wigley, we have yet to fully come to terms with.
Antennas are in the smartphones in every pocket, they are in every room, building, street, vehicle, fish, bird, drone and product in the supermarket. We swim in a completely interconnected ecology of antennas, from the depths of our intestinal tracts to interstellar space. What has happened to architecture as a result? Antennas destabilize architecture. They redesign it. Figuratively speaking an antenna can dwarf any building to which it is attached, providing levels of communication and shelter far beyond the architect’s most ambitious imagination. On the other hand, an antenna can supercharge the most modest building. A humble shed can be launched into interplanetary exchanges with the addition of a thin wire connecting the building to an invisible world of signals.
Mark Wigley is a Professor of Architecture and Dean Emeritus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He is a historian and theorist who explores the intersection of architecture, art, philosophy, culture, and technology. His books include: Derrida’s Haunt: The Architecture of Deconstruction; White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture; Constant's New Babylon: The Hyper-Architecture of Desire; and Buckminster Fuller Inc. - Architecture in the Age of Radio. He has curated exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, The Drawing Center, the Witte de With in Rotterdam, and the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal. In 2016 he co-curated the 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial with Beatriz Colomina on the theme Are We Human? - The Design of the Species - 2 seconds, 2 days, 2 years, 200 Years, 200,000 years. His most recent book, written with Beatriz Colomina, is Are We Human? - Notes on an Archaeology of Design (Zurich: Lars Müller, 2016). His forthcoming book, Cutting Matta-Clark: The Anarchitecture Investigation (Zurich: Lars Müller, 2018), will be out in March 2018.
A selection of insects with antennas has been made availble for this exhibition from the extensive collection of Naturalis. Naturalis' mission is to describe, understand and preserve biodiversity, through scientific research, maintenance of a unique nature-historical collection and its museum, with the aim of making everyone enthusiastic about the wealth of the natural world.
The Human Insect includes Rose-Lynn Fisher’s images of antennae of honeybees that she shot through a scanning electron microscope, in magnifications ranging from 15x to 3500x. Rose-Lynn Fisher is an American artist from Los Angeles whose photography explores the continuum between the vast and tiny, in aerial and microscopic views. She is the author of the books, BEE, highly magnified views of the honeybee via SEM, and The Topography of Tears, a visual investigation of tears through an optical microscope. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Museum of Science Boston, Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Craig Krull Gallery Santa Monica, among many other venues. | <urn:uuid:65605b39-ff5c-4b11-a7fc-70ca4179ab58> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dissidentgardens.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en/human-insect-antenna-architectures-18872017 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.927413 | 826 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Iran says tested mid-range ballistic missile two weeks ago: Tasnim agency
9 May 2016
Iran successfully tested a precision-guided medium-range ballistic missile two weeks ago, a military official said on Monday, as Tehran continues to bolster what it insists is a purely defensive arsenal.
The Islamic Republic has worked to improve the range and accuracy of its missiles over the past year, which it says will make them a more potent deterrent with conventional warheads against its enemy Israel.
"We tested a missile with a range of 2,000 kms (1,240 miles) and eight meters error margin two weeks ago. An eight-meter error margin means ... full accuracy," the Tasnim news agency quoted Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi as saying.
The United States and some European powers have said other recent tests violate a United Nations resolution that prohibits Iran from firing any missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Iran says the missiles are not designed to carry nuclear warheads, which it does not possess.
Washington has imposed new sanctions on Tehran over recent tests, even after it lifted nuclear-related sanctions in January as Tehran implemented the nuclear deal it reached with world powers last year.
Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in March that missile development was key to the Islamic Republic's future, in order to maintain its defensive power and resist threats from its enemies.
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Belarusian Foreign Minister: Belarus and US won't exchange ambassadors in near future
The Xinhua reported, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told media on Wednesday that Belarus and the United States will not exchange ambassadors in the near future.
Belarus is interested in developing relations with the United States, Makei said, hoping that the United States will better understand the interests of Belarus instead of imposing a U.S.-style form of democracy on the country.
He said, the United States believes Belarus plays a buffer role between Russia and the West, but Belarus has no interest in assuming that position.
In 2008, the ties between Belarus and the United States deteriorated due to sanctions imposed by the United States against the country.
Belarus recalled its ambassador to the United States, then the U.S. ambassador to Belarus left his post.
In September 2019, a senior U.S. State Department official said during a visit to Belarus that the United States and Belarus had decided to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries.
But in August 2021, the United States introduced a new package of sanctions on the Eastern European country. After that, the Belarusian foreign ministry withdrew a decision to approve Julie Fisher as U.S. ambassador. | <urn:uuid:127ad56f-8c80-4307-bbd9-ef591bc521f4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thelevantnews.com/en/article/belarusian-foreign-minister-belarus-and-us-wont-exchange-ambassadors-in-near-future | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.962114 | 263 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Martinez, A., Bradley, A.S., Waldbauer, J.R., Summons, R.E. and Delong, E.F.
Notes: Photorhodopsins (PRs), retinal-binding membrane proteins that catalyze light-activated proton efflux across the cell membrane, are found in many marine bacteria. These authors screened a fosmid library of planktonic DNA, looking for PR-expressing clones. Candidate clones, identified by pigment formation on retinal-containing plates, were sequenced and subjected to transposon-mediated mutagenesis. Six genetically linked genes were identified and shown to be sufficient for the synthesis of functional PR photoprotein in E. coli. Light-induced changes in ATP levels were measured in E. coli recombinant clones expressing the PR photosystem and mutant PR- derivatives. ATP measurements performed after 5 minutes of light stimulation showed significant light-induced increases in cellular ATP levels in PR+, but not in PR- cells. The data therefore demonstrated that the E. coli clones expressing the PR genes acquired a fully functional phototrophic system that drove cellular ATP synthesis upon illumination. The BacTiter-Glo™ System was used to measure light-induced changes in ATP levels. (3581) | <urn:uuid:adabff08-fd90-4e83-9611-9e03404f98f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.promega.com/resources/tools/citations/?p=67AD7CE6-7031-43B3-A0FC-863EEA460E0A | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.8999 | 261 | 2.25 | 2 |
- Provision of labour market information
Regional labour market information
Coverage extends to all companies and the public employment service (PES).
A range of labour market information systems are in place with the aim to match supply and demand on the labour market at regional level, with an eye on future developments. Increasingly, the regional labour market information is available online. The main users are companies and employees, as well as public authorities and educational institutions. Funding takes place through public authorities, employers and educational institutions. At national level, the UWV (PES, Uitvoeringsorgaan Werknemers Verzekeringen, Employee Insurance Implementing Body) presents regional labour market information (reports, research and labour market dashboard) on the website werk.nl.
These reports are compiled through a combination of ad hoc analysis and forecasting based on information from various sources. The reports contain details on which jobs and sectors show most demand for workers, the employment trends in a given region for the preceding year, and other interesting employment related developments (such as the types of employment benefits paid out in the region and the share of recipients as a proportion of the national population). Also, the reports provide information on which areas of a region’s labour market show the most job opportunities. Other trends and observations are reported as well, such as, in the most recent report for the region Drenthe, on how individuals with disabilities are more vulnerable on the labour market, the increased risk of long term unemployment for workers over 55 years of age, and the gradual disappearance of administrative jobs.
- National funds
Public employment services
Funding by regional authorities, employers and educational institutions.
There are no recent studies on the effectiveness of regional labour market information. However, the purpose behind these reports is to provide local and regional governments, employment services, and other stakeholders interested in the labour market and its developments. As such, an evaluation is difficult as the main objective of these regional reports is to inform and support. No recent evaluations of this measure appear to be public.
Looking to other indicators to gauge the effectiveness of the regional labour market information, it is noted in literature that online labour market dashboards seem to be more effective than ‘traditional’ monitoring reports. An indication for this is the upscaling of the labour market dashboard for the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg to other provinces.
Strengths of online labour market dashboards include its user-friendliness. It provides options to link data files and is better able to provide up-to-date information due to the high periodicity (monthly) of the regional labour market information provided by the UWV.
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How Bikram and other forms of hot yoga can make you a better trail runner
In 2011, Canadian ultrarunner Jason Loutitt, now 40, was training for his debut at Hawaii’s infamous HURT 100. The race marries 48,000 feet of ascent and descent with average temperatures in the high 70s and exceptional humidity. Loutitt, who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, decided the best way to prepare his body for the heat was to incorporate hot yoga.
“It added a new dynamic to my training,” says Loutitt. He worked up to eight-hour runs followed with two 90-minute hot-yoga sessions. While less than one third of all HURT 100 starters that year made it to the finish line, Loutitt romped through the brutal course in 22:27.35, an hour ahead of the second-place finisher.
What is Hot Yoga?
Hot yoga is done in a studio heated to 105-110°F (42°C). It is based upon hatha yoga, a series of poses, or asanas, done in sequence and designed to align the body, and develop strength and flexibility. The best-known version of hot yoga is Bikram, which is a brand name for a specific, 90-minute sequence of 26 postures and two breathing exercises. Moksha is another hot-yoga style, and many yoga studios offer “hot-hatha” classes featuring similar postures and sequences.
Benefits of heat include improved flexibility due to relaxed muscles and a chance to adapt to heat stress. But make no mistake: it is hard work. Your job is to stay in the room for 90 minutes, even if the heat leaves you dizzy and breathless. You perform the same postures each time, in the same order, with a few seconds of rest between poses. There are no straps, cushions or blocks, no panpipe music and strictly no chatting. Like running, hot yoga demands dedication and concentration.
What’s in It for Running?
The intensity, focus and discipline of hot yoga make it a natural fit for many trail runners looking for a complementary form of exercise. Elite ultrarunner and dedicated Bikram practitioner Jerry Armstrong, 37, whose 2013 achievements included running the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim route and winning Arizona’s Elephant Mountain 50K, relies on yoga to balance his body after long-distance running. “It stretches and cleanses muscles like my neck, shoulders, and lower back,” he says. “I’m not naturally flexible but after a few sessions my body relaxes, and my stride opens up.”
Hot yoga is particularly useful for cold-climate natives training for hot races. Iris Cooper, 55, who lives in Toronto, discovered Bikram when she was training for the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon that takes place in Death Valley in July, when temperatures can exceed 120°F. Initially, she prepared for the blast-furnace heat by sitting in a sauna for hours. Bored, she gave Bikram a shot the following year.
“I found it hard at first but it was better to exercise in the heat instead of just sitting there,” she says. She slashed almost 17 hours off her previous time, improving from 52:09.23 to 35:21:52. In 2011 she ran 29:51.23, for third-place female and 10th overall. She does up to four sessions per week for six weeks before the race.
“Any amount of training in heat will help,” says exercise physiologist Brett Ely, a three-time Olympic Trials marathon qualifier and doctoral student who studies how the body responds to heat. Regular training sessions in a hot environment, she explains, lead to beneficial adaptations including increased sweating and blood flow to the skin, both of which keep you cooler. Psychologically, feeling comfortable in a sweltering environment gives you an edge.
Runners may also benefit from Bikram’s pranayama deep-breathing exercises. These are deep, lung-filling breaths, followed by slow exhalations. When you run, 25 percent of your energy goes to power your breathing, says Jamie Burr, a doctor of exercise physiology who researches the cardiovascular effects of running. “If you get better at the mechanics of breathing you can improve performance.”
Hot yoga can also help keep trail runners on their feet by developing balance and strength. Sara Brown, Doctor of Osteopathy and board-certified, sports-medicine specialist who practices at Chicago Sports Doctors, says she sees a lot of runners with muscle imbalances, such as weak hip adductors, that increase the risk of injuries like runner’s knee and tendonitis. Poor balance is another source of injury, especially for trail runners who have to cope with ever-changing terrain. Bikram yoga, which includes a sequence of balancing postures where you stand on one leg, increases coordination and can help overcome physical asymmetries that may contribute to injuries.
“Yoga develops postural awareness,” notes Ely. “You begin to understand how your body is positioned. This is relevant to all runners and it helps you maintain good form while fatigued.”
As with any intense form of training, hot yoga should be approached with caution. Paul Dobson, a seasoned Bikram instructor and former professional dancer, has witnessed overly determined runners risk injury in the yoga studio. The key to avoiding injury, according to Dobson, is to take it slow and practice correct form.
“People talk about ‘over stretching’—which means one of two things: either not properly contracting opposing muscle groups when you stretch or pushing a stretch so far that you actually strain the muscle. For example, when you’re doing a forward bend you need to contract your quads so you can safely lengthen the hamstrings.”
In hot yoga, you will sweat like you’ve never sweated before—especially if you’re used to exercising outside where sweat evaporates more readily. “Dehydration got me at first,” says Loutitt, who often does back-to-back classes. Then, he learned to “drink like a fish before, between and after each session.”
Dr. Brown suggests spacing out runs and hot yoga sessions: “Doing hot yoga and a long run on the same day demands a lot from your system and makes it hard to keep up with your hydration needs.” Adding electrolytes to your water intake can go a long way, though. With regular practice, you can do both on the same day—if you want to.
Integrating Hot Yoga and Running
Integrate hot yoga into your training schedule gradually. No matter how fit you are, it’s bound to be hard at first, says Olga Allon, a life-long runner and sports enthusiast who now teaches and owns three Bikram studios. Don’t get discouraged by your first class. “It takes a while to adjust and learn the sequence,” says Allon. “Try to do it several times in the first couple of weeks.”
Some postures come easily, while others may take years to master. One day the heat is soothing, another scorching. Each day is different but they all add up to being stronger, more flexible and better balanced—both physically and mentally.
“When you do ultrarunning you’re going to reach a complete breakdown, you’re going to suffer. You see yourself deeply,” says Armstrong. “You [also] get to visit that place in the yoga room. That’s how you get to be the best you can be.”
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1989 A Comparison of Tennessee Archaic and Mississippian Maximum Femoral Lengths and Midshaft Diameters: Subsistence Change and Postcranial Variability. Southeastern Archaeology 8.2:107-116
2006 Late Cahokian Subsistence and Health: Stable Isotope and Dental Evidence. Southeastern Archaeology 25.2:258-274
Prior to the introduction of maize in A.D. 900, nearly all food sources available in the area were C3 plants and animals who consumed those plants. After the introduction of maize, it became the primary C4 plant in the diet for this area. Now while animals who consumed maize or other C4 plants could have contributed to the C4 enrichment, it is highly unlikely, due to there being very few animal sources of C4 enrichment confirmed, those being dog and some freshwater fish.
Both groups consumed comparable amounts of maize and protein, but due to a larger apatite-collagen spacing of the Corbin Mound sample, it appears that the protein consumed by these individuals was significantly more negative than that consumed by the ESLSQ. The upland Corbin Mound individuals most likely consumed more C3 nut protein and terrestrial fauna than did the floodplain ESLSQ individuals. This information correlates with other archaeological evidence found at the sites. This also helps to support ethnobotanical evidence of regional dietary differences between the upland and the floodplain populations. It also shows that ESLSQ males consumed more maize and C4 consuming animals than did ESLSQ females. Because this isotopic difference between sexes is only found in the ESLSQ sample and not the Corbin Mound, this suggests that these two groups’ feasting rituals, subsistence practices, or status or sex-based dietary preferences or practices may have differed.
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Change is inevitable, and when it comes to our bodies, change starts to happen as soon as we are born. Over time, we will grow taller, we’ll have more control over our limbs, we’ll go through puberty, and women will go through menopause. All of these changes are due in some part (big or small) to hormones.
Two of the most important hormones that are produced, at least when it comes to physical development, are estrogen and testosterone, with estrogen being the dominant female hormone, and testosterone being the dominant male hormone.
Over time, a variety of different factors, including age, can mean that these hormones become unbalanced, and that can have a wide range of different physical and psychological problems associated with it. It could be that, when this happens, the answer is hormone replacement therapy, something that is offered very successfully at Impressions Skin Solutions in Hendersonville. Read on to discover what some of the signs are that you might need hormone replacement therapy so you can get help as soon as possible and put your life back on track.
Something that can often come about due to a lower production level of hormones is a low libido. If you are no longer interested in sexual activity and you don’t seem to have any sex drive at all, it is likely to be something to do with your hormones. Of course, it should be noted that interest in sex is something that wanes over time, and as you get older it is usual to find that your libido has decreased. However, if this has happened suddenly rather than gradually, and especially if it is causing you unhappiness or issues in your relationship, it might be that hormone replacement therapy is the answer. Discussing your options with a professional is the best step to take initially; hormone replacement therapy should never be self-prescribed. Something else that is related to this lack of libido is dryness in the vagina. Even if you do have the desire to have sex, it can be virtually impossible because of this dryness which, as well as making sex difficult, can also cause uncomfortable itching and swelling.
Mood swings – one moment being up and the next down – are a big sign that hormone replacement therapy could be the next step for you to take. Hormones are responsible for regulating mood, just as they are responsible for regulating most other functions of the body, and if your mood changes within seconds and you can never pinpoint why, your hormones could hold the key. Or rather, a lack of hormones. The problem with mood swings as a symptom of hormone deficiency is that patients don’t always recognize it, especially if their moods have always been subject to some changes. Most patients will be looking for physical changes rather than emotional ones, which is why it is often missed. Mood swings, irritability, or perhaps even symptoms of depression, could in fact be signs that you are deficient in some hormones, however, and should never be ignored. Even if they have been part of you for as long as you can remember, that may just mean that you have always had a hormone imbalance that can be fixed.
Perhaps one of the most famous signs that you need hormone replacement therapy is hot flashes. Older women, in particular, will have experienced this, and it is a big part of popular culture, from comedies to dramas. A hot flash is one of the most uncomfortable elements of menopause (which, as we’ve already discussed, is a prime example of when hormone replacement therapy can be utilized advantageously) because the hormones that regulate body temperature are no longer strong enough to work one hundred percent of the time, every now and then the body will heat up dramatically, making it almost unbearable for the sufferer. As unpleasant as this is, it can be handled through hormone replacement therapy, and even if this is the only reason you want to look further into HRT, it will be worth it.
As mentioned above, one of the functions of your hormones is to regulate body temperature. We naturally heat up at night – it helps us to sleep for longer and more deeply as we feel more comfortable – but if our hormones are no longer able to keep control of this temperature rise, it can cause not only hot flashes but night sweats too. In other words, you will wake in the night soaked in sweat. Firstly, this is uncomfortable. Secondly, it’s unpleasant. Thirdly, if someone else sleeps in the same bed as you, it is going to disturb their sleep. And finally, it will disturb your sleep too. The body will assume something is wrong so it will wake you up, meaning that your sleep is broken, and that can lead to health issues all by itself, not to mention having to get out of bed to get changed.
Not all weight gain is hormonal, of course, but some of it certainly is, and if you suddenly find that you are gaining – especially around the middle – then it is wise to seek advice from a hormone replacement specialist.
This kind of weight gain used to be known as ‘middle-aged spread’ and was thought to be just a natural part of getting older. However, it has been shown that it is due to a hormone deficiency rather than anything else, and therefore, with hormone replacement therapy, it can be halted (although reversing it is a different matter and will require exercise).
Think back to your 20s and you’ll probably start to realize just how much more energy you had back then. Although there would have been many reasons for this, one of those reasons is almost certainly because you were producing more hormones than you are now. When your hormone levels start to dip, you’ll start to slow down and even feel fatigued a lot of, perhaps most of, the time. Although studies are still ongoing in this area, the likely reason is that your body has to work harder to produce hormones, and that means you’ll be more tired. It also means that you might not sleep so well, since hormones tend to be produced at night, and when your body is working extra hard, sleep can be difficult.
THINNING HAIR AND DRY SKIN
If you notice that your hair is starting to become thinner, or that your skin is much drier than it ever used to be – or both (which is highly likely), your hormones are probably to blame. In the worst cases, you may even lose your hair, or it could become very patchy. The good news is that, assuming these issues are due to your hormones being imbalanced, once you start hormone replacement therapy you’ll find that your skin returns to normal and your hair should start to grow back. Of course, this can’t be guaranteed, but even if you don’t return to how you were, once you start HRT you won’t be getting any worse, at least.
BONE DENSITY LOSS
Along with vitamin D and, most notably, calcium, estrogen is responsible for ensuring your bones stay as healthy and strong as possible. This means that, when your levels of estrogen start to fall, you can experience bone density loss. Bone density loss means that your bones will become weaker, and it might be easier to damage or break them. If you’ve ever wondered why seniors tend to break hips or other bones much more than younger people, lack of bone density is the answer.
Although you can top up your bone density with additional calcium and vitamin D, if you are still lacking estrogen you’ll find you have problems. When undergoing hormone replacement therapy, your bone density can be improved, helping you to be active for much longer.
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
As mentioned above, emotional issues can be as much a part of hormone deficiency as physical ones, even though they can often be overlooked. Depression and anxiety are common symptoms of a lack of hormones, and the effects of these mental health disorders can be extremely long-lasting, needing therapy and medication for many years.
Although hormone replacement therapy is not something that can ‘cure’ depression and anxiety, it is something that can help with the symptoms, enabling people to go about their daily lives much more easily.
Brain fog might sound like a strange term, but it’s actually something that is well-known, if not entirely understood. Brain fog is really a term that includes memory issues and general forgetfulness, perhaps characterized as absent-mindedness, and it’s something that a hormone imbalance will bring about. When you start hormone replacement therapy, your brain fog should clear up, and your memory will improve. It might even help you to keep your brain more active as you get older, and this is important when it comes to retaining cognitive ability. | <urn:uuid:37930dae-fff8-4f3b-8d2c-cb416d643c8e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://impressionshendersonville.com/are-the-signs-that-need-hormone-replacement-therapy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.967335 | 1,844 | 1.679688 | 2 |
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Abstract Undisturbed sleep is essential for physiological and psychological health. Children have a special need for uninterrupted sleep for growth and cognitive development. Noise is an environmental factor that affects most children, but the knowledge of how children's health, wellbeing and cognitive development are affected by noise disturbed sleep due to road traffic is very incomplete. It has been shown that although children are less likely to wake up or react with sleep cycle shifts due to nighttime exposure, they might be more likely to react with physiological effects such as blood pressure reactions and related motility during sleep. The aim of this paper is to formulate a set of hypotheses as a base for future studies into the short and long term effects of noise induced sleep deprivation on health and child development and how this effects health and wellbeing later on in life. Because the literature is still trying to understand the nature of sleep disturbance among children in general a scoping review was used to achieve this, combining conceptual issues with a description of the scarce literature on noise and sleep disturbance in children as example. Based on this a set of hypotheses was formulated. It is concluded that future studies into the health effect of environmental noise exposure in early life should address these potential hypotheses and mechanisms and pay specific attention to the mediating role of sleep related aspects, including noise in conjunction with other environmental exposures such as indoor climate and exposure to sounds and light from electronic devices.
Sleep; Children; Noise; Cognitive development; Health
In the recently published guideline by the WHO for the burden of disease from environmental noise and elsewhere it is concluded that future epidemiological noise research will need to focus on vulnerable groups; some noise exposures may be worse for particular subgroups than for others such as children, older people and lower socioeconomic groups. This conclusion supports the notion that noise effects can and should be differentiated between subgroups. In most recent reviews on noise and health, this topic has been touched upon, but evidence is still scarce and scattered. A recent review identified thirty seven papers (2007-2011) pertaining to primary school children, two to preschool children and four to neonates. Four papers address effects of noise in specific patient groups such as children with autism, asthma and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Health effects most frequently described in the literature are annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, cognitive effects and effects on hearing. Knowledge of how cognitive and long term health effects are mediated by noise disturbed sleep is very incomplete. It is generally accepted that undisturbed sleep is essential for physiological and psychological health. Children have a special need for uninterrupted sleep for growth and cognitive development. Environmental noise is a well-known factor to disturb sleep and it can be assumed to affect most children living in urbanized areas. In addition to noise in schools and preschools, many children are exposed to potentially disturbing traffic related noise at night. One of the most serious effects of community noise is sleep disturbance . In this paper we are particularly interested in the role of sleep disturbance in cognitive development and cardiovascular effects in children and the (health) effects of childhood noise exposure and sleep disturbance later on in life. The aim of this narrative review is to formulate a set of hypotheses as a base for future studies into the effects of noise induced sleep deprivation on health and child development. Although we are aware that environmental noise is only one of the causes of childhood sleep disturbance we want to draw attention to this understudied and increasing problem, while at the same time placing the issue in a broader context. After a general introduction on sleep and indicators of sleep disturbance, in adults and children existing evidence in children is described in terms of prevalence and effects moving from acute biological effects, day after effects on performance and cognition to more chronic effects of sleep disturbance on health, wellbeing and cognitive impacts later on in life. The possible mechanisms are described and a set of hypotheses is formulated.
It has been shown that nighttime noise can negatively affect people’s sleep. The relationship between environmental noise and different aspects of sleep, and long term health effects, is a complex one. Several researchers have presented conceptual models to describe this complex interplay [5-7]. The model described by Porter et al. , which is presented below, can be considered as representative for current thinking about the mechanism by which environmental noise can lead to sleep disturbance and (long term) health effects. This model shows that noise can directly lead to acute effects and then through a chain of negative consequences to long term health consequences. Feedback mechanisms and modifying factors are hereby assumed, meaning that noise can lead to health consequences through indirect pathways. This complex web of interactions makes it difficult to quantify any simple exposure-response relationship between noise exposure and health effects.
* SOL: Sleep Onset
The model distinguishes:
• acute responses that include immediate or direct disturbances caused by noise events,
• total night effects that are aggregations of (1) over the whole night,
• next day effects that are a result of (1) and (2), and
• chronic effects that are pervasive long-term consequences of (1,2) and (3).
Sleep disturbance is generally seen as an intermediate effect of noise and is assumed to be a potential initiator of diseases and/or a potential aggravator of existing disease. Whether this will happen depends on the person’s vulnerability and/or sensitivity. [8-11] Potentially vulnerable groups are people with a somatic or mental disorder, shift workers and the elderly. Although some studies have shown that children are less likely to awake or to react with a shift in sleep cycles shifts, [12,13], there are indications that children are especially respond with stronger physiological effects during sleep such as blood pressure reactions than adults. [14-17]. However, in 2004 the Dutch Health Council concluded that the strength of the evidence for children’s sensitivity for acute cardiovascular effects in relation to noise disturbed sleep, is weak and even weaker for other biological responses. In general this conclusion still holds at this point in time: no additional evidence has accumulated on this since then.
Normal sleep in children
Sleep patterns can be described by ways of brain activity (electroencephalogram cq EEG), information about eye movement (electro-oculogram cq EOG) and muscle tone (electromyogram cq EMG). The sleep cycle contains two main states: rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid-eye movement (NREM), while NREM is subsequently separated into 3 sleep stages. [18,19]
REM sleep features a low-amplitude, mixed frequency electroencephalogram EEG, with eye movements (EOG) showing bursts of REM activity similar to that seen during eyes-open wakefulness, and absent EMG activity due to brainstem-mediated muscle atonia that is characteristic of REM sleep. NREM (including slow wave) sleep is required for the brain to recover from fatigue, while REM sleep was for a long time considered as necessary for physical recovery and essential for the maintenance of quality sleep. Today there is no consensus on the exact relative functions of the various sleep stages for mental and physical health. Slow wave N3 stage sleep is generally considered to be important for physical restoration [20-22] and memory , while REM sleep is also believed to be important for cognition . Indicators of disturbed sleep
Indicators of disturbed sleep
Sleep disturbance is a multi-faceted concept, referring to a broad range of effects from awakening to subtle changes in autonomic physiology, and these changes are not necessarily consistent within an individual for a given level of noise stimulus as there are complex patterns of neurophysiology associated with the different EEG defined sleep stages and the time of night. Given this complex process there are various end-points that can be chosen to assess the degree of sleep disturbance These range from measures extracted from the EEG based polysomnography, which is considered the ‘gold-standard’ of sleep recording and provides a direct measure of cerebral activity from which a number of macro and microstructural features can be extracted. Sleep disturbance also refers to subjective effects such as perceived quality of sleep or nighttime annoyance.
As a consequence, many different methods and techniques are used to investigate the possible effects of noise on sleep disturbance which vary widely depending on the responses/effects being studied (see the model of Porter in figure 1). These methods can roughly be divided into two categories: physiological measures and self-report measures such as diaries and questionnaires.
Table 1 gives an overview of physiological parameters, the underlying concept and their operationalization.
|Type of examination||Indicator for||What is examined?|
|Electroencephalograph (EEG)1)||The sleep stages||Total sleep time, total time spent overnight in Slow Wave Sleep(SWS; deeper sleep) and in the stage of Rapid Eye Movement (REM; dream sleep)|
Electrocardiography (ECG) Plethysmography
Heart rate and blood pressure
Total sleep time, time of falling asleep, wake-up time, Number of awakenings
|Overnight cortisol in blood or fluvia
Overnight urinary catecholamine
|Level of circulating
Level of total catecholamine
released during sleep, not taken up by sympathetic nerve endings
|Sympathetic nervous activity|
Table 1: Overview of physiologic examinations used in studies investigating the possible effects of noise on sleep. (Source: van Kempen, Staatsen, and van Kamp, 2005 )
1The measurement of brain activity by means of EEG, EMG and EOG is also called polysomnography.
As Table 1 shows, awakenings can be measured and defined in several ways. A distinction is made between arousals (or EEG awakenings) and behavioral awakenings. An arousal is defined as an EEG response that has all the characteristics of an individual awake; behavioral awakening is confined to a verbal or motor response, indicating the subject is awake.
The quality of sleep can also be measured in a subjective way, usually as (non-acute) after effect.
Indicators used in child studies
Sleep studies in children using these different methods described above are rare and even more so are studies into the effect on sleep due to noise exposure. In 2004 a committee of the NL Health Council concluded that very little is known about the biological effects on children of exposure to noise when sleeping, or about the impact on children’s health and well-being and this conclusion still holds today. Although the findings of the European research project Road traffic and Aircraft Noise exposure and children’s cognition and Health (RANCH) and the Munich study [26,27] have shed some light on the effects of noise on children as compared to their parents, there is still an overall lack of knowledge regarding the issue of childhood exposure to noise when sleeping. During a noise-disturbed night, effects might show at different stages, e.g. the sleep onset might be slightly delayed or while REM sleep might still shows clear rhythmic occurrence, some of its episodes might be fragmented. Also significant awakenings might occur throughout the sleep process and overall sleep efficiency is reduced as was shown by Muzet in a hypnogram of a young adult during a noise disturbed sleep, as compared to a normal night. To our knowledge no such example is available for children. More objective measures of after effects include excretion of hormones, sleepiness, task performance tests, and cognitive functioning tests.
The quality of the sleep can also be measured in a subjective way using questionnaires on sleep quality, tiredness and annoyance. After effects (non-acute) are usually measured subjectively using questionnaires on sleep quality, tiredness, and annoyance. Subjective ´measures are rarely applied to children. One of the few exceptions is the study of Öhrström et al. among 9-12 year old children, in which both the parents and children were asked to rate their overall sleep quality, frequency of movement and extent of sleepiness when waking up on an 11 point scale.
In view of the main aim of this paper to formulate a set of hypotheses regarding the short and long term effects of sleep disturbance in children, this paper combines a conceptual approach with a more narrative review method, which both build on the work we have previously performed in the field of noise and sleep disturbance in adults and children. Primarily, previous reviews on the topic have been used as a basis as well as a systematic review on the association between environmental noise and sleep disturbance performed for the EPD Hong Kong [3a] and an ICBEN review on health effects of noise in vulnerable groups . More recent literature on the topic was sought making use of the major literature data bases (MEDLINE, PUBMED, SCOPUS and GOOGLE SCHOLAR). Since the current literature is still trying to understand the mechanisms and meaning of sleep disturbance in children it is still too early for a proper systematic review on this topic.
Estimates of the prevalence of sleep disorders in children vary on average between 10% to 25% [28,29]. In a large epidemiological study in the USA based on GP registry data and using the ICD-9 sleep diagnoses, Meltzer et al. found much lower figures with prevalence in the range of 3-5%. This might be indicative of underreporting by GP’s, as the authors suggest, but more likely these low prevalence rates are associated with the way sleep disturbance was defined. The GP registry data seem to only ‘catch’ the more serious and chronic forms of disturbance; milder cases of child’s sleep disturbance are not per se reported to the GP’s by the parents. Comparable rates were reported by Rona et al. , based on a large epidemiological study in English and Scottish children which found that 4% of the 14 372 children experienced sleep disturbances at least once a week. Important risk factors identified were socioeconomic factors associated with ethnicity and respiratory illness. In 1999 Thunström found in Sweden that 16% of the parents of children aged 6 to 18 months reported moderate to severe problems with falling asleep and up to 30% frequent awakenings per night. Parental worry and anxiety were found to be the most common causes of the child’s sleeping problems. In 6% of the children severe sleep disorders as defined by the ICSD were diagnosed. A Finnish study performed in 2000 among a sample of 8 to 9 year old schoolchildren estimated the prevalence of sleep problems by asking the children as well as the parents. Disturbed sleep was reported by 22% of the parents and 18% of the children. Remarkable was that these did not always overlap and adding both resulted in an estimate of 32%, concerning mild cases. In less than 0.5 % the problems were serious. It was concluded that sleep problems are often overlooked by parents and therefor parents as well as the children should be asked to provide information.
A Swedish survey at the national level performed in 2005 reports that one out of seven 12-year-old children (15%) indicated themselves that noise prevented them from falling asleep. For about 25,000 schoolchildren aged 7-14 years this occurred several times a week. Approximately half of these children state that several times a week they had difficulties to sleep the whole night without waking up. There are only a few examples of studies of how children are affected by sleep due to road traffic noise .
Evidence for noise disturbed sleep in children
The Night Noise Guidelines of WHO concluded that children with disturbed sleep present cognitive dysfunction and behavioral disturbances, abnormal growth hormone release, increase of diastolic BP and an increased risk of accidents and use of sleeping pills. These effects form a mix of acute, next day and long term outcomes and are primarily based on older studies from before 1990 in specific patient groups. Below more recent evidence on the effect on environmental noise on children’s sleep per outcome category is summarized.
Acute effects and effects over a night
The Health Council Netherlands made the following distinction of effect within the category of acute effects of noise on sleep: Heart rate acceleration, a change in the quantity of a stress hormone, sleep stage changes (EEG), EEG awakening, motility and motility onset and finally behavioral awakening (self-indicated/ registered). Because of the lack of research data on children, it is not possible to say with confidence whether children are more reactive than adults to other acute biological responses.
Next day effects
A study of 9-12 year olds in the EU project RANCH showed that children’s problems with daytime sleepiness was higher with increasing road traffic noise exposure levels outside the children's home. Sadeh et al. found an association between poor sleep quality and worsened performance on complex cognitive tasks in school related to difficulty in sustaining attention. A sub-study on aircraft noise at night in RANCH found no effect on children's reading comprehension or memory in addition to the effect of aircraft noise during daytime. However, the aircraft noise exposure during the day at school and at night at home were so strongly correlated that the variation was insufficient to test whether day time noise at school and night noise at home had independent effects.
Regarding cognitive after effects of sleep deprivation, Hygge et al. (see also WHO background paper NNGL) deduced that noise in the early night, e.g. aircraft noise before midnight, could be particularly damaging to memory and related cognitive functions. Although these effects have been found in adults, this implication has not yet been explicitly tested in children. At the moment it is known that sleep affects memory, but not clear is how. New evidence primarily based on adult studies points in the direction of an increased effect on memory due to noise in the early night, but there is as yet no graded quantification about whether ordinary before-midnight noise levels around large airports are sufficient to make a difference. Further, since children's memory systems pass through developmental changes and are not structured in the same way as in adults, it would be interesting to know to what extent the results found for adults are also valid for children, and whether the depth of children's sleep counteract or enhance the slow wave sleep (SWS) dominance in the early night. An important conclusion is that studies into the cognitive effects of daytime noise levels cannot be used as a proxy for effects of night time exposure. Wilhelm et al. studied the beneficial effects of sleep on retention of declarative memories and concluded that this was comparable to results in adults. Children showed smaller improvement in finger-tapping skill across retention sleep than wakefulness, indicating that sleep-dependent procedural memory consolidation depends on developmental stage. Secondary analysis of two large airport data showed that nighttime aircraft noise exposure has no additional impact on reading or recognition memory beyond the effects of daytime noise exposure. It also showed no effects of nighttime noise exposure on self-rated health or overall mental health. Effects on motivation and further studies into the restorative function of sleep are brought forward as important topics for future studies. Healthy normal children with fragmented sleep (measured by actigraphy) also showed lower performance on neurobehavioral functioning (NBF) measures, particularly those associated with more complex tasks, and also had higher rates of behavioral problems. In normal children without sleep disorders, modest sleep restriction was found to affect children’s neurobehavioral functioning (NBF). Sadeh, Gruber and Raviv monitored 77 children for 5 nights with activity monitors. On the third evening, the children were asked to extend or restrict their sleep by an hour on the following three nights. Their NBF was reassessed on the sixth day following the experimental sleep manipulation and this showed that extended sleep led to improved sleep quality and sleep restriction led to a reduction in self-reported alertness.
Also the cardiovascular first sentence is somewhat odd, Suggest:
Long term health effect of disturbed sleep
Long term health effects of disturbed sleep have been studied primarily in adults. In general we still lack evidence regarding the long term effects of instantaneous sleep-disturbances, but more recently there is evidence of increased risk for several diseases in adults. For example there is increasing evidence that chronic sleep deprivation and cardiovascular disease are associated. Non night-time dipping effect DBP as indicator of a lack of restoration has lately received more attention; in a study on a sub-sample of the EU HYENA project (N=149) a non-dipping effect of diastolic BP at night was found in the noise exposed group, which has previously been identified as independent risk factor for CVD. Patients with chronic insomnia show a disturbed balance in their immune system. [42,43] Circadian disorganization in relation to sleep deprivation may also be important: changed body metabolism and potential effects on obesity showed in a study of Taheri. [44,45] An imbalance between leptin and ghrelin can lead to an increased sense of hunger with weight gain as a consequence. Obesity in its own turn is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, by creating a disturbance of the glucose metabolism. Also the risk of diabetes due to sleep disturbance and poorer cognitive performance [30,47] have been identified as accompanying long term effects of disturbed circadian rhythms.
Important finding on the relation between (noise-related) insomnia and mental health, reported in the background paper of Stansfeld for the WHO NNGL, is that insomnia more often precedes rather than follows incident cases of a mood disorders. Compared to good sleepers, severe insomniacs reported more medical problems, had more physician-office visits, were hospitalized twice as often, and used more medication. Severe insomniacs had a higher rate of absenteeism, missing work twice as often as did good sleepers. They also had more problems at work including decreased concentration, difficulty performing duties, and more work-related accidents. It is concluded that evidence regarding the role of noise exposure, sleep and the development of depression, is still scarce.
Studies on long term health effects due to noise disturbed children are practically rare. It has been put forward that an elevated BP during childhood might be a good predictor of hypertension later on in life. However, secondary analysis of two large airport data on the health effects of noise in children (aged 9-11) showed that nighttime aircraft noise exposure had no additional impact on selfrated health or overall mental health in schoolchildren. Longitudinal studies are urgently needed in order to evaluate long term consequences of a disturbed sleep.
Cardiovascular effects of noise and the role of sleep disturbance
Only a few epidemiological studies exist long term nocturnal noise exposure affects cardiovascular health/outcomes. An exception is a study of Maschke et al. , the results of which suggested slightly higher effect estimates (odds ratio 1.9 vs. 1.5) for the prevalence of hypertension in adults with respect to the noise exposure of the bedroom (during the night) compared with the exposure of the living room (during the day). Critique on these findings is directed at the composition of the sample (older and health conscious group). There is some new evidence that the association between annoyance and CVD outcomes is stronger for sleep related annoyance/disturbance. [40,49,50] Sleeping behavior such as closing windows, moving to another room are assumed to play a mediating role in this association.
As for children, analysis on the pooled data set (Heathrow, Schiphol) of the RANCH study indicated that aircraft noise exposure at school was related to a statistically non-significant increase in BP and heart rate in children. Road traffic noise showed an unexplained negative effect. Significant associations with night-time exposure were found and based on this it is concluded that blood pressure elevations might also be seen as an effect of sleep disturbance. Babisch and van Kamp and a later review of studies within the UK concluded that there was an inconsistent association between aircraft noise and children’s BP primarily due to methodological differences between studied. In their recent review, Paunovic et al. concluded a tendency towards positive associations, but they also observed large methodological differences between studies. A study among children aged 8-14 years by Babisch et al. concluded that road traffic noise at home as a stressor could affect children’s BP.
There is some evidence that short-term cardiovascular reactions during sleep are more pronounced in children. [25,56] Lepore et al concluded that compared with quiet-school children, noisyschool children had significantly lower increases in BP when exposed to either acute noise or non-noise stressors, indicative of a generalized habituation effect. Studies in Serbia [57,58] among schoolchildren and pre-school children indicated a raised BP among children from noisy schools who live in quiet residences compared with children from quiet school and quiet home environments indicating that the effects due to daytime noise exposures while at school were not compensated for by quiet periods while at home .
This scoping review has shown that studies into the short and long term effects of noise disturbed sleep in children on health and cognition are scarce. This is expected to change in the near future. In the context of continuing urbanization noise exposure will increase in the coming decades also for young children. Due to the 24 hour economy noise exposure starts earlier and ends later in the day and will continue over the weekend. Since sleep patterns change with age these developments might primarily affect young children and noise policies have to account for these differences in their noise regulations. For example: only in children the deep sleep stage is observed in the later parts of the nights and current curfews around airports do not take this into account. These developments include that not only the moments and places of quiet and restoration are diminishing, but also that sleep disturbance in children might be an increasing problem. In particular the combination with other environmental stressors such as frequent use of computer screens, which has been shown to affect sleep duration as well as sleep quality, will be of concern. New developments in the field of genomics and gene- environment interactions will allow for studying the effects of early childhood exposures later on in life and sleep disturbance is identified as a potentially important mediator in this process. There are new but still highly theoretical notions on early gene-environment interactions which suggest that lifespan exposure to stress influences brain structures involved in cognition and mental health. This sheds new light on the importance of developmental sensitive periods.
In line with the Health Council Netherlands in reviewing the results a distinction was made between acute effects, next day effects, after effects and long term effects. There is insufficient evidence to know whether children are more responsive than adults to other acute biological responses than those found for adults. Studies into the next day or after effects have shown that exposure to increased transport related noise levels were associated with daytime sleepiness and performance on complex tests and problems with sustaining attention. After effects on cognition and performance have been studied in adults only and for adults early night exposure, e.g. aircraft noise before midnight, was shown to be particularly damaging to memory and related cognitive functions . However it is not clear whether these findings apply to children in the same way. It would be interesting to know to what extent the results found for adults are also valid for children, and whether the depth of children's sleep counteract or enhance the slow wave sleep (N3) dominance in the early night.
A more recent study indicated that nighttime noise was found in particular to be associated with more emotional symptoms. This association may be confounded by the presence of sleeping problems and the authors recommend that more longitudinal studies are required to explore the temporal sequence of noise exposure, sleep disturbances and behavioral problems.
Effects on motivation and further studies into the restorative function of sleep have also been brought forward in the literature as important topics for future studies. Regarding the long term health effects of sleep disturbance it has been put forward that an elevated BP during childhood might be a good predictor of hypertension later on in life. The non-dipping effect of diastolic BP at night was found in noise exposed groups, which has previously been identified as independent risk factor for CVD. How this effect is related to early childhood exposure should be studied in more depth.
Several mechanisms were described to explain the association between sleep disturbance and obesity as well as diabetes type 2. Circadian disorganization in relation to sleep deprivation is one of them. An imbalance between leptin and ghrelin can lead to an increased sense of hunger with weight gain as a consequence. [46,64] The risk of diabetes due to sleep disturbance and poorer cognitive performance have been identified as accompanying long term effects of disturbed circadian rhythms. The hypothesis that childhood noise related sleep disturbance could lead to more serious sleep disturbance and insomnia later on in life is mentioned in the literature, but would need much more attention in prospective cohort studies. Potential mechanisms brought forward in relation to the effect of sleep disturbance and cognitive effects were extensively described by Stansfeld at al. Evidence is still lacking, but narrowing of the attention focus, impairments of auditory discrimination and speech perception, and communication difficulties in the classroom and learned helplessness were brought forward as plausible candidates. It is not clear yet if and how noise-related behavior in the long term has a negative influence on children's health and learning.
Future studies into the mechanisms behind the issue of noise and sleep in children should be placed in a broader environmental and cultural context as was canvassed by Knutson in her model presenting the environmental factors that can impair sleep in conjunction with biological and cultural factors.
It is known from previous studies that sleep could be disturbed when the ambient temperature is too hot, too humid or too cold. Another factor of influence is light, either caused by natural light (Northern hemisphere) or artificial sources in the bedroom due to street lamps, greenhouses, indoor lighting or daytime sleep. One mechanism through which exposure to light at night can impair sleep is the inhibition of melatonin. Transport related pollutions which are common characteristics of large urban areas according to the model are noise that can impair sleep via physiological arousal as measured by (motility, EEG awakenings, BP changes and heart rate variability) and air pollution both indoor and outdoor via breathing. Recently it was shown that bruxism during sleep was more prevalent in children exposed to light and noise.
Lastly, the model mentions neighborhood characteristics which primarily refer to social safety. Studies addressing the joint effect of environmental and neighborhood aspects on sleep quality are rare but can be considered as important in particular to understand the disparities in sleep between different populations .
Effects of noise disturbed sleep in children is an understudied topic, while due to the 24 economy and ongoing process of urbanization nighttime noise exposure is expected to pose an increasing problem. Evidence on acute and long term effects of childhood sleep disturbance is still scarce. In specific more information is needed on long term health effects and long term impacts on cognitive development of disturbed sleep in early childhood. A more integrated approach is needed to further the field including experimental as well as epidemiological studies such as prospective cohort studies
This study was made possible with a grant from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare (FORTE) Guest researcher program 2011-1446.
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1st February 2019
The sinkhole gardens are a remnant of some magnificent sunken gardens of the late 19th century situated in the Mt Gambier region of South Australia.
The sinkhole was once a typical limestone cave, formed by the corrosion of limestone rocks by seawater waves. When the roof of the cave collapsed it naturally created a sinkhole.
The first glimpse of the sunken garden is from the descending staircase with platforms on each terrace. At the base of the sinkhole is a fountain and the area has been planted with hardy hydrangeas, palm trees and tree-ferns.
Day Twenty-one of the 2019 A-Z Challenge which I am participating in during the month of April. The challenge is to post six days a week, Sunday respite or catching up with other participants and their posts. Each of the twenty-six days represents a letter of the alphabet and while each post stands alone they form part of a loose theme reflecting our retirement trip around Australia. | <urn:uuid:438a9f0a-f224-471e-9105-d76381248d4f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://queasypeasy.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/umpherstone-sinkhole/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.94144 | 207 | 2.375 | 2 |
Some people hate Christmas. They are absolutely fed up with all the rush, excitement and annoying customs. If you are one of those people, you may appreciate a couple of tips on how to survive the season with as little mental damage as possible. Good luck!
1. Avoid1 crowds. The world goes crazy weeks before Christmas. People start panicking, and shopping malls turn into buzzy beehives2. If you hate crowded places, buy Christmas presents in advance3 or use the Internet to get what you want.
2. Reduce your Christmas chores4. Do you get the impression that Christmas is mostly about cleaning, baking and cooking? Well, perhaps it’s the right time for you (or your family) to change your attitude. Try to convince5 yourself (or your family members) that the right Christmas atmosphere can do without spotless6 windows and twenty kinds of meals.
3. Remember the past. Children love Christmas and so did you. Close your eyes and remember what your Christmases used to be like when you were a small kid. What made you happy? What made your Christmas feelings disappear? Perhaps you’ll find the key to get the right Christmas atmosphere back.
4. Help it a bit. If you don’t like colourful decorations hanging from every inch of the ceiling7 and electric lights flickering8 that make you feel sick, it’s OK. You also don’t need to listen to Marriah Carrey all day long to get the right Christmas feeling. How about a tiny decoration on your desk or an unknown Christmas song by your favourite singer to remind you that this is a special season?
5. Do it your way. Christmas should be spent with people you like. Who says that the only way of spending Christmas is visiting Aunt Emily or getting bored by TV programmes? Perhaps it’s time to start a new tradition with the right people. How about a couple of days with friends in a mountain chalet9?
The most important thing is to realize that the real spirit of Christmas is not a big red Santa, a pile of presents under a fancy Christmas tree or enjoying Silent Night and Last Christmas. If the commercial world around you tells you so, don’t believe it! Look for the true message of Christmas and enjoy the great Christmas atmosphere after all!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
ACTIVITY: NOW IT IS YOUR TURN!
Read some of the reasons why people don’t enjoy Chrismas. Work in pairs and try to come up with some good advice (if possible).
1. I hate Christmas. I never get what I want. I’m fed up with socks and pyjamas!
2. Our family argues a lot all year long. When Christmas comes, suddenly everybody pretends how happy we are together. I don’t think it’s right and I hate Christmas for it.
3. I think the commercial side of Christmas is disgusting. You can find Christmas stuff in shops starting in October. It’s crazy!
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By: David Xi-Ken Astor, Sensei
The discovery and emergence of community between and among the religions and the various cultures around the planet are a vital component of interspirituality. The active commitment to this large community is itself a new type of pragmatic spirituality. All those who are working in this area of interspiritual community are actually engaged in developing this new form of spiritual life. I especially want to give credit to Wayne Teasdale and Thomas Keating’s work in this field, along with Thomas Merton of course.
What does it mean to be human? Of all the different species on this planet, man has the most complex brain structure of all of them. Our body is designed to sustain life and give order and meaning to it. We have a unique ability to SEEK. What are the processes that maintain human life moment to moment? When we look deeply at how humans structure and live life, and compare it with the processes inherent in the universe, we see chaos vs. order. We humans have the unbelievable capacity to create chaos. It is in our DNA maybe. When we seek order we look at both nature around us and look out into the vast reaches of space. And we experience order. Experience yes, but understand – maybe not. BUT…what humans have developed over time is a capacity to understand changes of the world around us, and have developed the capacity for SPIRIT, equanimity and moral order. Thus we attempt to control this social chaos in meaningful ways. Another human characteristic is that of WONDER. A wonder we can share with others of deep faith that in turn motivates energy for seeking. Seeking the integrity of everything.
We have developed a transcendent quality to over come our tendency for self destruction. This quality I will call spirit, that has permeated our civilization and created the moral by which we are sustained. Human spirit is a quality of human life that results in living a creative existence; a poetic humanness that in turn engenders the feeling of wonder. You might be interested to know that the word spirit in Latin means “to breath”. As Jon Kabat-Zinn puts it, “The in breath is inspiration; the out breath expiration. From these come all the associations of spirit with the breath of life..”. This, I see, is the root of spirituality. Human spirit is an enrichment. We use our consciousness to make our selves a better person when we come to realize the interconnectiveness we have to the whole universe; to all creation; and especially with each other.
Now, I agree with Kabat-Zinn when he says that he avoids using the word “spiritual” particularly in the way we hold the sharpening and deepening understanding of a meditation practice; especially in my own Buddhist practice. This is not to deny that meditation can be thought of fundamentally as a spiritual practice. It’s just that I have a problem like he does with the inaccurate and frequently misguided notion of the word. But I also recognize that when using mindfulness meditation and practices this allows everything to shine with the luminosity that the word spiritual is meant to mean. So in this context I use the word with no trepidation.
This conscience understanding of interconnectiveness and interdependency is how we come to realize the social nature of human existence. We are social beings. Promoting the growth of bonds of community is a necessary spiritual activity. Such an activity is an act of solidarity with all living beings. Breaking down the barriers that separate the religions and spreading the spirit of acceptance, mutual trust, and understanding is a profoundly spiritual act and one that advances community in the world and lays the foundations for a universal spiritualism.
We all originate from the tribe, although the narrative of our lives depends on how we are as we adapt to our individual experiences. So many of our skills as a species were learned and perfected in this early formative experience within this tribal community. It is in community that compassion and altruism have a room to unfold and take root in individuals. It is in and through community that the human family will resolve the ecological crisis that has been at least partially caused by people living apart in cultural divides.
Just as interspirituality became possible with the rise of community in the interfaith movement, the emergence of a global spirituality is only feasible as a result of the openness, mutual trust, goodwill, and generosity of the members of the world’s diverse traditions. The spiritual life of the next thousand years and beyond will have these significant components: it will be contemplative, interspiritual, socially engaged, environmentally responsible, holistic, engaging of other media, and cosmically open.
I am not suggesting a monolithic spiritual belief. But a respect for the common nature of the spiritual practice each of our traditions has that makes us a family within “the universal human expression.” The various religious and spiritual traditions will remain viable as long as they respond to the changes that come to reflect the contemporary discoveries of science, global social realities, and most importantly – by keeping this capacity for seeking the wonder of the spirit that is found in all of us if we quite the mind and listen for the voice within. | <urn:uuid:d4cb7a49-0fa4-4764-a356-318e9b05f45e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://orderengagedbuddhists.com/tag/inter-spiritual/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.948125 | 1,067 | 1.820313 | 2 |
What is Safety Net?
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Where do you work?
We spend most of our time working in schools with children in the playground or classroom, and in small groups or on their own.
Some of the children we work with also have the opportunity to take part in fun activities out of school time and during the holidays.
Meet the Team
Jennifer - Operations Manager
You might meet me in school, I deliver the SNAP and BRAVE programme to children on their own and in small groups. I also organise and take care of the Children and Families Team.
My favourite movie is Up, it makes me cry every time but it’s really heart warming.
Ruth - Activities Coordinator
You will meet me on out of school activities, I also plan and organise the Activities project, the Young Volunteers project and the Little Acts of Kindness.
My proudest moment was when I stood up on a Stand Up Paddle Board for the first time even though I was really nervous and fell in a lot.
I am on maternity leave at the moment, and will be back next September!
Sarah - Children and Families Worker
You might meet me in school, I deliver the SNAP and BRAVE programme to children on their own and in small groups.
I am quite a bookworm and love snuggling up with a good story and my grumpy cat.
Charlotte - Participation and Peer Support Worker
You might meet me in the school playground delivering our Playground Buddies programme, in the classroom delivering workshops, on some activities and I am also involved in the Young Volunteers programme and Little Acts of Kindness.
I am learning to play the ukulele, I enjoy setting myself a challenge and having something to work towards. | <urn:uuid:74ee4ed6-2a16-492d-b044-df156789d92a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mysafetynet.org.uk/about-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.953141 | 408 | 1.515625 | 2 |
For many time now, I possess been directly observing this performance connected with cryptocurrencies in order to get a feel of exactly where the market is going. The master plan my elementary college teacher trained me-where anyone wake up, hope, remember to brush your tooth and even consider your breakfast has changed a little to waking up, praying and subsequently hitting the web (starting with coinmarketcap) just to know which crypto investments have been in the red.
The beginning of 2018 weren’t a lovely one particular to get altcoins and relatable investments. Their performance seemed to be crippled simply by the recurrent viewpoints from bankers how the crypto bubble was about to burst. Nevertheless, ardent cryptocurrency followers are still “HODLing” as well as truth be told, they are seeing big.
Recently, Bitcoin retraced to be able to almost $5000; Bitcoin Cash came close to 500 usd when Ethereum found peacefulness in $300. Virtually every coin got hit-apart via beginners that were being still within excitement stage. Since of this writing, Bitcoin is back on keep track of and its offering in $8900. Many different cryptos have doubled considering that the further up trend began along with the industry cap is sitting from $400 billion from the new crest of $250 billion dollars.
If https://coinstash.com.au/ are slowly warming up to cryptocurrencies in addition to wish to become a successful trader, the ideas below will allow you to out.
Practical tips on how in order to deal cryptocurrencies
� Start off reasonably
You’ve already read that will cryptocurrency prices happen to be shooting upwards. You’ve also almost certainly got the news that this upward development may well not necessarily last long. Several naysayers, mostly esteemed brokers and economists usually go ahead to term them as get-rich-quick schemes with virtually no secure foundation.
Such reports can make you invest in the hurry and do not employ small amounts. A little evaluation of the market styles and even cause-worthy currencies in order to make investments in can assure you excellent returns. Whatever you do, usually do not invest all your hard-earned dollars into these assets.
� Understand how exchanges do the job
Not too long ago, I saw some sort of friend of mine blog post a Facebook feed concerning one of his good friends who went on for you to trade upon an exchange this individual had zero tips in how it runs. This can be a unsafe move. Always overview the site you want to use before signing upward, or at least prior to you begin trading. If that they provide a trick account to play about having, then take that opportunity to learn how the dashboard seems.
� Don’t firmly insist on stock trading everything
Generally there are over 1400 cryptocurrencies to trade, although is actually impossible to deal along with all of them. Scattering your profile to a good numerous cryptos than an individual can effectively manage will minimize your own personal profits. Merely select a number of these individuals, read more about them all, and how to get their industry signals.
� Stay dry
Cryptocurrencies usually are volatile. This particular is both their particular jernbane and boon. Like a trader, you have to realize the fact that wild price shots will be unavoidable. Uncertainty around when should you make a good maneuver creates one the unproductive investor. Leverage hard files as well as other research methods for you to be sure if you should carry out some sort of trade.
Prosperous dealers are supposed to be to various on-line community forums where cryptocurrency talks about market trends and even signals are discussed. Certain, your knowledge may end up being adequate, but the truth is need for you to rely on other investors for more relevant information.
� Diversify meaningfully
Virtually everyone will tell you to expand the collection, but no one will remind you to package with foreign currencies with real-world uses. One can find a new several crappy gold and silver coins that an individual can deal with with regard to rapid bucks, yet typically the best cryptos to bargain with are those the fact that eliminate existing complications. Coins along with real-world uses seem to be much less unstable.
Don’t diversify way too earlier or too late. And before you make some sort of move to purchase any kind of crypto-asset, ensure you be aware of its market cap, price tag changes, and daily dealing volumes. Keeping some sort of wholesome portfolio is the way to enjoying big by these digital assets. | <urn:uuid:c663a6a7-5ed3-4e44-b0d0-5e1ee597a485> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mywindoro.com/realistic-recommendations-upon-how-to-industry-crypto-values/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.958167 | 930 | 1.710938 | 2 |
The Irene-Wakonda School District encompasses the communities of Irene and Wakonda in southeastern South Dakota. The elementary school, including pre-school, is located in Wakonda and the junior/senior high school is located in Irene. The school has three full sized gymnasiums, one auxiliary gymnasium, and an outdoor sports complex. There are approximately 100 students enrolled at the high school with an additional 50 students enrolled in the junior high. The elementary school current enrollment stands at 157 students, the preschool has an additional 27 students.
The Irene-Wakonda School District is proud to report that they have exceeded the Federal guidelines for the Department of Education's School Performance Index (SPI). The Irene-Wakonda Junior/Senior High School has a 10.4:1 teacher to student ratio and all of the teachers are highly qualified. Since the 2007 consolidation of the Irene, SD and the Wakonda, SD the Irene-Wakonda School Board has focused on providing students with up-to-date facilities at both locations. The latest addition included a 1000 seat gymnasium, fine arts center, industrial arts classroom and shop, weight room, four locker rooms and concessions area. In addition, the district has added nine classrooms, an auxiliary gym/lunchroom, kitchen, two flex rooms, library, memorabilia room, locker room, and various storage rooms. Future plans include the removal of the original Irene School and to rebuild in its current location to meet the needs of the district.
Further information is available at the district's main office at 605-263-3311.
THE MISSION STATEMENT
In the Irene/Wakonda School District, we as educators, parents, students, and community are committed to providing educational opportunities in a supporting environment, so that all students may strive to achieve their fullest potential in society.
• Every child has self-worth and can learn.
• Education is a life-long process which engages parents, community, students, and staff.
• A safe, positive, and respectful learning environment is necessary for students to grow and develop beyond their present level.
• Student centered instruction should be challenging and applicable with a variety of methods being used to meet the uniqueness of each individual.
• That an inviting and optimistic school climate plays an integral role in the everyday success of all students. | <urn:uuid:5d053f82-b283-4696-9ca9-5865d45e6469> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.irenesd.com/education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.958593 | 496 | 1.585938 | 2 |
In the Woodland we all enjoy a good sing-a-long, but can this actually be therapeutic?
Music therapy has a growing database with regards to its use in helping to treat a variety of mental health disorders. It is thought of as a systematic intervention that uses music experiences (active or receptive) and the relationships that develop through these to promote health.
In August of this year, Carr and colleagues published a systematic review in PLoS ONE relating to music therapy and it’s use in acute adult psychiatric in-patient units; an area as yet to be looked at.
Medical, psychological and music therapy databases were searched and papers describing music therapy with acute adult psychiatric in-patients were included.
Carr and colleagues then looked at the following questions:
- What are the clinical aims and considerations for music therapy with acute adult psychiatric patients in acute hospital settings?
- How is music therapy provided in these settings in terms of frequency, duration and methods used?
- What are the findings from outcome studies conducted in these settings?
Papers were included if they described music therapy as the main component of treatment with adult in-patients (ages 18+) admitted for treatment of acute symptoms in psychiatric hospitals. Papers focusing on patients with organic mental illness were excluded.
Data obtained was a mix of quantitative and qualitative outcomes and analysis of this included thematic analysis.
98 papers were included: 57 covered acute work specifically, whilst 41 included acute work as part of a wider discussion of practice in mental health. The majority of papers came from the USA and UK and were clinical theoretical discussions or case studies (N=63), whilst research and service evaluations comprised 35 of the included papers.
Themes of aims:
- Fostering therapeutic engagement with patients
- Building interpersonal relationships in the ‘here and now’ rather than long term insight or understanding
- Immediate effects such as reduction in arousal or relaxation, which were suggested to be of immediate benefit both to individuals and the ward environment as a whole
- Patients within acute settings were noted to be in crises, and interventions therefore focused upon management of symptoms and interpersonal relationships
Themes of delivery:
- Open ward groups were the predominant form of delivery
- Smaller semi-open or closed groups were run to meet specific needs or levels of functioning
- Reductions in positive and negative symptoms and increased interpersonal functioning were significantly more favourable in patients receiving music therapy compared to controls, although the size of the effects were small
- Outcomes for depression were mixed and not significant
Five papers sought patient evaluations of music therapy, a selection of their results included:
- Music therapy consistently gained the most positive appraisals, and was significantly more pleasurable than other groups
- The benefit is broader than symptomatic change
- Patients rated music therapy positively, particularly in terms of enjoyment, safety, relaxation and improvement in mood
This review has identified clinical practice spanning 40 years across a range of countries in acute in-patient settings. Despite this large body of work, very little research exists to qualify the evidence base for practice in acute settings
One possible model of music therapy for inpatients may be to offer a high intensity of sessions. An alternative or adjunctive model may be to focus on brief interventions lasting only a few or even a single session although this would require consideration of clinical aims and outcomes that might be possible to achieve in such a short amount of time.
Future research needs to disentangle the processes of music therapy for this population in order to better define indications and the types of outcomes that may be achieved. The consideration of the importance of qualitative research may well be key here – a possible need for a change of direction in evidence based medicine?
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Setting up a company
Setting up a company
Many start-up businesses begin as sole traders. Any available finances they have are used to fund equipment and other resources that help to generate revenue. What little money remains usually funds the sole trader until the new business can make a profit.
This shortage of funds is the reason that many Australian businesses begin as sole traders, however, most start-ups outgrow this model and eventually become companies.
What is a company?
A company is a separate legal ‘person’ that can own assets and enter contracts in its own capacity, separate from the company shareholders and directors.
The core difference between a sole trader and a company is that a sole trader is legally the same as the individual founder, whereas a company is a separate legal entity. Another difference is that a company’s profits are taxed at a flat rate.
Why set up company?
Companies can help legally build a wall between your personal assets and the financial risks of your business. That’s important if you want to protect yourself and your family’s personal assets. In an Australian company your financial liability is generally limited to the amount of money you’ve invested in a company’s shares.
There are also tax benefits to owning a company. The company tax rate is lower than individual income tax rates (for anyone that has annual taxable income of more than $37,000.00). This lower rate means more funds are left over to invest back into the business.
Earning a salary
Companies make it simpler and cleaner for shareholders and directors to earn a salary, like their staff.
Although a company does not remove liability altogether (there are rules around the conduct of shareholders and directors), it does provide you and your family with a greater degree of certainty around your future. A company also creates a legal barrier if anyone ever wants to take legal action against your business.
When is the best time to set up a company?
If you can afford it, setting up a company before you open the doors may be a good idea, however, if this is not practical, other events may trigger the need to set up a company.
Hiring employees can come with some risks. If you are considering hiring employees, this is often a good time to incorporate a company so that the company takes on potential risks, rather than you as a sole trader. Transferring employees from a sole trader to a company in the future can be complex so there are numerous benefits to incorporating a company before you start to hire staff.
Entering a commercial lease may mean that your business is now at a stage that might make a company worthwhile and provide you with an extra level of legal protection.
Once you start generating larger profits, a company can help you reduce your tax burden, as well as manage the distribution of profits.
If you intend to go after large contracts, many organisations would demand that you have a company structure in place. It provides them with a sense of certainty.
First steps to setting up a company
There’s an old expression which says, ‘start the way you mean to finish’. This is especially true when setting up a company. Like most business decisions, the more informed you are, the better chance you have of setting up a company correctly. Bizally are experts at helping entrepreneurs like yourself set up companies for start-ups. If you want to know more, contact Bizally today and set up an initial, free discussion. | <urn:uuid:fd454861-f869-4c1c-8b40-b7f1ae948692> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bizally.com.au/insights/setting-up-company | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.959327 | 740 | 1.929688 | 2 |
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'The centre is in the diaspora'
- Primo Levi
Primo Levi (1919-1987) was an Italian Holocaust survivor whose accounts of the 'reality' of concentration camps have received international attention and diffusion. His books are studied in schools in Italy and throughout Europe and have generated wide debates about the possibility of being both a victim and a witness of political violence and dehumanisation. His critique of violence goes beyond bearing witness to the concentration camp, touching also on the national and international events he experienced during the rest of his life as a survivor. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Israeli massacres in Lebanon at the beginning of the 1980s are particularly noteworthy among the topics that provoked Levi to engage in a complex reflection on the articulated relationship between Holocaust, memory, new episodes of political violence and political positioning. Our article is an attempt to identify the valuable elements of this reflection – and what we call its 'combinations' – on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Levi’s death.
Last April, two Italian researchers of the International Primo Levi Studies Centre in Turin published an article in the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Domenico Scarpa and Irene Soave analysed the emergence of a syllogism falsely attributed to Primo Levi: 'Everybody is somebody’s Jew. Palestinians are Israel’s Jews'.
After noticing a high degree of recurrence of this sentence on Google, the two researchers aimed to dismantle the history of what proved to be a falsely-attributed syllogism. Their main evidence comes from the comparison of an interview with Levi published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica in 1982 and another article in the same year, published in Il Manifesto : in the latter, the journalist Filippo Gentiloni, reporting a sentence by the clockmaker Mendel (one of the protagonists in Levi’s If not now, when?), added a personal comment right after the quote: 'And the Palestinians are Israel’s Jews'.
For a good while now, Levi’s words and the legacy of his political thought have not only been the subject of invocation, ad hoc adaptations, and cut and paste operations within the so-called international pro-Palestine front, but also of attacks and accusations of betrayal – we should remember how coldly Levi’s work was received in Israel, similarly to the reception of other inconvenient authors such as Hannah Arendt. Since the misinterpretation of Levi’s words have resulted in thousands of web pages and quotations on different social networks, we feel it is necessary to reflect on some of the combinations – what in Italian we call accostamenti – put together by Levi within the framework that ultimately led to the false syllogism analysed by Scarpa and Soave.
What do we mean by combination? Here, combination does not imply an overlapping thought or identification. Rather, it means a combination in the eyes of the survivor, in the eyes of the witness, perhaps similar to a combination of colours, where two or more elements put together become a new one. The result of this process is a third element that however does not erase the memory of the combined components – what we could define as the 'stratigraphy' of their past (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratigraphy_(archaeology)). A combination is necessary to continue understanding oneself and ultimately generating a political positioning – a further stage in the process of the subjectification of the victim. Thus, in Levi’s positioning, the massacre of Palestinians in Lebanon conjured up memories of Warsaw 1944. In an interview Scarpa and Soave don't mention, journalist Giampaolo Pansa asked Levi what 'instinctive reaction' he had after hearing about the Sabra and Shatila massacre. 'I never have instinctive reactions', Levi answered, 'If I have them, I repress them. Initially I was not convinced that it had actually happened. Then I understood that it was all true. Then, the slaughter in those two camps brought back to me a vivid recollection of what the Russians did in Warsaw in August 1944. They stopped and waited at the Vistula whilst the Nazis exterminated all the Polish partisans of the uprising. Of course, like all historical analogies, mine doesn’t quite work. But Israel, just like the Russians in 1944, could have intervened and had the power to stop the gangs who were carrying out the massacre of those people, but they didn’t'. Several reconstructions of those facts have showed that Israel was not a mere 'guilty spectator', but allegedly the director of those bloody operations. But this is not the point. The production of parallelisms between the two situations gave Levi stomach aches; despite the temptation to backtrack or vacillate, finally his doubts as to what had really happened in Lebanon translated into 'believing' in it. In this case, this confirmation of the truth perhaps has to be interpreted as the inevitability of a political positioning born from the combination of two truths. Maybe it was exclusively through this very awkward oscillation of subjectification between being a witness of the Nazi extermination and a spectator of the Lebanon massacre that Levi could overcome his incredulity and take a firm position . After all, the oscillation we refer to is one that not only made it difficult to entrench a position that identified the two situations: it made the syllogism between the two situations impossible.
Levi’s oscillation raises the level of inquiry into the philosophy of history and, inevitably, a sphere of
reflection that touches very closely upon Walter Benjamin’s critique of violence. In another excerpt from the interviews collected by Marco Belpoliti, the one with Virgilio Lo Presti, Levi made explicit – in terms of actions that can be generated by a political positioning – his critique of violence: 'I do not like violence. I am a mild person. It is evident that there are justifiable forms of violence: violence against state violence is justified… But at this point, we enter a frightful tangle, because we have to understand when state violence begins… that what illegality of the state is is a violence to which we can respond with violence. We can accept a 'repairable' violence; one that does not end in death… I am not comfortable with saying 'burn someone's car but do not burn someone's lodging'… I reserve the right to judge it case by case'. In this excerpt Levi explains his meaning of a sense of justice when faced with 'controversial cases', in which declaring a situation to be 'democratic' is not sufficient to guarantee justice. Doing so, Levi entered a 'terrifying tangle', as in the many intricate parallels that result from his discussion of Israel and Zionism. He expressed himself on a case by case basis, through a process of combining in order to adopt a position. In the same book edited by Belpoliti, Philip Roth described the whole of Levi’s testimony as 'moral biochemistry'. And there can be no biochemistry without a study of the interactions and combinations of elements.
But let's return to our fundamental interrogation: Levi created a syllogism that was followed by a false syllogism put into the mouth of one of his If not now, when? characters. Once we have determined that the latter is false, it nevertheless proves problematic to accuse of falsification all those who want to understand Levi’s combination from a non-syllogistic perspective. Many of these combinations exist in Levi’s work and their originality has not been called into question, but it is rare to find traces of them. The problem evidenced by all kinds of falsifications is also that of the context that produced them: the syllogism is false but the combinations that have been pushed to the point of falsification may not be. This does not mean that we are absolving 'the falsifier' – we are talking about justice, yes, but this is not a worldly justice. Instead, the problem comes from understanding the boundary between combinations and syllogisms, between the production of memories able to host multiplicity and fascist memories.
The enormous risk inherent in all comparative forms of reasoning is that of reifying the categories of interpretation that make these comparisons pertinent. Thus, beyond the identity of the author of these comparisons, the issue to be solved in terms of a syllogism (whether true or false) involves the complexity of some forms of sharable or non-sharable reasoning. Case by case, we have to question by which criteria of –verifiable– comparability two or more historical, political, juridical, social, and economic situations can be, in this sense, combined.
Levi never claimed on his own behalf that 'Palestinians are Israel’s Jews', but in both his interview with Il Manifesto and La Repubblica he affirmed the possibility of a comparison, as long as this happens without exploitation and within certain limits. These limits are determined by Levi’s positioning and analytical rigour: 'There is a certain analogy. I would not want to push things too far, but the similarities seem to me essentially this. We are talking of what we might call a "Nation" , because in the Arab world things are always difficult to define, which found itself without a country. And this is a point of contact with the Jews. There is a recent Palestinian diaspora that has something in common with the Jewish diaspora of two thousand years ago. But the analogy cannot go much further, in my opinion.'
Here, like elsewhere, Levi stopped dead right before the syllogism that was attributed to him. It seems as if for Levi the best way to avoid a trivialisation of the complexity and relative awkwardness of his political reasoning on Israel and Palestine was to avoid thinking in the concise rhetoric of slogan and propaganda. Now that we know what is true and what is false about Levi’s words on such a delicate and essential topic, we can cheer up and try to develop our reasoning from his lessons and words. This point of departure for our broader and on-going research on how to develop a political positioning from processes that we can define as combinations, assemblages, albeit vertiginous, is similar to that of Levi’s moral bio-chemistry, a bio-chemistry that seems to develop from his reflections on the 'grey zone' in Israel-Palestine too.
P. Levi, 'If this is a State', interview with Gad Lerner, L’Espresso, September 1984, in M. Belpoliti, R. Gordon (ed.s), Primo Levi. The Voice of Memory. Interviews 1961-1987, Polity Press, Cambridge, p. 290.
We reported Levi’s false syllogism on our Facebook pages some months ago, not with the aim of embracing the syllogism, but rather in order to develop our on-going process of reflection on what these combinations of historical facts, these 'anachronistic assemblages', entail when constructing memories and their rhizomatic and tree-like variations.
P. Levi, 'Primo Levi: Begin should go', interview with Gianpaolo Pansa, La Repubblica, 24 September 1982, in M. Belpoliti, R. Gordon (ed.s), Primo Levi. The Voice of Memory. Interviews 1961-1987, cit., p. 284.
'Tornare, mangiare, raccontare', interview with Virgilio Lo Presti, 'Lotta Continua', 18 June 1979, in M.Belpoliti (ed.), Primo Levi. Conversazioni e interviste 1963-1987, pp. 52-53, translated into English by the authors of this article.
P. Levi, 'A Man Saved by his Skills', interview with Philip Roth, The New York Times Books Review, 12 October 1986, now in Ivi, p. 87.
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A statement of war aims is, essentially, a list of things a nation at war wishes to achieve. In the Western tradition, first the Romans, and then Christendom believed that a clear statement of war aims was essential to establish that a cause was just; canon lawyers, moreover, argued that combatants in a conflict must necessarily know whether the cause was just, if they were to make sound spiritual choices.
Even were this not so, most countries at war, Western or otherwise, have traditionally attempted to establish what they hope to gain before, or soon after hostilities commenced. Victory is necessarily defined. Most wars end in negotiation. It is a good idea to establish appropriate “facts on the ground” before ceasefire. In this sense, a statement of war aims is the ultimate expression of Carl von Clausewitz’s (1780-1831) dictum that war breaks out when a political agenda cannot be achieved without violence, and continues until violence has achieved the basis for a return to peaceful political intercourse.
This might seem a simple process, but in practice the calculation of war aims can be very difficult. Many conflicts – surely all larger ones – occur between alliances. Ultimately, the war aims of each member will have to be amalgamated with those of its allies, even if this is not always an easy or very appealing prospect. Furthermore, since a statement of war aims seeks to ensure that the military outcome is favorable to victory, the definition of what constitutes “victory” will necessarily wax and wane with assessments of how the war will probably end. Moreover, in a modern, democratic state, in which “open diplomacy” is expected, any vision of war’s end will have to be sold to the populace, particularly as the war requires greater levels of sacrifice.
War aims, therefore, need to be qualified, segregated and reviewed periodically. Not everything on the agenda is necessarily non-negotiable and permanent. Some items may well be “contingent” – to be realized only if the military end state existing at the time of the ceasefire permits attainment through negotiations; “instrumental” – designed to facilitate the accomplishment of some other design, including peace negotiations; and “subordinate” – things it would be good to achieve, but which are not actually pre-requisite for victory.
The calculation of British war aims during the First World War proved to be an enormously problematic process, productive of considerable postwar difficulty, when the war ended unexpectedly and in a very different manner than had been considered likely. It is thus helpful to view the revision and reconfiguration of war aims as occurring at several different moments, as the changing circumstances of the conflict required.
At the outbreak of the war “why” and “what” Britain was fighting for was very clear; indeed, these points were explicit in the declaration of war and the defence made of the decision for war in the House of Commons. Britain was at war because Belgian neutrality had been violated, and Britain was obliged by the Treaty of London (1839) to defend Belgium. Moreover, it was highly likely that Germany and its allies would defeat France, failing British intervention. The idea of Germany as continental hegemon was unacceptable. Therefore, a satisfactory peace would involve the restoration of the status quo in such a manner that the aggressor state, the German Empire, was properly chastened.
Very soon, the expansion of the war, particularly the entry of the Ottoman Empire on the side of the Central Powers in November 1914, and of Italy as an Allied power in May 1915, presented what appeared to be new opportunities while demanding, necessarily, that Britain consider the requirements of coalition partners. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Somme, in the winter of 1916, and with steady velocity through the last two very costly years of the war, many began to suspect that the war might be unwinnable, at least as currently configured. As a consequence, the list of contingent, instrumental and subordinate war aims burgeoned.
Moreover, two other constituencies now clamoured for satisfaction and had to be heeded if the war were to continue at the tempo it had then reached. The Dominions, passive participants in 1914, increasingly demanded a voice; and, accordingly, their agendas were written into what were now “imperial war aims”. In addition, large elements of the British population demanded a hearing, particularly after the Russian collapse in March 1917, and the entry of the United States, in April, produced a war that was increasingly interpreted in ideological terms.
As a consequence, the difference between what was permanent, contingent, instrumental and subordinate blurred a great deal, with even members of the Imperial strategic executive from time to time seeming to forget the distinction. When the war ended suddenly, and in such a manner that it appeared that the entire bloated list might be achievable, a misguided attempt was made to secure the whole lot. The consequences were dire for Britain’s position within a very unstable postwar world.
Permanent War Aims↑
At 11:00 p.m. on 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity which placed Britain on the side of Russia, France, Belgium and Serbia (“the Allies”) against another coalition (“the Central Powers”), initially consisting of the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires. The question of why Britain was at war was never in doubt. The day before, when explaining to parliament the decision for arms, the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933), clearly identified the violation of Belgian neutrality by Germany as the proximate cause of war. He also indicated that war was probably inevitable in any case, since Germany’s actions over the course of the summer had revealed an aggressive intent coupled with military capabilities which, if not restrained, would unacceptably alter the balance of power in Europe. Britain’s permanent war aims followed almost entirely from its perception of its casus belli. Belgian independence would have to be restored. France’s position as a great power would have to be maintained and Germany would be taught a lesson. War aims did not have to be explained. As the German ambassador in London, Prince Karl Max von Lichnowsky (1860-1928), had periodically reminded his masters, a great power perceived as unfriendly, seeming to be playing for continental dominance, and possessed of naval ambitions, could only be perceived as an existential threat by an island nation.
First Expansion: Coalition Diplomacy↑
The first expansion of British war aims commenced in the early months of 1915, and continued through 1916. The impetus, in this case, was provided by coalition diplomacy by which process Britain necessarily accommodated itself to the war aims of its allies amplified by the fact that on-going operations might have had a decisive effect against Germany’s allies, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires. By the time the Constantinople Agreement was concluded on 18 March 1915, Constantinople and the Dardanelles were assigned to Russia, and Persia effectively partitioned between Russia and Britain in the event of an Allied victory. According to the Treaty of London (26 April 1915), Italy was assigned large accretions of territory at the expense of both Empires, while Serbia and Montenegro were set to expand at the expense of Austria-Hungary. The division of the Arab lands still possessed by the Ottoman Empire formed the substance of the Sykes–Picot talks from November 1915 to March 1916, culminating in an agreement that Syria and Lebanon should come under French control, with the remaining territory accruing to Britain.
A common feature of all of these agreements was that the division proposed was recognized by all parties as contingent upon the war ending in such a fashion that the territorial desiderata indicated could be realized. In the text of some agreements such caveats are explicit. The Treaty of London, for example, contains the phrase “in the event of total or partial partition of Turkey in Asia”, relative to potential Italian territorial gains in Asia Minor. From a British perspective, of course, the coalition “war aims” thus enunciated were in no sense permanent. It is unlikely that Britain would have prolonged the war by so much as one day to establish new dependencies in the Near and Middle East, after its permanent war aims were realizable. In the event, both the Constantinople Agreement and the Treaty of London were repudiated. The Sykes–Picot agreement, however, had quite far-reaching consequences. By its action, a British sphere of influence in the Arab heartlands exclusive of Lebanon and Syria was delineated and ultimately – and unexpectedly – attained and retained.
Second Expansion: Pessimism↑
A second expansion of war aims is associated with the movement of the war to greater totality, and with growing pessimism in British official circles in the aftermath of the Somme Offensive in 1916. The maestro of the alteration to British policy was David Lloyd George (1863-1945), prime minister from December 1916; its military impresario, General Sir Henry Wilson (1864-1922), British Military Representative to the Supreme War Council from October 1917, and Chief of the Imperial General Staff from February 1918. In the main, these were instrumental war aims.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary degree of human sacrifice, the war to date had been a story of unredeemed German victory. If 1916 provided cause for doubt, according to Georges Clemenceau, premier of France 1917, “l’année terrible”, ended in such a manner that many doubted that a German victory could be avoided. In the course of that year the Russian Empire and Romania collapsed, France and Italy faltered, submarine warfare brought Britain to the brink of catastrophe. Furthermore, continued large-scale attritional fighting on the Western Front (Battle of Arras in April and May, the Third Battle of Ypres from July to November) seemed to make it clear that in the future, the sole fighting force left to the Allies capable of offensive action, the British army, must inevitably wither. The entry of the United States to the war, on 2 April 1917, promised some future relief, but, for the moment, produced new demands on Allied strength while an unready nation prepared for the contest.
We might normally consider that pessimism would have a restraining influence on war aims, or even encourage concurrence with Lord Lansdowne that the time had come to end the war, even if this entailed acceptance of defeat, since no catalogue of war aims could be sufficient to justify the cost associated with its continuance. In fact, Britain’s list of instrumental war aims expanded enormously, while peace feelers of all kinds – papal, American, German – were repelled. The reason for this seeming paradox – why more was desired, when less seemed attainable; why war was embraced although “victory” remained elusive – was that it seemed essential to somehow redress the depressing balance of the war to date before a peace conference could establish anything better than defeat. Even so, it seemed unlikely that a military end could be achieved that would be sufficient to secure an acceptable peace before the Americans could participate in great strength, sometime after the summer of 1919. The list of instrumental war aims consequently burgeoned. Britain did not intend to retain the things on the wish list: it hoped to gain them and then barter them for the essentials.
From the British perspective, would it not be a good thing, for example, to look for easier victories against the Ottoman Empire? If Germany entered the peace conference still in possession of Belgium, Serbia, Romania, and the rest, then could the Allies at least, not secure Syria and Mesopotamia? Might not the Allies energize such local actors left in the Russian ruin as might be disposed to continue the contest? Should not some of these territories, on the periphery of Europe, be secured to provide jumping off points for the second world war that was expected once Germany had recovered its strength. This was conceived as a fight to the finish, Britain operating from the peripheries against a Germany that dominated the continent, but neither having effective allies?
Accordingly, British Imperial forces surged forward in the Near and Middle East and into Persia, while intervention in Russia was ultimately put in train. Political warfare against Germany’s allies, already in progress, accelerated. Secret talks commenced, on the one hand, to entice one or other ally out altogether, while on the other hand, contacts continued with a plethora of national committees: those with the Zionists and the Arabs being the most notorious and productive of postwar consequence. Lloyd George himself could not ultimately untangle the web of contradictory promises that emerged. Was not Austria, he worried, only being kept in the war because of perceived promises made to various national committees? Were not the Turks still fighting only from fear of losing Constantinople?
Let us recall a few facts which might make it easier to understand so much that is seemingly so inconsistent. Britain did not hope to achieve many of these things – Arab nations, Zionist aspirations, and independent Poland etc. – and would not have prolonged the war a minute for any of them. It hoped to set a fire – any fire – within the Central Powers at a desperate time in the war. At best, these “war aims” – instrumental or contingent – were what Lord Robert Cecil (1830-1903) had long ago called “pious aspirations”: nice things which Britain might undertake to realize as quid pro quo provided the contribution of a particular group, in this case the Allies, was sufficient to merit exceptional consideration and which circumstances at the end of the might war permit. Remember of course that the most probable end envisioned for the war was a negotiation, during which members of the opposing alliances would grope their way back to the status quo ante by exchanging conquests. Who would remember the snarl of promise, and perception of promise concerning Palestine, for example, if the war ended with a conquered Palestine returned to the Ottoman Empire in partial recompense for the restoration of Belgium?
Another factor producing expansion was the emergence, in 1917, of the Dominions and even to some extent India as quasi-independent allies. In 1914, a British declaration of war was sufficient to involve the entire Empire, including the self-governing Dominions. Three years later, no Dominion considered that Britain should be permitted, without consultation, to determine policy for a war that had escalated to unimagined proportions. Over the course of 1917, therefore, Dominion premiers - Robert Borden (1854-1937) of Canada, William Morris “Billy” Hughes (1862-1952) of Australia, and William Massey (1856-1925) of New Zealand- made their way to London, accompanied by Jan Smuts (1870-1950), Attorney General of the South African Union. Similarly, Sir Edwin Montagu (1879-1924), Secretary of State for India, believed that India’s agenda deserved increased consideration, if only because Indian nationalists were growing increasingly restive as the war dragged on, with a much greater role forecast for Indian soldiers than hitherto, in the strategic revision that was then unfolding. In March 1917, a series of Imperial War Conferences convened with ultimate authority for the conduct of the war vested in an Imperial War Cabinet, composed of senior British statesmen and Dominion representatives. One of the issues delegated to imperial institutions was war aims.
Dominion inputs did not change permanent British war aims; after 1917, however, the influence of the dominions on British policy is more discernible and the very concept of independent “British” war aims becomes questionable. Rather than “British” war aims, it is more appropriate to speak of amalgamated imperial war aims, including inputs from entities which did not share unity of perspective (and therefore of interest) with the United Kingdom. The war looked very different from Cape Town, Melbourne, Wellington, Ottawa or Simla than it did from London. Victory, now, was held to include the elimination of the German threat at sea, and retention of the German colonies as at least contingent war aims. The future of German South-West Africa might seem a small matter in London. It did not seem so in Cape Town.
Third Expansion: Ideological Challenges↑
Finally, in the aftermath of the 1916 Somme Offensive, with no end in sight, war impacts scarcely endurable, war weariness rising, and home front solidarity fracturing, it was clear that the political leadership would have to redouble its efforts to “sell” the war if it were to continue. Even if the Lloyd George government had preferred to keep consideration of war aims out of politics, developments during 1917 provided no such option.
Before the war, the line of the Second Socialist International had been clear. Inter-state wars in no way furthered the interests of a working class conceived as an international entity. “The secret of the bayonet,” the story went, “is that there is a worker on either end.” In 1914, however, Socialist unity had collapsed as outraged nationalism emerged as the stronger ideological force. Yet some dissident socialists remained, and, first from a base in the Swiss city of Berne, and then from Stockholm, attempted to re-assemble the prewar consensus. By 1917, a growing number of socialists and syndicalists in combatant states were willing to give them a hearing, inspired to some degree by the exciting news coming out of Russia after February.
It is difficult to gauge the strength of this tendency in Britain in the last two years of the war. What is clear, however, is that by 1917 significant trouble was seen on the home front, as an amalgamated dissent began to emerge. It is also clear that the dissenters were sufficiently numerous and influential to occasionally hijack larger socialist and class-based mechanisms. When, for example, a coterie of socialist parties, led by Scandinavian neutrals and the leaders of the new Russian Soviets, proposed that an international conference in Stockholm to consider the war from a class perspective, a working man’s conference assembled in Leeds in Britain to discuss the proposal. From the outset, the meeting was dominated by the dissenting leadership of the Independent Labour Party and of anti-war trade unions. The meeting ended with declarations in support of the Russian Revolution, of the attendance of a British delegation at the proposed Stockholm conference, and for the establishment in the United Kingdom of Soviets, along the lines previewed in Russia. While strenuous government management, including the mobilization of “patriotic” labour, led to the withdrawal of these demands, the challenge remained. Indeed, if anything, the call to the working class to take matters into its own hands, ending a purposeless war and beginning a purposeful revolution, redoubled in the aftermath of the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917. Even if this were not the case, by this juncture, simple war weariness was becoming generalized. It was clear to Lloyd George that the continuance in the war would have to be advocated.
Another factor leading to the revision of war aims was the entry of the United States as an effective belligerent, shortly after the exit of Russia, in the spring of 1917. These events provided both the spur and the opportunity. While up to this juncture Britain might have conceived the war in traditional realpolitik terms, it was hardly the way in which Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was portraying the purpose of the war to his compatriots. For Wilson, plainly, the war was a great crusade designed not only to punish perceived iniquity, but also to usher in an entirely new era in international affairs. Much of Wilsonian idealism, rooted as it was in progressive and liberal ideas common to the entire Anglosphere, was highly persuasive.
The collapse of Russia, meanwhile, had removed what might have been a source of considerable Allied power, but had always been a tremendous embarrassment. How could the war have been displayed, for example, as a crusade to save democracy from Prussian militarism when the Allies included among their number Czarist Russia? Moreover, while the Bolsheviks might publish secret war correspondence relative to inter-Allied territorial negotiations, much to the outrage of public opinion, the October Revolution had effectively produced a virtual tabla rasa by nullifying most of it. The Russian capitulation permitted what Wilson compelled: reconfiguration of the war as a great crusade, a movement already anticipated by significant portions of the British population. At a Trade Union conference in January 1918, seeking to pre-empt Wilson, who was about to publicize his own fourteen points, in Caxton Hall, Westminster, Lloyd George provided the broad outlines of new, ideological war aims for the benefit of a carefully chosen patriotic working-class audience. Why had the war to be won? Was Britain fighting to put France into Syria? Far from it: the war was being fought to defend democracy and the rights of smaller nations; to end war by destroying militarism; and to produce a more just society at home. Lloyd George considered this to have been the most important speech he had ever made. It was certainly the most unfortunate. While it might have had some utility in encouraging a faltering Britain to continue down what we now know to have been the “home stretch”, it also created impossible hopes, and following the failure of those hopes, encouraged catastrophic disillusionment.
That is how things stood when, unexpectedly, German emissaries crossed the line on 30 October 1918 to request an immediate ceasefire. Germany’s allies collapsed immediately. The Armistice that came into effect on 11 November registered total Allied military victory, and was effectively a capitulation in that its terms deprived Germany of the ability to reopen the war if subsequent negotiations proved unsatisfactory. Total victory had arrived, by decisive action on the Western Front, up to a year before the British leadership had expected the Allies to achieve even the basis for the negotiation of an acceptable, short-lived peace. While Britain’s permanent war aims had not changed, the list of contingent, instrumental and subordinate war aims had grown considerably in the last two years of the conflict, while the new ideological focus had, in many instances, allowed the distinction between what had to be achieved and what might be permitted to become very blurred indeed. Moreover, the war had ended in such a manner that all aims could be achieved; all wartime promises and pious aspirations, therefore, presented at Paris, were to be honoured. Disappointment was inevitable, and not long in materializing. Belgium was restored; France was saved; Germany was chastened; but to most, this seemed hardly enough.
Brock Millman, Western University
Section Editor: Edward Madigan
- “No one starts a war – or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so – without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it. The former is the political purpose; the later is its operational objective”: Clausewitz, Carl von: On War, translated by Howard, M. / Paret, P., Princeton 1989, p. 579.
- Nicolson, Harold: The Evolution of Diplomatic Method, Toronto 1955, chapter IV.
- Millman, Brock: Pessimism and British War Policy, 1916-1918, London 2003, pp. 6-7.
- Statement of Sir Edward Grey, 3 August 1914, HMSO, Great Britain, Parliamentary Debates, Commons, Fifth Series, Volume LXV, 1914, columns 1809-1834.
- Cocks, F. Seymour: The Secret Treaties and Understandings, London 1917, p. 15.
- Ibid., p. 27.
- Full text of final agreement available on line at http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/sykes.asp (accessed 1 May 2016).
- Treaty of London (26 April 1915), article 9.
- For wartime diplomacy generally, see Zeman, Z.A.B.: The Gentleman Negotiators. London 1971; for inter-allied diplomacy, see French, D.: British Strategy and War Aims. London 1986: and Philpott, W.: Anglo-French Relations and Strategy on the Western Front. London 1996. For diplomacy concerning the Near and Middle East, see Fromkin, David: A Peace to End All Peace. New York 1989; and Sykes, C.: Crossroads to Israel. Bloomington, Indiana 1973.
- Millman, Pessimism 2003, chapter II.
- Ibid., pp. 29-31; and, Rogister, John: La Grande Guerre, Le Mouvement Lansdowne, et Le Parlement Britannique, 1914-1918, Revue d’Histoire Diplomatique 4 (2016).
- Ibid., chapter V.
- Ibid., chapter VII. See, especially, TNA CAB 25/68, 1918 Campaign [Wilson], 19 January 1918; and, CAB 25/68, Projet de Note Collective Des Représentatives Militaires, January 1918.
- NA TNA CAB 23/5, WC 313, 3 January 1918.
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- Waties, B.: A Class Society at War, Leamington 1987.
- Debo, Richard: Survival and Consolidation. The Foreign Policy of Soviet Russia 1918-1921, Montreal 1992.
- See, Millman, B.: Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War, London 2000, especially chapter VIII.
- Kennedy, Ross: The Will to Believe. Woodrow Wilson, World War I and America’s Strategy for Peace and Security, Kent, Ohio 2009.
- See, for example, Marrin, A.: The Last Crusade. The Church of England in the First World War, Durham, North Carolina 1974.
- Millman, Managing Domestic Dissent 2000, pp. 172-173.
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What Is a Transition Statement?
The use of transition statements can aid in the definition of changes and transitions in any text by serving as a form of visual cue. This strategy is employed in order to improve communication with the other parties involved. Transition statements are utilized in a variety of contexts, including banknotes, business notes, and the drafting of essays, among others. In order to assist you in structuring your transition statements, we have created a number of templates that you can use in your work.
Using a Transition Statement, you can collect and share information about a kid with other teachers and administrators. Parents, guardians, and caregivers, as well as school personnel, will benefit from the information acquired in order to develop a shared knowledge of the student’s profile of skills and impairment, as well as the ways in which these have an influence on him or her. This statement could include a recap of previous evaluations and reports, as well as a description of the student’s present learning profile. Other templates are available on our website, and you can use them whenever you need them. They are as follows: registration of labor contract form, consent form, transition school statement, transition learning statement, transition development statement, effective transition statement, annual transition statement, family transition statement, child transition statement, electronic transition, statement, and other similar templates are available. This post will not only provide you with templates but will also provide you with important information that you need to know in order to complete your template.
Who Can Access a Transition Statement?
Staff members who require access to the student’s Transition Statement and whose need to do so is consistent with the aim of the statement – that is, to support the student’s transition, learning, and development – will be provided access to the material. Department professionals may include, but are not limited to, the following individuals: learning area, subject) teacher/s, homeroom teacher/s, leadership staff, personnel with duties for student well-being, and Student Support Service Officers. As a parent/guardian/caregiver, you have the right to request access to the personal information that the school maintains about your family and your child, as well as to request that it be amended or removed. Please contact the school in the first place if you wish to get access to, remove, or alter any of your personal information. Please contact the Principal of the school in the first instance if you wish to lodge a complaint or if you require further information about the privacy of personal information in the first instance or the Region’s Privacy Officer.
Choosing not to provide some or all of the information requested, or allowing only limited information from the Transition Statement to be shared with relevant school staff and other Department professionals who are working to support your child, may have an impact on the quality of support that the school can provide your child. In exceptional circumstances, it may be deemed beneficial for your child’s secondary school to share the Transition Statement with external professionals (in addition to those listed above) in order to further support your child’s learning, growth, and development during his or her secondary school years. This means that your school must obtain written approval from you as the parent/guardian/caregiver(s) and that no part of the statement may be shared with anyone else without your specific consent.
How Does a Transition Work?
The arrangement of your written work is comprised of two elements: (1) the order in which you have chosen to present the various components of your discussion or argument, and (2) the linkages that you have constructed between these sections of your discussion or argument. Even though transitions cannot replace proper organization, they can make your structure more understandable and easier to follow when done correctly. To supplement the services provided above, other professionals can be hired to assist your child’s learning, growth, and development. If this is the case, the school must obtain written authorization from you as the parent/guardian/caregiver(s), and it is prohibited from passing on any part of the statement without your express permission. One efficient strategy to construct your argument would be to first provide the conventional viewpoint and then to supply the reader with your critical rebuttal to that perspective. Consequently, in Paragraph A, you would list all of the reasons why someone could believe El Pais to be extremely democratic, whereas, in Paragraph B, you would dispute all of these arguments. If the reader understands that the information in paragraph B contradicts the information in paragraph A, then the transition that would demonstrate the logical connection between these two major aspects of your argument will be clear to them as well.
What Are Some Elements in a Transition Plan?
In any organization, there comes a moment when a person must leave or transition into a new position. To do this, it is necessary to have a thorough handover document that clearly identifies who is passing over and who is assuming the new role. It also demonstrates the precise position that is being transferred.
1. Activities in the Workplace
Making a list of the areas of your business that are undergoing change or transition would be the first step in developing a transition plan for your company. Provide a basic history, as well as a full report, on why you believe your company needs this development, and what you aim to achieve as a result of the transformation after it is complete.
2. Operations and Logistics Are Two Terms that Are Used Interchangeably
Provide a detailed report on the tasks that need to be completed in order for the transfer to take place successfully. It is important to write in chronological order so that your staff understands how they will be able to complete this transfer successfully. Additionally, you can put it in a step-by-step structure so that it is easier for you to point out the details and so that your employees understand what you expect them to perform.
Providing a precise timeline of the transition will assist everyone in finishing the job on time and doing the necessary tasks in an equitable manner. Distribute the work equally amongst the employees so that no one person is doing more work than the others and no one person is doing less work than the others. For further information, see example plan templates. For the transition to be successful, all of them will need to work together to make it happen.
4. Transfer of Information (Knowledge Transfer)
Every corporate change necessitates the transfer of knowledge from one individual to another. In this manner, information about other items is also transmitted. Because this expertise and information are not written down in the organization’s norms or processes, one-on-one conversations between the persons involved are required in order to transfer it. These knowledge transfer sessions will aid in the flow of information from one person to another, hence assisting in the growth of the firm.
List all of the specific resources that your team will require to make the transition and include them in the plan as soon as possible after you have created it. The equipment and software that your team may need to execute the transformation could fall under this category. Personnel from other departments or enterprises could potentially be included in this category.
6. Managing Risks in the Workplace
In the corporate world, there will undoubtedly be many dangers, as there is no firm that does not face them at some point. As much as feasible, provide real answers to all of these hazards so that you and your employees will have an easier time completing the project on time, and These hazards will play a significant role in the development of your company’s growth. These dangers should not be ignored, as they may get more sophisticated as time progresses.
7. Principal Points of Contact
Mention all of the essential contacts along with their contact information so that everyone participating in the strategy is familiar with one another and can easily access the information. In this manner, you’ll be aware of the names of the key players in the plan’s implementation.
Types of Transitions
Now that you have a general understanding of how to go about constructing successful transitions in your writing, let’s take a quick look at the many types of transitions you will encounter when writing. The types of transitions that are accessible to you are as different as the situations in which you will need to make use of each one. A transition might be as simple as a single word, as complex as a phrase, as simple as a sentence, or as complex as an entire paragraph. In each scenario, it operates in the same way as before: First and foremost, the transition either directly summarizes the topic of a preceding sentence, paragraph, or section, or implies that such a summary is being provided (by reminding the reader of what has come before). Once this is accomplished, it assists the reader in anticipating or comprehending the new information that you wish to deliver.
How to Write a Transition Statement
Creating and discussing a transition plan is an excellent method of documenting your tasks when you have adequate time to do so ahead of time. You do not need to create a significant quantity of work for yourself, but if you can help your coworkers achieve success, it will alleviate any unhappiness or stress that may exist as you prepare to depart.
Step 1: Create a Simple Frame
Simple and easy-to-understand transition statements are required for the statements you are constructing. A short sentence structure and easy word-formation should be used to frame it. It should not be excessively long for no apparent reason.
Step 2: Maintain a Flow
For your transition report to be effective, the phrases you use must have a correct flow in order to convey information. The transition made must appear natural and not forced, as if it were inserted just for the purpose of notifying the readers of all the points that are not connected.
Step 3: Sequential Order
The transitional point that you are included in your statement must be placed in a consecutive manner within the statement. So that you can include the facts that are similar to the ones that came before them and your message still conveys meaning.
Step 4: Important Aspects to Consider
Instead of concentrating on or expanding on a single simple element, it is preferable to total up all of the relevant components of it. The transition note should always begin by reminding the reader of the crucial parts that need to be included in it in order to convey meaning.
Step 5: Effective Communication
Using sophisticated words and sentences to structure your point, you run the risk of losing its communication impact. As a result, we should keep the communication levels in mind at all times when constructing the transition statement.
It is frequently dependent on your ability to identify words or phrases that will suggest to the reader the type of logical relationships you want them to see that you will be able to design each transition effectively. Transitions, as demonstrated in the preceding example, can assist in reinforcing the underlying logic of your paper’s organization by providing the reader with critical information about the relationship between your ideas. The use of transitions helps to create a unified, coherent, and convincing whole by acting as the glue that holds the many components of your argument or conversation together.
What Is the Purpose of a Transition Statement?
In a sense, transition statements serve as a kind of signal. A smooth, coherent transition from one topic or idea to another occurs when words, phrases, or sentences connect one topic or idea to another in a paper or essay. They essentially inform your reader that you are about to take a turn in the narrative.
How To Complete a Transition Learning and Development Statement?
If parents intentionally choose not to use the online system, they can get an electronic version of the Transition Learning and Development Statement from the link provided below. On the Insight Assessment Platform, the Transition Learning and Development Statements are completed using the Online Transition Learning and Development Statement application, which is accessible over the Internet.
How Are Transition Sentences Used in an Essay?
When writing an essay, it is common to employ transition statements between sentences, paragraphs, and sections. Transitional statements assist readers in understanding the relationship between concepts in a piece of writing. It is possible to employ transitional statements inside paragraphs to demonstrate how the sentences are related to one another. A single word or phrase is frequently used to complete this type of transition.
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Using lower-moisture sugar (granulated) and fat (vegetable shortening), plus a longer, slower bake than normal, produces light, crunchy cookies. That said, using a combination of butter and vegetable shortening (as in the original recipe), or even using all butter, will make an acceptably crunchy chocolate chip cookie.
What makes cookies crispy vs chewy?
Eggs: Cookies without eggs are usually flatter and crispier since eggs act as leavening agents. However, it’s the yolks that make cookies chewy, while the whites lead to crunchier cookies.
What makes a cookie chewy or cakey?
For softer, chewier cookies, you will want to add much less granulated sugar, slightly more brown sugar, and a fair bit less butter. For cakey cookies, you will often be including even less butter and sugar.
How do you make chocolate chip cookies thin and crispy?
Melted butter – to achieve thin and crisp cookies I’ve discovered melted butter is really crucial. Melted butter helps the cookies to spread out and become flatter with crisp edges. Sugar – Another key trick is using more granulated sugar than brown sugar which will also help produce flat, chewy, crunchy cookies.
Does butter make cookies crispy?
Fat: Butter has a low melting temperature. This allows a cookie to spread much more during baking than other solid fats, such as shortening. Butter also contains protein, which aids in browning and crisping. For flat and brown cookies, butter is the best choice.
Why are my cookies cakey instead of crispy?
The most common cause is using a different flour than usual, such as cake flour, and measuring flour with too heavy a hand. Using larger eggs than called for can make cookies cakey, as will the addition of milk or more milk or other liquids than specified.
Does baking soda make cookies crunchy?
How To Make Crispy Cookies – The 3 Tricks. Trick #1: Don’t Use Brown Sugar: It has more moisture than white and is also more acidic, meaning it reacts with baking soda to produce air that helps cookies to rise. Cookie recipes made without brown sugar will be harder, flatter, and crispier.
How do you make cookies crispy in the oven?
How to Make Crispy Cookies
- Use a higher ratio of white to brown sugar. While brown sugar keeps your cookies moist and soft, white sugar and corn syrup will help your cookies spread and crisp in the oven.
- Don’t chill your dough. To achieve a crispy cookie, skip the rest in the fridge.
- Smash your dough and bang the pan.
Why are my cookies flat and crispy?
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A Coaching Power Tool created by Jean Biacsi
(Life Coach, UNITED STATES)
How many times have you heard someone say,
I wish I had more balance in my life; I feel overwhelmed most of the time.
When you consider just how much information we are bombarded with every second of every day it is no wonder so many among us feel stressed out and stuck. One physicist interviewed in the documentary film,
What The Bleep Do We Know
estimated that the brain receives 400 billion bits of information every second but, as humans, we are only aware of up to 2,000 bits/second. Unfortunately, those numbers are not going to improve, if anything they will worsen as the pace of change continues to escalate. So what is one to do?
To survive all this “chaos” and truly achieve a state of happiness which, as Thomas Jefferson once said, is our birthright, we must achieve “order” in our life.
To illustrate just how critical “order” is to our survival we step out of this coaching application tool and into the world of quantum physics. Quantum physics subscribes to the understanding that
the consciousness of the observer affects the physical phenomena of that which is being observed.
Quantum physics is the science of possibilities. But before we go there and, to put things into perspective regarding just how researched this topic is we go to Google. If you plug the key words “chaos vs. order” into this massive search engine called Google you get over 64,000,000 responses. Research is extensive.
Your search may lead you to an article published on March 5, 2012 by Dr. Hugh Ross, titled, “Chaos vs. Order”. In this article Dr. Ross speaks to the miracle of life on earth. Despite the probable existence of billions of planets in our universe, there are only 557 other extra-solar systems but only one has a planet that can support life as we know it. Earth is in the only solar system that manifests all the attributes for sustaining advanced life. The single factor that distinguishes Earth is that our solar system is the only one known today to be “orderly”. It is the chaotic characteristics that make the other 556 solar systems unsuitable for sustaining life.
If you distill this research down to an individual human being level one might distill all this research into a rather simple message to live by. Chaos, or imbalance, cannot be sustained if you are to lead a healthy and happy life. The only reason Earth is life-sustaining is due to the fact that we have a single sun that is just the right distance away; the distance between each planet is perfect; the size of all the planets keeps everything in balance, the atmosphere surrounding our planet is ideal and the stability of each planets orbit prevents us all from crashing into each other.
As you reflect on this research we step back into the world of coaching. While the conditions that allow us all to survive and thrive on this planet were established by perhaps Divine intervention or some major Force beyond our ability to comprehend, how we live our individual lives is our own choice. We are each responsible for whether we live an imbalanced chaotic life or an orderly happy life. A well-ordered life is the only healthy choice.
Balance/order contribute significantly to your ability to lead the life you want. It comes down to your attitude, how you choose to interpret everything and everyone in your world. What you choose as your attitude will determine how you respond and/or react to your environment and the people in it. It is not the environment that determines your attitude. You affect the world you live in.
Masaru Emoto wrote an article, “Healing With Water” which appeared in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol.10, No. 1, 2004. P. 19-21. In this article Mr. Emoto references his studies on water and how the molecules of water were impacted by emotions, thoughts or intent. Quantum physicists describe it this way,
This science describes the laws of energy at the quantum level, at the molecular or micro particle level.
It warrants mentioning that, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, the methodology used in these experiments is unknown so, from a scientific validity perspective the results may or may not be accurate. However, the results of these experiments are in keeping with the understanding that quantum physics is the “science of possibility”. That being said, consider the possibility that his research findings are accurate and true. Mr. Emoto was able to demonstrate that water molecules change shape and viability depending on emotions projected by the observer as well as the “intent” of the message. Each photo he presents supports his claim that if water is exposed to profoundly negative or evil thoughts/people (think Adolf Hitler), the molecule mutates to something unsustainable. While molecules exposed to goodness (think Mother Teresa) look like a crisp and clear snowflake. If just thinking good vs. evil can do that to a water molecule imagine how destructive we can be to our own bodies since we are made up of 90% water. | <urn:uuid:3ae8ea33-6591-4f90-88ee-847b065c0356> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://coachcampus.com/coach-portfolios/power-tools/jean-biacsi-chaos-vs-order/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.950512 | 1,065 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Line Frequency Monitor
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LINE FREQUENCY MONITOR
Line Frequency Monitor is a device used to measure the power line frequency accurately.
The unit is microcontroller based and gives an accuracy of more than 0.02%. It is used in power generation and load dispatching centers, process industries etc, where the monitoring of line frequency is utmost important.
Large display visible from distance
Remote display available
Real Time Clock and printer facility available
* Can be made to order as per user’s requirement.
230 V AC
Number of digits
50° C max
Metallic enclosures duly powder coated
Max value, Min value
Display options available
1â€, 2â€, 4â€, 8â€, 12â€, 24â€
P10, P8, P6, P4 displays
Red, Green, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Check output of frequency-regulated and unregulated DC to AC converters
Verify accuracy and stability of synchronous motors and clocks.
Monitor frequency of mobile and portable generation under load.
Continuously monitor frequency in engineering and laboratories when delicate experiments are performed or calibration is taking place.
- Main Domestic Market
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A Photographic Essay by Beth Bridgers Johns
Spring is such an enlivening time of year! Observing and photographing wildlife in the Spring is especially fun and heart-warming with animal parents caring for their adorable young. I’m sharing three series of photographs from my springtime experiences on and around Whidbey Island.
Newborn Blacktail Fawn
This sweet fawn was born on April 28th in my backyard on Whidbey Island and the photographs show its first wobbly steps and the doting care of its beautiful mother. Whidbey has a healthy population of Blacktail Deer, and they add to the sense of tranquility on this wonderful island.
These images can be ordered as prints or cards through Artworks Gallery.
Tufted Puffins on Smith and Protection Islands
Tufted Puffins can be seen in the waters around these islands beginning in June. They come to breed and build their nests in burrows dug up to 5’ deep into the cliffsides. They hatch their eggs and raise their young, teaching them to swim and fish, during the summer. Then they are off to spend the rest of the year living at sea in the Pacific Ocean. The young birds return to land only when they are 3 years old to breed on the nesting cliff where they hatched.
“Here’s Looking at You” and “Stretching Wings” are available as 12” x 8” prints on canvas through Artworks Gallery or the online store.
The Red Foxes of San Juan Island
Decades ago, San Juan Island imported Red Foxes to help control the wild rabbit population on the island. They have thrived due to the abundant food supply and lack of predators. When the kits are born in the spring, they are a joy to behold!
The series of 10 images is available as a set of boxed cards. The print “Beautiful Vixen” is available as an 18” x 12” print on metal through Artworks Gallery or the online store.
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martin luther king i have a dream speech
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Apr 5, 2009
After the ceremonies began, Martin Luther King walked up to the podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and began. I am happy to join with you today. In what will go down in history. As the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. 5 four years ago, a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today. Signed the Emancipation proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great Beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves. Who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous day break. To end the long night of their captivity. But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free. 100 years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. 100 years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty. In the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity, 100 years later. Still landing with in the corners of American society. We find himself in exile in his own land. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They will signing a commissary note. To remember America was to fall out. This note was a promise that all men. Yes. Black men as well as white men. Would be guaranteed unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check. A check which has come back marked insufficient signs. But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe the bad are insufficient songs in the great folks of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check, a check that will give us a pound demand, the riches of freedom and the security of justice. So come to this hallowed spot. To remind America of the fear urgency of now. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racism. Now is the time. From the quicksand of racial inductive to the solid rock of Robert hood now is the time. Now those who asking the devotees of civil rights. When will you be satisfied? We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horror of police brutality. We can not be satisfied as long as the Negro in Mississippi can not vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No. No, we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until subtle down like water and righteousness like a mighty free. And it's not wallowing in the valley of the stairs. I say to you today my friend. Even though we face the difficulties of the day and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these two to be self evident that all men are created. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Jordan. The sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners. Will they be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood? I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi of state sweltering with the heat of injustice. Sweltering with the heat of oppression. Be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream. My four little children. One day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream to be. I have a dream that one day. In Alabama with this racist with the government having here for lip dripping with the words of interposition and nullification. One day right now in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every bell is so big. Every field in mounting so be made more rough places would be made plain and the crooked places will be made clear and the gore of the lord could be revealed at all see it together. This is our hope. This is the pain that I go back to the south with. With this faith, we will be able to secure out of the mountain of the stair of stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood with this faith. We will be able to work together to pray together to struggle together to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together. Knowing that we will be free one day this will be the day this will be the day when all of God's children. Be able to sing with new meaning, my country tears will be. We land of liberty of BRC. Land where my father died land of the pilgrims side. From every mountain fire. That freedom ringing in the Americas to be a great nation. This must become true. So let freedom ring. From the produce of hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York. Yes. That freedom raised from the heightening allegations of Pennsylvania. That freedom ring from the vocabulary is the Colorado. This freedom ring from the crevice of folks of California. Not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. That freedom ring from lookout mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi from every mountainside. Let freedom ring and win this happens. Then we allow freedom ring. When we let it ring from every village and every Hamlet from every state and every city. We will be able to speed up that day when all about children black men and white men do in 10,000 Catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual. Free at last, free at last. We are fearing. By using biblical language, king created a moral imperative. His marchers became crusaders, and he a symbolic Moses to deliver Americans to the promised land. The speech was structured like a classic tale of good triumphant over evil. By reciting the words of my country tis of thee king invited all listeners to participate in the victory. Within two months of king's speech, Congress passed a new civil rights bill into law. For many, the rally was a success. 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SPAC’s Speaker Series Presents Charles Fishman 9/12
"New York Times" bestselling author Charles Fishman has become one of the most provocative and inspiring voices on water issues in the last few years. He will be part of SPAC's Speakers Series on September 12, discussing his book "The Big Thirst."
Water is going to turn out to be the most important and the most contentious resource issue for almost every country in the world in the next 50 years, even places like the United States where water has typically been abundant, safe, and inexpensive. Climate change, economic growth, and the growing middle class around the world will put pressure on water supplies like never before. People will live or die, and countries will succeed or fail, based on their ability to re-imagine how to use water in the new era of scarcity and climate change. | <urn:uuid:a9d37467-2b51-425b-9931-8dcb5b39e12b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wamc.org/the-roundtable/2019-09-10/spacs-speaker-series-presents-charles-fishman-9-12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.963014 | 177 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Udham P (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 4 (ANI) – In Jammu and Kashmir, in the village of Panchari in the Udham ur district, farmers are reaping the benefits of Walno farming with the help of the State Department of Fruit and Vegetation.
With the intervention of the Horticulture Department, many farmers have embraced the new trend of switching from traditional farming to walnut farming. The relevant department is raising awareness about walnuts and hybrids that provide better quality products.
At the initiative of the Department of Fruit and Vegetation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to double the income of farmers by 2022. Agricultural diversity plays an important role in increasing farmers’ incomes and production by reducing input costs.
Panchari farmers, who depend solely on agriculture for their livelihoods, are making huge profits and have become a new source of hope for Walnut farming.
Pantamari Kumar, a Panchari farmer, said the move to Walno farming has helped him and others in the village to earn a better income.
“In the past, we only grew vegetables, wheat, and corn. We did not know about Walno farming at the time. The administration has helped us by creating awareness and providing good seeds. I have been growing walnuts for about 4-5 years now. ” They said.
Another farmer, Angress Singh, said almonds have not only helped farmers earn better income but also helped workers in the field.
“High quality poles are being produced here. Panchari is no less than any other district in the Commonwealth. Through the efforts of the Horticulture Department, new plans were introduced and farmers were informed about the crop. It has also been improved here for revenue growth. Not only farmers but also workers have benefited. Walnuts are 100 percent organic here. ”
“I thank the department for letting us know about Walno farming,” he added.
“I worked here for 2-3 years,” says Balbir Singh, who works in the almond groves. When we make good money, it works. ” Their products to expand the business.
Meanwhile, Sarpanch Cooldep Kumar echoed similar sentiments about the benefits of the almond farm. He also urged the administration to set up a market for their products to expand the business.
“About 30 years ago, walnuts were very small in Panchari. Today we have hundreds of employees. We also urge the Union Government to open a shop to sell our fruits, ”he said. (ANI) | <urn:uuid:ab374a66-f0a3-4c12-9c15-19f7ac781ac0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.horticulturecourses.info/walt-farmers-in-jake-panchari-say-income-has-increased/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.967712 | 536 | 2.140625 | 2 |
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Despite the fall in the price of cryptocurrencies in recent weeks, the creator of Bitcoin will have a statue in Budapest, Hungary. The bust of the person known under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto will be made of life-size bronze, according to local media.
How will they make a statue of a person whose face is unknown?
To this day, it is not known with certainty who or who the creators of this digital asset are, for this reason the statue will have a reflective or mirror-like face so that people who come to admire it will be able to see their reflected face.
According to Index, Hungary , the goal is for the idea that everyone is the creator of the cryptocurrency, “we are all Satoshi”, come to life in the European country. Also, this is a reminder that Bitcoin is characterized by being decentralized and independent.
The sculpture will be in charge of the artists Réka Gergely and Tamás Gilly, while the idea was conceived by András Györfi. On the other hand, the financing will be carried out by four organizations called Mr. Coin, Crypto Academy, Blockchain Hungary Association and Blockchain Budapest.
Likewise, the cryptocurrency community in the country joined the financing to place the missing amount. In total, 3 million florins were collected (10,556.94 US dollars, and 209,649 Mexican pesos approximately).
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
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Negotiable Financial Instruments > This page
Types of Financial Instruments
The major purpose of financial markets is to transfer funds from lenders to borrowers. Financial market participants commonly distinguish between the "capital market" and the "money market". The money market refer to borrowing and lending for periods of a year or less.
Treasury bills are short-term securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury sells bills at regularly scheduled auctions to refinance maEagleTraders.comg issues. It also helps to finance current federal deficits. They further sell bills on an irregular basis to smooth out the uneven flow of revenues from corporate and individual tax receipts.
A certificate of deposit is a document evidencing a time deposit placed with a depository institution. The following information appears on the certificate:
Large negotiable CDs are generally issued in denominations of $1 million or more.
Commercial paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note issued by corporations and foreign governments. It is a low-cost alternative to bank loans, for many large, credit worthy issuers. Issuers are able to efficiently raise large amounts of funds quickly and without expensive Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration. They sell paper, either directly or through independent dealers, to a large and varied pool of institutional buyers. Investors in commercial paper earn competitive, market-determined yields in notes whose maturity and amounts can be tailored to their specific needs.
A bankers acceptance, or BA, is a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. Before acceptance, the draft is merely an order by the drawer to the bank to pay a specified sum of money on a specified date to a named person or to the bearer of the draft, it is not an obligation of the bank. Upon acceptance, which occurs when an authorized bank employee stamps the draft "accepted" and signs it, the draft becomes a primary and unconditional liability of the bank. If the bank is well known and enjoys a good reputation, the accepted draft may be readily sold in an active market.
Eurodollars are bank deposit liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars. It's not subject to U.S. banking regulations. For the most part, banks offering Eurodollar deposits are located outside the United States. However, since late 1981 non-U.S. residents have been able to conduct business free of U.S. banking regulations at International Banking Facilities (IBFs) in the United States. Individuals, corporations, or governments from anywhere in the world may own Eurodeposits. The exception are that only non-U.S. residents can hold deposits at IBFs.
The terms repurchase agreement (repo or RP) and reverse repurchase agreement refer to a type of transaction in which a money market participant acquires immediately available funds by selling securities and simultaneously agreeing to repurchase the same or similar securities after a specified time at a given price, which typically includes interest at an agreed-upon rate. A transaction viewed from the perspective of the supplier of securities (the party acquiring funds) is called a repo, and it's a reverse repo or matched sale-purchase agreement when described from the point of view of the supplier of funds.
A Guarantee by Bank (banker's guarantee) is a written undertaking wherein the bank agrees to make stipulated payments on your behalf should you fail to fulfill or carry out specified terms of a contract. Guarantees may also be issued in respect of the purchase of fixed property and against cash cover.
The bank's liability is restricted to the payment of a sum of money and under no circumstances accepts responsibility for the completion of the customer's contract.
A bond is a debt security, similar to an I.O.U. You are lending money to a government, corporation, municipality, federal agency or other entity known as the issuer, when you purchase a bond.
In return for the loan, the issuer promises to repay the face value of the bond (the principal) when it "matures" or comes due and to pay you a specified rate of interest during the life of the bond. You can choose among the following types of bonds: U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, federal age securities, municipal bonds, mortgage and asset-backed securities and foreign government bond.
Corporate bonds (also called corporates) are debt obligations, or IOUs, issued by private and public corporations. They are typically issued in multiples of $1,000 and/or $5,000. The funds raised by companies from selling bonds are used for a variety of purposes, from building facilities to purchasing equipment to expanding the business. When you buy a bond, you are lending money to the corporation that issued it, which promises to return your money, or principal, on a specified maturity date. Until that time, it also pays you a stated rate of interest, usually semiannually. The interest payments you receive from corporate bonds are taxable. Unlike stocks, bonds do not give you an ownership interest in the issuing corporation.
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What is the Cornea? Our cornea helps us see things clearly and without any distortion or blurred vision. Because it is clear and the most outer layer of our eye, the cornea is responsible for directing the light to the back of the eye. Without this clarity, our vision begins to become cloudy and we experience blurry and distorted vision. The cornea consists of multiple layers allowing for some disruption on the outermost layers without permanent damage. However, once there is significant corneal disease a corneal transplant may be necessary due to debilitating damage to the layers of the cornea or if other conditions exist. Your Ophthalmologist at 1960 Eye Surgeons is best trained to determine the extent of the disease. What are the Symptoms of Corneal Disease or Injury? If your cornea is injured or affected by disease, it may become swollen or scarred, and its smoothness and clarity may be lost. Blurred or foggy vision can result from damage or disease that affects the cornea. If you are experiencing blurred vision or a clouding of your eyesight you need to have an eye exam to determine if you have corneal disease that could be causing these symptoms. An examination in our offices will tell us the cause of these eye symptoms. Appropriate treatment can then be started. Common Conditions We Treat that Affect the Cornea: Dry Eyes Keratitis from Herpes Symplex and Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy Other Corneal Dystrophies Scratched Cornea Corneal Scarring Corneal Erosion Corneal Edema If you or someone you know is experiencing blurred or cloudy vision, has a feeling or irritation in the eye or simply thinks they have damaged their cornea, please call our office at 281-890-1784 or contact us online, by filling out the form below, to schedule an appointment with our doctors. Your eyesight is one of the most precious gifts you have. See how we have helped others to treat their corneal disease and conditions. | <urn:uuid:c64c636c-991a-4865-b0af-3ee7770fed86> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://1960eyesurgeons.com/?page_id=209 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.925055 | 423 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Reasons for Hope
The Human Brain
"Firstly, we have at last begun to understand and face up to the problems that threaten us and the survival of life on Earth as we know it. Surely we can use our problem-solving abilities, our brains, to find ways to live in harmony with nature. Many companies have begun "greening" their operations, and millions of people worldwide are beginning to realize that each of us has a responsibility to the environment and our descendants. Everywhere I go, I see people making wiser choices, and more responsible ones."
The Indomitable Human Spirit
"My second reason for hope lies in the indomitable nature of the human spirit. There are so many people who have dreamed seemingly unattainable dreams and, because they never gave up, achieved their goals against all the odds, or blazed a path along which others could follow. The recent presidential election in the U.S. is one example. As I travel around the world I meet so many incredible and amazing human beings. They inspire me. They inspire those around them."
The Resilience of Nature
"My third reason for hope is the incredible resilience of nature. I have visited Nagasaki, site of the second atomic bomb that ended World War II. Scientists had predicted that nothing could grow there for at least 30 years. But, amazingly, greenery grew very quickly. One sapling actually managed to survive the bombing, and today it is a large tree, with great cracks and fissures, all black inside; but that tree still produces leaves. I carry one of those leaves with me as a powerful symbol of hope. I have seen such renewals time and again, including animal species brought back from the brink of extinction."
The Determination of Young People
"My final reason for hope lies in the tremendous energy, enthusiasm and commitment of young people around the world. As they find out about the environmental and social problems that are now part of their heritage, they want to right the wrongs. Of course they do -- they have a vested interest in this, for it will be their world tomorrow. They will be moving into leadership positions, into the workforce, becoming parents themselves. Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world. We should never underestimate the power of determined young people."
"I meet many young people with shining eyes who want to tell Dr. Jane what they've been doing, how they are making a difference in their communities. Whether it's something simple like recycling or collecting trash, something that requires a lot of effort, like restoring a wetland or a prairie, or whether it's raising money for the local dog shelter, they are a continual source of inspiration. My greatest reason for hope is the spirit and determination of young people, once they know what the problems are and have the tools to take action."
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Alkaline batteries from Procell and Duracell Coppertop have similarities and differences. The same technique is used to make batteries by Coppertop and Procell.
The Duracell batteries are made to provide the ideal amount of power for the majority of customer demands. But industrial and professional environments are where the Procell batteries are most frequently employed.
To find out more about the differences between Duracell and Procell batteries, keep reading.
Duracell vs Procell Battery: Quick Comparison Table
Apart from the voltage, there are other important distinctions between a D battery and a 9V battery. Look at the table below to see the differences between the features.
|Features||Duracell Battery||Procell Battery|
|Usage||Consumer Level||Industrial and Professional Level|
|Battery Types||Coppertop AA, 9V, AAA, C, and D||Procell AA, 9V, AAA, C, D, 2032, 2025, 2016, 123, and CR2.|
|Packaging||Blister Packaging||Bulk Packaging|
|Shelf Life||5 Years||4 Years|
|Cost||$0.62 Per Battery||$0.30 Per Battery|
|Applications||Everyday products: Electrical test equipment, two-way communication, voice amplifiers, etc.||Low to mid drain devices: smoke detector, remotes, keyboards, motion sensors, security keypads, etc.|
|Voltage (9V)||9 Volts||9.5 Volts or higher|
The Duracell Coppertop is an all-purpose battery. These are sold to general customers through retail or online stores.
The Procell batteries are professional batteries for industrial purposes. These are mainly used in manufacturing industries and healthcare companies.
If you are looking for a battery for personal usages, such as a remote control, go for Duracell Coppertop batteries. But if you own an industry, you should go for Procell batteries.
Duracell Coppertop batteries are types that support typical household products. These are AA, AAA, 9V, type C, and type D batteries.
Other than the AA, AAA, 9V, C, and D batteries, Procell also produces coin and 3V batteries. The coin batteries are 2032, 2025, and 2016. The lineup also provides lithium 123 and CR2 3-volt batteries.
If you need coin batteries or 3-volt batteries such as CR2 or 123, the Procell is best for you. But, for household products, you should buy Duracell Coppertop.
The Duracell Coppertops are sold in smaller packs. You can get them from stores in packs of 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
The Procell are sold in bulks. Since these are industrial batteries, more quantity is needed. Typical packaging consists of 6, 12, 36, or 48 batteries in a pack.
If you want more batteries in a single pack, the Procell is better than Duracell.
Since the Duracell Coppertop batteries are sold in stores, these are kept out of use for a long duration. Even though the shelf life is up to 5 years, you should expect 3-4 years of power.
The Procell batteries are sold as soon as they are manufactured. So, the shelf life can be expected to be the same as the usage lifetime. These last 4 years.
If you manage to buy the Duracell Coppertop battery soon after manufacture, these will last longer than Procell batteries.
The cost of Duracell Coppertop depends on the package. If you buy more, the price will be lower. But the typical price per battery is $0.62.
The Procell batteries cost significantly lower than the Duracell because of the bulk packaging. Generally, the cost per battery is about $0.30.
Buying in bulk always costs less. The same goes for the Procell batteries. If you want more batteries at a low price, buy Procell batteries.
The Duracell is used in everyday high drain products. These are mainly utilized in toys, digital cameras, photoflashes, flashlights, calculators, clocks, etc.
The Procell batteries are mainly used in smoke detectors, remotes, keyboards, motion sensors, security keypads, and other low to mid-drain devices.
It all depends on the type of product you use. If the product is a high drain, use Duracell Coppertop. Otherwise, go for Procell.
Duracell Battery or Procell Battery Which One to Choose?
There are many differences among these batteries. The choice of the battery depends on several factors.
The main difference is the choice of the device you are using. If the device requires more energy, Duracell is best for you. If the amount needed is less, Procell should do perfectly.
The Duracell Coppertop is for the general public. These are typical AA, AAA, 9V, C, and D batteries that can be bought from any store. But they are more costly.
On the other hand, the Procell batteries are best for industrial usage. If you need a coin or 3-volt batteries, Procell is better. Also, these are cheaper than Duracell.
So, the choice depends on the requirement.
Go for Duracell Coppertop if the device drains high power. Buy the Procell if the device drains low power.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
What is the battery chemistry of Duracell?
The Duracell batteries are made from steel, zinc, and manganese. The chemistry is Zn/MnO2.
What is the battery chemistry of Procell?
The chemical category of Procell batteries is alkaline. The chemistry is Zinc Manganese Oxide or Zn/MnO2.
Which Duracell battery has the highest typical capacity?
The MN918 Lantern size Duracell has the highest rated capacity. It is 24-ampere hours (Ah).
Which Procell battery has the highest typical capacity?
The type D Procell battery (LR20) has the highest nominal capacity. It is nearly 20-ampere hours (Ah).
Can Duracell batteries replace Procell batteries?
If the type (AA/AAA/C/D) is the same, then replacing the Procell with Duracell will work.
My Recommended Duracell and Procell Batteries
There are many batteries available on the market. Take a look at the list below to get the best type D and 9V batteries.
- Duracell Coppertop All-Purpose Alkaline 9V Battery– Provides long-lasting power and performance.
– Can be used in devices such as toys, clocks, calculators, and cameras.
- Duracell Coppertop All-Purpose Alkaline D Battery– Used in household and office devices for daily purposes.
– Guaranteed 10 years shelf life with best quality assurance.
- Procell PC1500 Alkaline-Manganese Dioxide AA Battery
– Battery chemistry is Zinc-Manganese Dioxide (Zn/MnO2).
– Can operate perfectly in extreme temperatures (-20 to 54 degrees Celsius).
- Procell PC2400 AAA Alkaline Batteires
– Increased battery life with longer service life and lower operating expenses.
– Can be used in pagers, calculators, flashlights, remotes, locks, etc.
I have provided you with information on Duracell and Procell batteries. Although both batteries are from Duracell, they have significant dissimilarities.
The Duracell Coppertop is perfect for high drainage household devices whereas the Procell is good for low to mid drainage devices. Also, the Procell batteries are manufactured for industrial purposes.
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As the entire planet knows, the USA recently had an election. A few of you also know that Canada had an election too. The US race will result in a change of governing party, but the handover won't occur until January when the president-elect will become the first US president with recent African ancestry. (I say "recent" because current science suggests that all our ancestors were Africans. It's just that some walked out long before recorded history, some were abducted, and some voluntarily emigrated). Meanwhile the Canadian election resulted in no change of Prime Minister, but now the party in power has only a minority of seats in the House. This blog entry discusses the current constitutional wrangling with respect to the Canadian government, which is a bit of a joke, and then a joke relating to the US constitution and their recent "historic election."
Canada first: When the ruling party in Canada is defeated in the House of Commons on a money bill or in a specific non-confidence vote, the Prime Minister has to go cap-in-hand to the Governor-General (the Queen's representative in Canada and our titular head of state) and ask for a decision. She can ask another party to form the government, call an election, or give everyone a timeout (prorogue). The PM can recommend a decision, and the GG usually abides by his recommendation, but she doesn't have to.
Last week a coalition of two parties, aided by a written agreement with a third stated its intention to vote against an important bill. The coalition has informed the Governor-General that they are prepared to form the government but the vote has been delayed because the GG granted the PM a prorogue. Meanwhile the ruling party, the Conservatives is casting disparagement on the opposing Liberals and NDP because they are allying with the separatist Bloc Quebecois. The Conservatives have a secret tape recording of advance planning of the coup. How do they have it? A member of the Conservative party was accidentally invited to a conference call on the subject, on account of having the same last name and a similar e-mail address to a Liberal MP. Meanwhile the Liberals have found an even older document proving that the Conservatives planned to do exactly the same thing if they were in the same position. Pundits are calling it a constitutional crisis, but it makes me laugh.
Politicians everywhere try to make their opponents look bad, and that's the theme of the US joke, a way that the Republicans could really tick off the Democrats. If George Bush were to resign before the inauguration, VP Dick Cheney would become president. Now that would annoy a lot of people, but here's the funny part. If Dick Cheney were to make Condolezza Rice his VP, and then resign himself, the Republicans could lay claim to the first African-American President of the United States.
By the way, the United States will be the third and last country on the continent to have a head of state who can trace ancestory to Africa. Mexico had the first in 1829 and Canada's Governor-General Michaëlle Jean is a first generation Haïtian immigrant.
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What is the best temperature to cook a steak in the oven?
How long do you cook a steak in the oven at 350?
Bake in the oven for 7 to 10 minutes (7 for rare, 10 for rare). Remove and turn steaks. Bake them for another 7 to 10 minutes at 350. Remove the baking sheet, cover with a cotton towel or lid of some kind. Let the meat rest for a few minutes before serving.
How long do you cook a steak in the oven at 400?
Fry the steaks in the oven for 8 to 12 minutes. Cut one of the steaks to see if it is cooked to your liking.
How long does it take to make a steak at 425 degrees?
For my oven, I will place it in the steak for 18 minutes at 425 degrees to medium. I would shoot for 16 minutes for medium rare and 20 minutes for medium wells. It will take a couple of times to get it right because each oven is a little different.
Can you cook a steak in the oven without burning?
Preheat the oven to grill mode. Use your favorite steak gum or keep it simple with salt and pepper and season the steaks on both sides. Cook the steak in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 145 ° F too infrequently. Take the steaks out of the oven when they are ready and let them rest for three minutes on a cutting board.
How long does it take to fry a steak after sealing it?
Put the frying pan with the steaks in the oven. Bake in a preheated oven until the steaks are firm and pink-red to slightly pink in the middle, 8 to 10 minutes. An immediately read thermometer inserted in the center should read from 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) to 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
How long is a steak cooked in the oven at 275?
Preheat the oven between 200 and 275 ° F. Bake the steak until it reaches a temperature of approx. , this would take about 20 minutes, while a medium-sized steak would need 35 to 40 minutes.
Does the steak look better in the oven or in the mold?
In fact, whether it is grilled on the grill or in the pan, finishing steaks in the oven is the standard procedure for fine restaurants everywhere, with good reason. Using the stove and oven together results in the perfect crust and tenderness of steaks cooked in restaurants.
How long do you make an 8 ounce steak?
Boil the steaks. Turn steaks and continue grilling 3 to 5 minutes for rare (an internal temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit), 5 to 7 minutes for medium (140 degrees Fahrenheit) or 8 to 10 minutes for medium well (150 degrees Fahrenheit))
Do you bake or grill a steak in the oven?
The keys to cooking steak in the oven are quite simple: you need to start with a steak at room temperature, seal it in a very hot frying pan, grill the rest of the way in the oven until it reaches the desired level, and then let the steak sit for a few minutes to lock in the juice.
At what temperature should the steak be cooked?
145 ° F
How long do you grill a steak for 400?
Check your steak temperature
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|Underdone||130-135 ° F||3:30|
|Medium||135-145 ° F||4:30|
|We will||145-155 ° F||5:30|
|Well done||155-165 ° F||6:30|
How long do you fry a steak with 375?
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Eddie One-String Jones
Musical Heritage Page
The Provenance Of The Songs
This might just be the most RAW music you have ever heard. If you are a musicologist you will “get” Eddie immediately. In these recordings, Eddie sings the blues for a small group of musicologists at the mansion of Fred Usher, a musicologist, in the Hollywood Hills. Eddie’s music is absolutely unique.
Fred Usher heard that Eddie was hanging around downtown LA and grabbed his VERY expensive portable Nagra 2-track and immediately went to the LA “slums” to find Eddie. Not only did he find him, he was very agreeable to doing an in-home recording session. Eddie didn’t want to record in downtown LA, so Fred Usher drove him home to his mansion. Fred called several guests to be an audience for Eddie. Meanwhile, Eddie stripped the wire from a common broom because it was “three-quarter steel.” Then he emptied a half pint of bourbon and proceeded to use the empty bottle as a slide—the way slide guitar players use a small glass tube placed over one of their fingers. Next he pounded two nails into a two-by-four. He wrapped the steel wire around the nails and then drove two blocks of wood under the steel string to bring it up to “pitch.” Hitting the string with a branch while using the empty booze bottle as a slide, he proceeded to record what you hear.
The instrumentation is Eddie’s voice, a broom wire, a two by four, two nails, an empty bourbon bottle and a stick Eddie found outside.
This music was recorded by Fred Usher. If there are any “rights,” they have long ago expired. Eddie was not paid, and there is no copyright. If your name is Fred Usher and you’re 125 years old, then these recordings could be said to be yours. If you’re not, these recordings do NOT belong to you.
The recordings of Eddie One-String Jones are VERY rare. I think that The Jefferson Starship had them. This resulted in the song they performed about a chauffeur.—Sherman
Come On And Be My Chauffeur
Come on and be my chau-fer
Come on and be my chau-fer
I want you to ride me
I want you to ride me downtown . . .
A very slightly “naughty” song about riding around with women. For part of the song Eddie sings the mans’s part, for part of the song he sings the women’s part. He’s careful to let us know.
Come Back Baby
Heart full of sorrows
eyes full of tears
we laid ‘round together
for so many years . . .
Well it’s rain-en here
and it’s stor-min’ on the sea
I wanna do my rider
She do ev-rey-thing for me
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Blues
That’s when your baby ‘done’ left you
You can’t rest behind that . . .
Well my baby got teeth like the lighthouse on the sea
And every time she smiles, man, she throw down those lights on me
Well you start livin’ and you can’t keep with that one you love
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Anteaters Against Alzheimer’s (AAA) Course
Anteaters Against Alzheimer’s (AAA) is a training and community outreach initiative of the UC Irvine Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UCI ADRC) and Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND). AAA is a 1 year UC Irvine BIO197 course for undergraduates that is designed to:
Check back in the 2022/23 academic year for a link to apply.
Training / Evaluation (In-person and online)
- Basics of AD
- State of AD research
- Tour of Clinical trial program/ADRC clinic
- UCI ADRC/UCI MIND background and initiatives
- Public speaking 101
- Public speaking workshop
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- Accompany faculty, staff, and volunteers at community education events, helping enroll volunteers in the research studies
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Storms, flooding cause destruction on farms
CASHTON - The recent torrential rains that hit some regions of Wisconsin made life difficult for farmers. Some of the stories coming from farm country are dramatic. For Tucker Gretebeck, the monsoonal rain caused the catastrophic failure of a dam – ironically designed and built in the Eisenhower era to protect against flooding in his Cashton-area valley.
The tsunami that resulted from the flash flood when the dam gave way took everything in its wake. Fortunately, the farmstead where Tucker and his wife Becky milk their herd of 50 grass-fed dairy cows and where the family live, is high on a ridge on a different part of the farm.
Tucker explains that when he was still a school teacher, growing tobacco was his way to raise a little cash and pave the way for his entry into full-time farming. When the tobacco buyout came through he looked for another way to use the venerable tobacco shed and the rest of the old farmstead that was down in the valley.
He came up with a fall economic engine that included wagon rides, a pumpkin patch and visits from school groups and folks from nursing homes. It was all set up at the old farmstead down in the valley. The old tobacco barn had been decorated with fanciful murals and a summer kitchen was added so local civic and youth groups could serve food to the crowds of people that arrived at the farm on fall weekends.
“We had the whole community wrapped into it. People helped us out and we helped others out,” says Tucker. “This whole thing just kind of grew naturally over the years. We tried to add something new every year. This year we added a wood-fired pizza oven.”
All of that is gone now, no thanks to the 11 inches of rain that overtopped the flood-control dam and sent a wall of water through the valley. “I have rocks bigger than a VW down there now -- and trees and sediment and sand. It took every building – everything.”
Tractors used for wagon rides were carried three-quarters of a mile away and buried in sand. The wagon that was remodeled to give people rides was found ten feet up in a tree. Several cabins near the refurbished tobacco shed were wiped away.
The Gretebecks have used the valley for grazing for 14 years and Tucker says they could have handled flooding from the excessive rainfall, but when the dam broke it was just too much. Boards from their buildings have been found eight miles away where the raging waters carried them.
Reporters and neighbors who have come to see their washed-out valley can hardly believe their eyes. “We’re having an event here October 5-6-7 so people can see what it looks like. When I showed it to the guys from the Department of Natural Resources they just stared and took out their cameras to take pictures of it. Nobody can believe what it looks like,” Tucker said.
He’s happy that the small animals they usually have in the valley for visitors to enjoy – llamas, sheep, geese, chickens, ducks and goats – were not in the valley yet but were still safe on top of the ridge.
But eight dry cows that were in the pasture down below had the ride of their lives. It took a few days but they all re-appeared.
Poor dam maintenance
He blames the catastrophic dam failure on poor maintenance by officials who were supposed to be in charge of it.
“It was just a peaceful, beautiful place and it’s been destroyed,” he lamented. “People are encouraging me and assuming I’m going to rebuild what we’ve lost but I’ve still been trying to figure out how much we lost. I think it’s about $100,000 in just materials.
“I hope the dam doesn’t get rebuilt. I’d be perfectly happy if it wasn’t there,” he added. “This was worse than a tornado. It was a horrible feeling when I drove the Gator down to see what it looked like.”
Al Hass, a regional pool manager for Organic Valley, said many of the organic farmers he works with had to move their cattle off pastures or to different ones because the flooding and the debris it carried had destroyed their fences.
One of his farmers had sand, sediment and water running through her dairy barn three and four feet high and had to move her 28 milking cows to another organic farm to be milked and cared for. Luckily, she has a friend in Minnesota with enough feed and room to take her cows, said Hass, and that milk is still coming to Organic Valley.
Aftermath of flooding
But the farmer also had to move all her equipment from her farm and vacate her house because all of that was flooded as well.
Hass, who is also a dairy farmer and one of the original seven farms that started the cooperative, said he has never seen anything like this. “The local infrastructure is severely impacted and a number of Organic Valley producers have lost their crops.
“If you have flooded corn fields and then you end up with mycotoxins, that throws a whole new problem your way,” he added.
The coulee region of the state is home to many of the state’s organic farmers, both those who dairy farm and those who grow produce. That region is the home of the CROPP Cooperative and Organic Valley. Hans Eisenbeis, director of media relations for the co-ops said the original building where the co-op began was underwater when flooding hit La Farge.
“That building had been turned into a retail store when we built a new headquarters some years ago and it was really hard hit. Our buildings in Cashton are on a ridge so they were okay but we had to close our headquarters building because we had no power,” he said.
A lot of the company’s employees in the Viola and La Farge areas had significant flooding in their homes and many couldn’t make it to work because roads were impassable or bridges were out.
Found miles away
Peter Kondrup, general manager of Westby Cooperative Creamery, said there were a couple of farms that milk haulers couldn’t get to for a day or two. “This happened mostly if the farms were in valleys where there was a lot of damage to roads and bridges.”
Some of the farms supplying the co-op had groups of heifers washed away in the flooding – found later miles away -- and he is concerned that many of the farms may have lost a lot of their crops. “That’s going to be the biggest factor for many of our farmers is how much of their crop was damaged,” Kondrup said.
The Westby Creamery has about 160 milk producers who farm with organic practices and 46 conventional dairy farms among their members. The loss of crops from certified organic acres for those farmers is something that concerns him but the extent of those losses may not be known yet on all of those farms.
When milk production and hauling were disrupted during and after the storms, it affected the operation of Westby’s processing facility. There were problems on many of their member farms but also at the plant because people couldn’t get to work. Westby specializes in cultured products like cottage cheese and sour cream and sells products in both organic and non-organic markets.
With about 73 percent of the milk coming into his plant as organic, Kondrup sees firsthand the condition of the market for organic milk. The co-op had instituted a quota system for their organic producers but that was suspended as of September 1. “That wasn’t due to the weather,” he said. “We are starting to see some balancing of the market.”
As Westby worked with its organic producers over the last months on milk reductions to fit the market, farmers responded by cutting back on cow numbers or feeding them differently or managing their production in other ways, he added. Some farmers got out of the business.
“This is a tricky time of the year for milk supply. We’ll know more in the next month.” In the future, Kondrup says he sees a way forward where a co-op like his tells the story of its farmers, knowing that increasingly “people really want that story.”
Terry Hanson, general manager of Scenic Central Milk Producers Cooperative, said some of the farms in his procurement area had issues related to the flooding but nearly all of them had their milk picked up. “We had 900 pounds of milk from a conventional (not organic) farm that had to get dumped. It was hard on everybody,” he said. “Milk haulers went out of their way to make sure milk was picked up.”
Hanson said the organic milk market has tightened up, but doesn’t believe it’s because of the recent storms and loss of grazing capacity on organic dairy farms. Many of his co-op’s organic producers – they have 27 in Minnesota and Wisconsin – have their milk going into conventional markets because of a continuing lack of demand for organic milk.
Some buyers came to him recently looking for spot loads of organic milk. But even they wouldn’t offer any long-term commitment to continue to buy organic milk into the future. He feels for those organic producers who are forced to sell their milk at much lower conventional prices when they had gone into it expecting a premium. “I don’t think they can keep their organic certification going on conventional milk prices,” he said. | <urn:uuid:f66ceaae-df34-4cce-ad0b-2c8c3e11b7c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2018/09/18/storms-and-flooding-cause-havoc-farms-southwest-wisconsin/1353723002/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.989119 | 2,032 | 2.390625 | 2 |
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