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Median household income in the United States remained relatively unchanged between 2011 and 2012, after falling 7% from the start of the recession. While the nation continues to recover based on other measures, it is not exactly encouraging news.
The nation’s largest cities have followed a similar pattern. Income for most of the 366 metropolitan areas measured by the U.S. Census Bureau are flat in the last year, and many are still down significantly compared to 2008. According to the Census Bureau, Brownsville, Texas replaced McAllen, Texas as the country’s poorest metro area. San Jose, Calif. took the top spot as the wealthiest metro area, replacing Washington, D.C. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest median incomes in the U.S.
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While income levels and poverty rates are not identical measures, low income and high poverty tend to go hand in hand. All 10 of the poorest metropolitan areas have higher percentages of residents living below the poverty rate, compared to the national figure of 15.9%. In Brownsville, the poverty rate is more than 36%, the highest in the nation.
According to Brookings Institution fellow Elizabeth Kneebone, one of the key determinants of income levels in a city are the kinds of jobs available. This includes jobs in technology, finance, high-skill manufacturing and professional services. Indeed, the wealthiest metropolitan areas have among the highest concentrations of these types of jobs.
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Nationally, 10.9% of the population is employed in professional services like scientific and management roles. In places like Washington, D.C., and San Jose, it is much closer to 20% of the population. The low-income cities have far fewer residents in these occupations.
At least due in part to this, low income areas tend to have a much smaller percentage of residents with post-secondary education. Nationally, just under 30% of the adult population has at least a bachelor’s degree. In poorer places like Dalton, Ga., and Lake Havasu, Ariz., barely one in 10 adults have a bachelor’s degree. Conversely, in each of the five wealthiest metro areas, the rate is well over 40%.
For the wealthy cities, Kneebone explained, “It’s like a virtuous cycle: wealthier cities high have the industry and the jobs that attract highly educated workers, and if you have a highly educated workforce, you can attract those types of jobs into the region.” Residents in the poorest cities face the opposite situation.
In the poorest areas, residents are much more likely to be employed in occupations that are low-skill, low-pay and require only modest education.
Not all agree that self-perpetuating poverty is a problem in these cities. Dr. Richard Burkhauser, a professor of public policy at the Cornell University, explained that people are always able to leave these places. “It’s certainly true that if you don’t move around, your chance of getting out of poverty is much tougher than if you move.” However, a major theme in American history is that generations leave poor places and find jobs elsewhere, explained Burkhauser.
While income has not improved significantly in most of the nation’s metropolitan areas, there are exceptions. Notably, San Jose’s median household income grew by roughly $5,000 in a single year. Brookings senior research analyst and associate fellow Alec Friedhoff noted that the city’s improvement isn’t surprising considering it is one of most tech-heavy metro areas in the country. “High tech areas have really bounced back quickly, and San Jose was the one that bounced back the fastest,” he noted.
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey (ACS), 24/7 Wall St. identified the U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with the highest and lowest median household incomes. Based on Census Bureau treatment, median household income for all previous years is adjusted for inflation. We considered poverty, median home value and health insurance from the Census Bureau’s ACS. We also reviewed unemployment data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment rates listed are full-year averages for 2012 and not monthly rates. All ranks are out of the 366 U.S. metropolitan areas measured in the ACS, except for unemployment rates, which are out of 372 areas measured by the BLS.
These are America’s richest (and poorest) cities.
America’s 10 Richest Cities
10. Napa, Calif.
> Median household income: $68,553
> Population: 139,045 (83rd lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.8% (tied-167th highest)
> Poverty rate: 8.9% (tied-8th lowest)
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Last year, 8.6% of Napa’s workforce was employed in agriculture or a related industry, one of the higher percentages in the nation. One major reason is likely the area’s wine industry, which gained international recognition and respect following a famous incident in 1976. During the so-called “Judgment of Paris,” several wines from Napa were chosen by a group of judges over French wines. The area is also home to many of the wealthiest Americans. As of last year, 9.5% of Napa area households earned over $200,000 per year, among the highest percentages in the nation. Home values were also quite high, with more than 10% of homes valued at over $1 million as of 2012 -- higher than all but a handful of other metro areas.
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9. Manchester-Nashua, N.H.
> Median household income: $69,089
> Population: 402,922 (131st highest)
> Unemployment rate: 5.5% (38th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 9.8% (13th lowest)
While most of the nation’s richest cities have a high proportion of exceptionally wealthy households, the Manchester area is notable because so few households are poor. Just 2.1% of all households made less than $10,000 last year, among the lowest percentages in the nation. The city’s poverty rate is similarly low, at just 9.8%, versus nearly 16% nationwide. The Manchester area also has a well-educated population, with more than 37% of adult residents holding at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2012. This was better than over 90% of metro areas nationwide. Overall, New Hampshire’s tax policies have received favorable grades from the Tax Foundation for supporting businesses, since residents do not have to pay any general sales tax or personal income tax on earnings.
8. Honolulu, Hawaii
> Median household income: $71,404
> Population: 976,372 (54th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 5.2% (29th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 10.3% (17th lowest)
Following the nationwide trend, the median household income in Honolulu fell by nearly $4,000 between 2008 and 2012. In addition, the poverty rate in the city rose from 8.7% in 2008 to 10.3% last year. Housing in the city has remained extremely expensive for residents. According to real estate website Trulia, Honolulu is among the least affordable housing markets for the middle class in the U.S., with less than half of homes for sale considered affordable for that group. Renting was similarly expensive last year, with median gross rent costing nearly $1,500 a month, the second most nationwide. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, as of 2011 Hawaii had the highest prices for consumer goods in the U.S.
7. Anchorage, Alaska
> Median household income: $71,494
> Population: 392,535 (133rd highest)
> Unemployment rate: 6.0% (64th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 8.7% (6th lowest)
As the largest metro area in Alaska, Anchorage is the hub for the state’s communication, transportation, and trade industries. In 2012, over 6.4% of the workforce in Anchorage was employed in transportation, warehousing and utilities, one of the higher percentages in the nation. One of the primary reasons for the state’s relative wealth is its burgeoning oil industry. Alaskan residents receive annual checks from the state based on the earnings of its reinvested oil wealth. This year, qualifying residents will receive $900. Anchorage is an outlier in many respects when compared to many of the wealthiest metro areas. For example, a relatively high proportion of residents are without health insurance.
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6. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, Calif.
> Median household income: $71,517
> Population: 835,981 (64th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 9.0% (85th highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.5% (39th lowest)
Although it is one of America’s wealthiest metro areas, the median household income in the Ventura County area has dropped considerably in recent years. Last year, the median income was $71,517, down from over $76,000 in 2011 and over $81,000 in 2008. However, from 2008 to 2012, the percentage of households in the area with an income over $200,000 did not change significantly. As of last year, 10% of households had incomes exceeding $200,000, versus 5.9% nationwide. The housing market is among the nation’s most expensive for renters, with a median gross rent of more than $1,438 per month last year. Housing in the area is also quite scarce. In 2012, homeowner and rental vacancy rates were both among the lowest in the nation.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.
> Median household income: $71,738
> Population: 4,640,802 (10th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 6.1% (68th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 10.7% (24th lowest)
Compared with other metropolitan areas, the percentage of households earning over $200,000 in the Boston area is among the highest in the nation, at nearly 13%. One reason for this may be residents’ high levels of educational attainment. Last year, nearly 43% of adults over 25 had a college degree, well in excess of the national rate of 42.9%. Also, relatively high percentages of the workforce are involved in high-paying industries like financial services, as well as scientific and professional work -- 8.4% and 14.0%, respectively. As of 2012, the Boston area had an unemployment rate of just 6.1%, two percentage points better than the 8.1% national rate, while job growth has picked up in recent years. Further, over 95% of residents have health insurance, one of the highest rates in the nation.
4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
> Median household income: $74,922
> Population: 4,455,560 (11th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 8.1% (148th highest)
> Poverty rate: 11.9% (51st lowest)
Last year, the San Francisco area had one of the highest percentages proportions of working residents employed in high-paying professional services fields, at nearly 18%. The area’s highly skilled workforce likely contributed to its exceptionally high median income, which was close to $75,000 last year. Alongside high incomes, however, the area has some of the nation’s steepest housing costs, with median gross rent at nearly $1,400 per month. According to Trulia, no housing market is less affordable than San Francisco, where the middle class could afford to buy just 14% of available homes in October. The cost of living in the city of San Francisco is so high that many would-be residents have elected to move to neighboring Oakland -- in turn pushing up housing costs in some neighborhoods there as well.
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3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.
> Median household income: $79,841
> Population: 933,835 (57th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.8% (tied-167th highest)
> Poverty rate: 8.9% (tied-8th lowest)
As of 2012, the Bridgeport metro area had one of the highest median incomes in the nation, at close to $80,000. Additionally, nearly 22% of the area’s households made over $200,000, the highest percentage in the nation. Contributing to the Bridgeport area’s wealth, the percentage of residents working in the high-paying finance and professional services sectors were among the highest in the nation last year. But the area also had the nation’s second-highest income inequality, as measured by its Gini index score. While crime and poverty have long been problems in Bridgeport, neighboring cities such as Greenwich are home to some of the nation’s wealthiest individuals.
2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
> Median household income: $88,233
> Population: 5,804,333 (7th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 5.6% (46th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 8.4% (4th lowest)
Last year, 17% of households in the Washington, D.C., area had over $200,000 in income, higher than all but two other metro areas. Among the reasons for the area’s high income are a highly skilled workforce, with more than one in every five workers employed in high-paying professional services fields, more than anywhere else in the U.S. In May, The Wall Street Journal noted the area’s economy has expanded beyond government in recent years, and that past federal spending has contributed to the development of a skilled and well-connected professional workforce. Additionally, the Washington, D.C., area population is one of the nation’s most highly educated, with 48.2% of residents holding at least a bachelor’s degree, more than all but a handful of other metro areas.
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1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.
> Median household income: $90,737
> Population: 1,894,388 (32nd highest)
> Unemployment rate: 8.6% (112th highest)
> Poverty rate: 10.8% (28th lowest)
Median income in the San Jose metro area, which constitutes part of Silicon Valley, jumped from $85,736 in 2011 to $90,737 last year. San Jose had among the largest concentrations of high-paying professional services and information jobs in the nation. But the area is not only the wealthiest in the nation, it has also become one of the most-desired housing markets. Just 3.6% of housing units were vacant in 2012, down from 4.9% in 2008, while median gross rent reached $1,560 last year, more than any other metro area in the U.S. Home values also were the highest in the nation, with a median of $624,200. More than 20% of homes in the area were valued at over $1 million.
America’s 10 Poorest Cities
10. Pine Bluff, Ark.
> Median household income: $36,127
> Population: 97,798 (20th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 9.2% (77th highest)
> Poverty rate: 24.4% (17th highest)
The median household income in Pine Bluff was just over $36,000 in 2012, more than $15,000 less than the nationwide median last year. Additionally, more than 24% of residents lived below the poverty level, while the area unemployment rate in 2012 was 9.2% -- both above the respective nationwide rates of 15.9% and 8.1%. Further, 9% of Pine Bluff households had less than $10,000 in total income in 2012, among the worst rates in the nation. But not all news out of the area has been negative. According to The Pine Bluff Commercial, reported crimes in the city during the first nine months of 2013 declined by 15% from the same period in 2012.
9. Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla.
> Median household income: $36,061
> Population: 298,110 (159th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.7% (176th highest)
> Poverty rate: 22.6% (32nd highest)
Fort Smith has a rich frontier heritage, and has served as the setting for several famous Western movies, including True Grit and Hang Em’ High. However, the reality of Fort Smith today is less glamorous. The area’s median income was barely over $36,000 in 2012, down by more than $5,000 since 2008. Last year the nationwide median was over $51,000. According to The Southwest Times Record, a recent survey showed Fort Smith residents viewed the city’s job market and economy as weaknesses, however, they also cited quality of life as its greatest strength.
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8. Cumberland, Md.-W.Va.
> Median household income: $35,645
> Population: 101,968 (26th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 8.0% (155th highest)
> Poverty rate: 16.3% (181st highest)
As of 2012, 6.6% of the U.S. workforce worked in finance, insurance, and real estate related jobs. Nearly 11% worked in the professional and scientific industries. In Cumberland, the percentage of residents employed in these traditionally high-paying jobs was half the national rate. For scientific and professional industries, the percentage of workers decreased significantly from 2008. The area may also lack the educational attainment, on aggregate, needed to attract higher paying jobs. Last year, just over 15% of Cumberland metro area adult residents had a college degree, barely half the national rate of 29.1% and lower than all but a few other metro areas. The proportion of people earning incomes below the poverty line increased from 11.6% in 2008 to 16.3% last year.
7. Monroe, La.
> Median household income: $34,809
> Population: 177,781 (137th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.0% (129th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 25.9% (11th highest)
Last year more than one quarter of the Monroe area population lived below the poverty line, one of the highest proportions in the nation. Monroe households were among the most likely in the nation to earn $10,000 per year, as well. As of 2012, 23% of the population was uninsured, one of the highest percentages in the nation. According to a recent analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, since Louisiana has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, 60% of uninsured, non-elderly adults in the state fall into a “coverage gap,” which means that “their income is above current Medicaid eligibility but below the lower limit for Marketplace premium tax credits.”
6. Albany, Ga.
> Median household income: $34,469
> Population: 155,019 (111th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 9.6% (64th highest)
> Poverty rate: 26.9% (8th highest)
Over 12% of households in Albany brought in under $10,000 annually, the second-highest rate in the country, and more than double the national rate. Albany also has among the highest poverty rates in the U.S. Nearly 27% of the population lived below the poverty line last year, well in excess of the national rate of 15.1%. According to a report from WALB in Albany from earlier this year, gang activity is thriving in the city. Albany officials say the problem is related to high unemployment and poverty rates.
5. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Ariz.
> Median household income: $34,445
> Population: 203,334 (156th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 9.9% (55th highest)
> Poverty rate: 21.7% (44th highest)
The Lake Havasu City area has long been popular with tourists, and is a favorite spring break destination for college students. But the area also had one of the nation’s lowest median incomes in 2012, despite its seasonal popularity. Lake Havasu City’s workforce was heavily concentrated in the low-paying entertainment and accommodation, and retail sectors. Last year, the area’s unemployment rate was close to 10%, well above the nationwide rate of 8.1%. Job growth in the area has also yet to recover from the last decade’s housing downturn and recession. One potential reason for the area’s poor job market may be a lack of formal education among residents. Just 11.2% had at least a bachelor’s degree last year, the lowest percentage in the U.S.
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4. Gadsden, Ala.
> Median household income: $34,264
> Population: 104,392 (29th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.2% (144th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 21.2% (52nd highest)
One in five workers in Gadsden was employed in manufacturing last year. Residents, however, earn considerably smaller incomes than the nation as a whole. Nearly one in three Americans completed a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education in 2012, while in Gladsden the rate was only 15%. About one quarter of the homes in Gadsden was valued under $50,000 in 2012. Further, between 2008 and last year, median home value dropped by over $20,000.
3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
> Median household income: $33,761
> Population: 806,552 (67th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 11.0% (28th highest)
> Poverty rate: 34.5% (2nd highest)
As of 2012, 34.5% of McAllen area residents lived below the poverty line, the second highest percentage in the nation and more than double the national rate of 15.9%. The area also had the nation’s highest percentage of residents without health insurance, at nearly 37%. In 2009, McAllen became a focal point in the national health care debate, due to the area’s extremely high medical costs, in spite of its poor population. However, health care is not the only vital service many residents lack. In 2012, more than 2% of housing units did not have complete plumbing facilities, one of the worst rates in the nation. Finding work was also difficult for many residents, less than 64% of whom had a high school education as of 2012, one of the lowest rates in the nation. Despite decent job growth, the area’s unemployment rate was 11% last year.
2. Dalton, Ga.
> Median household income: $32,858
> Population: 142,751 (87th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 11.5% (20th highest)
> Poverty rate: 21.6% (46th highest)
No metro area in the U.S. has a higher percentage of workers employed in manufacturing than Dalton, at over 40% last year. The major source of these jobs is the area’s carpet industry -- the city of Dalton bills itself as “The Carpet Capital of the Word.” The industry took a hit as the housing market flopped, however, and a large portion of the area’s manufacturing jobs were lost. As of last year, the area’s unemployment rate was 11.5%, one of the highest in the nation. Between 2008 and 2012, median household income fell from $44,847 to less than $33,000. But there has been some good news lately. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the Dalton area’s largest carpet manufacturer, Shaw Industries, announced plans to add a new factory and hire more workers as the economy improves.
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1. Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
> Median household income: $30,953
> Population: 415,557 (125th highest)
> Unemployment rate: 10.5% (37th highest)
> Poverty rate: 36.10% (the highest)
Nearly two out of five Brownsville-Harlingen residents were living in poverty as of 2012, the highest rate of the 366 metropolitan areas reviewed. According to PewResearch, Brownsville had one of the largest Hispanic populations in 2012, and the highest rate of poverty among Hispanics in large metropolitan areas, at 40%. Additionally, more than one in three people were living without health insurance that year, the second highest rate in the U.S.. Home values were also low in 2012. Over 26% of homes were worth less than $50,000, about three times more than the median for the U.S., and one of the highest percentages of low-valued homes out of all metropolitan areas. | <urn:uuid:06867f53-60ff-4b90-b20e-b298f08b081d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-richest-poorest-cities-165424993.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.961898 | 5,450 | 2.765625 | 3 |
With the many advances in research, training, and social services available, 2015 may be remembered as the “Year of the Disabled.”
From the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in December of 2014 to new, innovative programs like TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois and IU’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism, new technologies like the app called “ASCmeI.T” that enables people with autism spectrum conditions to share their ideas on what kind of new technology would best help, and new research findings, such as the use of brainwave – magnetic pulses to treat autism, the possibilities for a better, more productive life for those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD,) Down’s Syndrome, or other neurological disorder, have never looked better.
New Research Contradicts Conventional ASD Training Technique
One example of this is a new study released by Nature Neuroscience in September, 2015, which found that repetitive training, the standard in autism education for many educators, may hinder the learning process. The repercussions of these surprising findings may have far-reaching implications that go a long way to help improve the quality of education for thousands of students diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD.)
The study, “Perceptual learning in autism: over-specificity and possible remedies,” found that rather than aiding the education process, the type of repetitive training often used for people “on the spectrum” may actually hinder the learning process by promoting inflexibility. Surprisingly, the study found that reducing repetition in teaching may enhance learning in individuals with an ASD.
According to a description of the study published on Medscape.com, “Using a computer-based perceptual learning protocol, the research team trained a group of high-functioning adults with ASD and a healthy control group to locate three diagonal bars that were surrounded by horizontal lines. Participants were asked to identify the diagonal bars during eight daily practice sessions; their speed and accuracy were logged.”
The report goes on to quote Dr. Matthew Siegel, director of the Developmental Disorders Program at Spring Harbor Hospital, in Westbrook, Maine, who reviewed the study for Medscape: “This is a very interesting study with potentially earthshaking implications for the educational and behavioral approaches to ASD.”
For more information and an in-depth look at the study, read the Medscape article, “Standard Approach to Autism Education May Actually Impair Learning.”
A Brighter Future for Disabled Persons? Just Maybe.
So, what does this all mean in relation to our everyday lives and our children’s education and future?
According to Certified Neurologic Music Therapist and facilitated communication trainer-in-training Karyn (Casey) DePriest, president of Optimal Rhythms / Access Academy in Evansville, Indiana, “It’s exciting to see the true evidence emerging that may create a paradigm shift in education and cause many to rethink autism! Optimal Rhythms / Access Academy has been aware of this truth as we recognize and celebrate the neurodiversity of individuals on the spectrum, including the motor, sensory, and connectivity differences of non-verbal students with autism. There is research that teaches us about how the autistic brain learns, but we must be willing to consider that our original understanding may have been wrong.”
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Every year, we treat numerous injured and sick wild birds in our clinic for birds and reptiles, being brought in by animal friends from Leipzig and its surroundings. Unfortunately, we are fiscally not able to provide wild birds' veterinary treatment for free, so please ask us about expected expenses before initiating treatment. It also is of vast importance, that you inform yourself about handling wild animals (you can find some information below) or that you approach a suitable contact person at our clinic for advice, before getting active.
How to handle wild animals
What to take care of when finding an injured or left behind bird? Below we provide you with some expertly advice:
Fledglings are not helpless
Fledglings of most bird breeds leave their nest before their large plumage is fully grown. These so called sprouts are not yet able to fly so their parents keep on feeding them while on the ground. Sprouts often make an impression of being helpless and an easy prey for free roaming domesticated cats. Often, through their begging calls to their parents, they arouse the pity of walkers who pick up the "poor little bird" and take it away for care.
Taking them with you is a capital mistake, though!
Chances of survival for fledglings, when artificially reared, decrease drastically. Especially corvids have a high chance of false imprinting to humans, which makes reintroduction and survivability in the wild problematic.
Common swifts are an exception to the rule: Their fledglings are fully autonomous when leaving their nests, they are fully capable of flight and they are not cared any further by their parents. Adult common swifts - their parents - are permanently airborne and only land at the nest site. A common swift sitting on the ground is in dire danger of being killed so not being in flight is generally to be considered an emergency situation for them.
Taking care of abandoned fledglings
Presumably abandoned fledglings should first be observed from a distance - with you being somewhat hidden - for at least one hour. This will help to determine whether the parents are taking care of the offspring and whether the fledglings can cope with the environment. Please consider the birds natural circadian rhythm: Owls, for example, feed their offspring only at night.
A healthy young bird that has been taken by mistake should be returned to the place where it was found as soon as possible and placed in an elevated position inside a bush or tree. The human scent clinging to the fledgling does not bother the bird parents, and if only a few hours have passed between taking the bird and bringing it back, the young bird will usually continue to be cared for without any problems. If you see an uninjured branchling without cover on the ground or in a dangerous place (e.g. roadside), it is best to place it within a few metres off the ground in an elevated safe place in the midst of branches. The parents will hear and care for it because of its begging calls.
We are not responsible for the rearing and care of healthy abandoned young birds. In such a case, please contact the following facilities:
(Animal Welfare Leipzig)
Song birds, Singvögel, e.g. blackbirds, house sparrows, tits, common swifts etc.
Phone: +49 175 3352049, Contact person: Mrs. Krups
NABU Regionalverband Leipzig e.V.
(Local branch of NABU, a large nature conservation non profit)
Corinthstr. 14, 04157 Leipzig, Phone: +49 341 6884477
(Zoo in Leipzig-Connewitz)
Contact via "Amt für Stadtgrün und Gewässer, Abteilung Stadtforsten" (City bureau)
Teichstraße 20, 04277 Leipzig, Phone: +49 341 309410
What to do with sick wild birds?
How can one recognise a sick bird?
Please, first make sure that the wild bird is actually sick and in need of help before you take it from the wild.
Signs of an existing disease are
Lack of flight reflex
inability to fly
bleeding and/or abnormal limb position (drooping wing, lameness of one leg).
If the wild bird found is actually injured and in need of help, it should be caught and immediately presented to a skilled veterinarian. She can decide with the necessary expertise how best to help the animal.
Capturing the injured bird
Capturing an injured adult bird, in particular, is not always easy. However, it should be as stress-free as possible for the bird and must not degenerate into a hunt. Wild birds are not used to being grabbed by hand and are in mortal fear!
It is best to approach the animal slowly, quietly and without hectic movements and then grab it quickly. Often a blanket or a light jacket thrown over the bird, which is then used to grasp it completely and pick it up, is helpful when catching it. When holding the bird, be careful not to grip the thorax too tightly, as this pressure impairs breathing. To protect the plumage, the wings should rest against the body.
Birds of prey hiss and puff themselves up when people approach. When catching them, pay special attention to the feet and the powerful claws to protect yourself from injury. Again, always use a blanket or similar to avoid injury to yourself and the wild bird.
In the case of herons, great crested grebes, storks and others, a certain danger comes from the beak, as these animals thrust their sharp, powerful beaks towards the face and eyes.
Transport of the injured bird
Wild birds should be transported in appropriately sized darkened containers (e.g. cardboard box with air holes, cat transport box) in which they are not exposed to any other visual stimuli. This reduces the risk of stress and self-harm. Under no circumstances should wild birds be transported in commercial ornamental bird cages. There is a great risk of injury or damage to the plumage due to hectic flapping around, which can delay reintroduction or even make it impossible.
If you are unable to catch a sick or injured wild bird, please inform the fire brigade. The city of Leipzig maintains its own animal rescue service, which is equipped to capture injured animals and pass the birds on to appropriate competent veterinarians.
Procedure of the examination
The wild birds brought to our clinic are first subjected to a thorough examination. The nutritional state and the patient's plumage condition is assessed and it is examined for injuries. These are not always visible at first sight, but can sometimes only be detected by special examination techniques.
Often the cause of an inability to fly lies in the musculoskeletal system (bones and muscles). An X-ray examination can diagnose bone fractures, but also internal injuries. Bite injuries, for example by domestic cats, are problematic. Their saliva brings bacteria into the wound, which can lead to fatal infections within a few hours. These can be prevented by the timely administration of a suitable antibiotic. Wild birds suspected of having been in contact with cats should therefore always be presented to a veterinarian, even if they appear uninjured on the outside.
The first priority in the care of a wild bird is its fitness for the wild after treatment. Based on the results of the examination, the prognosis can be assessed and appropriate therapy can be initiated.
In many cases, however, treatment is futile and euthanasia in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act cannot be avoided. This difficult decision is difficult to understand for some animal friends, especially if they are willing to care for and house the bird.
However, the permanent keeping of protected wild birds (which includes most of the domestic wild birds) by private individuals is strictly prohibited by law. Taking a wild bird into care is only permitted for the purpose of nursing sick birds back to health. Afterwards, the birds must be released back into the wild. | <urn:uuid:4c732b27-5b26-4793-a470-420d4c3b1e01> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.vetmed.uni-leipzig.de/en/clinic-for-birds-and-reptiles/clinic/services/wild-birds | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.941061 | 1,696 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Celebrating cultural diversity and heritage throughout the city of Houston is the theme for the Love Elementary School art exhibit “In the Eyes of Our Children: Houston: An American City.” which debuted Tuesday, March 26.
The exhibit, which is open to the public, features over 60 photographs by 20 Love Elementary students as part of the Pozos Art Project. Founded in spring of 2011 by Rice University Professor and photographer Geoff Winningham, the Pozos Art Project provides local students the opportunity to collectively photograph the city of Houston, cultural heritage and everyday life.
“Kids naturally do surprising and spontaneous things in what they choose to photograph and how they photograph it” explained Winningham. “They surprise me, and surprise is the essence of great art.”
Through this project, Winningham and Love art teacher Elizabeth Jordan teach students to use digital cameras to photograph their homes, families, friends and neighborhoods. Students have also learned about the basic skills of digital photography, and along with Winningham and Jordan, take photography field trips around Houston and work in the Rice digital photography lab to learn about editing and printing their work.
“We’ve been thrilled with the level and quality of the pictures,” said Jordan. “I’m hoping it will change the way they look at the world. I think it will make them more aware of looking at things in a different way.”
Stunning student photography with captivating captions such as “Good cat, bad cat,” “Mrs. Ducky,” and “The love of my mother and father” currently decorate the halls of Love Elementary School. The exhibit will be open for the next month, and community members are invited to view the artwork.
“As we go on and the kids gain more confidence, they will learn to photograph more of their everyday lives, and that’s when it will really come alive,” said Winningham. | <urn:uuid:b040866b-a940-4461-8849-c106174b7be4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2013/03/27/art-exhibit-features-houston-through-student-lenses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.962455 | 408 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Lud’s Church is a truly mysterious place, a deep, dark chasm hidden within the depths of Back Forest in the Staffordshire Peak District. Those walking among the trees are often only alerted to the presence of the gorge by a blast of cold air emerging through a gap in the rocks, even on the very hottest day.
The incredible Lud’s Church was created by a massive landslip in the gritstone that characterises this part of the Peak District, most probably as a large mass of rock slipped slightly downhill into the Dane Valley along a fault line in the stone, resulting in an open ravine.
It’s possible for explorers to venture inside and walk the length of the chasm. At over 100 metres long, 18 metres deep, and in places only a couple of metres wide, it towers above those within, dwarfing them with its steep sides.
Inside is green as far as the eye can see. The walls are covered with dripping mosses, ferns and grasses, and arching above the chasm, forming a natural roof, are trees that have grown from both sides to meet in the middle. You don’t need much imagination to picture Lud’s Church as a place of myths and mysteries.
A Place of History and Legend
Lud’s Church has a renowned place in history and legend. In the early 1400s the chasm is said to have been used as a secret place of worship for Lollards, reforming Christians who were opposed to many practices of the Roman Catholic church and who were persecuted for their beliefs. It is likely that the ‘Lud’ of the title came from Walter de Lud Auk, who was captured at Lud’s Church during one of their meetings.
For at least a century a wooden ship’s figurehead stood in a high niche within Lud’s Church. Placed there by the former landowner in the mid 1800s, it was known as ‘Lady Lud’ and was reportedly placed there in memory of Alice, the daughter of Walter de Lud Auk. It is said that her ghost still haunts the ravine, and it’s certainly not hard to conjure up images of apparitions here.
Long before the arrival of the Lollards, it is likely that Lud’s Church would have been a place of pagan worship. Sunlight really only penetrates to the depths of the chasm during the height of summer, and it is quite possible that it was the site of Midsummer ceremonies. Indeed, it is still possible to see occasional offerings hidden on the natural shelves and within the dark, overgrown crevices.
Lud’s Church is one of the most likely contenders for the location of the Green Chapel, a key setting in the medieval poem and well known Arthurian story, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Over the centuries it has also been associated with tales of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, possibly as a place of refuge and hiding from his enemies.
Whatever your beliefs, it remains that Lud’s Church is a fascinating place to explore, well worth the trip into the woods.
How to Get There
The closest village to Lud’s Church is Gradbach. From the village, walk past the Youth Hostel and on downstream to cross a footbridge. Head uphill and then right, following a path towards Swythamley. At the top of the rise, turn sharp left, to reach Lud’s Church after a further 200 metres or so. Do take care exploring as it is almost always wet underfoot and can be slippery. | <urn:uuid:bb2b6849-da19-4227-bb74-9ddca8efd3a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://letsgopeakdistrict.co.uk/listing/luds-church-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.976102 | 751 | 2.5 | 2 |
In general, the analysis of microarray data requires two steps: feature selection and classification. From a variety of feature selection methods and classifiers, it is difficult to find optimal ensembles composed of any feature-classifier pairs. This paper proposes a novel method based on the evolutionary algorithm (EA) to form sophisticated ensembles of features and classifiers that can be used to obtain high classification performance. In spite of the exponential number of possible ensembles of individual feature-classifier pairs, an EA can produce the best ensemble in a reasonable amount of time. The chromosome is encoded with real values to decide the weight for each feature-classifier pair in an ensemble. Experimental results with two well-known microarray datasets in terms of time and classification rate indicate that the proposed method produces ensembles that are superior to individual classifiers, as well as other ensembles optimized by random and greedy strategies.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
Acknowledgement. The authors thank M. Symko-Davies, B. McConnell, K. Emery, S. Kurtz, J. Kiehl, T. Moriarty, W. Metzger, R. Ahrenkiel, B. Keyes, M. Romero, D. Friedman and J. Olson at NREL; and G. Kinsey, H. Cotal, A. Paredes, Y. Aguirre, P. Colter, T. Isshiki, M. Haddad, K. Barbour, M. Takahashi, M. Kalachian, and G. Glenn, and the entire multijunction solar cell team at Spec-trolab. This work was supported in part by the Department of Energy through the NREL High-Performance PV program (NAT-1-30620-01), and by Spectrolab.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Theoretical Computer Science
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Performance Trade-Offs Among Optimized Beamforming Techniques for Smart Antenna System
Smart antenna is a promising technology for the efficient utilization of limited Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum, improved system capacities and wireless communications through the implementation of Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA). Smart antenna radiation patterns are controlled via beamforming algorithms exploiting sophisticated spatial processing techniques based upon certain optimum criteria. This paper highlights the implications of optimum beamforming techniques for achieving high data speed rates and coverage area in cellular communication networks. In this paper, optimum beamforming algorithms have been analysed such as Multiple Sidelobe Canceller (MSC), Minimum Variance Distortionless Response (MVDR) and Minimum
Mean Square Error (MMSE) respectively. A trade-off analysis of various array performance metrics has also been presented among three beamforming techniques. Simulation results reveal that beamforming minimizes the interference power considerably by selecting optimum weights. The results illustrate that MMSE beamformer is helpful in mitigating Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) fading effects while MVDR beamformer has good performance in Line-of-Sight (LOS)fading environment. Moreover, MMSE beamformeroutperforms than other techniques with very narrower Half Power Beamwidth (HPBW) and Null-to-Null Beamwidth (NNBW). Depending on the application, one of the techniques is carefully chosen for deployment in smart base station antenna for cellular communication networks. | <urn:uuid:e4669cfe-ebf7-4299-8533-e64756323f60> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://ojs.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/bujict/article/view/117 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.871253 | 290 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Honors Thesis Formats
The Portfolio format involves a written document coupled with a creative artifact, such as a performance, musical score, architectural blueprint, engineering invention, screenplay, business case study, collection of original poetry, or art exhibition.
The Research Manuscript is the customary format for presenting extended investigation and research.
The oral presentation for a Thesis Seminar usually takes the form of an oral presentation to the entire class or at the Undergraduate Research Conference. The instructor will indicate the specific oral presentation format and expectations.
Credits and Scheduling
All Thesis Seminars are small courses focused on exploring a specific topic in a classroom setting with other Honors Thesis students. Seminars are graded by the course instructor and you do NOT have to submit a thesis proposal on CHC PATHS.
The Honors Thesis is traditionally completed over two semesters in the senior year, divided into two 499 Thesis Seminar courses of 3+ credits each, informally referred to as Honors Thesis Part 1 and Honors Thesis Part 2. In the first semester (Honors Thesis Part 1), you will develop the Honors Thesis proposal. In the second semester (Honors Thesis Part 2), you will complete the Honors Thesis. You will find the Thesis Seminar course descriptions online in the Honors Course Guide. | <urn:uuid:072ef2c6-5020-4a4d-9f38-90aab66f0b9c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.umass.edu/honors/curriculum/thesis/seminar | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.898736 | 294 | 1.507813 | 2 |
About two weeks ago, there were dramatic scenes of joy and relief in Nigeria when the government handed over 21 schoolgirls to their parents after their captors, the militant group Boko Haram, released them. Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu reconstructs the event in this piece of fiction.
Mama held on to her daughter. Tears ran down her cheeks and her chin before forming a small puddle on her daughter’s shoulder. Tears trickled down her daughter’s back when Mama lifted her up her feet, set her down, disengaged her tight hold and stared into her face. She repeated her action a second time, this time lifting her even higher up and holding her longer. She made to go a third round before she changed her mind. Until the next step she took, her action was not too different from that of other mothers who held on to their daughters, wiping tears, sobbing loudly, asking questions, touching every part of their anatomy, checking for a missing finger, toe or ear.
Mama, shaking with emotion, turned her back, bent down halfway on rain drenched grounds and spoke her first coherent sentence, “Climb,” she instructed her daughter. “Climb and let us go home.”
Her daughter would not move. She stood crying the words, “Mama is this you?”
“It is me and it is you,” her mother responded.
“Now climb on my back let me take you home, my child.”
More words rolled out of her mouth over which she had no control. Tears drenched her white shirt. She had forgotten her handkerchief.
Mama’s daughter stood and stared.
Until that moment, she had no recollection of ever being carried by Mama. Not even six years earlier at the age of 12 when she fell off a guava tree and had to be carried everyday to the bonesetter’s home. Her brother and uncle bore that responsibility; it would have been calling for double casualty if Mama had dared. She stood at 5ft 4 inches, and was only slightly bigger in circumference than the stem of the guava tree that snapped under her daughter’s weight.
Mama, still in her bent position, stretched her right hand backwards and drew her daughter down until they both squatted. “Ahh,” she had forgotten to untie her wrapper, “wait, let me get the wrapper” she cried, as she pinned her daughter to the squatting position with one hand and untied her wrapper. Her daughter’s knee hurt, the skirt the government gave her was a little too tight and dug into her skin.
“Do you remember this wrapper?” her mother asked, as she halted briefly from untying her wrapper to wipe tears off her eyes. “Do you remember this wrapper? She asked again, expertly spreading the red and yellow Ankara fabric until it covered her daughter’s torso.
She began to tie the wrapper round her chest. “Do you remember this wrapper?” She asked a third time to a daughter she knew would not respond. “Don’t you remember this wrapper your father gave me the day you were born?” She was knotting the wrapper across her chest, the first step to more knots to follow. “I told your father I will wear this wrapper on your wedding day.”
Her daughter felt a pull that lifted her until she was comfortably settled on her mother’s back. She feared for her mother, “Mama, please let me down. You will fall,” she pleaded.
Her mother untied her headscarf, made from the same Ankara fabric. “No, my daughter, this back carried you for years and it can still carry you. Let Boko Haram come and take you from my back.”
Mama securely fastened her daughter with the headscarf and ran out from under the shade of the canopy, out under the rain. “Let us go home”, she cried in the direction of her husband who had reached out to restrain and guide her back under the shade.
“Mama, please let me down,” her daughter pleaded.
“I cannot let you down from this back,” Mama said in a tone reserved for scolding an infant. “Let Boko Haram come back and see,” she said. “Let them come back now and take you from my back and see what will happen.”
“Boko Haram where are you?” Mama screamed as she walked back and forth. “Boko Haram where are you? Come and take her from my back, let me see it happen.”
Mama’s back. Her daughter’s body went limp as a picture flashed through her mind. She saw herself on her mother’s back when she was 15 years younger. She was being pulled, her mother was screaming, there were harsh male voices. End of picture.
A second picture came up. It was her at 8 years of age, her 6-month old sibling was tightly secured to her back. She was running with other villagers towards the forest. The scared company would spend the night there and were led home by armed security forces the next morning.
Suddenly, the stories told her about both events came to her. The first picture was a kidnapping attempt on her. Her mother was on her way back from the stream when two men emerged from the bush and tried to yank her off her mother’s back. Both men pulled and pulled, but her mother fought them off, holding on to the knot of her wrapper, kicking with her feet, and screaming for help until it came. The two ritualists were caught by the villagers and arrested.
The second picture was when herdsmen invaded their village and began killing indiscriminately. Her mother had shoved her youngest sibling on her back and asked her to run. To the sound of approaching gunshots, she ran to the bush with other villagers. Only a force that could inflict a mortal wound on her body would separate her from that infant on her back. She and her mother both knew that as they ran.
Mama’s back, an African woman’s back, the extension of her womb, the outward uterus that continues to hold a child many years after delivery. “Let Boko Haram come and take you from my back,” Mama said as she walked back and forth under the rain, her daughter securely tied to her back.
This creative work is based on the events surrounding the release of 21 Chibok girls by the government of Nigeria.
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Often debated is the impact that a rise in minimum wage will have on business, particuarly small business. With six states passing laws increasing the minimum wage to surpass the federally-mandated $5.15/per hour in Tuesday’s election, it is again a topic of discussion.
For many employees, it means a raise and a possible improvement in their standard of living. However, many employers see it as an additional expense that they may not be able to meet or that will require cutting expenses, health benefits or other employees in order to meet the new guidelines. Consumers may also end up paying the price as well as many businesses pass on the additional expense to their customers.
As always, it sounds good in theory, but working out the specifics can leave many business owners feeling frustrated.
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BAE bets on battery-powered quadcopter drone for cargo hauling
LONDON – BAE Systems is moving into the quadcopter drone sector in a collaboration with drone maker Malloy Aeronautics to produce an electric-powered vehicle capable of lifting loads up to 300kg.
The two companies used the DSEI show here to announce plans for a concept vehicle exploring the potential of a battery-powered, vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone capable of carrying stores, weapons, sensors and even a life raft for maritime rescue.
The vehicle, hanging from the rafters of the Excel Centre above the BAE stand, was displayed carrying a Stingray torpedo, but officials emphasized one of the key attributes of the vehicle was its ability to offer logistics support in military and commercial applications.
The two companies said they are looking at a concept vehicle called the T-650 offering a top speed of over 140 km/h with a range of over 30 km when carrying its full load capability of 300kgs.
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The total consolidated assets in the African Business Top 100 bank listing reached $1.1 trillion, up by whopping 105% on 2005, while aggregate Tier-1 capital surged 156% to $90.7bn. South African banks, led by the ‘Big Five’ – Standard Bank (Stanbank), Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank and Investec – continue to dominate our survey comprising 46% and 40% respectively of total assets and capital.
Stanbank and Absa focus mainly on retail banking, whilst Nedbank and FirstRand are more focused on the corporate sector. Investec ranks among the world’s best investment houses. Africa’s banking assets compare favourably relative to other emerging markets, such as India with $1.2 trillion and Russia’s $1 trillion, but fall below Central and Eastern Europe’s $2.1 trillion.
The industry, however, is heavily concentrated; 25 premier banks hold about three quarters of the region’s financial assets and core capital, equivalent to $881bn and $65.6bn respectively.
That leaves only $275bn and $25bn to be shared among 75 banks, of which the five largest (by total assets) are Nationale Société Générale Bank, Arab African International Bank, Banco Africano de Investimentos, Société Générale Marocaine de Banques and Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie.
The pan-African Ecobank Transnational (listed in Abidjan, Accra and Lagos) is a symbol of Africa’s economic renaissance. Its strategy is based on closer integration between independent subsidiaries in over 30 countries, which tailor services to the local market, whilst drawing on regional connections, such as shared financial and personnel resources from its head office in Togo. Attijariwafa of Morocco is also expanding retail operations across the continent, mainly in Francophone areas. Attijariwafa is the largest bank in Senegal. The business model adopted by African Bank (micro-credit lender) provides a fine example to sub-Saharan banks. This niche bank has filled the gap between mainstream banks and micro-lenders by focusing on four criteria: affordability, accessibility, simplicity and personal services.
It provides credit, mortgages, and savings products to low- and middle-income clients and small businesses. Loan applications are assessed quickly by using a sophisticated credit-scoring system – backed by a simplified application process using the latest technology, such as biometric scanners. Nigeria (especially) has huge potential for mass retail banking and micro-finance since only 10% of the population hold bank accounts.
Regional banks including foreign-owned subsidiaries are healthy, liquid and strongly capitalised – with low leverage and moderate loan-to-deposit ratios. Some banks report capital positions (both Tier 1 & 2) well above the Basel Committee’s (8%) norm. They include African Bank (34%), Guaranty Trust Bank (26%), First Bank of Nigeria (24.3%), Banque de Tunisie (22.1%), Ecobank Transnational (21.4%), Banque du Caire (21.4%), Banco de Fomento Angola (21.2%), Arab African International Bank (18.3%) and United Bank for Africa (16.3%). The average BIS capital ratio for the SA five giants is 15% – they have investment-grade ratings on a par with several OECD-based banks.
The contagion effects
The spillovers from the global financial shocks and recession on the African banking sector were significant but not as destabilising as in Eastern Europe where several banks were declared insolvent. By contrast, the top-tier African financial institutions remained stable, despite some impairment of asset quality, caused by weaknesses in regional economies.
The region avoided recession despite waning commodity prices and a slowdown in foreign direct investment, which fell to $58.56bn (down from $72.18bn in 2008).
Output growth, however, declined steeply in 2009 to 2.5%, compared with average growth of 5.6% per annum during 2001–08, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) – the continent’s major multilateral investor and donor.
The bank in recent years has approved financing (including 15% in equity) worth $4.7bn for 80 projects, mainly in infrastructure and financial services. AfDB’s co-financing has helped mobilise an additional $23.5bn from other multilaterals and private investors – including public-private partnerships.
There was only modest contagion to local subsidiaries of major foreign banks – notably Barclays, Banco Comercial Portugues, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Société Générale (SocGen) and Standard Chartered. Thus, no heavy capital transfers from subsidiaries to parents were reported. Foreign subsidiaries are not reliant on funding from home countries, but rely instead on solid local deposit sources. Nevertheless, tighter credit conditions were observed during 2009. Most banks imposed stringent lending criteria (higher deposit requirements and collateral) and focused on the high-end market.
Lending margins rose significantly on forex denominated loans and on local currency lending. Concurrently, credit lines to African banks from foreign lenders came under severe pressure, reflected in reduced limits, repricing with increased spreads and some cancellations to small and medium-sized banks. Financing continued only for major banks.
Trade financing was also very expensive and scarce across the continent – with soaring interest rates and confirmation fees for letters of credit (LC) and bank guarantees. There were some cases for LC to be cash collateralised.
Tapping foreign expertise
The African subsidiaries of major overseas banks continue to introduce new product lines and innovative services, which, in turn, improve the growth potential of smaller but rapidly expanding countries like Ghana, Uganda and Zambia, among others.
Multinationals boast credentials in high-margin businesses such as offshore syndications, project (asset-backed) financing and structured trade and corporate finance, specialised advisory services (on mergers and acquisitions, cash management and custodian), the placement of private debt and equity, as well as treasury products for commodity hedgers and global asset management for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.
Standard Chartered has greatly advanced treasury services in host countries; for example, it introduced the first ever local-currency interest rate swaps in Kenya and Tanzania, the first cross-currency swap in Zambia, the first euro-pula trading in Botswana and the first flexible-forwards in Kenya and Zambia, as well as being first to offer forex forwards in Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia and Sierra Leone. The bank also helped Zambia’s mining industry by providing a copper hedge. Such innovative products have enhanced risk-management opportunities.
In Uganda, Standard Chartered offered new savings and remote banking products as well as better services for smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its project finance team is involved in power, telecoms, mining, hydrocarbons and ports. In Ghana, the bank was a global coordinator – structuring the $900m syndication for US-based Kosmos Energy and arranging a $2bn deal for Tullow Oil, the Irish-UK explorer.
Citigroup still dominates cash management from North to Southern Africa, while JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley capture the bulk of transactions for equity raisings and investment banking.
Updates on banking reforms
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the governorship of Lamido Sanusi has published guidelines stipulating that each bank’s market share cannot exceed 20% and bank chief executives should have a maximum tenure of 10 years.
Significantly, the CBN has abolished the concept of ‘universal banking’. Hence, banks will have to dispose of non-banking activities like portfolio management, pension custodianship and insurance brokerage.
Moreover, the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCO N) is expected to commence taking over the N1.5 trillion toxic debts of the rescued banks from January 2011.
Ghana is set to become the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2011 as ‘multiplier effects’ from oil production, higher investment and private consumption, thus benefiting the financial sector, led by Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB).
To further increase the banks’ capacity to participate in big-ticket projects and support an expanding economy, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) raised the minimum capital requirements to 60m cedi (about $42m).
Explaining the rationale for higher Tier-1 capital, Daniel Mensah, head of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), said: “With the discovery of oil and its auxiliary businesses, there is a need for us, as members of one association, to increase our capital base. This is all in anticipation of the kind of activities that might come up as we become an oil-producing country.”
In Uganda, a five-year Financial Markets Development Strategy aims to strengthen financial intermediation. The plan includes updating the payments system and revising the commercial laws to improve contract enforcement. Last year, a Central Depository System was implemented to facilitate automated trading.
Future opportunities and challenges
Looking ahead, investment banking represents a lucrative business with the growth of private equity funds targeting natural resources, financials, telecoms, consumer and infrastructure sectors.According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), more than one third of institutional private equity investors are now making allocations to sub-Saharan Africa, compared to only 4% in 2006.
Sarah Alexander, president of EMPEA, said: “African funds raised through June already exceeded the full year 2009 total, and some sizeable funds being raised point to a return to pre-crisis levels.”
In fact, banking stocks are among the best investments during fledgling stages of a frontier market’s growth. Equity Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, CRDB Bank and CAL Bank (Ghana), among others, boast decent balance sheets and relatively low price/earnings ratios of 12 to five, (especially compared with their growth potential).
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From: Computerpilot on 06/17/2002
Sounds like a hardware issue...
I am not aware of any virus that can do this but it is possible for a trojan or hacker...
I would check the device manager (right-click on 'my computer', choose 'properties', then select the 'device manager' tab. See if there are any red 'X's or Yellow '!'s. This would indicate a harware/driver problem and what device is creating it. Also you can check to be sure that your floppy and CDROM are installed. IF they are malfunctioning, it is entirely possible that the device manager will not report it.
As for your display, try using another monitor. Do you get the same problem? If so, then it is a video card issue. Attempt to reset the resolution (right-click on desktop, choose 'properties', then click the 'settings' tab. Choose a smaller screen resolution and try downgrading your color depth to something like 256 colors or 24-bit.
Another possiblity with your screen is that the video card has been set to a refresh rate that the monitor does not support. You might try to bring the refresh rate back to a lower number. On the same screen as I described above, choose the 'advanced' button and then the 'monitor tab'. Try a 60 or lower refresh rate in the drop-down box. Do not set the refresh rate higher unless it is set much lower than 75 or 60 Mhz.
Hope this helps. This sounds like a very nasty problem. I would be interested in learning your solution. Also, I would be happy to give you a litte more assitance via email, if necessary. | <urn:uuid:bffe8409-2cd6-4477-8cb9-46923c7b5bbc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://nocrash.com/ncbbs/msgs/413.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.911596 | 361 | 1.625 | 2 |
Here is the very first column in a new column I call Big Picture
For two years now, I’ve had the privilege of working as the Times Union’s arts and entertainment editor.
The post offers a unique perspective on the ceaseless flow of TV, film, video games, classical music, pop music, jazz, visual arts, theater, opera, literature and festivals available to the Capital Region, as well as access to people who curate and create the cultural landscape — artists, administrators, publicists and audiences.
In this column, I want to add to the ongoing conversations about the arts in the Capital Region, and the conversations about the Capital Region in general. I believe too often the arts have been relegated to some fictional place outside daily life. I’ve often heard that the basic necessities are food, clothing and shelter, along with jobs to acquire those things and the laws to secure them. That kind of thinking, however, fails to value the basic necessity of the arts. The arts are the realizations of the imagination — of rich inner lives — which is crucial to what it means to be human.
My title “editor” doesn’t quite get to the heart of what I’m describing. A better word is culturalist.
By culturalist, I don’t mean the kind of -ist linked to a singular ideology (such as anarchist); rather, I see it as a mix of a profession (think dentist) and of someone who uses something (think guitarist).
Culture, however, is a weighty word. It has separate and distinct meanings in the realms of humanities and science: The culture of a city is quite different from the culture in a petri dish.
Or is it?
The culture of a community isn’t static. It is a living organism that requires care to thrive — or else it dies.
So if the Capital Region can be viewed as a petri dish, then what is its culture? I’m often asked that question when speaking with people outside the region. What I often say is the region is decentralized and has a bit of an identity crisis, meaning we have difficulty describing what it is (as opposed to what it is not).
Let me explain: We have no cultural center. Instead, we have great institutions in all directions such as Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown to the west; the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake to the north; Tanglewood in the Berkshires to the east; and Art Omi in Ghent to the south. The region’s four core counties, as well, have many major institutions such as SPAC in Saratoga, Proctors in Schenectady, EMPAC in Troy and The Egg in Albany.
Of course what I’ve named are just a few places, not an exhaustive list, and I apologize to all the worthy places I’ve left out. The point is that one defining characteristic of the Capital Region is that you need a car to explore the rich offerings of its wide geography.
The region’s identity crisis is perhaps best summed up by the nickname “Smallbany.” Sure, the Capital Region exists in the shadow of the huge metropolises of Boston and New York City. And Smallbany has self-effacing charm and it sounds accurate, especially when people realize they are linked by a lot less than six degrees of separation. But it unfortunately makes Albany seem like the center of things, when it isn’t.
The Capital Region’s identity crisis has manifested itself most recently in the online discussion about the Best of the Capital Region, especially in the arguments that pit local businesses against chain restaurants and stores. Some people have even expressed embarrassment over the presence of chains. (See for yourself at http://blog.timesunion.com/bestof2010 and read especially the comments about Best pizza and Best Italian restaurant.)
Why? People want the Capital Region to have a distinct culture and to think of themselves as unique. Any individual’s experiences are unique, but as a group placed together by circumstance and geography, it is difficult to stand out when we are already shaped by the might of the larger American culture.
The conversation about chain vs. local, however, is just one of the conversations going on now that help define our region — and ourselves. It is an ongoing conversation in which we can all take part. Join me.
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Monday Motivation: Team, Trust, Success
Monday Motivation, 4.22.19
Written by: Stacy Tolbert
Every Monday, The Rogers-Long Team meets for one of its two weekly meetings. The Monday meeting always ends with “Monday Motivation” in which a few minutes are spent listening to one team member presenting a quote, a quick reading from a book, a scene from a movie, or anything else they find motivating to provide a “spark” to the whole team on a Monday morning.
The Sunday Sit-down with Willie Geist has become a staple for my weekend. Each episode features a different film/television star, athlete or some form of celebrity and those with extremely successful businesses and companies seem to have commonalities: humility, discipline and knowing the importance of teamwork.
This week’s feature was one of the most dominant athletes in the history of sports, Shaquille O’Neal: a 4x NBA champion, 2x Olympic Gold Winner, MVP, (frankly this list can run on) but his off the court success has been just as impressive. During his rookie year Magic Johnson pulled him aside and told him to make sure he prepares for life after basketball. On one of his many visits to the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, he overheard a set of wealthy business men speaking about investments. He walked over introduced himself (though Shaq needs no introduction) and asked them how he could also become that wealthy and that’s when he sat through a quick demonstration of, see this $100-dollar bill? Yeah. What’s half? $50, what’s half of that? $25, and that’s what you live on, the rest needs to be invested. So, with this sound advice Shaq proceeded with his basketball and business career.
Being armed with sound advice does is not the only tool Shaq had in his armory to be successful; it’s one of a few critical ones. The discipline his Army Drill instructor step-father instilled in him during his childhood is one and the humility his mother raised him with (and reminded him of even when he was a big star) is another. One day Shaq and his mother were riding around, and Shaq got all wrapped up talking about himself and she told him, “it’s not always about you, what have you done to make someone smile today”. I believe these two traits helped Shaq become the leader and team player that made him successful.
Lastly and possibly most importantly having the trust factor with his teammates in both the NBA and businesses that he has invested in and endorsed have had a big impact on his accomplishments. An example of the trust factor? Well, he does not endorse a company that he does not use, hence this is why you didn’t see his face on a box of Wheaties until the 4th championship and even then it was because the deal was endorsed by the NBA and not Shaq, even then he only took $1 in endorsement money. Not that he had anything against Wheaties, he just couldn’t afford it growing up.
His faith in his teams and knowing that getting his teammates “to rise up and click together means a team can run beautifully” and at that point you can become unstoppable. He values the relationships that he has built and feels like that is also a cornerstone of his success, yet just another factor of what makes a great team. Having faith in his team and knowing he can trust them with their tasks at hand without having to micromanage has helped exponentially with his achievements.
When listening to him speak about teamwork, leadership and relationships I could easily relay the message and experience to what we do everyday here at the RLT and why it works and attributes to our success. I say our success because it takes a team and trust for that to happen.
Stacy Tolbert, The Transaction Coordinator for The Rogers-Long Team: Powered by Hometown Realty, was a client of Ben & Kevin’s in 2015. After hiring The RLT for her family’s move, Ben returned the favor and hired her to come work with the team! Stacy’s primary role is coordinating transactions from contract to close. In her spare time, you can find Stacy working in the garden, tasting Craft Beer, or managing her three fantasy football teams! | <urn:uuid:9213b35a-a22f-4289-a5b8-87c4b426ed34> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rogerslongteam.com/2019/04/22/monday-motivation-team-trust-success/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.987264 | 909 | 1.734375 | 2 |
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Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. A member of seven National League (NL) champions from 1947 to 1959 inclusive, Furillo batted over .300 five times, winning the 1953 batting title, with a .344 average — then the highest by a right-handed hitting Dodger since 1900. Noted for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he recorded ten or more assists in nine consecutive seasons, leading the league twice, and retired with the fifth-most games in right field (1,408) in NL history.
|Born: March 8, 1922|
Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania
|Died: January 21, 1989 (aged 66)|
Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania
|April 16, 1946, for the Brooklyn Dodgers|
|Last MLB appearance|
|May 7, 1960, for the Los Angeles Dodgers|
|Runs batted in||1,058|
|Career highlights and awards|
Early years, minor league baseballEdit
Furillo was born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania. He was born from Italian immigrants from Campania. His father was from the province of Caserta and his mother was from the province of Benevento. He left school in the eighth grade, and often felt awkward among his teammates as a result; they would later recall that he rarely socialized with players who were better-educated. He signed with the Reading, Pennsylvania, team in the Interstate League, earning one of his nicknames with his powerful arm; the Dodgers were sufficiently impressed by his ability that they purchased the entire minor league franchise to acquire him. His other nickname, "Skoonj", came from the Italian word scungilli ("snail"), which was his favorite dish.
Major league careerEdit
Arriving in the major leagues in 1946, he batted .295 for the 1947 NL pennant winners, finishing the year ninth in the league with 88 runs batted in. He was one of the key members on the Dodgers' 1949 champions, hitting .322 (4th in the NL) with 18 home runs, and placing among the league's top ten players in RBI (106), slugging average (.506), hits (177), runs (95), triples (10) and total bases (278); he finished sixth in the voting for the MVP Award. In 1950 he batted .305 (7th in the league) with 18 home runs, 106 RBI, and a career-high 99 runs. He achieved a personal best with 197 hits, finishing third in the NL for the second year in a row, for the 1951 team which lost a legendary pennant playoff to the New York Giants; he also batted .295 (9th in the NL) with 91 RBI and 93 runs. In that year he set a team record with 667 at bats, exceeding Ivy Olson's 1921 total of 652; Maury Wills broke his mark with 695 in 1962.
He became skilled at negotiating balls hit off the high right-field wall at Ebbets Field, and after he led the NL in assists in both 1950 (18) and 1951 (24), opposing runners were increasingly reluctant to challenge his arm. On August 27, 1951, he threw out Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mel Queen by two feet at first base after Queen had apparently singled into right field. During spring training of 1952, the New York Journal-American called Furillo "one of the best players in the game," calling his style one of "close mechanical perfection." Furillo batted only .247 for the 1952 pennant winners, though he was selected to his first All-Star team. Diagnosed with cataracts, he had surgery in the offseason and returned with perhaps his best season, winning the batting title and collecting 21 home runs and 92 RBI with a career-best 38 doubles (3rd in the NL). His .344 average was the highest by a right-handed Dodgers hitter since Oyster Burns hit .354 in 1894; Tommy Davis bettered him with a .346 mark in 1962. He was again named an All-Star, ending the year fifth in the league in slugging (.580), and finished ninth in the MVP balloting.
Furillo's season ended on September 6 against the Giants – he was batting against Rubén Gómez in the second inning, and opposing manager Leo Durocher was yelling for Gomez to "stick it in his ear"; Furillo was hit on the wrist by a pitch, and proceeded to first base, but with a 3–2 count on the next batter, Durocher and Furillo charged towards each other. Furillo got Durocher in a headlock, and in the ensuing brawl, Monte Irvin of the Giants stepped on Furillo's hand, fracturing a knuckle on his little finger.
For the 1955 champions he was seventh in the league with a .314 average, along with 95 RBI and a career high of 26 homers. With the 1956 team which repeated as NL champions, earning the team's seventh pennant in ten years, he slipped to a .289 average but maintained solid power totals with 21 homers, 83 RBI and 30 doubles. He hit .306 in the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn in 1957, and batted .290 in their first year in Los Angeles, finishing eighth in the league with 83 RBI. With the 1959 pennant team, his playing time was reduced to only 50 games, with just 25 of them in the outfield. But he had one last highlight in the playoff series against the Milwaukee Braves when he beat out a ground ball in the 12th inning of the second and final game, with Gil Hodges scoring from second base to win the NL flag.
Release and controversyEdit
The Dodgers released Furillo in May 1960 while he was injured with a torn calf muscle; he sued the team, claiming they released him to avoid both the higher pension due a 15-year player and medical expenses, eventually collecting $21,000. He later maintained he was blackballed as a result and was unable to find a job within the sport – a charge denied by Commissioner Ford Frick.
World Series exploitsEdit
Furillo played in seven World Series with the Dodgers, six of them against the New York Yankees, winning in 1955 and in 1959 against the Chicago White Sox. He had an excellent 1947 World Series, batting .353 in a seven-game loss; he had two RBI and scored a run in a 9–8 Game 3 victory, and scored the run which gave Brooklyn the lead for good in an 8–6 win in Game 6. He preserved a 6–5 victory in Game 5 of the 1952 World Series when he made a spectacular catch over the fence of an apparent home run by Johnny Mize – who had already homered three times in the Series – with one out in the eleventh inning. In the 1953 World Series he hit .333, and drove in the tying run in the seventh inning of Game 1, though Brooklyn went on to lose; in the final Game 6, his 2-run homer with one out in the ninth tied the game 3–3, but New York scored in the bottom of the inning to win the game and the Series. In the victorious 1955 Series he started the scoring with a solo home run in his first at bat of Game 1, which New York won 6–5. In Game 7 he advanced Roy Campanella to third base on a groundout in the fourth inning, with Campanella later scoring, and was walked intentionally with one out and runners on second and third in the sixth, with another run following on a sacrifice fly by Hodges. The two runs held up for a 2–0 victory, and Brooklyn earned the only World Series title in franchise history. In the 1959 Series he was limited to four pinch-hitting appearances and his 2-run single in the seventh inning of Game 3 broke a scoreless tie. Los Angeles held on for a 3–1 win.
In his 15-year career, Furillo batted .299 with 192 home runs, 1,910 hits, 1,058 RBI, 895 runs, 324 doubles, 56 triples, 48 stolen bases, a .458 slugging average and 514 walks for a .355 on-base percentage. As an outfielder, he had 3,322 putouts, 151 assists, 34 double plays and 74 errors for 3,547 total chances and a .979 fielding percentage. If he had one more hit in his career, he would have statistically had a .300 batting average.
In 40 World Series games, he batted .266 (34-for-128) with 13 runs, 9 doubles, 2 home runs, 13 RBI and 13 walks.
After retiring as a player, Furillo left the sport for good. While writing his 1972 book The Boys of Summer about the 1952 and 1953 pennant-winning teams, author Roger Kahn located Furillo installing elevators at the World Trade Center. During the mid-1960s, he owned and operated a deli in Flushing, Queens. Furillo later worked as a night watchman; he developed leukemia, and died in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania at 66 years of age of an apparent heart attack. Although Furillo felt that baseball completely forgot about him and his accomplishments, his funeral was attended by many of his Dodger teammates, including hall-of-famers Sandy Koufax and Duke Snider. He is interred at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Reiffton, Pennsylvania.
In a 1976 Esquire magazine article, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter", consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Furillo was the right fielder on Stein's Italian team.
- Hirsch, James S. (2010). Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend. New York: Scribner. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-4165-4790-7.
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Dear Friends and Well-wishers,
The tenth ‘Auro Ratna Award’ ceremony was held on Sunday, 22 December 2019 at ‘Care’, the senior citizens’ home run by Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. Shri Manoj Das Gupta, Managing Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust and Registrar of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. Dilip Dutta, Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust and Shri Manoj Das, famous litterateur, recipient of Padmashri and Padmabhushan honors and senior board member of Overman Foundation also graced the occasion as Special Guests. The ‘Auro Ratna Award’ for the year 2019 was presented to Dr. A.S. Dalal for his invaluable contribution in the field of Integral Psychology.
The ceremony began at 10.30 a.m. following the Mother’s organ music. Shri Anurag Banerjee, Founder of Overman Foundation, briefly spoke about the history and objectives of the ‘Auro Ratna Award’. While introducing Dr. A. S. Dalal, he said:
‘Born in Tanzania on 17 February 1926 to Suleiman and Kusum Dalal, Dr. Ardeshir S. Dalal developed a keen interest in questions pertaining to God and the origin of the universe when he was in his fifteenth year. Despite being born in a conservative Muslim family, he was drawn to all religions and went to Muslim, Hindu and Christian places of worship. Having completed his high school education at Tanzania in 1944 he came to India in 1945. At the age of nineteen he came in contact with Theosophy and found the answers to his intellectual queries in the works of H. P. Blavatsky. He joined St. Joseph’s College in Bangalore for his Bachelor of Arts degree but later shifted to Wadia College in Pune from where he obtained his degree in 1950. Meanwhile, when he was twenty-one years old, he came in close contact with a devotee of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother who introduced him to Their works and teachings. The Mother’s Prayers and Meditations particularly made a strong impact on him. In April 1950, he visited the Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry, stayed for a week in the town and had the Darshan of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on 24th April. The Darshan of Sri Aurobindo was a turning point in his spiritual quest and he grew less interested in Theosophy and more drawn to the yoga of Sri Aurobindo. He wanted to do his Ph.D on Sri Aurobindo but could not find a guide. He visited Pondicherry in 1951 and expressed to the Mother his keenness to join the Ashram. The Mother, however, remained silent. Following the advice of Manibhai Patel, a follower of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, he went back to Tanzania where he took up a temporary job. Meanwhile, Khodabhai Patel, a senior member of the Ashram who was also from Tanzania, wrote to Dr. Dalal asking him to come back to Pondicherry. Dr. Dalal replied that he had asked the Mother for permission to stay in the Ashram but She did not give any reply. Khodabhai assured him that he would talk to the Mother. He did. The Mother responded that Dr. Dalal could take a long leave from his job and visit Pondicherry but advised him not to resign. Since taking a long leave was not possible, Dr. Dalal resigned from his services and came to the Ashram in November 1951.
‘A few days before his twenty-sixth birthday, Dr. Dalal approached the Mother with the request of being accepted as an Ashramite. On 17 February 1952—on his birthday—the Mother accepted him as a member of the Ashram community. From 1952 to 1959 he worked in the Ashram Press as the assistant to Naren Das Gupta, the then Manager of the Press, and father of Manoj Das Gupta, the present Managing Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust.
‘In 1959 Dr. Dalal left Pondicherry, went back to Poona University from where he completed his Masters in Experimental Psychology. He got married on 18 December 1961 and went back to Tanzania in 1962. When Tanzania got her independence, he shifted to the United States of America in 1964 where he worked, for the next two years, as a pre-doctoral intern in a mental health centre in Boston. At the same time he pursued his Ph.D at the University of Boston. Later he shifted to New York where he worked in a Post Graduate Centre in Medical Health from 1966 to 1970 as a trainee in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Afterwards he took a job in Oregon where he worked till 1981. Meanwhile he also obtained his Ph.D degree. In 1981 he resigned from his services, went to Ohio and joined the Institute of Integral Psychology (which was founded under the influence of M. P. Pandit) and worked there for two years. In 1985 he shifted to Dumont and finally returned to Pondicherry in January 1986. For the next twenty years, he was associated with Tresor Nursing Home.
A brilliant exponent of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Dr. Dalal has compiled the following noteworthy books from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother which have been received warmly by critics and readers alike: Emergence of the Psychic (Governance of Life by the Soul), Growing Within (The Psychology of Inner Development), The Hidden Forces of Life, Living Within (The Yoga Approach to Psychological Health and Growth), Living Words (Soul-Kindlers for the New Millennium), Looking from Within (A Seeker’s Guide to Attitudes for Mastery and Inner Growth), Morality, Idealism, Religion and Yoga (The Meaning of Spirituality), Our Many Selves (Practical Yogic Psychology), Powers Within, The Psychic Being (Soul—Its Nature, Mission and Evolution), Steps to Freedom and Mastery and The Yoga of Sleep and Dreams. His other books A Greater Psychology: An Introduction to the Psychological Thought of Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo and the Future Psychology and Eckhart Tolle and Sri Aurobindo have also been favourably received.
In 2008, Dr. Dalal was presented with the prestigious ‘Sri Aurobindo Puraskar’ by Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata.
‘Dear Friends, it is our privilege to be able to present the ‘Auro Ratna Award’ — named after Sri Aurobindo — to Dr. A. S. Dalal — a most sincere child of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.’
Following the invitation of Shri Anurag Banerjee, Dr. Dilip Dutta, Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, presented Dr. Dalal with the angavasram; Shri Manoj Das, Board Member of Overman Foundation, presented the citation of ‘Auro Ratna Award’ to Dr. Dalal while the trophy and the cash award was presented to him by Shri Manoj Dasgupta, Managing Trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust.
As a thanks-giving note, Dr. A. S. Dalal recited two prayers from the Mother’s Prayers and Meditations.
Shri Anurag Banerjee thanked all the guests and audience for gracing the award ceremony with their august presence.
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Every year in the spring, ag retailers and their grower-customers prepare for the coming crop season. This involves prepping crop fields, planting seed, and applying various crop inputs including herbicides and fertilizers to “clean up acres” and help young plants grow.
In recent years, however, there has much more scrutiny placed on environmental and cost-saving concerns as regulations regarding the application of certain crop protection products and crop nutrients have become stricter and commodity prices have fallen. This is expected to become even more of an issue moving forward as new cropping systems employing such drift-sensitive chemistries as 2,4-D and dicamba enter the marketplace.
Obviously, says Mark Bartel, President at Wilger Inc., this has all put a tremendous amount of pressure on virtually everyone that conducts business in the agricultural community. “Given all the new emphasis on protecting the environment and preventing spray drift coming from EPA and all the new label requirements for the chemical companies to follow, I would say that we as an industry are at an eight out of 10 in terms of how everyone is trying to cope with all this,” says Bartel. “But of course, this number is dependent on which sectors of the ag business you are talking about. For ag retailers and custom applicators, the number would probably be a seven or an eight. For the chemical companies, though, it’s closer to a 10.”
Products To Consider
According to Bartel, with chemical manufacturers under intense pressure to keep their label recommendations up to speed, many are looking to tip and nozzle makers to aid in this cause. “Companies like Wilger have to perform numerous wind tunnel tests to qualify to be listed for use on these new labels, and we are always trying to improve our products to meet these standards.” For example, the company’s COMBO-JET line of MR, DR, and SR Series tips are all designed to reduce drift potential compared to extended range flat fan tips. “These percentages range anywhere from 30% to 90% drift reduction,” adds Bartel.
Another example would be the Turbo TeeJet Induction (TTI) tip from TeeJet Technologies. According to the company, the TTI produces extremely coarse and ultra-coarse droplets for maximum drift control, especially when working with such products as glyphosate and dicamba.
Over at Lechler Inc., the company’s low-drift tip/nozzle options include the ID3 Air Induction Flat Spray Nozzle. Capable of working across a wide range of pressure options, the company claims that ID3 nozzles can achieve up to 90% drift reduction according to European testing authorities.
In addition to tips and nozzles designed to reduce drift, one manufacturer — Pentair Ltd., makers of Hypro Ultra Lo-Drift tips — has introduced the Fence Row Control. A switch box designed to turn on and off up to two valves at the same time, the control can be used to reduce drift and product waste, according to Wayne Steward, Hypro Product Manager. “The switch box can control up to 16 ProStop-E valves with a 4A amp rating,” says Steward.
Regarding achieving cost-savings on crop input use, Greenleaf Technologies recently introduced its TurboDrop MKII Variable Rate Nozzles to the marketplace. According to Owner Will Smart, these new nozzles incorporate an advanced check valve system into their design.
“This new technology translate into tangible benefits for spray applicators, as well as increased confidence when using variable-rate nozzles in the field,” says Smart. “In addition to improvements in accuracy, our new TurboDrop MKII fertilizer nozzles are now airless, providing a wider operating range of 10 to 140 psi while eliminating the possibility of fertilizer ‘spitting’ from the side of the nozzle.”
Another company focused on fertilizer application is The CP Products Co., Inc. For several years now, the company has offered its Triple Stream Accessory Tip to the agricultural marketplace, which fits all three volume versions of CP’s sprayer turbo nozzles. According to the company, the Triple Stream yields rates from 3.2 to 23.3 gallons per acre at 40 psi, depending upon which volume nozzle is being used. In addition, a new Five Stream Tip will soon be introduced by the company. | <urn:uuid:47fa2e95-253e-4dc5-9808-dfa7979ef39f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.croplife.com/iron/nozzles/2016-nozzles-and-tips-report-waste-watchers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.940571 | 920 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Climate change “skeptics” attending the Environmental Wars conference in Pasadena sponsored by the Science Skeptic Magazine will have been disappointed by the stark lack of skepticism expressed by the morning speakers. As Sarah is also reporting in the accompanying posts, even the speaker who was invited specifically to defend the right-of-centre political position said unequivocally that that the science behind climate change has been proved beyond doubt.
Dr. Michael Shermer, the founder and editor of Skeptic, set the tone when he referred to his late-stage realization that the science was undeniable. He also said he feels a little awkward to now be cast among the “believers,” which suggests an ideological rather than scientific position. But the certainty of climate change transcends that language, he said, adding, “I don’t say that I ‘believe’ in gravity or I ‘believe’ in evolution.” Climate change is the same. (As Sarah said, the blogger from http://ideaplace.blogspot.com may have been a little unhappy about the easy agreement that Intelligent Design is hopelessly unintelligent.)
I was personally surprised at the passion that retiring California Institute of Technology President David Baltimore brought to his address. He savaged the Bush administration’s hostility to science, saying, “The last decade featured more blatant disregard for science than any time since the Second World War.”
Dr. David Goodstein was equally flat-footed, presenting a compelling and disturbing view of the peak oil trajectory we are on already.
But neither of those two speakers was nearly as frightening as Dr. Tapio Schneider, who laid out the unassailable facts of climate science and pointed to a future that is still full of variability but which will unquestionably be much different from the world we enjoy today.
The fourth speaker was Chris Mooney, author of the bestselling Republican War on Science, who set out some conditions for how and when we should worry about people misrepresenting science. It is not merely the degree of misrepresentation that is at issue, he said. We have to consider what may be the consequences of that misrepresentation, whether the people involved are actually having any influence. We have to consider how extensive the misrepresentation may be and how institutionalized the behavior may be.
In the immediate instance, the President of the United States is openly skeptical about the Theory of Evolution and has encouraged formal efforts to misrepresent that science in the school system. The effort by the Christian right and by self-serving corporations to question inconvenient science is widespread, and the questioning is well entrenched in think tanks and churches across the country (and across neighbouring countries, as well).
Ron Bailey, the Science Editor of Reason magazine, who rose to debate Mooney, gave a long and entertaining list of environmental overstatements in the past. And the rising, if scattered, applause to his more outrageous statements indicated that there is a determined minority of attendees who endorsed his relatively libertarian stance.
Bottom line, though: we are gathered at one of the best research universities in the world, hearing from speakers like David Baltimore, who won a Nobel prize in biology when he was just 37 years old. The crowd seems overwhelming liberal and overwhelmingly convinced that scientific skepticism should be rigorous and lively, but also fact-based and realistic.
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The current study examined ethnic differences in the perceived influence of health information found on social media websites on health decisions and behaviors. These differences were examined through the lens of the social diversification hypothesis. The data were collected through a telephone survey. The sample included Israeli adult social media users who reported engaging in health information seeking on social media websites (n = 234). The results of the logistic regression analyses suggest that respondents from the Arab group were more likely than respondents from the Jewish group to report that health information on social media websites has persuaded them to stop or cut down on smoking, undertake medical tests, and purchase private health insurance. In addition, respondents from the Arab group were more likely than respondents from the Jewish group to report being influenced by health information on social media websites in multiple health domains. These findings provide extensive support for the social diversification hypothesis. They point to the need for increased investment in the provision of up-to-date and precise health information to members of disadvantaged population groups in a given society.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
The entire project was financially supported by Israel Science Foundation, under Grant [376/14]. The authors thank Mrs. Donna Bossin for proofreading the article.
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Throughout the conversation Muriel is nonchalantly painting her toenails. Salinger, is a fictional novel that was first published in It seems almost trivial to claim that the same story can change because of the voice telling it to you. They made me cut it out Hence the inclusion of borderline cases such as Faith Cavendish and Mrs.
However, this doesnt mean all "unpopular" people are psychopaths and this book is great for anyone who can relate to it which is a lot of the population. If he had grown up in a rough part of Harlem and had none of the obvious privileges private school, money that are heaped upon him, h Modern science would still like to know what the secret ingredients were that the Egyptians used when they wrapped up dead people so that their faces would not rot for innumerable centuries This is remarkably like Holdens attitude towards his younger sister Phoebe.
However, calling Holden Caulfield crazy is almost the same as calling the majority of the human race crazy also.
Some pack an emphatic psychological message. Thus the way in which the novel and film express this theme is worth being examined. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the order of the colors has any importance or back-story behind it.
Catcher in the Rye J d salinger J. When Holden is expelled from Pencey he grows and developes a new attitude towards his family. Critics feel that the works during the time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wro Salinger - - Main Character - Preface - This book has been steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after it's first publication.
Salinger further explains the plight of Holden and the "enlightened" few who understand the phoniness of American culture by showing how their desire to dismantle and protest mainstream conformity is hindered by mainstream conformists desires to squander this rebellion. Just reading bits of this book makes me realise that there are people around me who help and encourage me even without noticing, on a day that I feel alone or down.
Lillian Simmons is an old friend of D. Little, Brown and Company, Holden recalls a conversation with Arthur Childs, whom he knew at Whooton.
He gets angry with almost everyone, including schoolmates, parents, scho I think it is pretty widely accepted that Mr. This group of people feels that the experience that they share with Holden is one that is specific to them. In other ways, his isolation is self imposed. Many teenagers like to attract attention to themselves for numerous reasons.
Salinger demonstrates his view of genuine through his characters in the novel. Opening its pages is like sitting down to a cup of tea and a chat with Celaena. It is often hard for a person to comprehend another person"s point of view.
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. Like most people, I had to read the book in high school.
I read it in 10th grade – the formative year, one of the best classes (to this day) I have ever had. Everything you ever wanted to know about Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Home / Literature / The Catcher in the Rye / Character Quotes / Holden Caulfield / the catcher in the rye.
In a letter sent to a producer inauthor J.D. Salinger explains why his beloved novel Catcher in the Rye wouldn't work as a play or a movie. Harriet Gilbert discusses JD Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye with a studio audience, including questions from BBC World Service listeners as far afield as Nepal and the Czech Republic.
Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a teenager trying in vain to find some sort of meaning in life. The thing Holden most criticizes others for is being. Today on the anniversary of his death, we reflect on how J. D. Salinger’s writing first influenced the world and how it continues to do so now.
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NI Water launch first schools video competition 'The Value of Our Water Environments'
21 September 2021 17:05
NI Water’s first video competition is now open for secondary school pupils across Northern Ireland as young people are invited to submit entries on the theme of ‘The Value of Our Water Environments’.
With some great tech prizes up for grabs for both schools and pupils, entries can be either a video photobook or short 3-minute live action film. We want them to tell the story of the issues which impact the water environments in their local area and highlight the value of these environments to both people and wildlife.
Minister Mallon said: “This first video competition provides a unique opportunity to see how the world of water is viewed through the eyes of young people. As a society we need to think and act differently and this includes the value of water - one of our most precious resources.
“We are in the grip of a climate emergency and our young people understand the urgency of acting now to protect our environment and the immediate action we need to take to save our world. I hope lots of secondary school pupils enter the competition as I know that there will be lessons that we can all learn from their creations.”
Anna Killen, Outreach and Learning Officer at NI Water explains: “Many young people are concerned about the climate and environmental emergency now facing us both globally and locally, particularly with the advent of COP26 in November. Photography and videography are powerful tools for young people to express their opinions and understanding of the impacts of environmental change and to help to inspire others to live sustainably.
“Water is one of the most essential things on earth, we can’t live without it! How we value water is changing and the emphasis we place on water for heath, recreation, wildlife, farming etc. has never been more important. Unfortunately, our local water environments are under pressure from many things including pollution, climate change and increased consumer demand.
“Our secondary schools video competition aims to encourage young people to think about the value they place on their local water environments, understand the impacts on them and highlight to others the important value water has for us all.”
For further details and to enter visit www.niwater.com/competition.
Prizes up for grabs including Go Pro Hero 09, Go Pro Gorilla Pods, Gorilla Pod Mobile Vlogging kits and Smart Phone video kits.
Notes to Editor
- Competition deadline is Friday 10th December 2021
- NI Water has an ambitious strategy to help society address the climate emergency and become carbon neutral by 2050. As Northern Ireland’s single largest electricity consumer, the goal is to fully explore new approaches to energy and this project will help us towards that goal.
- Whilst NI Water’s drives to provide customers with high quality water and wastewater services, the company is acutely aware of its broader leadership responsibilities as a custodian of nature and our largest electricity user. The utility has invested significantly in renewable energy sources and its extensive asset base has the potential to help society become self-sufficient in low-cost green energy.
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We, the business owners and owners of retail establishments in the 500 block of Warren Street, urge you to consult us in future decisions to hold parades on what is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the week.
There are many other suitable locations in the City of Hudson for a 7 bed race. Why not Front Street, with the race starting at Promenade Hill in front of the Chamber of Commerce? Additionally, this type of function could have been held at 5PM on a Saturday, or another day of the week.
As the signs in the 500 block indicate, there is no parking on either side from Noon to 4PM tomorrow. This is the only block that is so marked.
We are not against Parades, but the date/time/location for this were not the wisest choice.Needless to say, the petition sparked discussion at the committee meeting about the mass gathering permit process and reignited talk of relocating such events to streets other than Hudson's main street. Two instances, in 2012 and 2013, of merchants in the 300 block of Warren Street being blindsided when their block was closed to traffic on an early summer Saturday for car shows sponsored by American Glory motivated the Common Council to rewrite the requirements for obtaining a mass gathering permit.
The new statute, adopted in June 2014, requires that applications for mass gathering permits be submitted 120 days before the event is to take place and, if the event requires a street or any part of a street to be closed, "the applicant must cause to be posted in the newspaper of record notice of such application within seven days of submitting an application for a special event or parade to the City Clerk. . . . Written public comments regarding the special event or parade application may be submitted to the Clerk within 10 days of the first publication of said notice." The mass gathering permit application for the Hudson Bed Races was submitted on January 27, 2016--eight months before the event was to take place--and presumably it was noticed in the Register-Star, the newspaper of record, in a timely fashion back in early February, but there seems to have been no public comment on the event until the day before it happened, when the "No Parking" signs went up. Clearly, the permitting process isn't working as it was intended to.
It may also be time to reconsider using Warren Street for every event the happens in Hudson. While it's understandable that people want their events to take place on Warren Street--it is the center of our community after all--it may be time to give more consideration to the the impact such events have on our merchants. A point made by Alderman John Friedman (Third Ward), who sits on the Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee, should be given serious consideration: "By putting events on secondary streets, we expand the city center." Perhaps next year the bed races can be on South Front Street, as the petition suggests, and help to forge the link between Warren Street and the waterfront we've been talking about for the past twenty years.
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Arizona, Nevada and two Mexican states that rely on the Colorado River for drinking water and irrigation will face cuts to their supply next year as a prolonged megadrought parches the American West, leaves reservoirs depleted and casts doubt over the future of vital freshwater reserves as climate change worsens.
On Monday, the federal Bureau of Reclamation declared a water shortage at Lake Mead as water levels fell below the 1,075-foot threshold that triggers mandatory reductions in the amount of water the nation’s largest reservoir dispenses to millions in the lower Colorado River Basin.
The cutbacks mark the first time in Lake Mead’s 86-year history that demand for water has eclipsed what federal authorities can safely supply, even in a system where reservoirs store four times more water than what flows annually down the river. The tier-one shortage — the worst designation, based on the lake’s record-low water levels — paints a troubling picture of the hardships to come as the Southwest’s growing population competes for dwindling resources while temperatures rise and precipitation falls due to soaring fossil fuel emissions. The region’s stored water capacity dropped to 40% last month, down from 49% a year earlier.
The shortage is a sign that the reservoir’s “bathtub ring” — the area of previously submerged rock that appears white due to mineral deposits — will remain to mark a high-water era unlikely to return.
Three U.S. states share the river’s lower basin, but California will avoid cutbacks next year thanks to legal rights dating back more than a century that privilege the most populous state in the nation’s claim to Colorado River water. Farmers in Arizona and Nevada, as well as in Mexico’s Baja California and Sonora states, will face shortages starting in 2022.
“The Colorado River is absolutely in crisis with this 20-year drought persisting, but we’ve gotten through it and effectively mitigated it so far by relying on reservoir storage,” said Jennifer Pitt, the Colorado River program director at the National Audubon Society. “We’ve been sipping our way through this to get through this, but as reservoirs drop and drop and drop, that’s not sustainable.”
Cities in the affected area, including Phoenix and Tucson, won’t see any major changes, meaning it’s mostly agricultural communities that eke alfalfa, corn and other crops out of the red desert that will be forced to do more with less.
The shortage in Nevada will affect the smallest area by far.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes ― a federally recognized confederation of Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo people ― volunteered to stop farming crops in the Arizona portion of their reservation to eliminate water use in exchange for payments from the state. Mostly white farmers across Pinal County, by contrast, are expected to receive some additional drilled water and reservoir water next year to make up for lost Colorado River water.
Unlike in the United States, where the laws governing water rights date back to 19th-century mining claims that give older stakes first dibs, Mexico has no system of seniority and will implement 5% supply cuts across the board to irrigators in the Mexicali Valley.
While the cuts will reduce risk of further shortages, Bureau of Reclamation Deputy Commissioner Camille Touton said “we have not eliminated the potential for continued decline of these critically important reservoirs” and warned that “additional actions will likely be necessary in the very near future.”
“At the turn of the millennium, our major reservoirs in the basin ― Lake Mead, and Lake Powell ― were nearly full. I remember being on a tour at Hoover Dam and standing at the top of the dam, leaning over and thinking I could touch the water because the water level was so high,” Touton said, noting her hometown was in the river basin. “Little did we know then that 2000 would be the start of what is now a 22-year drought.”
Two months ago, the Bureau of Reclamation cut off water to farmers and tribes in a lush but increasingly dry valley on the border between California and Oregon. The decision stoked tensions between the mostly white farmers and Indigenous tribes, who lobbied for reductions in water distributed for irrigation in hopes of preserving water levels for endangered fish.
In response to the federal cutbacks, farmers joined anti-government groups and threatened violence unless authorities restored water deliveries. To some, the incident amounted to “a new water war,” while others warned of “another Dust Bowl” looming, a repeat of the poverty and mass migration triggered by crop failures in the 1930s.
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We’ve been sipping our way through this to get through this, but as reservoirs drop and drop and drop, that’s not sustainable.Jennifer Pitt, National Audubon Society
Water rationing has become far more routine, and has gone far less remarked upon, in the more peripheral places where the U.S. flag flies. Native Americans, particularly those on reservations in the Southwest, comprise a huge portion of the 2 million people in the U.S. who still don’t have running water, making the country’s Indigenous minority 19 times more likely to lack indoor plumbing than members of the white majority, according to a 2019 report from the U.S. Water Alliance.
In Puerto Rico, the largest remaining U.S. territorial possession, residents have routinely faced months of water rationing in recent years, with ratepayers going up to two days a week without being able to use their sinks, toilets or showers. As in the U.S. mainland, the shortages are largely driven by droughts, agribusiness giants that use as much water as they want, leaking pipes and saltwater intrusion as rising seas penetrate underground aquifers.
The Senate’s recently passed bipartisan infrastructure deal includes billions in funding for water infrastructure, especially to tribes, and the restoration of forests and wetlands deemed crucial to natural water tables. Experts say those investments are a good start but are long overdue as problems from droughts compound.
Among the consequences that could add up next year are water shortages bringing more hydroelectric dams across the West to a halt. To boot, most drought models consider the effect of reduced snowmelt in the mountains that feed the Colorado River. However, scientists also fear that temperatures could get so hot that the water evaporates, significantly amplifying droughts.
“The biggest message we take from this is that the Colorado River Basin is ground zero for climate change in the U.S.,” said Kevin Moran, the senior director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s Colorado River program. “This should be a blaring wake-up call.”
USDA Crop Tour Warns: Megadrought Impacting Corn And Soybean Yields
17 August, 2021
Crop conditions for soybeans and corn have worsened in the latest crop tour findings in the US which confirmed hot and dry weather this summer has taken a toll on yields
According to the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest crop tour, soybeans in good to excellent condition dropped three percentage points from the previous week to 57%. The figure missed analyst estimates of 60%.
USDA found that corn in the same condition fell two percentage points to 62%, missing expectations of 64%.
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Potosi was pretty unremarkable in that it is just a milder, quainter version of La Paz. We arrived at 6am after a freezing cold night journey and checked into the only hostel we could find with hot showers and central heating, the Koala Den. Over breakfast someone remarked that we should do a tour of the nearby Potosi mines. The road block to Uyuni was still in place, we had little else to do, and besides it only cost a tenner; so we booked ourselves on for that afternoon.
It turned out to be one of the most terrifying and rewarding things we’ve done on this trip. The day started out placidly – we were taken to a warehouse where we were kitted out in miner’s gear (overalls, boots and a helmet with head-torch), then to a miner’s market where we were encouraged (forced) to buy ‘gifts’ for the miners of coca leaves, dynamite and bottles of a 96% alcohol drink that they’re particularly fond of. Next we were taken to a plant which extracts ore from the raw material. Bolivia does not have the facilities to further refine the silver, lead and zinc that is mined so it is – predictably – exported to richer countries…
And then we arrived at the mines; a warren of tunnels carved into a pyramidal 5000m-high mountain which has been mined for over 400 years, contributed heavily to the coffers of the infamous Spanish conquistadores, and has claimed the lives of over 8 million people – mainly African and Indian slaves.
We entered the pitch black, dusty tunnels and within minutes – I, at least, having forgotten that I’m a bit claustrophobic – were breathing nervous staccato breaths (although the altitude may have contributed to this!). The tunnel we were walking along eventually narrowed so we could only crawl through it and our guide stopped us next to a statue of Tio – the Quechuan god/devil of the mines – and said “OK, now we descend.” He prodded his finger downwards, “like miners.” We then proceeded to dive down into the depths of the mountain, wriggling through gaps that were not even wide enough to crawl through. Every so often the rock would open up into a mine shaft where we could catch our breath before descending further.
Eventually, in 45 degree heat, we made it to the fourth – and deepest – subterranean level where we were introduced to Don Roberto and Don Martin, who had worked in the Potosi mines since childhood. They described to us (through our Quechuan guide) the appalling conditions in which they have to work, not that we needed much convincing. They work from between 12 and 24 hours a day, 6 days a week with nothing to eat except the coca leaves that they perennially chew, and they are pretty much guaranteed to contract a nasty lung disease and die before the age of 50. In the lights from our miner’s hats we could make out their big black pupils set in cadaverous faces, their cheeks bulging with coca leaves, and their soot black, torn clothes. It was a humbling experience.
We proffered our gifts, which they gratefully accepted. Don Martin scrabbled around in the rubble and brandished an empty coca-cola bottle in which he concocted a mixture of the 96% alcohol and a kind of Bolivian Irn-Bru. So there we were, drinking booze with Bolivian miners, some 50 metres underground in a cave we could barely sit up in whilst – and I kid you not – dynamite was exploding around us in the mines so that dislodged pebbles trickled down the back of our necks. Terrifying! Worst of all, we had to clamber back up the almost vertical holes we’d just come down. The relief we felt when we saw the glimmer of daylight at the end of the tunnel was almost palpable!
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New Delhi : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Indian StartUp “Botlabs” , funded by Technology Development Board (TDB) under Union Ministry of Science & Technology and led by IIT Delhi alumni, will fly 1,000 Drones in “Beating Retreat” ceremony tomorrow evening, as a part of the Light Show marking the conclusion of nearly week long programmes related to Republic Day.
This will make India the fourth country, after China, Russia and UK, to carry out such a large-scale show with 1,000 drones, he informed.
At a demonstration of the Drone presentation today, the Minister interacted with the “Botlabs” StartUp team members at his residence including Tanmay Bunkar, Sarita Ahlawat, Sujit Rana, Mohit Sharma, Harshit Batra, Kunal Meena and others. The Managing Director and Engineers of Botlabs Dynamics Private Limited were visibly excited by the thought of being the first in India to light up the sky with 1,000 Drones, in one go.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Start-Up, Boatlab Dynamics was given an initial seed fund of Rs One crore rupees for R&D by Department of Science & Technology (DST) and subsequently Rs Rs 2.5 crore for scale up and commercialisation by Technology Development Board to develop first of its kind technological project in India. The Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to support more of such innovative and sustainable Start-ups to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making India a Global Hub of Start-up Ecosystem.
Dr Sarita Ahlawat, MD of Boatlab Dynamics said that the Drone Project could become successful only due to full financial support provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology, as Private Sector was reluctant to hand-hold the hardware Start-up. She also thanked the engineers associated with the project for letting go the lucrative MNC offers and owning up the idea.
Dr Ahlawat thanked the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh for all the support and encouragement for the project “Design and Development of a Reconfigurable Swarming System Consisting of 500-1000 Drones for 3D Choreographed Drone Light Shows”.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, he was pleased to note that Boatlab Dynamics incubated at Indian Institute of Technology was able to develop a fleet 1000 swarm drones in 6 months after getting financial support from TDB. He also felt proud that that the project was developed indigenously within the country, comprising development of all the necessary components, including both hardware and software such as the flight controller (brain of the drone); precision GPS; motor controller; Ground Control Station (GCS) algorithms etc.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, Botlabs in association with the Ministry of Defence has conceptualised the novel ‘DRONE SHOW’ to commemorate the 75th year of Independence. He said, the drone show will be of 10 minutes duration and will showcase government achievements @75 through many creative formations in the dark sky.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the success of this project is a perfect example of inter-Ministerial coordination wherein everyone from Senior Officials to the last executing official of MoD, DST TDB and IIT Delhi all worked together to make this program a success and supporting the company in demonstrating the accomplishment of Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission.
The Minister said, the Technology Development Board, a statutory body of Department of Science and Technology has been instrumental in building conducive ecosystems by bringing in new opportunities and horizons for various ecosystems in India. TDB’s belief is that, new technologies have an essential role to play in the future decade, contributing to country’s economic, scientific and technological growth.
With its unique mandate, TDB provides financial assistance to Indian industrial concerns and other agencies, attempting development and commercial application of indigenous technologies, or adapting imported technologies to wider domestic applications. The other aspect which makes TDB funding different from other financial bodies is that it also funds companies which involve high-risk technologies.
Sh. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, IP&TAFS, Secretary, TDB stated that, “Due to paucity of time, the project came as a challenge to TDB but considering the innovation involved and contribution it would make to nation building. TDB took this up and we are glad that we could provide the assistance on time. Also, I would also like to thank Prof.Ashutosh Sharma (Former Chairperson, TDB & Former Secretary, DST) for his timely support for the project and my predecessor Dr.Neeraj Sharma (Former Secretary, TDB) for understanding the project’s national importance.” | <urn:uuid:f10a336f-be03-483c-9b3c-b451e75503f6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://orissadiary.com/indian-startup-botlabs-to-fly-1000-drones-during-beating-retreat-ceremony-tomorrow-evening/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.943881 | 1,024 | 1.609375 | 2 |
Laferrara was introduced to CBD via friends in the fitness industry who tried it after cannabis was legalized in Colorado in 2014. Now, she’s a devoted user. (A CBDevotee?) “It basically manages and prevents my joint inflammation, that aching kind of feeling, that I’d get after a heavy lift day,” she says.
CBD is commonly regarded as safe to use. Even the doctors published in Frontiers in Neurology said: “High doses of up to 1,500 mg per day and chronic use have been repeatedly shown to be well tolerated by humans.” You shouldn’t need that much, though figuring out how much you do need can be tricky, as there is no “standard” dose.
Though CBD is just one atom arrangement away from becoming THC, that microscopic difference is actually huge. No matter how much CBD oil you consume or how much CBD balm you rub on your body, you cannot get high from it. Which means.
Can CBD really help fight post-workout inflammation?
While Laferrara’s anecdotal experience is intriguing, you might remain skeptical. Perhaps the scientific findings will squash some of your CBDoubts.
As with anything you plan to put into your body, discuss CBD with your doctor first, particularly if you take other medications. They can help you make sure your liver will have enough room to metabolize it all so as not to diminish the effects of either.
Is there scientific proof?
“As a personal trainer and someone that works out every day and really pushes myself a lot, I noticed the biggest difference in inflammation and stress after a workout,” Tara Laferrara, a former sprinter and a NASM certified personal trainer, told MensHealth.com about her personal use of CBD.
Again, you’re mostly on your own to determine exactly how much CBD you should take to feel its effects. The dosing guidelines above should give you a good jumping-off point, but CBD is a subjective chemical that reacts differently in every body. Once you feel the desired effect, though, you won’t have to up the dose. Which means if you use CBD oil for recovery, you can just fill the pipette to the same spot every time.
We’ve already mentioned research that shows how CBD could help improve sleep duration which, of course, impacts energy levels throughout the day. Also, a 2014 study found that CBD could act as a wake-promoting agent in some people.
Yet, most experts recommend beginning with a maximum of 10mg a day to see how CBD affects you. As for timing, most trainees are happy to use it directly after a session.
This article explores the evidence that suggests CBD could help improve your rate of muscle growth. It also delves into other possible benefits for bodybuilding, including faster recovery time and decreased post-workout pain.
CBD may offer an alternative to anti-catabolic products, which are taken to reduce muscle loss.
Boosted Energy Levels
Now that you can see the benefits of CBD oil for bodybuilding, let’s look at the professionals that use it.
A 2019 study, published in The Permanente Journal, looked at over 100 adults with anxiety or sleep problems. Ultimately, the final sample included 72 adults. Almost 80% of them reported decreased anxiety scores after using CBD for a month. Their rate of anxiety remained low throughout the three-month study.
Many CBD experts suggest starting at a serving of 10mg per day; however, bodybuilders may find themselves needing more.
Bodybuilders Using CBD
There are many potential benefits for bodybuilders that use CBD. However, one of the most crucial is the impact of CBD on inflammation. The inflammatory process involves swelling, pain, heat, redness, and loss of function. It is an essential immune response that can keep us protected from harmful microorganisms.
The enemy of muscle building, cortisol, also comes to the fore when we’re stressed. Symptoms include low concentration, anxiety, and low self-esteem. We’ve already outlined how CBD could help reduce cortisol levels, and research shows it can reduce anxiety.
“There is enormous potential for all individuals looking to optimize health and human performance via balancing the endocannabinoid system,” says Hector Lopez, M.D., C.S.C.S., a consultant for professional athletes and advisor at CV Sciences. “In simple terms, ingesting hemp-derived CBD regulates a healthy inflammatory response that encourages muscle, tendon, bone, and overall connective tissue remodeling and adaptation.”
A review in the FASEB Journal looked at the effects of CBD on chronic inflammation, exploring potential mechanisms and upsides of using CBD. The researchers noted that not only does CBD act on inflammation through different mechanisms than NSAIDs, but it is also free from the adverse effects of NSAIDs like stomach problems and hemorrhage.
There is plenty of press around the benefits of CBD, but for every positive news clip, there’s a doubter ready to throw cold water on this so-called miracle oil. So what’s the truth? Well, it’s a bit more complex than it seems, so we decided to put CBD on trial.
Hemp-derived cannabidiol–CBD for short—has anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety effects, thereby helping with pain relief. These benefits come with no known serious side effects.
A study published in 2018 in Cellular Immunology evaluated the effects of CBD on the inflammatory and recovery of function after spinal cord injury in mice. The CBD-treated mice showed a significant decrease in inflammation.
Though CBD may demonstrate some of the said benefits, it’s structurally too similar to its chemical cousin, marijuana, which causes concern about its use. Furthermore, you can easily get CBD’s same potential benefits from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory products (NSAID) like ibuprofen.
The benefits of CBD seem to come from its effects on the endocannabinoid system, a system in the human body discovered recently (1992) that serves as a “motherboard” for most major organ system. The primary difference between marijuana and hemp-derived CBD is that CBD cannot get you high. A high-quality, high-purity CBD has just 0.3% of THC, about 400-600 times less THC than found in marijuana products. Think of CBD as decaf and marijuana as triple espresso. | <urn:uuid:14250d4a-656d-4247-b40b-412bdafdb2c6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://yesucannabis.com/cbd-muscle-growth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.954934 | 1,372 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Countries around the globe are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, with our own country no exception. Jason Hartman interviews Dr. Kirk Elliot, Ph.D., investment adviser with ICA, on monetary and fiscal policy and the irresponsibility of governments around the world.
Using Greece as an example, Dr. Elliott states that when governments run out of money, they start doing crazy things. The one fundamental issue in Greece is public debt, over which they lost their autonomy and are now under the rules of the EU. Italy, Iceland, Portugal, France and others are on the verge of bankruptcy and due to that, the EU has been unable to bail out Greece.
Across the pond in the U.S., we have lost our credit rating and are losing the reserve currency status with a lack of interest in our Treasury bills and notes. The definition of inflation is an increase in the money supply, and price increases are a symptom of inflation.
As more money is printed, it loses value and nobody wants it, which is sending the U.S. down the same tube as other countries in economic crisis. People around the world have lost faith in the U.S. dollar and the country’s ability to repay its debt. Dr. Elliott says when interest rates go up, it will open a whole new can of worms with the bond market, which will come crashing down hard on retirees and insurance companies. But it’s not all doom and gloom. There are counter-cyclical investment strategies that people should take advantage of that are attached to physical assets, such as precious metals and real estate investments (commodities with universal need.)
Kirk Elliott has been an investment adviser with ICA in Durango, Colorado since January of 2002 and has been working in the financial services industry since 1994. Dr. Elliott is passionate about educating and equipping his clients with the information they need to safeguard their hard-earned assets. Dr. Elliott earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University.
His dissertation is entitled, “An Empirical Identification of an Appropriate Inflation Definition and an Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy.” Dr. Elliott also earned a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Denver, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado. Dr. Elliott has served as adjunct faculty for Fort Lewis College, Liberty University and Walden University in the areas of Economics, Public Policy, and International Business. | <urn:uuid:37585b67-39a3-45a8-bdac-403838fd84d2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://creatingwealthpodcast.libsyn.com/cw-261-monetary-policy-and-responsibility-with-dr-kirk-elliott-part-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.959554 | 511 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Synthesis and field examinations of the sex pheromone of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Tác giả: Đinh Thị Chi và Lê Văn Vàng
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is one of the most destructive pests of cruciferous vegetables in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. In order to apply sex pheromones as tool for a sustainable management program, the sex pheromone components of P. xylostella, (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16:Ald), (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate (Z11-16:OAc) and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol (Z11-16:OH) were synthesized using a Wittig reaction as a key step, and their attraction activities were evaluated in cabagge fields. The synthesis of the three C16 monoenyl compounds was started from commercialized 11-bromo-1-undecanol. This C11 bromohidrine was converted into the methoxymethyl (MOM) ether and heated with Ph3P. The produced phosphonium salt was treated with NaN(SiMe3)2 to make the corresponding ylide, which was coupled with C5 aldehyde to prepare an MOM ether of the C16 monoenyl alcohol. Its deprotection produced prospected Z11-16:OH (>96% geometric purity) in 42.9% overall yield. Following Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) oxidation and acetylation of Z11-16:OH gave Z11-16:Ald and Z11-16:OAc, respectively. In the field, traps baited with a synthetic mixture of Z11-16:Ald, Z11-16:OAc and Z11-16:OH in a ratio of 5:5:1 or 5:5:0.1 caught many P. xylostella males as well as with a virgin female. Furthremore, the field tests confirmed that Z11-16:Ald and Z11-16:OAc were essential components for the attraction, and Z11-16:OH played an auxilary role. | <urn:uuid:1bd12da1-c023-4662-bd59-54c531b32a35> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.stcc.edu.vn/2019/04/05/synthesis-and-field-examinations-of-the-sex-pheromone-of-the-diamondback-moth-plutella-xylostella-linnaeus-lepidoptera-plutellidae-in-the-mekong-delta-of-vietnam/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.92432 | 525 | 1.71875 | 2 |
We thought we wanted to tell you a bit more about our values, and what’s important to us. Are you interested to know why this application is made? When we started Groww, we designed these six design principles – and 4 years later, they still command anything we do or any change we make to the app. Here they are :
Less is more
Groww puts garden advice – the right information, simple and concise – at your fingertips, right when you need it.
Grow my garden, grow myself up
Growing your garden is also growing yourself up – learning new things!
Gardening is a journey
Gardening is a school of patience : you learn from the past – and your mistakes – to prepare the future. It’s also a story you write, everyday.
Gardening is not something you do in your own – gardening is sharing, exchanging ideas. Expect social features to be added to the app soon!
We’re outdoor folks
Let’s be clear – gardening is not something you do in front of your computer – you have to put your hands in the dirt. Groww is in your phone – ready to help, but the more the phone stays in the front pocket of your gardening apron, the better.
We do not want pesticides, herbicides, or any other ‘-cides’ (from latin -cida, to kill) in Groww. We don’t put any in our gardens, and there is no reason to do otherwise in this app! And beyond: in the garden we should use local ressources – mulch from our clippings instead of cacao beans from the other side of the world , and try reuse and recycle everything that can be used again. This planet is our garden!
That’s it, it was short but good! Happy gardening …
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Geniuses are rare and exceptional people. The majority of the great ideas, discoveries and inventions of human history, which have allowed the development of civilization itself, were the products of geniuses.
A genius combines extremely high intelligence with a unworldly, intuitive personality. Geniuses will seldom fit-into normal society, they will seldom want to. And we shouldn't want them to, because it is their unusual and socially-difficult nature which drives geniuses to come up with original ideas, and solutions to otherwise unsolvable problems.
But modern society has been hit by a genius famine. There are ever-fewer geniuses and, to make matters worse, modern society has become actively hostile to those few geniuses we still have.
The Genius Famine explores the nature of genius, why the genius famine has happened, how the famine will lead to the decline of civilization, and what we can and should do to overcome it. | <urn:uuid:0e81650c-23e3-44dc-8004-805359e42074> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mariasbookshop.com/book/9781908684608 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.935568 | 228 | 1.882813 | 2 |
Some people seem not to understand what a religion is, anymore. Any definition that would cover all the world’s religions would be so broad and vague that it wouldn’t apply to any one of them. But even without such a definition, we ought to be able to tell the difference between “religion” and humbug.
The new pseudo-religion of “kopimism” has recently made its way here from Sweden, where genuine religion appears to be in trouble. Although it’s been recognized as a religion by the Swedish government, critics say it’s nothing but window-dressing for Internet piracy.
Its head honcho, all of 20 years old, explains that kopimism (derived from “copy me”) is the sacred ritual of file-sharing, a ritual that concludes with the words, “copied and seeded.” He explains, “Data is what we are made of, data is what defines our life, and data is how we express ourselves… Information is holy, and that act of copying is holy.” Do you think this guy knows what the word “holy” means? I don’t.
But it’s really cool because it has no deity, so “spiritual” types will really like it. In Sweden it claims some 3,000 members.
As G.K. Chesterton said, when you stop believing in God, you don’t believe in nothing; you’ll believe in anything. And as R.J. Rushdoony observed, those who refuse to serve the real God are condemned to serve false gods.
Presuming that these people are sincere, and not just trying to steal other people’s stuff under cover of religion, what is this but pure idolatry–the worship of things made by human minds and hands?
Our fallen world does not need new religions. It needs Jesus Christ, the only One who can save it, and who is by right its natural Lord, the King of Kings.
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- 1 How long does it take a hospice patient to die?
- 2 Do most hospice patients die at night?
- 3 How do you know when a hospice patient is dying?
- 4 What are the first signs of your body shutting down?
- 5 What is the last organ to die in a dying person?
- 6 Can a dying person cry?
- 7 What organ shuts down first?
- 8 Why is a dying person so restless?
- 9 What is the most common day of the week to die?
- 10 What time of day do most hospice patients die?
- 11 What are the signs of last days of life?
- 12 What is the black stuff that coming out of mouth when dying?
- 13 Can a person hear after they die?
- 14 Does a dying person know they are dying?
- 15 Does dying feel like going to sleep?
How long does it take a hospice patient to die?
While the pre-active stage lasts for about three weeks, the active stage of dying lasts roughly three days. By definition, actively dying patients are very close to death, and exhibit many signs and symptoms of near-death.
Do most hospice patients die at night?
Some patients want to die when no one else is there.
Hospice professionals know that companionship while dying is a personal preference. We have those patients who die in the middle of the night. We may have even witnessed a quick death ourselves.
How do you know when a hospice patient is dying?
A Guide To Understanding End-Of-Life Signs & Symptoms
- Coolness. Hands, arms, feet, and legs may be increasingly cool to the touch.
- Urine decrease.
- Fluid and food decrease.
What are the first signs of your body shutting down?
You may notice their:
- Eyes tear or glaze over.
- Pulse and heartbeat are irregular or hard to feel or hear.
- Body temperature drops.
- Skin on their knees, feet, and hands turns a mottled bluish-purple (often in the last 24 hours)
- Breathing is interrupted by gasping and slows until it stops entirely.
What is the last organ to die in a dying person?
The brain and nerve cells require a constant supply of oxygen and will die within a few minutes, once you stop breathing. The next to go will be the heart, followed by the liver, then the kidneys and pancreas, which can last for about an hour. Skin, tendons, heart valves and corneas will still be alive after a day.
Can a dying person cry?
It’s uncommon, but it can be difficult to watch when it happens. Instead of peacefully floating off, the dying person may cry out and try to get out of bed. Their muscles might twitch or spasm. We squirm and cry out coming into the world, and sometimes we do the same leaving it.
What organ shuts down first?
The first organ system to “close down” is the digestive system. Digestion is a lot of work! In the last few weeks, there is really no need to process food to build new cells.
Why is a dying person so restless?
Organ failure: As organs such as the liver and kidney begin to fail, metabolic alterations and electrolyte problems affect brain function. Similarly, heart and lung failure, which commonly occur in the days before death, lead to decreased oxygen levels. All of these systemic effects exacerbate terminal restlessness.
What is the most common day of the week to die?
No, it’s not spooky, creepy Halloween — the most deaths occur on regular old Saturdays. Death can strike on any day of the week, but at Live Science we wanted to know if national data might reveal that some days are deadlier than others.
What time of day do most hospice patients die?
And particularly when you’re human, you are more likely to die in the late morning — around 11 a.m., specifically — than at any other time during the day.
What are the signs of last days of life?
Common symptoms at the end of life include the following:
- Feeling very tired.
- Shortness of breath.
- Trouble swallowing.
- Rattle sound with breathing.
What is the black stuff that coming out of mouth when dying?
Death rattle is the scary sound a person often makes in the hours or sometimes days before death. It is fluid that accumulates in the lower throat. The person is not swallowing.
Can a person hear after they die?
Hearing is widely thought to be the last sense to go in the dying process. Now UBC researchers have evidence that some people may still be able to hear while in an unresponsive state at the end of their life.
Does a dying person know they are dying?
But there is no certainty as to when or how it will happen. A conscious dying person can know if they are on the verge of dying. Some feel immense pain for hours before dying, while others die in seconds. This awareness of approaching death is most pronounced in people with terminal conditions such as cancer.
Does dying feel like going to sleep?
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This is an overall 60 pages research paper, I am only responsible for 1/3 of it.
First major part is Existing Building Information Which is about 10 pages.
a. Existing Building information (drawings, specs, lateral resisting system)
b. Existing geological information
c. Existing load analysis
d. Condition Assessment of existing structure
e. New earthquake load analysis on existing lateral force system
On the next part of the overall project, On concrete building retrofit, I only responsible for the foundation.
a) type of concrete foundations
b) Analysis of existing foundation
c) Evaluation of Existing foundation
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Residential mortgage lending is the provision of loan products to assist with purchases, refinances, and renovations of residential real estate. This includes single family homes along with complexes with up to four units; apartment buildings and other large residential complexes are considered commercial real estate because they are run as income-generating properties, not just used as residences. Many mortgage providers offer residential mortgage lending services to their customers, with a variety of products to meet different needs.
Real estate costs are often high enough that buyers cannot afford to pay cash and must turn to financial assistance to complete a transaction. Mortgages offer a loan to cover the purchase price, using the home itself as collateral for the loan. In the event of default, the lender can seize and sell the home to recoup the costs of the loan.
A large area of residential mortgage lending is origination of new loans for home purchases. Buyers may be purchasing primary residences, investment properties, or vacation homes. In refinance transactions, borrowers take out a loan to repay an outstanding loan and end up with lower interest and monthly payment. Renovation loans provide assistance with financing construction costs for borrowers who need to make repairs or retrofits to a home.
The residential mortgage lending process can be lengthy. Borrowers have to supply information about their finances and the amount of down payment they are prepared to offer. The lender will require appraisals of the property to make sure it is valued reasonably and can request certifications and guarantees. Usually the terms for loan origination include a requirement to insure the home with the lender as a beneficiary of the policy, and may include other stipulations as well, depending on the region.
After a lender generates a loan, it can choose to retain it or sell it to a third party. The secondary market for home loans is very large and includes a variety of investors with an interest in purchasing loan portfolios or shares in portfolios. For lenders, loan sales free up capital to make new loans, while investors benefit from either reselling the loans themselves, or holding them and profiting from interest and other fees.
Work in the residential mortgage lending industry is quite varied. Brokers, loan officers, accountants, home inspectors, and other professionals all play a role in the process of generating a new home loan. Skilled personnel can easily transfer between institutions to take advantage of new job opportunities. | <urn:uuid:c8812000-7874-42fe-84df-84991c7c613f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wisegeek.net/what-is-residential-mortgage-lending.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.962349 | 479 | 1.867188 | 2 |
News: Riplinger, Wis. - Last Meeting for Teachers is Held (1929)
Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Surnames: Walters, Smith, Hawley, Prien
----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 17, 1929
Last Meeting for Teachers is Held (12 October 1929)
The last conference for beginning teachers was held at Riplinger, Saturday by Co. Supt. Margaret Walters and Supervising Teachers Miss Ada E. Smith and Miss Marjorie Hawley. There were 18 teachers present, 15 of whom were beginners.
The Riplinger School this year has added the first year of high school work to its course. Mrs. Mabel Prien is principal.
The State Convention for county superintendents will be held, Nov. 4 and 5. The State Teachers Association meeting will be held Nov. 6 to 9. Both meetings will be in Milwaukee.
The Northwestern Teachers Association meeting is held this week on Thursday and Friday at Eau Claire; all the city schools will be closed for teachers to attend and many rural schools.
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When we are upfront and honest with ourselves and with God, we find Him running toward us with arms wide open, welcoming us to step out of that dark place guilt and shame tries to imprison us.
Video Transcript (Video Below)
Welcome back to another Daily Bible Promise with a Twist, where I take a card from a box of daily promises and then I put that verse into context. That’s what the twist is. So, today I’m reading from the NIV first because that’s what these cards are written on. And the verse is: ‘The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving.’ Nice and short and succinct. And that’s Daniel 9 9.
So, let’s go back and see where this verse is and what’s going on at that time. So, let’s go, I’m going to be using the New American Standard Bible and if we go to chapter 9 verse 9 in the Book of Daniel, Daniel says this about God, “To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness for we have rebelled against him.”
OK. So there we go. It’s a little bit different in this version because the verse ends with We have rebelled against Him. So here’s a clue. What’s going on? Now, if I just read this card the way it is, it would be in the Psalms, let’s say. It’s a nice verse that talks about God being compassionate and forgiving and merciful. But as soon as I saw it was in Daniel, the sleuth in me was saying the hunt was on.
So, let’s go to the beginning of Chapter 9 and I’ll give you a brief rundown of what’s going on. Daniel decides to look through the books of the Hebrew people. He and the rest of the Hebrew people are in exile under King Darius. And Daniel has a lot of influence in the royal court. That’s talked about in the earlier chapters of this book. So, Daniel reads this, and he discovers the words of Jeremiah. Jeremiah had warned the children of Israel that they were about to head into exile and they were going to be there for 70 years. So, in the midst of all this time, Daniel discovers the reason why they are in exile; because of the sins of their fathers. And their sins were not just minor sins, they were pretty major rebellion against God at that time.
Now Daniel was an upstanding citizen. He was known for being loyal. Daniel was known amongst the Hebrew people and by King Darius’ court for being an outstanding citizen. So, what is this guy doing in sackcloth and ashes and fasting and praying? He was identifying with the sins and the woeful state of his fellow Hebrews. And he says this in verse 7, ‘Righteousness belongs to thee, O Lord, but to us open shame.’
And then, in verse 8, he continues, and he says, Open shame belongs to us, Oh lord. To our kings, our princes, and our fathers because we have sinned against thee.’
Sometimes our shame and our guilt, when we have really blown it, hold us back from returning to the Lord. Just like the Prodigal Son was rehearsing his script to go back to his father. He had deep shame and deep guilt. And yet there was a desperation that he knew the only place that he could possibly find even out smidge of mercy was back with his dad.
So, if you are dealing with some guilt and shame in your life or you have deliberately chosen to rebel against the Lord, that does not discount you and it does not exempt you from the compassion and love and mercy and forgiveness of the Lord. All you have to do is, like the prodigal son, start up the road. And your father God will run to meet you.
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We publish an annual Authority's Monitoring Report (AMR).
The report must include information:
- About the timing and preparation of documents in the Local Development Scheme.
- About the adoption of any local plan or supplementary planning document in the reporting period.
- Setting out where a Local Plan policy is not being implemented and why.
The report is also required to specify the number of homes, including affordable housing, completed in the monitoring period and since the adoption of the relevant policy. The report is useful in monitoring the progress in implementing the Local Plan.
The following AMRs are available:
We also monitor the performance of our existing town and local retail centres. All reports are updated on an annual basis.
In the past, we have prepared a separate Housing Five Year Supply Statement which sets out the current supply of housing in relation to the Core Strategy requirement. Since April 2017, the housing supply is included within a comprehensive Annual Monitoring Report.
Housing Delivery Test and Action Plan
The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) is a government initiative to measure current delivery and encourage an increase in housing development nationally. It is included as part of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (February 2019).
The HDT is measured as a percentage of the net number of homes delivered against the number of homes required by the government in accordance with set criteria and in the Tandridge district.
The HDT was introduced in November 2018 by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we are required to publish the test results annually.
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In the dog world, Border Collies are not only the smartest kids in class, they’re also the star athletes. So it’s easy to see why they are such desirable household companions.
They have luscious thick coats which their ancestors used to protect themselves from the chill of the Anglo-Scottish highlands. With such a thick coat you might be asking yourself, ‘Do Border Collies shed a lot?”. The answer isn’t really surprising given the robust characteristics of their coat.
Border Collies are a physically balanced, medium-sized dog breed with a pension for athleticism and agility. Their coats come in two fits: rough-coat and smooth-coat. Their most common color is predominantly black with a white nose and chest, and coupled with other white pepperings.
Their coats have two layers, a rough outer coat with a soft insulated undercoat. Shorter haired Collies tend to have smoother but coarser coats with much less feathering.
Size wise they are usually between 18 to 22 inches tall at their shoulders and weigh in around 30 to 40 pounds. From a competitive show perspective, the balance of most Border Collies is of exceptional caliber.
However, they come with one arguably endearing characteristic, but there are ways around it. So let’s answer the burning question…
Do Border Collies Shed?
The unfortunate answer for most is, yes. They are a long-haired double-coated breed and tend to shed a lot. Twice a year, things can go from bad to worse pretty quickly — in fall and spring, they shed excessively. Many owners describe Border Collie shedding as a full-time maintenance job.
Their hair tends to ball up in corners and hide in inconspicuous areas of the home — under furniture, on carpets, and even floating through the air. Just when you think you’re in the clear, Collie hair will regenerate like it has a mind of its own. However, The Border Collie is one of the most popular family breeds which means people have figured out tips and tricks to minimize the presence of fur. Once you have a plan, fur management becomes less of a nuisance, and more of an endearing quality.
Why Does A Border Collie Shed?
Like any organism with hair, shedding old and damaged strands is a natural process. It’s the body’s way of showing off its healthy follicles and maintaining a hearty coat of fur. Shedding is controlled by seasonal hormonal changes that are altered by shifts in daylight. Another variable that may affect seasonal shedding is how much your Collie spends outside.
The more time they spend outdoors, the more sensitive they are to temperature fluctuations; In the spring they trade their thick winter coats for a light windbreaker, and vice versa in the fall. As you can imagine, springtime is high season for shedding.
How to Manage Shedding
There are several tips, tricks and lifestyle changes you can apply to reduce and manage your Border Collie’s shedding.
By feeding your pup top quality food that carries follicular nutrients you can minimize the amount of hair that dies and needs to be shed. Try to avoid big supermarket brands — they’re chalk full of additives and by-products that damage roots, and lead to unhealthy skin.
Do your research or get your vet’s recommendation for a quality diet. They will most likely recommend something with omega fatty acids and high-quality protein.
Fleas and Ticks
If you notice your Collie scratching and shedding more than usual there’s a chance he may have fleas, ticks or some other tiny parasite irritating their skin. Have your pup assessed by a professional to rule this out.
Brushing is your first line of defense against maintaining a fur-free home. It’s recommended to brush your Collie out three times per week using a slick or pin brush. This will take off your pup’s surface coat, but as mentioned, there’s more to this hair equation.
You can purchase special undercoat brushes that are composed of soft pins which penetrate deep within the coat. The trick is to go with the grain and not brush against the flow of hair. During shedding season you’ll have to rake this breed’s undercoats more frequently. Clean out your brush often to ensure you’re capturing as much loose hair as possible.
High-Velocity Hair Dryer
If you’ve ever taken your pup to a professional groomer, you may have seen them use a high powered blower to dry a freshly bathed dog. This not only drys dogs but it also completely removes all dead and loose hair. This might be the most effective method of all — ridding batches of hair for up to two or three weeks. You can take your pup to the groomer every few weeks, or as a more practical route, you might consider purchasing your own high powered hair blower yourself.
Exercise In The Park
One final tip is something that should already be part of a Border Collie’s lifestyle — outdoor exercise. Running and rolling around outside will leave hair all over the park, not your home. Daily exercise also maintains a healthy circulatory system which contributes to a healthy coat.
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Focus on issues that matter, not things like bathroom gender, former Gov. Barnes tells UGA college's graduates
Former Gov. Roy Barnes ridiculed politicians who made bathroom gender an issue in recent weeks in his talk to University of Georgia graduates Friday.
"I'm just telling, you, it's just never been a problem in my life," Barnes, 68, told graduates of UGA's School of Public and International Affairs.
UGA's main graduation ceremony for undergraduates was Friday night in Sanford Stadium, but UGA colleges and schools also hold convocations with graduation speakers in the days and hours before the big ceremony in the football stadium.
Barnes was the keynote speaker for the School of Public Affairs convocation.
In fact, the only time Barnes was ever confronted with the bathroom/sex issue was during a football game at Sanford Stadium, Barnes told the audience.
He was in the men's bathroom when four or five women burst in and said, "Move over, boys."
The women's room was backed up, and they knew there would be more space in the men's room, Barnes told his audience in UGA's volleyball arena in the Ramsey Student Center.
"Don't worry. There's nothing we haven't seen before," they assured the men, Barnes said.
Barnes advised the graduates to steer clear of issues like bathroom gender and instead focus on things that matter in their careers - to be leaders, said Barnes, Georgia governor from 1999 to 2003.
Barnes reached back into Southern history to make his point about leadership, contrasting two Southern governors elected the same year, 1962 - George Wallace in Alabama and Carl Sanders in Georgia.
After World War II, a new, industrial South was beginning to build up, what's called the Sun Belt now. People wondered what city would be the center of it. The front-runner was Birmingham, Ala., because it already had an industrial base, unlike cities such as Atlanta or Charlotte, N.C.
To get elected, George Wallace took the stand that racial segregation would remain forever in Alabama, but Sanders said Georgia should obey federal court rulings that school segregation is unconstitutional.
Then a group inspired by Wallace set off a bomb in a black church in Birmingham, killing four little girls, and someone gave the town the new nickname of "Bombingham," and Atlanta grew instead of Birmingham, Barnes said.
"The state of Alabama still suffers from the legacy of George Wallace," he said.
"Your job is to keep things focused on things that make a difference," Barnes said - things like education, which no one is talking about in the presidential campaigns, he said.
"All we hear are catchwords that arouse emotion and scrape up the old hatreds," he said.
The new graduates will have to take on problems their elders haven't been able to solve, said Barnes, who has undergraduate and law degrees from UGA.
"You are better trained and better educated than we were, and we are depending on you," he said.
The biggest one may be the division of wealth, the governor said.
"How do we keep a capitalist society from creating a few haves and all the rest have-nots?" he asked.
History shows those conditions are divisive and lead to revolution and bloodshed, Barnes said.
"That may be your greatest challenge as leaders," he said.
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Alexander Flemming wasn’t looking for a way to squash bacterial infections when he discovered penicillin. In fact, some stories described Flemming as basically stumbling upon one of the greatest medical discoveries ever made.
In 1942, a team of scientists tried to develop a clear plastic gun sight to be used by the U.S. military. They instead happened across cyanoacrylate, otherwise known as superglue.
The microwave was apparently dreamed up because of a chocolate bar that melted in Percy Spencer’s pocket.
What does all of that have to do with robots? Absolutely nothing. But it does go to show that some truly great discoveries and innovations can come from some unexpected places. A small discovery here, or a unique application there, can end up being the foundation for some incredible technologies.
The field of robotics provides a great example. Robotics is an area in which there can be some tremendous applications, or some rather trivial applications. A robot that’s designed to facilitate search and rescue by limiting human exposure to dangerous or unknown conditions is certainly beneficial. An animatronic cat that may or may not convince an individual that it is in fact a real cat doesn’t really seem to demonstrate much value.
Hasbro, the multi-billion dollar toy company that makes everything from board games to action figures, has recently unveiled a robotic cat which they are calling a “companion device”.
The robotic companion is equipped with servos and sensors, and is capable of blinking, purring, and contorting in a somewhat feline manner. Although most people wouldn’t mistake the companion device for an actual cat, it does appear to be similar enough to be comforting to some individuals. As families get smaller and more geographically dispersed and loneliness becomes a public health issue, robotic companions could have value, even if that seems a little sad right now.
It may not seem as though a borderline creepy animatronic cat can spark much of a boon in the field of robotics, but who would have though that leaving a window open would lead to one of the most effective forms of medicine we have today?
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A few of the most important decisions made in the entire world are made within our government’s halls and rooms. Government bodies are creating policies and providing services that guide people through their everyday lives, so security is an important element in the facilities used. The government faces plenty of threats in their facilities, including domestic and possible foreign terrorism. In today’s modern age, where everyone around the world is worried about security and rising crime, government officials can’t afford to put their security at risk. Read on to learn a few ways the government can improve its overall security efforts!
Access Control Security Systems
Access control systems are security systems that are used to regulate who is permitted to enter a specific section of a building. Within the government sector, clearance is vital, and access control security systems are the best way to stop those without the proper credentials from entering certain spots. These systems have an extensive range in what they’re available to do, from a biometric system that can read fingerprints to some CCTV-based video systems that use identification cards to read someone’s identity. These systems are a huge help, but them alone aren’t enough to defend a border crossing or federal government facility.
Inspections for Vehicles
Parking garages and parking lots of government buildings are some areas that are the most susceptible to wrongdoing. Inspecting your cars accurately and looking for the proper information is required if you’re dealing with potential vehicular threats and unwanted thieves and intruders. Gatekeeper’s own Intelligent Vehicle Undercarriage Scanner is more than capable of inspecting some under vehicles closely to see if any risks are lying underneath the cars. These scanners can be paired with our intelligent License Plate Recognition system, or ILPR for short, to help track license plates to verify identities, similar to an indoor access control system.
Building Designs with Security Personnel
Having personnel trained with security protocols is a necessity. Each staff member has to be fully aware of emergency exits and who to talk to in the event of a security concern. Also, building design itself can contribute to quality security and privacy. Having spots clearly indicate who has the suitable access to each area is a smart way of preventing confusion for guests and visitors unfamiliar with the facility.
Groundbreaking Technologies with Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper Security’s suite of intelligent optical technologies provides security personnel with the tool to detect today’s threats. Our systems help those in the energy, transportation, commercial, and government sectors protect their people and their valuables by detecting threats in time to act. From automatic under vehicle inspection systems, automatic license plate reader systems, to on the move automatic vehicle occupant identifier, we offer full 360-degree vehicle scanning to ensure any threat is found. Throughout 376 countries around the globe, Gatekeeper Security’s technology is trusted to help protect critical infrastructure. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn for updates about our technology and company. | <urn:uuid:dec4f332-9dd1-435c-a9b9-7088a9a83b6c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.gatekeepersecurity.com/blog/best-security-methods-correctly-securing-government-facilities/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.939342 | 596 | 2.796875 | 3 |
What is Google Classroom?
Google Classroom is a free Google App that aims to simplify creating, distributing and assessing learning in a paperless way. Teachers can use Google Classroom to send announcements to entire classes, share resources, lesson notes, slides, diagrams, and home learning. Pupils can use it to access work covered in class in school, at home or on the go and complete home learning. Parents can use some of the features of Google Classroom to help engage with and support pupils in their home learning. It is a free resource that can be accessed from any device connected to the internet – laptops, desktop computers, Chromebooks, tablets or mobile phones.
What is G Suite for Education?
G Suite for Education is a set of Google apps: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Classroom, Calendar, and more designed with intelligent features that make work easier. It is a suite of tools that can help increase opportunities for critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, all while supporting the learning.
G Suite for Education tools are: free, ad-free, reliable and secure. These tools are already used by millions of pupils in schools around the world. There is no cost to use this service, but the best thing is that these tools are relevant to pupils, easy to use, and open doors to many new ways to learn.
Accessing Google Classroom
Pupils can access Google Classroom using the mobile apps (Android and iOS), or via a web browser by visiting www.classroom.google.com. They should sign in using their @raynhamprimary.org email address that they have been given by their teacher.
Once pupils have logged in, they will see the class overview page. From here they can see all of the classes they are registered with and a summary of any work due.
If pupils are accessing Google classroom from a mobile device, they should download the appropriate Google Apps to make best use of the shared resources. The most useful Google apps are: Classroom, Calendar, Slides, Docs and Drive. When home learning is set online, it can be submitted directly within Google Classroom online without needing to be printed.
To open the homework, click on the Open button on the appropriate post in the Stream page. You will then see the homework description and any attached documents. The simplest way to complete the home learning online is to open the attachment and complete your assignment in this document. When you are finished, click on the MARK AS DONE button. You can even add your own attachments to your submission, such as photos, audio clips, videos, etc. Once the home learning has been marked by the teacher, you can see feedback and any comments made by the teacher by opening the home learning task as before.
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We educate students at elementary, middle and high schools about the good and bad that come with social media. We help parents understand the impact that smart phones and social media can have on children. We work with school administration and provide an ongoing curriculum that can be used in their schools and classrooms.
Our teams LOVES to be in front of students! Each presentation we bring to a school will be catered to the needs of their students. Not all communities have the same major issues. Cyber bullying may be more prominent than pornography in an area. While we touch on all issues, we are able to focus on what’s most important to you.
Although we are not a faith based organization, we have team members who are passionate about sharing the “life is looking up” message paralleled with their faith in God.
Become a “LOOKING UP CAMPUS”! Our team of licensed therapists are working on a curriculum that will be user friendly and benefit students, parents and administrators. We are committed to following up with the schools after a presentation. We want to know how your students are doing and if there’s anything else we can do to be helping them LOOK UP. We will provide a short video each week that will be a reminder to the students of what they felt we we were there in person and encourage them to keep LOOKING UP.
We are reaching out to schools in all communities and providing them information about our Looking Up program.
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Drones are becoming extremely popular – in both the consumer and business space. Soon we will have companies like Amazon and DHL making deliveries through drones. And Linux will be playing a very important role in our skies.
Dronecode, the Linux Foundation Collaborative project that is working on developing an open source platform for drones, today formed three technical working groups. These groups include:
MAVlink Camera Working Group: To assist camera manufacturers in implementing the MAVlink protocol in cameras. The group will also work with developers and manufacturers to expand the Dronecode platform so that it can support additional cameras and functions.
Airspace Working Group: To establish common data types, units and formats that all airspace providers can transmit and receive. The working group will also lead the discussion on best practices for how to ensure separation between aircraft and establish agreement on common response behavior.
Hardware Working Group: To establish mechanical and electrical standards for interfaces to the autopilot and the peripherals. This will create a more formal interface between hardware and software development and unite efforts between Dronecode members and the open source developer community working to advance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The organization also announced 27 new members who joined the project, including silver members Aerotenna LLC, AirMap, Airphrame, Altitude Angel, AutoModality, BirdsEyeView Aerobotics, CUAV, Droidika, Dig.y.Sol, DroneDeploy, DroneWorks Inc., Emlid, EnRoute, Falcon Unmanned, Hex Technologies Limited, Incite Focus, InspecTools, Matternet, ProfiCNC, Sentera, Skedans, Yin Yan Tech US Inc. and Zubax. New sponsored members include Humanitarian UAV network, OpenTX Project, Stanford University Aerospace Design Lab and UAVCAN.
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VeterinariansVet Veterinarians David Mastin English 10 # 208 May 10, 2001 Mrs. Henderson The subject I chose was veterinarians. Just as folks go to the doctor when they’re sick, animals need assistance of docs too says Betsy Imershein. The vet could operate, fix a broken bone or give an animal a shot. Whatever is wrong with an animal is what the vet has to do.
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Modern graphics processing units (GPUs) are an implementation of parallel stream processors. In recent years, there have been a few studies on mapping ray tracing to the GPU. Since graphics processors are not designed to process complex data structures, it is crucial to explore data structures and algorithms for efficient stream processing. In particular ray traversal is one of the major bottlenecks in ray tracing and direct volume rendering methods. In this work we focus on the efficient regular grid based ray traversals on GPU. A new empty space skipping traversal method is introduced. Our method extends the anisotropic chessboard distance structure and employs a GPU friendly traversal algorithm with minimal dynamic branching. Additionally, several previous techniques have been redesigned and adapted to the stream processing model. We experimentally show that our traversal method is considerably faster and better suited to the parallel stream processing than the other grid based techniques. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | <urn:uuid:3d6ea0a1-74d5-462e-8bdd-f6ce5742ebb5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/yayin/61cd6c5d-3eaf-4317-9dc8-a16298ba4ea5/accelerated-regular-grid-traversals-using-extended-anisotropic-chessboard-distance-fields-on-a-parallel-stream-processor | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.9169 | 190 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Alaska Climate Change Impact Mitigation Program
The Alaska Climate Change Impact Mitigation Program (ACCIMP) was established by Alaska's 25th Legislature to increase community resilience to climate-related natural hazards. ACCIMP is addressing the immediate planning needs of communities imminently threatened by the impacts of climate-related natural hazards such as erosion, flooding, storm surge, and thawing permafrost.
ACCIMP is implemented through a two-step process:
1. Hazard Impact Assessments are conducted to identify and define the climate hazard impacts in the community, to assess how those hazards impact the community, and to develop recommendations for how the community might best mitigate those hazard impacts; and
2. Community Planning grants are provided to allow communities to carry out one or more or the recommendations from the Hazard Impact Assessment.
The majority of ACCIMP funding is directed to specific communities identified as imminently threatened by the Governor’s Subcabinet on Climate Change, Immediate Action Workgroup (IAW). These communities are Shishmaref, Kivalina, Newtok, Koyukuk, Unalakleet and Shaktoolik. The non-competitive funding is provided in the form of Community Planning Grants, which address the recommendations for immediate actions made by the IAW in its Recommendations Report to the Governor’s Subcabinet on Climate Change, April 17, 2008.
Each of the six communities are profiled on the ACCIMP site, with further details on funding initiatives and project implementation. For example, Unalakleet focused its Community Planning Grant on the Foothills Master Plan and Subdivision Design Project. Unalakleet plans to direct community development away from areas of the community vulnerable to erosion, flooding and storm surge to higher ground by migrating new development to the proposed Foothills Subdivision.
Based on the scope of the community planning project, communities are eligible for grants of up to $150,000.
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A gravitational lens is a distribution of matter (such as a cluster of galaxies) between a distant light source and an observer, that is capable of bending the light from the source as the light travels towards the observer. This effect is known as gravitational lensing, and the amount of bending is one of the predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Classical physics also predicts the bending of light, but only half of that predicted by general relativity.
Although Einstein made unpublished calculations on the subject in 1912, Orest Khvolson (1924) and Frantisek Link (1936) are generally credited with being the first to discuss the effect in print. However, this effect is more commonly associated with Einstein, who published an article on the subject in 1936.
Fritz Zwicky posited in 1937 that the effect could allow galaxy clusters to act as gravitational lenses. It was not until 1979 that this effect was confirmed by observation of the so-called Twin QSO SBS 0957+561.
Unlike an optical lens, a point-like gravitational lens produces a maximum deflection of light that passes closest to its center, and a minimum deflection of light that travels furthest from its center. Consequently, a gravitational lens has no single focal point, but a focal line. If the (light) source, the massive lensing object, and the observer lie in a straight line, the original light source will appear as a ring around the massive lensing object (provided the lens has circular symmetry). If there is any misalignment, the observer will see an arc segment instead.
More commonly, where the lensing mass is complex (such as a galaxy group or cluster) and does not cause a spherical distortion of spacetime, the source will resemble partial arcs scattered around the lens. The observer may then see multiple distorted images of the same source; the number and shape of these depending upon the relative positions of the source, lens, and observer, and the shape of the gravitational well of the lensing object.
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Strong lensing: where there are easily visible distortions such as the formation of Einstein rings, arcs, and multiple images. Despite being considered “strong”, the effect is in general relatively small, such that even a galaxy with a mass more than 100 billion times that of the Sun will produce multiple images separated by only a few arcseconds.
Weak lensing: where the distortions of background sources are much smaller and can only be detected by analyzing large numbers of sources in a statistical way to find coherent distortions of only a few percent. The lensing shows up statistically as a preferred stretching of the background objects perpendicular to the direction to the centre of the lens. By measuring the shapes and orientations of large numbers of distant galaxies, their orientations can be averaged to measure the shear of the lensing field in any region.
Microlensing: where no distortion in shape can be seen but the amount of light received from a background object changes in time. The lensing object may be stars in the Milky Way in one typical case, with the background source being stars in a remote galaxy, or, in another case, an even more distant quasar. In extreme cases, a star in a distant galaxy can act as a microlens and magnify another star much farther away. The first example of this was the star Icarus, that is to date the farthest star ever observed, thanks to the boost in flux due to the microlensing effect. | <urn:uuid:0cf961d5-e7b4-4ff1-b01a-94b55f2a3eeb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wsdcspace.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/gravitational-lens/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.933289 | 723 | 4.5 | 4 |
Why Equine Therapy?
Horses are prey animals! Meaning, that in nature they are hunted by predators that put them in danger. As a matter of survival, horses are always on the look out for predators. Due to this innate instinct horses have developed a very keen level of awareness. They have the ability to sense intent, read body language, interpret movement and so on. Whether the object of observation is a grizzly bear or a person, the horse’s ability to “read” is the same!
It is the horses highly tuned senses that make them amazing teachers! They truly exist in the moment and while interacting with them they teach us to also exist in the moment and stay present. They ask us to bring our best selves forward and teach us how to balance our emotions. How they react to us through their body language helps us change our approach, whether they need us to breath and be calm or be assertive and a leader. This can all be experienced from the ground.
The Benefits of Riding:
While riding a horse, the rhythmic movement of the horse moves the rider’s body in a specific motion which then triggers the brain waves to align. This, in turn, sets the stage for spontaneous learning, concentration, balance, co-ordination, and much more. The physical benefits are amazing as well! The rider’s body becomes naturally strengthened - especially the core - as riding requires the use of muscles we never thought we had!
Riding experience is not necessary. Some of our programs involve riding, while some do not.
Horse Boy Method
For clients with neuro-psychiatric conditions such as Autism, PPD, Aspergers Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Horse Boy Method works using kinetics (movement) in environments that do not stress the individual; using nature and social animals. It is always respectful of the client’s current emotional state and needs.
Simply interacting with our beautiful, soulful horses can be profound in itself. By coupling the experience with typical academic teachings, individuals retain the lessons they learn.
Animals can naturally help us calm down and become more centered. Science shows that the rhythmic rocking motion of the hips while riding a horse reduces cortisol (the stress hormone) in the brain and increases the flow of oxytocin (the feel-good hormone). When oxytocin is flowing in the brain, receptors open up and learning is able to take place!
Horse Boy Method was pioneered by a charity in Texas. Therapy sessions are beneficial for physically challenged individuals as well.
F.E.E.L means Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning. We host individual and family sessions.
Are you open to what horses can teach us through their innate instinct? At Heal With Horses, our job is to guide you out of your analytical thinking mind and into your heart. You will connect your heart to that of the horse’s and the magic begins.
Our horses will guide you to go deep inside yourself to find your own answers, your personal truth and your authenticity. Typically, the benefits begin by calming anxiety and depression, boosting self-esteem and confidence, and can end with a feeling of personal power!
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“I first met Suzanne at Heal with Horses in 2015. Our 4 year old son Aarav had been recently diagnosed with PPDNOS and we were looking for something- we didn’t know what since we were so inexperienced with this situation(!) and by our incredible luck we found The Horse Boy Method sessions with Suzanne and Taylor.
At the first session–my son had an absolute meltdown (his reaction to the whole unfamiliar non city environment)–but after about a half an hour of resistance, I sat on the horse with him and we walked through the beautiful property very calmly. The environment itself is so open, so relaxed- it’s a little hard to describe - you need to experience it. We rode through the forest trail, saw the glowing fireflies, and we fed and talked to the various animals on the property in what seemed to me a very special, magical place. Aarav’s speech wasn’t great at that point, but gradually it’s like we saw a miracle happen.
At the end of only 2 sessions it was like something clicked. My son’s speech came out more, and we definitely saw improvement. Most importantly it felt like all of us were experiencing a peace, and fulfilling happiness, even relief that we hadn’t felt with any other therapy or class we tried since my son’s diagnosis.
We live in Long Island, New York. There are countless equestrian centers nearby us that we have inquired about but they just don’t have the same calming energy that Heal with Horses has. We are truly blessed by this experience and our lives were changed. It taught me so much and even guided me to the right path to help my child. We recently made the trek all the way from Long Island at the end of August 2017 for Aarav to experience the magic once again!
It’s important to note that it happened so naturally. Our experience wasn’t about forcing or discipline- it was simply about enjoying and respecting nature while reaping all the benefits of horseback riding."
Yvonne and Mohit Chabel
"Our six year old son, Owen, has been attending Heal with Horses for weekly Horse Boy sessions for five months. Owen has been diagnosed with severe autism and we are constantly trying to find activities that help him improve his language and social skills. Suzanne, Taylor and the rest of the team at Heal with Horses work with us to program activities that match our goals for Owen’s development.
On our first tour of the Heal with Horses farm, Owen was hesitant and would not approach any of the animals on the farm. The caring and supportive staff at Heal with Horses helped Owen feel comfortable and got him on a small pony at the beginning of his first full session. Owen had the biggest smile.
Over the weeks, Owen continued to enjoy his trips to the farm. He now rides larger horses and always loves to see the pigs, goats, chickens and dogs. The staff integrates new activities and challenges to continuously promote Owen’s growth.
We look forward to continued adventures for Owen at Heal with Horses.”
Janne & Amy Quilty
“The first time we arrived at Heal with Horses TLC, we were automatically greeted by wonderful staff and an array of adorable farm animals. There were pigs taking mud baths, goats and sheep walking around, roosters running and many beautiful horses in the field. My son instantly started to bounce out of his seat, excited to get out there and meet everyone (the animals).
My 6 year old son Liam has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Liam has a hard time communicating with peers, family and his community. He is a lovely, bright child and animals have always been his favourite topic to talk about. Liam fell in love at first sight with Heal with Horses TLC. He was in his element after the very first session. He was able to be free and to be himself.
Every single week, Liam gets more and more comfortable being on his favourite horse Remi and being around the other horses and animals. Liam started out very hesitant when approaching the animals, much like he does with people. Liam has a very hard time gaining trust and putting his whole self out there for others to see.
There have been many elements of Heal with Horses TLC that have allowed my child to express him self fully. Taylor and Suzanne have been there to help Liam grow in his comfort level and expressive language level from the very beginning. Also, a few other staff have helped along the way in making Liam’s sessions unforgettable and relaxed.
Liam has grown to feel more self-confident, comfortable in his own skin and expressive since starting his sessions at Heal with Horses TLC. At the beginning the staff started by building a solid rapport with my child and building the trust they knew he needed. Liam has learned to share himself with them through fears and excitement and with each session comes less fear.
Liam confidently gets out of our vehicle, walks down the path past everyone else and into the stable where Remi awaits. They now have such a wonderful connection that as soon as Liam walks in, Remi turns around to give Liam a huge kiss and Liam greets her with a warm hug and a “Hello Remi!”
These sessions at Heal with Horses TLC are what Liam looks forward to every single week. Every Saturday when we are leaving our session, Liam will say “I want to go see Remi” and throughout the week he counts down the days left until he can return. I am so thankful that Heal with Horses has given my child a sense of purpose, a comfort away from home, a feeling of belonging and his first true friendship. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” | <urn:uuid:6dd5a383-6fda-4c15-a5fb-353c1855abb2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.healwithhorses.ca/equine-therapy | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.967513 | 1,903 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Often, when we shake up the rules of photography, we expand the possibilities of what we can create. You might be familiar with the term Redscale. To redscale a film is to shoot your images on the reverse side of the film, having the plastic side of it hit first by light. This will tint your images in shades of orange and red.
One of the beauties of this technique is that we can create stunning double exposures by shooting both sides of the film. If you want to expose both sides, you will shoot one side first and after flip your film and do the second.
You can either plan to shoot one side of your roll with one subject, for example, portraits, and the second one to create textures with flowers and plants. Or you can use a splitzer and divide your frames in half. It's up to you!
So how do you redscale your film? Firstly open your box of Lomography Color Negative 35 mm ISO 400 and load it in your camera. Then mark your film to see where your first frame is going to be, in both ways - a crucial note to have once you flip it.
After completing your roll, it's time to turn it upside down. This step must be done in the dark. Have a pair of scissors ready, some tape, and an old film leader to patch. Pull your film out of the canister and cut the end. Leave two centimeters of your end, to tape it back in reverse, now rewind it inside. Disclaimer: taping it backward means the emulsion side is facing you.
From this point on, you can work in the light again. Leave a few centimeters out to see where your mark is on your first frame. Tape the leader and be careful to match your original first frame to the same exact location, to have perfectly aligned frames.
When it is time to shoot in reverse, you should take into consideration that the light will pass through the plastic side of your film first. This is what will turn your images orange, however is also a much thicker layer for the light to go through, and you should compensate by overexposing for one or two stops to achieve good shadow details.
Patching your film in reverse doesn't imply that you must double expose. If you want to redscale your film you can do so by following the same direction we have given you. The instructions are the same: in the dark, pull the film out of the canister and reverse tape it back. Only you won't expose the film first so you don't need to mark the first frame. You will still need to overexpose your metering.
There are plenty of examples on our community of images created by juxtaposition of color and redscale frames. Be inspired and have fun to try to experiment with this technique.
It's worth remembering that when we redscale a film, we take monochromatic images. Colors are altered by the orange shades that pervade your film. It is not unusual to work with tints and monochrome, especially when we print. We can have cyan, sepia tone, solarize, and so on. Perhaps when we work with monochromatic images, we can think of it as if it was a black and white film; and consider shapes and forms with the same attention that we would have when working with black and white.
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AutoCAD was originally marketed as a standalone CAD application, allowing users to create 2D drawings using the screen, and later also as a networked application, using a server to display and edit drawings.
The server version of AutoCAD was first released in 1985, and since then has been largely replaced by the desktop application, which now runs on personal computers, tablet computers, and mobile devices. Unlike the server version, the desktop application runs on each user’s computer, allowing multiple users to work on the same drawing simultaneously.
Since 2010, AutoCAD has also been sold as part of a bundle with AutoCAD LT, an inexpensive subscription-based version of the program designed for smaller businesses. It supports no version of AutoCAD prior to 2017.
AutoCAD does not require a display driver for its use. Its toolbars are self-contained and are initialized before a drawing is displayed. Most AutoCAD toolbar functions are customizable, and most of the toolbars on the user interface can be disabled or removed.
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AutoCAD is a 3D CAD and drafting program that works with 2D drawings. It can work with 2D drawings imported from other programs and is capable of accepting some types of drawing files directly. It supports drafting, creation, editing, and viewing of 2D and 3D objects. Its 2D drawings and 3D models can be rotated, scaled, moved, and deleted.
Additionally, AutoCAD enables the creation, editing, viewing, and printing of 2D and 3D renderings. It also offers tools for the creation of 2D and 3D drawings, such as sheet metal, architectural, and engineering drawings.
AutoCAD has been available in two different editions, Enterprise and Student. The Enterprise version of AutoCAD is a complete set of components for creating 2D and 3D drawings, complete with print capability, online support, and more. The Student version of AutoCAD is stripped-down and limited to features such as the ability to create polylines, arcs, and arrows, and export the drawing for use in other programs.
Since its first release in 1982, AutoCAD has received many updates and revisions, and the program today offers a variety of functions and enhancements. Here is a list of the most important AutoCAD features.
2D and 3D drawings and models
AutoCAD is used for creating 2D and
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As of AutoCAD 2014, PDF is now the native format for export and import drawings into AutoCAD.
With AutoCAD, there is the ability to programmatically enter data and define the drawing objects that make up a drawing. By using an API, you can also programmatically access other programs and interact with them.
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Preview suggested corrections with AutoCAD while keeping editing and drawing activities in parallel. Stay focused on the design rather than be distracted by the suggestions. (video: 1:24 min.)
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View with live text and interactively text-highlight annotations and annotations such as sketches, simple dimension lines, or text. Get enhanced perspective when in landscape mode and move the cursor in a more intuitive fashion, while still preserving the traditional rendering of a viewing plane. Add new types of annotations, including water flow lines, floodwalls, and more. (video: 2:11 min.)
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When in dynamic mode, you can now “turn off” the dynamic marker on dynamic content such as linetypes and groups. (video: 1:37 min.)
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4. Secure the recovery options of your password setting in your computer and always update your account password for security measures.
5. Don’t give or store your password to anybody even to your family members. Your password is your personal account and nobody has the right to have access on it.
6. Be sure to come up with a personal question and an appropriate answer to it that only you can answer in the event the online system asks for security measures in cases you forgot your own password.
7. If you are always having difficulty in remembering your own password, write it down and make sure that piece of paper is kept in a secured place where nobody can easily get it.
8. When travelling be careful about using unsecured WiFi hotspots at places like cafes and hotels – they may not be safe. If you have to use these connections invest in something like the best VPN you can afford.
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1. A hypothetical, invisible world of alternative lifeforms with a completely different biochemistry from our own.
The idea of the ... is also controversial and is challenged by several other scientists.
2. 2. The act of snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention.
It sounds cheerfully daft, but there’s an uncomfortable truth at the heart of ...: other people are easier to handle when encountered on screen.
3. A photograph taken of yourself, often for the purposes of posting on a social-networking website.
People take ...s in public, posing everywhere and in every which way.
4. Describes a video game in which a character keeps running, encountering a variety of obstacles.
If you’re a fan of ... games like Temple Run, starting today you’ll get your chance to do more than outrun a pack of demonic monkeys — you can take on your friends, too, with Zynga’s new title Running With Friends.
5. A term used to describe a simple screen design which does not feature the drop shadows or textures of a skeuomorphically designed screen.
‘Totally ..., like in Windows 8, is a terrible usability mistake because it removes the users’ ability to see at a glance where they can click,’ said Jakob Nielsen, a usability guru with nearly 80 U.S. patents to his name.
6. (Of wearable computers) looking like glasses.
The NY Times is all over the controversy this week, explaining that the ‘... device allows Internet access, as well as the shooting of photos and video, raising concerns about privacy and distraction.’
7. A cosmopolitan African; an African who has a background which is varied in culture and geography.
At what point does one realize that things will never be the same? First time novelist and ... Talye Selasi tackles these themes in her new novel ‘Ghana Must Go’.
8. A percussion instrument created for Brazil’s World Cup. It rattles when shaken.
Unlike the vuvuzela, which has historical and cultural significance in South Africa, the ... has been designed especially for use in stadiums.
9. Money transferred in secret by a covert government agency.
For more than a decade, the CIA – using suitcases, backpacks, even plastic bags — has made monthly cash payments to the offices of President Hamid Karzai. One Karzai aide called it ‘...’ because ‘it came in secret, and it left in secret.’
10. A cross between a doughnut and a croissant, being ring-shaped like a doughnut, but composed of buttery, croissant-like dough.
The ... – US pastry sensation that must cross the Atlantic. These blends between croissants and doughnuts are all the rage in New York, but have yet to make it to the UK. So can you replicate them in your own kitchen? | <urn:uuid:1ede1a5b-f943-410f-86e1-895479335b82> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://elearning.mslu.by/assignments/76/b4_test3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.945463 | 632 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Household debt time bomb
Consumer debt topped 1,000 trillion won ($918 billion) for the first time at the end of last year. Mortgage loans have surged in the first half of this year, growing nine times faster than the same period a year ago. Household debt data has reached an alarming level.
How serious is the household debt problem? There is no agreement on what level of household debt is dangerous against a country’s economic scale. Generally, debt level is deemed worrisome if it is 75 percent or more of gross domestic product. Korea’s consumer credit is nearing that threshold, hitting 73 percent of GDP last year.
Mortgage loans account for up 45 percent of the debt owed by Korean households. They are relatively secure because they are backed by solid collateral. But what’s concerning is borrowing by the self-employed. The loan debt of self-employed people amounted to 370 trillion won as of the end of June. The number of those who owe money to more than three financial institutions totaled 3.29 million as of September, with their combined debt reaching 323 trillion won. If economic recovery is further delayed, the self-employed, particularly those with debt in several institutions, could fail to meet their obligations.
The sudden increase in household debt came after the government eased mortgage-related regulations, such as loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratio requirements. The Bank of Korea encouraged more debt by cutting its key interest rate to record low levels. The government, which has been trying to revive the economy, has succeeded in bringing life back to the real estate market, with housing transactions growing by 18 percent in the first half compared to the same period last year. The new chairman of the Financial Services Commission said there was no reason to tighten mortgage-related regulations. Authorities wouldn’t dare to pour cold water on a real estate market that is showing some activity for the first time in many years. But the government cannot continue to rely on mortgage-backed loans to fuel an economic recovery. The recovery would be at the expense of surging household debt. How much consumer debt the country can withstand and what could happen if interest rates turn higher are scary thoughts.
The government for the time being wants to help restructure household debt instead of fretting over the total amount. It came up with a new loan program to help consumers restructure their bank loans to a longer maturity with installment payments on fixed interest rates. A total of 34 trillion won was spent to offer more affordable mortgages. But that made up 7.4 percent of the 460 trillion won in outstanding mortgage. What about the other 430 trillion won worth?
The household debt problem will ease only when income levels at home grow faster than debt rises. While disposable income at households rose 54 percent over the past 10 years, debt doubled. Last year, disposable income grew a mere 3.7 percent while debt rose 6.9 percent. As long as the government encourages mortgage loans as a policy tool to stimulate the economy, household debt will only worsen.
Business has been in a downward spiral for more than 40 months. Financial institutions so far have been able to collect their household debt. But loans tend to turn sour two years after they increase. Household debt could turn risky from the latter half of 2017, given the fact that loans have increased sharply from the second half of last year. If the economy remains slow, the risk could become bigger. This is the main reason behind concerns about household debt.
Increasing consumer debt through low rates and easing financial regulations is an effective stimulus. Politicians have demanded growth led by increased income, but it is not easy for the government to increase income. Spending also cannot be encouraged through tax policy unless the ordinary citizens are confident about their future. But deficit-based growth shows an immediate effect. The catch is that the side effects are bound to surface two years later.
It is why governments are easily tempted to choose debt-financed growth. But we have experienced debt-led growth and know that it carries a dear price. Credit-financed consumer spending growth during the Kim Dae-jung administration led to a credit card crisis in 2003. Domestic demand fell into a depression for the following two years.
Household debt has reached an alarming level. It is a ticking bomb that could explode anytime. The timing could be accelerated if the government encourages increases in debt. If the government does not want to leave a legacy of a debt-financed economy, it must end the debt-led growth policy. The bomb could explode before the administration’s tenure ends.
Translation by the Korea JoongAng Daily staff.
JoongAng Ilbo, April 17, Page 29
*The author is an economics professor of Korea University.
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Wild Mammals of New Mexico
Please provide the following 1) Photos of wild mammals observed in New Mexico. Please do not include domesticated, zoo, or captive animals. 2) Describe the location in as much detail as possible 3) Date of observation. 4) Circumstances of observation. Sign in to join mission
The purpose of this mission is to document the mammalian diversity of New Mexico and provide a venue for the public to obtain identifications of the wild mammals they have observed in the state. Our goal is to help stimulate knowledge and interest in the wild mammals around us.
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Over the past decade, energy conservation has climbed up the corporate agenda, owing to sweeping environmental, social, and business trends, such as climate change and global carbon regulation. This trend has made a huge impact even on businesses outside of energy-intensive industries, prompting them to find various ways to reduce energy usage and their carbon footprint.
Be it businesses or homes, everybody
is trying to lower their energy usage,
save money, and become more carbon
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GNU creator Richard Stallman is back on the old “cloud computing is evil” kick again, and this time he’s speaking out against ChromeOS. His basic premise, that cloud computing is dangerous because it places your data in the hands of companies that neither care about you or your data, is sound. As is his threat that when the police come knocking on your cloud provider’s door asking for your data, Google is far more likely to give it up than you are. These are fine and good reactions to the slow erosion of privacy that comes from the rise of cloud computing.
“I think that marketers like cloud computing because it is devoid of substantive meaning. The term’s meaning is not substance, it’s an attitude: ‘Let any Tom, Dick and Harry hold your data, let any Tom, Dick and Harry do your computing for you (and control it).’ Perhaps the term ‘careless computing’ would suit it better.
To paraphrase Raymond Carver, Stallman is talking and Stallman invented GNU so sometimes that gives him the right. But I worry his FUD in regard to the cloud is misplaced. The obvious issues aside, given the current state of most people’s computer security and back-up practices, will not disregard the cloud as a good alternative to those who can’t maintain their own PCs. Stallman comes from a culture where everything is in one place. The Linux architecture itself is, to an extent, monolithic (not in the computing sense but in the metaphorical sense), and every action you perform on data within it is self-contained on the disk. Copies of copies are propagated through the network, ensuring that important data is replicated and not linked.
You would be a fool to trust your entire video or photo collection to Google or Yahoo or Microsoft, yet millions do. You would be a fool to trust your email records to a bunch of privileged uber-nerds in Palo Alto, but I, myself, do just that. These are compromises we make to create a centralized information jukebox and I, as a responsible computing citizen, keep copies of my important stuff locally.
However, ChromeOS, like many mobile phone OSes, isn’t about being a responsible computing citizen. It’s about getting things done. You put music on your phone or start up Pandora – it’s essentially the same thing. You edit a document in Pages or in Google Docs on the iPad – it’s essentially the same thing. You drag a photo off of your Droid or upload it onto Flickr – it’s essentially the same thing. The primary examples are the movement of bits from and to your own realm while the secondary examples are the movement of bits from and to a password protected “alien” realm. Either way, you’re doing the same thing with the same bits.
When it comes time for me to perform some sort of civil disobedience or when I get it into my head to do something illegal, I will keep that data off the cloud. But I do not consider sharing a photo on Posterous “careless computing.”
ChromeOS is Google’s way of showing us the desktop is dead. It’s also Google’s way of grabbing more eyeballs and insinuating itself into the fabric of our information age lives. None of this is done with any particular malice but it is definitely not done with our best interests at heart. However, for the vast majority of us, letting Google do the heavy lifting when it comes to data storage and maintenance is probably the best way to go.
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Sigma-Aldrich this week said it has expanded its protein-depletion and antibody product line by acquiring GenWay Biotech’s Seppro technology.
The transaction covers two separate but related products: the Seppro affinity-depletion technology and a library of 700 avian-derived antibodies.
Included in the deal are the current Seppro inventory, the production technology, and all future rights to produce and distribute the product lines, Sigma-Aldrich said in a statement.
Financial details were not disclosed.
For protein researchers, the wide dynamic range, particularly for blood, is a well-documented bottleneck in the search for clinically relevant biomarkers. A number of different commercially available technologies as well as research strategies exist to address this.
The Seppro depletion platform, built on chicken-derived IgY antibodies, is designed to process plasma, serum, and plant samples, and removes the 14 most-abundant proteins found in human serum and plasma: HGA; IgG; fibrinogen; transferrin; IgA; IgM; haptoglobin; alpha2-macroglubulin; alpah1-acid glycoprotein; alpha1-antitrypsin; apo A-1 HDL; apo A-II HDL; complement C3; and LDL (apoB).
The firm, which already had a protein-depletion line before the Seppro buy — its ProteoPrep product line — said customers can also use Seppro to deplete moderate-abundance proteins by using a column incorporating Seppro’s SuperMix technology.
The ability to use Seppro as a multiplexed tool for protein depletion in multiple steps is one attribute that Sigma hopes will distinguish the technology from rival depletion technologies, said George Lipscomb, global market segment manager for proteomics at Sigma-Aldrich.
“You can use multiple embodiments of the Seppro technology, so what people are doing in some cases is using a combination of one of the high-abundance depletions along with the SuperMix, which takes out another range of targets in the proteome,” he said. “By using those tools synergistically you achieve much better penetration.”
The SuperMix technology also enriches and amplifies low-abundance proteins, enabling researchers to detect them, Lipscomb added.
“Depending on what they want to achieve or the downstream analysis, they may be used synergistically or independently,” he said. “It’s very platform-dependent.”
“They want a different host, so they might want to do multiple-labeling and just need a different host. Chicken just fits the bill there.”
For example, in some instances a scientist may choose not to deplete at levels achievable with Seppro because “they have other multi-dimensional separation technologies that they’re using between the initial sample and the ultimate analysis,” he said. “Based on what those targets may be, they’ve chosen to deplete at varying levels, so the ProteoPrep [immunoaffinity albumin and IgG product] which depletes the two most abundant proteins may be the first step as opposed to a much deeper penetration.”
The purchase of the Seppro technology also allows Sigma-Aldrich for the first time to offer IgY antibodies. The new 700 IgY antibody library is derived from chicken embryos and prepared using recombinant antigens. Because chicken antibodies are more selective than mammalian proteins and have less cross-reactivity, they produce fewer false-positives in certain immunochemical assays, the company said.
The acquisition is the second significant expansion of Sigma’s antibody business over the past year, during which it has added 8,000 antibodies to its library. The company now sells more than 12,000 antibodies.
Last February, Sigma-Aldrich announced a partnership with Atlas Antibodies, the commercial arm of the Human Protein Atlas, to sell the firm’s highly characterized antibodies under the Prestige Antibodies name. That line now has more than 3,800 antibodies, Sigma said. [See PM 02/14/08]
The IgY antibodies aren’t as well-characterized as the Prestige line, said Leigh Gaskill, market segment manager for antibodies at Sigma-Aldrich. The IgY antibodies have been characterized mostly with ELISAs and Western blots, typical of most commercial antibodies, though some have some additional application testing, she said.
“These antibodies were not originally developed just for immunohistochemistry. They’re mostly developed for other applications,” though some work for immunohistochemistry, Gaskill said. “One of the interesting things is that some investigators are just looking for another host, so they may have an antibody that may work in rabbit. They want a different host, so they might want to do multiple-labeling and just need a different host. Chicken just fits the bill there.”
The company, she added, had not been specifically shopping for an IgY antibody line, but when the Seppro technology became available, it saw an opportunity to provide customers something it didn’t before.
“I think it’s pretty clear we’re interested in expanding our portfolio,” Gaskill said. “This is a full project. We were interested in Seppro products as well as the IgY antibodies just to increase our portfolio and to offer a slightly different product than the traditional antibodies that we’ve produced.”
In a written statement to ProteoMonitor, GenWay said that the products covered by the transaction comprised about 5 percent of its total catalog offering. It will continue to sell other antibodies, proteins, ELISA kits, and reagents, the company said.
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John Ellistone ’s foreword to Jacob Boehme’s ‘ Signatura Rerum ’translated by him, for John Sparow’s 1st. English edition, London, 1651, printed by John Macock for Gyles Calvert. Transcribed from our library’s original.
This is the true Theosophic school
“…..It is uncertain to me whether the author wrote a preface to this treatise or not : and I could wish that the little spark of breathing desire which is in me after true knowledge, were able to write any thing which might be worthy of an introduction unto this book ; which is a true mystical mirror of the highest wisdom, for albeit I have been trained up in the schools of learning, and have made some progress in the tongues and arts, according to my mean capacity, yet I do acknowledge myself to be but an unlearned A. B. C. scholar in Sophia’s School, that would fail learn to read her Christ’s Cross line.
Indeed the best treasures that a man can attain unto in this world, is true knowledge ; even the knowledge of himself : for Man is the great Mystery of God, the microcosm, or the complete abridgment of the whole universe: he is the Mirandum dei opus, God’s master-piece, a living emblem, and a hieroglyph of Eternity and Time ; and therefore to know whence he is, and what his temporal and Eternal Being, and well being is, must needs be that ONE necessary thing, unto which all our chief study should aim, and in comparison of which all the wealth of this world is but loss and dross.
Hence Salomon the wisest of the Kings of Israel says:
“ Happy is the Man that finds Wisdom, and the Man that gets Understanding, for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and there-of than fine gold ; she is more precious then rubies, and all things that can be desired are not to be compared unto her…”
This is that Wisdom which dwells in Nothing, and yet possesses All things, and the humble resigned Soul is its play fellow : this is the Divine alloquy, the Inspiration of the Almighty, the Breath of God, the Holy Unction, which instructs it aright in all things ; and searches the depths of God, 1 Cor.2.10.
This is the precious Pearl, whose beauty is more glorious, and whose virtue more Sovereign than the Sun : it is a never-failing comfort in all afflictions, a balsam for all sores, a Panacea for all diseases, a sure antidote against all poison and Death it self ; it is that joyful and assured companion and guide, which never forsakes a man, but convoys him through this valley of misery and death, into the blessed Paradise of perfect Bliss.
If thou ask what is the way to attain to this Wisdom : Behold ! Christ who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, tells the plainly in these words, Luc,9.23: “…If any man comes after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, daily, and follow me ” ; or as he says elsewhere, “… Unless ye be born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of heaven ” ; or as St. Paul says, 1 Cor.3.18 : “ If any man seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”
Herein lies that simple child like way to the Highest Wisdom, which no sharp reason or wordly learning can reach unto ; nay, it is foolishness unto reason, and therefore so few go the way to find it. The proud sophists and wiselings of this world have always trampled it under foot with scorn and contempt, and have called it Enthusiasm, madness, melancholy, whimsey, phancy, etc…but wisdom is justified of her children.
Indeed every one is not fit or capable of the knowledge of the Eternal and Temporal Nature in its Mysterious operations, neither is the proud covetous world, worthy to receive a clear manifestation there-of and therefore the only wise God (who gives Wisdom to every one that asks it aright if him) hath lock up the jewels in his blessed treasury, which none can open but those that have the Key, which is this : viz. “ Ask and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you…” The father will give the Spirit to them that ask him for it.
This is the true Theosophick school wherein this Author learned his A.B.C. and unto which we must go if we would understands his writings ; for we must know that the sons of Hermes, who have commenced in the high school of true magick and theosophy, have always spake their hidden wisdom in a mystery ; and have so coucht it under shadows and figures, parables and similies, that none can understand their obscurely-clear writings, but those that have had admittance into the same school, and have tasted of the feast of Pentecost. And this doth not at all seem strange to the babes of Divine Mercury, for the mysteries of philosophy, divinity and theosophy, must not be profaned and laid open to the views of the outward astral reason, which turns all to its selfish pride, covetousness, envy, wrath and cunning hypocrisies ; and therefore a parabolical or magical phrase or dialect is the best and plainest habit and dress that mysteries can have to travel in up and down this wicked world ; and thus parables have a double and different respect and use, for as they do conceal and hide secrets from the rude and vulgar sort, who are not able or patient to bear any things but what suites with their common conceit and opinions, so likewise, they do sweetly lead the minds of the true searcher into the depths of wisdom councel ; They are as the cloudy pillar of Moses : they have a dark part and they have a light part, they are dark to the Egyptians- the pharisaical sons of sophistry-but light unto the true Israel-the children of the mystery.
And therefore whosoever will be a nursling of Sophia and learn to understand and speak the language of Wisdom, he must be born again of, and in, the word of wisdom, Christ Jesus, the immortal Seed ; the Divine Essence, which God breathed into his paradisiacal soul, must be revived and must become one again with that which he has in God before he was a creature, and then his Eternal Spirit may enter into that which is within the Vail, and see not only the literal but the moral, allegorical and analogical meaning of the Wise and their dark sayings ; he then I say will not fit to enter, not only into Solomon’s porch, the outer court of natural philosophy, sense and reason, but likewise into the inward court of holy and spiritual exercise, in divine understanding and knowledge ; and so he may step into the most inward and holiest place of Theosophical Mysteries, where-into none are admitted to come, but those that have received the high and holy Unction.
But lest I should transgress in being too large, I will endeavor briefly to hint unto the reader what this book doth contain, albeit the spirit of Wisdom herein cannot be delineated with pen and ink, no more then a sound can be painted, or the wind grasped in the hollow of the hands ; but know that herein he doth lively decipher and represent unto thee the Signature of all things, and gives the contents of Eternity and Time, and glanced at all Mysteries.
Herein the Author sets forth fundamentally the birth, sympathy and antipathy of all beings, how all beings do originally arise out of one Eternal Mystery, and how that same mystery doth begets itself in itself from Eternity to Eternity ; and likewise how all things, which take their Original out of this Eternal Mystery may be changed into Evil, and again out of Evil into Good, with a clear and manifest demonstration how Man hath turned himself out of the Good into Evil, and this transmutation is again out of Evil into Good ; moreover, herein is declared the outward Cure of the body ; how the outward life may be freed from sickness by its likeness or assimilate, and be again introduced into its first Essence, where also by way of parables or similitude the Philosopher’s stone is lively described for the temporal Cure ; and along with it the Holy Corner Stone, Christ alone, for the everlasting Cure, Regeneration and perfect restitution of all the true, faithful, eternal Souls. In a word, his intent is to let thee know the inward Power and Property by the outward sign ; for Nature hath given marks and notes to everything, whereby it may be known ; and this is the language of Nature, which tells for what everything is good and profitable. And herein lies the Mystery, or central science of the high Philosophical Work in the true Spagiric Art, which consummates the Cure not only for the body but for the Soul.
But let the Reader know the sharp speculation of his own reason will never pry into the depth of this book, but rather bring him into a maze of doubtful notions, wherein he will bewilder himself, and think the Author’s phrases tedious, irksome and strange; and therefore the understanding lies only in the manifestation of that Spirit, which in the Day of Pentecost gave forth the true sense and meaning of all language in one. Now if that Spirit doth rule and dwell in thee, then thou may understand this Author in the deepest ground, according to thy creatural Constellation, both in the Eternal and Temporal Nature ; but if not, these things will be but as the Relation of tifles and chimera’s unto thee. And therefore if thou be of a Saturnine property, dull and dark, shut up in the house of Luna, soar not too high with thy outward reason, lest thou fall indeed into the deep abyss of darkness ; but wait patiently till the divine Sol shall shine again in thy dark and selfish Saturn, and give thee some beams and glimpses of his Eternal Light, and then thy angry Mars will be changed into pure Love-zeal, and thy prating pharisaical and hypocritical Mercury into a meek, mild and Christian Speaking of God’s works and wonders into the dispensation of his Wisdom; and thy doubtful, unsettled Jupiter will be turned into a plerophory, or most full assurance of true joy, and saving comfort in thy Religion ; thy earthly Venus into heavenly Love, and thy eclipsed mutable Luna into pure, perfect and crystalline streams of Light, Life and Glory.
But the proud scorner that will take no warning is of Lucifer’s regiment, who saw the Mystery of God’s Kingdom to stand in meekness, simplicity and deep humility, and therefore out of his pride would aspire to be above the divine Love and Harmony of obedience to God’s Will, and so fell into the abyss of the dark world, even into the outmost darkness of the first principle, which we call Hell, where he and his legions are captives, from which the Almighty God of Love deliver us. Amen !
And so I will end with the words of the Author at the conclusion of the book, where he saith thus :
“ I have faithfully with all true admonition represented unto the Reader what the Lord of all Beings hath given me ; he may behold himself in this Looking-glass within and without, and so he shall find what, and who he is : Every Reader, be he good or bad, will find his profit and benefit therein : It is a very clear Gate of the Great Mystery of all beings ; by glosses, comments, curiosity and self-wit, none shall be able to reach or apprehend it in his own ground ; but it may very well meet and embrace the true Seeker, and create him much profit and joy, yea be helpful unto him in all natural things, provided that he apply himself thereunto aright, and seek in the fear of God, seeing it is yet a time of seeking, for a Lilly blossoms upon the mountains and valleys in all the ends of the Earth : He that Seeks, Finds. ”
And so I commend the Reader unto the Grace and Love of Jesus Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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This is an organization in action. Since 1947, they have been committed to growing a future that will nourish and sustain generations to come – a future built upon rich, healthy soil and into which they can sink their roots. The Rodale Institute is one of but a very few organizations doing independent agricultural research in the field. They are not a “think tank” – they get their hands dirty. They establish research projects that give farmers the tools and knowledge to increase soil health, crop quality and yields AND simplify farm management overall. And imagine this – they work to ensure citizens feel confident the food we feed our families is good for us and for the world around us. Can’t wait to hear more. This show was made possible due to the generous support of The Fairfax Companies. | <urn:uuid:4e7f8c83-5709-468a-be1c-4dc1f28718c3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mrsgreensworld.com/podcast/from-the-ground-up/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.977019 | 160 | 1.726563 | 2 |
Agner Krarup Erlang
(1878-1929) A Danish mathematician. Erlang the language and unit were named after him.Interested in the theory of probability, in 1908 Erlang joined the Copenhagen Telephone Company where he studied the problem of waiting times for telephone calls. He worked out how to calculate the fraction of callers who must wait due to all the lines of an exchange being in use. His formula for loss and waiting time was published in 1917. It is now known as the "Erlang formula" and is still in use today. Biography, Biography.
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K-Closure of a graph
-Closure of a graph — -Замыкание графа.
The -closure of a graph is obtained from by recursively joining pairs of non-adjacent vertices whose degree-sum is at least until no such pair remains. It is known that if is complete, then contains a Hamiltonian cycle. The -closure of a graph can be computed in time in the worst case.
- Евстигнеев В.А., Касьянов В.Н. Словарь по графам в информатике. — Новосибирск: Сибирское Научное Издательство, 2009. | <urn:uuid:03ce3e89-4a72-4e3e-9bfd-3fd92f6e7e42> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://pco.iis.nsk.su/grapp/index.php/K-Closure_of_a_graph | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.733125 | 233 | 2.953125 | 3 |
you can call it Influenza type A (H1N1) or anything else. it is climbing the ladder towards the blow to the health of human being and also to be the fastest ever spread of a virus in the world. friends of mine has started to get worried that he won’t be able to make it back to Malaysia as things is getting from bad to almost freak out when the warning level has been raised to level 6. As I recalled, the last out-break was SARS and the highest it has ever reached is Level 4. What causes the Level 5 and now Level 6 Advisory Warning? I would think it has got something to do with all the super power in the world.
On the local note, I sincerely think that the overreaction by our Health Minister is overrated. If there is no virus… Oh well, why there is the need of such press conference? I also noticed that there are no MD appearing during the press conference cause all I can see are politician. This worries me. Is the politician covering up something or is the medical faculty is in contented to endorse what the politician wanted to say? The last out-break, though the press conference was chaired by the then Health minister (Who happened to have a medical degree), he didn’t give the medical explanation. Rather, he asked the head of medical practitioners to present their report. This round that I can see is all politician talking. Is politician in the better know of the pandemic or are they trying to hide something that they do not want the medical faculty to announce? | <urn:uuid:1edc76d2-cf20-4055-ad8f-bb9aabb32e35> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://blog.kuchingfest.com/2009/05/04/one-two-three-four-five-sick/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.98727 | 322 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Those of you who already have a copy of the AUTOSAR Compendium, Part 1 might know that the book does not provide any glossary but instead includes a reference on page 26 to the weblink http://www.ar-compendium.com/glossary
Some may have also noticed that this link was previously not available and I would like to apologize for this. The plan was to provide a complete wiki rather than a simple glossary list. So, finally it is online.
You can use the link mentioned above or directly jump to https://automotive.wiki
Please feel free to create your own account and contribute to this wiki in order to make automotive engineering faster and easier.
I’m still working on getting all the content from the book into the wiki, so it’s not complete and – of course –
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Out of all the apologies out there stemming from the BP oil spill, I liked this speech best, considering the humor behind it.
But Senator Joe Barton's apology speech to BP (and at the time, CEO Tony Hayward) was a pretty good one too. According to Senator Barton, the United States government was exercising "shakedown" tactics to procure funds for the damages caused by BP's massive oil spill. Making people pay for the problems they cause was/is apparently unconstitutional, and it bothered Mr. Barton enough that he insisted on encouraging Tony Hayward to continue his beloved yacht races. This is all while oil is washing up against shores and destroying entire ecosystems and livelihoods, mind you. In other words, Mr. Hayward, don’t let that mean ole’ government take away your boo bear.
If it were up to this writer, BP (formerly British Petroleum) would be taking a hit to its balance sheet as large as the devastation caused by its actions. Not only do the 4.9 million barrels leaked into the gulf have an obvious impact on the aquatic and wetland environments and the industries that depend on them, but they have tainted citizen's opinions of BP across the entire country.
I have to wonder, “Where’s my apology from BP?” As of July 27, 2010, and according to Newsweek, Tony Hayward will receive a severance package of $1.6 million and pension payments totaling around $1 million a year. In total, Hayward will receive around $18 million. Hayward also holds millions of BP shares in a long-term incentive plan with BP. Ask yourself: Was Hayward really worth $18 million?
When you oversee a disaster of this size and scope, regardless of whether it was your fault, and then you complain about “wanting your life back,” there’s little justification for such a package. I know that Hayward has spent around 30 years in the oil business, but I say that BP should have admitted a nationwide apology by doing something drastic: lower its gas prices to obscenely low levels. I mean really low, like in the $1-1.50 range. If they can spend $18 million rewarding incompetence, they can lower their prices.
BP can pretend it’s really sorry and that it will never happen again, but unless they start to funnel their bloated compensation packages for people that can’t do their job into tangible benefits for the average citizen, I can’t imagine anyone forgiving them any time soon.
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Few California sea lions from Willamette Falls euthanized, but program continues
OREGON CITY — Only five California sea lions have been trapped at Willamette Falls and killed since the state received permission to launch the program to protect threatened winter steelhead and spring Chinook salmon.
The permit is for 93.
It was issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service after nonlethal methods, like relocating the mammals to the Oregon Coast, failed.
Euthanasia continues to be debated by advocacy groups and scientists alike, but the dire situation for the fish rarely is.
Last winter, a record-low 512 wild winter steelhead completed the journey past Willamette Falls, according to state counts. Less than 30 years ago, that number was more than 15,000.
Some steelhead runs at risk for extinction
The sea lions eat so many winter steelhead at Willamette Falls that certain runs are at a high risk of going extinct, according to a 2017 study by wildlife biologists.
They say if fewer than 100 steelhead return to upper Willamette Basin streams four years in a row — including the North and South Santiam, Calapooia and Molalla rivers — a run could be considered extinct.
Capturing sea lions takes patience; they don't all qualify for removal. For example, an animal has to be seen eating fish or spotted at least twice at the falls to make the list.
For the state biologists tracking the sea lions and monitoring the traps, it's a process of logging animal details, identifying individuals based on their markings and letting the ones that don't fit the criteria swim away.
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Their schedules are at the mercy of the sea lions as they come and go, circling back to the Columbia River and even up to Bonneville Dam.
And with only 35 to 40 sea lions identified for removal so far, state officials say far fewer will be euthanized than the 93 allowed.
Capturing sea lions not easy
Trapping the sea lions isn't quick and simple.
It starts with setting up chain-linked boxes at docks on the river where the animals can enter.
The biologists monitor the traps, which aren't baited, with a remote video system that allows them to check anytime to see if sea lions are present.
The animals "just naturally use them, and if an animal isn't qualified for removal, we don't do anything," said Sheanna Steingass, marine mammal program leader at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The cage doors don't close automatically when an animal enters. A biologist has to trigger the door to close.
And there are precautions in place. If a trap door closes on its own, it triggers the alert on the biologists' cell phones.
"If it's two in the morning, we'll go down there," Steingass said, so animals aren't endangered or stressed needlessly.
When weather forecasts make removing animals from the traps dangerous, the doors are closed to keep the sea lions out during choppy waters.
'It's as secretive as a missile launch location'
If a sea lion qualifies for removal, a boat is brought around and the animal is moved into a covered transfer cage. The boat is brought up to a boat ramp and the sea lion is transferred to a waiting truck with another covered cage.
Veterinary staff also double check that the animal is on the list approved for removal.
The truck takes the sea lion to an indoor facility where veterinarian staff put the animal down "with a heavy dose of veterinary anesthesia," Steingass said. "It's the most humane way."
It's also work that's kept under tight wraps.
The department's administrators declined to allow the Statesman Journal to observe the work at the building and won't tell the public its location. Agency officials contend a news photographer's presence would be disruptive and "sensationalize" the work.
"It's as secretive as a missile launch location," said Sharon Young, marine issues field director with the Humane Society, which opposes the work. "They really do not want people watching or knowing where they are taking them."
Biologists conduct a necropsy and collect samples of blood and tissue to check for disease and gather other scientific data.
The bodies are then sent to a rendering plant, where their remains are broken down. State officials are considering switching to cremation at an incineration plant.
Targeting individual sea lions
Identifying a sea lion for removal and euthanasia takes time.
The 93-sea-lions figure is based on 1 percent of the potential biological removal — the amount that can be taken without affecting the population's overall trajectory.
The current population of California sea lions is about 300,000, based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric data.
Only about 35 to 40 sea lions have met the criteria for removal at Willamette Falls. Only about four sea lions are there currently. The number of sea lions at the falls is expected to increase this spring, as they migrate and more fish arrive.
To be removed, a sea lion has to be observed eating fish, or be seen in the area for two days, which don't have to be consecutive.
Agency observers monitor for sea lions and track the animals' movements in the area, verifying their identities through unique markings, tags and existing brands. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife doesn't brand animals, but brands have been used in the past.
The observation work has to be completed by agency workers. A member of the public calling the agency to report a sea lion sighting doesn't count.
The state agency uses plastic flipper tags for identification, similar to those used for sheep.
"This year we haven't had any new animals qualify," Steingass said.
Sea lions can't be removed immediately when they are observed on a second day. Instead, they qualify and can be removed if they show up a third time.
"It's like a three strikes and you're out," she said.
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What the future holds
California sea lions aren't the only species in the area.
"I'd say it's going well, but it's being hindered by the presence of the Steller sea lions," said Shaun Clements, senior policy adviser for fish division of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The department is in the process of completing a permit application to remove Stellar sea lions, which dwarf the California sea lions. That process is expected to take about a year.
Stellar sea lions weigh 1,400 to 2,000 pounds. Adult California sea lions, in comparison, are about 400 to 600 pounds.
The Stellars' size isn't just a threat because they eat more steelhead. They also prey on the native sturgeon, Clements said.
After depleting the area's sturgeon population, the Stellars will shift to eating salmon and steelhead, Clements said. A similar dynamic played out at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia, badly affecting the sturgeon population, he said.
As for the California sea lions, removal work at Willamette Falls has a long way to go.
"It will probably take two to three years to be able to remove those sea lions," Clements said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Indeed, it is. Maybe you've heard of MJ's plans to memorialize himself in the sands of outer Vegas. Rush & Molloy confirmed yesterday that:
"It would be in the desert sands," said Mike Luckman of Luckman Van Pier, consultants to large entertainment companies. "Laser beams would shoot out of it so it would be the first thing people flying would see. Neon is wonderful, but it's old school." Luckman's partner, Andre Van Pier, who designed the futuristic spacesuits worn recently by Bono and U2 at a benefit concert in New Orleans, designed the robot.
No blueprints have been leaked as of yet, but perhaps the betas will show up here. Maybe he's trying to jump the gun on the Elvis statue set to go up in Honolulu later this year? And why hate on neon? The noble gas has amazing refrigeration capacity while in liquid form, and has rocked the scientific world since 1675, when barometric light was stumbled upon by Jean Picard. In 1855 the geissler tube continued to experiment with trapped gas under pressure, and Georges Claude debuted the first neon lamp in 1910. His company, Claude Neon, took those lamps across the ocean in 1923 and sold them for 24k to an LA car dealership. Which I'm sure have nothing on this bad boy eBay bargain. | <urn:uuid:429d6a90-f5af-4b8d-bd5d-5d14878f4b68> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/16099/neon-wonderful-its-old-school | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.970874 | 276 | 1.882813 | 2 |
A new study in Spain has found that computer games can help children overcome the pain of cancer treatment.
A study conducted at the Hospital de la Paz in Madrid also found that video games help them in their recovery.
Mucositis is usually a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer, causing painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes that line the digestive tract.
The study analyzed pain levels by monitoring heart rate and eye response in children undergoing chemotherapy.
Ignacio Gonzalez, chief physician of Mdoloris Medical Systems, said: “The idea is that the head of anesthesia for hospital de la pazFrancisco Reynosothought that kids going through very painful treatment for some type of cancer that was mucositis might be the pain they’re experiencing could be alleviated with video games.”
Twenty children aged about 11.5 years, both boys and girls, were examined the day before using video games and the day after playing.
After using video games, the study found a significant analgesic effect despite less morphine.
Gonzalez added: “They found that through these video games, they were able to halve the amount of opioids these kids take, as well as the total amount of opioids they get per day. So it was a big success.”
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Amilcar Vega, husband of Anna Elaine, gave to his wife this marvelous farm overlooking the colorful town of Chalchuapa as a gift. The town is very famous in El Salvador as it is where the Tazumal Mayan ruins are. This farm is located in one of the most important coffee regions of the country, the Apaneca- Ilamatepec mountain range. El Jocotillo is grown only with Bourbón variety, and Amilcar keeps some trees planted by his grandfather that are over 100 years old. This coffee forest has been renovating itself over the years from the very same genetic base that came from that original strain. The farm altitude ranges between the 1,200-1,550 masl, but this particular lot was selected from Tablon 2 at an altitude around 1,450 masl, during one week, grown under a canopy of shade trees that include local varieties of Ingas like Pepeto de rio, cuje, and fruit trees such as Jocote corona, thus the name of the farm which means Small Jocote. Amilcar and Anna Elaine strongly believe in preserving the forest of Cerro el Cachio which explains why they have over 150 shade trees per hectare and in so doing they also preserve the habitat for local fauna. There are lots of small mammals living amongst this hill: deer, armadillos, possums and snakes live in harmony within the coffee plantation. Amilcar pays over the legal minimum wage to get only the most experienced people from the area. He has 8 people working for him on a regular basis, and during harvest time (mid December- mid February) he employed more than 50 people to select the specific lot for CoE. Amilcar was extremely careful this year to select the best cherries and he applied all the knowledge gained at the El Salvador School of Coffee, a permanent educational facility at the Salvadoran Coffee Council, regarding best coffee practices. El Jocotillo won 9th place in 2008 Cup of Excellence and 2nd place on 2009 it demonstrating once again all the hard work trough generations, unique microclimatic factors including type of soil, altitude, and rainfall combined with artisan cultural practices performed by this family. El Jocotillo is shade grown, and runs under the Rainforest Alliance practices. The milling process is also considered very important to maintain quality from the field.
Coffee varieties: Bourbón
Type of Shade: Ingas, Cuje, Pepeto, Aguacate, Jocote Corona, Orange and Lime Trees, etc.
Average Annual Rainfall: 2,300 mm
Average Temperature: 21º C
Type of Soil: Clay loam
Annual Production: (60kg) 280 bags
Mill and company where lot was process: Cooperativa Cuzcachapa de R.L.
Other crops: Aguacate, Jocote Corona, Lime, Orange
Fauna: Deer, Armadillos, Cotuza or Central American Agouti, opossum, eagle, Snakes, Birds: Torogoz, Sparrowhawk. Etc.
Latitude: 13º 55 07.7 N
Longitude: 89º 40 53.7 W
|Farm Name||El Jocotillo|
|Farmer/Rep.||Anna Elaine Del Carmen Rivas De Vega|
|Size (30kg boxes)||45|
|Program||El Salvador 2011|
|Aroma/Flavor||clove on aroma, orange, caramel, blackcurrant, orange, cardamom|
|Other||long finish, sweet finish|
|Coffee Growing Area||50|
|Auction Lot Size (lbs.)||2975|
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The decision of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to veto an updated resolution of the Alþingi to reimburse IceSave depositors has sparked a bit of a controversy here on Iceland. Strangely enough the majority of Icelanders I talked to would have preferred if the president had approved the updated resolution, although the new version of the bill removes the limits existent in the original version. Polls, however, suggest that the public vote is against the reimbursement under the new conditions.
What’s more interesting, though, is that the veto causes a plebiscite to take place on the topic of the reimbursement and its conditions. Since the polls indicate that the majority of Icelanders opposes the new version of the bill, the reactions from the UK and the Netherlands have been stern (see the article of the Wall Street Journal linked above).
The fascinating side of the issue is, that this literally could mean a standoff of the Icelandic public vote against other so-called “Western democracies”. Which begs the question how the British and Dutch are going to treat the Icelandic public vote once it’s final. After all plebiscite is an instrument of direct democracy that many EU-citizens have been deprived of by the political elite in their respective countries. Think about the introduction of the Euro or the Treaty of Lisbon – consider especially the treatment of the Irish public vote after the first referendum in which the Irish rejected the treaty. | <urn:uuid:49a7ea2c-aaf3-415a-ad2c-299ef5f7a883> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.assarbad.net/20100105/plebiscite-in-iceland/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.944044 | 301 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Experiencing Swaziland’s rich culture and friendly people are highlights of a visit here. Travelers are welcome to watch some of the celebrations of the two main festivals. Umhlanga, the animated Reed Dance ceremony, is Swaziland’s most famous festival. It takes place during the last week of August or first week of September when young women from around the country come here to participate in a joyful song and dance performance. In December and January, Incwala is an impressive kingship ritual lasting about three weeks.
In the beautiful Ezulwini valley (the Valley of Heaven), Lobamba is Swaziland’s spiritual and cultural heart. This laid-back town is home to Swaziland’s monarchy as well as its most important buildings. Here, visitors will find the Lobamba Royal Village with the Royal Kraal, the Parliament Building, the National Museum, and other government buildings
Afriski is one of only two ski resorts in southern Africa, located 3222m above sea-level in the Maluti Mountains, operating in Southern Africa near the northern border of Lesotho and South Africa.
The resort is a 4.5-hour drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria via the steep tarred Moteng pass and the Mahlasela pass. The resort can accommodate about 250 people and offers a 1km ski slope, plus beginner’s slope and operates during the winter months (June–August)
This highlight of Lesotho‘s cultural calendar continues to grow in prestige; an increasing number of attendees make the trip from South Africa each year. The five-day event, held annually in late September or early October, showcases the diversity of Sotho culture through dance, electronic and jazz music, poetry and theater. | <urn:uuid:04a0078f-c38d-4ab1-a471-c33ffd7ae1ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://joburgsquirrel.co.za/tours-2/southern-africa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.937673 | 389 | 1.710938 | 2 |
A Name With An Aggie Ring
Stella Lee ‘23, an international studies major, is commemorating her time at Texas A&M University in a unique way.
By Kira Schwarz ‘22
After working diligently to earn the required 90 undergraduate credit hours, College of Liberal Arts student Stella Lee ‘23 and 6,508 others will receive an Aggie ring this weekend. While earning an Aggie ring means something different to every Aggie, the meaning behind Lee’s is extra special because of what is engraved inside.
Aggies see their rings as symbols of their time at Texas A&M, and it can mean status, proof of hard work, or even symbolize networking opportunities. While the part of her ring that faces the outside world symbolizes traditional Aggie sentiments, it’s the name engraved inside of Lee’s ring that sets it apart. Instead of “Stella Lee,” the name her friends know her by, the engraving reads “Stella Soyoung Lee.”
“My background is a very typical story of a child born of immigrants,” Lee explained. “I was born in Korea and I moved to America when I was really young. Legally, I had my Korean name, which was Soyoung Lee. In middle school and high school, I caught a lot of flack for my name and it was really difficult. People would make fun of it and say, ‘You have such a weird name. Why is your name two words?’ I go by Stella with my friends, and for paperwork, I’ve accidentally put down ‘Stella’ a couple of times. So, for that reason, I had my name legally changed. ‘Stella Soyoung Lee.’”
Lee doesn’t regret her decision to legally change her name and feels more comfortable about the way people refer to her. However, after coming to Texas A&M and finding a community that welcomed her, she remembered how important her given name was in Korean culture.
Since 2020, Lee has been involved with the Asian Presidents’ Council and currently serves as the Director of Civic Engagement. In her role, she helps Asian American students who want to run for student senate to build a platform and get connected with student senators already in office. She also helps her organization ensure that other Asian American organizations on campus are receiving as much help, support, and feedback as possible to create an inclusive environment for all Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans. The main focus of the Asian Presidents’ Council is to build “a community away from home,” Lee said. It was that very community that helped Lee reconnect with her Korean heritage, and her birth name.
“There’s a whole optional process of picking a name for your kid,” Lee explained. “You go to this person and you tell them the predicted birth dates, and they tell you, ‘Your kid might be kind of like this, and these traits might fit.’ Korean derives from Chinese, so there are Chinese symbols for my name, and those all carry meaning. That’s something my parents went out of their way to do, and ultimately, my grandpa picked out my name.”
In Lee’s opinion, the person receiving her Aggie ring today is worlds away from the person who first stepped foot on campus in August of 2019.
“I’m more of myself,” Lee stated. “I think freshman year, a lot of people — me included, of course — tried to be like everyone else and fit in. It’s cliché, but I really feel like sophomore year, even though we were on Zoom [in virtual classes], and especially this year, I kind of realized that I’m not having fun if I’m not being myself. I learned to embrace myself more by learning about what my needs are and how to fulfill those needs. Freshman year, I probably would have been shocked by small things like how I dress, who I hang out with, stuff like that. Now I feel that it’s me getting the ring, not me being the shell of someone getting the ring.”
In addition to accepting herself, Lee feels that her Aggie ring is also representative of what she has done on campus and what she has studied. The scholarship awarded to her for the ring is specifically intended for students who understand the importance of global networking. As an international studies major, Lee more than understands this importance and strives to value all the diverse cultural perspectives the world has to offer.
“Coming to Texas A&M and thinking about finding my community again, it was almost natural for me to re-accept my name, because I know in the past, it’s something I rejected,” Lee said. “Everywhere, your middle initial is optional, but now I’m like, ‘S!’ Put ‘S’ down. And then, on my ring, I wanted the full name. I thought it would be a good homage.” | <urn:uuid:a2717b2c-7017-4953-954e-4cb8d4e24c29> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/blog/2022/04/08/a-name-with-an-aggie-ring/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.976266 | 1,074 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Through his interviews and writings, Malcolm X often communicated his early-life desire to become an attorney. No one can deny that Malcolm X, history’s most potent advocate, would have been an incredible attorney. Before his life was taken, his youthful ambitions were snuffed out by a racist school system. He described the incident that dashed his hopes of becoming an attorney in his autobiography stating:
“He told me, ‘Malcolm, you ought to be thinking about a career. Have you been giving it thought?’ The truth is, I hadn’t. I never have figured out why I told him, ‘Well, yes, sir, I’ve been thinking I’d like to be a lawyer.’ Lansing certainly had no Negro lawyers-or doctors either-in those days, to hold up an image I might have aspired to. All I really knew for certain was that a lawyer didn’t wash dishes, as I was doing.
Mr. Ostrowski looked surprised, I remember, and leaned back in his chair and clasped his hand behind his head. He kind of half-smiled and said, ‘Malcolm, one of life’s first needs is for us to be realistic. Don’t misunderstand me, now. We all here like you, you know that. But you’ve got to be realistic about being a ni**er. A lawyer-that’s no realistic goal for a ni**er. You need to think about something you can be. You’re good with your hands-making things. Everybody admires your carpentry shop work. Why don’t you plan on carpentry? People like you as a person, you’d get all kinds of work.’
The more I thought afterwards about what he said, the more uneasy it made me. It just kept treading around in my mind.
What made it really begin to disturb me was Mr. Ostrowski’s advice to others in my class- all of them white. Most of them had told him they were planning to become farmers. But those who wanted to strike out on their own, to try something new, he had encouraged. Some, mostly girls, wanted to be teachers. A few wanted other professions, such as one boy who wanted to become a county agent; another, a veterinarian; and one girl wanted to be a nurse. They all reported that Mr. Ostrowski had encouraged what they had wanted. Yet nearly none of them had earned marks equal to mine.
It was a surprising thing that I had never thought of it that way before, but I realized that whatever I wasn’t, I was smarter than nearly all of those white kids. But apparently, I was still not intelligent enough, in their eyes, to become whatever I wanted to be. It was then that I began to change inside.”
57 years ago, Malcolm X was assassinated. Malcolm X often spoke about his desire to become an attorney. As a second-year law student, today, and every day, I salute and honor this most honorable ancestor. Thank you for your example, bravery, integrity, purity, self-discipline, love, intellect, Godliness, honesty, and leadership. | <urn:uuid:feed9635-c00d-43c9-8f6e-7ef2f61a9c60> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://legaleaglesflyordie.com/?tag=malcolm-x | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.991603 | 681 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 20, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
December 16, 2000 – Colin Powell was nominated for Secretary of State by President George W. Bush in 2000. The following January he was appointed the 65th Secretary of State in January 20, 2001. The first African American, Powell served for four years until January 26, 2005. (File Photo)
Colin Powell was sworn in as the first African American Secretary of State, 2001.
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You don’t have to be a child in order to enjoy playing a sports 토토사이트 game. Many adults get a kick out of the sport, and that is why there are so many sports games for kids out there. Sports games are a lot of fun, and children often learn a lot about various sports while they are having fun. If you have a son, or a daughter, who is interested in sports but doesn’t necessarily have the time or inclination to try and play a particular sport, you can still teach them about it. There is plenty of sports game for kids that will allow you to keep your child involved and happy at the same time.
One such sport is the well-known basketball. It has a number of different variations including youth basketball and pick up basketball. This is an extremely popular sport for kids to play, and parents love it when their kids are able to succeed in the sport. It is an easy way for your child to develop their counting, ball handling, rebounding, and shooting skills. This is also a great way for them to learn how to be competitive, which is a key ingredient in later stages of life.
Another type of sports game for kids is the Little League Baseball. These games are usually held on Sundays morning in local ball parks. They are an extremely important part of the development of young baseball players since it is through these games that young players learn to compete against other young players. Often, little leagues are offered free to those who register, and that is one of the main reasons that so many parents encourage their kids to join in on these games. The sport can help them build up their confidence and skill sets as they strive to become a better player on the field. They will find that this sport offers a chance for them to socialize with others and to make new friends at the same time.
Another favorite of young people is the baseball game, and soccer is also something that almost all kids love to participate in. There is a game on the television every night that features young people playing a sport. That game might be a little on the rough side, but there is a good chance that it will provide them with hours of enjoyment. Many sports games provide an outlet for a player to make some cool videos that they can share with their friends on YouTube or with family members.
There are countless different sports games for young people, and there is one for virtually every interest and skill level. They are a great way to develop motor skills, develop leadership skills, improve mathematics skills, and a host of other skills that are important in everyday life. Many of them can even provide children with a source of exercise that they will enjoy doing and that will burn off some extra energy as well. In the end, young athletes that play sports will discover that they have more fun than they thought that they would!
If you would like to start your child out in a sports game, it would be wise to try to introduce them to the game as early as possible. Sports generally develop friendships, teaching young people how to be successful in real life, and developing social skills. If you are unfamiliar with a particular sport, you may want to consider watching it with your child so that he or she can better understand it. If you are looking for a particular sport that your child may be interested in playing, you may want to look into introducing them to it as early as possible. This will give them the opportunity to become familiar with it while at the same time having fun playing it themselves! | <urn:uuid:cd591526-7085-4f56-8511-fc16b7118e5b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://bbalacarte.com/sports-games-for-young-people/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.982732 | 727 | 1.859375 | 2 |
BOSTON, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey out by national telehealth leader American Well® finds physician telehealth adoption is at an inflection point. This shift in readiness is driven by physicians' desire to improve patient access to care, improve patient outcomes and attract and retain patients. Coupled with a more promising reimbursement landscape and health systems' vision to expand telehealth use, this shift in provider expectations around telehealth is set to fuel significant growth in the sector.
"Physicians are adopting telehealth much faster than they adopted EHRs at a similar stage of market development1," said Dr. Sylvia Romm, Vice President of Clinical Transformation at American Well. "Physicians' increased willingness to see patients over video, in addition to the increasing physician shortage, high burnout rates and a more favorable reimbursement landscape, signals a boom in virtual visits over the next several years. It's exciting to be a part of such a significant movement."
The survey, which polled 800 physicians across the United States, was fielded in December 2018 by M3 Global Research. Survey data can be compared to a similar study done in 2015.
Among its key findings:
Physician adoption of telehealth has increased significantly. A total of 22 percent of physicians have used telehealth to see patients, up 340 percent from 2015 when only 5 percent of physicians reported having ever used telehealth.
More physicians are willing to try telehealth. A total of 69 percent of physicians said they would be willing to use telehealth, up 12 percentage points, from 57 percent in 2015. Interestingly, newer physicians (aged 25-34) were somewhat less willing to use telehealth compared to other young physicians (aged 35-44), possibly because these physicians are still learning their craft and thus less confident about new technology.
Specialists want to use telehealth, especially those who are burnt out. Specialists most willing to practice via telehealth are also among the most burnt out. The top specialties willing to practice via telehealth include: Urology, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Oncology and Neurology.
Barriers to adoption still exist – but they can be addressed. For most specialties, there is a significant gap between willingness to use telehealth and actual telehealth usage. Burnt out specialists such as urologists, emergency medicine providers and infectious disease physicians are the most willing to use telehealth, but they're among the least likely to have used it. Physician barriers to telehealth include: uncertainty around reimbursement, questions about clinical appropriateness, lack of physician buy-in, poor leadership support. Each of these areas has seen significant positive progress since 2015.
Physician adoption of telehealth is at an inflection point. While 22 percent of doctors report using telehealth today, over half of those who are not using telehealth said they are either very likely or likely to start using telehealth within 3 years. This would bring the total percent of physicians using telehealth to roughly 61 percent by 2022 – more than half a million doctors in all.
Physicians already using telehealth expect to use it more in the future. Among doctors who have tried video visits already, the percentage who use telemedicine 2 times a week or more now is 15 percent – but is expected to grow to 50 percent by 2022.
American Well is exhibiting at the 2019 American Telemedicine Association Conference April 14-16 in New Orleans, LA. Visit American Well's booth, #1017, to learn more about our telehealth offering for hospitals, health systems, and providers.
About American Well
American Well is a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally, connecting and enabling providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to deliver greater access to more affordable, higher quality care. American Well believes that digital care delivery will transform healthcare. The Company offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all telehealth needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, as well as chronic care management and healthy living. With over a decade of experience, American Well powers telehealth solutions for over 150 health systems comprised of 2,000 hospitals and 55 health plan partners with over 7,000 employers, covering over 150 million lives. For more information, please visit AmericanWell.com.
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Your Zodiac Sign is determined by your birth date and time. This is a Zodiac Sign Calculator that will assist you in determining your Zodiac Sign. In the Zodiac calculator below, enter your date of birth and time of birth, then click the ‘Submit’ button.
Is the zodiac based on a person’s birth date?
Your horoscope sign reflects your personality. These are your birthday signs, which reveal who you are and what traits you have from the moment you were born. You can learn about your personality traits and explore your strengths and weaknesses by studying the meaning of your zodiac sign. It is thought that zodiac signs might assist you figure out how your life mate is and what your zodiac compatibility is with him or her.
Zodiac signs are based on a month’s worth of dates, according to Western astrology. Each zodiac sign has its own birth date ranges, and you are considered a member of that zodiac sign if your birthday falls within that range.
So, if you want to know what your zodiac sign is and what kind of personality you have, you may look up the zodiac sign’s date range and quickly determine which astrological sign influences your personality.
What are the three most important indications in my life?
Your Sun sign, Moon sign, and rising sign, also known as ascending sign, are the three most important places in your birth chart. Your Sun sign is the foundation of your personality and who you are as a person. Your Moon sign indicates your emotional side and who you are when you’re alone. Finally, your rising sign is the initial impression others get of you and how you appear on the outside.
Is it possible to forecast your future based on your birthday?
Of course, scientists have long known that horoscopes aren’t always accurate predictors of behavior.
Scientists discovered that predictions based on astrology were no better than chance in a major 1985 research published in the prominent journal Nature.
Despite the fact that astrology has been invalidated, scientists have shown that a person’s future health can be connected to his or her birthday. The month in which a person is born might have an impact on their destiny, from longevity to occupation.
What is the best way to look up my zodiac sign by name?
The zodiac sign is defined by the location of the moon planet in the horoscope, according to astrology. Let us tell you which zodiac sign you belong to based on the first letter of your name.
A few instances are provided below. Read on to learn more about them:
Aries is the first zodiac sign, according to astrology. Aries is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with the letters Chu, Che, Cho, La, Lee, Lu, Le, Lo, Aa. Mars is the ruler of Aries.
Taurus is the zodiac’s second sign. Taurus is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with E, Oo, A, O, Va, Vee, Wu, Ve, Vo. The bull is the zodiac’s symbol. Venus is the ruler of the Taurus zodiac sign.
The zodiac sign Gemini is regarded as the third sign of the zodiac. Gemini is the zodiac sign of people with names that begin with the letters ‘A,’ ‘Ch,’ or ‘D.’ Twins are represented in astrology by the sign Gemini, whose lord is Mercury, the planet of speech, business, communication, singing, mathematics, and so on.
This zodiac is in the fourth position according to the zodiac. Cancer is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with Hi, Hu, Hey, Ho, Da, Dee, Do, Day, Do, Ve. The lord of this zodiac is regarded to be the Moon.
Leo is the astrological cycle’s fifth zodiac sign. Leo is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with Ma, Mi, Moo, Me, Mo, Ta, Tee, Tu, Tay. This zodiac’s ruler is the Sun.
This zodiac is the sixth zodiac according to the Chinese zodiac. Virgo is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with Dho, Pa, Pi, Poo, Sha, N, Th, Pe, and Po. Mercury is the ruler of this sign.
According to the zodiac, Libra is the seventh sign. Libra is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro, Ta, Ti, Tu, or Te. Venus is Libra’s ruler.
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the astrological zodiac. Scorpio is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with the letters To, Ni, Nu, Ne, No, Ya, Yi, Yu. Mars is the ruler of this sign.
Sagittarius is the ninth zodiac sign, according to the astrological cycle. Sagittarius is the sign of people whose names begin with the letters Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, Bhu, Dha, Fa, Dha, Bhe, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa Jupiter is the ruler of this zodiac sign.
According to the zodiac, Capricorn occupies the tenth position. Capricorns have names that begin with Bho, Jaa, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi, Hai. Shani Dev is the lord of this zodiac.
The zodiac sign Aquarius is the twelfth in the zodiac. Aquarians have names that begin with Gu, Gay, Go, Sa, Si, Su, Se, So, Da.
Pisces is the zodiac’s final sign. Pisces is the zodiac sign of people whose names begin with the letters Di, Du, Th, Jha, J, De, Do, Cha, Chi.
What is your ascension?
Your rising or ascendant is the sign that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the moment of your birth. It refers to the picture you put out into the world, or the mask you wear, and it provides insight into your abilities, talents, and tactics for navigating life. If you’ve ever felt like people don’t recognize you as your sun sign right away, it’s because they’re probably seeing your rising. | <urn:uuid:f1409a2f-5baf-463c-8210-1a8e5f397b12> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hiszodiac.com/zodiac/how-to-find-zodiac-by-date-of-birth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.948481 | 1,446 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Pollination Preservation Garden Planting at Beals Preserve
Published on July 30, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
Freddie Gillespie, chair of the Southborough Open Space Preservation Commission, has been recruiting volunteers to install a Pollination Preservation Garden at SOLF’s Beals Preserve. Preliminary work was done last summer and fall. After poison ivy control work and garden prep in June, volunteers did a major planting on July 16–17.
Volunteers did another major planting on Saturday, July 23, in spite of the heat wave. Volunteers, including SOLF Board Members Sally Watters, Debbie Costine, Larry Samberg, Eileen Samberg, and SOLF volunteers Brett Peters and Kathryn Korostoff, started early at 8 am and worked to almost 12 noon. Great job, everyone!
Volunteers worked again on Saturday, July 30, taking the project close to completion. And more work was done on Saturday, August 6.
Bigelow Wildlife Refuge Progress Report
Published on July 9, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
One of the challenges at Bigelow Wildlife Refuge is control of knotweed, primarily at the front of the property. Another is maintaining the trail to the viewing platform. Trustee Lawrence Spezzano has been instrumental in overseeing and organizing work projects. In the spring of 2022, Lawrence laid down wire mesh to slow the growth of knotweed and over time may stop the growth. In July 2022, a work party — Lawrence Spezzano, Whit Beals, Larry Samberg, Eileen Samberg, Kathryn Korostoff — weeded the front and the path, and spread a thick layer of wood chips.
Guide to Invasive Plants
Published on June 5, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has published a 25-page pictorial guide to Invasive Plants. You can view the guide on our Resources page.
Review of SOLF 2022 Annual Meeting
Published on May 28, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
The Southborough Open Land Foundation had its Annual Meeting on May 18, 2022 at the Southborough Community House. The evening started with a wine and cheese reception followed by a welcome by Vice President Debbie Costine. Debbie gave an overview of SOLF and its relationship to the town, explaining that SOLF is a private non-profit tax-exempt organization, and that the land, including Beals Preserve, is the private property of SOLF, and that the land is open to the public.
President Whitney Beals then gave a review of the activities and accomplishments over the past year, pointing out that we are the stewards of our 15 properties, with Beals Preserve our hallmark parcel. Debbie Costine has been spearheading Saturday work crews at Beals Preserve, clearing along the main lane, controlling the invasive and highlighting native trees and shrubs. Kat McKee, chair of the Southborough Trails Committee, and scouts from Troop 92 worked on maintaining the joint trail systems at Templeman Woods, a SOLF property and Watkins Woods, a town property. At Bigelow Wildlife Refuge, Eagle Scout Robby Stewart, with oversight by trustee Lawrence Spezzano, built a path and a viewing platform, and Lawrence has been working on knotweed control using fine wire mesh.
We lost Linda Hubley, a dear friend, in 2021. The Southborough Scholarship Committee started the Linda Hubley Memorial Scholarship Fund for students with a strong interest in environmental studies. Linda worked on environmental causes, volunteered in schools, was an election worker, started the first online newspaper in Southborough. She was awarded the Elaine Beals Conservation Award in 2010. SOLF issued a challenge to match $1000. We received $1600 in donations for the scholarship fund, making a total of $2600. Skip Hubley and two representatives of the Scholarship Fund (Kathleen Kuklewicz and Alexandra Mills) accepted the donation from VP Debbie Costine.
Whit Beals then presented the Elaine Beals Conservation Award 2022 to Jim Gorss. Jim lived close to Breakneck Hill, a town property. He was responsible for much of the look and accessibility of the property that we enjoy today. He was on and chaired the Stewardship committee. He also installed fencing at the Beecology Garden. Congratulations to Jim for this well-earned award.
Debbie Costine Introduced Peter Alden, our speaker for the evening. Peter gave a highly informative and entertaining presentation on perspectives on changing wildlife populations in New England since the time of Henry David Thoreau; new arrivals like the cardinal and moose and those no longer seen like the ruffed grouse.
Bigelow Wildlife Refuge Update: Knotweed Control
Published on April 23, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
Although best known for the rustic landscapes and hiking trails of our Beals Preserve, did you know SOLF also maintains about 20 properties and community spaces in town? SOLF trustee Lawrence Spezzano and volunteers having been working to remove invasives and beautify our newest property trail at our Bigelow Wildlife Refuge near the end of Bigelow Road in Southborough. If interested in helping, please contact SOLF at email@example.com. When you come to work, bring gloves, firm rake or pruners, if you have them!
Lawrence has been laying down a wire mesh to slow the growth of knotweed. As the stems continue to grow, they will expand in diameter. At a certain point, the stems will push against the steel mesh and girdle themselves. The surface growth (stems and leaves) of the plant wilts and will eventually die, but the rhizome will continue to push new stems up through the ground (and wire mesh). This will continually kill the stems and will lead to the depletion of rhizome carbohydrate stores, which are required by the stems for growth.
Stewardship & STC “Scoop the Poop” Education Campaign
Published on March 28, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
SOLF supports the Stewardship and Trails Committees’ Scoop the Poop campaign to protect our conservation lands, our trails, our wildlife habitat, our water, and to keep Southborough clean and beautiful. Over the coming weeks they will be posting information to promote awareness about the importance of picking up dog waste and where dog walking is not permitted. Please watch the link below to learn about the best practices for managing dog waste and the danger of improper disposal: https://bit.ly/3IM5CqX. This initiative is funded by a 2021 Choate Fund Grant. #Soboscoopsthepoop
Bigelow Wildlife Refuge
Published on January 7, 2022 by Eileen Samberg
Bigelow Wildlife Refuge, on Bigelow Road, features a beautiful wetland swamp and woodland that can be explored along a 300-foot gravel path to a viewing platform.
Link to the Bigelow Wildlife Refuge page.
Templeman-Watkins Loop Trail
Published on December 22, 2021 by Eileen Samberg
Link to the Templeman Woods page and Templeman-Watkins Loop Trail.
The joint Templeman Woods and Watkins Woods Conservation Land properties comprise 18 contiguous acres of wetlands and uplands. The Templeman-Watkins Loop Trail can be accessed from Cordaville Road (Rte 85). Features include wooden boardwalks constructed by several Eagle Scout candidates, vernal pools, glacial rock formations, old stone walls, and the Martha Templeman dedication plaque. There is limited parking near the trail entrance for two or three cars along Rte. 85, close to the Mass Pike overpass. | <urn:uuid:740c2649-5442-414e-a6bd-3b0185ac6293> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://solf.org/news/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.937635 | 1,580 | 1.53125 | 2 |
The Outlet Challenge May be The Most Dangerous One Ever
We've all done stupid things in our lifetime, there's no denying that. But what the hell is wrong with our kids? I know, I'm generalizing and I shouldn't be. It's only a select group of kids that seem to be dumb enough to try these things.
According to WABI TV 5 this is called the 'outlet challenge', and was originally inspired by a TikTok video- that's just great. Teens are encouraged to plug their phone chargers halfway into the wall and then touch the exposed portion of the prongs with a penny, thus shorting it out.
If they're luck, the short out will be the worst thing that happens. If they're not lucky, they'll be electrocuted and burn the building down.
I hate that I even have to say this but, "talk to your teens about outlets". Ugh.
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Read the below interview to know more.
How are AI and advanced analytics changing the way the insurance industry works?
The insurance industry is facing some rocky years due to the wide impact of the Covid 19 pandemic and other natural disasters. The recovery process is still on, and businesses in the sector are employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced data analytics to aid human intelligence in dealing with the issues. In the current circumstance, when the industry is experiencing constant trend swings, efficient operation execution is critical.
Human intelligence plays a key role in modifying the algorithms of the AI, based on situational demands. Moreover, the use of the advanced data analytics paradigm facilitates them in increasing the efficiency and accuracy rate of research, analysis, and decision making by unlocking the best results from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Furthermore, the automated operations offer scopes to the human employees to focus on other functional areas within the insurance industry. This ensures operational continuity as AI and advanced analytics, together with human intelligence, lead to a full overhaul of the insurance industry's business model.
Can AI surpass human intelligence, given that tasks require efficiency and data processing is a better alternative to human intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is capable of quickly assessing, analysing, and combining data from various sources. This aids in the production of speedy responses to the insurance industry's everyday boring activities. It is because, when compared to human alternatives, the use of codes improves efficiency and produces faster results. Human intelligence and AI, on the other hand, bring a wide range of assets and abilities to the table. In this day and age of effective data processing in the insurance industry, AI may appear to be the best option for inclusion.
Changes in trends and external causes act as a catalyst for the insurance industry to adapt its current operating patterns. AI is based on algorithms, and without a human touch, no adjustments to the current algorithm and codes will be made. The ability of AI devices to efficiently execute activities and aid business processes in making proper decisions is dependent on compassionate decision-making by human brains and improvements to codes and algorithms. Human intelligence still has the upper hand in making humane decisions and providing inputs in bits and bytes within the computer algorithm since AI lacks ethical and emotional parameters.
Can you elaborate on how you have been able to leverage Robotic Process Automation in the Insurance sector?
RPA is changing the insurers’ ways of doing business. By enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of onboarding and underwriting services, RPA is improving customer experiences. RPA implementation in the insurance sector is worth leveraging as it offers a wide range of benefits.
Data extraction from a broad range of documents: RPA facilitates the flexible transfer of data from an older legacy system to a new system without the need for specific user interfaces.
Collecting and organizing vast data sets: RPA bots take data from clients' web touchpoints and store it in massive data sets. The advanced integrated analytics organises the massive amount of collected data.
Efficient responses to customer requests: RPA increases the efficiency of the chatbots within the insurance sector through the analysed data to offer immediate responses to the customer requests.
Identification of the cross-selling opportunities: RPA performs customer data auditing and trend analysis to identify the cross-selling opportunities for the insurance enterprises to grow.
Kindly elucidate on your perception of the competitive edge in the
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Background Requirements based biopsychosocial problems instrument for cancers sufferers (CANDI) is a range based on requirements arising because of the effects of cancers. between CANDI and HADS (rs = 0.67), and BSI (rs = 0.69) and FACT-G (rs = -0.76) were average and significant in the expected path. Conclusions CANDI is normally a trusted and valid range in cancers sufferers using a buy GHRP-6 Acetate three-factor framework (psychological, physical and public) in the Turkish vocabulary. Keywords: Cancers, Psychological Stress, Require, Validity, Dependability 1. Background Cancer tumor sufferers are affected psychologically because of the results of both disease and the procedure received. Nervousness and unhappiness are mostly observed (1). The condition itself affects the life span buy GHRP-6 Acetate from the sufferers aswell as their own families. While the patients try to cope with disease-related physical, emotional, social and economic problems, many different needs arise, which lead to distress (2, 3). In consequence, this outcome in cancer patients is usually therefore regarded as a biopsychosocial distress. The biopsychosocial distress that emerges is usually described as an emotional state that troubles the patient and has behavioral, emotional, social, physical, psychological and economic components. A global approach toward cancer patients involving these different fields and specialties is regarded as more beneficial (4). The most important issue is the identification of problems and needs in the early diagnostic period and the provision of professional assistance (5). Many studies have investigated the stress, depressive disorder, lower quality of life and psychosocial distress that occur in cancer patients (6-9). Differently, Lowery et al. (4) developed the needs based biopsychosocial distress instrument for cancer patients (CANDI), which is a scale based on needs arising due to the effects of the disease, depending on a global approach. Being based on needs, they aimed to address different facets of having malignancy that are apparently experienced by the patients throughout the phases of cancer. This scale differs from other scales in being directly concerned with daily life and involving a problem-focused approach. In terms of its structural characteristics, it is intended to address the entire biopsychosocial field and to do this on the basis of emotional, physical, interpersonal and economic requires arising in patients lives. Another advantage is that it can be applied under clinical buy GHRP-6 Acetate conditions. 2. Objectives The purpose of this research was to determine the reliability and validity of the CANDI scale in Turkish and to assess its usability in Turkish-speaking cancer patients. 3. Patients and Methods 3.1. Ethical Considerations This methodological research was carried out between January and April, 2014, at the Karadeniz technical university (KTU) medical faculty oncology clinic chemotherapy unit. The research was approved by the KTU medical faculty clinical research ethical committee (2013/120-677). 3.2. Participants The research was performed with the participation buy GHRP-6 Acetate of patients aged 18 or over, receiving chemotherapy on an outpatient basis and actually and psychologically healthy enough to understand and complete the consent form. The participants were chosen from voluntary patients. The research sample was computed using the G*Power 3.1.5 program with alpha = 0.05, power = 95% and effect size = 0.25 with the participation of at least 200 cancer patients, and was eventually completed with the participation of 201 patients (10). The patients who had unanswered questions in the CANDI were excluded (n = 29). 3.3. Steps The CANDI scale consists buy GHRP-6 Acetate of five subscales emotional state (stress and depressive disorder subscales), social state, physical condition, health care and practical life and is based on 39 questions completed by patients marking the options most appropriate to themselves. These subscales were formed conceptually. The scale was drawn up by Lowery et al. (4), and its validity and reliability in American society have been confirmed. 3.4. Scoring Item scores were summed to create a total CANDI score (4). All of the patients who had responses of Prefer not to answer and Do not know were excluded from the study (n = 29). Subscales for depressive disorder (four items) and stress (two items) were calculated in the Rabbit polyclonal to GNMT same way. The hospital stress depressive disorder scale (HADS) and brief symptom inventory (BSI) were used to determine convergent validity, and the Fact-G scale was used to determine divergent validity. HADS was developed by Zigmond et al., consists of 14 questions and is used to measure stress and depressive disorder. The validity and reliability of the Turkish-language version were established by Aydemir et al. (11-12). Cut-off points of. | <urn:uuid:58f59d8b-e63e-4a25-ac40-a7312654995b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://perlierusa.com/background-requirements-based-biopsychosocial-problems-instrument-for-cancers-sufferers-candi-is/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.960729 | 1,033 | 2.125 | 2 |
Take a look at a brief overview of the second day of Democracy in Action: Zero Corruption Conference!
The following main panels will take place today:
International Response to Disinformation
Investigating Transborder Corruption and Recovery of Illicit Funds
Preventing Political Corruption Through Effective Control over Asset Declarations
Civil Society and Law Enforcement: Tackling Transborder Corruption Together
Democratic Resilience Through Elections: Prospects and Challenges
Strong Legislative Response to Strategic Corruption as a Hybrid Threat to Democracy and Security Globally
Oligarchs and De-oligarchization
Nord Stream 2 vs Green New Deal
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VPN (digital non-public community) is a team of computers that have been networked with each other more than a public community. VPN will come with numerous positive aspects. A single of the positive aspects is that the link permits you and your employees to very easily share files from remote areas.
VPN also guards you from hackers. Considering that you will be hiding your IP address guiding a non-public community, hackers can not get to you-they can only attain the host personal computer leaving you totally free of difficulties.
While VPN is a great connection to have, you need to have to be careful when picking your VPN company. To information you via, here are some of the elements that you should think about when generating your option:
Various VPN providers use distinct protocols. Some of the most well-known protocols are: OpenVPN, PPTP, IPsec, and L2TP. Ahead of you buy from a service provider you want to do your study and discover the protocol that the service provider makes use of.
You should avoid a service provider using PPTP as it’s outdated and uses extremely weak encryption. It has also been identified to have stability issues.
IPsec is much far better than PPTP however, it lacks velocity. You can also effortlessly discover its safety audits when you use other protocols such as OpenVPN.
To be on Deutschland VPN -free aspect you need to go with a provider making use of OpenVPN. In addition to this protocol being usually up to date, it also provides you with the best possible protection. You are also able to share information at very high speeds.
Whilst you may think that you need to have only 1 connection particularly when you are a tiny business, you want to believe about what will occur when you have a number of organizations that want to be related. You also need to feel of what would happen if you desired to configure several gadgets to different exit nodes.
To keep away from added expenses in the future, you should go with a company who gives VPN provider that provides at least a few concurrent connections.
When you log into a VPN services you are entrusting your service provider with your non-public information. Most VPN suppliers make it obvious that they usually are not intrigued in log in information and they will not keep it.
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In response to the U.S.-backed Israeli bombing of Gaza and the ongoing dispossession of people in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and across Palestine, Palestinian unions have called for global labor solidarity to disrupt apartheid Israel’s trade. Global uproar against the Israeli regime’s war, occupation and acts of terror and exploitation is growing.
A ship belonging to Israeli shipping company ZIM has been anchored in the Port of Seattle for 11 days — June 2 to June 13. Facing community pickets from the pro-Palestine Block the Boat movement, it hasn’t had any cargo loaded or unloaded.
On June 12, 250 Block the Boat activists shut down Pier 18 after the ZIM ship made a move and came into the SSA Marine Terminal. They had the cooperation and solidarity of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Block the Boat held a rally June 13 next to the port to demonstrate its continued vigilance, and still no move was made to load or unload the ship. But ZIM refuses to leave Seattle, even after losing millions of dollars in trade.
“We want the Israeli ZIM ship out of Seattle, because we don’t tolerate companies that profit from human rights violations,” said Aisha Mansour of Falastiniyat, a Palestinian feminist organization coordinating local actions. Other leading organizations include Anakbayan Seattle, International League for Peoples Struggle and End the Deadly Exchange.
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Extra! Extra! Sr. Marie-Claude's courage, St. Cletus, and a thank you
The Tuesday Pillar Post
Today is the feast of St. Cletus, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.
Cletus, of course, was the third bishop of Rome, the second successor of St. Peter.
He is known today mostly as the guy who comes between Linus and Clement in the Roman Canon of the Mass.
But there is more to know about the great St. Cletus: The former pope is traditionally regarded as the one to divide the Diocese of Rome into 25 parishes, and thus to inaugurate the parish as the basic locus of the Christian life for most Catholics.
Cletus is remembered as a martyr for the faith, and was probably martyred in the first organized persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, which took place in 92 A.D.
He appears in St. Peter’s invective against abuses of office, authority, and power in Dante’s “Paradiso”:
The spouse of Christ has never nurtured been
On blood of mine, of Linus and of Cletus,
To be made use of in acquest of gold;
But in acquest of this delightful life
Sixtus and Pius, Urban and Calixtus,
After much lamentation, shed their blood.
Our purpose was not, that on the right hand
Of our successors should in part be seated
The Christian folk, in part upon the other
Nor that the keys which were to me confided
Should e'er become the escutcheon on a banner,
That should wage war on those who are baptized;
Nor I be made the figure of a seal
To privileges venal and mendacious,
Whereat I often redden and flash with fire.
Pray for us, St. Cletus, and for the Holy Church which you led, and for which you became a martyr.
Easter in Ukraine
Sunday was Easter for most Christians in Ukraine, including Ukrainian Greek Catholics who observe the Julian calendar.
With the war still raging, the Sacred Triduum in Ukraine was punctuated by bombings and air raid signals. Our Ukrainian correspondent, Anatolii Babyinski, brings you the scene from Ukraine’s Holy Week:
Churches of the Byzantine tradition reflect on Holy Thursday upon 12 passages from the Gospels, which depict the suffering and death of Christ. They are read aloud, liturgically, between 5:00 and 9:00 pm.
During those sacred hours this year, Ukrainians across the country were ordered twice to seek refuge in bomb shelters, as air raid signals overheard blared out warning sounds.
The morning that Holy Week began in Ukraine, it started with a missile strike in Lviv.
Fr. Yuriy Shchurko, dean of the theological faculty of the Ukrainian Catholic University, told The Pillar that he had not yet gone down to a bomb shelter with his wife and children when he saw a missile flying in the sky, and then heard explosions.
"At such moments you feel how real it all is. Yes, it didn't fall in my yard. But many people in Ukraine today live under constant shelling, sitting in basements, and explosions are constantly heard over their heads,” he said.
“This is horror on the verge of surrealism. All this shows that evil is not an abstraction; it is real, disgusting, and scary.”
“These days we are singing Psalm 87,” where there are such words as “You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the dark and deep regions,” Maksym Tymo told The Pillar, “and I immediately remember that many our people are now in the dungeons. Alive people who suffer without food and water, hiding from the bombing.”
New trouble in Tennessee
Most readers of The Pillar know that Bishop Rick Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, has been under fire for more than a year: The bishop has admitted to replacing an investigator looking into the allegation that a seminarian raped a parish employee, because he “knew in [his] heart” the seminarian was innocent.
Stika has been investigated for that allegation, though no results have been announced by the Vatican. He nevertheless took the now-former-seminarian on a vacation last summer, even after he was dismissed from seminary for allegations of serious sexual misconduct, which Stika said were “boundary violations.” He is also accused of berating a woman who reported her priest’s grooming behaviors, and of threatening priests in the diocese who have raised objections to his leadership.
That’s just the short version, but Stika says it’s all a misunderstanding.
But Bishop Stika is now facing a new, unrelated, lawsuit, which says that he allowed a parish pastor to remain in ministry almost two years after the priest was accused of sexually assualting a grieving parishioner. Indeed, the priest was not removed from the parish until he was indicted this year for two counts of sexual battery — and the suit claims that the diocese was informed of the allegation shortly after it happened.
And we’ll have additional reporting later this week from the Diocese of Knoxville that you’ll want to read.
By the way - a lot of readers have written to me to ask why Bishop Stika remains in ministry, with all that has come out over the last year.
That is obviously for the Holy See to decide, or the bishop himself.
Of course, the only U.S. Vos estis investigation to end with an episcopal resignation took more than 18 months, and Stika has not been subject to investigation for that long. While priests in the diocese tell me it feels like they’ve been dealing with these issues for a very long time, they’re hoping that whatever the Holy See decides about Bishop Stika — and it may well decide to leave things as is — there will be a clear answer at some point, so that they can decide how to move forward.
The Order of Malta is back in the news again.
The Pillar obtained this week a draft constitution submitted to Pope Francis by the Order’s leadership, which would introduce dramatic new limits on the office of Grand Master, including term limits, give the Sovereign Council power to override his decisions, and require that the Grand Chancellor sign off on decrees of the Grand Master.
The text is among a set of competing proposals under consideration by Pope Francis, as he decides the order’s future.
Critics of the proposed plan say that it would turn the 1,000-year-old religious order into an “international NGO,” by dividing its international diplomatic and charitable work from the religious life of the professed knights.
And if you want to read another perspective on the ongoing saga of the Order of Malta — and why on earth this matters in the life of the Church — read this long interview with Cardinal Silvano Tomasi, the pope’s special delegate to the order. Cardinal Tomasi sat down with The Pillar last month and had a lot to say — if you missed it, you’ll want to read it now.
New paradigm of priestly formation
We reported last week that the Congregation for Clergy has approved the sixth edition of the Program of Priestly Formation, the USCCB document which sets norms and a framework for seminary formation in the United States.
The new PPF makes some big changes to the path to priestly ordination in this country, including the requirement of a “propaedeutic year” at the beginning of formation — a one-year period in which seminarians focus on prayer, ecclesial communion, and personal and human development. Think of it as something like a novitiate — but not for would-be religious brothers or sisters, but for would-be diocesan priests.
That year will require dioceses and seminarians to adapt their formation programs, to invest in facilities, personnel, and programming. And bishops are already working on it — I have talked with some seminaries developing creative ideas for the propaedeutic, or spirituality year, and I’m looking forward to reporting on those.
It could also hasten the closure of those college seminaries which simply can’t make it happen — and that was probably inevitable, since the share of college seminarians as a portion of overall seminarians in the U.S. has been on the decline for quite some time — there are probably, most seminary formators will tell you — too many college seminaries.
Well, watching the implementation of all that will be interesting, and could give witness, if done right, to real spiritual development among future priests, which would pay dividends in the whole Church.
But there’s another big change that is very much worth watching: the addition of a “vocational synthesis” stage, in which all transitional deacons spend six months living in a parish, and working in parish ministry, before they’re ordained priests.
The idea is that this stage will help new deacons acclimate themselves to clerical life and ministry, and a lot of people seem to think that’s a good idea.
But priests have told The Pillar they think the devil is in the details — and that it will be up to the bishop to ensure the “vocational synthesis” idea is fruitful — because it does come with certain concerns, they say.
Read all about that in an analysis from me. And I’d be very curious to read in the comments below what you think should be considered as bishops and seminary rectors plan for a new paradigm of seminary formation.
(Remember, of course, that Christian charity is the whole of The Pillar’s commenting policy!)
Pope Francis appointed a new Archbishop of Paris this morning, appointed this weekend Cardinal Michael Czerny as the new prefect for the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and appointed two Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith staffers to serve as the two secretaries of the congregation — one for doctrine and one for discipline.
There are 12 U.S. dioceses in which the serving bishop is now older than 75 — the age at which bishops are required to submit their resignation to the pope. Another three U.S. diocesan bishops are more than 74 and a half.
So as the pope makes appointments to the Roman Curia, some Catholics in the U.S. tell me they’re hoping the Holy Father could also soon appoint bishops to the “superannuated” sees in the U.S., and the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota, which has been entirely without a bishop for more than 18 months.
It’s tough when a diocese is waiting for a new bishop — the outgoing leader is often reticent to make changes that might encumber his successor, and so a lot of needed work in the diocese can begin to pile up, which makes things difficult. The waiting period can slow down very practical needs: parish renovations or school construction, decisions about finance or personnel, and decisions about priestly formation — like the kinds of decisions that will have to be made in the wake of the new PPF.
The process, The Pillar has been told, is slowed these days because of bishop-candidates who have turned down the position with greater frequency than happened in the past. These are tough times to be a bishop, after all. But the Holy See has made some improvements to its appointment process, which mean that if a candidate turns down the job, the whole process won’t have to start again back at the drawing board. So it’s worth watching this spring to see if the pope’s flurry of appointments might reach the shores of the U.S.
And it is worth also praying for the pope, the apostolic nuncio, the Congregation for Bishops, and the good discernment of men called by the Church to the episcopate — may the right ones say yes, and the wrong ones have the good sense to know it!
Sister Marie-Claude’s courage
Father Krzysztof Rudziński remains in hospital care in Nice, France today, after he was stabbed more than 20 times while he prepared for Mass at his parish Sunday morning, April 24.
The assailant was a 31-year-old mentally ill man who wanted to kill Emmanuel Macron, he told police.
Rudziński’s injuries, including a number of stabs to the chest, are serious, but the priest is expected to recover.
That is, in part, because of the courage of Sr. Marie-Claude, 72, who rushed the attacker and tried to disarm him while he was stabbing at the priest. For her troubles, she suffered a bad knife wound on her arm, and is believed to be still in hospital treatment. But she probably saved the life of Fr. Rudziński.
Their parish was packed on Monday, as Catholics in Nice gathered to pray for the victims.
Let’s do the same.
As you know, we planned to give alms this Lent by sending $10 for every new paid subscriber, and $1 for every new person on our mailing list, to the Archeparchy of Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Relief Fund.
We’ll send $3,707 to the fund this week — and that money will support the humanitarian work of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church — and it’s thanks to you. So, really, thank you.
Also, a head’s up — we have some important reporting coming down the pike in the days and weeks to come, so keep your heads up — and remember to subscribe and share, to keep The Pillar doing our work for the mission and integrity of the Church.
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It's worth reading again, almost 40 years after it was originally published. It's even more true.
Being radical students, they decided against further graduate work and moved to the Midwestwhere they married on April 29, Alvin became a millwright and welder.
While he describes the first and second waves as the agricultural and industrial revolutions, the "third wave," a phrase he coined, represents the current information, computer-based revolution.
He forecast the spread of the Internet and email, interactive media, cable television, cloning, and other digital advancements. During this period in his career, Toffler lectured worldwide, taught at several schools and met world leaders, such as Mikhail Gorbachevalong with key executives and military officials.
This new civilization brings with it new family styles; changed ways of working, loving, and living; a new economy; new political conflicts; and beyond all this an altered consciousness as well The dawn of this new civilization is the single most explosive fact of our lifetimes.
Society needs people who work in hospitals. Society needs all kinds of skills that are not just cognitive; they're emotional, they're affectional.
You can't run the society on data and computers alone. An often misattributed quote, however, is that of psychologist Herbert Gerjuoy: He explained during an interview that some visitors would become "truly disoriented and upset" by the strange environment, which he described as a reaction to culture shock.
We must search out totally new ways to anchor ourselves, for all the old roots — religion, nation, community, family, or profession — are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust.
The "Second Wave," he labels society during the Industrial Revolution ca.
That period saw the increase of urban industrial populations which had undermined the traditional nuclear familyand initiated a factory-like education system, and the growth of the corporation.
The Second Wave Society is industrial and based on mass productionmass distributionmass consumptionmass educationmass mediamass recreationmass entertainment, and weapons of mass destruction. You combine those things with standardizationcentralizationconcentration, and synchronization, and you wind up with a style of organization we call bureaucracy.
His description of this period dovetails with other futurist writers, who also wrote about the Information AgeSpace AgeElectronic Era, Global Villageterms which highlighted a scientific-technological revolution. Where an earlier generation of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese revolutionaries wanted to re-enact the Paris Commune as imagined by Karl Marxtheir post-revolutionary successors now want to re-enact Silicon Valley as imagined by Alvin Toffler.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich publicly lauded his ideas about the future, and urged members of Congress to read Toffler's book, Creating a New Civilization An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future in Case said that Toffler was a "real pioneer in helping people, companies and even countries lean into the future.
Shortly after the book was released, Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev hosted the Global Governance Conference in San Francisco with the theme, Toward a New Civilization, which was attended by dozens of world figures, including the Tofflers, George H.
Power also said he was inspired by Toffler's works. His works and ideas have been subject to various criticisms, usually with the same argumentation used against futurology: Critical assessment[ edit ] Accenturethe management consultancy firm, identified Toffler in as being among the most influential voices in business leaders, along with Bill Gates and Peter Drucker.
No cause of death was given.The Third Wave (Toffler book) – The Third Wave is a book published in by Alvin Toffler.
A new addition, Revolutionary Wealth, was published, however, in , Tofflers book describes the transition in developed countries from Industrial Age society, which he calls the Second Wave, to Information Age Third Wave society.
Alvin Toffler: Knowledge, Technology and Change in Future Society WAN FARIZA ALYATI WAN ZAKARIA ABSTRACT In this article, we attempt at analysing the thoughts of Alvin Toffler. Toffler is a prominent futurist and the proponent of the theory of ‘The Third Wave society’.
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The title of Alvin and Heidi Tofflers’ book “Creating a new civilization: The politics of the Third Wave” (Toffler & Toffler, ), alludes to an idea about the society as becoming more and more dominated by mankind’s third long wave.
The mobile shortcut will then be added as an icon on your home screen. Press your menu button and find the option to bookmark this page (a star icon for some browsers). Then choose the option to. The title of Alvin and Heidi Tofflers' book, “Creating a New Civilization: the Politics of the Third Wave”, alludes to the idea of human society becoming more and more dominated by humankind's third long wave.
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company moves a mountain". when translated to English word-for-word They cause chuckle among your Bulgarian
friends, but the only thing you can do is to raise politely your eyebrows. Many more similar meaningless phrases can
be found in various websites which make fun of the habit (typical not only for Bulgarians) to translate literally idiomatic
expressions and proverbs into English.
The current section of KQ has the ambition to explain the jargon of Bulgarian politics and economy which sometimes is as
inexplicable if literally translated as in the above mentioned phrases. Who's Cecoron? Or what "Tsvetan thoughts" means and what for the love of god ladybirds have to do with management?
Sorosoids vs. Rubladzhii
In Bulgaria no one can be politically active unless they are paid by American speculator George Soros or Russian president Vladimir Putin.
There is a thin red line based on one's attitude towards Russia that has carved a schism in Bulgarian society ever since the late 19th century. Revolutionaries, politicians, military officers and, nowadays, journalists and opinion leaders have been split into two rival camps.
The first one consists of those who favour and, sometimes, idolize Russia and its role of the big Slavic brother, the defender of Orthodoxy (or, in later times - Communism), that comes from the East to save the nation - be it from the Ottoman Empire, Nazi Germany or, nowadays - the decadent liberal culture. The other group goes to bed and wakes up with the notion of Russia always trying to sneak into Bulgaria through the back door, meddle into the country's affairs and only use Bulgaria as a pawn in its geopolitical game. Until recently, the two groups were known as Russophiles and Russophobes, a notion dating back to late 19th century, but, to keep up with the times of global culture, capital and information, they got new names - Rubladzhii and Sorosoids.
A Sorosoid could be everyone who defends Western values, works for a liberal media or an NGO that may or may not have been funded by grants of the Open Society foundation of the famous American-Jewish financial speculator George Soros (hence the name). The word was actually invented in neighbouring Macedonia, where left-wing opposition to the rule of conservative VMRO-DPMNE party were labelled Sorosoids. Paradoxically, while in Macedonia left-wing forces were described as connected to Mr Soros, in Bulgaria it is the right wing. It is still unknown if the financier himself knows about this inconsistency, yet according to his Bulgarian adversaries, he might have been doing this to purposefully confuse everybody.
The Rubladzhii (pl.) are their archenemies. The word, coined from the name of the Russian currency, the ruble, suggests that pro-Russian advocates are getting paid in to defend Vladimir Putin's interests in Bulgaria. Usually the Sorosoids see the Rubladzhii as retrograde, socially conservative and, well, dumb. On the other hand, modern Russophiles see modern Russophobes as national traitors and destroyers of the traditional Bulgarian values. Although in the past the two factions were massacring each other every once in a while, today they spend their time mostly quarrelling on Facebook and warning the Bulgarian nation about the impeding danger of the other group taking power.
Bulgaria ranks 113th in the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and people don't trust media because of low standards, politicization and concentration of ownership
"SHOCK! BOMB! Refugees rampage through New Bulgarian University, shout "Allah Akbar" and run away!"..."SCANDAL! America for Bulgaria Foundation hands out new batches of big money to its minions"..."HORROR! Violent car crash on Hemus highway (EXCLUSIVE PICTURES)".
These are just a few examples of the usual headlines that run daily across a multitude of Bulgarian websites and newspapers. They wouldn't come as anything new to most international visitors as shocking, clickbait titles have been the essence of the tabloid press in the rest of the world, as well as in Bulgaria ever since there is mass periodic press. However, unlike the pluralistic media scene in the West, where there is a substantial market for a different type of publications and an ethical threshold guaranteed by the independent judiciary, the Bulgarian media environment is just too toxic, and for a number of reasons.
The most crucial one has to do with the concentration of media ownership. After the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the majority of Bulgarian newspapers went bankrupt or got bought up by the media mogul, member of parliament and shadow owner of tobacco company Bulgartabac Delyan Peevski (actually, by his mother Irena Krasteva). Previously respected issues such as 24 hours, Trud, Standard and Telegraph started getting used for smearing campaigns against all political adversaries of Mr Peevski and his political party Movement of Rights and Freedoms (DPS). Their headlines were punching below the waste - people were being labelled 'protesters', 'libtards, 'homosexuals' with negative connotation to evoke a sense of hatred and distrust. Thus the 'brown media' label emerged, because 'yellow media' would sound too respectable to describe online media like Blitz and Pik.
What is more, the Prosecutor General has ostensible preference for these media outlets and often launches criminal investigations as soon as they write about certain issues, while ignoring all investigative reports of "untrustworthy" media outlets like the one you read now.
A writing mistake by the GERB parliamentary leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov ironically put to shame his party's guiding principle
Stability! The buzzword of the second government of PM Borissov (2014-2016) and the favourite catchphrase he used to explain basically every move he made in the two years in power. "The stability of the state hangs on my strong nerves", he proclaimed in January last year. Then he decided to back the national referendum for a change to the electoral system, although he initially opposed it and ignored it in an attempt to marginalize its initiator, talk-show host Slavi Trifonov. The reason? You guessed it correctly - to keep stability. Borissov made a series of compromises with his party's election promises for reforms in education, justice, military and police sectors in order to keep the governing coalition together for the sake of stability. The word almost turned into a moto of his GERB party and became a slogan of the presidential election campaign of Tsetska Tsacheva, the party's unsuccessful presidential nomination. "Stability, security and unity", Ms Tsacheva promised. Overall, all government decisions in the 2014-2016 period were justified with this one word.
This fixation with stability didn't pass by Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Boyko Borissov's first lieutenant and sometimes a rival in GERB. Tsvetanov, who has close ties with police force structures around the country, is famous as the "builder" of the governing party. He is also well-known for his complicated and usually a bit untraceable line of thought.
In December 2016, just as GERB had given up power, Mr Tsvetanov was invited to a talk-show program on "Darik" radio to discuss the political situation in the country. Just before leaving, he was asked by the host to write his "word of the year". A few were surprised by his choice, but many got startled by the way it was written: "StaLbilnost" ("StaLbility"). The miswritten word made many people wonder if the second Borissov government had been staying in power to keep the country's stability or they meant something else the whole time. | <urn:uuid:6b2d9868-02aa-4be8-8fab-6a3992e0eb4a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kinsights.capital.bg/analysis/2017/03/15/4143247_what_what_was_that/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.966808 | 1,622 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Ireland-based biofuel-tech company receives more than $8 million in latest investment round
XFuel announced July 13 that it has secured 8.2 million euros (USD$8.3 million) in its latest round of investment, laying the foundation for the commercialization of its next-generation synthetic diesel, marine and jet fuel technology.
The company says its patented technology efficiently converts biomass waste into low-cost, drop-in fuel that can be used in road, marine and aviation applications. It uses feedstock from sustainable waste-based sources in manufacturing, construction, forestry and agriculture.
The fuels produced by XFuel comply with marine and road fossil fuel specifications, according to the company, and can be used in existing infrastructure and engines, either blended with conventional fuels or as a replacement. Using modular and scalable biorefineries, XFuel can produce high-grade fuels at a comparable or lower price point to fossil-based fuels on the market, the company stated.
XFuel says independent assessments have shown that its technology can currently deliver fuel with greenhouse-gas emissions savings of 85 percent, with the potential to deliver carbon-neutral and carbon-negative fuels in the future.
The technology enables cost-efficient and transformative carbon-emissions reductions today without requiring significant capital investment, according to XFuel.
Investors in the oversubscribed financing round include Germany’s AENU led by Ferry Heilemann, New York-based Union Square Ventures, and HAX/SOSV, alongside other backers.
The investment will help drive commercialization of XFuel’s technology and assist in deploying a pipeline of global projects across road, maritime and aviation.
According to the XFuel, feedstock for four projects has already been secured through a deal with a leading waste-wood consolidator operating in the U.K. and Ireland. “There is a clear global consensus to decarbonize, but our dependency on liquid fuels isn’t ending soon enough,” said Nicholas Ball, CEO of XFuel. “For us to reach carbon neutrality and make an impact today, we need liquid-fuel replacements that are net zero, sustainable, drop in and cost-effective. Our mission is to decarbonize the transportation industry and meet this urgent need, and this is why we are thrilled to have received such a vote of confidence from our investors. Our low-carbon drop-in fuels and low-cost, modular biorefining technologies will play a major role in global decarbonization, across the automotive and haulage sectors as well as in hard-to-decarbonize industries like shipping and aviation. This investment will allow us to set the foundations for the commercialization of our company and the rapid scaling of our technology.” Ferry Heilemann, founder and partner at AENU, said, “The climate crisis demands a scalable response. XFuel’s sustainable biofuels meet this need, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors by using waste feedstock, leveraging existing infrastructure, and adopting a modular approach to production that enables rapid scale up. With almost abundant biomass feedstock around the globe and a low cost of production, XFuel is unlocking new possibilities for all kinds of industries to decarbonize.” | <urn:uuid:d445261e-9dc5-4199-af58-9d118643def1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.biobased-diesel.com/post/ireland-based-biofuel-tech-company-receives-more-than-8-million-in-latest-investment-round | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.93017 | 670 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Get hands-on experience with the plants around you with these plant science fair project ideas. Ideas are sorted as Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
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Our data demonstrate that CMC1 acts in the intermembrane space to stabilize the COX1\COX14\COA3 complex prior to the incorporation of subunits COX4 and COX5a. CIV assembly factors relevant to COX1 metallation (COX10, COX11, and SURF1) or late stability (MITRAC7). Furthermore, whereas human COX14 and COA3 have been proposed to affect COX1 mRNA translation, our data indicate that CMC1 regulates turnover of newly synthesized COX1 prior to and during COX1 maturation, without affecting the rate of COX1 synthesis. oxidase, mitochondrial respiratory chain oxidase that reduces oxygen to water. CIV also contributes to the creation of the proton gradient across the inner membrane that drives ATP synthesis through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). CIV deficiencies in humans severely affect cellular aerobic energy production and therefore are a common cause of encephalo\ and cardiomyopathies 1. Human CIV contains 14 subunits. The three catalytic subunits (COX1, COX2, and COX3) are encoded in the mitochondrial genome. The remaining subunits (COX4, COX5a, COX5b, COX7a, COX6c, COX7c, COX6b, COX6a, COX7b, COX8, NDUFA4), some of which have tissue\specific isoforms, are nucleus\encoded, synthesized in the cytoplasm, and imported into mitochondria. The CIV redox centers are located in subunits COX1 and COX2. COX1 harbors a heme center and a binuclear heme have shown that the two major targets for regulation are COX1 WW298 synthesis and incorporation of metal prosthetic groups. In COX1mRNA translation is regulated by heme B availability 7, and heme A biosynthesis is regulated by both an early CIV assembly intermediate 8 and COX1\dependent oligomerization of the heme O synthase COX10 9. Furthermore, Cox1 synthesis is Rabbit Polyclonal to NPHP4 WW298 coordinated with its assembly into CIV by the existence of a negative feedback loop 10, 11. In Mss51 is a mRNA\specific translation activator that also interacts with Cox1 protein and Cox1\specific chaperones Cox14 and Coa3 in a stable complex 11, 12, 13. Only when Cox1 proceeds in the assembly pathway, Mss51 is released and becomes available for new rounds of Cox1 synthesis 11. This system serves in part to prevent the accumulation of WW298 partially matured or unassembled Cox1, which can be deleterious 14. In humans, COX1 synthesis is specifically activated by the late\onset Leigh’s syndrome protein TACO1 15, which does not interact with COX1. However, although a functional human homolog of yeast Mss51 has not been identified, mitochondrial cardiomyopathy proteins COA3 (also called MITRAC12, COX25, or CCDC56) and COX14 (or C12orf62) are both COX1 chaperones that interact with newly synthesized WW298 COX1 and drive it through the entire CIV assembly process 16, 17, 18, 19. Human WW298 CIV assembly intermediates containing newly synthesized COX1 and imported respiratory chain subunits have been termed MITRAC complexes 19. Intriguingly, it has been proposed that MITRAC complexes, and specifically the COX1\COX14\COA3 complex, could regulate COX1 synthesis in humans as it occurs in center formation in bacteria 23 but never in mitochondria, is also part of these MITRAC complexes 19. More recent work has identified a new MITRAC component, termed MITRAC7, which affects the biogenesis pathway by stabilizing newly synthesized COX1 in assembly intermediates that contain COX14 and COA3 and also subunits COX4 and COX6c. These observations have suggested the living of a quality control checkpoint during CIV assembly that regulates COX1 turnover 20. The list of CIV assembly factors includes several users of the twin CX9C motif family of proteins, which contain two structural disulfide bonds and are located in the intermembrane space 24, 25, 26. The tasks of these proteins in the CIV assembly process remain in most instances enigmatic. Only COX17, a CIV\specific copper chaperone, has a identified function in copper delivery to metallochaperones COX11 and SCO1/2 for further delivery to COX1 or COX2, respectively 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. Additional twin CX9C proteins known to be critical for CIV assembly/stability/function in and/or human being cells include the mitochondrial cardiomyopathy proteins PET191 and COA6 34, 35, 36 as well as Cmc1, Cmc2, Cox19, and Cox23 37, 38, 39,. | <urn:uuid:ccfa03b0-06b0-417c-bcff-5b6e8ce3a424> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://sanofibiotalentchallenge.ca/our-data-demonstrate-that-cmc1-acts-in-the-intermembrane-space-to-stabilize-the-cox1cox14coa3-complex-prior-to-the-incorporation-of-subunits-cox4-and-cox5a/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.912513 | 1,086 | 2.28125 | 2 |
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You know you need SEO, but you have no idea what it means. Maybe you have a little idea, you know it’s got something to do with Google and how your website comes up when people search. There’s a lot that goes into SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and before you delve into this world (or hire someone to help you with your SEO), you need to have a basic understanding of what it is, how it works and how it affects your website. Our SEO team put together this SEO Glossary so that you can begin to understand the terminology behind the science that is SEO. There is a lot more to search engine optimization than this, but after reading this, you will at least understand the very basics that help a website page to rank. If after reading this you have more questions or want a consultation, just contact us, we’ll be glad to help.
Although search engines are getting better and better at image recognition, they are still not perfect. Alt tags are added so that when crawlers hit your site, they can get information about that particular image so that when people search for images, they can consider your images for results.
These should include the keyword you are trying to rank for so that Google can easily discern what the image is all about.
BODY TEXT COUNT
For the most part, long articles usually do better when it comes to SEO than short articles. The way search engines look at it, a website with longer content is more likely to provide a good experience and the right answer to people who click through. As a rule, your posts should be at least between 300-500 words. When writing for SEO, you need to make sure you don’t sacrifice quality for quantity. It is important to remember that search engines consider time on page, types of links clicked, and other factors when it comes to ranking your site. If your content is not good and people click off right away, this will be counted against your site.
How search engines like Google discover website pages and their content.
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Think of Featured Snippets as quick answers in the form of excerpts of content from your website. Featured snippets appear when someone searches on Google in the search results page. There are many types of featured snippets, but the most used are are definitions, FAQs, lists, steps, and tables.
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GOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE
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HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is a computer language used to build websites.
A carousel is a type of rich-result that shows a list of images linking to different parts of the same website on mobile devices.
indexing is how search engines crawl a site in order to collect, parse and store the data on that website to make it easier to serve people who search the best answer possible.
User intent is one of the most important things in SEO. User intent is considering what the searcher was looking for when he or she entered a search term into a search engine.
A link is a pathway from one website or webpage to another. Ideally, you want lots of links pointing back to your website from other related, respected websites. This will give Google more ways to find you and vets you as a source of good content for your particular industry. If you are a medical site, a link from a well respected hospital will give you more SEO juice than that of a fashion website (there are exceptions, but this is a good basic for you to understand).
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You also want to link out to other pages within your site. This should be your most important links. Think of it s letting Google know that those pages are quite important, but make sure (just like the examples above) that the page you are linking to is relevant to the content that is on the page that the link is being placed on. Relevancy matters.
Your meta description is that little bit of text, that paragraph you see below the page title (in the square area). It is a larger description of what your page is about. While most other meta data is hidden to users, the meta description is shown by search engines on search results to help searchers make a choice on where they want to click. If you do not create a custom meta description, search engines (for the most part) will just take the first paragraph of your page and use that as your meta description.
Use the meta description to tell both search engines and people what each page is about using your keywords and simple language. The idea here is that both search engines and your potential audience can easily understand what the page is about.
You should keep the meta description to under 160 characters so that it does not get cut off on search results. It is a good idea to include your target keyword one time on both your page title and meta description.
Organic traffic includes the visitors that land on your website from unpaid sources such as search engine results.
What is a Page Title and Why is It Important: A page title is one of the things search engines take into account to understand what that page is all about. Because the page title is the first line that comes up on a search result (it;s in the red box in the image above), it is important that you consider both search engines and your audience when you craft it.
The page title is often the first line as default when you share a post to social media site. You will also see the page title on the web browser as a tab heading.
The page title is created by adding it into your HTLM code. When a search engine crawls your website it will read through the HTML code for the words between an area that is marked <title>your page title</title>. Once the crawler finds it, it prioritizes this as the subject of your post or page.
If your website or blog page does not have a page title, search engines will look elsewhere to generate it. Sometimes, they will look at your URL
Besides wanting the page title to be Google friendly, you want to craft it so that it catches the searcher’s eyes and entices them to click. It should be easy to read and relevant. Keep your page title to no more than 65 characters and make sure it simply states what the webpage is about. Include your keywords to make it more search engine friendly.
The word or words typed into a search bar by someone on the web.
The search engine ranking is the position of a page of a website on a search results page for a particular query. SEOs normally look at the top 100, but being in the top 3 is ideal.
Responsive websites have become more and more important as mobile phones and devices saturate the market. A responsive website will respond to the viewer’s actions based on the type of device they are using (takes things like screen size, platform, and orientation into account). As of 2015, Google announced that its algorithm would penalize websites that were not responsive because they make for a less effective experience for people. If you were to make one SEO improvement that will have immediate results.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
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SEO is not a one time thing. The foundation (like making your website responsive, adding the right plugins, etc) may be, but there is a lot that goes into maintenance. For example, Google is not happy with your website just having content. You need to have fresh content publishing on a consistent basis. Also, you need to maintain your site by making sure that broken links are removed or replaced, that site speed is always up to par, and that error pages are handled. At times, you may add a plug in that will break another. All these things go into SEO maintenance.
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How to decolonise theatre and dance in South Africa
In a country that is haunted by the remnants of a violent colonial history, decolonisation of the arts is a part of a larger, and critical process.
At the recent Take-a-STAND dialogues that took place in Stellenbosch from 19-21 February, conversations about decolonisation took centre stage.
For some, it began with the #RhodesMustFall movement in 2016, the climax of student frustration with blatant colonial relics and racial prejudices in the education system. For others, it was the dawn of democratic South Africa, the nation newly freed from the grips of the apartheid regime. Regardless, #RhodesMustFall certainly incited many ongoing and now ubiquitous conversations about what it means to decolonise the institutions of today.
And this is not singular to South Africa; the importance and urgency of this process have become global points of discussion: Movements in the UK have instigated the removal of statues memorialising important imperial figures, while groups in the US focussed on the removal of confederate statues. All over the world statues of colonial “heroes” (by contrast, those who were in charge of or enabled the raping, pillaging and destruction of nations and cultures) are falling from their pedestals.
But what does this mean in relation to the state of South African performance arts, and why should decolonising the arts, in a time of such despair and economic, social, and political crisis, be a conversation we are having at all?
What does decolonisation mean?
As Achille Mbembe pointed out in an interview with New Frame, “behind the mask of radicalism, there is something fundamentally ambivalent in the discourse about decolonisation.” For a long time, it appears to be an issue that languishes within the walls of academic ivory towers — powerful in theory but practically murky or overly ambitious to rectify.
It follows that in order to understand the process and importance of decolonising theatre and art, one must start from the beginning: we need to understand what is meant by the term decolonisation in general.
Mbembe, a scholar himself, provides his own idea of what decolonisation means in a South African context: “To dismantle ‘whiteness’ implies the awakening of self-knowledge and reshaping institutions inherited from a brutal past. In this sense, the decolonisation project is both a critique of institutions and a critique of knowledge.”
In other words, it means the transformation of knowledge production and transference in South Africa – and the knowledge that we recognise, and how they are institutionally shared, must be taken into serious consideration. Decolonising art, performance art specifically, is a part of this larger cause.
Siseko Kumalo, a scholar of postcolonial theory and editor of soon to be published book Decolonisation as Democratisation (the launch of which was also held at the Take-a-STAND dialogues), echoed this thought, affirming that decolonisation means undoing colonial ways of thinking. It means for South Africans to celebrate traditions and knowledge systems that lie outside of Western hegemonic ideals. He calls for a “substantive engagement with local knowledge systems and their inter-epistemic dialogue. So, an exchange, but an exchange predicated on respect.”
The key word here is “respect”, a notion that was completely missing in colonial rhetoric. Instead, the ideals and cultures of what is now referred to as the Global North were promoted as being superior to those of countless nations and societies — a means of creating and sustaining an oppressive hierarchy.
Samuel Ravengai, associate professor and head of department at Wits School of Arts Theatre and Performance, made reference to Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, saying that we must “move the centre.” Or move away from thinking Eurocentrically. The hierarchy on which cultural production is currently situated, where Western thought is valued above and to the detriment of that of African, Asian and Native American peoples, can no longer stand.
“My work is not received or understood in the context in which I write about it, it’s received in the context of colonial positioning,” agreed Musa Hlatshwayo, artistic director of Mhayise Productions — a contemporary dance and theatre production company based in Durban.
“My focus is on being part of the creators, the educators, that are going to say to young people, it’s ok, it’s ok to be different, it’s ok for us to acknowledge where we come from, it’s ok for us to create what has not been there, and it’s ok for us to speak about the work that has not yet been received.”
In this process, the colonial categorisation and stereotyping of “African Art” must be undermined. In a panel discussing the question “what makes a dance or theatre aesthetic ‘African’? And does it matter?” panellists were unanimous in their answer that there shouldn’t be an “African aesthetic.” This very notion, to them, was unbelievably limiting and colonial. It is those stereotypes and Eurocentric standards that need to be questioned and undone if we are to decolonise South African performance arts.
What does this look like, practically?
According to Ravengai, the process of decolonising theatre and dance programmes at South African Universities actually began long before the #Rhodesmustfall movement, with the changing of the department’s name from “Drama” to “Theatre and Performance” in 2013.
Naming, as we know from the highly contentious subject of geographical renaming under the South African Geographical Names Act of 1998, is a powerful thing. In the case of geographical renaming, it serves as a symbolic form of reparation for human rights abuses suffered under the apartheid government.
For Ravengai, the renaming of his department meant a title that was far more inclusive of all types of performance arts. Instead of the narrow umbrella of “Drama,” the new title encompasses a much wider variety of expression. Students creating work that is not easily categorised can feel somewhat seen and understood.
“In the naming system, because words have got power, you try to accommodate all of the values that could be taught under that particular thing,” explained Ravengai.
Though this process of renaming can feel potentially inane, it holds vital function in a society recovering from the horrors of its past. It also centres the conversation on the importance of language in a broader sense.
The fact that South Africa has eleven national languages and only two of them, English and Afrikaans, are used chiefly in education and business is of utmost importance. What about the countless people whose mother tongues are one of the other nine languages? How can you learn if you do not understand what is being communicated to you? And how can you express yourself if you are not being understood?
Hlatshwayo puts this into context with his experience in the dance world, noting that formal contemporary dance is innately Western-leaning because the universal lingo of dance is for the most part communicated through Western languages. There is a “need to develop an ability to speak about our work in the media in many vernacular languages. What is a plié? What is an arabesque? We still do not have those terminologies in our own languages.”
The process of creating new ways of thinking and talking about our arts begins with revitalising education. Ravengai notes that a focus on curriculums, what they include and why, is an essential part of decolonising.
“The first question we need to ask ourselves is what do we want? Why do we offer this curriculum?”
A decolonised curriculum, then, would mean a curriculum that includes and celebrates work produced by non-Western scholars and artists that are creating for and about South African students. It would mean a curriculum that does not hold Western creation as the mecca of good taste or truth.
Mmatumisang Motsisi, PhD student, activist, and lecturer at Stellenbosch University spoke about this necessity for her students. “Because we are working with a backlog of not being published, of not being paid, my students don’t always know that there is a pocket for them. That there are people doing work that they find interesting and important,” she said.
But what of the Western canon? Surely ground-breaking work created in the West cannot simply be discarded as non-important.
A member of the audience put it this way: “does it make me any less African if I want to wear a ball gown and dance around to Bach?”
Mbembe would say not. Decolonising the archive is “expanding the archive, not excising it … the European archive alone can no longer account for the complexities, both of history, of the present, and of the future, of our human and other-than-human world.”
Kumalo echoed this sentiment, saying, “don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Read Shakespeare. But let us ask, in the time that Shakespeare was asking certain questions, what questions were being considered in our own context, and how were those questions being considered?”
It’s not about cancelling Western knowledge production from our curriculums, but understanding where it comes from, and the history of its hegemony. It’s also about knowing that forms of knowledge produced in South Africa (and other spaces) exist too and are just as valuable. And this work can and must be done through a more inclusive curriculum.
Hlatshwayo points out that this applies outside of formal education too, noting that decolonisation starts with accommodating different types of non-formal knowledge production. “I’m interested in where my students come from, who they are, their relations with their communities, and their families. It’s about empowering people to understand that their knowledge, their skill, their education is not something that is measured by what degrees they have from what institution.”
“We have to tell diverse stories, and more of them,” Mdu Kweyama, actor, academic, director and choreographer, explained in the panel about what makes a theatre or dance aesthetic “African.” For Kweyama, in a decolonised world, there is no universal “African” aesthetic, but just stories and truths based on real people, with respect.
“I applaud artists who question their African-ness,” Hlatshwayo agreed. It is the limiting label and stereotype of the title “African” that allows for a cultural hierarchy to occur.
This brings up another important point: in a globalised world, the project of decolonisation is necessarily a planetary mission. If we truly want to decolonise South African art and education, we must work transnationally, with the rest of the postcolonial world.
Kumalo, in the introduction to the launch of Decolonisation as Democratisation, explained why authors from around the world had been included in the text.
“This approach was motivated by two observations. The first was that the reality of colonialism and coloniality was similar across time and space. We are aware of the shared experiences of people at the margins, and thus, the reason behind the appeal to include voices that were not specifically South African. The second motivation was then predicated on the factuality of the global knowledge economy. The objective of thinking about and with the South African was to steer clear of creating an echo chamber that celebrates South African exceptionalism.”
In this way, the phenomenon of the Black Lives Matter movements that spread like wildfire across the world after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, could be seen as an emblem of hope. The decolonisation project must be a global one.
“Radical agency is not about the sharing of boundaries. It’s about ‘deborderisation’,” Mbembe wrote about mobilisation of the decolonial mission. As Motsisi put it, “I’m bothered by this panel and that we are all of colour, because it now becomes our responsibility to do decolonisation, right? It’s not. It’s everyone’s responsibility.”
Why it matters
If we’re all going to be involved in this process of decolonisation, then we need to know the answer to the most central question: why does all of this fairly theoretical talk of “moving the centre,” renaming, and expanding the canon matter? More pointedly, why does it matter to those most affected by colonialism, those who don’t have access to these kinds of talks, those who struggle daily to put bread on the table?
The answer is that decolonising the arts “means nothing and everything at the same time,” says Motsisi. Debating questions of decolonising theatre and dance will not put bread on the table when there is none. At least not immediately.
But as Kumalo puts it, the decolonisation of cultural production gives the postcolonial subject what he calls “ontological legitimacy” or the truth of existing. In short, it grants the necessity of being recognised as a human being with legitimate thoughts, feelings and experiences — a recognition that colonised groups were routinely and systematically denied by imperial powers.
The lack of this recognition in both colonial and post-colonial times has been explored by multiple theorists, such as William Edward Burghardt Du Bois in his writings about “double consciousness”, and Frantz Fanon in his Black Skin White Masks.
Fanon wrote, “man is human only to the extent to which he tries to impose himself on another man in order to be recognised by him. As long as he has not been effectively recognised by the other, it is this other who remains the focus of his actions. His human worth and reality depend on this other and on his recognition by the other.”
Recognition is everything. If one is not recognised as human, then one’s human rights and needs are not recognised either. Kumalo states, “if I cannot recognise you, I cannot see that you need bread, and so I will not give you bread.”
Decolonisation of cultural production in South Africa means a recognition of the humanness of all South Africans. It means pivoting things so that they are done for and with the people, whose needs and rights have been recognised.
Why isn’t this already happening?
Like all sweeping, utopian ideals, the decolonising project has some critical foils. The major obstacle being, as usual, monetary.
One of the questions asked at the panel that discussed what makes theatre and dance aesthetic “African,” was how, if there is no such thing as an “African” aesthetic, will we pitch and sell South African productions to foreign investors?
And therein lies the crux of the matter: a large amount of funding for South African arts comes from foreign investors. The Take-a-STAND dialogues themselves were partially funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In considering the question about pitching “African” art to foreign investors, Hlatshwayo noted that the necessity of considering this question was a problem in itself.
“We stand to lose foreign investors, and that’s the real issue. That’s why African art needs to be validated from the outside. That’s why we have to present ourselves in an ‘acceptable’ way.”
It’s a complex issue that has many ins-and-outs and no clear answer. Saartjie Botha, director of Toyota SU Wordfees put it bluntly: “without artists we are nothing, but without sponsors, we can’t be anything.”
The final panel of the weekend included three cultural diplomats: Daniel Smit (Netherlands), Selen Daver (France), and Hedda Krausz Sjogren (Sweden,) and addressed the topic, “Why we support and engage with South African arts: the views of international agencies.”
It was clear that all three panellists were deeply engaged and invested in the well-being of the South African art world. They talked about making connections between artists across borders and bringing South African culture to Europe. They also spoke of various arts initiatives and funding opportunities.
How do we navigate “moving the centre,” how do we celebrate our own cultural production alongside that of the Global North, when we are still so dependent on their funding to carry on?
“Why isn’t there more local funding?” asked Hlatshwayo. “That’s the question we need answered.” DM/ ML
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Anatomy & Physiology
Our Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) Level 3 CPD course is the foundation for any person wishing to work within the beauty therapy, complementary therapy and the aesthetics industry.
This course is a combination course made up of 45 hours of guided home learning. 1 day in class and an exam.
Course content includes:
- Cells & Tissue.
- The Skeletal system.
- Muscular system of the body and face.
- Skin & hair and nails.
- Raspatory system.
- The cardiovascular system.
- Lymphatic system.
- The Nervous system.
Here at Creative Touch we have a unique learning structure which allows our learners to engage in their education as soon as they purchase their course. We have an integrated online blended learner system, where you can download your course and being your studies without having to book your in house academy training. Your blended learning platform can be accessed once you have created your account and purchased your course. Its filled with pre study manuals, consultation forms, practical demonstrations and quizzes to test your learning before attending your practical assessment day. We hope this then maximises our learners experience and allows you to explore the course in depth both before and after your academy training day. Your practical day in the academy can be booked in at any point within 120 days of purchase, and on a range of available dates both morning and afternoon Monday to Friday subject to availability. Weekend training may be available upon request.
All equipment is supplied for training.
Course duration 45 hours home study 6 hours in house.
CPD accredited course gaining 55 CPD points upon completion.
Finance plans available through our Paylater option.
This course is suitable for complete beginners and satisfies the insurance needs as part of the access to aesthetics programme.
Home Study Learning
Home Based Self Evaluation Quizzes
In Academy Training Day
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Rob Gonsalves’ Surreal Optical Illusions are a “Celebration of Imagination”
More info: Facebook
Rob Gonsalves is a famous Canadian artist whose works are recognizable for their magic realism and well-planned optical illusions. One image melts into another and comes back again full circle, playing with our minds by creating irrational dream worlds.
Gonsalves has been interested in drawing since he was a kid. By the age of twelve, he already demonstrated masterful technique and a good understanding of architecture and perspective. After he found out about the works of Salvador Dali and René Magritte, he turned to surrealism himself and has never looked back since.
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