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Remarkable Points You Can Pick Up From Researching Weight Management.
There are several important elements to think about when trying to reduce weight. The very first is the reason for the weight loss. Numerous researches have actually shown that individuals who drop weight are healthier total. The larger the midsection area, the better the danger of developing heart disease. Additionally, the smaller the waist, the reduced the danger. Consuming a well balanced diet plan consisting of 10 portions of vegetables and fruits a day will certainly help you drop weight. Exercising on a regular basis is also a good idea for those who wish to slim down.
Unusual weight loss can be an indicator of numerous clinical problems. If your weight-loss is greater than 10 extra pounds, you should get in touch with a doctor to eliminate even more severe ailments. If the weight management is extended or extreme, you might have a problem like diabetes or cancer. To find the resource of the issue, you need to consult your doctor. As soon as the root cause of your weight reduction has been figured out, you can begin treatment. Listed here are some typical underlying reasons for unusual body weight-loss.
Idiopathic fat burning is usually brought on by a health problem, which can trigger nutrient loss. A client struggling with this problem ought to get in touch with a medical professional immediately. Spontaneous weight management can be an indicator of cancer cells. This form of loss is generally triggered by a condition, such as gastroenteritis or bowel condition. If you experience inexplicable weight gain, consult your medical professional. You may be struggling with an underlying health problem or disease.
If your weight reduction is too slow, maybe a sign of an eating disorder. If you have a diagnosable eating disorder, you must look for medical interest from a qualified therapist. A knowledgeable specialist can aid you find the most effective therapy for your condition. A healthy body weight will certainly improve your total wellness and also increase your self-confidence. It is important that you care for your health and also consume well. If you are suffering from any one of these problems, you might wish to talk to a therapist to review your options.
You need to likewise recognize what kind of activity you need to do in order to drop weight. You must work out at the very least half an hour a day and also try to do some exercise each day. If your workout timetable is too hectic, you must discover a companion that can do this for you. This person may not have a significant clinical problem. If you are overweight or overweight, it is really essential to exercise routinely. This will certainly keep your metabolic rate working. If you are not obtaining adequate exercise, you may require to add a supplement or consume more than 300 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise a week.
It is essential to note that diet pills with a high sugar content are not a good selection for everybody. They can trigger significant side effects, as well as you need to only take them if you have the time as well as power to do it. Some diet plan pills can also trigger you to put on weight if you do not work out frequently. You need to always comply with the instructions on the label of any type of medication you are taking. This way, you will certainly be sure that the product is safe.
A healthy weight can be achieved through diet plan as well as exercise. However, if you experience unusual weight loss, it is essential to speak with a health care provider. Lots of people experience unexplained fat burning as an adverse effects of medication or illness. If you are losing weight suddenly, you need to get in touch with a health care service provider to figure out the source. Your general health and fitness level must be your primary issue. Below are some pointers to shed excess extra pounds as well as keep a healthy body.
Keeping a food diary can be a vital tool for weight-loss. First, understand what you consume. This will certainly aid you figure out what is creating your weight management. Divide your practices into energy in as well as power out. This will aid you comprehend which foods are causing your body to place on or lose weight. The food journal will certainly also help you see styles in your consuming practices. When you have a far better understanding of your habits, you can start to make changes that will certainly cause long-lasting success.
A weight reduction testimonial study revealed a favorable correlation between dietary recognition and weight loss. Making use of a pedometer is likewise handy in maintaining your new weight. Tracking your exercise is an important step towards successful fat burning. You can also utilize this as a weight-loss strategy. By following a nutritional plan, you’ll be able to keep a healthier lifestyle. A healthy weight maintenance strategy includes eating mindfully and working out consistently.
If you’re a female with an eating disorder, a GP can help you conquer your eating disorder. If the problem continues, it is necessary to visit a medical professional to dismiss a hidden clinical problem. If you’re a man, speak with a dietitian, and also review your alternatives with a relied on buddy or member of the family. If you’re worried about your weight, you can seek aid from an eating disorder charity.
A healthy diet is a crucial to weight loss success. A healthy and balanced diet regimen will certainly enhance your metabolic rate and aid you lose weight. While exercise is necessary for your health and wellness, a diet plan that does not include regular exercise can trigger adverse adverse effects. Even if it is safe, eating a healthy diet isn’t an easy task. A good strategy will consist of workouts and a healthy and balanced lifestyle. You’ll require to be committed to it to see outcomes. how to maximize early weight loss on a keto diet
A diet rich in fiber and healthy protein will certainly boost your energy and enhance your metabolism. When you’re starving, consume a tiny treat of fresh fruits or veggies. If you’re feeling starving, stop eating as well as wait at least 10 minutes before you eat much more. If you’re hungry in between dishes, you’ll likely really feel the urge to consume once again later. You’ll want to see to it that your body doesn’t come to be accustomed to the abrupt weight reduction and also stay as active as feasible. | <urn:uuid:2c9b9fef-5e08-4b57-b018-4f38e973adc3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.jhponline.com/2021/11/26/remarkable-points-you-can-pick-up-from-researching-weight-management/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.966742 | 1,298 | 1.953125 | 2 |
LAST MARCH WAS THE COLDEST THE MALTESE ISLANDS HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE 1987
- Temperature averaged at 12.4°C; 1.7°C lower than the monthly norm
- With a total of 176.5 sunshine hours measured, March was much less sunny than the norm
- March yielded 23.8 mm of precipitation, which was lower than the expected 39.7 mm
MARCH WEATHER ROUND-UP
The Maltese Islands last month experienced the coldest start to spring since 1987, with the air temperature for March having averaged at 12.4°C. This average was closer to the February climate norm of 12.6°C than to the March norm of 14.1°C.
Last month’s highest temperature peaked at 25.2°C on the last day, having previously dipped to a minimum of 6.0°C on March 11. While this minimum was quite low for March, it was not comparable to the lowest March temperature on record of 2.2°C, which dates back to 1949. In 1987, a similar minimum of 2.4°C had been recorded, with the air temperature for the month that year having averaged at 11.8°C.
A look at last month’s mean sea surface temperature, on the other hand, shows that this equalled the March climate norm for of 15.3°C.
While March generally ushers in sunnier weather along with longer days, the start to last spring was hardly steeped in sunshine. A heavier mean cloud cover of 4.2 oktas together with several instances of dust in suspension led to the clocking of 48.2 sunshine hours less than the norm of 224.7 hours.
Two days in March – 13 and 19 – were marked by a complete absence of sunshine. Having yielded 18.4 mm of rain, or 77% of the total rainfall measured, March 13 was also the wettest day of a drier-than-average month.
March 19, on the other hand, was a windswept Saturday and followed the day that produced last month’s strongest wind gust of 47 knots from the East Southeast direction. Averaging at 11.1 knots, the wind speed for the month was higher than the climate norm of 9.5 knots.
EASTER WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
The strong winds (force 6-7) from an East Northeast direction that are already sweeping across the Maltese Islands are set to persist until Friday night. A strong wind warning for the public together with a preliminary Gregale advisory for the Grand Harbour and Marsamxett, which are strongly impacted by Northeasterly winds, are currently in force. As blustery weather continues to affect the Maltese Islands, rough seas are expected to become rough to very rough on Friday.
The wind is expected to decrease on Saturday. An overnight change in the direction between Saturday and Sunday will see the Maltese Islands wake up to light (force 3) winds from the North Northwest on Easter Sunday, which will back West Northwest and become force 4 – 5.
The skies will be generally cloudy over the coming days, with isolated showers expected on Friday afternoon and Saturday night.
Between today and Sunday, the air temperature is expected to range between a low of 12°C and a high of 18°C.
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for small cubs to make and give to their big bear mums and dads!
you will need:
- felt in assorted colours, including black and red
- a piece of ribbon, about 15cm in length
- PVA glue
- a black felt pen
- a pinch of stuffing or cotton wool
Download and print out the template – FeltBearTemplate.jpg. Cut out the pieces, pin onto the felt, and cut carefully around the shapes (parental help needed here). You should have one front, one back, two ears and one nose for each bear – and they have one heart to share!
Start with the big bear. Glue around the edge of one body piece, sticking the ears just inside. Add a tiny pinch of stuffing in the tummy (tip: only a VERY tiny pinch or you’ll never get it all closed up!).
Loop your piece of ribbon then glue it into place (with a dollop behind, in the middle and at the front of the loop). Then press the front body piece gently into place. Keep pressing around the edges while it begins to dry.
Do the same with your little bear, with an even tinier pinch of stuffing – but no ribbon this time.
Put glue over half the back of the little bear.
Place the little bear snuggling up to the big bear. Stick down the red heart at a jaunty angle, add the black felt noses and draw on the eyes with pen.
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The Russian Tracker or Russian Retriever is an extinct breed of domestic dog. It is uncertain when precisely the breed ceased to exist; it could still be found in the late 1800s. The Tracker was of Asiatic Russian origin. It was used for hundreds of years to protect and herd the flocks of the Indo-Aryan peoples people in the wind-beaten, snow-swept Caucasus Mountains. The Tracker was a large dog, sometimes standing as high as 76.2cm at the shoulder and weighing 45.4kg or more. Despite his seemingly cumbersome proportions, he was fast and flexible enough to chase off wolves and other such predators that threatened his sheep. He wore a thick, taffy colored double-coat that protected him from both the harsh weather and the savage wildlife. Aside from his physical prowess, this mountain dog was also blessed with exceptional intellect. He was so wise and capable (legend says) that he could keep himself and his flock alive and well for months on end with no human help. The breed is related to on some level, and may be synonymous with, the "Yellow Russian Retriever", which measured 71.1cm and 40.8kg. That breed was reputed to be used for tracking wounded deer. however, the Flat-coated Retriever and a few of the Setters are also believed to carry Tracker blood. | <urn:uuid:0c6d58be-05b3-45cb-a132-8efeef5f7544> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.europetnet.org/pet-resources/dog-breeds/item/1804-russian-tracker.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.984164 | 282 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Welcome to our news and blogs. Here you’ll find the latest developments and insights from across our four longitudinal studies.
Breastfeeding matters for children’s cognitive development, but disadvantaged mothers who give birth at the weekend are less likely to breastfeed, owing to poorer breastfeeding support in hospitals, finds a new UCL study.
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) has redeposited data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) 2002-2004 Biomedical Sweep, with most data now available to researchers under the UK Data Service’s standard access arrangements (End User Licence) for the first time.
Researchers from around the world have been using CLS study data to tackle important questions. Here is a round-up over 100 new pieces of research that we’ve added to the CLS bibliography between April and September 2020.
Almost three quarters of British middle-aged adults spend more than eight hours sitting each day, new objective data taken from activity monitors has shown.
A new, searchable, online guide on physical activity measures used in six longitudinal studies, including the 1958, 1970 and Millennium birth cohorts, has been launched by CLOSER.
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) has secured funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), to further its investigation into the immediate and longer term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people in Britain.
Celebrating 50 years of the 1970 British Cohort Study – During the Age 16 Sweep study members were given a 4-day dietary diary to complete. Analysed alongside dietary data from later sweeps, this information may help us to understand adult eating patterns, and health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes.
CLS is seeking input on the first draft questionnaire of the Age 31 Sweep of Next Steps, a longitudinal cohort study following 16,000 people born in England in 1989-1990.
How much does one’s family background influence their midlife wellbeing? And, what effect does technology engagement have on teenage sleep? What is the psychological impact of having to work part-time when full-time jobs are not available? And, how important is cognitive ability in helping people climb the social ladder?
Celebrating 50 years of the 1970 British Cohort Study – Thanks to findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) birth survey we have increased our understanding of the risks posed by smoking in pregnancy, helping to improve health advice provided to mothers ever since.
New activity monitor data from the Age 46 Biomedical Sweep of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) are now available for researchers to download from the UK Data Service.
Teenage mothers and men who become fathers by their early 20s are at greater risk of developing conditions such as heart disease and diabetes in middle age, compared to those who delay parenthood, according to a UCL-led study.
This project aims to advance our understanding of whether Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) affects the wellbeing of families, and if so why. Using datasets from the Millenium Cohort Study, we analyse MAR’s effects on a large range of adults/child outcomes through innovative research designs.
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Forensic career requirements will not be troublesome to obtain. Many faculties provide courses specializing in forensics. Many two 12 months programs are available in addition to specialized courses and bachelor’s degrees. The personal traits that are required however, usually are not actually thought of learnable skills.
Analysis and discussion into the thoughts/physique correlation might be the most exciting avenue of intellectual discussion. Whereas the emergence of arduous sciences was simultaneous with the Western Renaissance, in many ways it additionally led us into a new “Dark Age” where the unseen was discounted as not legitimate. By merging spiritual ideas, the physical sciences, and quantum concept by way of the use of “thought experiments” and “good science” we could also be on the cusp of a brand new technological era which just may signify the next large step in human evolution.
Temporary Ignorance? The lavatory door is locked.
The preliminary factor to think about is the type of work somebody desires to do and the situation of the work. For example, health workers, they are forensic scientists who conduct autopsies and the requirement before coming into the field is a medical degree. Somebody who executes the essential work in forensic laboratory can have the ability to do the job by the use of two years in college. While discovering forensic science professions, people must take into consideration the principles wanted by the institute which recognize folks at these fields, because these will converse the place they go to school.
“No biologist is in any doubt” he provides, that in the future all will probably be defined when it comes to forces, power, and atoms and molecules. Nonetheless, despite describing this attitude as “overweening pleasure”, Lewontic cunningly resolves the problem by suggesting that science might and would discover out, if solely eternity lasted long enough to carry out the mandatory analysis. Rainbows come to mind.
We might use phrases such because the Absolute, the Real.
You possibly can increase your speculation to learn one thing like the following, “This experiment will measure temperature results throughout time from various quantities of ammonium nitrate dissolved in water. Speculation: If a higher quantity of ammonium nitrate is added to water, the temperature of the solution will drop faster, and the better the amount of ammonium nitrate added to water, the decrease the tip temperature might be earlier than stabilizing.”
After all it’s nothing new to consider that there’s something past the walls of this world, hidden realms that lie just beyond our perception or just out of reach. Our earliest religions are replete with such different worlds. Indeed in Eire now we have the richest vein of such Otherworldly literature, most clearly manifest within the quite a few tales of journeys to the Celtic Otherworld, be they the early Eachtra?� ‘adventures’ or the later Iomramha ‘voyages’. Here the Irish Otherworld exists primarily beneath the surface of the earth (and seas) and might normally be accessed through historic burial mounds, caves, underneath lakes and the sea or extra simply through a preternatural mist that envelops some hero and takes him past our own world. Later the concept of strange, faraway islands entered Irish literature (primarily tailored from Classical sources), turning into one more location for the elusive Otherworld of the Celtic Irish.
We launch it quickly or slowly, in giant or small portions. We feature it anyplace and all over the place, for any or all of hundreds of functions. Can we seize it directly? Frankly, I see method too many scientific bread crumbs pointing toward thrilling research initiatives. The week Pluto hit my Solar my father died) | <urn:uuid:39acfdfc-ab9f-4c01-aa05-26d29929343e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.essayguard.co.uk/the-insider-secrets-for-essay-science-education-task-excellent-foundation-exposed.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.93541 | 769 | 2.21875 | 2 |
The objective of the Visual Arts class is to raise creative, sensitive, and self- confident students who can:
- Recognize the characteristics of lines and colors,
- Express themselves through lines and colors,
- Express themselves through art,
- Interpret works of art,
- Establish positive relationships,
- Develop skills needed to create aesthetic works of art.
In the Visual Arts class basic elements of painting are taught in Grade 1 and the progress is attained every grade-level. The Visual Arts class is a subject in which feelings and thoughts are expressed. Students express their inner worlds and the way they perceive their environment through works of art.
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At the foot of the page are a report on ‘Birds of the Spey estuary in 2012’ and monthly summaries of the birds recorded at the Spey estuary in 2012 – 2015 .
The term ‘Spey estuary’ is used here to include all tidal areas at the mouth of the River Spey, and adjacent habitats. Part of the estuary consists of a number of shingle islands dissected by the river, whose course regularly changes. It discharges into the sea at Tugnet. On the west side of the river mouth, at Kingston, are tidal lagoons and a muddy estuary with a small area of saltmarsh and a reed bed. Also included within the ‘Spey estuary’ recording area are the shingle beaches within c500m of the river mouth and birds within identifiable distance on the open sea.
The mouth of the river is easily viewed from Tugnet but upstream from here to the viaduct much of the river is obscured by riparian woodland. This upstream section of the river is however mostly accessible along the edge of the golf course on the western side. The muddy estuary is best viewed from the Kingston side although distant views with a telescope are possible from Tugnet.
As might be expected, the birdlife that can be seen in the area depends largely on the season, the state of the tide and the prevailing weather conditions.
Winter is a relatively quiet time with the birdlife of the area dominated by wildfowl. Flocks of Mallard, Wigeon and Teal frequent the marshes while Goldeneye dive in the river channel with a few Red-breasted Mergansers and the occasional Goosander. Offshore, Eiders, Long-tailed Ducks, scoters and divers may be seen. The first Shelduck usually return in February. A small flock of Greylag Geese often winters around the estuary. Waders are scarce, with Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank and Turnstone the only likely species. Snipe may be flushed from the saltmarsh. The gull flock is dominated by Herring, Great Black-backed and Common Gulls – but it is always worth checking as Glaucous and Iceland are found in most winters.
Spring begins early at the Spey estuary with most wildfowl flocks declining during March and local breeding species moving in. Red-breasted Mergansers become more numerous in late April, prior, presumably, to moving upstream to breed. Goosanders also first appear in significant numbers. The Curlew flock breaks up and the first Ringed Plovers and Dunlin often appear in early March. Common Sandpipers flit along the river margins from mid April. The first terns are likely in early April, usually Sandwich are the first to be heard passing offshore, with Common and Arctic arriving at the Spey estuary in mid month. Sand Martins can be expected over the river any day from the end of March with Swallows inspecting the Tugnet buildings from mid April. Around this time the first Ospreys will have returned from Africa and can be seen fishing along the lower stretches of the river or in shallow water just offshore. The riparian woodland comes alive with bird song – firstly the resident species and then these are joined by summer visitors such as Willow Warblers in mid April. Sedge Warblers start to sing in the rank vegetation at Tugnet and Whitethroats in the drier scrub.
By mid May, Goldeneye and Red-breasted Mergansers will have left and Goosander numbers rise further. Spring wader passage is at its peak and numbers of Dunlin and Ringed Plover may briefly exceed 50. Scarcer species such as Whimbrel, Wood Sandpiper and Temminck’s Stint should be looked for at this time. A marked passage of White Wagtails is often evident.
In mid summer, Common and Arctic Terns fly up and down the river to their breeding colony on the shingle near the viaduct and during July large numbers are often resting on the shingle around the river mouth. Juvenile Great Black-backed Gulls dominate the gull flock – sometimes 200-300 with at least as many Herring Gulls. Common Sandpiper numbers rise rapidly in early July as birds move down from upland breeding sites, and Dunlin passage peaks between mid July and mid August, when a few hundred are occasionally counted. Ringed Plovers pass through in variable numbers during August and this is the time when the distinctive call of Whimbrel can often be heard. During August and September a range of less common waders is likely to pass through, such as Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Ruff. The flock of Curlews increases to several hundred at this time and the flock of moulting female Goosanders around the river mouth is at its largest.
By September the peak passage period for waders is past, although Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper may still appear. White Wagtails join the Pied Wagtails on the open mud, and Teal and Wigeon numbers start to rise once more. In mid month the first flocks of Pink-footed Geese pass over. Offshore there may be large numbers of fishing or passing Gannets, and Cormorants rest on the shingle spit when not fishing. The gull flock contains hundreds of Common Gulls in addition to the Herring Gulls. More adult Great Black-backed Gulls arrive and the terns leave – Common and Arctic by early September although a few Sandwich are likely until late in the month. The last Osprey is usually seen in mid month.
During October and November the bird life of the Spey estuary returns to winter levels. The Goosander flock disperses but Goldeneye replace them on the river. Snipe become more numerous on the marsh but apart from Curlews, few waders are present. If weather conditions are right, flocks of Redwings and Fieldfares may arrive off the sea. The stubble fields around Tugnet may contain flocks of Linnet, Yellowhammer and Skylark. There will be a few Reed and Corn Buntings and, with luck, a Snow Bunting or two on the shingle.
Martin Cook 9 Oct 2012
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Specialization, intensification and spatial separation of crop, livestock and forestry production systems have contributed to climate change and biodiversity loss. Circularity in integrated crop-livestock-forestry production systems may reduce the environmental impact of agricultural production systems through strategies that mitigate GHG emissions and increase resource use efficiency. However, a clear picture of potential synergies and trade-offs is required before prioritizing solutions. The SENSE project develops a matrix of (existing) indicators for effective quantification of the status of circularity within case studies of integrated systems (in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Uruguay, and the United Kingdom). Contrasting scenarios of carbon, nutrients, water, and biomass flows are simulated in the case studies through process-based models such as Manure-DNDC. We test a novel digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MVR) system developed by the James Hutton Institute (project leader) and its application in quantifying and mitigating GHG emissions. This helps to develop potential scenarios at farm level to redesign systems towards more complete local circularity within integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems. We evaluate and compare the circularity scenarios according to (i) their potential for mitigating GHG emissions, (ii) their resilience, using a probabilistic risk analysis approach, and (iii) their side effects on other societal goals based on multidimensional sustainability assessment tools. We compare and discuss our cases together with farmers through circularity, ecological functioning and socio-economic indicators to discover general lessons for enhancing effective circularity at the farm level. SENSE contributes to the European Farm to Fork Strategy and to cross-cutting actions of the European Circular Economy Action Plan. Namely, we will provide guidance for informed circularity decisions at farm level that consider the trade-offs with other sustainability goals. Translated into policy briefs, this information will help to design an enabling environment that effectively supports farmers to enhance circularity in their farming systems in a meaningful way.
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Hybrid Argument Draft 1 + Video Peer Feedback
Instructor Prompt #1 (only one for this week):
At this point in the final hybrid pa.per writing process, you should have a minimum a 1000 word draft ready to share with your peer groups for revision. This week is explicitly dedicated to writing, rewriting, and writing even more. In line with the themes of this course, composition students must embrace writing as a recursive process. The very act of peer revision brings to life rhetorical and audience awareness strategies outlined by Mike Bunn and Shelley Reid. The practice of giving and receiving feedback embraces Lamott’s conception of the “Shitty First Draft” and reinvents the relationship of revision as described by Peter Elbow. In the body of this discussion post, be sure to include your 250-500 word author’s note and specify any kinds of peer feedback you would appreciate. If you are stuck on any part of the writing process, please be sure to detail that in the body of this discussion board post. Review Week 7 Draft #1 Assignment
Download Week 7 Draft #1 Assignment and attach Draft #1 in .doc or .docx format to this discussion post.
Using both the Peer Video Response Evaluation Resource
Download Peer Video Response Evaluation Resource and Peer Review MLA Checklist Resource
Download Peer Review MLA Checklist Resource , you need to download, read, and annotate your peer’s Hybrid Argument First Draft.
In order to give thoughtful and comprehensive feedback, be sure to carve out generous time to closely read your peer’s text. After you have responded to your peer via written feedback, create a 3-5 minute peer response video describing the changes you suggested in depth. Post both your video feedback and attach written feedback for your peer to review.
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In the next few weeks I’ll be working on launching our Egypt trip for February 2022. Egypt is a top bucket list destination and I’m excited for the amazing itinerary we have. There is so much to see there that you’ve likely never heard of, yet are so much a part of the story of Egypt, so I thought I would touch on a few of the sites around the Nile River today.
As one of the most important waterways in the world, it is hardly surprising that the Ancient Egyptians built many of their main settlements along the banks of the river, and many of the most famous temples and other attractions are within walking distance of the river. In this article, we’ll show you some of the must-see attractions in Egypt that you’ll see along the Nile.
Up there with the Pyramids of Giza in terms of impressiveness, Karnak Temple is Egypt’s second most visited archaeological site, located on the east bank of the Nile near Luxor. Built over hundreds of years, virtually every pharaoh contributed in some way to the temple’s construction. Legendary figures such as Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut are just some examples.
The Great Hypostyle Hall is probably the most impressive part of the temple complex, with grand columns towering over the heads of visitors, decorated with all manner of carvings and hieroglyphs. And the Avenue of Sphinxes sees visitors walking along a foreboding path, with towering statues rising up on either side. The reason for its size is that Karnak was dedicated to three of the most important Egyptian gods and goddesses – Amun Ra, Mut and Khonsu.
Valley of the Kings
Not far from Thebes (modern-day Luxor) on the west bank of the Nile, the Valley of the Kings was the final resting place for many of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. More than 60 different tombs have been uncovered at the site, including the most famous of them all, the Boy King Tutankhamun. Discovered in 1922 by the explorer Howard Carter, the tomb contained the famous gold funerary mask which is soon to be housed in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Many of the tombs are open to the public, though never more than 10 at any one time, so it is down to luck as to which ones you will be able to visit during your trip. But all are ornately decorated and amazing places to explore. They were once filled with treasures to support the pharaohs in the afterlife, but anything that wasn’t taken by grave robbers is now on display in museums and collections across the country.
Not far from the Valley of the Kings is the equally impressive Valley of the Queens, where the wives of many pharaohs were buried. There are more than 80 tombs here, including those of Queen Nefatari. You are also likely to glimpse the giant Colossi of Memnon nearby, two colossal statues which once marked the entrance to the Temple of Amenhophis III, now lost forever.
Within the city of Luxor itself, Luxor Temple is one of the few temples in Egypt not to be dedicated to a specific god or pharaoh. Instead, it was dedicated to the idea of kingship, and it is believed that many pharaohs were crowned at this sight, in the centre of ancient Thebes, now Luxor. Dusk is one of the best times to visit Luxor Temple, as the site is illuminated after dark with many lights, which gives it a magical feel and heightens the experience of visiting this important monument.
One of the best preserved temples in the whole of Egypt, Edfu Temple was virtually reclaimed by the desert, with only the highest parts of the temple visible by the time of its discovery in 1798. A painstaking effort to uncover the site revealed one of the most complete Egyptian temples ever found. Dedicated to the gods Horus and Hathor, it was an important site in the Ancient Egyptian civilization, hosting many festivals in the name of these two goddesses. Much of what Egyptologists know about Edfu has been deciphered from carvings on the temple itself, which visitors can still see today.
The Aswan High Dam
A more recent attraction, the Aswan High Dam was completed in 1970 and is the world’s largest embankment dam, built across the face of the River Nile at Aswan. The impact of the dam was transformational. When it first opened, it generated enough electricity to power many surrounding villages and settlements for the first time. And the water which it held back created Lake Nasser, a man-made reservoir. This water was used to increase Egypt’s arable land by more than 30%, helping to feed people and allowing development to accelerate in the country. The dam is also mightily impressive in its own right and is well worth a glimpse for anyone enjoying a Nile cruise which travels as far south as Aswan. It is also possible to enjoy a luxury cruise on Lake Nasser.
Other Nile-side attractions include Philae Temple, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the symmetrical temple of Kom Ombo. There are countless ways to explore the sights of Egypt, but a Nile cruise should be a component of your visit to Egypt allowing travelers to see numerous sights between Luxor and Aswan, or beyond. | <urn:uuid:231fa95e-077f-45b3-8837-170392aca6ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.recess4grownups.com/blog/sights-along-egypt-nile-river/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.965399 | 1,127 | 2.171875 | 2 |
As lots of major earthquakes struck the country this year, the keyword “earthquake today” landed on Google Philippines’ top trending searches for news.
The keyword reached third place in the category, topping news-related searches such as “lotto results today,” “SOGIE Bill” and “SONA 2019,” among others.
“Earthquake today” reached its peak in the search engine from April 21-27, the week a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila.
It was also the same week that some parts of Visayas experienced a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.
The keyword also gained traction from October 27 to November 2, the same week Mindanao suffered from three major tremors.
Related topics that popped up on the platform include searches on Samar and Davao Region earthquakes.
On the afternoon of April 22, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted Central Luzon with an epicenter recorded at Castillejos, Zambales.
Several provinces and cities in Metro Manila felt different intensities ranging from Intensity 5 to 3.
Pampanga was one of the provinces that sustained the most damage to infrastructure, particularly the municipality of Porac.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that more than 400 aftershocks were recorded the day after the earthquake occurred.
Some parts of Visayas on April 23 experienced a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a recorded epicenter in San Julian, Eastern Samar.
Areas that had recorded intensities include Leyte, Samar, Surigao Del Sur, Iloilo City, Negros Occidental and Cebu City, among others.
While the earthquake happened a day after a major tremor struck Luzon, an official from the Phivolcs said that it is “not related” as the Visayas quake was generated by a movement in the Philippine Trench.
The southern island of the Philippines experienced four major earthquakes, including the strongest one that was recorded on December 15.
On October 16, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Cotabato with an epicenter located southeast of Tulunan town.
Areas affected include Kidapawan, Digos and Tacurong City.
By October 29, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Cotabato once more with an epicenter located off Tulunan town.
It affected Kidapawan, General Santos City and Cagayan de Oro City, among others.
Another tremor struck the southern island when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded with an epicenter at Tulunan anew.
Affected areas include Sultan Kudarat, General Santos City and Digos.
On December 15, the strongest earthquake struck the island with a 6.9 magnitude. Its epicenter was recorded northwest of Matanao, Davao del Sur.
Affected areas include Padada, General Santos City and Cotabato.
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The last time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in a debate, the event was something of a circus. After all, no one had seen these two presidential candidates go head to head on live TV. The on-site crowd, perhaps goosed by a free flow of Anheuser-Busch beverages, made catcalls and reacted verbally despite being cautioned not to do so. An average of 84 million people tuned in to watch across 13 TV networks, a new record in the sixty-year history of televised presidential debates. And only one moderator was available to keep things in check.
You’d think a second-round debate between the two White House hopefuls would pose less of a challenge. Curiosity-seekers should have been sated by the first clash. And given the Republican candidate’s strange social-media reactions and drops in polls after the two met at Hofstra University on September 26, others may well have thought another debate was useless.
The disclosure Friday that Trump made lewd remarks about women to NBC News’ Billy Bush more than a decade ago when the correspondent worked for entertainment-news program “Access Hollywood,” however, has upended perceptions of the race for President. Trump issued a statement and a brusque apology in a short video released at about midnight Saturday, and since that time various Republican stalwarts have revoked their support of his candidacy. Questions also remain about portions of Trump’s tax returns that surfaced in reports from the New York Times suggesting a soured real-estate transaction has allowed him to not pay taxes for years.
Raddatz and Cooper may have expected a watered-down version of the debate NBC’s Lester Holt ran a few days back. Now they have to ride herd on what could easily devolve into televised chaos.
Both anchors – and the TV-news organizations that back them – have a lot at stake, and a sense of competition is tangible. In promos aired Sunday morning, CNN billed the event as “moderated by Anderson Cooper,” making no mention of Raddatz or ABC News.
Cooper is arguably the primetime face of CNN, and may be eager to underscore his TV-news bona fides after securing a new long-term deal with CNN that takes him out of the running to be a co-host with Kelly Ripa on her syndicated daytime program. Raddatz, meanwhile, has many years of experience covering global affairs, the State Department and the White House. Earlier this year, she was formally named co-anchor of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” and may seek to bring her experience with foreign affairs to the surface during this evening’s proceedings.
This debate is set as a “town hall,” and the moderators won’t be the only ones trying to get their voices heard. Half the questions will be asked by people in attendance – voters selected by the Gallup Organization who have yet to commit to a candidate – while the other half are to be based on “topics of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources,” according to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The anchors will be expected to lob provocative questions at both candidates even as they prod “regular” folks to do the same – all this, no doubt, while trying to get an equal share of air time.
And there’s also the thorny topic of which anchor will tackle which topic. Having Raddatz question Trump about his statements about women could prove a powerful moment.
The debate could cause other kinds of industry upset, too. NBC is sticking with its regularly scheduled broadcast of “Sunday Night Football,” letting sister outlet MSNBC handle coverage of the debate.
With broadcasts of NFL football experiencing viewer decline in recent weeks, could the nation’s most-watched primetime TV program see an audience dip? When the last debate was televised, ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” saw viewership fall by 36% from the previous week’s broadcast. Raddatz and Cooper have a lot of blocking and tackling ahead of them. | <urn:uuid:90f220c0-9f63-4b83-bc84-0628b370cd70> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/martha-raddatz-anderson-presidential-debate-1201883188/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.969235 | 857 | 1.546875 | 2 |
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Explain why good nutrition is important.
- List health problems related to being overweight or obese.
- Explain the general principles of good nutrition.
- List the physical and mental health benefits of regular exercise.
- Plan a program of regular exercise that you enjoy and can maintain.
Eating Healthy in College
Americans have trouble eating well in an environment that encourages overeating, and college students often have it even worse. It seems like food is everywhere, making it easy for students to snack between classes. Fast food restaurants abound. There may not be time to get back to your dorm or apartment for lunch, and it’s just so easy to grab a quick pastry at the coffee spot as you pass by between classes. These factors can cause students to gain weight.
Why is being overweight a problem? Obesity is associated with many medical conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. Although some health problems may not appear until later in life, diabetes is increasing rapidly in children and teenagers. Furthermore, the habits young adults may already have or may form during their college years generally continue into later years.
It’s the eating by habit, or mindlessly, that usually gets us in trouble and leads to weight gain. If we’re mindful instead, however, we can develop better habits.
The key to a good diet is to eat a varied diet with lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains and to minimize fats, sugar, and salt. The exact amounts depend on individual calorie requirements and activity levels, but people don’t have to count calories or measure and weigh food to eat well. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) general daily guidelines for a two-thousand-calorie diet are below.
- Grains (6 ounces)
- Eat whole grain cereals, breads, rice, or pasta.
- Vegetables (2.5 cups)
- Eat more dark green veggies like broccoli and spinach
- Eat more orange vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes
- Eat more beans and peas
- Fruits (2 cups)
- Eat a variety of fruit
- Minimize fruit juices
- Milk (3 cups)
- Choose low-fat or fat-free milk, yogurt, and other milk products
- If you don’t drink milk, choose lactose-free products or other calcium sources such as fortified foods
- Meat and beans (5.5 ounces)
- Choose low-fat or lean meats and poultry
- Roast, broil, or grill the meat
- Vary protein sources, including more fish, beans, peas, and nuts
- Minimize these (check food labels)
- Solid fats like butter and margarine and foods that contain them (avoid saturated and trans fats)
- Watch out for high-sodium foods
- Minimize added sugars
- Be physically active for at least thirty minutes most days of the week.
Avoiding the Freshman Fifteen
The “freshman fifteen” refers to the weight gain many students experience in their first year of college. To avoid that extra weight, here are some healthy eating tips:
- Eat a variety of foods every day.
- Take an apple or banana with you for a snack in case you get hungry between meals.
- Avoid fried foods.
- Avoid high-sugar foods.
- Replace soft drinks with flavored seltzer and other zero- or low-calorie drinks.
- Follow USDA guidelines.
Does Exercise Really Matter?
Exercise is good for both body and mind. Indeed, physical activity is almost essential for good health and student success. The physical benefits of regular exercise include the following:
- Improved fitness for the whole body, not just the muscles
- Greater cardiovascular fitness and reduced disease risk
- Increased physical endurance
- Stronger immune system, providing more resistance to disease
- Lower cholesterol levels, reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease
- Lowered risk of developing diabetes
- Weight maintenance or loss
Exercise also offers mental and psychological benefits:
- Stress reduction
- Improved mood, with less anxiety and depression
- Improved ability to focus mentally
- Better sleep
- Feeling better about oneself
For all of these reasons, it’s important for college students to regularly exercise or engage in physical activity. Like good nutrition and getting enough sleep, exercise is a key habit that contributes to overall wellness that promotes college success. Use the Exercise and Activity Self-Assessment to consider your current habits and attitudes.
Exercise and Activity Self-Assessment
Check the appropriate boxes.
|I enjoy physical activity.|
|Exercise is a regular part of my life.|
|I get my heart rate up for twenty to thirty minutes several times a week.|
|I enjoy exercising or engaging in physical activities or sports with others.|
What physical activities do you enjoy?
How often each week do you engage in a physical activity?
If you feel you’re not getting much exercise, what stands in your way?
Overall, do you think you get enough exercise to be healthy?
Campus Activities Can Help
Exercise guidelines and more information. See http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/index.html.
Target heart rate calculator. Find your target heart rate to experience the benefits of aerobic exercise (based on age only) at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/target-heart-rate/SM00083.
Target heart rate calculator based on age and current fitness level. See http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/bl_THR.htm.
1. What health problems may result from obesity?
2. How many cups of fruit and vegetables should you eat every day?
3. It is recommended that college students get _________ minutes of aerobic exercise at least ________ times a week.
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Our unique classroom setting provides the best drivers training experience in West Michigan. Along with the curriculum provided by the State of Michigan, we offer hands-on activities including real life practical scenarios such as going through a drive-thru, learning how to pump gas, checking fluids under the hood and even the opportunity for the parents to ride along on the last drive.
If it’s been a long time since you’ve gotten your driver’s license, you probably wonder just what takes place in a teen driving school today. Some things are much the same as they ever were, but others are new or are upgrades to the old system. Here are some of the key parts of modern teen driving education:
A drivers’ training program still has a classroom portion and an on-the-road portion. Much of the classroom portion covers things like the rules of the road, including what common road signs mean, where to stop in relation to a crosswalk, and who has the right-of-way at a four-way stop. Students will also learn about stopping distances on dry and wet pavement, tips for driving through the Michigan snow and ice, and similar material. Much of this will be learned before the students get to drive anything.
The on-the-road portion puts students behind the wheel, usually for the first time. Though a few of the kids may have (illegally) driven a bit earlier, the teen driving school will assume that none have done so. This is not only safer but ensures that all of the students learn essentials that they may not know even if they were allowed to drive down some back road previous to enrollment.
While these main factors are the same as they were 30 years ago and before, there are updates that you should look for from a teen driving school of today. One of the best upgrades is the introduction of driving simulation technology. This lets students virtually experience what it’s like to do something like texting and driving, all with no actual risk. Buckle In Driving Academy is one of the only companies in West Michigan offering this experience for their students.
Also, look for a school that offers multiple types of cars to drive. This lets them better transition to driving the family car once the program ends.
WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TEEN DRIVING EDUCATION?
DO DRIVING CLASSES TEACH ALL TEENS WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW TO OPERATE A VEHICLE?
Many driving schools advertise that they offer driving classes. This can lead some to believe that this is all there is to teen driving lessons. However, the reality is that the classroom segments are just part of the experience. The other requirement is on-the-road training. This is because driving a vehicle, like many skills, requires actual practice as well as book understanding.
The classroom aspect of teen driving lessons covers a large amount of material. Some of this material involves teaching the laws of driving on both Michigan roads and interstate freeways. What road signs mean, the times of day a school zone speed limit is active, the meanings of road markings, and much more of this type of material is covered. Teens will also learn about laws that cover things like when and how to use a baby seat in the car, how seatbelt regulations vary according to the passenger’s age, open bottle regulations, and more.
Classroom education doesn’t stop there. Understanding of the physics relevant to driving is also obtained. This covers things like the differences in stopping distance created by speed and road condition, the reason a small car will lose to a giant truck in a crash, and related information. By understanding these things, new drivers can better predict what is safe in a variety of situations.
On-the-road training takes place in a vehicle that has been modified so that a driving instructor can stop the car if need be. The student will be accompanied on a variety of trips ranging from slow neighborhood drives to fast freeway driving. This ensures that the student properly applies what was learned in his or her classroom-based teen driving lessons.
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Smothers Her Fiery Spirit
By Charles Matthews
San Jose Mercury News, 2001
A Review of “My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life of
Emily Dickinson” by Alfred Habegger
There is a pain — so utter —
It swallows substance up —
Then covers the Abyss with Trance —
So Memory can step
Around — across — upon it —
As one within a Swoon —
Goes safely — where an open eye —
Would drop Him — Bone by Bone.
Where, you have to wonder, did something like that come from? What forces of heredity, environment, and culture combined to produce Emily Dickinson?
Bristling with facts, daunting in its poundage, a new biography lumbers in to help us solve the mystery of the woman who may be the greatest American poet. The biographer, Alfred Habegger, is a former professor of English at the University of Kansas, and he has done his work as a scholar — to a fault.
Dickinson was born in 1830 in Amherst, Mass. Her grandfather, who helped found Amherst College, came close to financial ruin through a series of unwise investments. Her father, Edward, reacted against his father’s carelessness: “He had observed from close up a father’s disaster, and after being repeatedly bruised by it, gained an unshakable belief in the priority of family security and the importance of buckling on all the armor of fortitude and determination.”
Edward Dickinson believed that women’s education should prepare them to be homemakers and nothing more. Emily later told a correspondent that her father “buys me many Books — but begs me not to read them — because he fears they joggle the Mind.” Her mother, also named Emily, seems to have been in need of joggling: “a melancholy, inexpressive, and relatively inelastic spirit,” Habegger calls her. The poet’s later literary mentor, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, recalled that she once told him, “I never had a mother.”
The Amherst of her childhood and youth was a place where an intense religiosity swept through in waves of revivalistic enthusiasm. At the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which she attended for a year, students were divided into three classes: those who were had been saved, those who believed they were on the way to salvation, and the “impenitent.” The last was Emily’s group, but she would remain unregenerate, even when her father and her sister, Lavinia, experienced a conversion at a revival in 1850. About this time, she wrote her first known poem.
In 1855, the family moved into the Homestead, which had been lost by Emily’s grandfather during his financial troubles, and plans were made for her brother, Austin, to move into an adjacent house after his own marriage. Her fate was sealed when, about the time of the move, her mother had a physical/emotional breakdown. Emily, the elder sister, would have to be the woman of the house: “Her work in life would be to attempt and achieve an unprecedented imaginative freedom while dwelling in what looks like privileged captivity,” Habegger observes.
By 1858 she was collecting her poems into handmade booklets – carefully copying the poems on notepaper and sewing the leaves together. But she resisted publication, even though she received encouragement as a poet from men such as Higginson, whose essays in The Atlantic Monthly inspired Dickinson to begin a correspondence with him in 1862. After her death, Higginson would be involved in the first edition of her poems.
When Higginson visited her in 1870, he found “a little plain woman with two smooth bands of reddish hair,” and referred to her twice as “childlike.” But in later years he also recalled his discomfort at her eccentricity: ”The impression undoubtedly made on me was that of an excess of tension, and of something abnormal.”
The glimpses of her emotional life found in Dickinson’s letters and poems are catnip to a biographer such as Habegger. For instance, “Of the twenty-one instances of the word ‘hurt’ in her poems (noun or verb),” Habegger enumerates, “every single one occurs between 1860 and 1863.” This was a period when many of her poems seem to be addressed to a man. “That the love poems were a response to an actual and painful relationship with a man seems the only plausible way to take them,” Habegger comments. His candidate is the Rev. Charles Wadsworth, whom she had met in Philadelphia and who moved to San Francisco in 1862. But whether this was more than a heavy crush seems doubtful.
But there’s evidence that she and Otis Phillips Lord, a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, may have had something more substantial going on – though it’s circumstantial evidence, for most of their letters were destroyed. Judge Lord was in his 60s and she in her 40s when they apparently fell in love. Her attraction to him seems to have developed around the time of her father’s death, in 1873. Lord, whose wife died in 1877, apparently proposed marriage to her sometime after her mother’s death in 1882. But she declined, and he died in 1884, two years before she did.
Throughout the book, Habegger steers a steady course around sensationalism and speculation. But the cumulative effect of his book is oppressive, smothering the spirit of its subject under a tedious account of her daily life. Lost in the mundane are what we really want to know about Dickinson: What sparked this utterly original writer to wrangle with God and nature and life and death? What emboldened her to break away from the conventions of poetic diction?
Her verse is that of a woman who knew the life of a small western Massachusetts town, the intensity of its religion and both the frivolity and the earnestness of its citizens; who dwelt in a countryside barely tamed out of wilderness, saw the arrival of the railroad and the expansion of a country; who lived in a time when war divided that country; who transmuted daily experience and a slim knowledge of the world into poems that can be nothing short of hair-raising.
Inebriate of Air — am I —
And Debauchee of Dew —
Reeling — thro endless summer days —
From inns of Molten Blue —
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There have been countless definitions of the word 'consciousness'. Indeed there have also been hundreds of books on consciousness. It's a debate that's hot and trendy. However, it's also often pointless. The main reason for this is that people are nearly always talking about different things when they talk about consciousness. More relevantly, they define the word 'consciousness' in very different ways. Moreover, many who talk or write about consciousness never actually get around to defining the word 'consciousness' at all. True, they may have their own tacit or unexpressed pet definitions deep within their minds; though they never explicate or articulate such definitions precisely or in any detail.
As a result of all this, perhaps it would be wise to adopt a deflationary view of the word 'consciousness'. That's what the English philosopher Kathleen Wilkes did when she wrote that
"perhaps 'consciousness' is best seen as a sort of dummy-term like 'thing', useful for the flexibility that is assured by its lack of specific content".
We can agree with Wilkes and also see the word 'consciousness' as a bundle-term. It is so because it has so many meanings, definitions and connotations.
Though if the word 'consciousness' is indeed a dummy- or bundle-term, then surely spending any time on definitions may seem a little pointless. Then again, in the case of Wilkes' other example of the word 'thing', if we can even define that word to some degree of approximation and detail, then surely we can do the same with 'consciousness'.
The psychologists James Ward and Alexander Bain (writing at the end of the 19th century and as quoted by Edward Titchener) took a strong line against the ostensible liberalism (or pluralism) of people like Kathleen Wilkes. Ward and Bain believed that it's precisely the fact that the word 'consciousness' is a dummy- or bundle-term that traps us in the mud. They wrote:
“'Consciousness' is the vaguest, most protean, and most treacherous of psychological terms.”
With words like that, one can see how it didn't take long for behaviorism to take up its hegemonic position in psychology and philosophy in the 1920s and beyond.
In addition, judging by Professor Ward's use of the word 'protean', one can also conclude that not only did he believe the word 'consciousness' to be vague, he also believed that it could be made to mean what any writer, philosopher or layperson wanted it to mean. (Think here of the “spiritual” uses of the word 'consciousness'.)
Thus, as a result of all this, William James (writing at roughly the same time as Ward), didn't offer his readers a single definition of the word 'consciousness' in his well-known book Principles of Psychology.
Thus, in 1913, John B. Watson had this to say (in his paper 'Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it'):
“The time seems to have come when psychology must discard all references to consciousness... This suggested elimination of states of consciousness as proper objects of investigation in themselves will remove the barrier from psychology which exists between it and the other sciences.”
Of course Watson wasn't that concerned with the definitions of the word 'consciousness'. Instead he had a problem with consciousness itself. That problem was its non-scientific status (or even its metaphysical reality). However, there's a connection here. Perhaps the definitions of the word 'consciousness' are both so multifarious and vague precisely because of the non-scientific (i.e., private) nature of consciousness. If consciousness were as intersubjective a phenomenon as a cat or a neuron, then we wouldn't have such many multifarious and vague definitions.
Now let's move forward to the late 20th century.
We can also say that the spirit (if not the letter) of behaviourism was revived by eliminative materialists.
On the one hand, behaviourists didn't necessarily claim that consciousness isn't a feature of the human mind; they simply believed it to be non-scientific. Some/all eliminitive materialists (or at least Patricia Churchland), on the other hand, believe that “consciousness [might] go the way of 'caloric fluid' or 'vital spirit'”. Thus some people may think that eliminitive materialists simply want to eliminate “propositional attitudes” and the “folk psychology” which has partly been built on them. However, they may want to eliminate consciousness (or at least references to 'consciousness') in the long run too.
This would also explain why definitions of 'consciousness' are so vague and multifarious. Indeed, if consciousness doesn't so much as exist (at least as it's seen by many people), then of course the definitions of it will be vague and multifarious!
What Consciousness Does/Seems
One major problem with definitions of consciousness is that many philosophers, scientists or laypersons often fixate on what may only be a single aspect (though sometimes aspects) of consciousness and then go on to more or less ignore – or even deny – the rest. This is one reason why we have a vast of amount of sexy, titillating and pseudo-scientific theories of consciousness. That is, the philosopher, scientist or layperson overplays his angle on consciousness seemingly without realising that it may simply be precisely that: a single aspect.
In extremely broad terms, this can be seen in the debate between those who say that “consciousness is what consciousness does” and those who say that “consciousness is how consciousness seems”.
For example, arguably it can be said that the philosopher David M. Rosenthal is concerned with how consciousness seems when he writes (in his paper 'A Theory of Consciousness') the following:
“Intentional and sensory properties constitute the most likely candidate [for a definition of 'consciousness']; all mental states have one or the the other.”
Of course it can be seen that there's a small fusion here. After all, doesn't the intentional have an impact on what consciousness does? Indeed the same can even be said about “sensory properties”. Don't sensory properties (or even qualia) carry information? And if that's the case, then sensory information can result in a person doing x rather than y.
Jerry Fodor has also made this point (in a review of Colin McGinn's The Problem of Consciousness) when he wrote the following:
“It used to be universally taken for granted that the problem about consciousness and the problem about intentionality are intrinsically linked: that thought is ipso facto conscious, and that consciousness is ipso facto consciousness of some or other intentional object... concentrating on intentionality and ignoring consciousness - has proved a remarkably successful research strategy so far.”
On the other hand, John Searle (in his The Rediscovery of the Mind) connects intentionality to consciousness. Thus:
"Only a being that could have conscious intentional states could have intentional states at all, and every unconscious intentional state is at least potentially conscious... [T]here's a conceptual connection between consciousness and intentionality that has the consequence that a complete theory of intentionality requires an account of consciousness.”
Rosenthal connects the dots too. He writes:
“Of course many mental phenomena, such as perceptual states and emotions, have both kinds of property [the “sensory” and “intentional”]; but other mental states exhibit only one of the two.”
As for the former position (i.e., “consciousness is what consciousness does”), this will elicit causal, functional, computational, evolutionary, neuroscientific, etc. definitions of the word 'consciousness'.
It's quite easy for the defenders of the former position to pay little - or even no - attention to the latter... and vice versa. Thus, immediately, we have definitions of the word 'consciousness' which seem to be about different things. And perhaps that's because they are about different things!
We can say, instead, that definitions of consciousness should include both what consciousness does and how conscious seems. Except, of course, that we'll then be in danger of supplying definitions which are far too long or detailed. In addition, some believers in the idea that consciousness is what consciousness does reject the phenomenal (or, say, qualia) outright – or see it as having little importance (at least to science). Similarly, those people who stress experience, subjectivity, qualia, “what it is like”, etc. may underplay what consciousness does; though, in this case at least, they're highly unlikely to ignore (or reject) the functional, neuroscientific, etc. aspects of consciousness.
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Wikipedia is believed, by many, to be a democratic model of content creation because of it’s design which allows anyone to create/edit content. While listening to CBC Radio’s Spark, I (Pooja) learned that Wikipedia suffers from a severe gender gap. In fact, a study in 2011 conducted by the Wikimedia Foundation, found that only 13% of Wikipedia contributors were women, making men the overwhelming contributors to Wikipedia.
Sue Gardner, the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, uses comments posted by women on articles related to the wiki gender gap to explain reasons women do not contribute more to Wikipedia:
1) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because the editing interface isn’t sufficiently user-friendly.
2) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because they are too busy.
3) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because they aren’t sufficiently self-confident, and editing Wikipedia requires a lot of self-confidence.
4) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because they are conflict-averse and don’t like Wikipedia’s sometimes fighty culture.
5) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because the information they bring to Wikipedia is too likely to be reverted or deleted.
6) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because they find its overall atmosphere misogynist.
7) Some women find Wikipedia culture to be sexual in ways they find off-putting.
8) Some women whose primary language has grammatical gender find being addressed by Wikipedia as male off-putting.
9) Some women don’t edit Wikipedia because social relationships and a welcoming tone are important to them, and Wikipedia offers fewer opportunities for that than other sites.
Like many, when I want to learn the basics about anything, Wikipedia is often the first place I go. However, before listening to the Spark radio show on Sunday, it never crossed my mind to edit or contribute to a Wikipedia page. Some of the reasons Gardner presented resonate with me, while others not at all. So what is it that’s keeping me (and you) from Wiki’ing?
Listen to CBC Radio Spark on the Wikipedia Gender Gap:
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One of the most common reasons people present to podiatrists is for the treatment of Flat Feet.
A flat foot can be described in many ways, fallen arches, rolled in ankles, or over pronated. This type of foot is relatively common in children. Many children with flat feet remain symptom-free for many years. However, in many cases if this foot type continues through to adulthood, it may become symptomatic and can be a causative or contributing factor for many other foot problems. If in doubt have our professional staff check it out.
Excessive or inappropriately timed pronation (rolling in) can result in overuse injuries and fatiguing muscles.
The Flat foot type forces the muscles of the leg to work harder than if the foot had the stability of a constant arch. This may in turn lead to leg or lower limb pain.
The foot requires a certain level of pronation (rolling in) to walk, function efficiently and absorb shock for the body. In addition, the foot requires an equally important amount of supination (rolling out) so that it can propel the body forward as we walk. It is normal for children to lack this ability to form an arch whilst standing, as the bones in their feet are not completely developed. Therefore they lack the normal structure of an adult foot.
Kids feet don't look like adult feet! From birth to around the age of 8 years, flat feet are considered to be relatively normal. During this time a noticeable arch should begin to form.
Kids often don't complain of pain or sore feet! So it pays to be alert. Take note if the child is presenting with pain, is tripping or unsteady on their feet, or if they seem to be fatiguing faster than other children. Also note if their toes are clawing onto the ground, or you notice they are overly flexible. Any one of these symptoms is generally considered reason enough to undertake a thorough assessment by one of our highly qualified podiatrists. If you have any concerns get it checked out!
A note about growing pains - An increasing number of children are diagnosed with growing pains by well-meaning practitioners. Please consider having your children's feet checked. It is our opinion that many times growing pains may be able to be stopped by simply looking at how your child walks or runs and treating any imbalances.
A Step Ahead Foot + Ankle Care has had extensive experience in this area and success in its treatment.
Signs and symptoms for parents to watch out for:
- Foot or arch pain
- Tripping or falling
- Muscle fatigue or soreness
- Hip pain
- Back pain
- Clawing toes
- Ankle sprains/ injury prone
- Growing pains
- Children not willing to participate in sport or normal activity
- General fatigue
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Resolution of pain is most often achieved through a combination of treatment modalities.
Treatment may include:
- A kid friendly walk/run assessment
- Kid specific orthotic or insoles therapy
- Footwear advice
- Stretching exercises
- Strengthening exercises
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Living Room Decor Ideas 2021
Indoor air pollutants may be generated by common home items, similar to cleansing brokers, cooking gas, furniture polish, pet dander, and paint. Aside from this, domestic home equipment resembling fridges and heaters can also be the widespread source.
As a matter of fact, indoor air pollution has change into a world concern. We are able to say that pollution levels inside and in closed areas are up to 5 instances larger. Since most pollutants are usually not visible to the naked eye, chances are you'll not be able to conscious of the hazards of dirty air.
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Legal consultation on registration of dietary supplements in Ukraine
In June of 2017, we were contacted by a Client, who intended to start producing the plant-based products in Ukraine. The entrepreneur did not understand what category his products fall under and, accordingly, he didn’t know how to make the production fully compliant with the requirements of the law. Therefore, the task of our lawyers was to provide an exhaustive answer to the Client’s questions.
The Client provided us only with the composition of the products that he was going to produce, and noted that the products are intended to be added to the food in order to improve the physiological condition of the human body. We have started to analyze the legislation regarding the classification of goods in this or that category according to these criteria. In the course of our research, we found various options for defining the Client’s product, in particular: food additives, food for special medical purposes, food products for weight control, dietary supplements.
Each type of food products has its own specific characteristics. For example, food for medical purposes are intended for people with eating disorders and shall be used under the medical supervision. Food additives are not usually used independently, they are added to the product during the production to preserve flavor, enhance its taste or other qualities. Weight control products are usually used to replace some of the foods from the everyday diet. So, based on the thorough analysis of the issue, we decided that our Client’s products fell under the dietary supplements category.
According to the Law of Ukraine “On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food Products” (hereinafter - the Law), dietary supplements are a kind of food products that shall be consumed in small determined quantities, without replacing a normal human food ration. Such additives are a concentrated source of nutrients (proteins, fats, minerals, etc.). Taking into account all these features, it was concluded that the dietary supplements fully fit the description of the products that the Client intended to produce and distribute.
Another issue we had to study was related to the requirements for the production of dietary supplements in Ukraine. Our specialists had to pay special attention to that issue, because the key objective of the Client was to organize the production process in full compliance with Ukrainian laws and regulations. And that’s a quite logical request, because if the competent authority detects that you fail to meet any of the state guidelines for compliance, this can result in serious consequences for your business.
Today, food products are not subject to the state registration according to the law of Ukraine. Legalization of food products involves obtaining expert opinions on a voluntary basis. Despite this fact, the production of these products must comply with the general sanitary and hygienic requirements in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Basic Principles and Requirements for Safety and Quality of Food Products”. The producer of foodstuffs should ensure that production equipment is maintained in a pure and serviceable condition, water used for production meets necessary criteria, workers engaged in production pass medical inspection, production wastes are recycled, products pass laboratory tests under certain criteria. This is not an exhaustive list of requirements for the production process. Thus, our Client needed to obtain documents confirming the conformity of production facilities with the Ukrainian laws and regulations: the Sanitary and Epidemiological Conclusion certifying the conformity of the premises; a document confirming the quality of water; an agreement with the company carrying out the medical examination of the relevant workers; an agreement with the company carrying out recycling of production wastes; conclusion on the product testing in the laboratory. Therefore, apart from the fact that it is not necessary to obtain the Sanitary and Epidemiological Conclusion certifying the conformity of food products, the law of Ukraine sets forth clear criteria to ensure the quality and safe product production.
Thus, the legal consultations of our lawyers have not only helped the Client to get all necessary answers to his questions, but also to properly organize the production of dietary supplements in Ukraine.
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Operation Crossroads: A 5 Minute History – While burrowing through the vast Manhattan Project archives historian Alex Wellerstein turned up evidence that Bikini wasn’t the first Pacific island in the atomic crosshairs. Another atoll may have been the earliest target considered by the Manhattan Project.
When the Manhattan Project got off the ground in 1943, both the atomic bomb and the defeat of Japan looked like a long time and a lot of work away.
Hard fighting that year in New Guinea, Bougainville, the Solomons and Tarawa showed just how much time and work. But U.S. Navy planners thought the biggest target and the hardest nut in the Pacific was the huge Japanese naval base at the remote Micronesian atoll of Chuuk, once known as Truk.
After ruling Micronesia for a quarter-century, the Japanese navy had turned Chuuk into its own version of Pearl Harbor.
The atoll – a 40-mile-wide lagoon ringed and dotted with tall green tropical islands – sheltered everything from battleships to transports. Drydocks and tank farms supported the ships. Airfields serviced hundreds of planes. A fleet radio station reached across the entire Japanese island frontier.
The carriers that fought in the Coral Sea and the battlewagons that savaged Guadalcanal came from Chuuk.
During a May 5, 1943 meeting the Manhattan Engineering District’s Military Policy Committee decided:
The point of use of the first bomb was discussed and the general view appeared to be that its best point of use would be on a Japanese fleet concentration in the Harbor of Truk. General Steyer suggested Tokio [sic] but it was pointed out that the bomb should be used where, if it failed to go off, it would land in water of sufficient depth to prevent easy salvage. The Japanese were selected as they would not be so apt to secure knowledge from it as would the Germans.
After the meat grinder battle of Tarawa in November 1943, Chuuk loomed over the western horizon. However, this early decision to nuke an atoll instead of a city fell by the wayside as the war continued. By early 1944, America’s burgeoning carrier strength in the Central Pacific allowed commanders to attack Chuuk using conventional firepower.
Between Feb. 17 and 18, 1944, Operation Hailstone’s 500 aircraft, five fleet carriers, four light carriers, seven battleships and an armada of other ships pounded the Japanese base into rubble and scrap. American bombs, torpedoes and gunfire sank 12 warships, 32 transports and destroyed 270 planes.
However, just as the Japanese attack on Hawaii missed the U.S. carriers, so the American attack on Chuuk missed Japan’s capital ships — they’d withdrawn to Palau just days before. The attack cut the atoll off from its supply lines and its garrison eventually starved. The American campaign rolled west towards the Marianas and Chuuk became forgotten.
However, the idea of nuking a fleet at anchor popped up again. Lewis Strauss, a future chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission worried about the atomic bomb’s effects on the U.S. Navy:
If such a test is not made, there will be loose talk to the effect that the fleet is obsolete in the face of this new weapon and this will militate against appropriations to preserve a postwar Navy of the size now planned.
Just weeks after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Connecticut senator Brien McMahon called for such a test. The Army Air Forces brass and the Joint Chiefs concurred and by November 1945 plans were underway.
The military chose Bikini Atoll for its remoteness and prevailing winds. A native Bikinian population of only 146 simplified relocation for Operation Crossroads, though with tragic consequences for the exiled Bikinians.
The vast seaborne operation also tested the remnants of the vast U.S. Navy armada that won the Pacific War. Despite a massive demobilization after September 1945, the Pentagon put together a joint task force of 42,000 men, 242 ships and 156 aircraft and sent them off to blow up paradise.
The 71 vessels anchored in Bikini’s 180-foot-deep lagoon were hit by bombs identical to the Fat Man device dropped on Nagasaki. Weaponeers wanted the best comparison possible between a nuked city and a nuked fleet.
The first test, Shot Able on June 30, 1946, fell from a B-29 and landed 2,100 feet off its target. The screw-up marred the test data and provoked a military investigation. Shot Able nevertheless sank five ships and consumed the “demon core,” the plutonium that had already killed two Los Alamos scientists.
Wartime studies of underwater explosions in support of the plan to nuke Chuuk helped plan Shot Baker, Crossroads’ underwater test. Baker produced what is perhaps the most iconic image of a mushroom cloud, its size made even bigger by its eruption from a vast lagoon, hurling seawater and coral reef and whole battleships into the sky.
The great bombings left the lagoons of both Bikini and Chuuk littered with shipwrecks. Nature has miraculously restored their waters and made the sunken fleets among the greatest diving destinations in the world. Despite the thriving population and a developing economy, Chuuk Lagoon remains a wonderland of sea life and corals grown up over the corpses of warships, transports, trucks and planes.
Sea life thrives amidst the giant wrecks of Bikini too, but without rather than in spite of people. The Bikinian exile which began 69 years ago may become a permanent diaspora as the rising sea claims the atoll.
Though it’s safe to dive the lagoon, radioactive contamination prevents human resettlement.
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EVANSTON - In one of the first studies to try to map a gun market using network science, researchers used the novel scientific approach to understand how close offenders are to guns in the city of Chicago.
Recreating Chicago’s co-offending network of approximately 188,000 people, the researchers used data on firearms recovered by the Chicago Police Department to locate who in the network possessed those guns.
“Literally, we wanted to know how many ‘handshakes’ away possible users of illegal firearms are to a gun,” said Andrew V. Papachristos, senior author of the study and a professor of sociology at Northwestern University. “How easy is it for them to get a gun?”
Papachristos said the networked approach in the study suggests that one could map the risk of exposure to guns in a network and potentially use that as strategic points of intervention.
“It could provide a roadmap for understanding how illegal guns ‘move’ through a network,” he said.
In the study, the researchers found that on average, any person in the network was 2.5 “handshakes” away from a gun.
“In the context of Chicago’s illegal gun markets, this means that guns are in relatively close -- but not necessarily immediate -- access to individuals in the network,” said Papachristos, also a fellow at the University’s Institute for Policy Research. “A distance of 2 equates with an ‘associates’ associate’ -- the equivalent of asking someone for a gun and that person replying, ‘I know someone who can get you a gun.’”
Importantly, the study also found that gang membership reduces the distance to the closest firearm by about 27 percent, which came as somewhat of a surprise to the researchers.
“People are pretty darn close to guns, but it’s not quite as easy as driving through McDonald’s,” Papachristos said, “but gangs play a key role in facilitating access to guns.”
Papachristos said there is a general impression that guns are easy to come by in Chicago.
“There are a lot of guns in Chicago,” he said. “Chicago recovers more firearms each year than any other city, but we don’t really have a lot of data on guns and gun markets in the city.”
Going forward, Papachristos said the study would need to be replicated in different cities and states with different types of gun laws and policies.
“While Chicago and Illinois have strict gun laws, the proximity to cash and carry’ states like Indiana make the borders of these markets a bit more porous than an analysis focusing on a single city might lead one to believe,” Papachristos said. “We need to understand how markets, even illegal ones, are shaped by policies and, in turn, what sorts of policies might be used to change the flow of guns in a network.”
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PABLO MARCOS: AN INKER’S ARTIST
There are rare artists both loved by fans and admired by professionals. That’s Pablo Marcos, one of a shrinking breed who pencils and inks with equal skill.
Born in Ica, Peru in 1937 and growing up in Lima, Pablo Marcos Ortega was mentored by artist/novelist Juan Rivera Saavedra, who introduced the youngster to comics and some of the greats. Asked specifically of his inking influences, Marcos said, “I was impressed and admired the drawing styles of Alberto Breccia, Arturo del Castillo, Mario Uggeri, Alex Raymond and Burne Hogarth. The [last] was my idol and I still enjoy seeing his drawings.”
Largely self-taught, the talented Pablo began his comics career in the late 1950s, illustrating editorial and political content for local newspapers and magazines, including the Peruvian language strip of James Bond. Pablo became a chronicler, artistically capturing prominent and popular events locally and abroad, such as the death of “Che” Guevara, major earthquakes, an execution, and his favorite, many futbol (soccer) matches.
“My mind functioned as a video recorder,” he said, “the memories would remain vivid. I would return to the newsroom to draw all the goals and action from the games I had just witnessed.”
Moving to Mexico City in 1968 with his wife Norma and four children, Marcos worked for various papers and magazines, capturing current events, crimes and sports. Excelsior commissioned him to draw a history of FIFA World Cup matches.
Pablo and family visited New York City in 1970. Thanks to an artist friend and Pablo’s “determined and fierce” wife, he ended up staying. Unknown to him, she had brought his art samples from Mexico to show editors. Pablo visited publisher Jim Warren who sent him to art director (and later Marvel artist) Billy Graham, resulting in Pablo’s first US story, “Water World,” for the classic black-and-white horror magazine Creepy #39, which the artist says “revealed my inking style.”
After more work on Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella, Marcos spent a year at Warren-imitator Skywald on its Nightmare and Psycho mags. These stories were showcases for Pablo’s passionate pencils and intricate inking with brush, pen and sometimes wash and Craft-Tint (a type of paper that yielded two shades of “grays” using b/w lines which appeared by using a special liquid developer).
“I like to use everything that leaves a mark on the paper,” says Marcos. “I even use my own fingerprints to create special effects (they are one of my natural tools). In the days of prolific inking, I used a brush and nibs to produce very thick to very fine lines in a single stroke. Currently, I also use markers, nibs, and various pens that make the job faster and cleaner, but I cannot stop using the brush to draw.”
When Skywald folded, editor Sol Brodsky, a former inker/production man at Marvel, returned to his former employer, bringing Pablo with him. There the artist fully displayed his now-classic, über-detailed style in b/w magazines like Monsters Unleashed, Dracula Lives, and what many consider his magnum opus, Tales Of The Zombie.
Working at Marvel off and on through the 1970s and 80s, Marcos began inking other pencillers. “For me it was a novelty to discover that in the USA, artistic work was divided between someone who did the pencil and other who was the inker. Of course, I understood why it was that way. Since I began to draw and publish in Peru, my native country, then Mexico and my first jobs in the USA, I always did both pencil and ink.”
He had a popular run in Bronze-Age mainstays like Avengers (inking fellow Sinnott Hall Of Fame inductee Sal Buscema and a young George Pérez), Thor, Marvel UK books like Planet Of The Apes, and of course, Conan The Barbarian, where he helped bring even more dramatic energy to the great John Buscema’s powerful pencils; plus scores of covers, including his first color painting for Savage Tales #3, the original of which has still not been returned to the artist as of this writing.
Despite the common tendency for many American publishers to adopt and encourage a “house style,” Pablo says he was never asked conform to one or emulate another artist.
Around 1975, Marvel co-founder and former long-time publisher Martin Goodman hired Marcos for the new Atlas/Seaboard comics line. Pablo’s art for The Barbarians and Ironjaw linked him forever to the character, thanks to his signature dynamic poses, exaggerated musculature and lush, sweeping brush strokes.
Atlas folded a year later but DC finally got wise to the Marcos mystique and hired the artist for a variety of genres. In the ’80s he lent his graphite and brush expertise to just about every major DC title, including Action Comics, Brave & The Bold, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, various Justice League books, New Teen Titans, Warlord and Wonder Woman. In 1989, Pablo drew the inaugural six-issue series of DC’s Star Trek: The Next Generation. He then pencilled and/or inked most of the first 60 issues of the ongoing title’s 80-issue run, along with several ST spinoffs in the ’90s.
Who were some of his favorites to ink? “I only remember a few of the many artists [for whom] I have inked their pencils, such as John Buscema, Gil Kane, John Byrne, Ron Wilson; but one of the greatest satisfactions was inking George Pérez’s pencils. After embellishing the page, George’s detailed pencils continued to shine through. It was very satisfying to see the final work product come together.”
Adding to his global output, Marcos’s art graced several comic books in Italy, France and Canada plus Mexico’s Dragon publication. The world was a blank page for Pablo’s pencil, pen and brush.
Beginning in 1985, the artist had to cut his workload to take care of his wife Norma who was sadly battling cancer. The beautiful, fierce supporter of Pablo’s art and life succumbed at age 42 later that year. Unable to focus on pencilling, Marcos worked solely on inking for a while.
Two years later, Pablo met Columbian artist Myriam Giraldo Gomez through mutual friends and the two married in 1988. Soon after, the first of seven grandchildren followed. Re-engergized, Marcos plied his talents outside of comics to many publications like Waldman Publishing’s Great Illustrated Classics, small paperbacks packed with full-page illustrations (some credited to “The Pablo Marcos Studio,” as the artist had to hire some friends to help with the workload), Sports Illustrated for Kids and a life story of the legendary soccer player “Pele” (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) in Soccer Jr.
The end of the century and the 2000s saw Pablo branch out to publishers like CrossGen and others, plus reuniting with Robert E. Howard’s characters via Dynamite’s Red Sonja and the revived Savage Tales. During this time, Pablo adapted and streamlined his normally intricate style for the heavily-rendered-via-Photoshop color technology. Though retaining the trademark Marcos energy and vivacity, mostly gone were the beautiful pen and bush feathering, cross-hatching and textures from his earlier endeavors.
When asked about the shameful and insulting tendency for most of today’s publishers to eschew the inking process altogether in favor of the lifeless darkening of pencils for computer coloring, Pablo said, “They save on inking and sacrifice the contribution of inking techniques that accents and enhances the drawing in most cases. Sure, I have had to do many of those finished pencil pages, contracted for no inking, and I understand that with such spectacular ways of digital color they compensate a little for that missing ‘inking personality.’ Unfortunately, the digital color unifies all the drawings in such a way that no great differences of art can be seen.”
From 2010 to 2020, Pablo created more art and stories, such as: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic Tarzan Of The Apes (with scripts by fellow living legend Roy Thomas) and The Land That Time Forgot; hand-painted pages for King Solomon’s Mines; The Vultures Of Khurason; and Red Sonja #100, also written by Thomas. Add to all that 136 sketch covers of Red Sonja and countless trading cards for Marvel, Upper Deck, Fleer and others, including Warren blood queen Vampirella and rock icons KISS.
In 2020, Pablo battled and overcame prostate cancer, for which he credits his dear wife Myriam. “Without her, I do not think that I would have been able to continue with my life’s work and maintain the positive attitude that I have today and have maintained throughout the treatment.”
He still creates art for public and private enjoyment, including commissions, many of which can be seen on his Facebook page. Pablo also has numerous original concepts, features and unpublished work waiting for a smart publisher. His website has more artwork and history.
When queried for his favorite inking work, Marcos answered sincerely, “I cannot tell you about a specific inking job. The Zombie, Conan and Red Sonja have allowed me to express myself openly and deeply. The most important part for me is the Creation. [sic] The act of composing, focusing, printing emotions on the characters with their gestures, telling a story in drawings, designing a whole page and finally putting that INK stamp [caps his] on it is what gives it that indescribable sense of accomplishment.”
Adds the artist: “I am not able to imagine my life without drawing. I have been drawing for over 70 years and I hope I can continue to do so for many years to come.”
We at the Inkwell Awards couldn’t agree more. Pablo Marcos has rightfully earned his proper place in the Joe Sinnott Hall Of Fame and we are equally thankful and fortunate to have him with us.
Article written by Inkwell Assistant Director Mike Pascale, with quotes and information taken from the artist’s webpage, the Grand Comics Database (comics.org) and correspondence with the artist, to whom he is extremely grateful. | <urn:uuid:d6634445-4a3a-45ad-ab4f-2274ada54881> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://inkwellawards.com/sinnott-hall-of-fame/pablo-marcos/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.964912 | 2,280 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger (Paperback)
Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, has been the subject of adoring television dramas and enthusiastic biographies, but her life and work were anything but inspiring. Killer Angel is a close-up look at Sanger that brings to light much that has been ignored or suppressed in most of the films and books that are available today.
Sanger's personal life was marked by tumult and immorality. The views underlying her formation of the American Birth Control League (renamed Planned Parenthood after World War II) were racist and White Supremacist. Her personal friend and advisor Ernst Rudin, Adolph Hitler's director of genetic sterilization, was deeply involved in the American Birth Control League. And she hated all religion, Christianity in particular. These are just a few of the revelations to be found in this revised edition of a work that has opened many eyes to aspects of Sanger's work that have been largely ignored until now. | <urn:uuid:1eb707d8-36f1-47e1-990e-7cb9b2398fce> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.napabookmine.com/book/9781581821505 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.975649 | 212 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Barbara and Jim Cole started sailing in Utah’s Great Salt Lake on a 16-foot Hobie Cat. A vacation trip to the Sea of Cortez with the Hobie Cat brought out yearnings for bigger experiences. They bought a 23-foot Hunter and kept it in a marina on Antelope Island in the middle of Great Salt Lake. They moved to Seattle and the next year was dedicated to a search for a suitable blue water boat. After classes, boat shows, and crawling through a broad spectrum of boats, they bought a Hallberg Rassy 36 in 1999.
After sailing and exploring the Puget Sound area of Seattle and western British Columbia for six years, they made a trip up the Inside Passage from Seattle to Glacier Bay, Alaska and back in 2005. In 2008, an opportunity to move to Australia presented itself. They made a counteroffer of a leave of absence to sail to Australia and work after arrival. They spent five months traveling from Seattle to Port Stephens, Australia with stops in Hawaii, Palmyra, Kanton Island Kiribati, Wallis Island, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Australia.
After seven years, the Coles departed Australia in 2016 aboard their HR36. They cruised in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Singapore, and Malaysia before hauling the boat out for a major refit in Pangkor Marina, Malaysia.
In 2019 and 2020, they completed a passage from SE Asia to the Med, including stops in Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, and Cyprus. As they transited through the Red Sea in 2020, international borders closed due to the pandemic. After 78 days “stranded at sea,” they cleared into Cyprus, where they are currently living aboard in Limassol.
OV: What are the top skills voyagers need to know?
B&JC: Sailing skills: Ocean voyaging and world cruising on a sailboat require so much more than being a skilled sailor. It is important to know how to sail. Sometimes being able to sail as fast as possible may help you avoid a bad weather system, but generally it is more important to know how to safely sail in rough weather or calms than to be a skilled racer. Cruisers are usually much more cautious than racing sailors in the open ocean because they are short-handed, and breaking gear is dangerous and expensive.
Self-reliance: Cruisers must build their capacity to take care of their boat’s systems and themselves. In the beginning, we took many cruising-related classes and practiced a lot. Before we crossed our first ocean, we learned how to mend sails, fix leaks, repair the engine and alternator, fix the water maker, solve battery problems, cope with contaminated fuel, administer remote first aid, troubleshoot computer and navigation problems, and much more. In addition to building their skills, cruisers must anticipate and stow aboard spare parts, fluids, tools, materials, medicines, and advanced first aid supplies that might be needed on passage or in a remote anchorage. It is important also to carry reference materials to help along the way. Voyagers must know their boat and its gear very well. They should be able to find switches, lines, seacocks, safety gear, etc. at a moment’s notice and in the dark. They need to be able to survey their boat every day to identify and fix any potential problems before they fail and cause serious problems.
Navigation skills: Cruisers must be competent navigators. The ability to plan and safely execute passages and coastal transits is fundamental. Voyagers must know how to read and integrate navigation information from pilots, paper charts, and chartplotters, or tablets, satellite images, and more. They need to understand the accuracy and limitations of the information from various sources and how to use it to maneuver their vessel safely. The ability to gather and interpret weather patterns from reference materials, observations, electronic reports, modeling results, and texts prior to and during a voyage is essential.
Planning skills: Pleasant and safe cruising relies on a skipper and crew that can gather essential information and competently plan what is needed to be self-reliant far from assistance from others.
Flexibility and adaptability: Successful voyagers and world cruisers can readily adapt to life in vastly different places, interact in a positive manner with people of diverse cultures, communicate effectively with people who speak languages they do not understand, and enjoy unaccustomed food. Flexibility is needed for voyagers to cope with gear failures, unexpected weather, and inevitable changed plans.
ON: What is your planning routine prior to a voyage?
B&JC: We are always planning and thinking ahead. We generally have a big picture idea of our cruising plans for the next few years ahead. We research the attractions and disadvantages of options before deciding on one route or country versus another. We seek beautiful anchorages, gorgeous landscapes, vibrant, healthy landside and underwater ecosystems, and cultural experiences. We usually have a list of places and experiences in a region that we do not want to miss and then plan our cruising around them. We also stay open to spontaneous experiences and surprises.
We talk to other cruisers both in person and online. We read pertinent blogs of people who have travelled in areas we are considering. We find various voyaging and cruising Facebook groups to be valuable sources of information. We learn about the experiences of others but do not let negative reports of a place carry too much weight. We have enormously enjoyed places that many other cruisers have avoided, such as Papua New Guinea.
After we decide which route and countries to cruise, we dive into detailed planning. We consult reference books: Jimmy Cornell, Cruising Guides, Lonely Planet Guides, etc. We pour over Jimmy Cornell’s Ocean Atlas as we decide our schedules for ocean crossings. We identify periods of time when hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are likely and generally rule out passages during those times. We also generally do not visit regions when they are vulnerable to such weather patterns. An exception was Palau, where cyclones are rare but can happen any time.
We read Noonsite reports and blog posts by other cruisers for the areas of interest. We read about countries on the US State Department website. We register on the US State Department Smart Traveler webpage for countries we plan to visit. We pay attention to warnings but do not generally use them as the basis for deciding whether to travel to a country.
We copy information from many sources into electronic files to be available to review when approaching an area when we do not have access to the internet. We also learn about the courtesies and cultural dos and don’ts of a country we plan to visit. We always start out very modest in our dress until we see how the local people dress. We try not to offend local sensibilities ashore. Before traveling to a new country, we often start tracking the weather and news there to get a better feel for the place ahead of time.
We read about provisioning in a new country before we go. If certain nonperishable foods or supplies are not available there, are not of good quality or very expensive, we try to stock up ahead of time. We learn how available parts and maintenance supplies might be ahead and stock the boat accordingly. We update our inventories, especially food and medicines so we will know what we have and where it is located when we need it. The inventories are especially useful on passage under rough conditions.
We research visa, quarantine, and customs rules for each country we plan to visit. We strive to be prepared for clearance into the next country before clearing out somewhere. A one-page boat fact sheet of all the information likely to be requested by officials has proven immensely helpful over the years. We do not give the fact sheet to the officials. It makes filling out forms much easier for us. We keep a binder of copies of documents frequently requested by authorities. We have copies of our vessel Certificate of Documentation, our passports, crew list with the usual details, list of last 10 ports with dates of arrival and departure from each, clearance papers from our last ports, immunization records, a photo of the boat, passport-size photos of us, visas, boat and health insurance policies, and inventories including medicines, foods, and equipment with serial numbers. We make sure our boat stamp is handy.
Before traveling to a new region, we read about health concerns and advised immunizations. We sometimes visit a travel physician to be sure we are prepared for the health risks ahead and understand how to protect ourselves. The travel doctor we consulted in Phuket, Thailand, was appalled that we planned to visit Sudan! We get any recommended immunizations. We survey and update our onboard medicines and first aid equipment. We fill prescriptions for antibiotics and other medicine that have gone out-of-date.
We go through our safety gear to be sure everything is in good working order and that the batteries will not expire before we think we will have an opportunity to service them again. We refresh ourselves on how all the gear works. We service the engine and other systems. We make sure our propane bottles are topped off. Jerry jugs are filled and lashed down.
We update all the electronic charts and software ahead of major departures. We download or create KAP files for the upcoming cruising grounds, especially for areas we know are highly likely to have inaccurate charts. Due to their larger color palette, we are beginning to use MBTile instead of KAP files. We have found that the only places for which conventional charts are dependably accurate are places where big ships and ferries call. We know of more than one boat lost on reefs by relying on official charts.
We provide written information about our cruising plans and approximate schedule to our emergency contacts, including whether there are extra people aboard and their details. We also update the information in the online database for our EPIRBs and PLBs. We send a reminder email to our emergency contacts that we will be out of reach of normal phone and internet service and remind them with written instructions how to reach us via our onboard satellite communication system.
Prior to any passage, we go aloft and inspect the rig. We lay the sails out and inspect each seam. We check the radios, electronic charting equipment, and navigation lights. We make sure everything is properly lashed down and secure before putting to sea. We rig lee cloths for our sea berths.
ON: What is the most valuable skill you have picked up while voyaging?
B&JC: Our navigation skills have gotten better and better over the years. And with the new high modulus polyethylene lines, splicing skills will turn a piece of line into a solution to a problem. While in Malaysia, we replaced all the standing rigs with Dyneema. The only piece of stainless wire we have is inside the roller furler extrusion.
ON: Do you think the experience of voyaging has changed now that voyagers can stay more connected at sea?
B&JC: Absolutely! When we first started cruising, as soon as possible after arriving in a new country, we bought phone credits with which to call family from a phone booth! Letters could take a month or more to reach family. We greatly appreciate our IridiumGO system for staying in touch with family and friends along the way. We use IridiumGO emails and SMS to communicate with buddy boats on passage. This capability was especially helpful while transiting the High Risk Zone between Somalia and Yemen where we kept radio traffic to an absolute minimum to avoid alerting pirates of our presence. Years ago, our only source of weather reports at sea was via our SSB radio, a very clumsy and not always reliable process. The IridiumGo system and OffShore Weather app make getting weather forecasts offshore simple and reliable. Upon arriving in a place, SIM cards and mobile internet data make contacting family easy and affordable in most places. There are places though where the internet is poor and data expensive. We think that situation will get better and better.
ON: Does the pressure to stay on a schedule sometimes contribute to you taking risks with bad weather?
B&JC: No, because we do not allow a schedule to dictate our movements. It does help that we are retired and do not have the pressure of job schedules. We do our best to let the weather patterns dictate our travel schedule. When expecting guests aboard for a holiday, we always tell them to have a plan B in case we cannot meet them when and where expected due to boat problems, weather, or illness. In our years of cruising, we only had to alter a meeting place and date once. Our guests were to fly into Gustavus on Icy Straits, Alaska, and walk down an exceptionally long dock which was floating and bucking at the far end. The raging wind made it unsafe to walk on the dock and for us to remain waiting for them. We instead instructed our guests to carry on into Glacier Bay National Park and met them the next day at the lodge.
ON: What do you find most challenging about ocean voyaging?
B&JC: Jim finds the clearance process for entering a new country the most intimidating of all. It does not worry Barbara because she has planned and has everything ready. Jim does not want to end up in a foreign jail.
We have not found ocean voyaging challenging. Ocean passages are much easier than coastal cruising or exploring a remote island archipelago. Entering remote offshore atolls through narrow passages requires careful navigation, timing, and watching. We do a lot of planning ahead of ocean voyages and, so far, have not had any significant problems while on passage. Once our autohelm died during a passage from Australia to the Solomon Islands. It was hard work hand steering in re-enforced beam-on trade winds for days. Barbara finds the landfall at the end of an ocean passage the most challenging and is always hypervigilant to assure not hitting a rock or a reef in unfamiliar waters. We always slow down the boat when approaching a landfall to have a morning entry. For us, the hardest part of any voyage is all the work ahead of throwing off the dock lines or lifting the anchor. It is usually a big relief to be on our way.
ON: How do you handle provisioning? Do you have a system for determining the amount of food and water needed for a voyage?
B&JC: Yes. We estimate how long we think a voyage or remote cruising will last. We buy as much fresh food as we think will keep. We add canned and dried foods for use after those are eaten. We do not plan specific menus. Instead, we calculate how many servings of protein, fruits, vegetables, dairy, maple syrup, jam, condiments, etc., we will need for morale and basic good health over the duration of the trip. We cook almost exclusively from scratch using basic ingredients. We buy at least 50% more than we think we will need. We also buy ten meals that can quickly and simply be opened, heated, and served during adverse situations at sea, though we rarely need to use them. We also stock up on treats, especially for watchkeeping. If we know someone aboard has a special fondness for a specific treat, we stock up and hide them to bring out for auspicious or stressful occasions along the way. We carry dry goods for baking bread, cakes, and cookies. We stock plenty of popcorn for snacking on most days. A food inventory is absolutely essential so that we know what we have and where it is stowed. We have a water maker, so we do not have to plan much for extra water. We do carry at least one jerry jug of water on deck and have many bottles of emergency water stashed aboard. We do make sure the water maker is in good working order and that it has a fresh filter installed before we depart on a long passage.
ON: Who or what inspired you to go voyaging?
B&JC: We bought a 16-foot Hobie Cat impulsively many years ago. We towed it from Utah to the Baja for a winter camping holiday. We were instantly hooked on sailing and decided at that time to buy a blue water boat and explore the world aboard it. It took us years to realize our dream and set sail across the Pacific Ocean.
During our research and planning years, many authors inspired us: Lyn and Larry Pardey, Nigel Calder, Joshua Slocum, Steve and Linda Dashew, Brion Toss, Eric Hiscock, and others. We also were inspired by personal friends who had circumnavigated or done other extensive ocean travel who we met in Seattle. Members of the Puget Sound Cruising Club were particularly inspiring and helpful. We subscribed to Ocean Navigator, Practical Sailor, and Cruising World during the years we spent getting ready for cruising internationally. We read them cover to cover every month.
ON: What are your future voyaging plans?
B&JC: We plan to explore the Med for the next few years before crossing the Atlantic to South America and the Caribbean. After a few years there, we will explore Central America, including transiting the Panama Canal. We will then sail to Hawaii before sailing over the North Pacific High home to Seattle. We may aim north to enjoy the Inside Passage of Alaska and British Columbia again. n | <urn:uuid:463da92c-5c6e-472f-a65b-dac16af6ab16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oceannavigator.com/voyaging-skills-3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.952178 | 3,599 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Double bass, cello
British bassist and cellist Dave Holland established his reputation as a key figure in jazz back in 1968 when he moved to New York City to perform and record with jazz legend Miles Davis and his band. In 1972, Holland became the leader of his own group for the first time and released the stunning Conference of the Birds, considered one of the best works in contemporary jazz. Although Holland continued to record with other jazz musicians and bands, lead and record with his own groups, and release solo albums, he was not able to recapture the intensity of his debut album until 1998’s Points of View. In response to the album, Holland received a Grammy Award nomination for best jazz instrumental performance, and Downbeat magazine named him jazz bassist of the year. Dedicating himself to music at a prolific and continuous pace throughout his career, Holland always made certain to share the credit with his collaborators.
Born on October 1, 1946, in Wolverhampton, England, Holland discovered his musical talent at an early age and started out playing the ukelele at age four. At ten years old, Holland started learning the guitar, concentrating on the bass guitar and forming his first band with a group of friends by the age of 13. The group, with Holland performing in public for the first time, played at local clubs and dances. Two years later, now 15 years old, Holland joined another band. When his new group started to perform on a regular basis, he decided to leave school in order to devote himself to a career in music and to expand his ideas on bass guitar. Although he took piano lessons for a short time, throughout his childhood he mostly taught himself how to play the era’s popular music from song books and by listening to the radio.
Around this time, Holland discovered jazz music after hearing recordings of Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar, two legendary bassists. Inspired by their music, Holland purchased his first double bass and practiced along with the records. Continuing to play popular tunes as a bass guitarist, he also frequented jazz clubs with his double bass, often sitting in on stage with other local jazz musicians. At the age of 17, in the summer of 1963, Holland accepted an offer to play double bass with a dance band working at a resort for the season, leaving his bass guitar work behind. When his stint for the summer ended, he joined a big band accompanying singer Johnny Ray for ashorttour, then moved to London to play music in a restaurant.
This move would change Holland’s musical direction for the remainder of his career, as he immediately started studying with James E. Merritt, at the time the principal bassist for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Merrit, also a teacher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, convinced Holland in thespring of 1964 to apply to Guildhall’s three–year program. After taking the entrance exam and receiving a full scholarship, Holland started attending the school that fall. Holland studied with intensity, and by his second year, he earned the position of principal bassist with the school’s orchestra. In the meantime, Holland began to work with other jazz artists around London, performing first with bands that played King Oliver, New Orleans style jazz and Louis Armstrong. Before long, he could adapt to ensembles playing every jazz style from swing to modern.
Influenced by the innovations of contemporary jazz, Holland in 1966 began playing with other artists who held similar interests like multi–instrumentalist John Surman, John McLaughlin, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Chris MacGregor, and others. His influences during this time included well–known jazz bassists such as Charles Mingus, Scott LaFaro, Jimmy Garrison, Ron Carter, and Gary Peacock, while his studies in school introduced him to contemporary composers, including the works of Bela Bartók. Concurrently, Holland played with various chamber orchestras and started to record music for film, television, and radio.
Holland’s career continued to escalate, and 1967 saw him on stage with such jazz greats as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Joe Henderson. One night in July of 1968,
Born October 1, 1946, in Wolverhampton, England; Education: Studied with bassist James E. Merrit and at Guildhall School of Music.
Joined first jazz band, 1963; moved to New York City and played with Miles Davis, 1968; released first album as bandleader, Conference of the Birds, 1972; forms group called Gateway, 1975; released first solo bass album, Emerald Tears, 1977; released first solo cello album, Life Cycle, 1981; released The Razor’s Edge as bandleader of his own quintet, 1987; formed a new quartet, released Extensions, 1989; released Dreams of the Elders with subsequent quartet, 1995, followed by Points of View, 1998; all released on ECM label.
Awards: Downbeat magazine’s 1989 album of the year for Extensions; Downbeat magazine’s 1998 acoustic bassist of the year.
Addresses: Home —New York City, NY; Management —Vision Artist Management and Consultation, contact: Louise Holland, phone: (718) 857–5727, fax: (718) 623–1404, e–mail: [email protected] Booking— Sala Enterprises, contact: Anna Sala, 805 Seventh Ave., Ste. 1100, New York City, NY 10019, phone: (212) 262–4481 ext. 243, fax: (212) 397–5973, e–mail: [email protected] Record company —ECM, 1540 Broadway, 40th fir., New York City, NY 10036, phone: (212) 930–4996. Website— ECM, http://www.ecmrecords.com; Dave Holland—Official Website, http://www.jazzcorner.com/holland.
Miles Davis came to Ronnie Scott’s, a well–known jazz club in London where Holland often appeared. When Davis heard him play, he asked Holland to join his band. Within two weeks of that night, Holland moved to New York City and spent two years touring and recording with Davis, as well as performing with other musicians within New York’s jazz community. He appeared on a number of Davis’s albums, including Filles de Kilimanjaro, September of 1968, In a Silent Way, February of 1969, and Bitches Brew, August of 1969.
In late 1970, Holland left Davis’s group to form a band called Circle with Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, and Barry Altschul. In Circle, Holland played both cello and bass. The group broke up after just one year together, and Holland, in early 1972, took a job playing with Stan Getz and his band. Around this time, he worked briefly with Thelonious Monk, began a musical relationship with Sam Rivers, and worked as a guest teacher at the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York. The same year also marked Holland’s first recorded album as a bandleader with the release of Conference of the Birds in November on the ECM label. The title song was inspired by the singing birds outside Holland’s London flat, according to the musician, rather than by the classic poem by Attar as some reviewers and critics often suggest. With Braxton and Rivers playing flute and reeds, alongside Altschul on drums and percussion, Holland produced a record that would become a jazz classic.
In 1973, Holland left Getz’s group to focus on performing with Braxton, as well as with Rivers. Two years later, in 1975, he participated in forming a trio named Gateway with guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Jack DeJohnette, a fellow member of Davis’s group; Gateway continued to tour and record together throughout the 1990s. After working with singer Betty Carter for a few months in 1976, Holland spent the remainder of the 1970s playing and recording with Rivers, in addition to releasing a solo bass album entitled Emerald Tears in August of 1977. The record led Holland to hold solo concerts for the first time in his career.
In 1981, Holland left Gateway and Rivers for a time in order to make plans for his own band and released a solo cello album called Life Cycle later that year in November. Although more consistent than his previous solo effort, many critics believed that the album needed further development. Following the completion of Life Cycle, Holland assembled his first full–time band. The original members included Wheeler on trumpet and flügelhom, Julian Priester on trombone, Steve Coleman on alto saxophone and flute, and Steve Ellington on drums; later members included Marvin “Smitty” Smith, replacing Ellington on drums, and Robin Eubanks, who substituted for Priester on trombone. The group recorded three albums together: Jumpin’ In (released in October of 1983), Seeds of Time (released in November of 1984), and the much celebrated The Razor’s Edge (released in February of 1987).
After the release of The Razor’s Edge and an extensive tour, Holland disbanded the quintet to work with a trio again. In March of 1988, he released Triplicate with DeJohnette and Coleman, then performed and recorded two albums with pianist Hank Jones and others: The Oracle (released in March of 1989) and Lazy Afternoon (released in July of 1989). Later that year, he formed a new quartet with Coleman, Eubanks, and Smith, and in September of 1989, the group released Extensions, a recording voted albumof the year by Downbeat magazine.
Since accepting his teaching position with the Creative Music Studio, Holland continued to instruct others throughout the 1980s. He became artistic director of a summer jazz workshop held at the Banff School in Banff, Canada, from 1983 until 1990. He also joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, as a full–time instructor in 1987 and taught at the school until 1990.
During 1990, Hollandtoured worldwide with DeJohnette’s groupcalled Parallel Realities. The group—also featuring pianist/keyboardist Herbie Hancock and guitarist Pat Metheny—appeared on a Grammy nominated album, Metheny and Roy Haynes’s Question and Answer. In 1992, Holland appeared as a regular with Hancock’s trio and performed on Joe Henderson’s So Near, So Far, an album that won a Grammy Award. Holland then spent 1993 touring Europe to give solo concerts, recording his second solo bass album entitled One’s All, and later touring with a project also consisting of Carter, Geri Allen, and DeJohnette. The musicians released a live recording of a concert held at the Royal Festival Hall in London called Feed the Fire in 1994.
Early that same year, Holland brought together a new quartet, this time made up of vibraphonist and composer Steve Nelson, saxophonist Eric Person, and drummer Gene Jackson. During the summer of 1994, Holland toured with Gateway and recorded an album with the trio in December under the title Homecoming, released by ECM. In the meantime, htoured Europe and the United States with his new qualrtet. Then in early 1995, they recorded Dream of the [Elders. A subtle yet powerful album, Ken Micalleff in Audio described the work as “a sublime example of Holland as bandleader, composer and bassist…. another peak in the bass legend’s mountain of music.” Subsequently, Holland toured with his own quartet and as a member of Hancock’s group through the end of the year.
1996 proved a busy year for Holland, as he continued to tour as a part of Hancock’s quartet, again with Gateway, and with his own band. Active in the studio as well, Holland participated in the recording of three Grammy–nominated albums, including saxophonist Michael Breck–er’s Tales from the Hudson, Hancock’s The New Standard, and pianist Billy Child’s The Child Within.
In 1997, the musician decided to disband his previous group, forming another quintet composed of alto saxophonist Steve Wilson (replaced by Chris Potter in June of 1998), Eubanks, Nelson, and drummer Billy Kilson. After performing on stage together, the group headed for the studio to record the Grammy–nominated album Points of View, released in March in Europe and in September in the United States in 1998. The critically well–received effort led Downbeat in 1999 to award Holland for a second time, this time by naming him 1998’s acoustic bassist of the year.
In addition to performing with his quintet in 1998, Holland toured with Hancock’s The New Standard group, as well as with Brecker’s Tales from the Hudson lineup and a Porgy and Bess (the musical) project headed by Henderson, who Holland often performed with earlier in his career. His other live performances includedplaying with Gateway, as a member of Wheeler’s group, in a duo with guitarist Jim Hall, and in a trio with Anouar Brahem and Surman. The same year, Holland appeared on various releases by other artists, two of which included saxophone player Joe Lovano’s Trio Fascination and vibraphone player Gary Burton’s Like Minds. Performing almost non–stop with his quintet and others the following year, Holland planned to continue his busy pace. By the end of 1999, Holland had already recorded with albums with numerous artists such as vocalist Cassandra Wilson, saxophonist Charles Lloyd, vocalist Dominique Eade, and saxophonist Andy Middleton. In March of 2000, Holland scheduled a series of trio concerts also featuring Brahem and Surman.
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There exists today an incredibly warped conception in the minds of the modern civilian about what life was like for the nomadic hunter-gatherers of the pre-civilized world and those who still exist today. Much of this is descended from the cultural effect of those European men who first ‘contacted’ the peoples of the Americas and Africa.
When Europeans first began to encounter hunter-gatherers, they considered them savages, projecting onto them the images and archetypes from their classical mythology (Jahoda, 1998). As the theory of evolution began to take hold, many Victorian anthropologists speculated on the role hunting and gathering played in humanity’s steady, inevitable ascent from such backwards primitivism to the obvious evolutionary ideal of the Victorian gentleman. They wrote about the difficult, dangerous, and marginal lives that hunter-gatherers led.Hunter-gatherers have more leisure time. – Jason Godesky
I am not here in order to romanticize the hunter-gatherer way of life but to soberly delineate the condition of ‘primitive’ man and juxtapose the modern condition of the domesticated industrial civilian. The myth of the suffering, toiling, miserable brutish savage in the mind of the Western man is generally just that. Mythos. To begin, it is now widely believed, through the study of the modern nomad, that hunter-gatherers spent far less time ‘working’ than the modern man and had much more leisure time. I put ‘work’ into quotes because the word is not exactly apt for the nomad.
- ‘S. Diamond observed other free human beings who survived into our age, also in Africa. He could see that they did no work, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to say it in English. Instead, he said they made no distinction between work and play. Does Diamond mean that the activity of the free people can be seen as work one moment, as play another, depending on how the anthropologist feels? Does he mean they didn’t know if their activity was work or play? Does he mean we, you and I, Diamond’s armored contemporaries, cannot distinguish their work from their play? If the !Kung visited our offices and factories, they might think we’re playing. Why else would we be there? I think Diamond meant to say something more profound. A time-and-motion engineer watching a bear near a berry patch would not know when to punch his clock. Does the bear start working when he walks to the berry patch, when he picks the berry, when he opens his jaws? If the engineer has half a brain he might say the bear makes no distinction between work and play. If the engineer has an imagination he might say that the bear experiences joy from the moment the berries turn deep red, and that none of the bear’s motions are work.’ – Fredy Perlman: Against His-story, Against Leviathan! (1983)
There have been several studies regarding the amount of time hunter-gatherers spend in obtaining and preparing food. McCarthy and M. McArthur’s study with four different groups in Arnhem Land concluded that men spent 2-4 hours a day on the food quest, and some days didn’t go at all. In 1965, Richard Borshay Lee’s study of the !Kung Bushmen in the Dobe area of Botswana concluded similarly that the tribe worked around 6 hours a day for 2 and a half days a week. Many of these studies have been criticized for inadequate methods, and rightly so, these figures are mostly about men’s hunts and do not take into account the rest of the gathering and maintenance done by the rest of the tribe. However, it is still a consensus that hunter-gatherers had significantly more leisure time, and the work that they did do was varied and fulfilling, as opposed to the monotonous, alienated, specialized work that the industrial factory worker slaves away at. There also exists a notion that hunter-gatherers live in poverty due to our industrial conception of economy, comparing them directly with the amount of commodities and currency the modern man has. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Poverty is defined by wants and means, and considering the wants and means of the hunter-gatherers, they live in prosperity and abundance. Not only did the hunter-gatherer possess physical abundance, the psychological security and well-being of these peoples is such that few if any civilized peoples know. I have mentioned this in more detail in another blog post. A further fear of the pre-civilized man is life expectancy. Humans becoming civilized actually lowered life-expectancy up until recently in industrial times.
- To address specifically Kurzweil’s point about life-expectancy he mentions an expectancy of 35 years for preindustrial Swedish females and 33 for males. Let’s split the difference and make it 34 years overall. Assuming this figure is correct, it is misleading because it gives the impression that few people lived beyond their mid-30s. I’ve more than once read statements by demographers to the effect that the low lifeexpectancies of preindustrial times largely reflected the high rate of infant and early-childhood mortality. Once the vulnerable first few years were past, people’s lives were not so very much shorter than they are today. … information for which I can cite sources is consistent with what I’ve just said. According to Rousseau, in mid-18th-century France 50% of children died before reaching the age of eight. It’s worth noting that about 8% of a population of Kalahari Bushmen (hunter-gatherers) was said to consist of persons from 60 to more than 80 years old. … according to the 1970 census, 10% of the American population was then aged 65 or older. – Letters to David Skrbina by Theodore Kaczysnki
Of course, there was high infant mortality which caused the low average life expectancy. Mothers were not only acclimated to this fact logically, but through evolutionary mechanism to avoid unnecessarily disruptive stress. This mortality rate is a product of natural selection. Through this, genetics that were not suited to survival were selected against in the population, and there were far less ‘conditions’ that have widely proliferated in the population today, which are both induced from a civilized environment and through the disruption of natural selection. Hunter-gatherers live nearly as long as we do without access to ‘modern medicine’, showing that our way of life is the cause of most of our problems. Conditions exacerbated and proliferated by civilization are even further intensified by industrialization and increased hygiene, ironically enough. Auto-immune disease and food allergy is incredibly common and it is thought that modern hygiene is to blame, as children are not getting as many infections. Parasitic infections, in particular, are normally fought by the same mechanisms involved in combating allergies. With fewer parasites to fight, the immune system turns against things that should be harmless. Mortality from cancer has risen 10x since the 19th century. Rates of disease are incredibly high in civilized societies when compared to primitive ones, especially in urban areas. Ancient peoples did not have dental problems, despite the fact that they never brushed their teeth. We’ve already mentioned several times the epidemic of depression, anxiety, suicide, and myriad other mental health problems induced by the modern way of life. The civilized man is also the subject of various pandemic and endemic diseases for thousands of years as I’m sure the reader knows.
- We suffer from a range of modern ills that have traditionally been very rare: obesity, cancers, accidental death and injury, deliberate death through high-tech weapons (including handguns) and warfare, global plagues like AIDS. Automobile accidents kill over 40,000 Americans every year, and about 1.3 million people globally-that’s roughly 3,300 people killed every day . Nearly 44% of the American population is medicated. A recent study suggests that 28% of all teenagers suffer chronic headaches, with 40% of these occurring daily. Even the mundane daily computer use that many of us experience imposes its own risks: carpal tunnel syndrome, eyestrain, back and joint pain, headache, toxic chemicals on keyboards and monitors, and the general ill health that results from sedentary behavior. Modern foods are killing us: pesticides, chemical fertilizers, growth hormones, radically new genetically-modified crops, too much sugar, too much fat, too much meat. Primitive humans rarely ate meat, but when they did it was typically freshly-killed, always wild game, and usually after putting in several exhausting hours of chase, on foot, with sticks or handmade spears. We moderns eat something like 3.5 pounds per week – a half-pound per day, every day-of domesticated, fat-laden, hormone-injected, antibiotic-laced, high-tech factory-farmed animal flesh. Little surprise that cancer and other ailments result. … Measurable levels of cancer-causing pesticides have been found in the drinking water of 347 towns and cities. Creation and use of toxic chemicals continues at a rate far faster than our capacity to learn how safe extended exposures to these substances are …. The US. Environmental Protection Agency was mandated to test existing pesticides-just one class of chemicals-for health risks by 1972, but the job still isn’t completed today, and regulators are falling further behind. – Kaczynski
Urbanization, especially in industrial society, has a significant impact on physical and mental health. The urbanite is subject to pollutant chemicals and crowded in a human hive (it is well known that crowding causes aggression). From a collective article on various impacts of urban life: ‘Research has shown that people who live in cities may suffer more psychological stress than people who live in rural areas. For a study published in Nature in 2011, Jens Pruessner and colleagues at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim found a 21% increase in anxiety disorders, a 39% increase in mood disorders and a doubled risk of schizophrenia in city dwellers. Urban living was linked to increased activity in the brain’s amygdala – the fear centre – and in the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex, a key region for regulating fear and stress. Meanwhile, a 2011 study from Portugal found that people living near industrial “grey areas” reported less optimism. This may sound trivial, but optimism is associated with healthier behaviours (such as a willingness to exercise), lower levels of fat in the blood and mental resilience, or the ability to recover from stress.’
As a result of mass urbanization, populations are more atomized and separated from the natural world. There have been many, many studies that demonstrate the psychological benefits of exposure to nature. Anyone who goes hiking or lives away from urbania can testify to the calm, meditative state that one enters into when in the wild. Even seeing a picture of nature improves mental well being. There is a phenomenon of people being exposed to the view of nature actually aids in recovery from physical injury and illness.
- Patients with a view of trees were hospitalized shorter (7.96 days) than patients who had a view of the brick wall (8.7 days). Brick wall-view patients had more negative nurses notes (3.96 per patient, examples of negative notes–“upset and crying” or “needs much encouragement”; examples of good notes– “in good spirits” and “moving well”) than tree-view patients (1.13 per patient). Patients with nature window views received fewer analgesic doses 2-5 days after surgery. The tree-view patients more frequently received weaker pain medications like aspirin or acetaminophen while brick wall-view patients who needed stronger pain medications such as narcotics. … Tree-view patients tended to have lower scores for minor post-surgical complications. – Ulrich, R.S
However, nature is aggressively being encroached upon by civilization. The 2020 Global Living Planet Index recently published findings that global wildlife populations are suffering catastrophic collapse, with populations of vertebrate species declining 68% since 1970. Ecological destruction has direct effects on the health of humans, collapse such as the deaths of bees, parasites, spiders, marine life, et cetera, impacts the functioning of the global ecosystem and the ability for the human herd to sustain itself. Ecological devastation in general as a result of the technical civilization, apart technicizing man and turning him into a domesticated cog in the social machine, will likely take down the entire ecology of the earth if it is allowed to continue. We have discussed this in a previous post.
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Optical and At Wavelength Metrology Team
The NSLS-II Optical Metrology Laboratory (OML) is housed in two class 10,000 temperature
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2D Slope measuring System based on a Stitching Shack Hartmann Optical Head (SSH-OH)
with 50 nrad slope error accuracy over a measurement range of 8 mrad. Mirror max. length about 1500 mm.
high frequency roughness with a Nanosurf AG AFM performing at linearity better than
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Associated to these commercial instruments: a NOM/ long trace profiler (LTP) with 50
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50 mm pupil FIZEAU interferometer. This interferometer will be used to build a
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Mines and Mining Development Minister, Winston Chitando, is expected to officially commission a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) project at Vumbachikwe Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, on Thursday, 5 May.
The miner said the US$1 million TSF project will ensure sustainable (environmentally- friendly) mining operations for the next two decades. Vumbachikwe acting mine manager, None Kananji said:
As a major player in our endeavour to put all hands on deck and create a US$12 billion gold mining industry for Zimbabwe by the year 2023 as espoused by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the national vision, we ought to also keep an eye on our carbon footprint because we have to bequeath not only a wealthy nation but an environmentally safe nation for future generations.
As a result, our stakeholders invested in this project to ensure that as we heed the Government’s call for the collective patriotic pursuit of a middle-income nation by the year 2030, we also don’t lose sight of the need to ensure the land from which we benefit is preserved.
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Manhattan’s Alphabet City is a tightly woven urban fabric spanning two centuries. The 60s and 70s saw a fast decay of the neighborhood with many buildings destroyed leaving vacant lots often of charred cars and rubble. In the late 1980s the neighborhood turned into a more gentle mix of middle class, student & low income population. The newly established communities drove an urban renaissance of sort with many communal gardens filling voids, shops and restaurants bringing life back to its streets.
Alphabet City was then the epicenter of a vibrant and radical artistic community and we wanted our design inspiration to draw on this past identity. We looked at works by several artists that dealt with notions of memory. The work of Rachel Whiteread was enormously influential as she specifically questions notions voids, absence and familiarity of objects, buildings and building parts. Her sculptures and installation are invitations to reflect upon how we perceive the unfamiliar and the ever changing and obsolescence of things surrounding us, in which she reveals great poetry.
Our intent was to create a building that offered a strong sense of mass and unity for which cast in place concrete was the material of choice. The window openings on the street facade further stress this perception but also introduce a changing rhythm which in turn blurs one’s understanding of the building’s program and floor distribution. The building is experienced as a monolithical object with facade materials limited to concrete and window openings framed with solid bronze plates.
Because this is a two family home, we had the opportunity to compose the façade using a variety of window openings, different in size and proportions thus blurring the lines of its occupancy and because of the scale variation with neighboring buildings, invite passer byes to consider the evolution of this neighborhood but also of architecture itself within the span of a century. An important criteria when designing this project was to fully integrate the current urban renewal of this neighborhood and provide a positive outlook on contemporary architecture. In other words allow the introduction of a surprise in the urban fabric, which is also what New York can be about.
Light is a precious commodity in Manhattan and the design provides generous South facing windows and wall to wall North facing openings. As a wish to express nothing but the building structure, most interior spaces are cast in place concrete with furniture reduced to its simplest form so that the material & spatial experiences become the focal point.
Our work rests on the mediation between engineering & architectural culture. It is our belief that successful designs can only materialize by fully synthesizing building technology and architectural sensitivity. Our approach to space is determined by a rigorous understanding of existing relationships between technique and culture, free of stylistic limitations, open to context.
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Getting Into A Fan Tan
Fan Tan, or fancan is an early gambling card game long common in China. Like many card games it is purely random and involves opportunity. The foundation for Fan Tan is the four suit of moon, sun, rain and wind, which represents the four elements and their ruling seasons. Each player contributes to his/her own pool of things by picking cards from the deck. The player with the most points at the end wins. It was in ancient times that the player could buy more cards at a very low rate and get additional cards to exchange for cash.
Lots of the early versions of fan-tan involved simple edging in addition to some strategy. However, the game has changed tremendously through the years and the principles have been slightly modified to make it more enjoyable. Currently there are many different variants of fan-tan. Below is a list and explanation of all these variations:
One of the oldest forms of the game is the"artments". In this version each player is dealt a hand composed of seven cards face down. The aim is for each player to construct five piles (two stacks from each player's hand and one stack from the dealer's hand). Then, after everyone has made five stacks, the dealer will then deal five cards to each player. At this point, the only way for a player to win is if he has gone five stacks without going anywhere else to get it done and then back to the initial five card pile before the dealer leaves the table.
The"order" variation of this game is the easiest. Additionally it is called the"table game". In this variation, the player who has raised the maximum hands wins. There's absolutely not any playing time allotted and the play may go on until someone gets three pairs, a tuck, or a straight. Once the player leaves the table, the game is over and it is time for another round of playing.
A variant on the"order" game involves getting three pairs, a double, or a complete house before the player has to leave. In this version, there is still no participant clock. A participant must get three pairs, a full house, or three straight, four or even five teases before the player has to leave. If a participant fails to appear for the mandatory departure, his team loses and that team's next chance at a win would be the drawing of a new hands. The new hand will be a straight or a flush, based on the last hand and which participant 먹튀검증 failed to show up.
Fan Tan incorporates many of the standard rules of poker including the bluffing rule. Bluffing lets you fake an injury to be able to get your opponent to fold to you. You should have the right odds if you are going to succeed at this, so make sure you use proper form and stance and never reveal your cards . You should avoid drawing extra cards or finish your turn with a high card if you are bluffing.
At the conclusion of the game, the player with the most pairs, the highest total hands, and the top scoring card win the match. If two players tie for last place, then whoever has the highest chips wins. The loser simply loses his top and can not participate in the upcoming games. There are usually only a few decks available in a tournament and those decks cost a lot more than regular decks. If you are serious about winning some money from friends and family, then you need to try becoming a monthly game.
While poker rules do not prohibit a person from betting, the major thing that they need to keep in mind is they have to disclose their capacity to gamble. This is quite important, especially if the fan is a relative or a close friend. People need to realize that if they are seen to be engaging in a game of skill, then it won't matter they are also in a tan. If they would like to take part in a poker tournament, then they'll have to disclose their profession.
The Effects of Casino Sounds on Customers
Here, targeted toward investigating the effect of casino-related noises and combined light/ringing noise, with or with out the presence of different players, based to gambling-induced behavioural answers. The IGT is a game testing system that has been used broadly within casinos. In this paperwe clarify a fresh measure for measuring gaming behavior, the consequence of casino ambience on player answer. This measure offers information about the effect of casino sounds on participant answers and is of good use both as a stimulation measure and also a contrast controller.
There are two main ways a casino may change an individual's gambling behavior, and such modifications have important social, economical impacts. To begin with, a casino's selection of locations affects where a gambler likes to play. A casino that provides games like blackjack, craps, baccarat, roulette, slots, or Videopoker could possibly be redeemed by means of a number of gamblers with different characteristics. An area that attracts a specific type of gambler could have significant consequences for a gambler's leisure time.
In this scenario, the chosen casino might have a quite top quality environment that a wide range of casino company could come across desired. But in the event the casino has a very low high superior environment, this may dissuade a few from spending their leisure time in that certain casino. Secondly, and related to this very first case, is actually a casino which attracts a specific kind of multiplayer game. If there is not a commonality among the casino's guests, then subsequently a consequence of casino sounds on behaviour could be decreased. Thus, by way of example, if every one of the casino visitors are high pliers, as well as one casino was created close to that sort of player, it might discourage different gamblers from playingwith. This can have significant societal and economic impacts.
The 3rd impact of casino noise is that the consequence of its impact on a player's own perception of the match. If a casino sound levels are too loud, a player's capacity to properly perform might be negatively impacted. Gamblers are able to drop attention and concentration, in addition to being unable to play at a high level. This effect of casino sounds on a new player's ability to concentrate is specially problematic since most gamers are experts at card games. Although other kinds of betting tend to be simpler to pay attention to card video games have been frequently highly competitive.
In addition, casino sounds can have a bad effect on the contentment of of those people. Forcing gamblers to leave early at nighttime could cause stress and anxiety. At a minimum, casino sound may induce a new player to maneuver his or her gaming tables closer into this entry and exit doors. In certain cases, the sound levels needs to be summed up so high it may be distracting for different players nearby. In more serious circumstances, it might be physically impossible to take pleasure in the casino's casino noise.
The fourth impact of casino noise is related to the way a casino elevates its possessions. It is difficult to correctly gauge how any given casino's noise ranges influence the attribute of its guests' encounter. However, 1 casino owner stated that he routinely"backs away" from prospective customers due to the fact he heard that the customers whining regarding the casino's sound. It is challenging to visualize how any casino could permit patrons to go away if the sound ranges had been disruptive.
The fifth largest effectation of casino audio online clients pertains to some other aspect of casino operations: the enjoyment of their casino experience. One participant who visited the casino in lasvegas stated that she believed"trapped" in the machine anticipating her turn to twist on the roulette wheel. As a result of the lack of mobility, she clarified , she found herself believing that she can spin the wheel . Although other guests had previously assured her that they appreciated the casino noise amounts, '' she still felt that she"wasn't part of their match " Providentially, the casino has been assembled of a very hardy steel arrangement, allowing her to twist on the wheel without having needing to depart the casino property.
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Huether School of Business first-year student Suzanne Ibrahim with the collection of pasta for the Pasta Grab Challenge.
From mid-October until November 13, students in the Huether School of Business sales organization at The College of Saint Rose put their sales skills to use by soliciting donations for a Pasta Grab Challenge. The goal? Collect 1,000 boxes of pasta for local food banks.
By the end of the drive on Friday afternoon, the Huether School of Business lobby was packed with 1,800 pounds of pasta. Pasta will be delivered to Victory Church Food Pantry, Food Pantries for the Capital District, Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry, and Capital City Rescue Mission.
“Doing this Pasta Challenge was rewarding because it enabled us to work together across the community to give back to those who need a little extra help this holiday season,” said Suzanne Ibrahim, a first-year business student.
Mark Michalisin, sales professional in residence at Saint Rose, said he was proud to watch the students use what they’re learning in our sales major to learn how to solicit donations from local businesses. One of the Saint Rose values is “service to the dear neighbor,” and Michalisin feels it’s important that students who aspire to be the next business leaders learn the importance of also giving back to the community. Saint Rose student-athletes also helped with the efforts, and collection boxes were placed on campus.
“We are doing our part to help the community, as we should,” Michalisin said. “The students love knowing they are helping families in need.”
Michalisin said he and the students are particularly grateful to the business community, including Digital Xpress, Cetera Financial, Hill & Markes, Market 32, Northwestern Mutual, Pede Bros., INOC Data Centers, and Laser Facility Management. Joe Fairley, director of business development at Laser Facility Management, was convinced by the students to get involved, and he helped raise more than 400 pounds of pasta for the drive.
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Science, I think I love you.
When the world threw a crazy virus at you that spreads fast, attacks hard and has no known cure, you said, “Hold my beaker” and you went to town.
You came up with a vaccine and testing methods in the time it takes most of us to work through a season of “Ozark.”
But the truly amazing thing is that while science is working away at saving the world and all that, it doesn’t just drop everything else. Maybe the pandemic takes priority and steals headlines, but there are other science things going on too and we probably don’t appreciate it as much as we should.
Science is out here saving lives but guess what? Science is also doing stuff like making tape better. Seriously. If you thought tape was pretty effective at sticking objects together, well, science is here to make it even stickier. I saw it in a commercial, so it must be science.
It’s called Alien Tape and it claims it can lock anything in place. Anything? Anything!
In commercials and online, Alien Tape is used to stick a mailbox to a brick wall, a coat rack to a mud room wall and even a shelf to a tile wall.
They say it can be used for hanging pictures, sticking your toddler’s food bowl to his high chair tray and even hanging a paper towel rack in the kitchen.
And, in one commercial, they even show it being used to stick 17.5 pounds of dumbbell weights to a fridge.
You may ask, “Why would you want to stick weight plates to your fridge?” Well, why not! It’s science!
And you may ask, “Why 17.5 pounds instead of 18 pounds? Or 20 pounds?”
Come on. Do you really need to stick 20 pounds of dumbbells to your fridge? Get a grip (on 17.5 pounds or less).
There’s more! Alien Tape is reusable. It comes in rolls and you get two free rolls when you buy one but, since you can rinse and reuse your Alien Tape, you might never need more than a few strips in your entire life.
I appreciate science’s efforts to eliminate the need for nails or screws, although I do feel that if my wife asked me to help hang a shelf and I came at it with a roll of tape, she might not feel 100 per cent confident.
No matter, science has more going on right now. How do you like the sound of reverse aging?
Ya. Sounds pretty good. Especially as I sit here in my pants that kind of look like dress pants except that they are lightweight and completely stretchy in every area, right down to the stretchy elastic waistband. They are pants that say, “I give up.”
I do give up. I’m getting up there and I think I deserve to be comfortable. In my younger days I would sacrifice comfort for cool style but now I just want my clothes to not bind my crotch or pinch my gut.
So, when I saw news headlines about a Benjamin Button effect as scientists have found ways to reverse aging in mice, I was intrigued indeed.
So, science, whatcha got?
CNN reports that a molecular biologist (rock star!) has figured out a way to “reset” aging cells in mice to earlier versions of themselves. And in one breakthrough, this reset helped old mice with poor eyesight and damaged retinas to see again — and see better than their kids.
Like Alien Tape’s claim to hold 17.5 pounds of weights to my fridge, I don’t think I need to hear anything else.
Science is learning how to rewind our cells? If they can help old mice see, maybe the day is coming when they can make me stop fearing driving after dark. Maybe science can make me stop fearing teenagers. Maybe science can make me stop fearing a surprise leg cramp.
I could reset to having a full head of dark, wavy hair and to not complaining about how people drive in parking lots. It’s a work in progress but science says it’s coming and coming soon.
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Fortnite is a popular video game. Some players reported that they are bothered by the Fortnite packet loss issue. To solve the problem, MiniTool Partition Wizard puts together some solutions in this post.
Fortnite is a free video game developed by Epic Games. It is available on many platforms, including Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, and Android.
Unfortunately, some players encountered packet loss issues while playing the game. This problem usually leads to lagging or disconnecting from the server issue. Here is an example:
Hello, I constantly get packet loss and I can't figure out why, I've tried different settings for the resolution and it also occurs on the lowest settings possible. I have at least 80mps upload and download usually. The games I've tried are Fortnite and also Minecraft. I hope anyone has a fix for this if so please let me know.www.nvidia.com
Reasons for Fortnite packet loss are various and you might not sure which one you are facing. Don’t worry. Here are some solutions and you can try them one by one to solve the problem.
Solution 1: Check for Network Issues
How to fix packet loss Fortnite? The first thing you can try is to check for network issues. If your internet connection works slowly or you encounter connection errors, you should restart your network device, such as a router or modem. Then check if the problem has been fixed.
You can also consider using a VPN to fix a local network issue. If you have never used a VPN, this post might help: How to Set Up a VPN on Your Windows 10 PC [Full Guide].
Solution 2: Update the Network Driver
You might also encounter packet loss Fortnite due to an outdated or corrupted network driver. In this case, you should install the latest driver software to solve the problem. And you can use the Windows built-in tool Device Manager or any reliable third-party driver updater software to solve the problem.
Here is a detailed tutorial about how to install the latest network driver with Device Manager.
Step 1: Right-click the Start button and select Device Manager.
Step 2: In Device Manager, double-click the Display adapters category to expand it.
Step 3: Right-click your graphics card and select Update driver.
Step 4: In the pop-up window, select Search automatically for updated driver software. Then follow the onscreen instructions to finish the operation.
After installing the latest network driver, restart your PC and then check whether your Fortnite works properly. If the packet loss Fortnite issue still exists, you should move on to the next solution.
Solution 3: Update Windows
Microsoft is keeping releasing updates for patches and new features for Windows 10. If you still get the Fortnite packet loss issue after updating the network driver, you might need to check whether there are available updates for your operating system. If so, you need to install them. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Press Win + I to open Windows Settings quickly.
Step 2: Go to Update & Security.
Step 3: In the following window, select Windows Update in the left pane. In the right pane, click Check for updates.
Step 4: Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install available updates.
You need to restart your computer during the process. After installing all the updates, you can check whether the problem disappears.
Solution 4: Change the Launch Options
You can also try changing the launch options in Epic Games Launcher to solve the Fortnite packet loss issue. You just need to:
Step 1: Run the Epic Games Launcher. Then go to Settings.
Step 2: In the Settings window, scroll down to find the MANAGE GAMES section. Then click FORTNITE to expand the options.
Step 3: Check Additional Command Line Arguments. Then enter –limitclientticks in the box.
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IMPROVED connectivity for mobile and broadband services has been named as the number-one priority by GrainGrowers’ in its list of election asks from Australia’s incoming government.
The list has been put forward on behalf of GrainGrowers’ 17,000 farmer members across Australia ahead of the federal election called for 18 May.
GrainGrowers’ David McKeon said the organisation was calling on the new government to implement all recommendations from the Regional Telecommunications Review to ensure access to infrastructure, consumer protections and digital inclusion.
“Better connectivity is at the very top of our list because growers need better access to news and information, and to farming technology and tools, and government services,” Mr McKeon said.
“Connectivity is essential for all farm businesses to operate efficiently and adopt new technology, but blackspots, slow speeds and poor service are hampering regional Australia every day.”
The seven points on the list were determined from member and industry input, including more than 500 survey responses, and cover the following points GrainGrowers has identified which would best advance the Australian grains industry:
- Better telecommunications;
- Improved freight efficiency;
- Improved research, innovation and access to technology;
- Improved access for agricultural machinery on roads;
- Improved trade and market access;
- Enhanced climate resilience and risk management, and
- Improved information transparency and competition.
GrainGrowers said Australian supply-chain costs were higher compared with those of its competitors, which penalised its growers through lower grain prices and reduced profitability.
The organisation has therefore asked for the incoming government to develop a targeted infrastructure-investment program that removed bottlenecks along the supply chain.
GrainGrowers said the program should utilise the CSIRO TraNSIT model to assess all agricultural infrastructure projects.
It has also asked for support of increased utilisation of higher productivity vehicles through the reclassification of all suitable roads to allow road-train and B-double access, and ensure agricultural freight is a high priority in the National Freight Strategy.
GrainGrowers has asked for support and confidence in Australia’s regulatory system to be maintained to ensure ongoing access to current and emerging technologies, and improve Australia’s ability to attract new technologies and products.
“Adoption of research and new technologies is essential to ensure the sustainable growth of grains, to meet the needs of customers and the community and to remain globally competitive.”
GrainGrowers has also called for ongoing matched funding contributions from government to agricultural research-and-development organisation to match the corresponding levies paid by growers.
GrainGrowers has called for the adoption of a National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension notice, which covers at least 80 per cent of the current agricultural fleet.
It said this move would reduce the amount of red tape involved in growers moving agricultural equipment, often over short distances and at specific times of year, by providing simple and practical to keep Australia moving and safe.
GrainGrowers has called on the new government to do all it can to provide access to open and fair markets as crucial factors in the success of the Australian grains industry.
GrainGrowers has also asked for ratification of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and funding for the Indonesia-Australia Grains Partnership to foster growth in Australia’s biggest wheat market.
It would also like to see “ambitious and high-quality free trade agreements” pursued with key trading partners including the
EU, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and India.
In addition, it has asked Australia’s next government to prioritise initiatives that eliminate non-tariff barriers which penalise Australian farmers.
A commitment to addressing “trade-distorting domestic agricultural policies” in overseas countries via the Cairns Group, WTO and direct representation has also been called for.
GrainGrowers’ is calling for the introduction of a temporary incentive on weather-related insurance premiums, and the broadening of Farm Management Deposits, to help farmers better manage risk.
“The tools farmers use to prepare for and manage climate risk lack flexibility, and that’s why we’re calling for Farm Management Deposits (FMDs) to be transferred between generations, and to be used by companies and trusts.
“When we look at tax, it’s important to keep in mind that farm businesses are modernising and changing, and taxation system needs to change to keep in line with that.”
Currently, only individuals can hold FMDs.
“For FMDs to be able to be held by businesses would be of benefit across the entire ag sector because it would help to reduce the limits currently in place on offset schemes.”
GrainGrowers has also called for the new government to introduce a 150-per-cent tax incentive for five years to support the development of a sustainable insurance market in Australia.
GrainGrowers has said the grain industry lacks a level playing field when it comes to the supply chain because a small number of regional monopolies affect more than 20,000 individual grain-farming businesses.
“This creates distortionary information asymmetry, placing Australian farmers at a disadvantage when making marketing decisions.”
The organisation has therefore asked for the introduction of a mandatory grains stocks-reporting scheme in Australia, and free and public access to Australian Bureau of Statistics monthly grain export data.
Mr McKeon said the Australian grain industry would benefit from free and frequent public reporting on stocks and export figures, such as that provided by the USDA within in the US.
“For growers to have to pay for the development of information, and then to pay again to access it, does not sit well in a free market.”
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The small dare not be humble
"Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power ... began to wash the disciples' feet ..." (vv.3-5)
Humility is not a cringing, servile attitude -- although, sadly, many Christians seem to view it in this way. Philip Brooks, a great American preacher, once said: "The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is. Stand at your highest, and then look at Christ, then go away and forever be humble."The truly humble are conscious of greatness before they are conscious of humility.
The passage before us today says: "Jesus, with the full knowledge that the Father had put everything into his hands and that he had come from God and was going to God, rose from the supper-table, took off his outer clothes, picked up a towel and fastened it round his waist ... and began to wash the disciples' feet" (John 13:3?5, J.B. Phillips). The consciousness of greatness was the secret of our Lord's humility. The small dare not be humble. But Jesus' greatness was rooted in God. Being in God made Him great -- and humble. Great because humble -- humble because great.
A Hindu said to a missionary: "I used to believe in idols but now I don't believe in them at all. I am coming round to believe that I myself am a god." He gave up his idols and made one of himself! When we lose our perspective on God, we lose our perspective on humility. It is as simple as that: no true vision of God -- no true vision of humility.
O God, help me, in my effort to understand humility, always to remember that it springs from a consciousness of greatness. I want my sense of greatness to be rooted in You -- then humility follows as easily as day follows night. Amen.
For Further Study
1. How did Jesus say we show greatness?
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The New European Bauhaus is an initiative created by the European Commission to bring the European Green Deal to our living space. The initiative promotes the inclusion of all citizens of the EU in building a sustainable and better future by improving our current living spaces as they follow new guidelines of the Green Deal.
It aims to inspire people to get creative and construct an environment that will be aesthetically pleasing and have a positive impact on our minds and souls while remaining sustainable. The goal is to transform our lives for the better while thinking of future generations.
The focus on the construction and textiles
The European Commission began with new policy actions and funding possibilities to start up the initiative. The project primarily focuses on the transformation of theconstruction and textiles sectors. Upon implementation, citizens of the EU will have access to goods that have lower carbon impact.
Following the European Green Deal, this initiative will open up a new dimension and aims to change the daily lives of the people of the EU.
All member states are invited to consider the new values of the initiative and start implementing them into current strategies for territorial and socio-economic development.
Also, the initiative will promote the use of cohesion policy programs to have a broader and more positive impact on society.
The competition included two streams, one for categories in products, lifestyle and reinvented places, and the other for rising stars. The rising stars category was open to participants aged up to 30 years old, to encourage the younger generation to develop new ideas and concepts for a more sustainable future.
The three phases of the initiative
The initiative started with conversations regarding places people live in and their relationship with the environment outside of constructed areas.
During the first co-design phase from January to June 2021, over two thousand examples, ideas and challenges were collected.
They inspired the creation of four main steps to improve implementation:
Reconnecting with nature
Regaining a sense of belonging
Prioritise the places and people that need it most
Foster long term life cycles and integrated thinking in the industrial ecosystem.
The next phase of the initiative will promote more action within local communities.
Three steps that the New European Bauhaus will take are transformations of the places on the ground. This environment will enable innovation and people’s perspectives and a new way of thinking.
The European Commission will also set up a New European Bauhaus Lab that will work with the community, test new tools and create prototypes to empower people at a grassroots level.
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Aims and Scopes
The Journal of Medical Science & Research (JMSR) is a regular, peer-reviewed, open access journal published by Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College – a non-profit, non-government institute, concern of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.
JMSR is published biannually (6 monthly) with the aim to encourage, promote and increase knowledge in the wide field of medical science through original articles, review articles, case-reports and short communications on any subject of Medical Science.
All papers are accepted for publication with an understanding that they are submitted solely to this journal and subject to peer review by panel of reviewers.
The journal strictly follows the rules and guidelines of Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
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Modifying brake fluid is a rather straightforward treatment, brake fluid alteration expenditure is typically not something we take into consideration. A simple fluid alteration at any type of kind of community shop can vary in expense, because of the sort of fluid, or, depending on your location. This write-up will definitely harm down what a brake fluid alteration attends to your auto or lorry. Along with, what are the choices that you have in order to make a brake fluid alteration, cost-effective.
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When Should You Modifying Brake Fluid?
This is an excellent worry considering that manufacturers are uneven on this subject. Manufacturers like Mercedes, Volkswagon, BMW, along with Subaru specifically require brake fluid alternative every number of years. While different other brand, like Ford, Chevy, along with Toyota do not include brake fluid alternative in their asked for maintenance schedules.
Typically you will definitely want to alter your brake fluid if you find any type of among the listed here issues:
Brake Fluid Level decreased:
Just evaluating the brake fluid tank can educate you if the fluid level is decreased. Finding listed below the auto can normally be a sign that there is a leak someplace in the brake system. Or, that your brake pads have really placed on down along with are requiring a lot more fluid to increase quiting power. If your auto is diverting away while quiting it can furthermore signify decreased fluid.
Dirty Brake Fluid:
Dirty brake fluid tones can vary from dark brown to black color. Poor brake fluid can resemble electrical motor oil along with can be challenging on the auto’s system. If you find a dark brown or black color in your brake fluid tank; take into account removing the system.
When requires to you be changing brake fluid video:
Why it is needed:
Brake fluid has the ability to absorb dampness slowly. This can stem from small openings in rubber tubes along with boots, along with from condensation in the brake fluid tank. As a result dampness in the fluid can lower the fluids steaming element. This, consequently, activates damage in the brake system. Considering that the fluid can perhaps heavy steam in serious quiting situations it will definitely decrease your quiting stress. Long-term damage will definitely damage brake components like the master cyndrical tube along with possibly the pricey stomach part cause costly correctings.
Simply Just How Much Should an adjustment expenditure?
Typically speaking, a normal brake fluid alteration expenditure can vary $80-$120 The expenditure is about the similar for make or variation of auto. Brake fluid is a budget friendly point. A mass of this expenditure is labor. So, if you have the expertise along with are a do-it-yourselfer. You can situate an excellent brake fluid flush bundle on Amazon.com. Along with numerous informative video on YouTube that can enlighten you simply exactly how to remove your brake fluid.
When you bring your auto in for remedy at G&G, we analyze the brake fluid for contamination along with if needed we’ll want to alter your fluid. Fresh brake fluid will definitely decrease future correctings along with can make your auto or lorry much more secure to drive.
The Normal Brake Fluid Flush Cost Is $74 To $94
Cost at the Grease Monkey: $74 to $94
- Elements: $0
- Labor: $74 to $94
- Do It Yourself Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Severity: Perform this remedy every 2 years to remain free from auto problems.
These prices are based upon across the country criteria. Associated correctings or maintenance could furthermore be needed. For a personalized maintenance schedule based upon your make, variation, along with gas mileage, download as well as mount the completely complimentary FIXD application
What Is a Brake Fluid Flush?
Your brakes run a hydraulic system. Pressing the brake pedal presses fluid with lines to your calipers, which press the pads versus your blades to reduce or stop your auto. Slowly, this fluid absorbs dampness along with obtains dirty, which reduces its efficiency. A brake fluid flush, furthermore called brake fluid alteration or brake fluid alternative, completely transforms the old fluid with fresh new fluid. This should certainly take a grease monkey simply a variety of humans resources to do.
What Takes place If You Do Not Flush Your Brake Fluid?
Slowly, the fluid can absorb dampness. It can furthermore acquire dirty, which you can see if it’s changed brown rather than clear. If your brakes acquire likewise cozy from regular quiting down a high hill, the fluid can heavy steam, providing gas right into what is anticipated to be a nonporous system.
Any kind of among these issues decrease the efficiency of your brakes. You could require to push the pedal harder to acquire the favored quiting effectiveness. Eventually, you could not acquire as much quiting power as you call for. You will certainly not have the capability to give up as immediately as you should, which is a safety and security as well as safety and security issue.
It is viable to hemorrhage your brakes by yourself. This transforms most of your brake fluid, yet not all of it. Taking into account the budget-friendly expenditure of this remedy, unless you’re a racer that calls for to hemorrhage your brakes consistently it’s probably worth just having the shop do it.
Specifically Exactly How Regularly to Flush Brake Fluid
Typically speaking, it’s finest to do a brake fluid flush every 2 years about. If you are specifically challenging on your brakes, such as driving in sloping location or on a race track, you should certainly do it annual.
Analyze your owner’s manual along with talk to the maintenance schedule to see simply exactly how normally the vendor of your auto encourages removing the brake fluid. Some manufacturers have really no recommended schedule. If that applies, abide by the above criteria.
Normal Symptoms And Signs You Needed to Flush Your Brake Fluid
- Brake pedal truly feels soft
- Brake pedal copulates to the floor covering
- Reduced quiting effectiveness
- You could require to “pump” the brakes to acquire total quiting power
Associated Maintenance Solutions
The sticking to services are often finished with a brake fluid flush:
- Disk brakes: Analyze or alter brake pads along with blades
- Drum brakes: Analyze or alter brake shoes along with drums
- Examine calipers along with wheel cyndrical tubes, modification if crucial
- Currently is an exceptional time to rotate your tires, since they’re all coming off the auto anyways.
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Have you ever familiarized a brake fluid flush? What is it? Do you really call for one?
Unfortunately, lots of lorry chauffeurs do not think much worrying preemptive brake maintenance. Instead, they wait till their brakes, blades or pads fail along with call for to be altered. Additionally if you look after your brakes along with modification pads along with different other components when your grease monkey encourages it, you can still doubt if you really call for to have your brake system removed often.
A lot of us want to do what is finest for our automobiles as well as vehicles to keep them safe when taking a trip along with running as long as viable, yet what, exactly, is the purpose of a brake fluid flush along with what does a brake fluid flush expenditure? Is it crucial along with worth the money?
What is a brake fluid flush?
Your brake system has a lot of operating elements. Typically, a lorry has disk brakes in the front along with either disk brakes or drum brakes in the back. Everything is connected by a system of tubes along with tubes that attach the brake at each wheel to the master cyndrical tube. The emergency situation brake, power brake booster along with anti-lock system are furthermore part of the complete brake system.
When you struck the brake pedal, a wagerer presses versus the master cyndrical tube, which urges brake fluid with the connected tubes to the brake at each wheel. On disk brakes, fluid is pressed right into a caliper, where it presses versus a piston that presses the brake pads versus the disk along with compels the wheel to reduce or give up. On drum brakes, the fluid is pressed right into the wheel cyndrical tube along with presses the brake shoes versus the drum to give up the wheel.
In both circumstances, brake fluid plays an essential responsibility in your auto’s complete brake system.
As the brake system’s components deteriorate slowly, little things of rubber, deterioration along with different other bits scrub along with can land in your brake fluid. When this fluid obtains dirty, it becomes a lot less reliable, which recommends your brakes will certainly not operate as well.
Furthermore, considering that brake fluid is hygroscopic, it absorbs 3% of its weight in water annually, that makes a brake fluid flush a great deal extra crucial.
A brake fluid flush primarily takes all the old, dirty brake fluid out of your system along with modifications it with fresh, neat fluid. Containing a brake fluid flush in your regular auto maintenance is crucial along with should certainly be done around every 30,000 miles or every 2 years, whichever comes before.
Furthermore, evaluating the brake fluid level consistently is recommended. Besides, decreased brake fluid can impact the complete efficiency of your quiting power. See our website to figure out extra on brake fluid top-offs.
Simply exactly how does a brake fluid flush task?
It is viable to change your extremely own brake fluid, yet a grease monkey can do it immediately along with far better in the shop with a brake-flushing manufacturer. If you do identify to do it by yourself, guarantee to use a costs brake fluid. It’s furthermore vital to bear in mind that outdoors air can immediately contaminate brake fluid, setting off water vapor to incorporate with the fluid. This contamination can undoubtedly damage your entire brake system, so make sure.
If you take your auto right into the shop, the solution professional will definitely at first position the brake fluid tank along with remove all the old fluid before altering it with new fluid. Afterwards, to remove the old fluid from the brake shutoff, your auto will definitely call for to be enhanced along with all 4 wheels done away with. To remove the fluid, tubes is connected to the brake shutoff on one end with the different other end clearing up right into a container to collect the fluid.
A second solution professional will definitely pump the brakes as well as afterwards keep back the brake pedal while the different other solution professional cracks open the shutoff. The old brake fluid should certainly afterwards clear right into the container. Old brake fluid is a dark color, whereas new fluid has a yellow shade.
The “flushing” treatment is copied till the container discloses that the new, neat fluid is reaching the brakes. The treatment is proceeded all 4 brakes before the wheels are returned on the auto. A technique run can afterwards be carried out to guarantee the brakes are operating preferably.
Typically, a brake fluid flush costs around $100, with most of that expenditure entering the instructions of labor.
Brakes are most likely among one of the most crucial system on your auto, together with the engine itself. Slowly, the components of your brake system placed on down. Regularly changing out your brake fluid can make your auto much more secure, in addition to extend the life of your brake components along with preserve you money in the future.
Have you found that your brakes aren’t operating efficiently? Are they grinding or making different other unusual sounds? Does your wheel shake when quiting? Has it been time since you had your brakes examined by a specialist grease monkey? To have your brake system checked into or to figure out even more worrying your auto’s recommended maintenance schedule, most likely to amongst Rainbow Muffler & Brake’s Cleveland Ohio service technicians today, or amongst our expert specialists at our Maple Degrees lorry solution facility.
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Every auto quiting system includes brake fluid. This is hydraulic fluid that is responsible for moving the components of your quiting system, which is largely a hydraulic system.
Each time you tip on the brake pedal to lower or stop your auto, there is brake fluid rushing with your brake system. The fluid allows your quiting to be a smooth experience without any hold-ups or barriers.
Unfortunately, brake fluid does not remain to remain in suitable issue completely. Slowly, it absorbs the dampness of its atmospheres along with becomes contaminated as a result. This hurts the fluid’s ability to relocate with the quiting system efficiently.
As quickly as this happens, you will certainly not have as much quiting power as you generally do. Afterwards you will definitely experience hold-ups in your quiting. This can increase your opportunities of having an incident, so you call for to take it seriously.
Because of that, you call for to change your brake fluid when it does acquire contaminated along with has really ruined. The worry is, simply exactly how will you comprehend when this time around around has obtained below?
Simple, you will definitely experience difficulties with your quiting as you drive your auto. Whenever your brakes become a lot less reliable, you should certainly immediately have them checked out by a grease monkey.
When to Adjustment Brake Fluid
There is no very easy approach to approximate simply exactly how normally you should certainly change your brake fluid. It is not such as changing the oil in your auto where it’s every 5,000 miles about.
Some auto manufacturers could recommend that you change your brake fluid every 4 to 5 years while others could not offer any type of kind of recommendation. The make along with variation of your auto are what really determines the durations in between brake fluid adjustments.
As an example, the average Chevrolet variation has a brake fluid alteration recommendation of 45,000 miles. Afterwards you have Honda which encourages every 3 years for the brake fluid alteration, despite simply just how much gas mileage has really been consisted of. Classy trucks like the Mercedes-Benz are anticipated to have new brake fluid every 20,000 miles or 2 years, whichever comes before.
A lot of the moments, you’ll be privileged if you likewise change your brake fluid when while you have your auto. The driving issues are what generally play a substantial responsibility in this.
As an example, if you use your brakes a lot in city web site web traffic or taking a trip quick arrays frequently, afterwards your brake fluid along with brake components will definitely all placed on down quicker. Yet if you often drive on the highway or on highways with normal price, afterwards your brake fluid will definitely last a lot longer.
Indicators to Look For
One of the most efficient approach to comprehend when you call for to change your brake fluid is to look for the indicator. Every 2 years, you should certainly take it upon by yourself to visually examine the brake fluid by yourself.
Common brake fluid should certainly turn up clear. Yet if it has color to it, afterwards you call for to change the brake fluid. The color will definitely normally be brown or a rustic color. This is normally a sign that the brake fluid is old along with contaminated.
Although it could still run efficiently in the quiting system, you must not take any type of kind of opportunities. Alteration the brake fluid immediately when you see it change dark brownish.
An added indication to watch out for is a squishy brake pedal. Poor brake fluid will definitely decrease the hydraulic tension created by tipping on the brake pedal. This activates a squishy feeling when you tip on the brake pedal.
If you call for an aspect to examine the fluid to validate it is mischievous, permit this be that element.
Cost to Adjustment Brake Fluid
Overall, you must not worry means way too much worrying brake fluid adjustments. Additionally if you do end up requiring to change the fluid, it will certainly simply cost you in between $70 along with $120 to remove along with change the brake fluid.
This is inexpensive contrasted to different other factors that could stop working with the quiting system. If brake fluid is all you call for to trouble with, afterwards you’ll be privileged.
Comparison brake fluid remedy costs along with quotes near you
What is brake fluid?
Brake fluid, furthermore called hydraulic fluid, is responsible for the many components of your auto’s quiting system. Without it, your auto would definitely not have the capability to give up when you push the brake pedal down within your auto.
The tension of the brake fluid activates the brake blades to weigh down on the brake pads. They afterwards get to the wheels, lowering the wheel transforming along with consequently the auto itself. Brake fluid is simply reliable when it is not so cozy that it becomes a vapour. If it gets likewise cozy along with does become vapour it can generate bubbles which would definitely cause brake stopping working.
Automobile brake liquid alteration costs
Brake fluid alteration costs in between ₤4755 along with ₤19381 depending on your auto make along with variation. Take a look listed here at the average quote on WhoCanFixMyCar for numerous of the leading auto makes.
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Which brake fluid remedy do you call for?
Brake fluid does not evaporate nevertheless slowly brake fluid will definitely absorb dampness from the air along with not feature as efficiently as it should. Because of that, it needs to be changed along with kept an appropriate level at regular durations. It is suggested that you change your brake fluid annual or 2 yet remember it varies from auto to auto. The auto vendor or auto hand manual would definitely have the absolute best assistance certain to the auto connecting to brake fluid alteration.
Brake fluid leak:
A leak in the brakes may be truly harmful, considering that without the fluid the brakes will definitely not function. To begin with, you call for to examine that the leak is brake fluid, it requires to be colourless along with the harmony of cooking oil. The brake fluid tank will definitely most likely to the back of the engine along with is typically a little clear container by the lorry chauffeurs’ side. If it is substantially much less than the fill mark, it’s probably there is a leak. An added approach to examine is to look for dark marks listed below the auto. In any type of kind of circumstance a brake leak misbehaves along with should certainly be dealt with instantly.
Brake fluid alteration:
It is viable to do it by yourself, nevertheless numerous garages do it with a tools which is much more credible. It is recommended that the fluid is changed by a certified professional as the oxygen air-borne can contaminate the brake fluid. The water vapour air-borne will definitely lower the boiling element of the fluid, making the auto vulnerable to icy brake fluid throughout the chillier months. The fluid winding up being contaminated with water vapour can furthermore develop the many components to deterioration which would definitely develop the system to operate improperly or otherwise whatsoever. It can furthermore develop problems to the stomach system.
Brake fluid alteration
The average expenditure of a brake fluid alteration arranged on WhoCanFixMYCar is ₤5683 Brake fluid need to be modified about every 2 years or 24,000 miles to keep it neat along with operating efficiently. A professional should certainly change your brake fluid considering that it’s a challenging job that consists of making certain the oxygen air-borne does not contaminate the fluid.
Brake fluid alteration.
Automobile engine oil alteration
The average expenditure of an engine oil alteration arranged on WhoCanFixMyCar is ₤8239
Automobile engine oil is crucial for keeping your engine cool along with well lubed. If you’re not sure what sort of oil your auto calls for or simply exactly how to do an oil alteration, a grease monkey can look after it within worrying 40 minutes.
Oil level check
Oil filter alteration.
Transmission fluid alternative
The average expenditure of a transmission fluid alternative arranged on WhoCanFixMyCar is ₤54166 Transmission fluid help keep your tools system terrific along with allows elements to stay lubed. Transmission fluid can leakage or become contaminated along with could call for to be altered to guarantee it does its job.
Transmission fluid removal
Transmission fluid alternative.
Normal brake fluid difficulties
Your brakes are amongst among one of the most crucial security as well as safety and security components in your auto along with the brake fluid plays an essential responsibility in making certain factors are running well. So if you find any type of among the sticking to common signs of brake fluid issues, it’s time to acquire an expert to examine your auto.
The brake light has really started your control board
Among one of the most common approach to comprehend if you call for a lot more brake fluid is if your Stomach Muscle (Anti-lock Braking System) light turns on. This light will typically start if you call for to alter or consist of a lot more fluid in your auto.
Pedal issues can recommend brake fluid issues
If you situate the brake pedal is stiffer than typical along with you are having a harder time than typical reducing on your brake pedal, you can call for to have a lot more brake fluid consisted of in your auto.
The opposite of the challenging or limited brake pedal is the soft feeling one. If you’re experiencing a soft brake pedal, have a lorry solution professional look for fluid leaking from the master cyndrical tube or in various other locations in the brake system.
The master cyndrical tube is the system that creates the power for your brakes. It has a tank equivalent to the one for your wiper fluid that has lots of the brake fluid.When you reduced the brakes, this fluid is brought with slim piping, generating hydraulic tension. If fluid is leaking from this system, there could not be sufficient power to call for the brake pads to safeguard challenging to the blades.
Simply exactly how to examine whether you have a brake fluid leak
A leak in the brakes may be truly harmful, considering that without the fluid the brakes will definitely not function. To begin with, you call for to examine that the leak is brake fluid, it requires to be colourless along with the harmony of cooking oil. The brake fluid tank will definitely most likely to the back of the engine along with is typically a little clear container by the lorry chauffeurs’ side. If it is substantially much less than the fill mark, it’s probably there is a leak. An added approach to examine is to look for dark marks listed below the auto. In any type of kind of circumstance a brake leak misbehaves along with should certainly be dealt with instantly. Leaks will definitely threaten the tension along with develop the brakes to fail. The stopping working will certainly simply take place much quicker with a bigger leak.
Leading indicator that your auto calls for a brake fluid alteration
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When you invest in the long haul, you also want to secure the life of your loved ones in case of an unforeseen event where you lose your life. Life insurance provides financial cover to your loved ones in your absence. These days, there are several types of life insurance plans available in the market, which cater to the different needs of different consumers. The popular choices these days that many people are considering investing in are term insurance and Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP).
Both types have their distinct features and benefits. Before knowing the differences between them, it is important to understand what a term insurance is and what a ULIP is.
Understanding a term insurance
Term insurance is a simple form of life insurance where you get a life cover for a fixed period. You, as a policyholder, choose the tenure of the policy. You can use a term insurance plan calculator to get an estimate of your premiums based on your sum assured and tenure of the policy. Within the tenure of the policy, if a policyholder loses their life, the nominee may receive a sum assured. However, there are no maturity benefits offered in a term plan. Also, since it is a simple type of life insurance, there are no savings or investment components attached to it. Since term insurance is a life cover for a fixed tenure, it offers an immense sum assured for a low amount of premiums.
Understanding a ULIP
ULIP is a two-in-one financial instrument comprising two components: insurance and investment. When you buy a ULIP, the premiums you pay are partly used towards providing you with a life cover and partly invested in the funds of your choice. In a ULIP, there are namely three types of funds you can choose from based on your risk appetite. They are equity, debt, and balanced funds. It also allows you to switch between these funds whenever you want and you can also avail of partial withdrawals during times of emergency. When your ULIP matures, if your life insurance was not claimed, you will get a sum assured. The ability to switch between investments makes ULIP one of the most flexible instruments in the market.
Term insurance vs. ULIP: Which one to buy?
Both term insurance and ULIP are life insurance products. There is no clear best choice here since both cater to different needs. Instead, understand the perks of both and choose one accordingly.
Factors that compel you to choose term insurance over ULIP
- Low premiums
One of the biggest USPs of term insurance is their low premiums. It is a type of affordable life insurance with no other components attached.
- Huge sum coverage
If you use a term plan calculator, you will find that you can get your desired sum assured of lower premiums when compared to other types of life insurance policies. This makes it easier to buy a term plan and make timely payments.
- Affordability and easy payments
Term insurance is quite affordable where since you can make monthly payments for as less as Rs 400 a month or even lower, depending upon your age and lifestyle. Also, the monthly amount you choose is locked until the end of your tenure. So, you do not have to worry about increasing payments over a period. You are required to pay the same amount of premium till the end of your tenure.
Factors that compel you to choose ULIP over term insurance
- Flexible investment
ULIPs are flexible as they allow you to invest and switch according to your convenience, risk profile, and financial commitments. ULIPs allow you to switch between funds whenever you want.
- Partial withdrawals
Since a ULIP has an investment component along with life insurance, you get a sum assured after maturity. However, you can withdraw partial funds after the lock-in period whenever you need.
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Used to strengthen the bond between metal parts. Anaerobic adhesives and sealants rapidly cure in the absence of air. Types of anaerobic adhesives include: Retaining Compounds, Thread locker, Thread Sealant, and Form in Place Gasket. Each of these types is available in various strengths, temperature resistance, set speed, viscosity and gap fill.
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The aberrometer is necessary for high accuracy measurements of the aberrations of the human eye. It consists of optoelectronical hardware and software, which performs fast and effective diagnostics of high and low order aberrations.
Our aberrometer measures: high order aberrations with the help of the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor, produced in our laboratory, and low-order aberrations using special nodes for compensation of defocus and astigmatism. The software provides the Zernike polynomials expansion (up to 36 order), and visualization of other characteristics of the wavefront, such as RMS, P-V and interferogram.
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|defocus||from +10 to -15 Diopters|
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|Power incident on the eye||30 µW|
|Frequency of correction||up to 12 Hz|
|Power source||100-120&200-240 V; 50/60Hz|
|Hardware requirements||(not less than) PIII-700 /128 MB RAM/ SVGA/USB/PCI slots|
|Adaptive mirror||18 actuators, 40 mm aperture|
Beneficial option of our aberrometer is correction of the human eye aberrations by the adaptive mirror.
This figure illustrates the dynamics of Zernike coefficients and the amplitude of the wavefront aberrations of the human eye after adaptive correction by the adaptive mirror. In this case correction algorithm was turned on approximately after the 4-th second. As seen from the figure, adaptive correction considerably decreases the amplitude of the aberrations. Residual aberrations are mostly due to occasional movements of the eye during the procedure.
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We study how the different types of cells that constitute the nervous system are generated at appropriate times and locations to form functional neural circuits.
We address these questions using the embryonic and adult mouse brain and human iPSC-derived cortical cultures and foetal brain explant cultures as our experimental models.
Our aim is to identify fundamental mechanisms that underlie the generation and functioning of the nervous system, and to contribute to the development of therapies to treat neurological disorders.
The main cellular components of the nervous system, neurons and glial cells, are generated by common progenitors or stem cells, located in specialised cell layers found throughout the embryonic brain and in restricted locations in the adult brain.
The choice of stem cells to divide, remain quiescent or differentiate into neurons or glial cells, is dictated by extracellular signals including morphogens such as Wnts or BMPs and by neurotransmitters that provide feedback signals from surrounding neuronal networks. We are interested in how stem cells integrate these multiple signals to select appropriate behaviours.
Although each brain region contains many different types of neurons and glial cells connected in highly specialised circuits, each stem cell usually produces only one type of neuron or glia at a particular time and place.
We identify transcription factors that allow stem cells to select a particular fate, and study the mechanisms that control the precise timing of their expression and activity, including epigenetic mechanisms that regulate the accessibility of regulatory elements to transcription factors.
The transcription factors that specify stem cell fates often also induce the differentiated phenotype of the neuronal progenies.
We investigate the mechanisms that control the switch of activity and change of downstream targets of transcription factors between progenitors and differentiating neurons. We also study the gene expression programmes induced by transcription factors in differentiating neurons, and the mechanisms responsible for the sequential expression of their targets and the progressive acquisition of the neuronal phenotype.
As neurons differentiate, they leave the stem cell layers where they were born and migrate to locations where they wire with other neurons and establish circuits.
Neuronal migration requires the precise regulation of a large number of genes involved in cytoskeleton remodelling, as well as the monitoring of environmental cues that allow neurons to follow defined routes.
We study the gene regulatory programme controlling neuronal migration and its modulation by extrinsic signals that direct the migration of neurons.
Brain development is disrupted in people who have neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. We study the normal and pathological functions of transcriptional regulators and chromatin remodeling factors that have been found to be mutated in neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Drawing on historical writings about mental health consultation and on contemporary research and theory, Jonathan Sandoval lucidly explains the consultee-centered approach to consultation. The book provides an expert foundation on which to build a training program for future school-based consultants. Written for graduate students in school psychology, counseling psychology, special education, and social work, this book is an invaluable resource for mental health professionals working in schools who wish to upgrade their professional skills and grow as reflective practitioners. Individual chapters describe different stages in the consultation process; outline the processes characterized in each stage; detail useful consultant skills; review pertinent research; discuss the ethical principles underlying practice; and suggest self-monitoring questions for student consultants.
Featuring a step-by-step developmental model of the consultee-centered consultation process, this book encourages consultants to prioritize those characteristics that contribute to a consultee’s work difficulty, in addition to assessing the client more generally. By detailing this unique approach, this concise volume provides an applicable, contextualized, and strategic form of consultation, and fosters a professional-to-professional relationship distinguishable from supervision, counseling, therapy, coaching or other methods.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: Consultee-Centered Consultation and Prevention
Chapter 2. Contemporary Consultee-Centered Consultation Theory
Chapter 3. Building a Consultation Relationship and Maintaining Rapport
Chapter 4. Problem Exploration, Definition, and Reframing
Chapter 5. Gathering Additional Data on the Client, the Client’s Background, and Community
Chapter 6. Sharing Information, Hypothesis Generation, and Reframing
Chapter 7. Analyzing Systemic Forces: The Social Context of the Schools
Chapter 8. Generating Interventions in Consultation
Chapter 9. Supporting Intervention and Experimentation
Chapter 10. Follow-up and Disengagement
Chapter 11. Group Consultee-Centered Consultation
Chapter 12. Ethical Issues in Client-Centered Consultation
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Tax Lawyers in Warner Robins
The government of Warner Robins, Georgia collects taxes from its residents in order to pay for basic public services, like police and fire departments, libraries, hospitals, and public transit.
In Warner Robins, Georgia, taxes are derived from various sources. Regardless of where a particular tax comes from, it is always collected in an amount dictated by law. Most often, taxes are calculated as a percentage of income, sales, or property value. Sometimes, normally in the context of licensing fees or car registration fees, taxes are set at a flat rate.
Everyone in Warner Robins is required by law to pay the taxes they owe. If you fail to do this, you could end up facing jail time.
Sources of Tax Dollars in Warner Robins, Georgia
In Warner Robins, StateName>, taxes can come from a range of sources, such as sales tax, licensing fees, and bridge/road tolls.
Sales Tax: A sales tax in Warner Robins is a surcharge added to the price of most goods that are sold by retailers to the general public. The government of also imposes a sales tax, which must be paid in addition to the local tax. Normally, local sales taxes are less than one percent, while state sales taxes are in the 5% range.
Licensing Fees: In Warner Robins, licenses are required to engage in many different activities, or at least to do so legally. The most prevalent of these are business licenses. While some professions require licenses because the state has an interest in ensuring competence in them (in law and medicine, for instance), many business licenses exist for the primary purpose of gathering revenue, and therefore serve the same purpose as taxes.
Bridge/Road Tolls: Some larger cities have tolls set up on every major highway that enters the city. Effectively, this amounts to a fee that you have to pay in order to enter Warner Robins, if it imposes such a toll. The idea is that visitors from outside the city enjoy many of the protections provided by the city government while they're there (such as protection by the police), and should pay at least a token sum to contribute to those services.
How Can a Warner Robins, Georgia Tax Attorney Help?
Tax Law in Warner Robins, Georgia is sometimes simple. More often than not, however, some wrinkle appears that makes determining one's tax liability more difficult than it probably needs to be. Additionally, many individuals and groups are legally entitled to tax breaks and deductions, which can make figuring out one's tax liability even more difficult.
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Brownie in a Mug
Did you know you can make a Brownie in a mug??
For ingredients and instructions click here – and enjoy your creations 😋
MILK can do THIS?!
LEADERS – would you dare try this in a Zoom meeting?
A great opportunity to get parents involved too, if doing this activity with younger girls 👍
Marshmallow Snowmen ⛄
Here’s another Christmassy idea using marshmallows… and an easy activity to do on Zoom during cold or snowy weather next term ❄️❄️❄️
Items needed: kebab stick to hold the three large marshmallows, mini Jaffa cake and rolo for the hat, icing or melted chocolate to stick the Smartie buttons on and coloured icing for the face.
Fudge is a festive treat – but have you tried making it this way before? Click here for the recipe and instructions.
Great fun for a Zoom meeting, just let everyone know the ingredients they will need in advance!
OR how about giving it a go with the family over Christmas??
S’MORES – Midsummer Sleepover 2020
Never made a S’more before? Here’s Veronica Riches to show you how…️ 🍪🍥🍪
How about toasting your marshmallow over a tealight?? 🕯
Veronica likes her marshmallows toasted until they are JUST gooey, before being sandwiched between two chocolate digestive biscuits 😋 How do you like yours?
Easy Chocolate Brownies
Last week on Great British Bake Off, none of the bakers managed to produce a perfect Brownie – so let’s show them how we get on!
Here is Mary Berry’s Easy Chocolate Brownie recipe 😋
Have fun trying this with your kid’s over half term, or use it as a baking activity for a Zoom meeting.
Arts and Crafts
Snowflake Challenge? ❄️❄️❄️
Cut out a paper circle. Fold in half to make a semi-circle. Next fold into thirds ie. making two folds in the semi-circle so you end up with a triangular shape. This gives you the starting point for a 6 point snowflake. See the Snowflake patterns you can make then try cutting them out.
Get Creative using Natural Resources
Encourage girls to enjoy the natural resources we have around us 🍂
Ask girls to collect leaves and twigs when they are out on a walk, or on the way back from school. Remind them to bring paper, pens, scissors, glue and any suitable recycled bits to the meeting.
Encourage everyone to make something using the leaves as a focal point. Have fun sharing the variety of their creations.
Draw and Paint a Hedgehog
So who wouldn’t want to give this a go?? 😍
How about following up with talking about caring for wildlife in our gardens during the winter?
Broccoli Stamped Fall Leaves
An amazingly simple way to paint an autumnal tree 🍂. https://www.gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2015/11/broccoli-stamped-fall-tree-kid-craft.html?fbclid=IwAR2bE0y7SPRjzGSoJfEWrQo4EtSWuJXefKHET9EBZY3YSN07Jt9X80vvFYo
A wonderfully positive and mindful activity for all the family… and a great visual for leaders planning the Brownie ‘Positive Pebbles’ Unit Meeting Activity. See the positive pebble examples here.
If girls don’t have pebbles and paint to hand, how about planning to do this on paper bunting instead?
As we head into autumn – how about having a go at making this aromatic playdough? Click here for the recipe. Hours of fun for children at home…
If made in advance, girls could bring it to a Zoom meeting along with natural bits and pieces for a seasonal crafting session 🍁🍂🌾
Perhaps it could even be made at the start of a Zoom meeting -Rainbows and Brownies would need ADULT supervision with the boiling water. The crafting session could be done later in the meeting when the playdough is cool 🙂
Fall Leaf Owl Craft
Whoooo wouldn’t you like to make cute owls? A great craft idea for using some of the leaves girls have been collecting in last week’s Scavenger Hunt 🍂. For instructions on how to make them click here.
Halloween Ghost Toy
A fun craft for children to make with some adult assistance 👩👧👧 For instructions click here. How about drawing a girl in her Rainbow or Brownie uniform on the cup, and imagining she is skipping??
A Further Ten ACTION games for girls to play in a Zoom meeting
- Musical Statues – play lively music loudly on your phone and hold it right next to the speaker on your laptop, to minimise fading in and out on girls’ devices
- Biscuit on Forehead – each girl starts with a biscuit on their forehead, then tries to get it in her mouth without using her hands! Girls might want numerous attempts at this one!!
- Fireworks – name a firework, then ask the girls to act out the motion and sound it would make eg. rockets, sparklers, squealers, fountains, starbursts, Catherine wheel
- How long is a Minute? – each girl starts sitting down, and leader indicates when she starts a timer. Girls are asked to stand when they think a minute has passed. Who will be closest?
- Number and Action Game – leader 1 calls an action (star jumps, clapping hands etc) and leader 2 rolls a dice/ calls a number. Girls do the chosen action the number of times indicated by the dice
- Increasing Numbers Scavenger Hunt – so 1 of the first item, 2 of the second, 3 of the third etc
- Musical Chairs – each girl dances round their own chair until the music stops. Make sure girls are using sturdy chairs, and not swivel office chairs in case of an accident!
- ‘Snap’ Bingo – first girl says a fact about herself eg. has blue eyes, wears hair in a ponytail, has a brother. Any girls who match spin round and put thumbs up. Each girl takes a turn in saying her fact.
- Body Parts on Floor – ask girls to strike a pose with a given number of body parts touching the floor… 2 is easy, but what about 1, 3, 4, and maybe even 5? Encourage them to be creative, but to remain safe with the poses they choose!
TEN more games to play in a Zoom meeting
These will need a little preparation beforehand:
- Knife/ Fork/ Spoon – ask the girls to bring a knife, fork and spoon, play as for Rock/ Paper/ Scissors
- Number Bingo – girls draw a grid of 12 on paper, and choose 12 numbers between 11 and 20. Leader calls out numbers at random. Who can be first to score a line? Who will be first to shout BINGO?
- No See Drawing – girls are told a simple object which they have to draw with their eyes closed. Have fun comparing results!
- Hangman – played on the whiteboard
- Badges Bingo – girls draw a grid of 8 (Rainbows), 12 (Brownies) or 16 (Guides). Ask them to fill in squares with the names interest badges for their section. They can always refer to their Badge books of they can’t think of them all! Then call out interest badges at random, and see who is first to score a line, and who is first to shout BINGO!
How about using this as an opportunity to showcase the range of interest badges and ask girls which they will work on next?
- Pass a Pen – each girl has a pen, first girl passes it across the screen and names who she is ‘passing’ it to. Named girl then passes her pen across her screen and names another girl. Challenge the girls to remember who hasn’t had a go yet, and to choose them next. Play this a few times and see if you can improve your time for completing with every girl having had a go. Explain this game is about thinking of others, as well as having fun 😊
- Drawing in Numbers – ask the girls to draw themselves using only numbers (see post on 13th Oct, and example in comments below). Next can they draw a ‘number’ animal?
- Generation Game – played as Kim’s game, but leader passes a given number of objects slowly across her screen… then girls write down as many as they can remember (perhaps Rainbows could remember verbally?)
- Pictionary – played on the whiteboard
- Pillowcase Game – girls are asked to fill a pillowcase with 10 random objects. Leader then asks 10 questions (eg favourite thing to play with, favourite thing to eat, something to bring to Brownies) and girls each produce an object from their pillowcase as their answer. They may have to get very inventive with their last answers!
TEN games to play on ZOOM with minimal or NO prep 😊
- Simon Says (Brown Owl Says)
- I Spy (anything that can be seen on screen)
- Bean Game (Jumping Bean, French Bean, Beans on toast etc)
- Heads or Tails (girls put hands on heads or bottoms, and leader flips a coin for heads or tails)
- Buzzy Bees (girls buzz around and flap little wings, when leader shouts ‘Flower’ everyone has to freeze)
- Guess Who (one Brownie chooses someone, and the others ask questions with yes/ no answers to guess who)
- Higher or Lower (using a pack of cards)
- True or False (leader gives a fact, and girls indicate true or false with thumbs up or down)
- Girls show using only their hands and face, something they did during the week
- Rock Paper Scissors (can you beat the leader’s choice?)
- Guess Who dressing up (using hats, scarves, gloves, wigs, moustaches etc)
Brownie Bells in British Sign Language 👍
Brownie leaders – how about finishing your Zoom meetings by signing rather than singing Brownie Bells? Girls love to try something new, and this could be a useful starting point for a discussion about inclusion 🙌. Click here for the Brownie Bells signing video.
Rainbow Song in British Sign Language 👍
Rainbow leaders – it’s not easy to sing together over Zoom… so how about having a go at doing the Rainbow Song by signing, instead of singing? 🙌
Taps in British Sign Language 👍
Guide leaders – empower your girls by learning a new skill, becoming more inclusive and overcoming the singing over Zoom blues 🙌. Click here for the Taps signing video.
2020 Year in Review Activity Sheet
How about using this 2020 Year in Review Activity Sheet in your next Zoom meeting?
A creative way to help girls think about the good bits from last year, and their hopes for this year…
How many words can you make using the phrase ‘Brownies are Awesome’?
Another starter activity or fun game for girls to do on Zoom. How many words can they make using the letters in the phrase ‘Brownies are Awesome’? What is the longest word anyone can think of?
Change the phrase to suit your section: so Guides can ponder over ‘Guides are Awesome’ 💙
Another puzzle for Brownies to solve
Download the secret message puzzle here. Particularly suitable for a Brownie Promise night 😉.
Who Is …….❓
This is an activity aimed at building self-esteem and confidence – use the image on Share Screen to initiate discussion and reflection. (Could link in with Be Kind and current world news)
Idea 1️⃣ Identify celebrities/ famous people with each of these qualities/ skills
Idea 2️⃣ Girls rank or identify top 3 qualities/skills for themselves
Idea 3️⃣ Ask girls to identify another girl – You are …. because….
Use this riddle as a starter activity, as your girls join a Zoom meeting? Put it up on Share Screen, so that each girl can work on it whilst you wait for the inevitable latecomers… perhaps let the girls know in advance there will be a puzzle waiting for them when they log in 🤔
Try this fun parliament of owls colouring picture for girls to colour in…
and maybe also a starting point for a Parliament Week activity?
Draw Yourself Using Only Numbers
How about this idea for a quick filler activity on Zoom?
Ask the girls to draw themselves using only numbers – click here for an example in which:
8 – body and head
3 -hair, 0 – eyes, 6 – nose, 7 – smile
3 – legs, 9 – feet
1 – arms, 7 – hands
Encourage the girls come up with their own formulas!
If they enjoy the activity, then perhaps you could challenge them to draw numeric animals another time?
Make lots of smiley faces
Have fun and bring joy to everyone in your house and those who walk past… Week 6: Make lots of smiley faces and hang them around your home and in your windows for all to see 🙂😀😄😊☺️😁🙃
‘A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose’ – Tom Wilson
Do you know the Brownie Smile song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLo5VuKwyE
Share some positivity!
Ask children to leave three positive notes around the home to brighten someone’s day. How about a joke, a funny face and an inspirational quote?
Social Games for Lockdown
Stuck at home and wondering what to do with your children?
Here are some wonderful ideas, which can be adapted for whatever ages are playing… fun for all the family
Here’s a super Scavenger hunt to encourage youngsters to go out and about looking for signs of autumn 🍂🍁
How about asking girls to collect a variety of leaves and seeds to use for a craft activity – which could be done at either a face to face or Zoom meeting 👍. Use this scavenger hunt list.
Activities you could do at home in the garden
The Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust have some great ideas to do in the garden from creating bee hotels to creating container gardens for wildlife. Please check out their website.
Sew your badges
Lots of us have got more time on our hands – so why not use them and sew your badges onto something? How many of you have badges waiting to be sewn onto your gilet, sash, uniform or camp blanket? Can you learn to sew them on yourself? Ask a grown up for help and learn a new skill.
Have fun with emojis 🙂
What film titles can you depict using just emojis? Probably everyone can guess ❄️⛄️👭🏰
How about making a Ladybird book mark?
Did you know that in Ireland Rainbows are called Ladybirds? And a Ladybird leader is called Coccinella? Follow this link to find out more.
A-Z Scavenger Hunt
Make a list from A to Z. Can you can find things around your home beginning with every letter of the alphabet?. Which letters were the most difficult? What were the funniest things you found?
Share your weird and wonderful findings with your friends!
Keep a Journal
This activity is most suitable for Rangers, Guides and older Brownies. We are living in a time of enormous change and uncertainty. Maybe this will open up conversations where girls can share their observations and feelings about what they are experiencing?
Make your Promise in Makaton
Here is a great activity for all sections to try. How many of us will be able to make our promise in Makaton when we meet again? Makaton is a language programme that uses signs and symbols. Anyone can practise making the Makaton promise (even if you’ve already made yours!). 🤚 See more instructions and videos: https://bit.ly/2xHZ0Lj
Start a Gratitude Book today
Keep adding to it each week. This will be a useful reminder of all the things you are thankful for, to look through when you are feeling down. In difficult times, it’s important to remember the positives. Take a photo or draw a picture of five things you’re thankful for and put them all together to create a Gratitude book.
How about a nice treat for the weekend? Take time to pamper someone, to show how much you love them… maybe pamper the whole family, including yourself! Take someone breakfast in bed, run a bubbly bath, paint their nails, prepare a special meal… or simply make them a nice cup of tea or coffee, while they put their feet up
Staying Home, Saving Lives’ doesn’t need to be boring!
This wonderful pack of guiding inspired challenges has been put together by Girlguiding North West England. Which activity will you try first? Click here to get started: https://buff.ly/343BZyw
We are all spending more time on our screens during lockdown… for work, play, education and socialising. So it is more important than ever before to keep up our daily exercise. Here’s a fun activity for all ages: make up a dance routine to your favourite song 🎶 Teach it to everyone in your family. Practise it every day. And most importantly… have fun! Pick your favourite song and make up a dance routine. Or you could try either the #OhNaNaNa or #BlindingLights dance challenge! 👣 Why not film yourself and teach others your dynamite dance moves?
Let’s enjoy the good weather ☀️ Here is something creative to do outside… Build a Fairy House using whatever you can find in your own garden: twigs, leaves, feathers, moss, stones, flowers (ask permission from a grown up before picking any flowers!) If you haven’t got a garden, collect some natural building materials when you are out for your daily walk. Bring them home and create your Fairy House indoors. Or how about making a Fairy House from recycled materials?
Take your soft toys and teddy bears on holiday for the weekend! Create exciting places for them to visit around your home and garden. Take photos to show where they have been, and make a photo album of their adventures. Perhaps they could visit the Fairy House you made? Soft toys need adventure too! Create a photo diary of your toys having lots of adventures. Maybe they’ll go into the jungle (garden or houseplant), or fall asleep somewhere they shouldn’t.
Challenge: can you make a self-portrait without using any pens, pencils or paint? Use any objects you find around your house or garden. Be creative with string hair, pasta noses, buttonhole eyes – anything goes!! 🕶🍂🥚🥐🍇🔑✂️🧲📀🧩
Create a Bridge
🌉 Our friends at Amey are great at designing and maintaining bridges!
Place two chairs apart (or anything to form your a bridge base) and use different materials (clothes, boxes) to bridge the gap.
🔨 Can you create a bridge strong enough to roll a tin over it? Share your bridges with us!
Share your favourite childhood stories
Think back to your favourite books when you were a child. Share these stories with your children. You don’t need to have a copy to hand – you can tell a story from memory and have fun making it exciting, funny, sad or intriguing 📖
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EyeBio Raise $65M in Series A Funding for the Development of a New Generation of Eye Disease Therapies.
EyeBio have announced their successful $65M Series A funding to develop new generation of eye disease therapies. Their aim is to ‘protect, restore and improve vision’ of patients, they will use this funding to assemble and develop a ‘diversified pipeline of product candidates’ that combines scientific targets with innovative translational approaches.
“Advances in research are revealing new opportunities to translate science into solutions that serve patients with eye diseases who have urgent and unaddressed medical needs” Dr David Guyer, CEO EyeBio.
The Series A funding will bring together an international team of executives and investors with a track record for developing #ophthalmology therapies.
Follow Vision Executives to stay up to date with the latest #eyecare news and vacancies.
Last year, we wrote an article on the use of Gene Therapy in ophthalmology which was published in The Ophthalmologist (link in comments). One company we featured was ProQR Therapeutics who are developing RNA therapies for inherited retinal diseases. ProQR recently announced their TopLine Phase 2/3 results from their lead program (Sepofarsen) which unfortunately came back with some disappointing results.
The ‘study did not meet primary endpoint nor notable secondary endpoints’. “Given the results observed in earlier studies of sepofarsen, the Illuminate trial results are unexpected and disappointing, especially for people living with LCA10” Daniel A. de Boer, Founder and CEO of ProQR Therapeutics.
Although this is disappointing news, what they and the other companies we included in our Gene Therapy article are attempting to do is to cure blindness for certain diseases. This has always been a huge challenge and companies shouldn’t be discouraged by negative clinical trail results as they usually have multiple programmes that they can apply their new findings to.
The only way we can make progress on these awful diseases is by trying our best and failing, but we should learn from what hasn’t worked.
Vision Executives are delighted to announce the upcoming launch our our EYE-INTRO recruitment platform which will take our candidate and client services to the next level. As we roll this out in the next few months our retained clients will get exclusive access to what we believe is the future of recruitment.
No more losing candidates information in email chains and no more back and forth to arrange interviews.
Our new platform includes:
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✅Interview scheduler (aligns your calendar with candidates)
Our science based approach to recruitment will ensure you get not only the best candidate, but ensure the best candidate stays with your company. We are so confident in this new approach our retained clients will receive up to a 12 month guarantee on the candidates we place or we will replace them for free.
Laboratoires Théa , one of the leading independent European pharmaceutical groups in ophthalmology, have acquired seven branded ophthalmic products from Akorn, Inc including: Zioptan, AcellFX, Betimol, Cosopt, Cosopt PF, AzaSite and Akten. This move expands Théa’s presence into the US eye care industry.
“We are thrilled to expand our presence in the U.S. eye care community with a portfolio of products that are widely recognized and frequently used because they make a difference in patients’ lives,” said Susan Benton, Théa’s General Manager, Head of U.S. “As we introduce additional product lines and bring new innovations to market through our dedicated research and development programs, we are looking forward to engaging with stakeholders to expand our leadership presence on a global scale.”
Théa hope to bring innovative products for the US market in areas which are currently unmet. It is expected that they will file its first New Drug Application with the FDA in the first quarter of 2022 for a version of the glaucoma treatment latanoprost.
In the last quarter of 2022, Théa are planning to launch a new line of branded OTC evidenced-based dry-eye drops and eyelid hygiene products through Similasan Corporation; the leading global maker of eye drops.
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This educational map of Africa measures 61" x 81", larger than most classroom spring roller maps on the market. Ideal for schools with larger classrooms, colleges, universities, and corporate board rooms.
Physical map of Africa features detailed shading representing topographic relief and sea depths. Political boundaries are outlined in red. Physical features displayed include: mountain ranges, peaks, lakes, rivers, swamps, deserts, and major cities.
Superior quality classroom maps from German map publishers Klett-Perthes, following a tradition that is over 200 years old. Map is mounted on wooden rails with a hanging cord or pull-down spring roller. Spring roller mounted maps are ready to hang on existing classroom map mounting hardware, or mounting hardware can be purchased separately.
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What are coach screws?
Hex head coach screws are a heavy-duty type of fastener used primarily for wood. With a hexagonal head that allows much higher insertion torque. Hex headed with a cylindrical, part-threaded shaft that tappers to a point. A thick thread for ease of insertion into wood.
What are coach screws used for?
A versatile screw and widely used, the coach screw is primarily used with wood and is seen as a heavy-duty wood screw. Often used with the construction industry to join heavy duty timber to timber and metal to timber.
What are coach screws made from?
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SIL assessments for safety related systems - to be presented at HazardEx 2012
20 December 2011
In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, regulators (the Department of Mines or DoM) has recently stipulated that SIL assessments need to be conducted for safety related systems at the mines within the NSW area.
In one mine in the north west of NSW (Narrabri), the mine had nearly completed the construction of a stockpile recover tunnel, which was vented and contained a number of electrical and electronic components (e.g. conveyors, motors, apron feeders, lights, etc.). The owner of the mine had provided ventilation in the tunnel to minimise the potential for gas or dust accumulation and therefore he did not consider the area to require hazardous area classification. However, the DoM insisted on a review of the area and indicated that in the event of fan failure the area could become hazardous and the dust and methane could accumulate and exceed flammable concentrations.
The owner had installed a considerable amount of electrical equipment, which would result in a reasonably expensive re-installation and project delay (the project delay was the main cost, could be a couple of hundred thousand dollars per day). The solution was to integrate the HAC with a SIL assessment using gas detection, power isolation and fan flow failure device. Hence, in the event of a gas detection (methane release from the coal) or fan failure (potential for dust accumulation) there could be an ignition and explosion. Under these circumstances all power is cut to the tunnel, eliminating potential ignition sources.
Whilst this would appear to be a fairly simple application of SIL/HAC, the paper will introduce some discussion in relation to a paper published by Paul Gruhn (of the International Society of Automation or ISA). Paul raises concerns regarding using gas or fire detection in SIL applications, particularly in relation to the position of such devices and the potential for these to fail to detect the incident, rendering the overall security of the system in jeopardy. I would like to introduce some further discussions in relation to the use of gas & fire detection systems. SIL analysis and HAC within the paper, using the Narrabri Coal Mine as an example where such approaches can work.
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Cases treated with surgery include chronic otitis media, secretory otitis media (accumulation of fluid in the middle ear), and varying degrees of dysplasia of the outer or middle ear.
The cochlear implant is an electronic device that bypasses the patient’s entire sound-processing system as well as the cochlea itself, directly stimulating the ganglion cells of the auditory nerve. Implantation is followed by a long-term rehabilitation regime (18-24 months and in some cases up to 4 years), involving otolaryngologists, audiologists, technical specialists, speech therapists and teachers for deaf students.
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Egg Thief (253 Words) “You had one job,” said the fairy. “One job! Watch the nest. And did you do it?” The three trolls squinted at each other. They had watched the nest—sometimes. But they could see how from the fairy’s point-of-view, that perspective could be somewhat skewed.
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A taxonomic study of the algae of Huntington canyon, Emery County, Utah, was conducted from March 1971 to April 1972. The algal flora of this cold, fast-flowing, hard-water mountain creek consisted of ninety-five genera, one hundred ninety-six species, twenty-nine varieties, and two forms. This diverse flora was dominated by many different species with usually rather few individuals of Achnanthes, Cymbella, Diatoma, Gomphonema, Lyngbya, Navicula, Nitzschia, Oscillatoria, Synedra, and Ulothrix.
College and Department
Life Sciences; Plant and Wildlife Sciences
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Endsley, Carol Jean, "The algae of Huntington Canyon, Utah" (1974). Theses and Dissertations. 8046.
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Why should you not use cloth diapers?
But because cloth diapers are less absorbent than disposables, children can be more prone to diaper rash. No matter which diaper you use, don’t leave your baby in a soiled or wet diaper for too long.
Is it better to use cloth diapers or disposable?
Health and Comfort
There’s no huge difference between cloth diapers vs. … Disposable diapers are more breathable, but their moisturizing, absorbent chemicals irritate some babies. Some babies might prefer the softer feel of cloth diapers.
Should I try cloth diapers?
Cloth diapers have more breathability than disposables do, which means air can circulate and keep their skin drier. Since the natural fibers in cloth diapers are softer than the plastics used in disposables, your baby should have less irritating chafing which can lead to rashes.
Are cloth diapers uncomfortable for babies?
Cloth diapers do not change shape when wet, so are designed to put absorbency where it is needed. This will not cause any discomfort to baby. … You will cause problems for your baby by putting her into tight-fitting diapers, sleepers, or baby carriers that position the legs straight down.
Do you really save money using cloth diapers?
Disposables cost about $0.25-0.30 per use while cloth diaper inserts only cost around $0.07 per use. If you are using around seven diapers today, that amounts to $1.50 to $2.00 savings per day from using cloth. … 24 diapers can cost anywhere from $100 to $600 depending on the type of diaper you use.
Is it easier to potty train with cloth diapers?
The use of cloth training pants when it is time to potty train makes the process easier and less stressful on both your child and you. Even if you never used cloth diapers, most parents find that the use of cloth potty training pants to have many advantages over their synthetic counterparts.
Is cloth diapering gross?
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July 4th message
July 4th, 1776 a group of concerned citizens agreed there must be a better way to live. On that day, the Declaration of Independence was signed. This document declared to the world that we all have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
In the fall of 1961, a group of concerned citizens came together in the belief that their loved ones, dealing with disabilities had the right to live, work, and play in their home communities. May 1, 1962 Abilities Unlimited of Fort Smith opened for business. Over these many years, this Agency has held firm to the belief that life is precious, liberty can be described as the freedom to choose, and the pursuit of happiness is the greatest adventure.
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This Week in Security News - Jan. 29, 2021
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days.
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Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about how a global police investigation has culminated in Emotet's takedown and the arrest of multiple alleged members behind it. Also, read about an evolving phishing campaign that has been targeting high-ranking company executives since May 2020.
Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) devices have been hacking targets for quite some time. In this blog, Trend Micro outlines the attacks that malicious actors can use against vulnerable LoRaWAN devices and reviews the state of LoRaWAN security. This is the first blog of a three-part series.
Nearly every parent claims to want to cut down on their kids’ screen time, but many of them seem to be sick of hearing about how electronics are ruining their children during the pandemic. In this article, learn why Lynette Owens, founder and global director of Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids and Families program, is not concerned about screen time that benefits children’s physical well-being, supports them as learners or nurtures their relationships with family and friends.
Sodinokibi was first detected in April 2019 and was linked to the retired GandCrab. From that point on, Sodinokibi launched several high-profile attacks that continued throughout 2020, thus making a name for itself as one of the ransomware families that should be closely monitored. In this blog, Trend Micro describes Sodinokibi’s typical attack process.
For more than half a decade, the malware known as Emotet has menaced the internet, growing into one of the largest botnets in the world and targeting victims with data theft and crippling ransomware. Now a sprawling, global police investigation has culminated in Emotet's takedown and the arrest of multiple alleged members of the criminal conspiracy behind it.
Trend Micro has been following an evolving phishing campaign that targets high-ranking company executives since May 2020. The attackers reuse compromised hosts for the phishing pages targeting organizations in manufacturing, real estate, finance, government, and technology industries in several countries such as Japan, the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia and Europe. Trend Micro has found over 300 unique compromised URLs and 70 email addresses from eight compromised sites.
Researchers from Trend Micro reported that they uncovered 70 email addresses that have been targeted with the so-called “Office 365 V4 phishing kit,” 40 of which belong to CEOs, directors, owners and founders among other enterprise employee[s]. Ryan Flores, senior manager of forward-looking threat research in the APAC region at Trend Micro, shares more information on the attack with SC Media.
Apple continues to put out potential security fires by patching zero-day vulnerabilities, releasing an emergency update this week to patch three more recently discovered in iOS after a major software update in November already fixed three that were being actively exploited.
Like any software, Linux is not free from security-related threats and risks. As enterprises migrate to the cloud and Linux, it comes as no surprise that cybercriminals would shift their focus and resources to target these environments. This new research from Trend Micro discusses the Linux threat landscape and examines how Linux has become an attractive target for attackers, as well as how it can be prone to a variety of threats and risks.
In this blog, learn about the behaviors and external indicators of phishing campaigns that Trend Micro has observed from the latter part of December 2020 to the first weeks of January 2021. These campaigns highlight the inclusion of fake online payment forms with the goal of stealing financial information more efficiently.
U.S. intelligence officials are urging American companies and security workers to fix a software flaw that, if exploited, would give attackers deep access to a victim machine. The vulnerability, which now has a patch, would have allowed unauthorized users to gain what’s known as root privileges on vulnerable hosts as early as 2011 when the flaw was introduced. Root access would enable at hacker to obtain administrative privileges over a machine, and quietly collect sensitive information.
Positive changes are on the way for the cybersecurity concerns in the automotive industry. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released an update to their Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles. The 2020 update on the document was based on agency research, industry progress, and public comments received on the previous version.
Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced the targets, prizes and rules for the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2021 hacking competition, scheduled for April 6-8. The event typically takes place during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s event will be hybrid — participants can submit their exploits remotely and ZDI staff in Toronto (Canada) and Austin (Texas) will run the exploits. The attempts will be live streamed on YouTube and Twitch.
Each year, Data Privacy Day (or Data Protection Day) is honored on January 28th in the U.S., Canada, Israel and 47 European countries. Its purpose is to raise awareness and promote best practices for data privacy and protection in the digital age. In the weeks prior and after the anchor day, it’s good to take time to re-educate yourself on what you can do on a regular basis to help to keep your data private. Read this blog to learn some tips and tools on data privacy.
Trend Micro has been tracking a phishing campaign since last year, where campaign distributors attempt to steal people’s credit card number by sending phishing emails related to deliveries from national postal systems. This widespread attempt affects at least 26 countries, including the U.S., Switzerland, China, Japan, and Singapore. From December 1, 2020 to January 10, 2021, 279,308 suspicious post office phishing URLs (an average of 6,812 URLs per day) were detected by Trend Micro email products.
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Number of pages: 100-120 | Report Format: PDF | Published date: 21 July, 2022
Historical Years – 2018 & 2019 | Base Year – 2020 | Forecasted Years – 2021 to 2031
The global endotoxin testing market is pegged at ~US$ 979.6 Million in 2021 and is expected to witness a CAGR of ~7.60% during the forecast period.
A pyrogen is a substance produced by grown living microorganisms and by dead microorganisms’ parts like dead cells, metabolic secretion which is responsible for febrile reactions like back pain, fever, and chills. Endotoxin is found on the exterior cell wall or produced by gram-negative bacteria. Pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical device products may get contaminated during production, transport, or at the packaging stage; and endotoxin testing is used to confirm product sterility and contamination before administration for human use.
The global endotoxin testing market is mainly driven by growing the demand for endotoxin testing. The market has observed steady growth due to the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases and strict regulations on safety of pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and medical devices companies. Endotoxin testing is important for maintaining sterility, hygiene, safety, and pyrogen-free products, thus complying with the regulations imposed by regulatory bodies. The global endotoxin testing market helps the management of infectious diseases, and chronic diseases, especially in areas with inadequate healthcare infrastructure. Increasing regulation and rules on the use of animals for pyrogen tests withholding market growth.
The global endotoxin testing market has been analyzed from four perspectives: Test, Product, Application, and Region.
Endotoxin Testing Market by Test
Based on test types, the global endotoxin testing market has been segmented into in vitro monocyte activation assay test (MAT), limulus amebocyte lysate test (LAL), and rabbit test. The limulus amebocyte lysate test is recommended in international pharmacopeias as the standard method for detecting bacterial toxins in the production of medicine, validating the finished product, and sterility testing of raw material testing. This test is also used by the food industry and cosmetics industry as safety and compatibility test. It is certified as validation tool by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the detection of pyrogens. LAL and rabbit testing were leading the endotoxin market. However, widening regulations on animal use for endotoxin testing holding the market growth. The monocyte activation assay (MAT) market is expected to grow owing to a more relevant prediction of pyrogenic testing as compared to the rabbit pyrogen test (RPT). MAT detects endotoxin and non-endotoxin pyrogens more accurately and sensibly with less cost and time than other conventional pyrogen testing. Also, new regulations on animal pyrogen testing force customers to adopt novel testing methods like monocyte activation assay (MAT) for pyrogen testing which also helps market growth. For instance, In July 2021, The European Pharmacopoeia announced that they will end the use of conventional rabbit pyrogen test in the next five years and encouraged the industry to adopt the monocyte-activation test instead of the rabbit pyrogen test.
Endotoxin Testing Market by Product
Based on products, the global endotoxin testing market has been segmented into instruments (mycoplasma detection & removal PCR, mycoplasma detection kit, mycoplasma elimination cocktail, mycoplasma detection), consumables (reagent, reagent water, series tube reader, microplate reader, endotoxin removal products, and low endotoxin recovery products, and accessories) and software. Endotoxin testing instruments are currently leading the global market owing to increasing pharmaceutical market, rapid growth of medical devices, imposing of new regulation for quality control and strict pharma regulation. Additionally, intensive research and development in endotoxin testing market and introduction of new instruments, and cost-effective solutions are contributing growth of the endotoxin testing market. For instance, Endosafe® Endotoxin Testing and Charles River’s Celsis® introduced new platforms for qualitative rapid sterility and endotoxin testing for pharmaceutical and medical products. Celsis’ rapid microbial detection platform had reduced the turnaround time for endotoxin tests from 14 days to 3 days as compared with the conventional test.
Endotoxin Testing Market by Application
Based on application, the global endotoxin testing market has been segmented into medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging, and raw materials production. The pharmaceuticals manufacturing segment drives the overall trends in this market, as many parenteral and oral drugs are needed to follow sterilization protocol as per respected regulatory bodies of the county. The high turnaround time for conventional endotoxin testing gives an opportunity for the need for the new technologically advanced device for endotoxin testing.
Endotoxin Testing Market by Region
Based on region, the global endotoxin testing market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). North America dominated the global endotoxin testing market, followed by Asia Pacific. The large share of North America in the global market can be attributed to the presence of strong health and life sciences infrastructure, high usage of endotoxin testing in different areas, and rising FDA approvals. Additionally, Asia Pacific is also anticipated to witness significant growth through the forecast period. Rapid growth in the number of pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies and their requirements for advanced kits and systems for testing is driving the market growth in Asia Pacific.
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PUSH! You have to PUSH if you are going to find your way to live through the storms, get through the going through, or take off in flight.
Keeping on keeping on can be difficult. Just the other day, my father-in-law – thinking he was complimenting me – told my husband that I was smart enough to get a good-paying job. I am a writer. He has read my work. I have a job. Others don’t know it’s a job or don’t recognize it’s a job.
It gets frustrating.
Add to his comments the reality that I am not where I expected to be, and the going gets even tough. I want to crawl under a rock and hide. I want to quit. At the same time, I want to soar.
How do you mesh the two?
I don’t think you can “mesh” them. All you can do is find a way to keep going when the “quitting” vibe is strong.
How do you find your ability to PUSH?
It seems that when things get toughest for me, something breaks. I see something around me that makes me smile or even laugh out loud. I hear a song – you know THE song – that warms me from head to toe. A friend sends a note just to let me know that I am loved. Something happens to remind me that I can keep going.
So I do keep going.
You have to find that little something that helps you keep pushing. Maybe it’s a sunrise or the warmth of the sun on your shoulder. Maybe it’s a song about the sunshine on your shoulder. Whatever IT is, find it, hold it, and keep pushing.
You may not understand the directives, but you know the Director. Follow His leading and His guidance. Look for those moments of encouragement. Keep on keeping on.
And when you have done all that you think you can do then PUSH – pray until something happens.
Time to build a life of peace and joy
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Recently, the WHO released the latest cancer data for 2020.
Among them, China ranks first in the number of new cancers, with a total of 4.57 million cases, while India's data is 1.32 million cases, which is less than one-third of China's cancer cases.
As a country with a large population, India has a population second only to China.
But in this country where the standard of living and medical treatment is far inferior to that of China, why are there so many cancer patients?
1. Why is the cancer rate in China higher than that in India?
1. The average life expectancy is low
Various studies have shown that cancer is a disease with a higher risk of getting older, and most patients are over 60 years old when they are diagnosed.
However, due to the large gap between the rich and the poor and the low standard of living, India ranked 125th in the world's average life expectancy in 2019, with an average life expectancy of 68.3 years, which is lower than the global average of 73 years.
From this data, it can be seen that there are fewer Indians living to the age of high cancer incidence, so the cancer diagnosis rate will be lower.
Coupled with a larger population base in China, the overall sick population is even larger.
2. Poor economic and medical conditions
The prerequisite for the diagnosis of cancer is to have the patient go to the hospital for examination.
However, many Indians will not go to the hospital because of some "mild" symptoms due to their financial constraints, and they will not be aware of prevention. They will go to the hospital to "wasted" a sum of money when the body is not unwell.
In addition, the level of cancer screening technology in India varies. Cancer experts believe that in poor areas of rural India, more than half of cancer patients have not been detected. Experts predict that India reports about 700,000 women with cancer per year, which may actually reach 1 to 1.4 million per year.
On the contrary in China, the increased awareness of national screening has increased the probability of cancer detection. In addition, due to excessive fatigue, frequent staying up all night, overeating, smoking and alcohol abuse and other bad habits, the risk of cancer has increased, which has also made China in On the huge population base, more and more cancer patients have appeared.
3. The smoking population is small
Smoking is a carcinogen that has long been confirmed by experts from all over the world, and it will actually increase the risk of lung cancer, throat cancer, oral cancer and other cancers.
However, India, as the world's second tobacco exporter, is affected by economy and religion and rarely smokes.
China is indeed inferior to India on this point. According to the latest "China Smoking Hazards Report 2020" survey, the number of smokers in my country exceeds 300 million. India is far behind the country with the largest number of smokers in the world.
4. Drinking is restricted by religious beliefs
Indian religious culture is prevalent, and there are very strict restrictions on drinking. Many people do not drink alcohol, or only drink alcohol on special occasions.
According to the statistics of The Lancet, about 700,000 people die from drinking-related diseases each year in China, ranking first in the world. Drinking alcohol is a high-risk risk of cancers such as liver cancer, stomach cancer, and oral cancer.
5. Unique eating habits
Indians are used to eating separately, and often eat curry food.
The curcumin in curry has been found in research to hinder the growth and spread of cancer cells, assist in anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. A large intake of spices has reduced the overall incidence of cancer in India to a certain extent.
2. What is the status of cancer in India?
India is called "the world's cancer patient pharmacy", but its ability to treat cancer is not as high as imagined.
First of all, we have to realize that medicine is only one of the "weapons" against diseases, and the "weapon" can play a certain role, mainly depending on the ability of the doctor.
Doctors with this ability are extremely scarce in India. The Lancet published a paper on the medical level of India, which clearly pointed out that there are too few highly educated medical staff, and the hardware and infrastructure for cancer treatment are not perfect. , Most cancer patients cannot get efficient treatment.
In addition, economic conditions make it impossible for most poor people to afford medical expenses. A report issued by the World Health Organization in 2017 showed that as many as 52 million people are impoverished by illness in India. The medical consumption of cancer in many diseases has always been "out of the top", and it is the status quo of most Indian patients who cannot be cured.
3. China's measures against cancer
On the one hand, the coverage of cancer types in my country's medical insurance is gradually expanding. Cancer is a disease that our country focuses on and treats. In recent years, various support policies have been introduced from the central and local governments to increase the coverage of cancer types by medical insurance and increase the reimbursement ratio to prevent patients from becoming poor due to illness.
On the other hand, it strongly supports the innovation of anti-cancer medical technology, such as the high-efficiency cancer liquid biopsy in the early cancer screening technology. The advanced heavy ion therapy technology has shown continuous progress in anti-cancer technology.
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by James K. Bryant II
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2012. Pp. viii, 248.
Illus., appends., notes., biblio., index. $45.00 paper. ISBN: 0786468785
The 36th USCT began life as the 2nd North Carolina (African Descent) in early 1864,
composed largely from former slaves recruited on the east coat of the Carolinas, who quickly earned the reputation of being "most reliable soldiers."
The regiment initially served on occupation duty in the coastal regions of the Carolinas. They performedlocal security duties and conducted sweeps into Confederate-held territory on the coast of North Carolina and in northeastern Virginia. In the latter role, the regiment helped liberate literally thousands of enslaved people. From mid-1864, however, the regiment joined the Army of the James. The 36th USCT took part in operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., fighting at Chaffin's Farm (Sept. 29-30, 1864), endured the hard winter in the trenches, and then marched into Richmond on April 3, 1865. After a few weeks on occupation duty, the regiment was transferred to Texas. It remained in Texas, helping keep an eye on the French puppet “Mexican Empire” until it was mustered out in on October 28, 1866, after three years service.
Historian Bryant not only covers these events adequately, but also looks at the men who composed the regiment, giving us their background, mostly former slaves, with something of their lives, their occupations, and at times their futures, in mini-biographies of several of the troops.
The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War
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Amortization Schedule: A schedule showing the principal and interest payments throughout the life of the loan.
Appraised Value: An option of the value of a property at a given time, based on facts regarding the location, improvements, etc., of the property and surroundings.
Credit Report: A report on the past ability of a loan applicant to pay installment payments.
Document Preparation: A fee charged by an attorney for preparation of legal documents for a transaction.
Escrow Fee: A fee charged by the title company to service the transaction, to escrow moneys, and to cover the documents. The amount varies with each company, usually split between buyer and seller.
Escrow/Impound Account: Funds held by the lender for payment of taxes, insurance or other periodic debts against real property. Usually does not include maintenance fees.
Homeowner's Insurance: Includes the coverage of Hazard Insurance plus added coverage such as personal liability, theft away from the home (items stolen from the insured's car), and other such coverage.
Inspections: An examination of property for various reasons such as, termite inspections, inspection to see if required repairs were made before funds are disbursed, etc.
Interest: Rate charged for the use of loan funds. Most often paid in arrears.
Loan Application Fee: Paid to the lender at time of application; check with lender for amount.
Loan Discount: The points a lender charges; may be paid by either buyer or seller on conventional loans; number of points fluctuates with mortgage money market.
Maintenance Fee: As applied to condominiums and planned developments, the amount charged each unit owner to maintain the common area. Usually a monthly fee as part of the budget.
Mortgagee's Title Policy: Insures the lender's lien; does not protect the buyer.
Origination Fee: A fee made by a lender for making a real estate loan. Usually a percentage of the amount loaned, such as one percent.
Owner's Title Policy: Title insurance for the owner of property, rather than a lienholder.
Point: 1% of loan amount.
Prepayment Penalty: A penalty under a note, mortgage, or deed of trust, imposed when the loan is paid before it is due.
Private Mortgage Insurance: Insurance against a loss by a lender (mortgagee) in the event of default by a borrower (mortgagor).
Realtor Fees: An amount paid to the real estate agent as compensation for his services.
Recording Fees: Charged by the County Clerk to record documents in the public records.
Restrictions: Certified copy of restrictions (in deeds of other recorded documents) required by lender.
Survey: The measurements of the boundaries of a parcel of land, its area, and sometimes its topography.
Tax Proration: To divide property taxes between buyer and seller proportionately to time of use, or the date of closing.
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CPPR Senior Fellow Rijo M John, comments in a news article published in Deccan Chronicle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases. He says “The virus, meanwhile, looks all set to cross the 2 million mark by August 11. Dr Rijo M John, a health economist, has said that India is likely to cross the 2 million mark between August 10 and 11. Moreover, he has predicted that India could have 3.2 million cases by August 31.”
On Thursday, India crossed the one million mark in total coronavirus cases. As per the official data, India currently has 10,38,716 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which 3,58,692 are still active. That India would cross the 10 lakh mark was a foregone conclusion given the daily and unhindered spurt in cases.
India has been recording over 20,000 corona cases each day since July 2. In the last three days itself, India has added over one lakh cases. It took coronavirus 51 days to go from 1,000 cases to 1,00,000 cases. But the deadly virus took just 59 days to reach the million mark.
The writing was always on the wall. Now the ‘million’ dollar question on everyone’s mind is: When will this pandemic peak in India?
Let us understand what “peaking” means in the pandemic vocabulary. In simple terms, reaching the peak means a situation when the number of active cases begin to level off rather than catch the upward trajectory. This is unfortunately not the case in India right now.
But there have already been some predictions on the peak period. According to one prediction, later disowned by the ICMR, India could witness the peak period in the middle of November.
Another study has predicted mid-August as the peak period of the coronavirus pandemic. In early May, AIIMS-Delhi director Randeep Guleria had predicted the peak period to be between June and July. However, the ongoing spurt in cases has negated Guleria’s claim.
The virus, meanwhile, looks all set to cross the 2 million mark by August 11. Dr Rijo M John, a health economist, has said that India is likely to cross the 2 million mark between August 10 and 11. Moreover, he has predicted that India could have 3.2 million cases by August 31. John’s previous prediction has proven to be more or less accurate. He had on June 8 said India would cross 1 million around July 22, which the country crossed on July 16.
Public Health Foundation of India president Dr K Srinath Reddy, however, has said that coronavirus could peak in mid-September. But it is not the prediction but what he has said along with it that makes the crucial difference: Government efforts and public behaviour.
“If everybody does what needs to be done…It depends on how the public behaves and the government acts,” PTI quoted him as saying. During his interview with PTI, he urged people to follow all precautionary measures like social distancing and personal hygiene and expressed his disappointment over government’s dilution of public health activities.
In fact, he observed that the spread of the virus had somewhat been under control till the second phase of the lockdown. But the gradual loosening of the norms to allow more economic activities, he said, led to the proliferation of coronavirus cases.
It may thus be implied that the confusing timelines of lockdown and ‘unlock’ implemented by states — for example: Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu — and the Centre and the continuing medical disarray across India have only contributed to the spurt in coronavirus cases.
Explicitly, Dr Reddy has added, “Different places (states) would peak at different times”, which is only likely to complicate matters further. Implicitly, Dr Reddy has underlined the need for co-operation between the general public and the governing authorities if India’s states want to beat coronavirus.
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Top Five Innovative Printed/Flexible Sensor Technologies
Feb 18, 2021 Dr Matthew Dyson
Printed/flexible sensors offer multiple benefits relative to their more established rigid counterparts, including lower weight, flexibility/conformality, and potentially lower manufacturing costs since printing facilitates high-throughput continuous production methods. Furthermore, printed/flexible sensors can measure a wide range of parameters and can be employed in emerging applications, including industrial IoT, wearables, automotive interiors, and smart buildings.
In no particular order, here are IDTechEx's top five innovative printed/flexible sensor technologies along with their associated applications:
1. Hybrid piezoresistive and capacitive sensors
You may be familiar with both capacitive touch sensors, found, for example, on top of smartphone and tablet displays, and piezoresistive sensors that detect changes in pressure. Both these functionalities can be combined within the same multilayer printed film to form hybrid sensors. Such sensors can detect both proximity and pressure, enabling buttons that illuminate prior to contact but only actuate with a firm press. They can also be utilized in robot grippers to detect when the 'fingers' are close to objects and measure the pressure distribution.
2. Thin-film organic image sensors
Most image sensors are made from small rigid pieces of silicon. However, many other semiconductors can also be used to detect light, including printable organic semiconductors. These have the advantage of being very thin since the light-absorbing layer is only a few hundred nanometers and are cost-effective to manufacture over large areas, making them applicable to biometric sensing such as fingerprint recognition. Furthermore, unlike silicon, the absorption spectrum of organic semiconductors can be adjusted, including into the NIR region.
3. Printed pH sensors
Currently, most methods of measuring pH are either inaccurate/subjective (universal indicator paper) or relatively costly (electronic probes with a reference electrode). German firm Accensors have recently developed a method for printing pH sensors, in which an affordable and simple sensor can be created by printing just one nanoliter of a proprietary material. A printed temperature sensor usually accompanies these pH sensors to ensure accurate readings (since pH is a function of temperature). Arrays of printed pH and temperature sensors have been incorporated within prototype wound monitoring patches.
4. Moisture sensing via RFID
Swedish company InviSense have developed a printable thin-film sensor that can detect moisture. A printed RFID antenna coil is coated with a moisture absorbing material. As moisture is absorbed, the capacitance associated with the coil also changes, changing its resonant frequency. This can then be detected remotely by an RFID reader. The key advantage of this approach is that the thin film format of the sensor enables it to be placed behind bathroom tiles and that testing can be performed in a non-destructive manner.
5. 'Electronic noses' from printed gas sensor arrays
Relative to sound, sight, and touch, smell is one of the human senses that has yet to be effectively digitized. One of the challenges is that odors are made up of multiple gas molecules in different concentration ratios. The 'electronic nose' approach to gas sensing aims to resolve this challenge by using an array of semiconductors, such as carbon nanotubes, that are functionalized slightly differently. By algorithmically comparing the conductivity changes across the different sensor regions with reference data, the gas composition can be determined.
To learn more about any of the printed/flexible sensor technologies featured in this article, including from both a technical point of view and in terms of market size and forecast, please see the IDTechEx report "Printed and Flexible Sensors 2020-2030: Technologies, Players, Forecasts". All IDTechEx's reports, including a wide selection on various aspects of printed/flexible electronics, contain detailed analysis of established and emerging technologies, their potential adoption barriers and suitability for different applications, and an assessment of technological and commercial readiness. These reports also include multiple company profiles based on interviews with early-stage and established companies, along with 10-year market forecasts.
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OTTAWA, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of properly cooking fresh fiddleheads before eating them.
Fiddleheads are the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern. They are collected along the banks of rivers and streams and sold as a seasonal vegetable at farmer's markets, roadside stands and in some grocery stores.
There have been cases of temporary illness in Canada and the United States associated with eating raw or undercooked fiddleheads. Studies to date have not determined the cause of these illnesses.
Fiddleheads should never be eaten raw. Prior to cooking, Health Canada recommends removing as much of the brown husk as possible from the fiddleheads. Fresh fiddleheads should then be washed in several changes of clean cold water. Cook them in boiling water for 15 minutes or steam them for 10 to 12 minutes. The water used for boiling or steaming fiddleheads should be discarded. Fiddleheads should also be boiled or steamed prior to sautéing, frying or baking. Due to their short growing season, many people freeze fiddleheads. Be sure to use the same cooking methods outlined above when preparing fiddleheads that have been frozen. Preserving fiddleheads with a pressure canner is not recommended, as safe process times have not been established for home-preserved fiddleheads.
Symptoms of illness usually begin 30 minutes to 12 hours after eating raw or undercooked fiddleheads and may include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and headaches. Illness generally lasts less than 24 hours but can result in dehydration, particularly among the elderly and in infants. There have been no reported cases of illness associated with eating fully cooked fiddleheads.
Anyone experiencing the above symptoms after consuming fiddleheads should seek the advice of a health care professional and contact their local public health unit.
It is estimated that there are approximately 11 million cases of food-related illnesses in Canada every year. Many of these cases could be prevented by following proper food handling and preparation techniques.
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Jesus’ initial ministry was concentrated in Galilee, which encompasses the northern portion of the Promised Land. Yet that does not mean the actions of Christ went unnoticed in the south. Today’s passage makes that clear as it narrates our Lord’s encounter with “the scribes who came down from Jerusalem.” Commentators agree that this is most likely a reference to an official entourage of some sort. The Jewish leaders had heard of Jesus’ work, and they wanted to see what it was all about.
When they examined Christ’s ministry, however, they issued a startling accusation, namely, that Jesus was exorcising demons on the authority of Beelzebul (Mark 3:22). Much debate regarding the meaning of the name “Beelzebul” has occurred over the years, but the consensus is that it includes a reference to the Canaanite god Baal, who was one of the chief pagan deities of the ancient Near East. Coupled with the Old Testament teaching that false gods are really demons in disguise (Deut. 32:17) and the reference to “the prince of demons,” the scribes plainly attribute the Lord’s ministry to Satan.
Jesus’ response to these charges confirms this, for He asks, “How can Satan cast out Satan?” (Mark 3:23). That is, if Jesus truly were an agent of the devil, then Satan would be working against himself. In fact, were Satan to rise up against himself, he would be undermining his own purposes (vv. 24–26). Note the logical nature of the argument that our Lord is making—no one intentionally works against himself, so it is patently absurd to charge Jesus with having a demonic agenda since He is victorious over Satan wherever He goes.
Of course, Satan is a deceiver, so one could retort that Jesus’ argument is not self-evident. The devil could act to make us think he is suffering defeat when he is actually advancing his purposes. John Calvin answers this with the sheer effectiveness of Jesus’ work. Christ “cast out devils in such a manner, as to restore to God the men in whom they dwelt sound and whole. . . . Christ attacked Satan in open combat, threw him down, and left him nothing remaining. He did not lay him low in one respect, that he might give him greater stability in another, but stripped him completely of all his armor.” In other words, when Jesus deals with Satan, it is no temporary victory but permanent conquest. The devil cannot retake the ground Jesus recovers. If Satan pretends to suffer a setback in order to deceive us, it is only a matter of time before the ruse is revealed. | <urn:uuid:54805196-9fae-4b79-b110-6f4fc0cc595f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tabletalkmagazine.com/daily-study/2016/03/house-divided/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.976825 | 569 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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Once the evaluation is complete, we review all findings with the parents and introduce a skilled therapist that will go over an individualized plan for the child. Therapy is encouraged 1-2 times per week with as much parent involvement as possible to maintain progress at home.
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An endocrinologist is a doctor specially trained to diagnose diseases that affect your hormone-secreting organs. Endocrinologists are also trained to recognize and treat hormone problems by helping to restore the natural balance of hormones in your system.
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After meeting four siblings from the same family, all of whom lived over 100 healthy years, Nir Barzilai, MD, asked himself, “What secret do they have in their lifestyle, in their blood, in their genes that allows them to live healthy and happy and productive lives?”
Dr. Barzilai and his research team have now studied over 600 families of centenarians—those who live past 100. They looked at “really old people who were independent and we tried to figure out [through their medical, social and psychological history] what is it in their blood content, in their genome that can help us understand them,” Dr. Barzilai said in a presentation at this year’s TEDMED conference.
“We also immortalized some of their white blood cells so we can study them even after they are dead,” he said. Dr. Barzilai is a professor in the departments of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and directs the school’s Institute for Aging Research.
Before detailing his research team’s findings, Dr. Barzilai explored why so many people fear aging. Quoting Woody Allen, he said, “‘I’m not afraid of dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.’ But that’s not really what we’re afraid of.”
“We’re afraid of the diseases of aging,” he said. “We’re afraid of getting a disease and getting a treatment. The treatment is effective against the disease [but there are] side effects, and then we get another disease and another treatment and very soon we’re accumulating three or more diseases with many treatments that have side effects and also interaction between them.”
There are many age-related diseases. For cardiovascular disease, the risk of death can increase a thousand-fold as you grow older, Dr. Barzilai said. Cancer has a similar increase in risk the longer you live. “Treating one disease at a time, the most that you can expect is to exchange one disease for another,” he said.
“If you get a myocardial infarction, you walk into the emergency room, you get a stent or you get a bypass,” Dr. Barzilai said. “You know those people that are now saved from a local treatment to the heart, in two or three years a lot of them are getting diabetes and cancer and Alzheimer’s because we never treated or thought of treating their aging. Just one disease at a time, and that doesn’t work so well.”
Dr. Barzilai presented data showing that many of the centenarians he studied were disease-free compared with the controls. Among the control group of noncentenarians, “everybody is pretty much healthy and then at a certain age they’re starting to be sick, and at age 80 most of them are sick,” he said. But in the centenarians that is all delayed. “They’re starting to get sick later and at a later age a lot of them don’t have diseases.”
“You might say, ‘OK, but after all we learned about their interaction between the environment and aging maybe [the centenarians are] just doing what the doctors are telling us to do now,” Dr. Barzilai said. “The answer is no. Fifty percent of them are overweight or obese. Fifty percent of them are smoking. Less than 50 percent are doing even moderate exercise.”
“We discovered clusters of mutations that changed the function of some proteins,” he said. Some of the proteins, for example, are important to lipid metabolism. The centenarians Dr. Barzilai has studied, and their families, have high levels of HDL cholesterol, which is associated with some of their protein mutations.
And some of the centenarians have clustered functional mutations in their growth hormones, he said. “Which suggests actually that giving growth hormones to the elderly … is really not safe.” Some drug companies are using Dr. Barzilai’s data to develop drugs that target specific diseases.
“So how can we move toward targeting aging?” he asked. Animal models have played a significant role in his research, because they age in ways similar to humans. “In the lab we took worms and mice, we took flies and rats and primates, and treated them either by genetic manipulation or interaction with the environment or drugs, [some of which] are in human use, and we were successful in extending not only life span, but [also] health span, in those animals.”
Dr. Barzilai gave an example. “There is a very interesting chemical that is called rapamycin, [which is] used in people after an organ transplant,” he said. “It’s an immune modulator [and it] affects the nutrient sensing pathway,” and when given to mice they live longer.
In one study, researchers gave rapamycin to elderly people before immunization and “their immune response was better against the virus,” Dr. Barzilai said. “Unfortunately, this drug is still not safe for chronic use so it needs more development. What can we do in the meantime? How can we go from animal studies to human studies?”
Diabetic patients use metformin to control their condition, Dr. Barzilai said. “But … when you give it to animals they live longer and they live healthier … but it has curious side effects.”
“People with diabetes, if they’re on metformin, as compared to other drugs … have 30 percent less cardiovascular disease,” he said. And the occurrence of cancer is 30 percent less as well. Those patients also have less cognitive decline and the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease is less, he said.
“Metformin can be a really great tool in order to target aging,” Dr. Barzilai argued. “Why am I saying that metformin is a tool? Well, first of all, we have to do the study and we have to do it right. With the help of the American Federation for Aging Research, we launched a study that’s called Targeting Aging with Metformin.”
In this study, Dr. Barzilai and his colleagues will select and randomize 3,000 elderly people. They will look at the onset and types of diseases and evaluate whether metformin changes the rate of aging, he said. The team will work with the Food and Drug Administration to approve metformin as a possible treatment for aging so that pharmaceutical companies can try to develop versions of the drug that are safe for chronic use among patients without diabetes.
“My colleagues have shown that even a modest increase in health span, like over two years, will result in $7 trillion in savings by the year 2050,” Dr. Barzilai said. “If we do that, we can really ask ourselves, ‘What if?’ What if, instead of taking care of our parents, our parents are going to take care of [our] children and our grandchildren? … This is not science fiction, it’s science now.” | <urn:uuid:f3dcf10a-2b25-46f7-b6d2-381150e1aa89> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/treat-aging-not-diseases-age-says-geneticist | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.972148 | 1,575 | 2.515625 | 3 |
How to Maintain Initials Ring
Initials rings have become very popular over the recent years due to the intimate connection they exude. Many people have also started using rings that contain initials in weddings too. Often, it is perceived asa thoughtful gift, given to someone special. Though you can find different rings made using different metals, gold and platinum rings usually look the best. An Initials ring, also known as a name ring, is usually made through a custom order, depending on the initial, ring size and design you prefer.
Many people feel that owning an initials ring exudes confidence. Some people also state that having their name on jewelry makes them feel special. However, though owning a simple gold bands is easier to clean than owning an initial ring, you can now maintain an initial ring easily too.
Choose the right metal for your ring
As you may know, there are various metals jewelers use to make rings and they include gold, platinum, silver or just brass. Choosing the right metal for your ring is crucial because some metals can wear out over time, losing their shine. The name ring exhibits a faded look which doesn’t look attractive. Even though metals like gold and platinum can be expensive, you can choose them as they last for a long time compared to cheap metals.
Polish your ring regularly
You will need to determine the kind of polishing technique your name ring requires, as it depends on the metal you choose. Different metals need to be cleaned in different ways, but it’s always harder to clean rings with letters as they have more crevices and cuts contributing to their beauty. You can clean them using soap and water and have a jeweler polish them regularly. Polishing your ring makes it shine and a jeweler will also clean the crevices of the ring, making it look brighter.
Use brushes to clean the ring
You might also consider using a brush to clean your ring occasionally. In addition, you can buy cleansing solutions to clean the rings, but make sure that you buy solutions that suit your ring metals.
This article is about maintaining an Initials ring. It discusses different techniques involved in cleaning and polishing an Initial ring, also known as name ring.
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Israel is offering cities and regional councils grant money to upgrade housing projects for immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, and other countries in the region, the Housing and Construction Ministry announced.
Some 10,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel in recent weeks, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
More than two-thirds of the immigrants are coming from Ukraine, which has seen more than 4 million people flee its borders since the start of the Russian onslaught on February 24, according the United Nations.
The vast majority of the other immigrants come from Russia and Belarus, and the Jewish Agency expects many thousands more.
Authorities applying for these grants are being asked to identify the buildings they own that can be quickly converted into suitable housing for the immigrants, some of whom are being housed in hotels or the homes of friends, family, or charitable strangers, until they can find a permanent solution.
Priority for the grants will be given to projects giving shelter to larger numbers of immigrants for less money, and those that can be ready as quickly as possible.
To participate, local councils need to identify at least five suitable buildings. Alerted in late March by the ministry, they were given until April 5 to submit plans.
Among the stipulations: authorities developing the projects need to commit to housing the immigrants for at least two years, and to capping monthly rental rates at either NIS 15 per square meter ($0.43 per square foot) or NIS 1,000 ($312) for the entire unit, whichever is lower.
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In a big moment for thousands of permanent residency aspirants from India and China, a bipartisan legislation seeking to do away with the per-country cap on employment-based green cards has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives.
HR 3648, or the Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021, would phase out the 7 percent per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas. The act would also raise the 7 percent per-country limit on family-sponsored visas to 15 percent.
“We all know that our immigration system is severely broken, and it has been broken for decades,” US Representative Lofgren, chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, said in her statement.
Lofgren (Democrat, California) introduced the bill along with US Representative John Curtis (Republican, Utah).
Silicon Valley-based immigration attorney Jay Terkiana, who has several clients who have been victims of the green card backlog, welcomed the bipartisan move.
“When employers hire candidates, especially H-1B holders, they hire them on the basis of competence and not on the basis of their ethnicity or nationality,” Terkiana told indica News.
“For promoting diversity, we have a diversity visa, which provides direct green cards to diversity candidates,” said Terkiana.
The employment-based green card process and the H-1B program were not created with the objective of promoting diversity, he pointed out. “Therefore it makes no sense to allocate per country limitation to the employment-based green card process,” he said.
“Per country limitations put Indian and Chinese nationals at a great disadvantage because these countries have relatively bigger populations and face huge backlogs, which results in Indian and Chinese nationals having to wait several years before they can get their green cards,” he said. “In a way this is discriminatory.”
“Basically, they are being penalized for being nationals of these countries,” Terkiana said. “When the employer hired them on the basis of their competence, it makes sense that the employment-based green card should also be issued on the basis of competence, and not on the basis of nationality and country of origin. I strongly support the removal of the per-country limitation rule,” Terkiana said.
“The basic framework for allocating immigrant visas dates back to the middle of the 20th century and was last seriously updated in 1990, when Congress established the worldwide numerical limits on visas and the 7-percent per-country cap that still exists today,” he added.
Todd Schulte, president of the pro-immigrant lobbying group FWD.us, said through a statement: “Eliminating country-specific limits and reducing the green card backlog are important steps in building back a fair, efficient, and humane immigration system. This bill would reduce decades-long wait times for aspiring immigrants and their families who have been living and working in the US for years, but are stuck indefinitely in the green card backlog simply because of their country of origin. It also improves oversight and clarifies requirements to ensure H-1B visas are used legitimately…”
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For decades, the stations of the cross surrounded worshippers at St. Philip Neri Church in Linthicum, represented on plain wood carvings, unadorned.
This week, artist Mandy Hain of Virginia added a dark background to the scenes of Jesus Christ being condemned to death and entombed, making the images jump out from the wooden canvas. She also added color and detail to five wooden statues displayed at the front of the Catholic church, painting golden threads into Mary’s dress and flowers on her light blue shawl. She is using organic materials so the statues will last as long as possible.
The work is a part of the church’s $1.5 million renovation project, funded by parishioners, titled Restoring God’s House. The renovation started in March, and the newly-improved worship space reopened on Christmas Eve for services.
“It’s always meaningful to me to bring beauty into such an important space, and into a space where people have a conversation with God,” she said.
The church’s leader, Father Michael DeAscanis, said when the church was first built in 1965, the adjoining school for K-8 grade was also built. He said the parish sacrificed to do both at the same time back then, making it harder to finalize things.
“There wasn’t much money left over for the final touches,” he said.
Nearly six decades later, those finishing touches are on the way. The church has always been a beautiful space, he said, but each generation adds to the beauty. Now it is this generation’s turn.
“It’s kind of refreshing our spirit as a parish. We hope it also kind of refreshes the neighborhood in the sense that we want to be kind of a force for good in the area working with our other local churches,” he said.
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They removed a canopy, stained glass and hanging lights, added lights to the ceiling and painted a starry sky on the roof, invoking the heavens, DeAscanis said. A wooden dove carved in Peru is up there, symbolizing the holy spirit, he said. The church also has new white ceramic flooring from Italy. The flooring and new lighting combine for a significantly brighter space.
Many important religious structures have also been updated.
“Our tabernacle is handmade with metals and gold and enamel inlays from Spain and has images of the 12 apostles around the circumference,” DeAscanis said.
The new altar and pulpit were made in Peru. The altar is wooden with a marble slab on top and a stone mosaic image at the front.
The wooden structure that creates a visual center in the sanctuary, the reredos, was made in York, Pennsylvania. The Fleur De Lis tops sections with Mary and Joseph to signify their purity, DeAscanis said.
“It’s a work of art in itself,” he said.
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1 in 8 people do not have access to clean and safe water, some say the number is 1 in 6. This equates to over a billion people without reliable water access. This life giving substance is vital for health and well being. Lacking clean and safe water leads to a cycle of sickness and poverty.
How can we solve this problem? Provide communities with water access. A multitude of organizations are working toward this goal. Simply digging a well can provide a multitude of people with a solution to this devastating problem by giving them easily accessible clean and safe water. One example is “The water project“.
Together we can figure out which communities have the greatest need and will benefit the most from the installation of a sustainable well.Let’s begin the discussion around water access and create real change for people in need. | <urn:uuid:1139f2e9-4c81-49f9-ac8e-20486537a088> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://travel2change.org/2011/04/11/clean-and-safe-drinking-water/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.954511 | 169 | 3.34375 | 3 |
“Well,” said the priest, “at least they go.”
By “go,” he was referring to Mass.
By “they,” he meant the people who dress like tramps, talk and laugh through Mass, and know nothing about the Church’s teachings. People who are pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and pro-women priests.
“At least they go.”
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi The law of prayer is the law of belief.
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How can we know the changing and fluent needs of today's society? How can we improve the quality of life through design and innovation? What is a research design?
The master combines two very powerful disciplines in the innovation process: trend research and agile methodologies such as service design and design thinking. The programme is focused on providing the current tools related to qualitative and ethnographic research, interdisciplinarity and innovation, aimed at transformation processes applicable to society and industry.
To Study Research for Design and Innovation
At the Master in Research for Design and Innovation we understand innovation as a design process for the change and transformation of organizations, systems, companies, users and citizens, in order to improve the future of humanity.
The Master in Research for Design and Innovation is a strategic and transversal innovation programme that, through experimental research design and the design of strategies that combine products, services, experiences and organisational systems, seeks the solution for social or business problems. We rethink old schemes, and we are committed to creating and prototyping new models, based on exhaustive human-centered research.
During this master in design, we develop projects in three main areas: Corporate Innovation, Innovation for SMEs and Social Innovation in association with DesignThinkers Group Spain, Dismanage Collective and La Factoría, always working in teams and real projects for organizations such as Doctors without Borders, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Accenture, Telefónica, Cirque du Soleil, Nike, Barcelona City Council, Government of Argentina, and Steelcase, as well as local organizations, SMEs and startups.
At the Master in Research for Design and Innovation we collaborate with multiple groups, institutions and universities at a global level, within the industry of innovation such as the University of Lisbon, Rotterdam Business School, University of Munich, Thammasat Design Center, Bangkok, among others, to strengthen networks, activities and projects.
In each edition we explore, with two field trips to European cities, trends, visits to companies, projects and user opinions, achieving a wide spectrum of concepts regarding innovation and different types of research design.
- Train researchers with the ability to create and participate in innovation and development processes.
- Offer professionals not linked to design tools that complement their training in scientific, technical and humanistic fields, to enhance their professional profile and opportunities.
- Offer professionals linked to design a space for interaction with other agents of innovation processes in order to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Addressing innovation in a broad sense, including its technological, social, creative, productive and business plans aspects.
- Encourage the creation of spaces and events of exchange and collaboration between all the agents linked to innovation processes, service design and strategy scenarios.
- Facilitate the exploration of new services, systems, products, strategies and experiences for organizations, companies and governments through real projects linked to innovation.
- Online and offline research methodologies and tools management, and fieldwork.
- Knowledge of trend analysis.
- Empathy and creative thinking.
- Viability in innovation projects, development of plans and innovation strategies.
- Consulting in innovation, design of services, design thinking, systems thinking and agile methodologies.
- Knowledge of team management, account management and project management.
- Public speaking ability.
- Focused on field work and direct application in European cities of quantitative, qualitative and data research methods and tools for people-centered design applied to the research project.
- Oriented to the development of soft skills such as customer management, team management, project management and project formulation, public speaking and facilitation, among others.
Trends & Scenarios research project
- Developed by each team for a real client that brings an innovation challenge based on research. It is mentored by programme professors and developed during workshops and immersions.
Qualitative Research Methodologies
- Methods and tools from sociology, anthropology, market research, semantics and semiotics as well as culture and society studies.
Critical Essays I
- On current articles and books on the topics of context analysis, scenarios, futures and trend projection.
Methodology for Trend and Futures Studies
- Methodology developed by the programme that guides students step by step in the development of the research project and trend analysis for the formulation of opportunity scenarios and futures.
Introduction and context
An overview of the Design Thinking world, the methods used and the key concepts. Making up work teams and project brief.
DT central workshop
- This is the collaborative venue where work teams pose, develop and apply the innovation proposals resulting from their research. Debate and experimentation space.
Thematic seminars and forums
- With professors, tutors and guest lecturers who offer technical and academic support to the work done in the central workshop and other workshops.
- Focused on specific areas of Design Thinking processes, they help students to develop their skills in designing services, experiences, prototypes, tests and co-creation activities.
- These workshops are hosted by guest lecturers, groups and practitioners in the innovation sector.
- They help students to understand the networks among innovation, production and business, from the client’s point of view.
Introduction to Design Thinking
- Allows students to connect research skills with collaborative and innovative thought philosophies.
- A project on research design tutored by the programme teaching staff and by the managers of the firms associated with the Master in Research for Design and Innovation.
Daniela Marzavan · Managing Director Marzavan Innovation, Germany
Nelson Pinheiro · Director of Cultural Studies programme, Facultad de Letras Universidad de Lisboa
Josep Maria Monguet · Professor and Researcher Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya
Kirsten van Damme · Managing Partner Out of Office, Denmark
Massimo Ingegno · Director Thammasat Design Center, Bangkok
Manuel Grassler · Managing Partner VISIONENBAUEN - Innovations- und Organisationsberatung, Austria
Carla Montane · Sociologist and Researcher, Barcelona
Victor Gil · Managing Director Nethodology
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How many times and how many ways have you heard the word “fit” thrown around?
I don’t know if a three letter word has ever had such wide ranging implications. Grammatically speaking, it’s an adjective, a verb, and a noun. Generally speaking, though, I’m pretty confident we can think of “fit” as referring to the compatibility of one thing with another.
Your jeans, your job, your partner/spouse, your apartment/house, and so much more. We like compatibility, just as we are extremely uncomfortable fitting square pegs into round holes. So much so that we learn this distinction from an incredibly early age. It’s hard-wired.
Counsellors and therapists think of fit in terms of the compatibility between client and practitioner. And believe me, there is not a single therapist on the planet who is a good fit for everyone. Additionally, models and theoretical orientations, which heavily influence the practice of any helping encounter, may or may not fit with a client at a given time. Nor are models and theories suitable for all practitioners. Could you imagine Freud doing cognitive behavioural therapy?
In career terms, “fit” has been the inspiration for perhaps one of the most influential career development theories out there – Holland’s theory of vocational personalities and work environments. But does the model fit today’s world of work?
Simply put, the idea is that there should be a fit between your personality and your work environment, and that both of these variables are quantifiable and even predictable.
The theory is intuitive enough, but in my experience it runs into some problems (as do all theories) when actually put into practice. For one, the assumptions surrounding both personality variables and work environment variables are based on studies involving incredibly large numbers of people. In research terms, this is great. In practice though, what often happens is that there is difficulty applying the theory to an individual without seeming as though you’ve drastically oversimplified things.
It’s not often a student has walked into my office, told me they’ve no idea what direction to go in, and I’ve thought, “well, just get yourself your Holland Code and you’ll be set! No more uncertainty for you.”
Not that assessments are without value. I’ve made my position on their usefulness known. But no assessment is going to tell you with certainty what to do with your life.
There’s also no denying that the concept of fit has much to do with your career satisfaction. I don’t need to tell you what it’s like to work in an environment that just doesn’t… feel right. I similarly won’t tell you what it’s like to work somewhere that you know is a good fit. It’s just something that you know. The issue becomes: how do you find it?
My opinion? You don’t.
Fit’s not something you can seek out, and my thinking is that the harder you try, the less likely you are to succeed. I was having a similar discussion not long ago with some friends regarding happiness – can you seek it out successfully? Is it a tangible end point, or a byproduct of meaningful and fulfilling engagement?
Before you get all angry and storm off over my refusal to give any helpful, directive advice, let me give you a few more things to think about.
You’re a person, not a rock. And guess what? Rocks change too, it just takes longer. Similarly, work environments change – people come and go, policies are implemented or removed, offices relocate, companies go bankrupt. What felt like a good fit last month might seem completely different after a while. Students are arguably at the apex of change from a personal and career development standpoint, and the transitions aren’t easy. Bottom line: you don’t even know what makes a good fit yet, so don’t let that limit your options. You may think you know, but when the rubber hits the road baby, it’s a different story.
You Aren’t Psychic.
And no one is. What’s going to happen to you 10 days from now? Never mind what’s going to happen to you 10 years from now. About 7 months ago I decided to post a blog entry, thinking it would be fun. Now it’s practically a part of my job description. That insignificant little conversation you just had with some guy in the elevator might end up leading to a job interview. This happens way more often than you think. Bottom line: it’s okay not to know exactly what’s right for you. Frankly, I’d be more worried if you did.
Variety is the Spice of Life.
Don’t let anyone tell you that everyone in a particular career path is a certain way. That kind of thinking makes for amusing things like comics and venn diagrams, but I think it also limits people from being open to the full extent of options available to them. I had this idea in my head when I went to grad school to become a counsellor that all the students would be a certain way. That all counsellors would be warm, empathetic, introspective, left-leaning introverts. Let’s just say that I was wrong, and that’s a great thing. Bottom line: as far as occupations are concerned, you can create your own fit. You can make the round hole square. You should probably still try those jeans on before you buy them, though. I wonder if I’ll ever really learn that lesson. | <urn:uuid:dd304166-ada1-411e-b55e-1782e178bcf0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://olc.sfu.ca/olc/olc/index.php/blog/dont-throw-fit | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.964676 | 1,201 | 2.265625 | 2 |
PLEASE WRITE AS RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED.
DO NOT WRITE AS YOU ARE ANALYZING A STUDY THAT IS ALREADY COMPLETED
Explain how you will ensure your research is conducted in an ethical manner
Include a copy of an informed consent that will be included for participants of your research proposal project (see pp. 202–203 for a sample)
Explain how you will recruit participants for your study, and how your recruitment process will remain ethical. Be sure to address any incentives (if applicable)
Explain what quantitative data you will collect and how you will go about collecting this data (survey, questionnaire, observation, etc.)
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- Which strategy should business rely on more? Differentiation or Cost Leadership? Why? Use an example of a local business (can be more than one) to differentiate the two theories and explain weigh up the better option.
- Business Law Analysis pt 1
- 1. In which way did Bill Clinton create a budget surplus in the Federal budget? 2. If you were to remember Clinton’s Presidency, would you define it by scandals or economic stability? 3. What were the reasons George W Bush got America into the Iraq
- Choose one provision from the ANA Code of Ethics. How is ethical behavior an integral part of being a nurse leader? How does one communicate the characteristics of a role model with this provision? Do ethics influence the leadership style of the nurse leader?
- Discussion Response Supporting a Thesis Statement
- Nursing Dilemma
- Discuss three bases of individual power from the article (reward, legitimate, etc.) which you find in your workplace or other areas of your life.
- Consider how it makes your field more reliable, better analyses, detecting weaknesses and emergencies. You may give as many examples of math as you would like.
- Research paper on why there should be stricter gun control laws in the United States.
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What is the IRS Form 1098 2013?
The 1098 Form is the Mortgage Interest Statement. This form is an IRS information return prepared by mortgage lenders and issued to mortgage borrowers. The form reports various information relating to the lender, the borrower, and the mortgage. Typically, if property taxes are paid through escrow, property taxes paid during the year will also be reflected on Form 1098.
Who needs to file Form 1098 (mortgage interest statement) 2013?
File the 1098 Form if you are engaged in a trade or business and, in the course of such trade or business, you receive from an individual $600 or more of mortgage interest on any one mortgage during the calendar year. You are not required to file this form if the interest is not received in the course of your trade or business. For example, if you hold the mortgage on your former personal residence and the buyer makes mortgage payments to you. In this case, you are not required to file this Property Tax Form 1098.
What information do I need to fill out Form 1098?
Completing the 1098 form is simple. The left side of the form reflects information relating to the lender and the borrower. The right side of the form (boxes 1-6) reflects information relating to the mortgage interest received from the borrower (Box 1), outstanding mortgage principal as of January 1st (Box 2), mortgage origination date (Box 3), refund of overpaid interest (Box 4), mortgage insurance premiums (Box 5), and points paid on the purchase of principal residence (Box 6). Boxes 7-9 relate to the property and the address that is securing the mortgage.
How do I fill out Form 1098 online in 2014?
Copy A (appears in red) of an electronic version of the 1098 form is not scannable and is for informational purposes. You may fill out copies B and C of the document online. Here’s how you can fill out the mortgage interest statement form online with pdfFiller:
- Click Get Form to get started.
- Open Form 1098 in the editor and review the instructions.
- Click on the required field and enter your information.
- Click DONE when the form is complete.
After completing your mortgage interest statement, select what you would like to do next by choosing any available delivery or saving options.
What other documents must accompany the 1098 Form?
There are three copies of the mortgage interest statement, copies A, B, and C. Copy A of the form is submitted to the IRS. Copy B of the form is issued to the payer/borrower, and copy C of the form is for the lender’s records. Form 1098 has to be accompanied by Form 1096, which is a transmittal form.
When is the IRS Form 1098 due?
- The copy B of Form 1098 must be furnished to the payer by the 31st of January 2022.
- Copy A is to be filed with the IRS by the 28th of February 2022 or the 31st of March if filed electronically.
Where do I send Form 1098?
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Ideally, kids should have two to three active play times every day. But you really don’t have to carve out tons of consecutive time to incorporate physical activity into your routine.
Instead of thinking of exercise as a separate, added activity, we try to weave spurts of movement into other already-scheduled activities during the school day:
- We have children act out a story as it’s being read to them.
- We encourage kids to move like different animals during transitions from one activity or room to another (hop like a bunny, walk on all fours like a bear, walk like a crab, swim like a fish, or come up with others).
- We break the curriculum up a bit by taking breaks during the day and have kids “take 5 or 10″ (minutes) to stretch, march around the room, do jumping jacks, or let them choose.
- We at PeekABoo check out the Healthy Habits for Life Resource Kit (from Sesame Workshop, KidsHealth.org, and Nemours) for super-fun, simple ideas for working physical activity into your classroom curriculum using Sesame Street characters.
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Voracious Vocabulary--All Day
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We will discuss entertaining activities and strategies to foster an appetite for words, and your students will gobble them up. The result will be a strong vocabulary that your students can use in and out of school. Building a good vocabulary is an important step in becoming a great writer and reader. Vocabulary is a critical component of comprehension.
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Even though damp is a risk for many properties, it can sometimes be overlooked. When damp does take hold, it can cause a lot of damage and problems through your home. Excess moisture doesn’t look great on walls or floors. Plus, it can potentially cause health concerns.
Along with this, damp can cause structural issues. This means that homeowners should deal with damp at the earliest point. Fortunately, most types of damp can be fixed relatively easily.
Tanking slurry is a popular product, it can help you to deal with penetrating damp in many different situations. So, what is tanking slurry?
Tanking slurry is highly effective at preventing damp and water leakage. This means that you can use it to stop seepage, leakage and damp from penetrating walls and floors. It comes in powder form and needs mixing with water.
The powder is made from a blend of cements, chemicals and aggregates that work to prevent water getting through walls and floors.
It usually requires a minimum of two coats, and this will create a waterproof barrier. This will keep properties protected from damp and help to maintain structural integrity.
How Does Tanking Slurry Work?
Tanking slurry works by stopping moisture from penetrating walls and floors. You need to apply this solution in a minimum of two coats.
The powder will need mixing before application. Once mixed it should have a thick creamy consistency. At this point, it forms insoluble crystals, that help to stop water from passing through capillaries in walls and floors.
The solution is applied directly using a brush. The blend of chemicals and aggregates will help to enhance abrasion resistance, bond and strength. Some types of tanking slurry will also contain an acrylic polymer that makes it even more effective than cement.
For tanking slurry to work, it’s important to prepare surfaces correctly. You will need to remove things like render, plaster, and paint, as well as any other coatings. If the surface is brand new, then tanking slurry can be applied directly to the walls and floors. To ensure that it bonds to the surface, it also helps to dampen them slightly prior to application.
What Jobs Can Tanking Slurry Be Used For?
The main job of tanking slurry is to stop damp and moisture from penetrating walls and floors. As a result, you can use it in a range of jobs. While damp can form in a range of areas, it is commonly seen in rooms underground such as cellars and basements.
As basements are located below ground, they’re highly likely to suffer from damp. This is because they are surrounded by moist ground outside. So, as the ground becomes saturated, it can penetrate the walls and floors. When tanking slurry is used, it can help to form a strong barrier that prevents water ingress.
Tanking slurry can also be used on outbuildings of properties, such as brick sheds and garages. These will often have a single skin and might suffer from damp. This makes it a highly effective solution.
Single skin refers to the use of one layer of brick. Exposure to the elements can cause water to get through the wall.
When is Tanking Slurry Not a Good Idea?
While tanking slurry is extremely effective, there are some instances where it is not a good idea to use it.
As tanking slurry is non-breathable, it makes it hard to apply certain finishes on top of it. This includes the likes of paint and even plaster. It could also cause issues when fitting plaster boards using dot and dab.
So, if you are planning to turn a garage or an outbuilding into another room, then it is worth considering your options. However, it might be possible to use these finishes if you apply a bonding compound before applying the final finish.
Most construction materials, such as bricks and blocks are breathable, and therefore you can see damp on the surface. This is because the breathability allows damp to escape through the surface, as well as penetrating in.
If you suffer from severe damp and the surfaces are saturated, then tanking slurry might not be a good idea. Not unless these surfaces have been able to completely dry. This is down to it being non-breathable.
If you apply tanking slurry over heavy damp, it will only trap it behind the surface. This could lead to the damp finding another route into the property. Therefore, you should always look to solve the external cause of damp first.
Where there is a lack of ventilation, such as basements, tanking slurry might not always be the best option initially. The walls and floors of basements can be quite cold. Once you apply it, the surface will be unable to heat up.
With cold walls comes the possibility of condensation and this could lead to further problems such as mould. So, it makes sense to consider ventilation before using tanking slurry.
Alternatives to Tanking Slurry
While it is often recommended to use tanking slurry internally for penetrating damp, there are other options for dealing with damp via tanking.
Tanking membranes (also known as damp proof membranes) come in sheets made of a plastic material. It’s possible to install them on damp walls. They create a small cavity that allows the wall to dry out. Any moisture runs down the membrane and into a channel that runs around the outside of the room. Any moisture is then directed to a gully where the water is then removed. In areas like basements this is then removed using a pump.
A membrane is perfect if you are planning on using dot and dab plasterboard or direct rendering. If you are installing stud work, then a clear membrane can be installed behind it.
There are also other products, such as resin coat waterproof tanking paint. This is a two-part polyurethane coating that you can use on all surfaces. It offers excellent abrasion chemical resistance, and it is fully waterproof.
Tanking slurry is a highly effective solution for penetrating moisture. It’s easy to apply and offers an excellent damp resistance.
In general, tanking slurry is suitable for use in rooms above and below ground level. There are other alternatives, but slurry is a popular option, due to its ease of application. It can easily be done as a DIY damp proofing project.
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Father’s Day activities tend to include fun things such as barbecues, cookouts, camping and fishing.. It’s also the time of year when dear ol’ Dad starts tackling his to-do list and kicks off projects around the home.
Perhaps it’s time to repaint the bathroom or replace carpet with hardwood floors or build a backyard deck. Maybe even plant a garden.
All of these activities have the likelihood of producing household hazardous waste, which if not disposed of properly can be harmful to human health, the environment and watersheds.
Here are several things everyone can do to help mitigate the effects of hazardous household waste while protecting the environment:
- Learn how and where to dispose of HHW properly in Riverside County by visiting https://www.rcwaste.org/hhw.
- Buy natural cleaning products that don’t contain dangerous chemicals.
- Make your own cleaning products from natural ingredients.
- Make sure any chemicals or poisonous materials are stored safely.
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Eric McKay is very passionate about global warming, and the new resident of Knoxville has a distinct plan on how to influence the decisions made by corporations on that topic. It’s clearly a long-term play, but it starts with identifying a few key investors who share his passion and vision.
“The biggest long-term threat to companies is global warming,” McKay says, yet their corporate policies don’t recognize that impact, and he blames big funds with sort-term return horizons for much of the problem.
“Index funds have a huge influence on boards (of directors) and the operations of corporations,” says the Arizona State University graduate – just two years to earn his undergraduate degree – and 2011 Peter Thiel Fellow.
The three biggest funds – BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street – have about $15 trillion under management. Vanguard owns about eight percent of every company in the S&P 500 and, as a result, gets to vote eight percent of the shares on proposals at each company’s annual shareholder meeting.
“Collectively, the ‘Big 3’ index fund managers own about 18 percent of every company in the U.S.,” McKay says. “This gives them a significant influence on corporate policies.”
To begin to reverse some of those decisions as they relate to climate change, he recently created Green Governance that, in turn, started the “Fund Climate Vote Database” and will soon launch a new index fund that will use the power of shareholder investments for good. The two initiatives are very complementary.
The database is capturing information on how institutional investors are voting on shareholder proposals related to global warming. According to a recent post on the Green Governance site, McKay reported that Vanguard’s largest fund voted against 87 percent of climate change proposals in 2018 while BlackRock’s largest fund voted against them 93 percent of the time, and State Street’s largest fund came in against them 63 percent of the time.
Having this level of knowledge available to investors and fund managers is only part of McKay’s solution. The other is a $10 to $15 million index fund that will, as it grows over time, gain clout for investors to bring pressure on corporations to change their policies on climate.
McKay says the fund he visualizes, technically known as an exchange-traded fund (ETF), will invest in firms in the S&P 500 just like the ‘Big 3.” That will allow Green Governance to vote on proposals related to global warming are presented and offer an opportunity to suggest alternative policies.
“This index fund will aggressively use shareholder advocacy to fight climate change,” McKay explains. “Other environmentally friendly funds screen out misbehaving companies. Our fund will instead invest in the full index and use its position as a shareholder to push firms to reduce their emissions. This offers investors both maximum diversification and maximum impact.”
McKay worked for a number of start-ups in New York City and Federal Reserve Bank of New York before relocating to Knoxville in August 2018 when his wife accepted a position in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
“During my work at the Fed, I started getting interested in how index funds have so much power,” McKay said.
He started working full-time on the effort in mid-2019.
“My team won’t make any investment decisions,” McKay said. We’re responsible for marketing the fund and making the corporate governance decisions.”
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Ever noticed that some people can disagree with you to your face but do it in such a way that you are neither threatened nor feeling the need to go to the mat over the matter. What do these folk do differently?
First, they are willing to voice their disagreements. This is preferable to those who agree to your face but tell others they disagree with you.
Second, they do it in such a way as to not diminish you as a person. I’ve noticed that some people are expert in making others feel important–even as they may completely disagree with an idea. They validate you as a person. They assume you mean well and are authentic in your ideas and beliefs.
On the flip side, those who approach the fight looking to drag character into the matter, who assume you are duplicitous or have a hidden agenda, get our defenses up. It is a sure way to kill a relationship (marriage, work, family, etc.) to start a conversation challenging someone’s honesty and accusing them of not being upfront.
I think we are most likely to do this if we have been meditating on some real or perceived unfairness in the relationship.
But what if you really think the person isn’t being honest with you or themselves? Should you bring it up? It is my experience that the more attention to pay to their concerns (whether obvious or partially hidden), the more likely you can have a worthwhile conversation and either the dishonesty will reveal itself or it will become less of an issue. Of course this isn’t always true, but often, in most relationships.
So, if you can honor 1 Corinthians 13 in your disagreements, you will enrich your relationships with others and master the fine art of disagreeing with others in love.
Based on my previous post, I want to list some basic ways we might guide intellectual discussions that tweak personal stories and touch on controversial subjects:
- Start with personal stories. Get them on the table. They do not nullify our beliefs but give them context. If we neglect stories, the conversation will likely miss the very factors that drive our interest in the first place. This is the most intellectually honest way to act when we have strong beliefs.
- Listen first, if possible, before you share your story. Listen and ask about the impact, the experience, the consequences of the narrative and even of the sharing of the narrative with others.
- When you share your story and subsequent beliefs acknowledge (a) what you use to support your beliefs (I believe x based on…), and (b) the problems with your position. Too often we only defend our positions with, “yes, but…” Instead, listen to what others “hear” when you present your point.
- Compile a list of the most important issues the discussants consider to be core or most important.
- Try to develop agreement on the hierarchy of issues(which will be dealt with first) but don’t demand your way. To get agreement you may wish to use an external guide (e.g., logic, systematic theology, philosophy of science, experience, praxis, etc.) to help decide which issues get tackled first. Be sure that you are committed to getting to all the issues (not necessarily in one sitting). If you lose steam after one issue, you will communicate that another issue is of little value to you.
- Work to separate issues from consequences—at first. Later, it will be important to consider the practical consequences of our positions.
- When you reply to someone else’s statements of belief, try to reiterate the main point and its foundational dogma and avoid immediately taking those beliefs to their logical and extreme conclusion. The person should be able to recognize their own viewpoints when you speak.
- At this point, avoid personal stories and avoid derogatory responses, especially when tempted to use them to undermine a person’s point. Do not blame a particular view with a behavior that isn’t required.
- Concede points where you can. Acknowledge different starting points and their impact on the dialog. Try to use each others vocabulary as they do.
- Find points of contact or common ground. Celebrate these and do not ignore them. Write them down as conclusions.
- Narrow and solidify divergences. Agree on these divergences where possible. Write them down as key conclusions to avoid unnecessary rehashing.
- Explore consequences of these diverging beliefs. Explore where those divergences matter and where they might not.
- Finally, let love and respect for others be evident to all.
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Carpenter Frank Sussina of Bayville, New Jersey, was on the job for 25 years when he suffered his first accident, and it was catastrophic. He was putting up a roof on a building when a negligent piece of loose plywood gave way. He fell 32 feet, shattering both legs, breaking his back and snapping his neck. That was in 1993.
Since that time, the almost 58-year-old had a total of 29 surgeries: among them were those to rebuild his knees, 2 back surgeries, and one for his neck. He has been treated by orthopedists, a neurosurgeon and pain management specialists. In 2001, he had bilateral knee replacement, which led to crippling pain and numbness in his feet.
He went online, and as he tells the story, “I read an article on the website with an interview just like you’re doing with me right now. I said to my wife: let’s go.” The story was on The Institute For Advanced Reconstruction’s website, the practice of which Dr. Rose is a member (www.advancedreconstruction.com).
In September, 2012, Sussina went to see Dr. Rose. “He gave me a 50/50 chance he could help me. I accepted that.” At the time, Sussina was on a daily dose of 400 milligrams of morphine and 90 milligrams of Percocet.
Dr. Rose did the procedure, Sussina’s 30th surgery, on October 14th. “Since then, I haven’t taken any pain medicine at all.” Sussina, who now walks without any foot pain, was finally able to go back to work as a general contractor for more than 2 days a week.
Dr. Rose says, “Frank’s remarkable recovery is a testament to the power of this technique. We can’t help everyone with it, but when it works, it’s truly amazing how we can transform people’s lives in a positive way.”
Painful, tingling feet are a typical symptom of peripheral neuropathy. Nearly 20 million Americans suffer from neuropathy, a chronic condition that results from damage to or compression of the nerves outside the spinal cord and brain. Common causes of neuropathy include diabetes, trauma, chemotherapy and other medications.
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Early in the morning, rushed from the flower market to bring back their own handful of flowers, with a bouquet of flowers to plug up, you feel that we where not quite right, but they do not need to know why China. The same problem are a rose, Eucalyptus, Yu Beauty, just a little worse to carry out the color, compared with the floral gods, is through the buyers show and sellers show ……插花班
We all know that the most important thing in floral design is the color match, a good piece of work, the color must be coordinated, but what is the harmony? There is no hurry, today we are going to talk about the “color formula” of the bouquet, the most difficult aesthetics is the number, the package learning package will.
The color formula for flower arrangements低成本創業.
Base color: primary color: emphasis on color = 7:2.5:0.5.
The basic color base, mainly in the style of color to determine the emphasis on the color points. Each color has three types, as long as you master the rhythm of the color, even if the flower is more complicated, beginners can match the harmonious color.
1、Basic color: 70%
The basic color is the main color of the flower, which takes up the heaviest weight in the whole bouquet and determines the overall impression of the bouquet.
2、Main matching color: 25%
Another name for it is the blending color, which accounts for about one third of our base color technology, and its match with the economic base color can determine the main design style of this bouquet.
Color matching is easiest when the primary color match is similar to the base color. Because the colors are so close, there is a transition and connection between the primary and base colors that is more harmonious and quiet. Don’t bother to control the color of the flower, just create a sense of different layers.
Primary and base colors are complementary colors, such as red and green, orange and blue, yellow and purple. Will produce a strong visual impact, this color than a single gradual change of light and light, lively, this is the more common color scheme in Western floral art.
3、Emphasis color: 5%
It takes up very little space, but it is the eye of the whole bouquet.
Although it is called the accent color, its role is not just to steal the limelight. It can be a spring, which can adjust the relationship between the basic color and the main color match, making the style of the work more unified; it can be a lightning bolt, becoming the most eye-catching point of the bouquet.
When the main color scheme is similar to the base color, the accent color technique will produce a very out-of-the-ordinary color if it is a contrasting color of the main color scheme. If we only don’t have a suitable bouquet on hand, we can also use the vase or as an accent color.
Beginners can start with the relationship between the master and the accent, paying attention to the layers of the bouquet. A little ahead of time, you can add accent colors to go to the level of rich flower arrangement based on the similarity of the master and basic colors. Master of floral art, can use the basic color and the master color to play directly with the concave and convex color, and finally use the accent color to control the color relationship of the whole flower arrangement. | <urn:uuid:e3d8150f-330b-42a7-861c-34b25abc121e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://esign.freeblog.biz/2022/06/01/the-universal-flower-arrangement-color-matching-formula-is-here/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.91792 | 742 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Ovalentaria/misc
(Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae
(Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); norfolkensis: Named for its type locality, Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 125611). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: northern Tasman Sea and southern Coral Sea region at northern New Zealand, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, and the Chesterfield Islands; including New South Wales, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125611)
Morphology | Morphometrics
(total): 13 - 14;
soft rays: 10 - 11;
Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XII I- XIV,12-13 (usually XIII,12); A II,10-11 (usually II,10); pectoral-fin rays 18-20 (usually 19); spiniform caudal-fin rays 2; tubed lateral-line scales 17-19; total gill rakers on first branchial arch 30-34 (usually 31-33); body depth 2.0-2.4 (mean 2.2) in SL. Colouration: adult color in life bicolored, light to dark brown to yellowish on upper half and white on lower half, transition between two halves more or less abrupt with slightly diagonal emarcation extending from lower rear corner of eye to conspicuous small, rounded, white spot, half pupil size or less, at base of last dorsal-fin rays; caudal fin is translucent whitish to bluish with broad black bands along upper and lower margins with a narrow blue-white edge (Ref. 125611).
Usually found on outer reef slopes around boulders or occasionally on coral patch reefs (Ref. 125611).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and M.G. Allen, 2021. Two new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from northwestern Australia and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, previously part of C. fumea (Tanaka, 1917). J. Ocean Sci.Foundation 38:78-103. (Ref. 125611)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Common namesSynonymsMetabolismPredatorsEcotoxicologyReproductionMaturitySpawningSpawning aggregationFecundityEggsEgg development
ReferencesAquacultureAquaculture profileStrainsGeneticsAllele frequenciesHeritabilityDiseasesProcessingNutrientsMass conversion
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805
= No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00451 - 0.02922), b=3.09 (2.87 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245
Trophic level (Ref. 69278
): 3.0 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649
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Joshua, with the LORD going before him, conquers the land of Canaan. In less than seven years, he defeats 31 kingdoms of the Canaanites. A bloody time in the history of Israel. They utterly destroyed the people of Canaan, gave them no mercy but exterminated them as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Well, most of them anyway. 😉
Table of Contents
- 1 Civil War Averted
- 2 The LORD Gives Rest to Israel
- 3 Joshua The Servant of the LORD Died
- 4 The LORD said “Judah Shall go Up.”
- 5 Here Comes The Judges
23 So Joshua took the whole land, in accordance with everything that the Lord had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. So the land was at rest from war.
Nearly 800 years later, the descendants of Abraham finally inherit the promised land of Canaan. A long time for man, a mere blink of an eye for the eternal God. Reminds us that God’s promises are sure, we may not see their fulfillment while on this earth, but we will see them.
Civil War Averted
With the land of Canaan now in Israelite control, Joshua dismisses the tribes of Ruben, Gad and Manasseh to return to their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. They fulfilled their vow to fight with the rest of Israel until they had captured the promised land. There are still pockets of resistance left from the inhabitants of the land, but each tribe is in charge now of clearing the remnants from their individual inheritances.
A happy ending right? Well, not quite. On their way back to their homes, when the come to the Jordan River, they decide to build an altar as a remembrance for future generations that they too belong to Israel even though they live on the “other” side of the river. Seems innocent enough, except the Israelites mistakenly believe that it is an altar to worship other gods.
The 10 tribes from take up arms and go to make war against their own kinsmen. Phinehas is priest now, remember him from my previous blog, in his zeal for the LORD and remembering what happened to Israel when Achan took some devoted things for himself, accuses the Rubenites, Gadites and Manassehites of abandoning the LORD. He fears they will bring the LORD’s wrath on Israel once again.
Once they explain that it is not an altar for sacrifices, but a simple memorial for future generations, Phinehas and the leaders of Israel are satisfied and War is averted……for now.
10 When they came to the region of the Jordan which is in the land of Canaan, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a large altar in appearance. 11 But the sons of Israel heard a report: “Behold, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region of the Jordan, on the side belonging to the sons of Israel.” 12 And when the sons of Israel heard about it, the entire congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go up against them in battle.
The LORD Gives Rest to Israel
Israel is in possession of the promised land. The land of Canaan and its inhabitants have been subdued before them. The LORD has fulfilled his promise. But, does Israel complete the task? Did they do “everything” that the LORD commanded through Moses?
43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and lived in it. 44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side, in accordance with everything that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them. 45 Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; everything came to pass.
63 Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.
12 But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land. 13 And it came about when the sons of Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.
Moses warned them back in Deuteronomy, that if they left any of the inhabitants of the land that it would be trouble for them. They didn’t listen, or forgot, or more likely just became comfortable in their lifestyle, so God’s rules didn’t seen so important anymore.
2 and when the Lord your God turns them over to you and you defeat them, you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant with them nor be gracious to them. 3 Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them: you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, and they will serve other gods; then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you and He will quickly destroy you.
Joshua The Servant of the LORD Died
The Bible says, a long time later, Joshua is old and well advanced in years, he summons all Israel and recounts all that the LORD has accomplished for them. He also proceeds to warn them again about mixing with the nations they are supposed to be removing from the land. To be aware of being seduced into following other gods and thus kindling the LORD’s anger.
15 But it will come about that just as all the good words which the Lord your God spoke to you have come upon you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the warnings, until He has eliminated you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. 16 When you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you will perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.”
31 Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and had known every deed of the Lord which He had done for Israel.
Then like all the leaders before him, and for all of us, “Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died.”.
The LORD said “Judah Shall go Up.”
With the death of Joshua, the people of Israel look for a new leader. They inquire of the LORD and the LORD tells them Judah is to be their new leader.
1 Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him.”
Now we enter the time of the Judges with its repeated cycle of Israel falling away from GOD and worshiping other gods. God disciplining Israel. Israel repents and God raises up a deliverer “Judge”, and the peace is restored. Over and Over again, God’s patience and mercy are limitless and he is ever faithful to his people.
Here Comes The Judges
The time of the Judges begins with a list of all the peoples that the tribes of Israel failed to drive out of their lands. The angel of the LORD appears and Lets them know that while God has kept his end of the bargain, they have failed to keep theirs.
2 Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, 2 and as for you, you shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me; what is this thing that you have done? 3 Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out from you; but they will become like thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.’
18 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who tormented and oppressed them. 19 But it came about, when the judge died, that they would turn back and act more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and bow down to them; they did not abandon their practices or their obstinate ways. 20 So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has violated My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice,
An often repeated principle in the Bible is: Obedience brings blessing, disobedience brings curse. They have been warned many times. They know the rules and the consequences, yet they still disobey. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? 🙁
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This 4,27 km long tarred pass is a northern extension of the fabulous Robinson Pass and sweeps through the Brakpoort about 18 km south-west of Oudtshoorn. The road descends 144 vertical metres, producing an average gradient of 1:30 with the steepest section presenting at 1:14. There is one dangerous corner of 90 degrees where some negative cross-flow has seen several vehicles departing the road for the much rougher ground of the ravine on the right. On the sharpest part of this corner, solid concrete crash barriers have been created and judging by the many metal scrapes and paint marks on the concrete, it has already served its purpose in saving lives.
This is a long pass on the N2 at 13,3 km which connects Albertinia in the west with Mossel Bay in the east. The western side is fairly straight with few bends and more gentle gradients, but the eastern side is much steeper and includes a set of double S-bends. The road straddles the Gouritz River - one of the major rivers in the area via a high bridge which spans the gorge adjacent to two old steel latticed bridges, which until 2005 were used as a bungee jumping and bridge swing site for the adrenaline junkies.
The Robinson Pass on the R328 route, is a modern classic of the Southern Cape with beautiful sweeping curves and superb views around every corner. It's administrative number is TR 33-2. It connects the coastal port of Mossel Bay with Oudtshoorn. The pass has been rebuilt several times over the past 140 years and offers not only fabulous scenery, but many pages of history around every bend. The pass is subject to heavy rain and frequent mountain mists, which reduces visibility and makes the pass dangerous. It has claimed many lives over the years including a bus full of international tourists. A memorial stone in their memory stands on the left hand side of the road about halfway up the pass.
This smallish pass forms part of a great gravel drive along some farm roads under the towering backdrop of the Outeniqua mountains not far from the R328 and the Robinson Pass. It traverses two deep valleys and offers tranquil pastoral scenery in this dairy farming region with its steep hills and many rivers. As a bonus it provides a lovely drive through the countryside, with access to the Robinson Pass and several other passes in the area, including Cloetes Pass, Du Plessis Pass, Attakwaskloof Pass and Jan Muller Pass.
This easy, tarred pass lies on the R327 between Mossel Bay and Herbertsdale, and finds its end amongst green fields on the banks of the Gouritz River. The pass dates back as far as 1850. It's above the national average at 8,5 km and descends a substantial 253m producing an average gradient of 1:34 via 13 bends, corners and curves.
The main geographical feature of this pass, is its proximity to the Gouritz River which has a huge drainage area of 45,715 sq.km. The Gourits River flows from the confluence of the Gamka River and Olifants River and is joined by the Groot River, before flowing through the Langeberg Mountains and coastal plain. It eventually drains into the sea through the Gourits Estuary near Gouritsmond. At the point where the pass kisses the banks of the river, is one of the few places where the river can be accessed in tranquil mood over a wide floodplain.
This is one of the great historical gravel passes which winds its way through the Outeniqua Mountains north of Mossel Bay. It has subsequently been replaced by a significantly more convenient, tarred pass (Robinson Pass). Attaquaskloof Pass is now frequented mostly by die-hard 4x4 enthusiasts and a few local farmers.
However, the 22,3 km of gravel road is definitely worth each and every meter of its history-rich length! A permit is required to drive this route and there are locked gates. Keys are obtained on issue of your permit at the start point, which is the Bonniedale farm. Note - this route can only be driven in one direction (west to east).
30th May, 2017 - News just in from Bonniedale farm: "The Attaquaskloof is part of the old Ox-Wagon Route from Heidelberg to de Vlugd. There is a section of it (20km) that goes through the Attaquaskloof to the R328. Unfortunately Cape Nature has now closed their section of the road. You can still do part of the Trail on Bonniedale. (As well as other 4x4 Trails on Bonniedale), but you are not able to go all the way through. You can however use the alternate route (public road), from Bonniedale to the R328, and meet up again with the Ox-Wagon Route from there again."
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ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, is everywhere right now. ASMR videos, podcasts and music have seemingly taken over the internet — the acronym was even added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in September 2020.
But what is ASMR? Why is it so appealing, and what makes it so satisfying to the human brain? Conversely, why are there some people who find ASMR upsetting? Let’s dive into the ins and outs of autonomous sensory meridian response and how it affects our brains.
What Is ASMR?
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is the term used to describe a specific sensation people feel. According to Vox, it’s often characterized as “‘tingles’ that run through the back of someone’s head and spine” after experiencing certain audio or visual sensations.
If that sounds vague, that’s because ASMR isn’t well-defined; ASMR triggers are often defined as such if they produce a reaction, and not everyone reacts the same to each trigger. It’s important to note that ASMR does not produce a sexual reaction, though it’s often described as a “brain orgasm.”
ASMR can be as simple as a person whispering, a scalp massage, turning pages of books or spraying a water bottle. They can also be videos of role-playing mundane activities — being treated by a doctor, getting a facial or being measured for a garment by a tailor.
According to The New York Times, YouTube is currently the place to go if you’re looking to try out ASMR for yourself.
What Is the Science Behind Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response?
Interestingly, many consider ASMR a pseudoscience — a result of drugs or the reactions of people who are looking for intimacy. However, an examination from Scientific American reveals that ASMR is real, but only for a select group of people.
In a study published in PLOS ONE in 2018, researchers discovered that ASMR videos do promote calmness and excitement, reduced heart rate and increased skin conductance levels after watching ASMR videos, but these changes were only present in people who were affected by ASMR. The study concluded, “Hundreds of thousands of people watch ASMR videos and anecdotally report that these videos help them to sleep, relax and combat stress and anxiety. Our results are consistent with the idea that ASMR videos regulate emotion and may have therapeutic benefit for those that experience ASMR.”
In another study published in the journal BioImpacts, researchers used functional MRIs to look at the brain during ASMR experiences. They found that ASMR directly affected regions of the brain associated with rewards and emotional arousal. Clearly, for those who are affected by ASMR, the process triggers something in these regions of their brains.
Why Does ASMR Affect People Differently?
Some people swear by ASMR; however, it seems that most people aren’t affected by it at all. But there are also others who can’t stand the sounds or experiences of ASMR. Such is the case for people with misophonia, a sensitivity to sound that affects around 20% of the population, according to Popular Science. People who have been diagnosed with misophonia have disproportionately negative responses to ordinary sounds, such as chewing and swallowing. It creates a fight-or-flight response, raising the heart rate, which is the opposite effect that ASMR has on people who love it.
Interestingly, there may be a connection between those affected by misophonia and ASMR, even though they produce opposite responses in people. In a study published in PeerJ, participants who self-identified as ASMR sensitive scored higher on the Misophonia Questionnaire (a tool doctors use to diagnose patients with misophonia) than those who were not ASMR sensitive. This could indicate that people who enjoy ASMR may also have misophonia, a sensitivity to sound — but their reaction to it is just very different.
What Might the Future Hold for ASMR?
While ASMR has entered the mainstream of technology and pop culture, it’s likely to remain a niche for now, simply because not everyone is affected by it and because some who are affected by it have strongly negative reactions.
But consider the future: What is ASMR going to look like as more technologies progress? The advent of tech such as virtual reality (VR) could hold promise, thanks to its ability to increase the intimacy and sensation of ASMR. People are already starting to explore what might this be able to do for ASMR, and the demand for VR is high.
Until that happens, though, ASMR devotees still have thousands of videos to scroll through on YouTube, with hundreds of new ones being added each day.
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Enabling safe self-driving cars by using monitors
While research in self-driving cars continuous to boom, research of their dependability aspects is only emerging. In particular, trade-off studies on fault-tolerant architectures for safe self-driving cars are largely missing but desperately needed by the automotive industry. In this speech, Wilfried Steiner, Director TTTech Labs, gives a brief overview of some possible architecture designs, and argues in favor of those architectures that implement a monitor element. he also formulates open research questions with respect to monitoring construction and permissible interfaces from the monitor to other elements that constitute the architecture.
- Safe Self-Driving cars need safety architecture.
- There are several safety architectures known in other industries.
- Monitors seem to be a promising solution for safety architecture.
Wilfried Steiner is the Director of the TTTech Labs which acts as center for strategic research as well as the center for IPR management within the TTTech Group. Wilfried Steiner holds a degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences and the Venia Docendi in Computer Science, both from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. His research is focused on dependable cyber-physical systems, in particular in the following domains: automotive, space, aerospace, as well as new energy and industrial automation. Wilfried Steiner designs algorithms and network protocols with real-time, dependability, and security requirements. Wilfried Steiner has authored and co-authored over eighty peer-reviewed scientific publications and is inventor and co-inventor of twenty-five patent families with about another ten patent families pending. Wilfried Steiner has successfully participated in multiple national and international publicly funded research projects. In particular, from 2009 to 2012 Wilfried Steiner has been awarded a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship that has been hosted by SRI International in Menlo Park, CA. Wilfried Steiner also acted as editor for the SAE AS6802 standard (Time-Triggered Ethernet), served multiple years as voting member in the IEEE 802.1 that standardizes time-sensitive networking (TSN), and is currently member in the ISO TC 22 that develops standards for safe autonomous road vehicles. | <urn:uuid:25d4bd56-363b-4e9c-a869-cecc63a01c94> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tttech-auto.com/topics/webinars/enabling-safe-self-driving-cars-by-using-monitors/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.945309 | 465 | 2.0625 | 2 |
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Sarah Orne Jewett is often classified as a writer of New England fiction as part of what was known as the ”local color movement” during the last half of the nineteenth century. Jewett, like other writers of this movement, stayed true to a particular setting, making sure to capture the flavor of a local history, speech, and culture. Jewett focused on the rural past of her native Maine and faithfully depicted the characters, culture, and flavor of that area. Jewett wrote across genres, publishing several novels, short stories, verses, and one book of nonfiction, but is best known for her sketches about provincial life in New England during the 1800s.
Biographical and Historical Context
Jewett, the second of three daughters, was born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine, to Caroline F. Perry and Dr. Theodore H. Jewett. Her childhood was spent with a large extended family in her paternal grandfather’s home, where she cultivated diverse reading interests in discovering authors like Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Jewett’s formal education was inconsistent as a result of her rheumatism, a type of arthritis or soreness of the joints. Since her father, a doctor, prescribed being outdoors for the serious illness, she freely explored her surroundings and even accompanied her father on house calls. Along the way, he taught her about nature and literature, and Jewett learned the intimate ways of local community, to be reflected in her future creative work.
Writing and Pseudonyms
Born into a financially comfortable family, Jewett began to write at her leisure, and by 1867, was ready to submit short stories to magazines under the pseudonyms A. D. Eliot, Alice Eliot, and Sarah C. Sweet. During the next few years, she published several pieces on the ”local color” of villages in coastal Maine in the Atlantic Monthly. William Dean Howells, an editor of the periodical as well as a novelist, encouraged Jewett to revise the stories and publish them in a single volume. To frame the different sketches, she created two fictional narrators—Helen Denis and her friend Kate Lancaster, two Bostonians spending the summer in a Maine fishing village. The work became the episodic novel Deephaven (1877).
Literary Circle and Friendship
After the publication of Deephaven, Jewett participated in a literary circle fostered by Atlantic publisher James T. Fields and his wife, socialite and biographer Annie Fields, a close friend of Jewett’s since childhood. When James died in 1881, Annie deepened her relationship with Jewett and leaned on her for comfort and companionship. The two women toured Europe and socialized with notable writers, including English poets Christina Rossetti and Alfred Tennyson. When they returned to Boston, Jewett would live with Annie for six months of every year after 1882. Together, they held literary salons and invited the likes of novelist and short story writer Henry James, ”fireside poet” and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes, and novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Jewett and Annie’s close relationship was characterized as a ”Boston marriage,” the common nickname for close relationships between financially independent, intellectual, progressive women during that time. Many scholars debate whether Annie and Jewett’s relationship should be classified as lesbian. Jewett biographer Paula Blanchard argues: ”Sarah Orne Jewett’s love for other women was as passionate and absorbing as any heterosexual man’s, but from all available evidence, it never led to direct sexual expression.”
Short Story Collections and A Country Doctor
Jewett published the collections Old Friends and New (1879), Country By-Ways (1881), and The Mate of Daylight, and Friends Ashore (1884), a book dedicated to Annie. Jewett wrote about the intense connection to her friend, a heartfelt ”understanding” that was ”like a flame on the altar to friendship.”
In 1884, Jewett published a novel, A Country Doctor. This semi-autobiographical novel focuses on orphan Nan Price as she accompanies her guardian, Dr. Leslie, on his country rounds and ultimately grows to become a young woman inspired to pursue a career in medicine. A Country Doctor received praise for its characterization and setting, but negative press for its dull and unrealistic romance between Nan and suitor George.
A White Heron and Other Works
Critics praise Jewett’s A White Heron and Other Stories (1886) as an example of her strongest fiction. After the successful collection, Jewett switched genres and published The Story of the Normans (1887), a historical volume in the ”Story of the Nations” series published by G. P. Putnam’s. Critics consider the work one of Jewett’s worst, as Jewett combines history, legend, and anecdote with the personal theory that the Norman race was superior to other races. Jewett returned to fiction with the short story collection The King of Folly Island and Other People (1888).
In the 1890s, the prolific Jewett published four more collections of short stories, a children’s book, and her most famous novel, The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896), which was serialized before its print in book form. Jewett and Annie traveled to Florida, the Caribbean, and Chicago, where they attended the Columbian Exposition, and sailed twice to Europe where they socialized with Rudyard Kipling and Henry James, among other literary figures. In 1889, friend Alice Longfellow suggested Jewett holiday in the Boothbay Harbor region of Maine, and from then on, Jewett frequented the area. In September 1895, she and Annie rented a small guest house, the Anchorage, in Martinsville for a month of reading, rest, and long walks. The geography—the rocky coast, the view of offshore islands, the fir trees of the St. George Peninsula—seems to have inspired the creation of Dunnet Landing, the village in The Country of the Pointed Firs.
Her Last Fiction
Jewett’s last volume of short fiction, The Queen’s Twin and Other Stories, published in 1899, included two more Dunnet Landing sketches that were later incorporated into most editions of The Country of the Pointed Firs. In 1901, Jewett was the first woman presented an honorary doctorate by Bowdoin College, her father’s alma mater. Also in 1901, Jewett published her last novel, a historical romance set in the American Revolution about her hometown of Berwick, called The Tory Lover. On her fifty-third birthday, she was thrown from a carriage and sustained serious head and spinal injuries. Jewett never fully recovered. In 1904, ”A Spring Sunday” was her last story published. Jewett still wrote letters to friends and established a new pen pal in author Willa Cather. Jewett had a stroke in March 1909, and on June 24 of that year, died at home of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was buried with her parents and sisters in South Berwick.
Works in Literary Context
Jewett strove to depict the truth through authentic characterization and realism, a result of reading famous contemporary authors George Eliot, known for her realism, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, known for her sentimental-ism. Jewett was also influenced by French realist Gustave Flaubert, who emphasized the ordinary. She pinned two quotations from him over her desk: ”Write ordinary life as if writing history,” and ”The writer’s job is to make one dream.”
Depictions of Maine
Like much of Jewett’s body of work, The Country of the Pointed Firs is built on themes of nostalgia, community, family, and friendship. She looks to a village of Maine seamen and their families and uses a narrator, Mrs. Todd, to provide personal and specific description of the rural Dunnet Landing. The novel’s narrative holds together through the narrator’s encounters with various townspeople who tell her long stories from their past. The novel uses the idea of storytelling to demonstrate how individuals connect to their larger community through their sense of common experience. Mrs. Todd becomes the keeper of the town history as she encounters each person and collects their stories.
Nature in ”A White Heron” (1886)
In the short story ”A White Heron,” the female protagonist, Sylvia, has a close relationship with nature, as she lives with her grandmother in a pastoral setting. In keeping silent about the heron’s nest when a hunter offers her money for information about finding the bird, Sylvia values the natural world over her own human community, particularly since she sacrifices the means to help her grandmother save the aging farm. In ”A White Heron,” as throughout much of her work, Jewett addresses the questions that surround a woman’s relationship to herself, a woman’s relationship to humanity at large, and a woman’s relationship to the natural world.
Works in Critical Context
Jewett’s critical contemporaries praised her for the sense of regionalism or ”local color” in her work. Today, criticism of Jewett’s work is much more multi-faceted. Many modern-day critics mark her canon as a nostalgic archive of American history. Other critics see a timely environmental message in Jewett’s rich detail of the Maine coast, while still others focus on the characterization of independent women and analyze the proto-feminist/lesbian aspects of her work.
A Very Charming Characterization
Jewett was known for the details of her fictional worlds, most specifically in the way she depicted her characters. Eleanor M. Smith in the New England Quarterly writes that Jewett’s work ”was centered in the misunderstood people of her countryside.” Martha H. Shackford of Sewanee Review elaborates on the idea, suggesting Jewett’s stories are ”always stories of character.” Shackford goes on to say that ”[p]lots hardly exist in [Jewett’s] work; she had little interest in creating suspense or in weaving threads of varied interests.” Author Willa Cather remarked that Jewett ”had with her own stories and her own characters a very charming relation; spirited, gay, tactful, noble in its essence and a little arch in its expression.”
Though Jewett’s contemporaries, Willa Cather and William Dean Howells, praised Jewett’s first book, many critics did not think the episodic novel was very successful. Some reviewers argued that the two female narrators failed to unite the novel’s ”episodes” in a coherent plot. But Patti Capel Swartz argues for a more complex reading and proposes in Gay and Lesbian Literature that Deephaven contains meaning for lesbian readers: ”The relationship of Kate and Helen in Jewett’s Deephaven, particularly the scene where they dance in the moonlight, has touched deeply the hearts of lesbian readers attempting to find themselves in literature.” One popular analysis of the novel, as with other Jewett works, has, in fact, been a lesbian interpretation, as exemplified by Judith Fetterley’s ”Reading Deephaven as a Lesbian Text.” However, Margaret Roman, in Reconstructing Gender, suggests that the relationship between the female narrators in the novel illuminate the development—and stagnation—of a young woman’s identity and her search to break free from the conventional gender roles to which she is assigned.
- Roman, Margaret. Sarah Orne Jewett: Reconstructing Gender. Birmingham, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1992.
- Cather, Willa. Not Under Forty. New York: Knopf, 1936, p. 84.
- The Country of the Pointed Firs: Novels for Students. Ed. David Galens. Detroit: Gale, 2002, pp. 21-38.
- Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion. Eds. Jessica Bomarito and Jeffrey Hunter. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2005, pp. 251-261.
- Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), Modern American Eds. Joann Cerito and Laurie DiMauro. Vol. 2. Detroit: St. James Press, 1995, pp. 101-103.
- Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Eds. Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer. Vol 8. Detroit: Yorkin Publications, 2002, pp. 145-149.
- Shackford, Martha H. ”Sarah Orne Jewett: General Commentary.” Sewanee Review (January 1922): 23.
- Smith, Eleanor M. New England Quarterly (December 1956): 474-75.
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Although leptin and adiponectin are the predominant adipokines, how their circulating levels are regulated is incompletely understood. The present study tested whether intestinal epithelial cells influence the expression and secretion of these adipokines by adipocytes. Leptin gene expression and secretion by cultured human primary adipocytes and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome adipocytes increased upon coculture with human enterocytic Caco-2 cells or incubation in conditioned medium of Caco-2 cells. Although adiponectin secretion increased, its mRNA levels decreased. Tissue homogenate of the ileum (but not the jejunum, colon, or liver) of nonobese C57BL/6J mice also stimulated leptin and adiponectin secretion by cultured murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes. However, ileal homogenate of obese KK-Ay mice had no effect on leptin and adiponectin secretion. We propose that as yet unidentified humoral factors released from intestinal epithelial cells are involved in regulating circulating leptin and adiponectin levels. Decreased production of such factors may contribute to hyperphagia in KK-Ay mice.
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By Ima Pott
The Nelson McCoy Pottery, from 1962 until 1964, produced the 7-inch square ashtray shown at the top left. The name the company gave it is Diamond Ashtray, and it came in three colors, Bronze, Yellow, or Green. All of the colors have a White frosting around the top edge. The entirely glazed bottom is marked McCoy USA, as shown to the right. While the ashtray is not too plentiful, it is shown in one of the McCoy reference books.
The ashtray shown on the bottom left is identical to the one above it from a top view, except that it has two cigarette rests rather than one. The bottom, as shown, has a dry perimeter, and together with the other features, it is quite different. There is no mark. This ashtray is generally unknown to collectors, and it is not shown in the company catalogs, or in the McCoy reference books.
The question arises – Is this ashtray a predecessor of the one above it, and was it ever put into commercial production? One factor might give us a clue. As mentioned above, the glaze colors listed in the catalog are Bronze, Yellow, or Green. There is no mention of the White frosting. However, the catalog pictures plainly shown the frosting. This is not the case with the lower ashtray. The example shown here is a solid Bronze, without any frosting.
It may be that this ashtray with its double cigarette rest was the design intended for production, and a production difficulty occurred to foil the plan. During the re-design process, a decision was made to add the White frosting. A picture of the new design was then inserted into the upcoming catalog, but the text listing the colors was not revised.
Of course, this is conjecture, but one thing seems obvious. The ashtray with the double cigarette rest is a more complex design, and it is more prone to casting problems. Additionally, smoothing the dry ring to enable the ashtray sit evenly added another step in the production process. Everything considered, my money is going with the idea that the double rest ashtray was the initial design, and at most, it was a very low production piece. | <urn:uuid:21b2bf1f-806e-4b88-af9d-34a6062d1901> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mccoypotterycollectorssociety.org/article/general/an-uncommon-ashtray/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.962828 | 468 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Are you confused as to why some products from CBD dispensaries can be sold online, but most can’t? Didn’t think THC could be shipped interstate? There is a new generation of edibles that Weed Xtra (and many other cannabis retailers) believe meet the 2018 Farm Bill criteria to be sold online and shipped to most states nationwide.
Here’s everything you need to know.
What is THC?
Let’s begin with the basics to help understand why we believe that some THC meets the 2018 Farm Bill criteria, and others don’t.
The Cannabis Plant—there are over 700 strains of the cannabis plant. Hemp refers to all strains that are high in CBD and low in THC. In other words, low enough in THC that there are zero intoxicating effects. All strains of the cannabis plant that are high in THC are referred to as marijuana. There are 100s of strains of marijuana. Marijuana is also high in CBD, but marijuana is not legal in all states.
CBD—cannabidiol is one of over 100 active compounds, known as cannabinoids, found in all strains of the cannabis plant. CBD is one of the compounds responsible for the primary medicinal benefits of marijuana. Hemp-derived CBD won’t get you high and is legal in all 50 states.
THCa—short for tetrahydrocannabinol acid, THCa is one of the primary types of THC. THC is only found in the cannabis plant’s raw state. In its raw state, you will not get high if you smoke or consume cannabis. Not even if you smoke or eat a strain that is high in overall THC.
Delta 8 THC—tetrahydrocannabinol 8 is a minor cannabinoid. It is found in the plant’s raw form and can be extracted, typically from hemp, with synthetic solvents. Once extracted, it provides a mild high for most.
Delta 9 THC—tetrahydrocannabinol 9 is the “THC” most often referred to when speaking of the intoxicating effects of marijuana. Delta 9 is not found in the plant’s raw form. A process of decarboxylation must be completed to convert THCa to Delta 9 THC. This occurs by heating or drying the flowers, leaves, and stems. Delta 9 extracts typically provide a mild to moderately high.
There are other cannabinoids that are extracted or present in full-spectrum products, such as CBG, CBN, Delta 10 THC, THC-O, and THCV.
Is it legal to buy Edibles Online?
Now that you understand the difference between CBD and the primary types of THC extracts used for infused edibles, let’s go into legality.
CBD—as of the Farm Bill of 2018, CBD is legal nationwide if derived from hemp that is 0.3% or less THC of the plant’s dry weight. This means there is not enough THC for an intoxicating effect. Some cannabis brands, such as weed Xtra, provide CBD products with 0.0% CBD.
Marijuana—any cannabis plant that contains more than 0.3% or more THC of the plant’s dry weight may not be legal in your state. Recreational and medicinal marijuana laws vary greatly from one state to the next. They cannot be shipped in or out of state and can only be purchased online if being delivered directly to you by a licensed in-state cannabis courier.
Hemp-Derived THC—Delta 8, Delta 9, THC-O, and THCV can be extracted from marijuana or hemp-derived CBD. By following the Farm Bill’s dry weight guideline, many CBD brands are extracting these forms of THC to create hemp-derived products with THC extracts that provide an intoxicating effect. These full-spectrum extracts typically contain a low (2 to 5) milligrams of THC per serving and a high (25) milligrams of CBD per serving. If hemp-derived, they can currently be shipped to most states—currently not Oregon or Idaho.
Other Legal Considerations—while CBD is legal nationwide, your school, employer, or extracurricular activity may prohibit use. Even if marijuana is legal in your state. For example, federal employees may not use any products derived from the cannabis plant. Some companies only prohibit use and/or possession while at work. For example, although CBD doesn’t have intoxicating effects, you may not be able to have CBD products, THC edibles, or any form of cannabis in your purse, laptop bag, or vehicle. If legal, follow all in-state laws regarding public intoxication, public possession, driving under the influence, and all laws related to intoxication.
What does THC do?
While THC is most often noted for its intoxicating effect, intoxication isn’t the only benefit of THC. With the increased legalization of marijuana and the nationwide legalization of CBD, many researchers are studying the impact of individual cannabinoids.
While CBD is most celebrated for providing the medicinal benefits of marijuana without the high, several studies have found that THC is better for reducing nausea. This can drastically improve the quality of life for cancer patients and other patients taking medications that make them nauseous. If you have nausea, THC is something to discuss with your physician.
What kind of THC is in edibles?
It is important to read the label to determine what type of THC is in your edible. Also, to determine how many milligrams of THC and CBD per serving. Full-spectrum products deliver a wider range of cannabinoids for a wider range of wellness benefits.
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Always be mindful of dosage when taking any type of infused edibles or food products. While most are designed to be sweet like candy, they must be consumed with mindfulness of the milligrams of THC and CBD per serving. We suggest taking half of a gummy and waiting two hours before taking the other half if it has not delivered your desired buzz, high, or wellness benefits.
Unlike our CBD products, you will feel intoxicated, so wait until you are home or somewhere safe. Also, somewhere that you will not need to drive, operate heavy machinery, or engage in any activities that are dangerous, prohibited, or illegal while intoxicated.
Where can you buy edibles online?
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This year, more foreign citizens visited the United Kingdom than in January 2016. (ONS 2016). Despite terror attacks in London and other major European cities, the tourist industry in the United Kingdom is thriving. This paper examines how tourists' behavior is influenced by their fear of violence. The parts that follow (a) describe relevant literature; (b) include secondary data sources; (c) address primary data collection and analysis; and (d) clarify the ethical concepts involved in the study. The study of Hajibaba and Dolnicar (2016) identified cancellation behavior as the dependent variable while the independent variables were personality, risk taking, international travel experience, travel party composition, and motivations. These variables were correlated with six crises, particularly financial, crime, pandemic, political instability, terrorist attack, and earthquake. Their results show that “risk aversion is a common driver of cancellation across all kinds of crises” (p.103). Other characteristics, such as personality and experience in international travel can likewise have an effect whether to cancel or not.
In turn, Machado (2012) looked into the effects of a natural disaster on a major tourist destination in Europe. He focused on Madeira Island of Portugal which experienced severe flooding in February 2010 resulting to loss of lives and property. Machado (2012) pointed out that since there has been a tendency to “underestimate the importance of safety, security and risk” in previous studies, he proposes a “strategic approach to destination management from proactive pre-crisis planning through to strategic implementation and finally evaluation and feedback” (Abstract). The study of Mawby, Brunt and Hambly (2000) focused on the experience of British people regarding their latest holiday. Their data showed that tourists experienced “high victimization rates” (Abstract) while on holiday. They pointed out that despite tourists’ concern over security and safety, only a few consider crime as a problem when they decide their holiday destination.
These three studies are key sources because they can contribute to the overall design of the research project.. Hajibaba and Dolcinar (2016) provides a summary of previous studies related to how tourists behave when confronted with a particular crisis and presents a graphic representation of their “hypothesized drivers of cancellation behavior” adopted from their earlier work in 2015 (p. 99). Such graph may also be used as a reference for the current study. Machado (2012) highlighted the importance of destination image. In the case of Madeira, the image projected was its lack of preparedness for disasters such as the intense flooding. Such image can contribute to the drop in the number of tourists that may visit the island. Finally, Mawby, Brunt, and Hambly (2000) presented tourists perception. Their findings also showed a particular aspect that has not been shown in the literature yet.
Secondary Data Sources
Three potential sources for secondary data are the Mirror website, Tourism and Hospitality Research Journal, and several chapters from the book The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place and Space. The article of Wheatstone (2016) published by the Mirror website identifies latest crime figures in England and Wales. From its analysis of five victim-based categories, specifically “violence against the person, theft, sex offences, robbery and criminal damage and arson,” Cleveland came out as the one “with the most victim-based crime per head in England and Wales.” The article likewise presented graphs comparing different cities in England and Wales and answering questions such as (a) where are you most/least likely to be a victim; (b) where are you most/least likely to be attacked; (c) where are you most/least likely to be stolen from; and (d) where are you most/least at risk of sex attacks. These data may be used by the researcher in formulating questions in the researcher. For example, the questionnaire may contain a question that asks which among the areas (enumerated in this article) they will visit while in the UK.
The journal article of Wright (2013) investigated perceptions of tourists and hosts in the volunteer tourism sector. The author’s discussion of key concepts related to the volunteer tourism may be used as reference in the further development of the current study. Finally, the first three chapters of the book by Hall and Page (2014) give a valuable overview about the demand, supply, and importance of tourism. One example of such data is a graph presenting an “Inventory of the supply of leisure in a working class community… in East London” (p.44). Information from this publication may be used by this student to provide a background and explain terminologies in the current study.
Primary Data Requirements
This researcher shall carry out specific steps to answer the question “Does a tourist change their travel behavior to accommodate for their fear of crime.” Using an inductive approach, data shall be collected through quantitative methods. The target population is the tourist sector in the UK, both local and international. This researcher shall undertake a careful sample selection to minimize biases. The sample shall come from visitors to specific tourist destinations in the UK. They are passengers waiting to board their trains in specific stations in London. A systematic random sampling shall be implemented wherein the 5th passenger in the row of seats shall be selected as respondent.
The researcher shall design a questionnaire that takes into account the target respondents and the information that can be generated by the instrument. The first part of the questionnaire shall contain the respondent’s profile. It shall also contain the respondent’s number which shall be used to identify the participant during the coding process.
The questions include participants understanding of key terminologies. Some of these include the concept of “crime,” and “safety”. Their perceptions of what they consider as “favorable tourist destination” may also be asked. The questionnaire serves as the general script of the interview. It shall contain closed questions, wherein respondents’ answers have a particular box to be ticked. Some questions would require respondent to choose among answers in a likert scale. For example, a question wherein the respondent is asked to rate several cities and he/she will have to identify the likelihood of visiting these places. The answers may be, “most likely to visit,” “will definitely visit” or “will definitely not visit.” The questions and the instructions for answering will all be written in the questionnaire to ensure that the survey is administered in a uniform manner.
This researcher shall conduct a personal interview survey wherein questions shall be read and respondent shall give his/her answer. The questions are structured. In the respondent’s profile, only the age accepts a continuous variable. The rest of the answers are contained in boxes that are to be checked. The survey will be onsite. Managers in the tourist industry often make use of onsite surveys (Veal 2006). A potential location for this study is the train station because passengers are gathered for a particular period as they wait for their ride. This location is selected because it is accessible and there is a constant supply of potential respondents. The onsite survey also makes it possible for the researcher to conduct the survey during successive days with the very little chance of interviewing the same passenger twice. After each interview, the researcher shall write in his/her field notes, general observations about the interview process. Comments about the interviewee’s actuations or non-verbal cues may also help the researcher understand or identify patterns during the discussion of results.
Benefits and Limitations
A major benefit of undertaking a survey method using a questionnaire is collecting a substantial amount of information using a single instrument. The data gathered can be analyzed in a number of ways after processing the information. The personal survey is preferred because the researcher is able to control the information that is given and limitations in terms of literacy are avoided. In instances when respondent does not comprehend the question, the researcher can explain. At the same time, when respondent gives a vague answer, the researcher can also probe. Since the researcher is the one administering the survey, there is little chance of missing some questions. However, there are also limitations in the conduct of personal surveys. This method is costly because the researcher has to interview all the respondents one at a time. There is also the possibility of interviewer bias. Unlike conducting semi-structured interviews wherein the researcher has a set of interview questions, the preparation of the questionnaire requires more time. Each of the questions needs to be carefully phrased to minimize biases. These questions also require use of appropriate words, should not be leading questions, and must not be prejudiced against any gender or ethnicity. The questionnaire also needs to be field-tested first to ensure its reliability.
The choices for each question shall have a corresponding code to facilitate data analysis. The researcher then proceeds to compare the variables and assess whether these variables are correlated. Using certain data-processing tools such as Stata or SPSS, this researcher will then identify the significance of the independent variables. The use of these computer tools will facilitate a faster way of studying the collected information. In comparison to qualitative methods, the survey method generates more opportunities to analyze collected data. Since questionnaires can be administered to a large sample results are more likely to be significant. The collected information can also be generalized to a wider population because of the large sample size.
Every research project needs to adhere to specific ethical standards. In designing the instrument, the researcher makes sure that the phrasing of the questions does not offend any particular gender, age-group, and ethnicity. Each word shall likewise be closely reviewed to ensure that such use does not degrade any person or entity. Since the study is about fear of crime, the researcher shall carefully present information so that certain places in the target geographical focus will not be misperceived as “unsafe.”
The principles of confidentiality, informed consent, and right to withdraw will likewise be applied all throughout the stages of the research. The target respondent will be briefed first about the aims of the research, assured of confidentiality of his/her responses, and given the option to withdraw. His/her consent to participate in the research will also be secured prior to the start of the survey. Only adults, aged 18 and above, will be asked to participate in the survey. All information included in the questionnaire, particularly respondent’s profile, will be treated with utmost confidentiality. The final research report shall refer to respondent’s number and shall not include actual names of respondents.
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Hall, C.M. and Page, S.J. (2014). The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment Place and Space. London: Routledge.
Machado, L.P. (2012). The consequences of natural disasters in touristic destinations: The case of Madeira Island, Portugal, Tourism & Hospitality Research, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 50-55.
Mawby, R., Brunt, P. and Hambly, Z. (2000). Fear of crime among British holidaymakers, The British Journal of Criminology, vol. 40, no. 3, and pp.468-479.
Office for National Statistics (2017). Statistical bulletin, Overseas travel and tourism: January 2017. [Online] Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/bulletins/overseastravelandtourism/jan2017 [Accessed March 25, 2017].
Veal, A.J. (2006) Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism: A Practical Guide. London: Prentice Hall.
Wheatstone, R. (2016). Where is the most dangerous place to live in England and Wales? Latest crime figures revealed. [Online] Available at: < http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/most-dangerous-place-live-england-7555119> [Accessed March 24, 2017].
Wright, H. (2013). Volunteer tourism and its (mis)perceptions: A comparative analysis of tourist/host perceptions, Tourism and Hospitality Research, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 239-250.
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