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Plastic pollution could be one of the biggest threats to our environment today. It can take for up to 1000 years for plastic to decompose in landfills. It has been saturating the land and even the ocean, causing harm to humans and animals.
We may not be able to eradicate plastic, but we can do something to reduce plastic waste. In our little ways, we can help reduce the number of plastics that are going to waste.
In this article, we will be learning some of the things that we can do to upcycle one of the most common plastic pollution sources– plastic bottles. How many plastic bottles have you used this week or this month? For sure, we are all guilty of using plastic bottles. However, we can do something about it. There are many fun and creative DIY projects that we can do to upcycle those empty plastic bottles that you can try at home.
Vertical gardening is perfect for those who have little space at home. But did you know that you can start a vertical garden out of those empty plastic bottles? Start gathering those empty plastic bottles for this DIY project. You will also be needing scissors, rope, garden soil, and seed/ seedlings of the plant that you want to grow. Herbs like basil, rosemary, and thyme are perfect for this kind of gardening, as well as lettuces and even radish.
Find an area at home where you want to put up your vertical garden. Preferably a place at home that gets the most sun. The area in or near your window is perfect for those planning to do indoor vertical gardening. It is also crucial to choose those clear or lightly colored plastic bottles to penetrate the sunlight quickly.
After choosing where to set up your vertical garden, you can proceed in cutting those plastic bottles. There are a lot of ways to cut your plastic bottle for this project. You can cut a lengthwise opening, or cut the bottles into half, depending on how you want your vertical garden to look.
Drainage is essential to avoid overwatering. After cutting the bottles, be sure to put small holes throughout the bottom of the side, depending on whether your bottle will lay horizontal or vertical.
Don’t forget to put holes where you can attach your rope. After putting holes, you can now put your garden soil and plant those seeds or seedlings. You can connect the plastic bottles on top of one another using your rope. This arrangement will form a self- irrigation system, thus preventing the waste of water. Just don’t forget to put enough space for the plants to grow. Then, you can tie it on your windows or wall.
Since we have been talking about gardening, this next project will be perfect for outdoor gardens. It is hard to water those outdoor plants without a sprinkler. So don’t throw those empty plastic bottles because those can be a perfect sprinkler for your outdoor plants.
There are a few creative ways to do this. You can grab a 2-liter plastic bottle. Poke small holes all over your bottle. After doing so, you can attach it to your hose using tape or a heavy-duty rubber band. Set it up in your garden, then viola! You now have your very own DIY sprinkler.
Plastic bottles with handles, like those used for detergents, can also be a perfect sprinkler to water your plants. First, you need to clean those plastic bottles to get rid of materials that can be harmful to plants like detergent. After doing so, you can poke small holes through the plastic cap. Aside from the plastic lid, drive a little hole in the handle of your bottle. Fill the plastic bottle with water, then close it using the holed cap.
You can then use it to sprinkle some water in your plants. The hole in the handle is a way to control the water coming out of your sprinkler. Go ahead and try it out!
There is so much beauty in seeing different plants whenever we get home from work or somewhere else. Also, the beauty of the pots or vases that carry those plants. Did you know that you can make your vases or pots out of recycled materials? Yes, you can! You no longer need to spend dollars to buy pots or vases outside. The best material to use is, of course, those empty plastic bottles.
To start, cut the plastic bottle crosswise. The length depends on how tall you want your vase to be. You can cut it in the middle or a little above the middle. Bring out those creative juices in designing your DIY flower vase. You can use paint to make it colorful. Paint your heart out. No rules! You just need to be creative. Aside from color, you can also use hemp ropes or bright cotton strings to cover the surface of your plastic vase for a better look. The design depends on how you want it to look.
After achieving your desired design, you can now put those flowers. You can fill it with water for your flowers to last longer. However, dried flowers are also perfect for your DIY vases. Before arranging those dried flowers, you can put some pebbles to add weight and for your vase to not be easily displaced. This DIY project is a perfect addition to your house’s interior and, indeed, a fun activity to do.
Pursuing DIY projects such as recycling bottles for different purposes is such a fun thing, especially that it will require your creativity and efforts to do this. It will also benefit the environment because it will reduce the plastic bottles that go unused and harm our planet earth. | <urn:uuid:f8451240-3c48-466b-b960-50616212ad85> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://homeinspectionsli.com/diy-ideas-on-how-to-recycle-plastic-bottles/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.938098 | 1,176 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Paul Samasumo – Vatican City
The images were powerful: Palm-waving Mauritians; Mozambicans swaying in unison at the Mass in the Zimpeto stadium. Then the there was the sheer number of Malagasy people who turned out to see Pope Francis – an estimated one million people attended the Papal Mass on the outskirts of Antananarivo. This Pope in the space of seven days conquered hearts and minds. He made friends, many friends.
Other people have said to me that they found the joy of the people in these three countries refreshing.
All the three countries declared a public holiday for the day of the Papal Mass. Governments pulled out all the stops to ensure a successful visit. It was good to see Church and state officials working effortlessly together.
Starting anew in Mozambique
Some aspects of the visit remain immortalised in my mind. One of those was the speech of Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi. A politician pledging peace and reciting the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi was, for me, unexpected. One could feel that this was more than just the usual political speak from Nyusi. How it will all play out, only time will tell. The litmus test for President Nyusi and Mozambicans is yet to come. It will be what happens after the general elections set for next month, October. Will the signs of unity on display during the papal visit hold or will all the peace propositions fizzle out like New Year resolutions?
I reached out to some friends in Madagascar and asked them for that one take away from Pope Francis’ visit to their country. One of them told me, “Pope Francis has left us more united than ever, but above all, he has rekindled in us the sense of the ancient-old Fihavanana.” It was a concept that I had never heard of before.
Fihavanana is a Malagasy term whose literal translation is difficult to capture because Malagasy culture applies the concept in unique ways. Briefly, Fihavanana is a term that encompasses the Malagasy concept of kinship, friendship, goodwill among human beings regardless of tribe, region or status. It is both physical and spiritual. A kind of esprit de corps among human beings –one that surpasses money, wealth and sometimes even blood ties. During the visit of Pope Francis, the people of this Indian Ocean Island experienced the sense of Fihavanana more intensely.
A Church where young people feel at home
As for Mauritius, all evidence pointed to one well-oiled government machine that is an island of stability and prosperity.
Yet for me, it was Pope Francis’s plea on behalf of young people that came out loud and clear. “Missionary momentum,” the Pope said, always has a young and refreshing face. “Our young people are our foremost mission,” Pope Francis told the Church in Mauritius. He encouraged them to make room for young people, and this includes learning their language, the Pope emphasised. | <urn:uuid:a4f42152-49f0-496d-9a53-76ab5d1ed439> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.holyfamilybordeaux.org/pope-francis-in-madagascar-and-mauritius/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.960205 | 648 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Last Thursday, the 10 finalists for the 2015 YouthBridge Social Enterprise and Innovation competition presented before a panel of esteemed judges. Tomorrow night – WE CELEBRATE.
This year’s ceremony commemorates the 10th anniversary of the partnership between YouthBridge Community Foundation and Washington University. The ceremony will feature a cocktail hour and poster board session with this year’s ten finalists, plus an opportunity to catch up with previous participants, and of course, the awards announcement!
Since its inception the competition has awarded more than $1.1million in grants and in –kind services to more than 40 social ventures. It’s not too late for you and your friends to join us tomorrow night! RSVP at http://ideabounce.com/yseic15/events.html.
This year’s finalists are (click through to see their post on ideabounce.com):
- Angel Boutique Resale Shop offers an eclectic selection of goods to the selective do-gooder
- Code Red Education teaches 1st – 12th grade students computer science and computer coding in order to prep them for tech careers after graduation
- Gigoit – Donate and receive items within your neighborhood and keep useful items out of the landfill
- Magnificent Potential creates unique, high-quality screen printed t-shirts, while providing employment and personal development to local high school students
- TESLA empowers disadvantaged youth through dynamic after-clubs to expose them to various STEM principles through hands-on design challenges rooted in engineering fields that foster creativity, innovation, and critical thinking
- The MakerShare Initiative of The Disruption Department provides access to Maker and STEM technology to students in schools without the resources to do so
- The St. Louis MetroMarket, a non-profit mobile farmers’ market that will serve all St. Louis area food deserts by providing direct access to affordable produce, meat, fish, and staple goods, and by advocating for these communities on issues related to food justice, hunger, and health
- The Virtual Child Care Business Center is changing the business models of early care and education programs to save time, share costs, and increase quality
- The Willow Foundation provides affordable, environmentally sustainable death-care services to grieving families, allowing them to focus on the bereavement process – not the bottom line
- The Women’s Bakery exists to create choice through imparting irrevocable, life-lasting business skills to women living in poverty
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Stemming gun violence becomes a municipal priority.
Highland Park Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler is urging Highland Park residents to step up and become involved in stemming the epidemic of gun violence in society today. Mayor Brill Mittler and Highland Park resident Karen Canter, chair of the Middlesex County Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, invite all residents to an inaugural/organizational meeting of the Middlesex County Chapter of the Brady Campaign on May 31, 7 p.m., Highland Park Borough Hall, 221 South Fifth Avenue. The Brady Campaign is working with the Million Mom March to accomplish its goals.
“I am not saying guns should be banned totally. I see no violation of the Second Amendment by requiring a gun license process as stringent as the driver’s license process. Children in this country are dying because of gun violence, and we in Highland Park, as responsible citizens, need to get involved,” said the mayor.
For more information contact Karen Kanter at firstname.lastname@example.org
Borough Council approves licensing of e-cigarette establishments.
Highland Park Borough Council at its May 17, 2016 council meeting approved an ordinance that requires e-cigarette vendors to obtain a license that will cost the e-cigarette retailer $600 annually.
The purpose of this ordinance is to license establishments that sell electronic smoking devices. The funds collected by licensing of such establishments shall be used to fund the development and maintenance of a Tobacco Age of Sale Enforcement Program and other smoking cessations, prevention and control programs. The license year is Jan 1 through Dec. 31 of the year for which a license is issued. The fees for all initial licenses issued to a licensee pursuant to this section shall be an amount proportionate to the number of months remaining in the License Year including the month in which the license is issued. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2016, following adoption and publication in accordance with law.
Unfunded state mandates prompt budget concern, but no solution.
The Highland Park mayor, council president, school superintendent, plus members of the Highland Park School Board recently met with state legislators to discuss the fiscal impact of unfunded mandates on residents in the municipality. Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler arranged the meeting.
“The legislators were concerned and spent a lot of time with us – more than an hour – but no one could promise any relief at the current time,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott Taylor.
During a meeting with NJ State Senator Patrick Degnan and Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin, Highland Park Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler, Council President Susie Welkovits, School Superintendent Dr. Scott Taylor and members of the school board, including Board President Darcie Ciramusti, Finance Chair Mark Krieger and Board Member Rob Magaziner presented challenges the school and community face because of unfunded mandates.
An unfunded mandate is a statute that requires local government or public organizations to perform an action, but provides no money to help fulfill the requirement. Over the past several years, these state-imposed mandates have crippled the financial wellbeing of many community schools. Particularly burdensome for the school district this year have been expenditures resulting from Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing and special education student transportation costs.
Both Assemblywoman Pinkin and Senator Diegnan were supportive of increased funding for the schools, but noted the difficulties of finding sources for additional funding under the current administration. They expressed interest in working with the municipality and school to find a solution to the financial crisis.
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Allows users to create a GenomeSet object.
Build Genome Set allows a user to create a set of Genomes (each consisting of functional and structural annotations for a corresponding assembly). The GenomeSet can be used in subsequent Apps that operate on GenomeSets, thus allowing for bulk operations on Genome objects. Genome objects must already be within the Narrative's data workspace, so if there are genomes from other Narratives or public reference genomes that the user wishes to include, they must first be imported into the active Narrative. Simply click the + plus icon to add a genome object to the set. Once the plus icon is hit, a dropdown list will appear that is populated with all the genome objects in this Narrative.
- Arkin AP, Cottingham RW, Henry CS, Harris NL, Stevens RL, Maslov S, et al. KBase: The United States Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase. Nature Biotechnology. 2018;36: 566. doi: 10.1038/nbt.4163 , https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4163
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Waste Reduction & the Activate™ Bleach Dilution System
As global concern over environmental issues grows, increasing regulatory pressure challenges institutions like yours to reduce waste – such as the billions of disposable plastic containers used worldwide every year. Undoubtedly your facility already has a waste recycling program in place. Although recycling is a step in the right direction, we believe there is a more efficient way to reduce waste related to disposable plastic containers – we call this concept pre-cycling.
Pre-cycling shares the same vision as recycling, but as its name suggests, it aims to realize that vision by circumventing the bulk of the recycling process. Two key elements make pre-cycling work: the use of concentrated liquid products and the use of high-longevity dispensers from which to dispense them. The Activate™ Bleach Dilution System incorporates both elements by utilizing small cartridges of concentrated 5.25% bleach and diluting it within the durable sprayer head itself, eliminating safety issues and the inconvenience of mixing and storage. The user simply fills one of the bottles with tap water and locks in a bleach cartridge as needed.
Truck on Highway
Besides reducing waste, concentrates significantly reduce freight costs and fuel emissions because, unlike expensive ready-to-use products, concentrates are not weighted down with water. For instance, instead of purchasing, transporting, and disposing of 55 complete spray dispensers of a typical 22-oz. ready-to-use surface disinfectant, a facility would need to purchase just one Activate™ Bleach Dilution Sprayer and 12 compact 11-oz bleach cartridges. That equates to a 3-way benefit to your facility – product cost reduction, freight cost reduction, and plastic waste reduction. | <urn:uuid:8564d31e-ade0-4ea0-929c-697ce8778b48> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dfcorp.us/sustainability/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.923704 | 351 | 2.28125 | 2 |
The telecast of the religious series ‘Ramayana’ will start on Doordarshan from Saturday amid the lockdown in the country due to Coronavirus. It will be broadcast at 9 am and 9 pm. Actor Arun Govil played the character of Ram in the serial and he has not been able to come out of the image of Lord Ram till now. Even after 33 years of airing the show Govil It is still recognized as the Ram of TV.
During an interview, Arun himself had told that after playing the role of Ram, people started realizing him as Lord Ram. Wherever they used to go, people started looking at them and adding their hands and touching their feet. While watching the ‘Ramayana’ serial on TV, people started burning incense sticks.
Arun may have gained popularity even after the small screen became Ram, but he got his first break in 1977 in Tarachand Badjatya’s film Paheli. He then went on to play ‘Sawan Ko Aane Do’ (1979), ‘Saanch Ko Aanch Nahi’ (1979) and ‘Aisa Si Baat’ (1981), ‘Himmatwala’ (1983), ‘Dilwala’ (1986), ‘Hathkari’ ( 1995) and played an important role in many Bollywood films like ‘Love Kush’ (1997).
Ramanand Sagar gave Arun Govil the role of King Vikramaditya in the serial ‘Vikram Aur Betal’. After its immense success, Arun played the role of Lord Rama in ‘Ramayana’ in 1987. He became so popular with this role that even today people call him as the Ram of TV. | <urn:uuid:e8b79875-ad2a-4bb3-8173-cddbfa6b4d38> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.sstarnation.com/entertainment/why-people-started-touching-feet-of-television-actor-arun-govil/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.978786 | 383 | 1.53125 | 2 |
One of the wonderful things about filling prescriptions at a local pharmacy, whether it is part of a national chain or locally owned, is that you know whom you are dealing with. While many well-known corporations allow customers to fill their prescriptions online, there are also more nefarious websites that target people who are trying to save money or who want medications that are not usually available in the United States.
For a pharmacist working in a brick and mortar store, customers defecting to online pharmacies could have devastating economic implications. There are numerous government and industry resources available to help educate your customers about the potential dangers of ordering their medications online.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a section devoted to warning consumers about the possible problems associated with purchasing medications over the internet. They provide details on how patients can help recognize counterfeit medications and how to tell if they have received the wrong medication, as well as warning signs that a website may not be legitimate. The site also has a variety of materials you can print and post in your pharmacy or give to customers when they fill a prescription.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has a link to the licensure website for each state as well as for areas of Canada and New Zealand. Provide this link in any literature you may want to assemble for customers to help them make informed decisions.
The FBI has a brief overview of how consumers can help protect themselves from illegitimate online pharmacies. Print the article and post for customers to read in your pharmacy.
Of course, you don’t want to scare customers into thinking that all websites that offer to fill prescriptions online are providing inferior products or set up to obtain credit card information for malicious purposes. However, the threat of those situations occurring is quite real and more likely to happen with older individuals or people who are not aware of the possibility. By providing factual information and resources for your customers, you will help them make informed decisions. You may even be able to point to your own website as an example of what a reputable site looks like and how it can be verified.
How have you handled the increase in online accessibility of medications and the ability of customers to obtain those medications for a lower price than you are able to offer? Have you had patients come back with horror stories? Do you actively try to warn customers about the dangers that can be associated with filling prescriptions online? | <urn:uuid:744e6735-bbff-4e95-9bf9-372da1561a72> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.soliant.com/blog/the-dangers-of-online-pharmacies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.956477 | 476 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Assess, evaluate and address your cyber vulnerabilities
Vulnerability assessments can help identify your organisation’s security risks from cyber threats, attacks, data breaches and other malicious acts. A vulnerability assessment is an invaluable tool, and a necessary first step in identifying and addressing your organisation’s susceptibilities to cyber attacks and cyber threats.
What are vulnerability assessments?
A vulnerability assessment is a tool that organisations can use to proactively identify, mitigate, or minimise cyber security risks.
Vulnerability assessments involve thorough and systematic examinations of an organisation’s IT systems such as scrutinising:
- Computer networks
- Internal applications
- 3rd party software
- Hardware and other components of IT infrastructure
When should I perform a vulnerability assessment?
Vulnerability assessments should be performed at least once a year, as part of ongoing cyber risk minimisation strategies. Intrix Cyber Security also recommends undertaking cyber vulnerability assessments when key changes have been implemented across your IT systems such as:
- Discovery of assets across all your networks.
- Examinations to the patch/firmware levels of your devices.
- Changes or upgrades to servers, networks, or appliances.
- Web application redevelopment or upgrades.
- Change of IT or infrastructure service providers.
How can a vulnerability assessment benefit my business?
As with most problems, it is better to prevent than to fix. A cyber vulnerability assessments with the experts at Intrix Cyber Security is a key tool in the early detection and minimisation of cyber threats. It also acts as a solid foundation for building a high-performing IT system that can serve business needs with minimal downtime.
The foundation that is created from the vulnerability assessment becomes a framework for a large array of benefits:
- Protection against unauthorised access, data breaches and intellectual property theft or ransom.
- Enhanced adherence and compliance with privacy and confidentiality regulations.
- Figurative distancing from notifiable data breaches.
- Better systems, networks, IT assets and availability.
- Better business continuity and peace-of-mind.
Why choose Intrix Cyber Security for my vulnerability assessment?
At Intrix Cyber Security, we firmly believe in an inclusive approach. We want our clients to feel included in the conversation, and in-charge of their IT systems.
When you use our services for your organisation’s vulnerability assessment, you will find top quality service, honesty and realistic advice. Our consultants use the most suitable approach to measure and evaluate your organisation’s vulnerabilities such as, but not limited to:
- Vulnerability scanning
- Vulnerability detection
- Vulnerability severity grading
- Cyber risk evaluation
- Cyber threat assessment
- Virtual vulnerability patching
- Detailed findings report compiled by a cyber security consultant
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BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE
Atlanta, GA, October 30, 2020: Kisi mannat se kam nahi hai, Mera ghar jannat se kam nahi hain (Nothing short of a blessing, my home is no less than heaven itself) – David Singh Rathour delightfully captures the significance of a home in his lyrical couplet. And yet, home is hardly the blessing, much less a heaven, for millions. On an average, nearly 10 million women and men are physically abused by an intimate partner each year in the United States. In Georgia, 35.1% of women and 39.9% of men experience intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence and/or stalking. 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.
Recognizing the need to advocate for the cause, October is declared the National Domestic Violence Awareness (DVA) month. In honor of this, Raksha, Inc. an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization spotlighted Veena Rao, whose debut novel ‘Purple Lotus’ addresses intersectional themes relevant to DVA in a contemporary setting, ranging from cultural conditioning to relationship power dynamics, while painting a vivid picture of the protagonist’s abuse and trauma and the journey from survival to self-worth.
Rao is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of NRI Pulse newspaper. Author Kiran Bhat joined as the as co-moderator, creating an engaging author dialogue with Rao. Bhat is a multilingual author, polyglot of twelve languages and traveler of experience in 134 countries. The event included excerpt reading by the author, live Q&A and discussion on domestic violence in the context of cultural hybridity, immigrant culture perspectives.
Raksha, Inc., currently celebrating its 25th year, has been helping local South Asian women and men take action against issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, discrimination, and harassment. Raksha strives to empower and serve the South Asian community through confidential support services, education, and advocacy.
An excerpt Rao chose to read from Purple Lotus highlighted abuse in one of its most subtle yet substantial form – the emotional kind, where Sanjay, the husband, casually undermines Tara, his new wife who moved to the US from India, after an arranged marriage. Tara’s helplessness was palpable. “I think Tara is based on every woman who has ever felt vulnerable, or inadequate, or fearful, or powerless over her situation,” said Rao. “I see incidents of domestic violence all around me. I’ve seen it growing up in Mangalore, and now in Atlanta. Domestic violence transcends time, race and culture.”
Highlighting the issue of victim shaming, as Tara experiences in the narrative, Rao noted that in patriarchal communities, “the entire burden of making the marriage work, is on the woman, she is still expected to either try harder, keep her husband happy, or if she does find the courage to leave, she is either shunned by the community, or she has to live with labels.”
“Writers don’t have the moral obligation to talk about social issues. But because I’m a journalist, and have worked so long in the community, I did feel a sense of responsibility to talk about issues that affect us- like domestic violence, or patriarchy. As an Indian immigrant, and as a journalist I wanted to create grounds for healthy conversations not only on this topic, but also topics such as family honor, shame, and mental health,” said Rao when co-moderator Bhat asked if being a journalist affected her writing.
Included in the topics of discussion was the cultural aspects that make it harder for a victim from South Asian communities to stand up for themselves. As Bhattacharya noted, despite claims of a progressive society, when someone’s getting a divorce, there’s “that look”. The culture of emphasis on the importance of getting married, and staying in it, engrained into a girl’s being from very early on, the stigma of divorce, compounded by immigration issues that prevent spouses on certain visas from working and therefore being dependent financially, play a huge role in underreporting or simply enduring the pain inflicted upon them, she added. Bhattacharya also emphasized on the mental health issues of the victim that go largely ignored but tend to further distress the victim.
Bhattacharya also spoke about her experiences in helping victims seek asylum or gender-based asylum, which comes with its own set of challenges, as she explained.
When a viewer asked Rao about what evoked resilience in her protagonist Tara, Rao said realization of one’s own self-worth lies at the core of turning resilient. Bhattacharya, through her experiences in dealing with victims, underlined the importance of empowering a survivor. “I think one of the biggest things, is to remind the survivor of violence, that they are the experts in their own lives, and that they have the power within themselves. Often what happens is, we get into this place of wanting people to leave on our timeline, and when we think they should leave, and the reality is leaving can also be dangerous, you know, survivors are more likely to be severely harmed or even killed when they’re leaving, than in any other time their relationship, because it’s when the abuser realizes they no longer have power over that individual. And so, when the person realizes they no longer have power, it is more dangerous. So, part of it is letting experts lead, giving them the tools and the information and being safe, and continuing to uplift them, remind them of their power and remind them of their strengths, and slowly work with them, and guide them to check up on them.” Bhattacharya added that it is important to only make promises that you can keep, when helping a victim.
What is the one message survivors can take away from your book, Bhattacharya asked Rao. “There’s hope, even if you feel inadequate, or powerless or fearful. And it’s never too late to take control of your life. Live, don’t just exist. I hope readers will also understand that not all women who are caught in an abusive situation have the same choices. So, I hope the people who are trapped in a bad situation will feel encouraged to take care of themselves and to believe in their own worth, and to seek help and support. And I hope we as a community can do more for such women,” said Rao.
Despite the exponential rise of South Asian population in Georgia, few resources exist to meet the needs of victims of domestic violence among the linguistically and culturally diverse community.
Community-based surveys by University of Wyoming professor Neely Mahapatra in 2012 and University of California, San Diego, professors Anita Raj and Jay G Silverman in 2002 found that nearly 40% of South Asian women in the US experienced intimate partner violence. Based on the 2018 American Community Survey, Indians make up over 80% of South Asians in the US, alongside people who trace their heritage to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Organizations such as Raksha who work with victims of DVA estimate the number to be much higher. A culture of patriarchy, legal and financial dependency upon husbands and victim-shaming practice render south Asian women vulnerable, and also contribute to underreporting, noted Aparna Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Raksha.
One of the many reasons why cases of abuse are under reported in South Asian communities can be traced back to its roots. When you contrast with western culture, which tends to focus on individualism, South Asian cultures place a value on collectivism and a strong and cohesive family unit. Individual preferences, whether it may be as simple as food or significant as a career choice, tend to come in second, to the importance of the group, especially in the family. This conditioning manifests itself in aspects of marriage, including working at any cost to keep the family together, or staying silent when abuse strikes. Only the price victims pay is very high.
Long before the current pandemic crisis crippled the world, the virus of domestic violence, had spread far and wide, affecting families and kids in ways unfathomable. Lockdown and restriction periods acted as a catalyst, spiking incidents of abuse. Pandemic or not, restrictions or not, the abuse persists. Organizations such as Raksha which are few and far between, try their best to help victims and survivors of abuse. In honor of its 25th year of supporting the community, Raksha is hosting a series of events and raising funds for the cause. To support their cause, please visit https://www.raksha.org/.
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What scares you? Heights? Spiders? Lightning?
‘It’, the iconic movie that sparked everyone’s fear of the make-up wearing circus jesters, released on September 8. It set box office records on release day and is now the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. It’s even beat out the Exorcist.
The movie, based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King and later adapted into a 1990 t.v. miniseries stars Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Every 27 years, the shape-shifting immortal appears in the form of a clown to feed on children. And if that wasn’t creepy enough, he uses a trademark red balloon to lure the children.
So how do you promote such a scary movie? One company knew exactly what to do. Residents of Sydney found red balloons tied to sewer grate throughout town. Spray painted alongside the grates were the words “It is closer than you think.” And as you’ll see below, we all would think the same thing– Nope.
People in Sydney woke up to red balloons tied throughout the city.
They floated above the sewer grates along the street.
Soon, they started to creep people out.
Photos started popping up all over social media
“It is closer than you think”
And of course, Stephen King had to be let in on the fun!
Safe to say, this promotion had people talking about the film.
Released just a few weeks ago, it’s already beaten the Exorcist for highest-grossing R-rated movie.
The reviews are in and they say it’s a must. So grab some friends and terrify yourself, just before Halloween.
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Dublin, August 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The course “Latin America: Understanding Regulatory Compliance Requirements Across the Life Science Industry (Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, Medical Devices, IVDs)” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer.
The Latin America Regulatory Compliance Requirements Training / Webinar will cover topics throughout the business and product licensing lifecycle in key Latin American markets. Written regulations and skillful negotiation will be explained on each critical topic.
The importance of local resources, agency meetings and knowing how to navigate the regulatory landscape will accelerate country establishment and product licensing success.
Why should you attend
This course focuses specifically on general regulatory compliance requirements and procedures for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, IVDs, biologics, biosimilars, orphan drugs and combination products in Latin America. The main countries covered will include: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Other countries like Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will be discussed.
The course will cover topics related to full product lifecycle management, as well as the structure of regulatory agencies in Latin America. The content will include descriptions of the methods by which the regulators of the corresponding agencies process filings and registrations and what is expected in the authorization and maintenance of records of licensed products.
The current regulatory climate in Latin America is discussed in detail and several examples will be provided to illustrate effective compliance procedures and techniques. Common issues that have caused difficulties for life science companies in the region are described.
Course content will explain how Latin America interacts and uses the ICH standards and how they relate to other national regulatory bodies. In addition, participants will learn how staff can best manage conflicts that arise and the best way to resolve them.
October 6, 2021 (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT)
- Glossary of terms
- Defining the Opportunity: A Snapshot of Latin America
- Country Facts: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
- Latin America’s regulatory structure for the life science products industries
- Brazil – ANVISA Structure & Insight to Operations
- Mexico – COFEPRIS Structure & Insight to Operations
- Argentina – ANMAT structure and overview of operations
- Mercosur – Southern Common Market
- Harmonization efforts
- Beginning of your company’s involvement in Latin America: examples of national requirements
- Registration / National licenses required
- Common costs
- Overview of the rules governing medicinal products and medical devices
- Clinical trials, GCP: when are they needed?
- GMP compliance
- Stability studies: unique zonal requirements
- Marketing authorization process and dossier requirements: pharmaceuticals
- CTD format transition
- Summary of product characteristics
- Packing instructions
- Labeling requirements
- Modifications / Variations / Renewals
- Marketing authorization process
- Generic products and bioequivalence tests
- Biologics and biosimilars
- Special processes for orphan drugs
- Compassionate use / Special access
- Medical device registrations and product licenses
- Device classifications
- Modifications / Variations
- Device renewal requests
- Drug / Device Master File (DMF): Use in Latin America
- Changes in the treatment of licensed products
- Requirements for labeling and packaging inserts
- Medication / device vigilance and post-market responsibilities
- Import / export procedures
- Patents / Copyrights / Trademarks
- Advertising and promotion of products
- How and when to influence the regulatory process
- The regulatory negotiation process
- How to use regulations / regulatory contacts to your advantage
- Recent national legislation: new regulations
- Useful Resources / Websites
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This is a story from the past, a story that still lives in the present and one that will continue to be a staple in the history of mankind for centuries to come. When one of the most important masterpieces of Italian literature meets the art of dance and the beauty of some of the South African languages, the only possible outcome is an experience that will leave you questioning the secrets of the afterlife.
To celebrate 700 years of the death of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, Joburg Ballet and Italian Institute of Culture of Pretoria have collaborated to create a dance performance based on Alighieri’ “The Divine Comedy taking the audience on a journey through the first realm of the great beyond:
For the first time since it was written, parts of the poem have been translated into the South African languages of Zulu, Sesotho, Xhosa and Afrikaans. This extraordinary event has been the inspiration behind the creation of this ballet and it represents one of its key elements, together
with the wonderful score by Hans Zimmer “The Gladiator which accompanies the story beautifully. The journey of our protagonist, Dante, is narrated through music, dance and spoken word, and it takes us among some of the most conic sections of the poem, in a scenery filled with desolation and eternal despair. You will experience the concept of Hell through the eyes of the Italian poet as he
within the depths of eternal damnation, meeting historical and mythical characters from centuries long
gone, listening to their stories of life and death and taking us face to face with Lucifer himself. Abandon all hope, you who enter here”.
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Far from your memory being separate from you, it more or less is you. You collect data on the world as you grow up and other people inform how you interpret that data. And the details surrounding that subtle act of translation is what makes up your identity. So if you were happy and you chose to think of a sad event, then it was not the event that made you sad it was your current sad thoughts about that past event. You could just as easily shift back to the current happy event and think about that, and then you would feel happy instead. So your memory is not some separate creature that roams through your brain like it has a mind of its own. It’s your mind and you’re doing the wandering by choice. Sure, go through a period of mourning the death of a relationship. But only do that as long as it feels good to do it. Once it starts to feel bad that’s the signal that you’re supposed to shift your thinking. That’s why it feels bad. So don’t spend much life living in past sadness wondering what if? People can drag that thinking out for decades. It’s terrible. Meanwhile life slips by. There’s no need. Sure it’s harsh sometimes. Accept that and move on. Not one of us has the market cornered on suffering. A decent percentage of the people we meet every day are going through huge challenges, be it serious medical treatments, a child or parent with serious disabilities, learning a new language, a violent spouse, the threat of unfair deportation, they’re in line to lose their job, or they have an addiction. Everyone has struggles. So life will already give us enough hills to climb. We don’t have to make it even harder for ourselves by adding in unnecessary barriers, like choosing to recall a past relationship rather than enjoy today by doing whatever feels right for the you you are today. Do not live in the past. For every moment you are doing it you are letting your present slip by. And the present is the only time you have available in which you can act. So live now. Appreciate what’s working, accept what isn’t and march on. But don’t use your ability to think to go retrieve painful memories. That’s simply a misuse of your consciousness. It’s innocent and easily fixable, but it can only be done by you. So please do choose yourself a beautiful day. Thanks! 😉
Note: Everyone who posts or shares a quote does so with the very best of intentions. That said, I have created the series of Other Perspectives blog posts in an effort to prevent some of these ideas from entering into people’s consciousness unchallenged. These quotes range from silly to dangerous and—while I intend no offense to their creators—I do use these rebuttals to help define and delineate the larger message I’m attempting to convey in my own work. I do hope you find them helpful in your pursuit of both psychological and spiritual health.
A serious childhood brain injury lead Scott to spend his entire life meditating on the concepts of thought, consciousness, reality and identity. It made others as strange to him as he was to them. When he realized people were confused by their own over-thinking, Scott began teaching others to understand reality. He is currently CBC Radio Active’s Wellness Columnist, as well as a writer, speaker and mindfulness instructor based in Edmonton, AB where he still finds it strange to write about himself in the third person. | <urn:uuid:2b311652-e657-4f0b-be16-a65bde5102e3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://relaxandsucceed.com/2015/03/09/other-perspectives-58/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.972638 | 746 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Religious intolerance of no kind can be condoned. The RSS, the mother of all Hindu nationalist bodies, is often known for its aggressive posturing, and therefore deserves blame for inciting communal passions and for its divisive ways. This is an organisation that had been banned following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 and also later. Yet, it is another story that it is an entity that took part in the Republic Day parade of 1963 at the invitation of none other than Gandhi’s lieutenant, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who had praised its social work during India’s war with China a year earlier. Pro-Hindu the RSS is, just as any Christian body is pro-Christian and a Muslim forum pro-Muslim.
That said, the importance of being earnest in debates is crucial in a democracy, however flawed it remains. It is intellectual bankruptcy to slot all comments of the Hindu religious Right in the same box as, say, Yogi Adityanath’s vitriolic anti-minority outbursts. It is no sin to admit that like the bigoted bunch, India’s so-called liberals too get it wrong, and very often, especially when it comes to comparisons and accusations. The unkindest and perhaps most preposterous remark that comes to my mind is the one from that high priest of Marxism in India, the late EMS Namboodiripad, who in the 1990s compared the religiosity of Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Azad with that of criminals like Abdul Nasser Madani, the leader of a Muslim fringe group that spawned Islamist radicalism in India’s most literate state, and a few others. Similarly, in a farcical statement, LK Advani of the BJP, whose political sensibilities were ironically shaped in the crucible of the RSS, described one of the Subcontinent’s most subversive politicians ever, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as ‘secular’. That Jinnah ate pork or drank whisky (both considered haraam or sinful in Islam) and never read the Qur’an was enough for our liberals to brand him ‘cosmopolitan’, overlooking the man’s anguish and jealousy over Gandhi’s nearly divine status in the region that pushed him to campaign for a separate Muslim homeland, a project that was grossly mishandled by another false hero worshipped by colonial historians for the strangest of reasons, Lord Mountbatten.
Interestingly, both EMS and Advani demonstrated how severely measures taken for short-term electoral gains could distort political priorities—be it preparing the ‘ideological’ ground for cobbling an alliance with a minority group, or an effort to soften one’s image as a hardliner. The bottomline: it is fallacious to describe the RSS as the epitome of schismatic politics and in the same breath categorise the Darul Uloom Deoband as a ‘revered seat of Islamic learning’ (for all its anti-women fatwas and subversive teachings). More importantly, the spirit of debate shouldn’t be allowed to be doused by sweeping statements. In one such move that smacked of hypocrisy and nothing else, left-liberals took the side of ‘offended’ Christian organisations when RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, while praising the services offered by the likes of the late Mother Teresa, described her motive as the conversion of others to Christianity. In a vehement counter-attack, a Christian priest announced in a TV debate that his religion was superior to Hinduism. In a column on a website, the CPM’s Brinda Karat attacked Bhagwat passionately and lavished praise on Mother Teresa’s work for the destitute, the abandoned, the sick and the dying on the streets of Kolkata, as though the late missionary had only one motive: to serve the poor. Scores of others threw their weight behind those ‘hurt’ by Bhagwat’s remarks on a lady canonised by the Vatican. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had worked with Mother Teresa at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata, tweeted asking people to ‘spare the noble soul’. A pro-Christian daily in Kerala cried, ‘Protests Mount over Bhagwat’s Remarks’.
Now, I am not very aware of the superiority of Christianity over other religions, but its supremacy since Pope Alexander VI’s papal bull, also called Inter caetera, in 1493, is unquestionable. The mandate was to strike gold and spread the word of Jesus and that of the Roman Catholic Church across the globe. Spain went west and south and Portugal east and north (later Portugal went west, too, but only to countries like Brazil). The slave trade was one of the many outcomes of that papal decree. Like those traders, most notably Vasco da Gama, who came as far as the shores of India, Mother Teresa was also an emissary of, in the words of the avowed atheist Christopher Hitchens, ‘a very determined and very politicised papacy’. That the Albanian nun, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, who later became Mother Teresa, ran hospices and shelters for the poorest of the poor, lepers and AIDS patients (and treated them more through prayer than medicine) was indeed noble. That she opposed abortion and favoured ‘natural family planning’ (only she would know what that was) in her Nobel acceptance speech had made her a highly controversial figure even in her own lifetime, attracting sharp criticism, mostly from leftists of the repute of Tariq Ali and Vania Del Borgo (who made a Channel 4 documentary on Mother Teresa, titled Hell’s Angel, in 1994). MT, as Hitchens referred to her in his controversial mid-90s book, The Missionary Position, making it sound like ‘empty’, had no qualms about rubbing shoulders with the world’s most despotic dictators and praising them for their support to the cause of Christianity. Ms Karat would do well to read up on MT’s anti-Marxist credentials.
It is true that Christianity in India has done a lot for the most oppressed of society, including former untouchables and the diseased whom nobody else cared for, but it makes no sense to defend the centuries-old motive of the Roman Catholic Church in disbursing funds for organisations like Missionaries of Charity, founded by MT. But our political discourse has fallen to such abysmal levels that even films named after Biblical characters and references get the thumbs-down by censor boards—a film titled Pithavum Puthranum (‘Father and Son’) is one example. Young director T Deepesh from Kerala tells me that he omitted the ‘Holy Ghost’ part from the title of his 2012 movie on nuns in fear of the Censor Board axe, but even that didn’t help. He ended up earning the tag of being an ‘anti-Christian’ filmmaker, even though the only thing he did was to highlight the plight of nuns who are often forced into the service by abject poverty. The movie is yet to get a nod from the Central Censor Board three years after it was made.
I won’t be surprised if Bhagwat isn’t aware of the extent of research and investigation that have already gone into the activities of MT, who has been accused of being a fund-raising icon for clerical nationalists in the Balkans and shady businessmen around the world. She was someone who flew down in haste to Bhopal in 1984 after the Union Carbide plant accident and asked people to “forgive”. Forgiveness for what and to whom? Did she ever say? She, without doubt, had close ties with the world’s most corrupt business tycoons and fraudsters in her lifetime. That it was Bhagwat who raised a finger of suspicion doesn’t exonerate her or lend any credence to loud screams of illogical protests, especially from the Indian Left, which is no longer iconoclastic but confused and deeply distracted. Ms Karat’s statements are proof that the anti-communist public relations machine that built MT’s reputation brick by brick has had a devastating effect on rational minds. The arrogance of the Christian priest on TV can be forgiven, but not the questioning of the rational critique by Ms Karat. Truth cannot be allowed to be a victim of spite. | <urn:uuid:bfa64187-a67e-4433-b0ad-e2a960033cd3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/nothing-is-sacred/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.966396 | 1,787 | 1.929688 | 2 |
Healthcare Business Plans by EUHealth
EUHealth provides four of the main documents currently published by Hospitals in England.
The Strategic Plan describes the vision, aims and objectives generally for a 5-year period. It forms a cornerstone of the organisation’s work towards improving the health and wellbeing of local people, supported by the achievement of World ClassCommissioning standards. The focus of the plan is to develop interventions that will improve health and reduce health inequalities between the PCT and England.The Strategic Plan is a statement of the PCT’s vision and aspirations for the future; to focus additional efforts thus ensuring progression towards the improvements they have described.
All PCTs are required to produce an annual report detailing the activities of the trust throughout the previous year. The report contains information on highlights of the year, new health initiatives, future plans and financial performance. It also addresses the challenges which are captured in the Government’s White Paper. The White Paper, ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ sets out the future vision for the NHS focused on patients being at the heart of everything the NHS does and in empowering clinicians to deliver results.
World Class Commissioning Report
World class commissioning is about commissioning world class clinical services. By improving commissioning and working closely with local authorities, PCTs will be better able to invest in order to achieve high quality and personalised services that improve health and wellbeing for their local population. It is the expectation that PCTs working with practice based commissioners will take the lead on behalf of their population; to seek out their views as well as assess their needs; and to act as the catalyst for service transformation and health improvement locally. The consequences of such a programme of works will have significant implications upon the PCT’s commissioning strategy and will therefore also need to be reflected within the underpinning financial strategy too.
Healthcare Plans - Financial Strategy
The financial strategy is a key underpinning strategy of the PCT. The financial strategy will set out the financial envelope that is required to deliver the commissioning strategy and will demonstrate areas of risk and sensitivity to achieving this. It will take account of a range of issues including;• Outputs of the Local Delivery Plan and Overarching Health Economy• PCT corporate objectives and the underpinning financial work programme• Progress towards world class commissioning and CFT status over the medium term• Core ‘Professional Standards’ setting out the benchmark standard of performance for financial control, working capital and balance sheet maintenance• Explaining the risks and the opportunities associated with the national and local environmental factors | <urn:uuid:8a8b45ec-9405-4125-8d0d-c12c8b1f4357> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nicolajefferysykes.wixsite.com/euhealth/healthcare-business-plans | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.937282 | 537 | 1.601563 | 2 |
DIFFICULT MEN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF A REVOLUTION FROM ‘THE SOPRANOS’ AND ‘THE WIRE’ TO ‘MAD MEN’ AND ‘BREAKING BAD’
By Brett Martin
Penguin Press, $27.95, 320 pages
Don Draper (“Mad Men”), Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) and Walter White (“Breaking Bad”) are indeed difficult men. They are emotionally tormented, brooding and moody. Yet, they wield significant influence. These dark characters, brought to life by equally unhappy men, have ushered in a new era of storytelling.
Television critics are fond of saying we are living in television’s “Third Golden Age.” The First Golden Age was the 1950s, with the introduction of TV as the leading form of mass communication; the Second Golden Age began in the early 1980s with realistic, emotional dramas such as “Hill Street Blues” and “St. Elsewhere.”
In his new book, “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Revolution: From ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Wire’ to ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Breaking Bad,’” GQ reporter Brett Martin explores the changes in storytelling that revolutionized television in the first decade and a third of the 21st century. In the book, Mr. Martin analyzes influential hourlong cable dramas that spanned 10- to 13-episode seasons. The 2000s marked the rise of the “showrunner,” a term applied primarily to a writer with near autocratic control over the entire production — from casting to cinematography to editing.
Mr. Martin begins with “The Sopranos,” the first big hit drama of the Third Golden Age. He sets up his analysis of showrunners by explaining that early TV writing was once considered to be “for hacks.” Writers such as “Sopranos” creator David Chase were influenced by 1970s filmmakers Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. David Chase grew up in New Jersey in an Italian family that looked down upon gangsters as “caroni,” or peasants. After spending years working on network series such as “The Rockford Files” and “Northern Exposure,” Mr. Chase had been gnawing on the idea of writing something for TV that resembled Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather.”
“The Sopranos” became a sensation, and was recently named the “best-written television show of all time” by the Writers Guild of America. Mr. Chase made numerous risky, counterintuitive decisions that included casting unknowns and pitching the show to HBO. Mr. Martin explains that ratings didn’t matter. He wasn’t worried about offending advertisers. Even within the circle of “The Sopranos” writers, there was uncertainty concerning the limits of how far they could take the action. That manifested itself in the “College” episode of “The Sopranos.” Tony Soprano takes his daughter, Meadow, to see Colby College in Maine. At a gas station, Tony spots a former associate who is in the witness-protection program. He was, in mob parlance, a “rat.” Tony strangles the man in a scene lasting one minute and 16 seconds. Mr. Chase could not justify any other course of action. This example of creative freedom is one of many in “Difficult Men.”
The title, “Difficult Men,” refers to the showrunners themselves, not just the antiheroes of their creation. Mr. Martin provides myriad examples of the showrunners as “difficult men.” Mr. Chase fired “Sopranos” writer Todd Kessler the very morning the two were nominated for a writing Emmy. Mr. Chase reconsidered and rehired him, only to permanently discharge him again several months later. When “Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner worked on “The Sopranos,” one staffer found him so difficult that she resorted to recording all of her interactions with him. David Milch, creator of “Deadwood,” is known to have engaged in behavior so outlandish that the details are unfit for a family newspaper. While he does not linger on them, Mr. Martin also touches on some of the writers’ foibles, such as drug use and alcoholism, providing insight into the writers’ overall makeup.
“Difficult Men” is an excellently sourced book. Mr. Martin had extensive access to all of the key players at the shows discussed in the book and the networks that aired them. Many sources spoke on the record, giving the book accuracy and legitimacy, rather than trading in gossip. The showrunners profiled are presented as successful, yet Mr. Martin avoids deifying them. Moreover, Mr. Martin eschews an overuse of show business jargon. Instead, he sprinkles the narrative with maxims such as, “Every great TV show tells its whole story in its pilot. Often in only one line,” and although it is a subject of curiosity, he does not delve into the profitability of the shows that are profiled.
The book is helpfully divided into chapters that analyze shows in the order in which they made it to the airwaves. Each chapter is loaded with anecdotes about the creative process. Even though all of the shows featured in “Difficult Men” were hits, their future never seemed to be assured, and this ramped up the creative fights recorded in the book.
Fans of “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” have to wait until the last quarter of the book to get the inside story on these shows, although they can always skip ahead, and somewhat disappointingly, Mr. Martin only devotes one rather short chapter to “Mad Men.”
Nevertheless, “Difficult Men” is required reading for anyone interested in the sweeping changes in television and the creative forces behind them. The news that Netflix’s “House of Cards” is the first Internet-based show to be nominated for the Outstanding Drama Emmy indicates that there are more changes to come. If this is the dawn of the next Golden Age, let’s hope Brett Martin will chronicle it.
Kevin P. McVicker is account supervisor with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs in Alexandria, Va.
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17 May 2019 New Admissions “Adversity Score” a Backdoor to Race-Based Admissions
Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper is thankful for the objective testing standards that guided the college application process when he applied to the University of Texas. Because of his scores, he received a full scholarship.
But that same opportunity, for someone to be awarded due to their merits, may soon be disappearing because of a new score being assessed by The College Board, the company that creates, administers and scores the SAT test for college-bound students. It has developed an additional “adversity score” that can be sent to schools along with a student’s test scores.
This score is already being offered to 50 schools, and could be made available to all colleges and universities by 2020.
This adversity score – a 100-point scale in which 50 is considered average – is calculated from family, high school and neighborhood environmental factors in a student’s community – factors including home value, crime rate, single parenthood, median income and free lunch enrollment. Duke University Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said an adversity score would help “understand each applicant’s context a little better” because he thinks the current admissions process is “not a level playing field.”
On the Fox News Channel program “The Ingraham Angle,” Horace agreed with host Laura Ingraham that this could be a “proxy for race-based admissions.” He said “that’s exactly what this is.”
A lot of these lawsuits are getting to the courts, and the courts are making it harder and harder to use race as a proxy.
You come up with this adversity score, and then you don’t tell the student what his score is. And the schools get to decide which portions of it [to use].
What they’re actually getting to do is throw away:
- “Did you perform well in school?”
- “Do you have some aptitude?”
Those kinds of things are what the SAT is supposed to do.
Now if you don’t want an SAT anymore, that’s fine. But what you shouldn’t be allowed to do is have the SAT company work in tandem with the affirmative action crowd.
That’s just giving more advantage to one group over another group.
Leo Terrell, an attorney who often faces off on the show against Horace in what Ingraham calls her “Dynamic Duo,” talked about his family’s adversity and how he valued opportunities that allegedly took his situation into consideration. He asserted that “you gotta give people opportunity.”
Horace, who brought up the gradual rise in education attainment within his own family, said he did not seek to deny anyone opportunity:
It’s not about closing any doors… It’s about making sure that – in America – you’re not judged by your race in deciding if you get educational opportunities.
Polls show that people are overwhelmingly opposed to using race and ethnicity as a factor in college admissions. A poll conducted by Pew Research earlier this year found 73% completely opposed to it, and 19% who thought it should only be a minor factor.
Michael Nietzel, a retired president of Missouri State University, told Fox News that “one must wonder whether adversity scores are primarily an attempt to protect the SAT’s market or to promote social mobility.” He also was critical of the secrecy behind the creation of the adversity score, adding that “[t]he fact that the College Board does not want students to know their adversity scores reflects their own discomfort with the concept.”
The recent scandal over elite families abusing the admissions process through bribes and false applications should only bring more scrutiny to this new “adversity score” tactic.
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Yog collected lots of twigs and used Popsicle sticks in the park today. He brought all of them to the car as well.
I casually asked – Yog, what will you do with all this?
Yog: I will burn them.
Me (shocked): You know we should not burn things. It causes pollution
Yog: No Mama! When I burn these, Carbon dioxide will come out. All the plants at our home are hungry. They need to eat carbon dioxide as their food. I am going to make food for them by burning these.
Me silent for a moment. It takes time for my aged mind to process such arguments.
Me coming up with my argument – There is enough carbon dioxide in the air already. We don’t need to make more of it by burning things.
Yog: Mama, but see there are so many plants. They are all dying because there are not getting food. We need to make more carbon dioxide for them.
Me stretching my minds ability – Yog, there are so many humans in this world. We are constantly taking in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide, night and day. Don’t worry we are making enough carbon dioxide for the plants to eat.
Yog nodded in silence, his plan for burning the twigs disappearing in front of his eyes. I heaved a sigh of relief. I had won this argument, today. But God only knows, how many more I can win in the coming days. Most days I feel my imagination and knowledge stretched to the limit answering his questions or justifying things to him. I have never used Google so much before in my life. Needless to say, I think I am learning more in the process, than I am teaching him. :d | <urn:uuid:4534143a-3f5f-448c-a0f8-7ca90376d510> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://shilparoykota.com/homeschooling-topic-photosynthesis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.977475 | 365 | 1.5 | 2 |
Yoga For Migraines:- Migraine is a neurological disorder that causes severe headaches on both sides of your head. Some of the common symptoms of Migraine are sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, temporary loss of vision, flashes, and vomiting. This condition starts due to stress, hormonal changes, loud noise, and consumption of specific foods. Include yoga for migraines in your daily routine to get rid of this painful condition.
Although the usual route of treatment includes over-the-counter drugs prescription and medicines. However, these only offer you temporary relief and come with too many side effects. With that said, let us find out what yoga poses can help you take control of migraines and lead a healthy life.
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Given below are four yoga poses to help you fight migraines.
The best yoga asana to rid your upper body of all stress and tension. The Child’s Pose opens up your shoulders, spine, and back to increase blood flow to your brain. Moreover, when you rest your forehead on the ground, it activates pressure points that relieve migraines.
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Seated Forward Fold is another best yoga for migraines asana that gives your shoulders and backs a good stretch to relieve you of migraines. It is a great yoga pose to relax your upper body and neck.
The downward Dog pose helps you get rid of migraine pain by reversing the blood flow that provides your brain with fresh and oxygenated blood. This is an inversion yoga pose.
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The best yoga for migraines poses to relax your entire body is the Corpse pose. It deepens your breathing that provides your brain with a supply of fresh oxygen.
Migraine is a painful mental health issue that prevents you from performing everyday tasks. The common symptoms of this condition include painful headaches and temporary loss of vision among others. You should practice the four yoga for migraines poses mentioned above to get rid of this painful condition and live your life to the fullest.
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In rural areas, black bears are not exactly uncommon, occasionally rooting through trash bins in search of food.
But this might be the first bear to help itself to the hammock.
This picture was taken in the backyard of Vincent James, a local homeowner in Daytona Beach, Florida.
James told a news station that “He got in the hammock like he was a tourist or something, then something spooked him and he ran right back there.”
Ultimately, James took down the hammock, because “half an hour later I come back and I saw there he is in the hammock again.”
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Mail-in ballots: Salt Lake County a model system says County ClerkSep 14, 2020 03:52PM ● By Heather Lawrence
The ballot drop box at the Sandy Senior Center near 9400 South and 1300 East is one of 20 across Salt Lake County, and an alternative for those who don’t want to mail their ballots. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
By Heather Lawrence | [email protected]
Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen and her team have been fielding many calls about mail-in ballots and the possibility of fraud. Despite the national news and concerns, Swensen wants people to know the system we’ve used for years is “safe, secure and efficient.”
“Since I took office in 1991, I’ve been working on making voting more accessible, and that includes mail-in ballots. Mail-in voting has been in the news, and I want people to know that in Salt Lake County we’ve been doing this for a long time, and it works,” said Swensen, who lives in Sandy.
“Random ballots cannot be produced by just anyone. The idea being circulated that ballots could be printed by Russians, or in living rooms by anyone, is ridiculous,” Swensen said.
Swensen’s longevity in her job has given her many years and many elections to develop mail-in ballots. She even designed the envelope with the required voter’s signature over the seal.
“We mail out a ballot to active registered voters. Every ballot mailed has a ballot ID number assigned, which correlates to the voter for whom it is ordered. If a voter asks to have another ballot sent because they didn't receive it, or it was lost or ruined, the first ballot ordered for that voter is spoiled/canceled. The new ballot has a different ID number,” Swensen said.
Ballots are run through a series of human- and machine-operated steps. Each step ensures that signatures are matched, secrecy is maintained, the vote is counted and the computer-generated ID number recorded.
“If someone tried to prepare bogus ballot packets, they would not pass through our system and would not be accepted and counted. Those circulating these rumors do not understand the vote-by-mail process or do not want voters to have the convenience of voting by mail,” Swensen said.
Swensen also addressed the argument that the U.S. Postal Service could play a role in fraud or may slow down the process of tabulating votes.
“The cutbacks make me concerned. [USPS has] always been very responsive and treated [the ballots] well. They care about the service they provide to us. We use postage paid envelopes. We can track things through the USPS. If there’s a concerted effort trying to make it harder for the [Postal Service], that’s a concern to me.
“And if people don’t feel comfortable sending their ballot through the mail, we have 20 drop boxes located throughout the valley,” Swensen said.
The mail-in ballot program started as a permanent absentee option for seniors. “By 2013, we offered it to all registered voters, and only two cities opted out. In 2016, we conducted our first major elections by mail, and in 2017 all cities wanted to do it,” Swensen said.
Not only did the ballots work for security purposes, they increased voter turnout overall. “We found that the percentage of turnout was so much better. In 2018, Salt Lake County had an 80% turnout rate for voters, and 88% of those were by mail,” Swensen said.
Voting in person is always an option, though with more social gathering restrictions in place this year, Swensen hopes as many people as possible use mail-in ballots.
Getting a ballot in the mail doesn’t mean that someone can’t vote in person. Even if you were to drop your ballot in a ballot box or send it in through the mail, if you vote in person in addition to that, you’ll only be counted once.
Swensen offers tours of the ballot process to anyone who’s interested. “We have had lawmakers, the Lt. Governor’s staff, the state auditor’s staff, media, political parties, candidates and even international visitors tour our processes. They come away impressed with our system and the security we have in place,” Swensen said.
Election Day is Tues., Nov. 3. The voting schedule is posted on www.got-vote.org or www.slco.org/clerk/elections. Vote by mail ballots will be mailed the week of Oct. 12. If you haven’t received yours by Oct. 20, call the Clerk’s office at 385-468-7400 or email them at [email protected].
Swensen said that most issues with voting have to do with confusion, not fraud. Most of them can be cleared up ahead of time by visiting the website. Voters can make updates to their registration, and review instructions about things like who can sign your ballot or what to do if you accidentally put your ballot in your spouse’s envelope.
Poll workers are also still needed on Election Day. “We will be hiring poll workers and staff, so if people are interested, they can go to got-vote @slc.org. It’s a long day, and you need to have some technical skills. But you’re trained and paid, and if anyone’s interested we’d love to hear from them,” Swensen said.
The bottom line for Swensen: increase accessibility for everyone who’s eligible to vote.
“It’s extremely important to me that people get out to vote. For all the years I’ve been doing this, it was always about getting people to register—going to high schools, going to senior centers and other events.
“We want to make it simple for every person who’s eligible to register and cast a vote. It shouldn’t just be left to those that have the means to figure it out. That’s what makes democracy work—being accessible to everyone who has the right to vote,” Swensen said. | <urn:uuid:41802002-dcfb-44b8-993c-4aa5cbb62f34> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sandyjournal.com/2020/09/14/327742/mail-in-ballots-salt-lake-county-a-model-system-says-county-clerk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.965269 | 1,328 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Mangrove interaction with tidal flow, waves & long term sedimentation: mechanisms governing adaptation
The uncertainty surrounding the impact of sea-level-rise (SLR) and storms, which threaten the coastal hinterland, heightens the need for design guidelines on mangroves adaptation and their use in coastal safety. This research seeks to quantify the bio-physical processes governing the geomorphological evolution of mangrove-mudflat systems utilizing spatially explicit observations of mangrove population dynamics with process-based modelling. For calibration purposes and increased insight into interactions between hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics and mangroves, field observations were collected along Guyana coast. Results indicate mangrove adaptability hinges on the long term sedimentation responses and system conditions to promote the establishment of belt widths exceeding 300m. | <urn:uuid:fab0bca7-5263-4f4a-8307-5ffadc640795> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://csdms.colorado.edu/csdms_wiki/index.php?title=Presenters-0487&oldid=288139 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.883393 | 168 | 1.945313 | 2 |
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In this paper, we study the statistical theory of shape for ordered finite point configurations, or otherwise stated, the uncertainty of geometric invariants. Such studies have been made for affine invariants in e.g. [GHJ92], [Wer93], where in the former case a bound on errors are used instead of errors described by density functions, and in the latter case a first order approximation gives an ellipsis as uncertainty region. Here, a general approach for defining shape and finding its density, expressed in the densities for the individual points, is developed. No approximations are made, resulting in an exact expression of the uncertainty region. Similar results have been obtained for the special case of the density of the cross ratio, see [May95,åst96].
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US DoD will consider migrating biometric databases to cloud providers other than AWS
The U.S. Department of Defence has amended its solicitation for a migration of its biometric databases to the cloud, clarifying that the cloud environment the database ends up in does not necessarily have to be Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud.
The original request for information from the DoD specifically stated the project was to move the database to AWS, but the updated document states that the department is cloud vendor-neutral. AWS is the DoD’s current cloud provider, through a contract with a system integrator.
As NextGov point out, the update comes in response to a question posted to the solicitation page.
“The system integrator’s proposal will determine the cloud service provider,” a DoD representative answered. “The government’s interest is in the best value proposition to meet the government’s requirements.”
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) lists five cloud service providers that offer infrastructure meeting IL5 (Impact Level 5) standards, including IBM, Microsoft, MilCloud and Oracle.
The responses also reveal that the first request for proposals following the RFI will be issued in the third quarter of 2021 at the earliest, and are coy to the suggestion that Idemia’s MBSS could be replaced as the system’s core search engine multimodal algorithms. DoD reiterates multiple times that the system integrator is responsible for choosing biometric algorithms that satisfy project requirements.
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Every year at Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus. The angel said, “You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12).
The baby. Clearly special, and certainly like no other. But let’s get more specific. Who was this child, really? Who is this child? Believing in him brings peace with God, forgiveness, and everlasting joy. So doesn’t it make sense for us to do our best to be very clear about who he is?
Liar, Lunatic or Lord
The great and well-known literary critic and author C.S. Lewis once wrote that you can’t simply and naively conclude that Jesus was just a great moral teacher and nothing more. If he truly did say and do all the things he said and did, you would have to conclude that he was either a liar, or a lunatic, or the Lord.
For example, perhaps he was a liar. If you think that he knew the truth, but that he lied about it—in other words, that he was merely a human being but lied and claimed that he was divine when he really wasn’t—well, that would make him a liar and not worthy to be believed in or followed.
Second, perhaps he was a lunatic. If you think that he was not right in the cranium, and that he had no idea what he was talking about—in other words, that he made divine claims about himself but wasn’t quite right in his thinking—then he would be a lunatic and, again, unworthy to be believed in or followed.
Third, perhaps he was the Lord. If you think that Jesus knew the truth, and that he was clear-headed and thinking rightly when he talked, then he is in fact Lord. In this case, then that would make him worthy to be believed in and followed.
Human and Divine
Historic Christianity states that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine.
Today, very few people would doubt that Jesus was fully human. There’s nothing controversial about that. That’s the claim of the highly popular (and very inaccurate and misleading) movie called The Da Vinci Code. Even liberal scholars acknowledge that there was a man named Jesus who lived 2000 years ago, made quite a splash, and was crucified by the governing Romans. They might differ on the particulars—specifically, his miracles, some of his sayings, and the resurrection—but it’s hard to argue away the existence of such a well-documented and influential individual. They might disagree that he was divine, but that he existed as a human is hardly in question.
Saturated with divinity
So our specific question in this post is this: Did Jesus say he was God?
As we dig in, I should first be clear that there are many passages in the Bible from other people’s lips and pens describing the divinity of Jesus. I’m not exploring them today, but will highlight them quickly just so that we’re all clear that they exist. All quotes are from the NIV translation of the Bible.
For example, in John 1:1 we read, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” In verse 14 we learn that this Word is Jesus himself.
Colossians 1:15 says, “The Son is the image of the invisible God…” Verse 19 goes on to say, “For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him…” Not some of God’s fullness, but all.
In Hebrews 1:3 we are told that Jesus is “the exact representation of [God’s] being, sustaining all things by his powerful word…”
Romans 9:5 can be translated that the Messiah, Jesus, “is God over all, forever praised!”
Philippians 2:6 describes Jesus as being “in very nature God” (or “in the form of God”) and sharing “equality” with him. Later, in verse 11, we come across the early Christian statement of faith that “Jesus is Lord.”
In 1 Corinthians 8:6 we read that “there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.”
Theologian Benjamin Warfield said that when you read through the New Testament, it is “saturated” with the presumption of the divinity of Jesus. I agree.
Worshiping the crucified sophist
In the early centuries, there were also people outside of the Bible who took note of the fact that Christians believed in the divinity of Jesus. In these accounts—which have, thankfully, been preserved for us as historical records—we see clearly that Jesus was venerated as more than a mere human teacher of morality.
Around the year 110, a Roman governor named Pliny the Younger was torturing some Christian women. In that process—as horrific as it was—he learned that they would sing “hymns to Christ as to a god.” That’s what he reported to the Emperor Trajan in a letter.
Here’s another example. In the second century, Lucian of Samosota wrote a book. In it he describes Christians. In doing this, he mocks them. But he offers this telling detail. He talks about how they “worship… the crucified sophist,” which is obviously a reference to Jesus. To him this is supposed to be funny. But its significance to us is that people outside of the faith understood Christians to be people who believed in the divinity of Jesus. You don’t worship someone you don’t think is divine.
With this background in mind, let’s explore what Jesus himself said about himself. And remember that this isn’t some theoretical walk through the clouds. Genuine belief and trust in Christ is what brings us peace with God, forgiveness, and everlasting joy. So we are seeking to better understand what this life-giving Jesus said about himself.
You’ll sometimes hear it said that Jesus never specifically said the words “I am God.” That’s true. However, if he had, it probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference in his cultural context. Here’s why. Broadly speaking, it was a polytheistic culture where people believed in a system of many gods. To say that you were “God/god” could have meant that you thought of yourself like one of many gods, or that you were somehow “of god” or “within god” like some people might still do today as a part of eastern or new age religious expressions.
You will also sometimes hear people say something like this. ‘If Jesus was the Son of God, then he can’t also be God.’ But here’s something we need to keep in mind. As explained by Tim Keller in his book Making Sense of God, “in ancient times an only son inherited all the father’s wealth and position and was thus equal with him.” So calling Jesus “the” Son of God—not merely “a” son of God—was a more exalted claim than a lot of people today realize. Plus, I’ll offer a further word about the Trinity a little later on.
So what we want to know is whether Jesus identified with the God of Israel—the one God of the Bible who is the maker of heaven and earth. Is he eternal, almighty, and the proper recipient of our worship? Did that capital-G God come to us personally in human form in Jesus of Nazareth?
To answer that question, we’ll look at two categories of passages. First, clear statements by Jesus himself about his divinity. Second, doing things only the God of Israel can do. At the end, I’ll offer some observations and conclusions.
Clear statements by Jesus himself about his divinity
Let’s jump in with our first category: Clear statements by Jesus himself about his divinity.
1. In John 10:30 Jesus says: “I and the Father are one.”
2. In John 12:45, he says: “The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.” That’s a reference to his heavenly Father. When you look at Jesus you are seeing his heavenly Father.
3. In a famous verse from Mark 9:37 he says: “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.” To welcome Jesus is to welcome his heavenly Father.
4. In John’s Gospel, Jesus says seven key statements about his identity. These are often referred to as the seven “I am” sayings. Let me highlight them for you. You’ll recognize many of them:
“I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).
“I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).
“I am the gate for the sheep” (John 10:7).
“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11).
“I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25).
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).
“I am the true vine” (John 15:1).
Here’s why these statements are significant.
First, it’s significant in and of itself that Jesus makes these statements. He is speaking of himself in highly exalted terms. If I said to you, ‘Good morning, everyone, welcome to worship at Westminster Church, I, Matthew, am the bread of life,’ or ‘I, Matthew, am the light of the world,’ that would be pretty bold! When Jesus’ first audience heard him, it would have been equally as bold to them.
Second, these “I am statements” are significant because of the exact phrase “I am.” The oldest manuscripts we have of these texts are in Greek. “I am” is a translation of the Greek words “ego eimi.” Here’s the connection. When God was speaking with Moses at the burning bush, Moses asked God what his name was. God answered, “I am who I am” (Exodus 3:14). The first part of God’s response—“I am”—is this exact same Greek phrase “ego eimi.” Think back to the “I am” sayings in the Gospel of John. There are easier ways to say “I am the bread of life” or “I am light of the world” in Greek. But this same “ego eimi” phrasing is used to intentionally help us make the connection that Jesus is to be identified with the God of Israel—the same God who revealed himself personally to Moses at the burning bush!
Third, combine this exact use of words with the fact that all of these things that Jesus says he is are connected to who God is and to the things God himself does in the Old Testament. For example, Jesus says his is the bread of life. Well, guess what? God feeds his people manna and quail in Exodus 16. Jesus says he is the light of the world. Well, guess what? God gives light in Genesis 1 and Exodus 13:21. Jesus says he is the good shepherd. Well, guess what? God is our shepherd as in, for example, Ezekiel 34, Jeremiah 23, and Psalm 23. The examples go on and on.
In short, Jesus is using words and concepts that Jewish people would have known about, and would have known belonged to their God. And he applied them, very remarkably, to himself!
5. In John 8:57-58 Jesus is in an argument with some religious leaders. He talks about Abraham (from the book of Genesis) seeing Jesus work and being glad about it. Keep in mind that, historically speaking, Abraham lived waaaaay before Jesus. In response, they say, “You are not yet fifty years old, and you have seen Abraham!” In response, here is what Jesus said: “Very truly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I am!” Hold on a minute. What did he say? He claims to have been alive since before Abraham—who, for the record, walked the earth over 2000 years before Jesus. In this remarkable passage, Jesus is claiming is own eternal pre-existence. So, what did his adversaries do? “At this, they picked up stones to stone him…” Why? Because they realized he was claiming to be divine.
6. In Luke 10, Jesus has sent seventy-two people out on a mission. When they return to him they say, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” So clearly there is spiritual warfare happening. In response, Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (verse 18). He’s saying that he saw Satan—as a rebellious angel—fall from heaven before human history.
7. Jesus claimed to have the power to destroy death itself. “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die” (John 11:25-26). Wow. Who has the power to destroy death? God does! And Jesus claims it of himself.
8. Mark 14:53-65 recounts the trial of Jesus. The high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” In response Jesus said: “I am.” He goes on to give this further and critical detail: “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Here’s some critical background information. “Son of Man” is the title Jesus uses the most for himself, so it’s obviously very important if we want to better understand who Jesus understood himself to be. So who is this “Son of Man?” Is it simply a reference to the fact that he is a human, that he is a son of a man like the rest of us? Not really. Let’s press further.
In Daniel 7 a figure called a “son of man” arrives in a glorious scene “coming with the clouds of heaven” (verse 13). If that sounds familiar it’s because Jesus quotes that exact same line at his trial. In the next verse in Daniel 7, we learn that this son of man has come as a global and cosmic judge: “He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”
That, my friends, is no small detail. This is the same “Son of Man” with whom Jesus of Nazareth identifies. Is he the son of Mary from Nazareth? Yes. But he is also our global and cosmic judge—the one who has all authority, glory and sovereign power; the one who all nations and peoples of every language will worship; and the one who has an everlasting domination and kingdom which will never be destroyed.
Doing things only the God of Israel can do
Having surveyed these statements from Jesus’ own mouth, let’s move to our second category: Doing things only the God of Israel can do.
1. Forgive sins
In Mark 2 Jesus forgives a paralyzed man: “Son, your sins are forgiven,” he says. But why would he do that? If Tom sins against Larry, and if Bob comes along and says to Tom, “your sins are forgiven,” Bob’s got nothing to do with it; it’s not Bob’s place to forgive Tom. Larry is the one who needs to forgive Tom.
In the Bible, all sins are primarily against God. So Jesus, by saying that the sins of the paralyzed man are forgiven, is putting himself in God’s place as the one whose job it is to forgive sin. And guess what? That’s exactly what people thought he was doing. That’s why the “teachers of the law” said, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (verse 7). No one but God. And Jesus does it.
2. Receive worship
In John 20:28 after the resurrection, the disciple Thomas sees Jesus and says, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus accepts his statement and his worship. Think of how significant this is. In Revelation 22:8-9, we learn that even angels can’t receive worship; only God can receive worship. And so does Jesus.
Jesus also receives worship by the blind man who was healed in John 9:38, and by some of the disciples after his resurrection in Matthew 28:17. In John 5:23, Jesus says that people are to “honour” him just as they honour his heavenly Father.
3. Claim lordship over the Sabbath day of rest
In Mark 2 Jesus was criticized for what he did on the Sabbath, the day of rest. In verse 28 he says, “So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” When he says “Son of Man” he is referring to himself, as we’ve already discussed. Not only that, but he is claiming to be master and Lord over the Sabbath day rest and to be the authoritative teacher about what it means and what is allowed. Considering the fact that the Sabbath was established by God, and that it is the central day of the Jewish week which is intended to ground us and remind us of the beauty, design and purpose of God’s created order, what Jesus has done is no small thing. He says he is Lord of the Sabbath.
4. Has knowledge equal to the God of Israel
In Matthew 11:27 Jesus says, “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
5. Shares all authority with the God of Israel
Matthew 28:19-20 is best known as the Great Commission where Jesus tells his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. But right before that commission is the lesser-known, but equally important, verse 18. In fact, the Great Commission is grounded in verse 18. It says: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Not some authority, but all. Jesus shares all authority with the God of Israel.
The glory of God through the filter of a human being
So there is a short summary of statements by Jesus himself about his divinity, and of Jesus doing things that only the God of Israel can do. In the words of Tim Keller: “When we look at Jesus Christ as he is shown to us in the Scriptures, we are looking at the glory of God through the filter of a human being.”
What these passages tell us is that Jesus was clear about his divinity. He both said and did things that only the God of Israel can do. Further, he said and did them in ways that the people of his time would have understood. This would have helped them make the connection. Clearly, many of them did.
None of this means that Jesus is identical with his heavenly Father. He isn’t. Christian theology, rightly rooted in the teachings of the Bible, inform us that there is only one God, and that God is made known to us in three distinct “persons”—Father, Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit. The Father is not the Son or Spirit, and the Son is not the Father or Spirit, and the Spirit is not the Father or Son. And yet, the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. Together, they are Trinity—“tri-unity.”
Imagine he who is larger than the universe the size of an embryo. As Max Lucado puts it: “God was given eyebrows, elbows, two kidneys, and a spleen. He stretched against the walls and floated in the amniotic fluids of his mother.”*
J.I. Packer is right on the mark when he says this about the child born in Bethlehem: “The Christmas message rests on the staggering fact that the child in the manger was—God.” The eternal God wrote himself into the story of human history—and into the individual stories of each and every one of our lives—to offer peace, forgiveness and eternal joy. Personally.
Amazingly Early, Explosively Rapid
I should also note that the divinity of Jesus wasn’t something that the church deceptively fabricated over the passage of time to suit its own purposes. What has been discussed in this post has come from the mouth and actions of Jesus himself. Larry Hurtado is a high-respected scholar and Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In his book Honoring the Son: Jesus in Earliest Christian Devotional Practice, he observes: “the treatment of Jesus… rightfully entitled to the sort of reverence otherwise confined to God, was amazingly early and explosively rapid, not an incremental process.”
Richard Bauckham is professor of New Testament studies at St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrew’s, Scotland. In his book God Crucified: Monotheism & Christology in the New Testament, he offers a profoundly helpful analysis about the life of Jesus and how Jews from the first century (who adhered to a strict monotheism) could come to honour him as divine. “New Testament writers,” he says, “clearly and deliberately include Jesus in the unique identity of the God of Israel…” Not some time later, but right away.
Hmm, curious. That’s certainly not what we usually hear from those in our culture who are actively trying to dismiss God and the claims of Jesus.
The T.V. Host Larry King was once asked, if he could interview one person from history who would it be? “Jesus Christ.” The interviewer went on to say, “If you could only ask him one question, what would it be, and why?” King responded: “I would ask him if he was really born of a virgin, because the answer to that question changes everything.”
The reason it would change everything is because, in that case, he would in fact be who the Bible has always taught him to be: fully God and fully human, and the only one eminently qualified to reconcile broken people like you and me to our awesome God.
Honest, thoughtful answers
I appreciate that this post may, for some of you, raise even more questions, or perhaps different ones. Maybe you doubt the reliability of the Gospel stories themselves [if so, you might find this document helpful, and also this blog.], or maybe you have other questions about things Jesus said that have you scratching your head. I encourage you to pursue them. The Lord gave you a brain. I’m sure he didn’t intend for you to turn it off. I’m reminded of Einstein’s maxim that “Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Asking honest, thoughtful questions often results in discovering honest, thoughtful answers. That’s certainly what I’ve discovered after twenty years of engaged inquiry.
Willing to give his life for it
So, was Jesus a liar, a lunatic, or Lord?
According to Jesus, he was the Lord. And this, my friends, is very good news. In his weekly devotional, my friend and colleague Jeff Loach, said: “As the second Person of the Trinity, our Saviour was active in creating the world, so it’s no wonder that he was willing to give his earthly life for it.”
Or consider the well-known words of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing:
Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! Hail the incarnate deity!
Pleased on earth with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Who do you believe in? And who are you going to follow into an uncertain year?
With God’s help I’m going to do my best to follow Christ the Lord. I hope you do too. As Jesus himself said in John 8:12: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Benjamin Warfied, “The Deity of Christ” in The Fundamentals. A Testimony to the Truth. (Chicago: Testimony Publishing Co., 1909), I, 23-26, passim.
An more fulsome explanation of these two examples (and one more) is found in: Michael A.G. Haykin, The Church Fathers as Spiritual Mentors (Kitchener: Joshua Press, 2017), 10-13.
Timothy Keller, Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical (New York: Viking, 2016), 239.
Timothy Keller, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (New York: Dutton, 2014), 49.
J.I. Packer, Knowing God (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1973), 58.
* I’ve lost the exact page number, but I believe this is from: Max Lucado, God Came Near: God’s Perfect Gift (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004).
Larry Hurtado, Honoring the Son: Jesus in Earliest Christian Devotional Practice (Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2018), 9-10.
Richard Bauckham, God Crucified: Monotheism & Christology in the New Testament (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdman’s, 1998), 77.
As quoted in: Mark Clark, The Problem of God: Answering A Skeptic’s Challenges to Christianity (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017), 221.
You can find this post in a devotional posted on December 11, 2020 and called “This Amazing Baby” at https://passionatelyhis.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/this-amazing-baby/
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No, it’s not aliens writing messages in the sand. But there is something weird happening on Mars’ surface—and it’s something that hasn’t been seen anywhere else in the universe.
Researchers looking at images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity rover spotted a strange combination of almost wave-like ripples forming in the sands of Mars. Over time, these formations often even solidified into rock, resulting in these strange landscape photos:
The research into the unique Martian features was led by Caltech’s Mathieu Lapôtre and is detailed today in Science. The researchers say that the ripples are formed by the wind, and they owe their unique appearance to some peculiarities of the Martian atmosphere.
We see sand dunes formed by the wind here on Earth, too, of course. But these Martian sand formations are something completely different. The tiny peaks are not as big as the dunes we see form on Earth, and yet they’re much bigger and sturdier than the ripples that a breeze stirs up in the sand. In fact, the formations, which the researchers are calling “wind-drag ripples,” look like something on Earth—but not anything we see on land. Instead, they look remarkably similar to underwater currents.
The reason for the similarity, Lapôtre told Gizmodo, is Mars’ thin atmosphere.
“It is the low density of the Martian atmosphere that increases the viscosity of air on Mars,” he said, “and thus promotes the formation of the large Martian ripples through wind-drag.”
Although the feature has only been spotted on Mars so far, Lapôtre thinks it’s possible we’ll find similar features elsewhere—we just haven’t gotten close enough to see them yet.
“Comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko and Pluto come to mind,” he said. “While ripple-like features have been previously observed on the comet during the Rosetta mission, the spatial resolution of the beautiful images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft are likely too coarse to resolve possible wind-drag ripples on the grounds of Pluto.”
The formations don’t just look interesting—they could also reveal how Mars’ atmosphere, which was once more Earth-like, became the way it is.
“Because the spacing and size of wind-drag ripples vary with the density of the atmosphere under which they form, we can now look for preserved ‘fossil’ wind-drag ripples in ancient sandstones on Mars, and constrain past atmospheric conditions,” Lapôtre said.
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If you have a dog with a sensitive stomach, you should consider switching to homemade dog food for gastrointestinal problems. We’ve got all the info you need about how to properly feed dogs with digestive problems. You’ll learn what can cause sensitive stomachs, what foods are good for canines with picky bellies, and five of our favorite homemade recipes for gastrointestinal problems to try.
Homemade Dog Food for Gastrointestinal Problems
Providing your pet with a nutritious meal doesn’t have to be hard. We’re going to give you five simple recipes you can whip up in a hurry, and for a low price that won’t upset your dog’s sensitive stomach or your wallet.
Dogs with sensitive stomachs are recommended to have one cup of food a day per 25 pounds of weight. You should spread this out throughout the day with multiple small meals. A good rule of thumb is to feed your pup when you feed yourself. Large servings can be problematic for dogs with gastrointestinal problems.
Recipe 1 – White Rice and Chicken
For this recipe, you’ll need 1 ½ pound of cooked and chopped chicken meat, 1 ½ cup of veggie mix, and 4 ½ cups of water.
In a large pot, combine all the ingredients and cook on medium heat until boiling.
Then cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the rice is thoroughly cooked.
Let it cool before dividing into appropriate portions and serving or storing.
Recipe 2 – Hamburger Mixture
Who doesn’t love hamburgers?
Your dog will certainly enjoy this scrumptious and easy recipe. All you need is one cup of ground beef, ½ cup of cooked oatmeal, 2 hard-boiled eggs, two TBSP of cottage cheese, 3 tablespoons of beans, and 3 tablespoons of carrots.
Cook the ground beef in the oil.
Add in the finely chopped eggs and other ingredients.
Mix and serve once it’s cooled.
Recipe 3 – Chicken, Pumpkin, and Rice
Chicken is one of the best proteins to give a dog with gastrointestinal problems because it’s rather bland.
For this recipe, you’ll need ½ cup of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 ½ cups of white rice, ¼ cup of yogurt, ¼ cup of canned pumpkins, and ½ cup of mixed veggies.
Prepare the rice as directed.
Boil chicken breast.
Once cooled, shred the meat and combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe 4 – Chicken and Potatoes
Another easy recipe with a few simple ingredients – 1 ½ tablespoon cottage cheese, ½ pound minced chicken meat, ½ cup grated carrots, and 1 cup mashed potatoes.
Prepare the mashed potatoes and chicken as normal, with no flavorings. Avoid salt and pepper.
Once these are combined together, add in the canned carrots (these have already been cooked so it’s quicker).
Let the mixture cool then add the cottage cheese. Viola. Dinner is served.
Recipe 5 – Chicken Soup
Your dog is sure to become a fan of chicken soup when you use this recipe. It’s perfect for cold winter days after coming in from outside.
You’ll need ½ pound chicken, 1 ½ cup potatoes, 1 ½ cup carrots, 1 stalk of celery, 1 liter of chicken broth, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Boil the chicken to make your chicken broth. Mix in the extra broth.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the veggies and continue to cook for another 15 to 20 until everything is cooked.
Cool slightly and serve.
Why Use Homemade Dog Food for Gastrointestinal Problems
Feeding your pup homemade dog food allows you to control what ingredients he’s consuming. If your dog has food allergies, making his food means you don’t have to worry about his food getting contaminated or allergic reactions.
Store-bought dog foods often have a lot of ingredients so it can be hard to determine what’s making your pet’s stomach upset. When you’re home cooking your pet’s meals, you can play with the ingredients until you find the right combination that works for your pet.
Making your own dog food can also be less expensive. You can make your pet’s meals fresh each day or make a large batch and divide it into the appropriate portions so you can freeze it for later use.
Our five homemade dog foods for gastrointestinal problems are easy and cheap to make. Your pet is sure to love the fresh produce and yummy protein. These meals might look so good you will be tempted to make some for yourself.
What Causes a Sensitive Stomach?
The majority of sensitive stomachs are due to simple solutions like sensitivity to certain foods. Some dogs can’t tolerate foods like grain. At other times, the dog food you’re providing might be lacking the proper fiber, vitamins, or minerals. Or it might have too much of something like fat.
Some dogs might get into the trash or eat too many table scraps. Since dogs have different digestive systems than people, they often can’t eat the same foods. Consuming foods that they can’t properly digest can cause them to have a queasy tummy.
And the worst case, the symptoms can be a sign of a serious medical condition like stomach cancer. You should always seek your veterinarian’s advice when you notice signs of a sensitive stomach like persistent vomiting or diarrhea.
In other situations, it could be a heredity problem that they inherited from their bloodline. Some breeds of dogs have more gastrointestinal disorders than others.
Symptoms of a Sensitive Stomach
If you’re worried your dog has a sensitive stomach, you might be wondering what symptoms to expect. Dogs that have digestive problems will experience loose stools – also known as diarrhea – flatulence, and/or occasional vomiting shortly after eating.
If your pet continues to experience these symptoms after some time has passed since his last meal, you should consider getting an expert opinion. It might be more than just food allergies that are causing your pet’s problems.
While your pet is sick, it’s better to give her homemade recipes that won’t upset her stomach instead of her usual dry kibble. The recipes we provide are suitable to give to your canine while she’s experiencing digestive distress, as well as to continue afterward as a preventative from future problems.
What Food is Good for a Sensitive Stomach?
Dogs with sensitive tummies are a lot like people. They require bland diets to keep their stomachs settled. When you have a younger puppy that’s experiencing gastrointestinal problems, he might not be able to handle dry store-bought dog kibble.
Luckily, there are some human foods you can give your dog that will provide all the appropriate nutrition without causing distressing symptoms. Here’s a list of foods that are suitable for dogs with sensitive tummies.
- Boiled chicken or turkey breasts – a good source of protein. Low in fat, fiber, and flavor so it’s perfect for picky bellies.
- Canned tuna or salmon – provides essential nutrients your dog needs to be healthy. Make sure it’s preserved in water instead of oil and does not have salt. Salt can be dangerous for dogs.
- Cooked eggs – eggs are high in protein. However, egg yolks contain phosphorus, which can be dangerous for dogs with kidney disease. Eggs also have a high-fat content. Some dogs with sensitive stomachs might not be able to tolerate eggs so use caution in adding them to your dog’s diet.
- Canned pumpkins – Pumpkins have a low glycemic index so it absorbs slowly, making this fruit ideal for dogs with sensitive stomachs or pups who are currently experiencing problems like vomiting and diarrhea. They help regulate bowel movements and firm up your dog’s stool because they’re rich in fiber. They also have antioxidants that are important for your dog’s overall health.
- White rice – white rice is a great source of carbohydrates, fat, and protein. It’s also bland in flavor so it’s great for upset stomachs and is often recommended for dogs who are suffering from diarrhea.
- Boiled potatoes (white or sweet) – potatoes are bland in flavor but high in vitamins and nutrients so they’re great for when your pup is sick. Remember to peel sweet potatoes before serving if you need to reduce fiber.
- Yogurt – Yogurt has probiotics that are good for your pup’s digestive tract. Pick one that doesn’t have added flavors or sweeteners. You want plain yogurt. It can also help soothe an inflamed stomach.
- Baby food – it may sound surprising but baby food is a nutritional substitution you can give your pup when they’re experiencing digestive distress and can’t handle dry kibble. Look for stage II meat-based options that are free from seasoning.
- Bone broth – the broth is made from real bones so it has all the nutrients and minerals your pet needs to stay healthy while being sick, without being heavy on his stomach.
Keep Your Dog’s Sensitive Stomach Happy
Having a sensitive stomach can be a challenge. It can take some time before you find out the cause – if there is one. You might have to go through different brands of food and play with different fresh ingredients before you find the right ones to include in your dog’s homemade dog food. Try these five simple homemade dog foods for gastrointestinal problems and see if you notice any improvements.
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Born in Aberdeenshire in 1946, Bruce went on to serve a 4 year apprenticeship as a monumental mason with William McKay & Sons in Aberdeen. At the same time he attended Aberdeen Technical College studying all aspects of stone carving as a day-release student, as well as attending Gray’s School of Art in the evenings studying life drawing, lettering and stone carving.
While at William McKay’s Bruce developed his skills as a stone carver as well as working in the sand blast carving department. He also developed the technique of diamond hand-engraving on polished black granite – among the first to be done in Aberdeen. At this time he also pursued an interest in glass engraving as an extension to his stone carving skills.
Over the next few years this expanded from a part-time to a full time business engraving glass.
In 1975 Bruce set up own business hand-engraving quality glassware and stone carving, he then established a studio at the old school at Kirkbuddo in Angus which was in operation from 1975-1997. In 1997 he relocated to Kirriemuir and established a new studio at the craft units in Cumberland Close.
Bruce Walker has been carving stone since 1963. Training as a carver of granite in Aberdeen has enabled him to carve any stone. He has worked not only in granite but also sandstone, marble, limestone and soapstone. He worked with Denfind Quarry in Angus and carved several sculptures with their stone. He has also worked on Sheirglas – a hard Scottish limestone from Pitlochry.
In 2012 Bruce established a new sculpture workshop at the Hillhead Industrial Estate in Kirriemuir. The premises are able to accommodate large sculptures of up to 30 tons or more. Around this time Bruce began to use granite from Craigenlow Quarry at Dunecht, Aberdeenshire. He also sources granite from nearby Kemay Quarry.
In 2012 Bruce carved the impressive Scott Wilson Memorial sculpture at Glen Prosen in Angus. It is carved in Craigenlow granite and completed in the centennial year of Captain Scott and Doctor Wilson reaching the South Pole and their subsequent deaths. It depicts the relationship between the two men and their association with Glen Prosen.
More of Bruce’s larger stone sculptures include public sculptures in Angus, Fife and Perthshire, as well as several which remain in private collections.
His smaller sculptures are mainly in private collections and include fountains, sun dials, coats of arms, statues and memorials . His preferred style is abstract, but has done a lot of figurative carving, and any carving can be created according to the customer’s requirements.
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In 2016, we launched our ‘Discovery Work Experience Programme’ that took place from 20th to 24th June 2016 at Oxford Instruments' Tubney Woods site.
The design of the 2016 programme included exposures to both the Industrial Analysis and the NanoScience businesses at the Tubney Woods site or GCSE and A Level students. Learning activities included a blend of classroom style briefings, practicals, presentations and work, across a range of functional disciplines. These not only helped them to have an understanding of our product portfolio, technologies and our customers, but also helped in developing soft skills such team building, branding and commercial awareness.
"The work experience program at Oxford Instruments was by far the most enriching scientific experience I have had. The week encompassed both the research and business aspects of the company, and whilst we learnt about the different roles and jobs, our education was also supplemented with heaps of scientific knowledge to aid our understanding."
"Oxford Instruments helped inspire the future generation of engineers."
"My week at Oxford Instruments has been very interesting, informative, and also a lot of fun, I’ve enjoyed exploring the science behind the machines, and have also learnt a great deal about the world of work during the course of the week, which I’m sure will be of great use to me in the future."
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Once a North Friesian tradition it has become a popular garden trend to decorate your natural stone wall with roses. These stone walls are dry walls made of natural stones and soil. This is an exceptional good spot for planting roses, because roses tend to make deep roots and always love to get a little wind into their foliage. We do not recommend taking varieties with very double flowers, because you would have a quite complicated summer cut. The following varieties are good, as they have less doubled flowers and quite a broad, slightly hanging and not too high growth habit. | <urn:uuid:9071a58a-9031-4fda-b4eb-cf76760169e9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rosen.de/en/garden-roses/specific-situation/stone-wall | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.958422 | 129 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Sound waves converts stem cells into bone cells
Thanks to 10 MHz sound waves, mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into bone cells. This simple device could be easily scaled up to process large numbers of cells simultaneously, which is vital for efficient tissue engineering.
Effective gene therapy for a severe immune deficiency
Many children born with a life-threatening immune disorder, severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) from adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA) have lived healthy lives for more than ten years. This is thanks to effective gene therapy with long-lasting effects and free from severe adverse effects, with promises for the treatment of many other deadly immune disorders.
Giant bacterium discovered in a Caribbean swamp
A giant bacterium has just been discovered in a Caribbean swamp. It measures up to 2cm and has a unique biology, with a large genome. Furthermore, its genetic material is compartmentalized and very close to the membrane, which challenges traditional concepts of bacterial cells.
Our life may flash before our eyes upon death
For roughly 30 seconds before and after a man’s heart stops beating, his brain shows increased activity in parts associated with memory recall, meditation, and dreaming. Scientists suggest the man’s brain may have been replaying memories from throughout his life, similar to the ones reported in near-death experiences”.
Meat consumption correlated with greater life expectancy
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(76aH*) : August 6th is the anniversary of the atomic bomb explosion on Hiroshima in 1945.
This date represents the entrance of Humanity into the age of Revelation (Apocalypsis).
Thus, since August 6, 2021, we are in 76 aH, (meanning 76 after Hiroshima).
It is also an “atheist” and universal calendar to replace the existing “monotheist”, religious and non universal calendars.
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Louis Wirth's 1928 book The Ghetto may be the most important work of interwar American sociology focused on Jewish life. Although The Ghetto has received some attention from scholars since its publication more than 85 years ago, very few observers have paid any sustained attention to that fact that the book includes six striking woodcuts by the "dean of Chicago Jewish artists," Todros Geller. This essay treats Geller's woodcuts as more than mere illustration, putting them in conversation with Wirth's text in order to examine how these two Chicagoans wrestled with the modern American Jewish dilemma of living between two worlds, and not being fully at home in either. Both Wirth and Geller sought to address a path forward for Jews, even if they did so in very different media. Their interests, and their personal histories, shared many commonalities. Their works, in this single important volume, embody the anxieties at the heart of American Jewish intellectuals' concerns about modernity. | <urn:uuid:f8ae0200-f817-44dd-a41b-cf5ab176fc92> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/669915?ref=rc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.963826 | 201 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Background The proposed association between (Cpn) infection and wheezing requirements further clarification. detected in boys, in whom IgE sensitisation was inversely associated with the presence of anti\Cpn IgG (OR 0.49 (95% CI 0.26 to 0.90). Conclusions This study suggests an association between evidence of earlier Cpn infection and a history of wheezing in young girls. Infection with Cpn may be an important risk factor for wheezing and possibly for non\atopic asthma, predominantly in girls. (Cpn) is a respiratory tract pathogen associated both with Dactolisib severe and chronic disorders. It’s been connected with pharyngitis, severe bronchitis, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.3,4 This bacterium is generally found in small children when working with polymerase chain response (PCR) on throat swabs.5 Cpn continues to be associated with exacerbations of asthma and it’s been recommended that it might contribute to the introduction of the condition.6,7,8 In 1991 Hahn was the first ever to explain a link between asthma and Cpn in adults, and he reviewed subsequent reviews on this issue later.8,9 In 1994 Emre had been analysed from the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) technique as referred to at length elsewhere.16 One experienced investigator (JG), who interpreted all tests, was blinded to all or any other research data. Regular high and low positive serum samples were included to make sure quality and consistency control of MIF testing. Antibody titres had been indicated as reciprocal titres. IgG antibodies had been eliminated by immunoprecipitation with GullSORB (Meridian Bioscience Inc, OH, USA) before tests for IgA antibodies. Serum examples adverse for IgG weren’t analysed for IgA, and everything kids bad for IgG had been regarded as bad for IgA also. An optimistic MIF titre was thought as ?16 (inverted titre). Statistics Data were collected and analysed with STATA/SE 8.2 for Windows (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA). The confidence level was set at 95%. Odds ratios (ORs) for 22 tables were calculated using the maximum likelihood estimate, also when including an interaction variable. The homogeneity of ORs between strata was analysed by 2 test. Mantel\Haenszel estimate was utilized to calculate ORs when Furin changing for IgE sensitisation. The p beliefs were computed by 2 aside Dactolisib from analyses from the group of kids with high titres of anti\Cpn IgG when the Fisher’s specific test was utilized to make sure statistical precision for small amounts. When the scholarly research inhabitants was stratified by sex or by different serological features, and when a number Dactolisib of different final results were analysed concurrently, the Simes treatment was used to regulate for multiple statistical evaluations.17 Results Apart from eczema, higher prevalences of research diagnoses were reported for guys. A hundred and fifty nine kids (10.1%) had detectable anti\Cpn IgG amounts without significant difference between your sexes. The full total results for everyone study variables are shown in table 1?1. Desk 1?Prevalence of research variables in kids at age 4?years according to sex The occurrence of anti\Cpn IgG was connected with a history background of wheezing, most evident when reported in 2?years (desk 2?2). Desk 2?Association between research diagnoses and anti\Cpn IgA and IgG in kids in 4?years old Only 42 kids had anti\Cpn IgA, which permitted associations between serology and clinical diagnoses difficult to study. Few children with anti\Cpn IgA had any of the study Dactolisib diagnoses reported at 4?years of age. Children with IgA antibodies to Cpn had a reduced risk of reactive airway disease and of being IgE sensitised at the time of blood sampling. None of the associations in table 2?2 remained statistically significant after adjusting for multiple statistical comparisons. When the sexes were examined separately, an observed association between anti\Cpn IgG and wheezing was restricted to girls (table 3?3).). The respective ORs calculated for boys and girls regarding IgE sensitisation were also different in that the occurrence of IgG antibodies to Cpn was associated with a lowered risk of IgE sensitisation in males and an increased risk of IgE sensitisation in girls. When the statistics in table 3?3 were adjusted for multiple comparisons, including stratification by sex and the nine different outcomes, the lowest ordered p value had to be <0.0028 to be considered as significant; this requirement was true only for the association between anti\Cpn IgG and wheezing in girls at 1?12 months of age. Table 3?Association between study diagnoses and anti\Cpn IgG in children at 4?years of age according to sex Post hoc analyses were performed to further scrutinise indicated associations. The associations found between anti\Cpn IgG and wheezing in girls were unchanged after adjusting for IgE sensitisation. | <urn:uuid:c297d86c-0483-452c-9db5-f93da7dab2d0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://capecodmushroom.org/tag/furin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.963491 | 1,085 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Let’s face it, Tesla probably won’t be releasing any Cybertruck merchandise, especially remote-controlled cars or Power Wheels-sized vehicles anytime soon, but that didn’t stop the guys at FliteTest from making their own. If you’re interested in building the latter, simply start with a standard electric Power Wheels toy car, and craft the Cybertruck body using white foam. Read more for the build video and additional information.
Anyone interested in making their own high-speed, remote-controlled Cybertruck should start with a Traxxas R/C car, or something similar, as the base. The FliteTest crew built three that can hit 60 mph and even went on to perform the famous Ford F-150 versus Cybertruck tow test, which worked out quite well to say the least.
- Innovative portal axles provide huge ground clearance and virtually eliminate chassis torque twist
- Lock differentials and operate the high/low range transmission remotely from the transmitter
- XL-5 HV ESC and powerful 21T Titan 550 motor accept 6 or 7-cell NiMH or 2 or 3-cell LiPo batteries (sold separately)
- Waterproof electronics allow you to drive the TRX-4 in the worst conditions; Sealed ball bearings ; Hex hardware used throughout
- Highly detailed Land Rover Defender body with functional accessories and spare tire. Refer user manual for troubleshooting steps.
- FOR KIDS 37 MONTHS & OLDER: This small yet powerful ride-on is perfect for your little racers who want to start driving like the grownups do!
- POWERFUL 12V & REALISTIC DESIGN: Adjustable seatbelt, bright LED headlights, lockable doors, and grid windshield for off-road style, with a 12V motor and traction tires to ride on different terrains
- MANUAL AND PARENT CONTROL: Let your child drive manually or use the remote control to safely guide them yourself; remote has forward/reverse controls
- SAFE & DURABLE: Includes plastic wheels that will never deflate, plus a spring suspension system and safe, 2.8mph max speed for smooth rides on outdoor adventures
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We can take every precaution under the sun, but even a vaccinated puppy can fall ill. Some health problems that we can’t vaccinate against include:
Diarrhoea doesn’t last long or linger. For the most part, it is little more than a temporary inconvenience. Your puppy could suffer from mild diarrhoea if it’s overly excited, nervous or happens to eat something that it has no business ingesting, for example, the contents of the kitchen bin! However, diarrhoea can also be a symptom of something more severe. If you suspect that it is a symptom of a serious illness and have concerns, don’t hesitate to take your puppy to the vet. You should always take your pup to the vet if:
- Diarrhoea lasts longer than twenty-four hours
- Diarrhoea has blood in it
- Diarrhoea is accompanied by other signs of illness such as breathing difficulties
- Your puppy becomes lethargic or ‘floppy’
‘Floppiness’ could mean that your pup is dehydrated which can be common among puppies.
Vomiting isn’t rare when it comes to puppies. Usually, if your puppy vomits, a little dose of TLC will go a long way. Like diarrhoea, vomiting can be a symptom of serious illness. You should take your pup to the vet if:
- Vomiting lasts more than twenty-four hours
- Vomit has blood in it
- Vomit is projectile
- Vomit is accompanied by other signs of illness.
Dehydration can occur rapidly so it is important to be on the lookout for it. As always, rely on your instincts and trust them if you feel a visit to the vet is necessary.
Ear infections and mites
Regardless of how committed you are to keeping your puppy’s ears clean, the onset of infections or ear mites is still a possibility.
For your peace of mind, it is important to recognise the characteristics of healthy ears. These include:
- Free from discharge or wax
- Pale pink inside
- No unpleasant smell
If you are worried about your puppy’s ears or they seem to be troubling him (often demonstrated by constant scratching of the ears or shaking of the head), don’t hesitate to take him to the vet.
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As harvest time looms for the world's main wheat producers, countries that import wheat are hoping for a bumper global crop so that record high prices might fall. But analysis on the health of crops around the world, shared with the BBC, suggests that's unlikely, and that Russia could be the only big winner.
From his farm three hours south-east of Paris, Sébastien Neveux is worried. Here in France's main wheat-producing region, the weather has been strange recently.
It was extremely dry in March, April and May, a crucial time for wheat crops in France which need moisture to pull minerals up from the ground. Then, in June, there was heavy rain and hail. It was too much, too late.
"I'll have lost 40% of this field because of drought and intense heat," says Mr Neveux. He estimates he'll lose 25% of his wheat crop overall.
Working with two companies that analyse data on crop health, the BBC has found that some of the world's main wheat producers could see weaker harvests than anticipated this year because of bad weather.
In the EU that could mean 4.7 million tonnes less wheat than last year, which is bad news for countries hoping to find alternatives to Ukrainian wheat.
The analysis looked at information from satellite images, which can determine how healthy a plant is by how much infrared light the plant reflects back at the satellites' cameras. That information is then cross-referenced with data about weather and soil moisture to indicate the potential harvest.
Standing in his wheat field, Mr Neveux pulls two stalks from the ground. One is long and golden, the other short and blackened. Rolling each ear between his palms, he blows away the husks to reveal the grains inside. The healthy plant has many plump grains, the other one has just a couple of shrivelled ones. It's disappointing.
"The grain won't have the right quality for milling flour. It'll have to go to cow or chicken feed. So I'll sell it for less," he says.
More than a third of the planet relies on wheat as a staple food. It provides more calories in the world's diet than any other single crop. And as the global population is growing, every year we have to produce more.
At the beginning of 2021 wheat prices were at a record high, thanks to a spike in demand after the coronavirus pandemic and bad harvests in some major exporting countries. Then Russia invaded Ukraine - the world's fifth biggest wheat exporter - and prices soared even higher, sparking concerns of a global hunger crisis.
According to analysis shared with the BBC by Kayrros and EarthDaily Analytics, three of the world's five major wheat exporters (the US, France and Ukraine) could see lower than expected yields this year.
The US is the world's third-biggest wheat exporter but severe drought in spring in two main wheat-producing states, Kansas and Oklahoma, could mean yields are 7-8% lower this year than the five-year average.
India also produces vast volumes of wheat, most of which is consumed within the country. This year India increased the amount of wheat planted, leading many to hope it could become a significant exporter and ease the strain on global supplies. But extreme heatwaves hit India just as the crop was at a crucial stage for developing grain.
In response, the Indian government put an export ban on wheat in early May. EarthDaily's analysis suggests that India's production this year has been 10 million tonnes lower than expected.
Not everywhere has seen disastrous weather though. Canada experienced very severe drought last year which led to historically low yields for wheat. This year the crop is looking much healthier, and EarthDaily estimates that the harvest will be above the five-year average.
In Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, the crop is looking particularly promising. Thanks to very favourable weather its yields could be 6% higher than average this year, leading to fears that Russia could use grain for political leverage.
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Russian state-controlled news network Russia Today, joked at the St Petersburg Economic Forum in June about how Moscow could exploit the crop, commenting that she had heard people saying, "All hopes are pinned on the famine."
"It means that a famine is about to start and now they will come to their senses and lift sanctions, and generally make friends with us," she continued, "because they will realise that it's impossible not to be friends with us."
In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country had no plans to restrict access to its grain.
But Russia's crop may not be enough to offset deficits elsewhere in the world, says Elena Neroba, a Ukrainian grains analyst with the trading firm, Maxigrain. And Russia could find it difficult to sell. Food is not subject to sanctions, but the restrictions make doing business with Russia complicated.
"Really big companies will avoid trading with Russia because it's a huge risk. If you are a state reserve or a multinational company, it's not just the risk of a volatile price, it's a risk to your reputation," Ms Neroba says.
It's also unclear how much of Ukraine's wheat will make it out of the country, as Russia has been attacking grain stores, dropping incendiary bombs on fields of dry crops, and blockading the main export route via ports in the Black Sea.
As wheat harvests get under way, prices are dropping slightly but they are still 48.5% higher than this time last year, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Price is determined by supply and demand and it is heavily influenced by expectation. Earlier this year expectations were high for the wheat crop in most regions, but war and bad weather dashed those hopes.
The FAO is more optimistic about the crop in the US than the satellite-based analysis from Kayrros and EarthDaily. But it predicts that global wheat production will decline by 0.8% or three million tonnes. That doesn't mean a major shortage of wheat but it does ensure prices will remain high, hitting low-income countries that rely on wheat imports the hardest.
The FAO's chief economist, Maximo Torero, is especially worried about next year, if the war continues and farmers can't access fertiliser, much of which comes from Russia.
"If we continue to have increasing prices of fertilisers, there is potential risk that yields will reduce," he says. "And that's when we could be talking about a huge food crisis."
The pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have exposed just how vulnerable our global food system is to shocks. Climate change, which makes extreme and unpredictable weather more common, means more shocks are sure to come.
"Four or five countries control the major share of the wheat exports in the world," says Mr Torero. "If something happens to any of these countries because of extreme weather conditions, it will immediately have an impact on world exports."
Farmers like Sébastien Neveux have no choice but to try to adapt. He's in his early 40s and inherited the farm from his father, but the way he must farm is different now.
"We need to find plants that are more resistant. And they have to become resistant more quickly to survive climate change. The natural cycle of selection is not going to adapt quickly enough."
Marching through his wheat field he stops to pull another small, stunted stalk from the ground. Though this damaged plant won't make him any profit, he turns it over in his hands admiringly. It's sad, he says - but it also gives him hope.
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The PR+COSMOSAC EOS has been shown to be able to utilize quantum mechanical calculation results to predict the thermodynamic properties and fluid phase equilibrium with the only input of molecular structure. In this study, two modifications are introduced to further improve its accuracy in predicting vapor pressures of pure fluids. The average logarithmic deviation in vapor pressure (ALD-P) from the triple-point temperature to the normal boiling temperature for 1124 substances is reduced from 0.321 to 0.256 (or from 109.4% to 80.2%) (a reduction of 20% in ALD-P), while ALD-P from the normal boiling temperature to the critical temperature remains similar. The average absolute deviation (AAD) in the normal boiling temperature for 1405 substances is reduced from 16.32 to 14.25 K. Furthermore, its accuracy in predicting the critical properties and sublimation pressures (1140 substances) of pure fluids and vapor-liquid equilibrium of binary mixtures (1118 systems) is investigated and compared with the previous versions of PR+COSMOSAC. The accuracy of the revised PR+COSMOSAC EOS is generally improved, and the effect of each modification on the accuracy is discussed. This model is particularly useful when no experimental data are available.
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I am grateful to the organizing committee for thinking about me and inviting me to deliver a guest lecture on distinctiveness of Humanities and social sciences in higher technical education. I feel rather uneasy and highly septic, as I stand here with no pretensions of a high-brow professor or specialist whose discourse goes overhead. I speak to you as a practicing teacher of English language skills, especially for science and technology, and Indian English writing, especially poetry, with interest in what concerns us in the Humanities division, which, unfortunately, enjoys little academic respect in the over-all scheme of things in almost every technical institution.
Maybe, a conference like this augurs well for friends in the department of Humanities & Social Sciences, as they seek to explore interdisciplinarity, which indeed expands the scope of teaching and research. But I must provide a perspective to my several remarks that ensue from my reflections on the quality of intellectual activity in most technical institutions vis-a-vis the negligible support for scholarship in the Humanities, perhaps with the belief that the humanities are not ‘real subjects’ or that these have no bearing on learning of technical subjects, or these bring no demonstrable economic benefit.
The discipline has declined more perceptibly with, to quote Nannerl O. Keohane, “the creation of increasingly specialized disciplines and rewards for faculty members for advancing knowledge in those areas.” We have a marginalized status in technical institutions even if we may have been playing a crucial role as teachers of languages and letters. I don’t want to dwell on them here. But, we should be aware of the ground reality.
Yes, study in humanities is not always a matter of communicating ‘new findings’ or proposing a ‘new theory’. It is rather ‘cultivating understanding’ or thinking critically about some profound questions of human life; it is often the expression of the deepened understanding, which some individual has acquired, through reading, discussion and reflection, on a topic which has been ‘known’ for a long time. To me, practices in arts and humanities elevate consciousness, refine susceptibilities in various directions, create deeper awareness, and enable us to respond critically and independently to the ‘brave new world’ we live in. Arts and humanities alone can help us to explore what it means to be human, and sustain “the heart and soul of our civilization.” Perhaps, it’s the usefulness of humanities which is acknowledged by inviting me to speak to a distinguished audience like this.
I intend to divide my brief into two parts: I would reflect on technical institutions as schools of higher learning; and then, I would say something about the business of English language teaching, which is my prime professional concern. Yet, much will remain unsaid, for I am aware of the controversies I may be raising.
I strongly feel most university level technical institutions in India, like the general ones, have failed in promoting or upholding healthy intellectual attitudes and values, and academic culture and tradition, expected of a university, just as, it’s painful for me to observe, the culture has been virtually dismal in the case of studies in arts and humanities in the last four decades. The dullness and sameness has marginalized both creative and critical performance, or the standards handed down to us have become obsolete, or we have fallen into an abyss of unbecoming elitism, or we have become used to a cornucopia of pleasures formerly denied us: I won’t comment. But an opportunity, such as this, is necessarily not to offer any authoritative judgments but to reflect on, or to provide insights into, issues that concern intellectuals at the top of university teaching hierarchy. Should I say ‘non-university’? for I fear most of the faculty do not want to move beyond the parochial confines of narrow exclusivity. It’s the age of specialization they say, and discourage diversity, tolerance and inclusivity: they do not strive for intellectual mobility and change of attitude; we, as seniors, too, have not tried to reach out, or explore!
As a university, we are not oriented to the transformation of our social order, nor are we obligated to act as a moral deterrent in inhibiting the growth of selfish motivation. We think of education in terms of laboratory or industrial practices in mineral and mining sectors, energy, electronics, engineering, computer application, environment, management, law, health sciences, life sciences, and all that, but hardly care for ‘producing’ fully competent and spiritually mature human beings. We do not pay attention to the growth of individual creativity and to an intuitive understanding of individual purpose. We do not bother to educate with, to quote Rabindranath Tagore, the “knowledge of spiritual meaning of existence” which is also the ethical and moral meaning. We have been, unfortunately, bogged down in schemes that inculcate a habit of the mind which indulges in seeking only better opportunities to survive, or higher pay packages.
I’m afraid for too long we have practiced the “how to” of life and neglected the “why”. I believe it is comparatively easy to learn how to accomplish certain material tasks, but much more difficult to learn “what for”. If our educational system has failed over the years, it is because we have never come into a working knowledge of our humanity. We have gained incredible amount of technical knowledge, perhaps more than enough to resolve many problems with which mankind is presently faced, but we have never tried to reflect on how to apply it constructively and successfully for the good of all, with a sense of human dignity.
Some of us rightly worry about the general lack of mutual respect for the rights and feelings of others, the tendency to be suspicious of the unknown, the tendency to take liberty with the sanctity of the individual person, and complain about the general lack of character and integrity, despite higher education. I see our failure in communicating with the spiritual insight which is marked by a balance between individual desires and social demands; I see our failure in creating the awareness of the world of values and principle of the spiritual oneness underlying the great variety found in the world. I see our failure in the humanity being torn apart by intolerance and fundamentalism, the suicidal urge for self-destruction. I see our failure in the rising ethnic, linguistic and religious tensions that now belie the scientific, technological and enlightened euphoria of the sixties.
We seem to have lost a sense of obligation toward creating a good, tolerant, forward-looking society. Thanks to the role of money in democratic processes and institutionalization of corruption at all levels, people have lost faith in politicians, bureaucrats and government. The invasion of governance by the criminal-politician-bureaucrat nexus has done the country greatest harm than the shift of power following the wave of globalization, multinational capitalism, corporate economy, politics of war on terror, environmental concerns, human rights and all that. There is a reshaping of self, values and norms with dominance of the Western discourse in critical reasoning and reflection through perils and delights of growth and change; through survival skills vis-à-vis emigration, sex, parenthood, and age; through re-visiting past and present with vested awareness; through political orthodoxy in the name of democracy, religious fanaticism, casteist dominance, and repression of the liberals and the simple; and through the new processes of fossilization of the pre-colonial/colonial/post-colonial that renders many of us in the profession irrelevant. I wonder if we are not terribly dislocated in our small world.
Let me not digress any further. Ladies and Gentlemen, every university is a school of higher education, but how high is high? If we are only interested in technical education for the sake of developing professional ability or skill in some area of life, then we are talking about a vocational school or polytechnic, and not a true university. Unfortunately, most universities (and technical institutions) have been vying with each other to become professional schools, not committed to the teaching of better morality, higher philosophy, universal order or universal culture. They are not producing morally and ethically conscious good citizens. I am afraid all one can expect from the present priorities in the so called higher education is survival, pursuit of money, and power.
When science is transformed into technology, it becomes a form of power. And, as history would testify, power is the power for good and for evil. The technological culture we live in pervades and shapes our lives. The computer and internet culture, electronic gadgets, microwave, fridge, mobile phones, antibiotics, contraceptives and several such devices have been more than new means. Our sense of vulnerability has been changing fast. The new consumerist culture has taken away what was earlier meaningful and rich experiences of life.
We in the Humanities & Social sciences department need to debate the multifaceted reality that modern technology offers-not only its devices and infrastructure which are its material manifestation but also skills and organization, attitudes and culture, perhaps constructively and contextually. Thinking through technology should make possible for us to develop and contribute to humanities philosophy of science and engineering just as different visions may be possible to discuss through social philosophy of technology. Researchers in the West have already been talking about technology as liberator, technology as threat, and technology as instrument of power. Our lives and ideas have thus changed and will continue to change. In fact, every field has been changing rapidly these days. The discipline (HSS) needs to incorporate their study, especially as media such as internet and social networking have already modified and redefined human relationship and identities everywhere and at all levels.
Then, there is the emergence of what has been called ‘knowledge society’. The growth or creation of knowledge society that we have been talking about since the beginning of this century presupposes our capacity for idea generation. But if knowledge is not made freely available to all who seek it, how can one promote humanity or make it power for a liberal democratic society. Moreover, as scientific and technical knowledge spreads or becomes more powerful, it would become more problematic for the scientific community to assume moral responsibility for the use and abuse of scientific knowledge. To mitigate this challenge, one needs an education not so much in science but in humanities. When scientists say they want to live up to their social responsibilities, what they seem to mean is that they want more power than they have; it means they want to run things, to take charge. They should not end up ‘doing politics’ in the name of improving the world or society. Let them be interested in themselves, in facing the task of their own self-improvement, and learning how to think about their own responsibilities in a more serious and reflective way, their own moral education.
As a faculty in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in one of the leading technical universities in the country, what I think the scientific and engineering community has to face up to is its own self-education, its own social education. Our budding engineers and scientists have to explore answers to such basic questions as: what is a good society? How do we go about achieving it? How do we-what do we-learn from history? What do we learn from political philosophers of the past? Or, why scientists think and speak the way they do? They cannot neglect this kind of educational enquiry in technical education because there is more and more to know as the fields proliferate. Which means, the department of Humanities and Social Sciences should equip them with the basics that helps them demonstrate understanding in and across the major disciplines: scientific understanding, technical understanding, mathematical understanding, historical understanding, artistic/humanistic understanding, cross-cultural understanding, and understanding of moral and political philosophy, and philosophy of science etc. There is need for providing new unfamiliar concepts and examples to promote such understanding which will later enable them to take enormous decisions vis-à-vis the complexity of the world science and technology has brought about.
With the present consciousness, accept it or not, we, in educational establishments, have perpetuated living with a world in upheaval, and in some cases, have even shown a preference for it. But, with a higher order of awareness that approaches intuitive levels of understanding (something arts, culture and humanistic studies essentially seek to develop), we should be better able to look at an issue from many different dimensions, and rationalize how we ought to live in the future “as complete citizens who can think for themselves, criticize traditions, and understand the significance of another person’s sufferings and achievements,” to quote Martha Nusbaum from her book Not for Profit.
A technical university needs to provide for education which also elevates the consciousness and extends the power of the soul; that is, we need to shift a part of the current educational priorities from the intellect to the heart, and from scientific and technical thinking to soul cognition. The end and aim of a university, be it technical or general, is the perfection of man, striving to evolve the consciousness in tune with the universe.
The education we ‘sell’ needs to be re-tuned towards creativity, innovation, and respect for fundamental freedom; our policies and curiculums should help in strengthening the culture and values of a global society which is characterized by multiculturalism, intercultural interactions, mutual respect, tolerance, dignity and respect for values, and consciousness of ourselves as one human race, human rights and global responsibility for change in attitudes. We must, at every level, strive for a balance between the traditional attitudes and the need for a modern multi-cultural society.
I believe most of the new technical institutions can maintain their distinctiveness by seriously opening to the diversity of our times, by sharing freely with students representing the diversity of our larger society, culture, and future needs. The enclave approach which seeks to shut out or at least seriously limit the diverse socio-cultural needs and understanding may not help any more to maintain distinctiveness of the institution.
I also worry about the system’s unwillingness to nurture the ethos and sensibility that sustains a university spirit even as, according to the current govt. policies, an institution of higher learning is expected to run as a business enterprise which in days to come, will modify, perhaps irreversibly, our attitudes to teaching and research, our notions of knowledge, our administrative practices, and our relationship with the state and society. We need to make a move from the concerns of the immediate present to the future and visualize a different typology of cultural, linguistic and educational problems against the backdrop of a very fluctuating socio-political climate and pressures of all types.
As part of the language and literature teaching fraternity for over 38 years and working in a specialized university, I know how significant Humanities teaching is to hone the mind, critical thinking and communication skills. I am tempted to quote Erwin Griswold (of the Harvard Law School): “You go to a great school not so much for knowledge as for arts or habits; for the art of expression, for the art of entering quickly into another person’s thoughts, for the art of assuming at a moment’s notice a new intellectual position, for the habit of submitting to censure and refutation, for the art of indicating assent or dissent in graduated terms, for the habit of regarding minute points of accuracy, for the art of working out what is possible in a given time; for taste, for discrimination, for mental courage, and mental soberness.”
Now, let me talk about the business of English Language Teaching. I say ‘business’ because it has developed into a multi-million dollars commercial enterprise outside the native bases. We too, have an opportunity to capitalize on it in our own way, if we can. We can reach out to people in over 70 countries where English is one of the main languages.
The global diffusion of the language has now taken an interesting turn: the ratio between the native speakers of English (in countries like the U.K., the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and the non-native speakers (in countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Philippines etc where English is used along with the mother tongue) is almost 40: 60, and it has expanded fast to other countries (like China, Japan, Egypt, Indonesia, Korea, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, the Gulf Countries, and the countries of the erstwhile Eastern Bloc). It is virtually a native language in South Africa, Jamaica and West Indies. Its acculturation, its international functional range, and the diverse forms of literary creativity it is accommodating are historically unprecedented.
As Braj B. Kachru notes, the situation today is such that the native speakers have an insignificant role in the global spread and teaching of English; they seem to have lost the exclusive prerogative to control its norms of use or standardization; in fact, if current statistics are any indication, they have become a minority.
This sociolinguistic fact and its implications have not yet been fully recognized by most linguists, ELT practitioners, ESPists, administrators, language policy planners, and college and university teachers in India. What we need now are new paradigms and perspectives for linguistic and pedagogical research and for understanding the linguistic creativity, including the scientific and technical writing, in multilingual situations across cultures.
You will appreciate the English we all speak is not like the English the native speakers of the language speak. We don’t need to. The yardsticks of the British or American native speakers, or their standards as reflected in GRE, TOEFL or IELTS etc, or their kind of tongue twisting, are simply damaging to the interests of non-native speakers. We have to develop our own standards, instead of teaching to sound like Londoners or North Americans. Pronunciation must be comprehensible and not detract from the understanding of a message. But for this nobody needs to speak the so called standardized English that makes inter- and intranational communication difficult. David Crystal too appreciates this reality and favours local taste of English in India and elsewhere.
Our Indianness is clearly reflected in the pronunciation of certain vowels and consonant, in the stressing of words, in the rhythm and pauses, in the vocabulary and lexical acculturation, discourse patterning, code mixing, usages, grammatical deviations etc. The prolonged linguistic and cultural contact of English in various states of the Indian union has given it a unique character which deserves serious academic exploration. It has acquired a considerable functional range and depth, and it is preposterous to expect that the language would not be ‘shaped’ or ‘moulded’ according to the local needs or remain unaffected by the influences of local languages and literatures, cultures and users. It is, in fact, the result of such deep-rooted local functions, that we have now an institutionalized model of English for intranational uses. The way India’s multilingualism and ethnic pluralism have added to the complexity of Indian English, apart from ‘mixing’ words, phrases, clauses and idioms from the Indian Language into English, and in ‘switching’ from one language to another, perhaps to express the speaker’s ‘identity’ or linguistic ‘belonging’, the role of ‘native speaker’– the British or American– as become peripheral, as Kachru rightly asserts, unless he or she understands the local cultures and cultural presuppositions.
I am not very much concerned with the literary perspective of Indian English here, even if I have been actively associated with Indian English literary practices for over thirty five years. I am professionally interested in the language use and usage of Indian writers, and scholars and researchers of science and technology, the localized educated variety they have developed to communicate indigenous innovations. You can appreciate this if you have noticed development of local registers for agriculture, for the legal system, for entertainment industry, for Environment, and so on. The publications of Indian practitioners of science and technology have certain discourse features which are unique to Indian English, but not examined.
I suspect Indian English is not yet recognized as an important area of research for ‘English for specific purposes’ (ESP) that we teach. [It is also, however, very sad that though ESP as an approach is now firmly established, it still has fewer supporters in India, possibly because nobody wants any changes in the conventional teaching-learning practices?] Having been in the forefront of ESP movement in the country for over twenty five years, I am aware of the localized linguistic innovations in the huge output of Indian researchers, some of which has the potential for serving effectively and successfully as pedagogical texts or teaching materials. But it is unfortunate the English teaching academia are slow to recognize the pragmatic contexts–the importance of intranational uses of English and according to local needs – and continue to stick to the external norms of English. It’s more regrettable that the conceptual and applied research on ESP in the West has avoided addressing issues which are vital for understanding the use of English across cultures.
The way ESP has turned international, teachers and researchers in Applied Languages in our country need to explore: what accommodation a native speaker of English may have to make for participation in communication with those who use a local (or non-native) variety of English; what determines communicative performances or pragmatic success of English in its international uses; what insights we have gained by research on intelligibility and comprehensibility concerning international and intranational uses of English; and what attitudinal and linguistic adjustments are desirable for effective teaching of ESP based on a non-native English, like Indian English. These are a few basic questions, not convenient to Western ESP enthusiasts.
I have noticed in the Western ESP in general, and science and technology in particular, a strong bias towards ethno-centricism in approach and neglect of intranational motivation for the uses of English. It is not possible to practice ESP effectively unless we respect, what John Swales call, “local knowledge” and “localized pragmatic needs”. After all, we use the language as a tool and we cannot ignore the localized innovations that have “code-related” and “context-related” dimensions. We ought to view non-native innovations in ESP as positive and consider them as part of the pragmatic needs of the users. It is the attitudinal change that I plead for!
Teaching of ESP in a university in the second language situation like ours is largely a “collaborative sense-making” with the class. When I say this, I am pointing to the interactive nature of formal instruction, which, in terms of actual language use, is essentially Indian in tone, tenor and style. I am also referring to the need for understanding the dichotomy between the rhetoric of EST teaching and the practice enacted in the classroom from the viewpoint of adult learners, and language skills development and competence in the Indian social setting. We need to evolve a dynamic model of ‘communicative teaching’ of ESP which seeks to develop (i)linguistic competence (Accuracy), (ii)pragmatic competence (Fluency), and (iii) sociolinguistic competence (Appropriacy), without ignoring interrelated aspects of local practice, research and theory and at the same time emphasizes language awareness, which is a significant concept in ELT, in that it covers implicit, explicit, and interactive knowledge about language and provides for a critical awareness of language and literature practices that are shaped by, and shape, sociocultural relationships, professional relationship, and relationship of power. The approach can also facilitate cross-cultural comparisons and contrasts, and promote genre-based studies (i.e. how language works to mean, how different strategies can be used, how meaning is constructed), basic to ESP, in that it truly develops individual’s performance competence.
Friends, I have hopped from one point to another, perhaps jumbled up, in my zeal to draw your attention to several aspects of English, Indian English and ESP that have wider and deeper implications. They touch attitudinal chords of English language users, teachers and administrators too. Teaching of English, both language and literature, today is not only academically challenging but also opens new refreshing avenues for applied research. This is because of the spread and changing status of English, which has grown from a native, second, and foreign language to become an international language of commerce science and technology, spoken among more non-natives than natives in the process of their professional pursuits or everyday lives. I have also placed certain facts of science and technology education in the context of Humanities before you, raised issues, expressed my view, and now it is for the profession to accept, reject or explore their implications. Thank you.
Head, Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad 826004 India
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2 of 2 portraits of William Somerville
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1830
20 in. x 13 3/8 in. (508 mm x 340 mm)
Given by Mrs George Jones, 1871
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- Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781-1841), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 267 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.
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Somerville was the husband to scientist Mary Somerville, and a military surgeon and physician to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea (1819-38). This is a rare example of one of Chantrey's drawings showing a sitter in three-quarter profile, and does not appear to be connected to a marble bust. Chantrey sometimes made drawings simply to record the appearance of friends or visitors to his studio.
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- From Pencil to Chisel: Sir Francis Chantrey's Portrait Drawings (2 April 2011 - 20 November 2011)
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Current affairsGeorge IV dies at Windsor on 26 June; William IV succeeds to the throne.
Duke of Wellington resigns as Prime Minister to be succeeded by Earl Grey.
'Captain Swing' disturbances among agricultural districts in southern England. Taking their name from a mythical leader, hundreds of labourers break the threshing machines that threaten their winter employment.
Art and scienceLiverpool and Manchester Railway opens; MP William Huskisson is run down by a train and killed at the inaugural ceremony.
William Cobbett publishes Rural Rides; a nostalgic tribute to the English countryside which expresses dismay at the sweeping changes taking place.
InternationalJuly Revolution in France overthrows the Bourbon dynasty. Charles X goes into exile in England and Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orleans is proclaimed King by the Chamber of Deputies who fear European opposition to the declaration of a second Republic.
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Institute of Ocean Sciences
The Institute of Ocean Sciences, or IOS, located in Sidney, British Columbia, is an important link in Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s nationwide chain of major scientific facilities. It is the centre for research on the coastal waters of British Columbia, the Northeastern Pacific Ocean, and navigable fresh waters of the west coast east to the Alberta border, and the Western Canadian Arctic.
IOS has earned international recognition for its scientific work and expertise. Its more than 250 dedicated scientists and researchers provide up-to-date information and data on all elements of oceanography, from fisheries and ocean research, and environmental science to creating nautical charts and other vital navigation products. IOS and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada are guided by the principles of sound scientific knowledge and effective management.
The work undertaken at IOS contributes to maritime safety, our understanding of the ocean and marine ecosystems, and the sustainability of Canada’s marine resources.
Research efforts at IOS are grouped under two science divisions:
- The Canadian Hydrographic Service, which produces Canadian nautical charts, and
- Ocean Science, through which IOS has become a major player in efforts to understand and manage coastal and open ocean ecosystems.
IOS research ranges from investigating the effects of global warming on marine ecosystems, to contaminants in Arctic ice, the role of plankton in marine food webs, understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of aquaculture, and even predicting where and when a tsunami might strike. Its scientists are experts in ocean currents and ocean temperatures, and in how ocean temperatures impact the abundance if marine species.
Some of the institute’s work highlights notable changes in atmospheric and oceanic conditions that affect commercially important fish such as salmon, herring, groundfish and shellfish. IOS research in the northeast Pacific and Western Arctic helps improve understanding of the ocean and its role in moderating the effects of increased carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. Water properties such as temperature, salinity, dissolved gases, acidification and nutrient concentrations can all affect resident and migratory marine populations in British Columbia, the North Pacific and the Beaufort Sea.
The Institute of Ocean Sciences is a key member of Argo, an international initiative that gathers and makes available high quality data for forecasting a wide array of weather and ocean conditions and phenomena. There are now three thousand Argo floats in service operating in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and southern oceans.
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IOS is a hub of activity, and home to a number of other organizations, including a Canadian Coast Guard base, as well as the state-of-the-art Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre. Canada’s Coast Guard, part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, carries out search and rescue missions, responds to marine pollution incidents, provides and maintains aids to navigation, and operates the research vessels used by scientists at IOS and elsewhere.
Staff from the Canadian Wildlife Service and the North Pacific Science Organization – or PICES - are also located at IOS. PICES is an intergovernmental scientific organization established in 1992 to promote and coordinate marine research in the North Pacific and adjacent seas. Its present members are Canada, Japan, China, Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States. PICES research focuses on the ocean environment, global weather and climate change, living resources and their ecosystems and the impacts of human activities.
Through PICES and as part of a joint observation study by the RV MIRAI and Canadian Coast Guard vessels the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent and CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier, IOS enjoys a close relationship with Japanese ocean scientists.The goal of this international joint venture is to prepare for global change and to reduce uncertainties in forecasting shelf/basin interactions-and inter-basin forcing of ice, and water properties of land/ocean exchanges.
Through these initiatives and our ongoing research and hydrographic activities, the Institute of Ocean Sciences and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are working to ensure Canadians enjoys safe and accessible waterways; healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems; and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. The scientific expertise and knowledge developed at IOS have made it a world-renowned facility, and its work has contributed immensely to the global understanding of oceans.
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Open Office Writer Tutorial: “Red line” correction to language mismatch
As shown in the picture beside, there are paragraph that are not with red striped and another paragraph show different things. It is caused by the language setting that do not conform with the typed text. So the program shows an error correction which is marked with a red line.
Almost every word processing software has this feature and the free Open Office Writer too. So, to eliminate the red line, match the typed sentences with the language used in software. Follow the following interactive tutorials to make it more clear.
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Most genome-wide association and fine-mapping studies to date have been conducted in individuals of European descent, and genetic studies of populations of Hispanic/Latino and African ancestry are limited. In addition, these populations have more complex linkage disequilibrium structure. In order to better define the genetic architecture of these understudied populations, we leveraged >100,000 phased sequences available from deep-coverage whole genome sequencing through the multi-ethnic NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program to impute genotypes into admixed African and Hispanic/Latino samples with genome-wide genotyping array data. We demonstrated that using TOPMed sequencing data as the imputation reference panel improves genotype imputation quality in these populations, which subsequently enhanced gene-mapping power for complex traits. For rare variants with minor allele frequency (MAF) < 0.5%, we observed a 2.3- to 6.1-fold increase in the number of well-imputed variants, with 11-34% improvement in average imputation quality, compared to the state-of-the-art 1000 Genomes Project Phase 3 and Haplotype Reference Consortium reference panels. Impressively, even for extremely rare variants with minor allele count <10 (including singletons) in the imputation target samples, average information content rescued was >86%. Subsequent association analyses of TOPMed reference panel-imputed genotype data with hematological traits (hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), and white blood cell count (WBC)) in ~21,600 African-ancestry and ~21,700 Hispanic/Latino individuals identified associations with two rare variants in the HBB gene (rs33930165 with higher WBC [p = 8.8x10-15] in African populations, rs11549407 with lower HGB [p = 1.5x10-12] and HCT [p = 8.8x10-10] in Hispanics/Latinos). By comparison, neither variant would have been genome-wide significant if either 1000 Genomes Project Phase 3 or Haplotype Reference Consortium reference panels had been used for imputation. Our findings highlight the utility of the TOPMed imputation reference panel for identification of novel rare variant associations not previously detected in similarly sized genome-wide studies of under-represented African and Hispanic/Latino populations.
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Laura M. Raffield and Chani J. Hodonsky are funded by T32 HL129982. Madeline H Kowalski, Huijun Qian, Alexander P. Reiner, and Yun Li are funded on R01 HL129132. Paul S. de Vries was supported by American Heart Association grant number 18CDA34110116. Eric Jorgenson and Hélène Choquet are funded by R01 EY027004 and R01 DK116738. Ruth J.F. Loos is funded by U01 HG007417 and R56HG010297. Steve Buyske is funded by U01 HG007419. Rasika A. Mathias, Lewis C. Becker, Nauder Faraday, and Lisa R. Yanek are funded by U01 HL72518, R01 HL087698, and R01 HL112064. Russell P Tracy, Stephen S. Rich, Jerome I. Rotter, and Mary Cushman are funded by 3R01HL-117626-02S1, 3R01HL-120393-02S1, HHSN268201500003I, N01-HC-95159, N01-HC-95160, N01-HC-95161, N01-HC-95162, N01-HC-95163, N01-HC-95164, N01-HC-95165, N01-HC-95166, N01-HC-95167, N01-HC-95168, N01-HC-95169, UL1-TR-000040, UL1-TR-001079, UL1-TR-001420, UL1-TR-001881, and DK063491. Edwin K Silverman and Michael H Cho are funded by U01 HL089856. L Adrienne Cupples is funded by NO1-HC-25195, HHSN268201500001I, and R01 HL092577-06S1. Hemant K. Tiwari and Marguerite R. Irvin are funded by R01 HL055673. Jiang He is funded by U01HL072507, R01HL087263, and R01HL090682. Juan M. Peralta and John Blangero are funded by R01 HL113323. Sharon L.R. Kardia and Jennifer A. Smith are funded by R01 HL119443 and R01 HL085571. Scott T. Weiss and Jessica A. Lasky-Su are funded by P01 HL132825. Kathleen C Barnes and Michelle Daya are funded by R01HL104608. Patrick T Ellinor is funded by NIH 1RO1HL092577, R01HL128914, K24HL105780, AHA 18SFRN34110082, and Fondation Leducq 14CVD01. Donna K Arnett is funded by R01 R01HL091397. Bertha Hidalgo is funded by K01 HL130609 01. Courtney Montgomery is funded by R01 HL113326. Nicholette D Palmer and Donald W Bowden are funded by R01 HL92301, R01 HL67348, R01 NS058700, R01 NS075107, R01 AR48797, R01 DK071891, M01 RR07122, F32 HL085989, P60 AG10484. Steven A. Lubitz is funded by NIH 1R01HL139731 and American Heart Association 18SFRN34250007. Kent D. Taylor is funded by 3R01HL-117626-02S1, 3R01HL-120393-02S1, R01HL071051, R01HL071205, R01HL071250, R01HL071251, R01HL071258, R01HL071259, UL1RR033176, and UL1TR001881. Patricia A. Peyser is funded by R01 HL119443 and R01 HL085571. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Ayurveda is traditional medicine system, native to India and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. Ayurvedic literature first appeared during the Vedic period and Ayurvedic practitioners identified a number of medicinal preparations and surgical procedures for curing various ailments and diseases.
To become an Ayurvedic professional one should have a graduate degree (BAMS.). The degree and postgraduate degree courses are offered by private institutions across India.
Basic eligibility criteria:
Higher Secondary students (+2) with Biology group or Biology + Maths group as the major or Diploma holders in Biology or related fields are eligible to do a course in Ayurveda. For MD programs in Ayurveda, M.B.B.S graduates can apply. No age bar for anyone pursuing a course in Ayurveda.
They are as follows:
Bachelor program in Ayurvedic medicine:
BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery) - Five and a half year duration with one year internship.
General Medicine, Pharmacist, Surgeon, Dieticians, Gynecologist, Teacher , Practitioner, Pediatrics, ENT, Rasa Sastram, etc.
Postgraduate program in Ayurvedic medicine:
M.D. (Ayurveda) - 3 years
The total expense for doing a bachelor’s degree in Ayurvedic Medicine is as follows:
Bank loans and private loans can easily be arranged by directly contacting the banks through the college administration.
To be a successful Ayurveda practitioner, one must have a strong power of concentration, self-confidence, responsibility, caring nature, good communication and counseling skills, and have the ability to make intelligent decisions.
Higher Education Options:
After successful completion of the bachelor’s degree, the options for higher education are plenty. A person with the above degree can opt for Masters in Ayurveda.
The fresh graduates/post graduates of Ayurveda are generally employed in Ayurvedic hospitals/clinics (both private and Govt.) as
As Ayurveda system of medicine is becoming more popular in foreign countries, the demand for trained professionals in this field is also increasing. The remuneration of an Ayurvedic doctor appointed in government hospital/department varies between Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000. In private practice, the earning is more and depends totally on experience and the effort put into action. Private sector hospitals and nursing homes have tremendous openings for Ayurveda professionals who offer excellent pay-packages.
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It has been two weeks since a bipartisan Senate Committee of eight senators released their statement of principles for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, followed two days later by President Obama during a speech in Las Vegas. The President told the nation that the political stars have aligned and "now is the time" for serious consideration of immigration reform. Together, these statements set the stage for the debate to come.
These two statements provide a hopeful sign that the intractable problems have been reconsidered in light of the new political reality and good old-fashioned compromises have been defined. There are still many difficult decisions ahead. The devil, as they say, is in the details, and it is those details beyond the basic positional statements that will be necessary to define.
When it comes to immigration reform, the critical decisions boil down to numbers. The problem with the last comprehensive reform legislation in 1986 was that the law made no attempt to adjust the limits to changing economic conditions – immigration limits haven’t changed since they were arbitrarily set in 1990.
Immigration policy must be based upon both family reunification and the labor demands and employment opportunities, both core national values. But the law was not built to index or adjust to changing economic conditions. In fact, the Immigration Act of 1990, still in place today, permits the annual admission of 226,000 family-based immigrants, based on various family relationships; and 140,000 immigrants conditioned on the needs of U.S. employers, based on different skill sets.
Not surprisingly, the country and labor market have changed in the past 23 years. Now more than ever, there is growing demand in several categories of our nation’s workforce, particularly for sophisticated technology skills. But with a static supply of visas, there is a severely growing backlog in several defined categories.
It is this crucial area in which the Senate statement of principles will be rigorously tested. The Senators’ statement provides a pathway for the 11 million undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status, with appropriate qualifications (background checks, payment of a fine and back taxes), but the statement also stressed that these immigrants will be required to go to the "back of the line." While this sounds fair, the reality is the problem of mass undocumented immigration was caused by a lack of a line. Bureaucracy hasn’t slowed the process—the impasse is the limited number of visas permitted each year.
Take for example one category of family-based immigrants, married adult children of U.S. citizens. The law permits 23,400 married adult children to immigrate each year. Each country is limited to 7% of the total. So for any one country, only 1,638 adult children can immigrate each year. If there are more than 1,638 from any one country, they must "get in line" and wait their turn. Today, the State Department reports that 183,113 Mexican adult, married children are in line for an immigrant visa. Because the law permits only 1,638 each year, the anticipated wait is 112 years.
The problem is not limited to family based immigrants. The employment-based categories also have a 7% per country limitation. Right now, there are approximately 66,650 applicants from India waiting for a visa in the third employment preference. The limit is 2,803 per year, which means that the wait for the last one in line is approximately 23 years. This category includes professionals with a bachelor’s degree, many of whom graduated from U.S. universities with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)—a priority qualification for President Obama.
While these two examples are among the worst categories, they offer a glimpse into the systemic problem. The State Department reports that there are 4.3 million family-based applicants and 4.4 million employment-based applicants waiting for a visa. That is almost nine million people in line. If we are to have a meaningful path to citizenship, "the line" has to be meaningfully addressed. This is where rubber meets the road.
This is also why numbers matter most. If the current undocumented immigrants must get in line behind these nine million individuals, some who have already been waiting over 20 years, we won’t have solved the problem.
The question then becomes what number is appropriate. Being certain that a "line" that takes 112 years, or even 23 years, is far too long still doesn’t answer the question. While the bipartisan Senate statement alluded to finding a number that works, this aspect of the policy is the critical linchpin. We must permit immigration at levels that facilitate economic growth and serves our humanitarian and social values by encouraging family reunification at appropriate levels. Creating a mechanism to achieve that goal will determine the success or failure of immigration reform.
If the last 23 years have taught us anything, Congress and the whims of sound-bite politicians is not the proper forum to determine these specific decisions going forward—it must be the federal government policy makers taking their cues from market forces. The law should determine future flows based upon objective economic data and market demand. The ultimate number of immigrants, and the process of determining of which immigrants we need to welcome, must enhance our economic growth, reflect our national values and build upon our history and recognition that America is a strong nation—because we are, and continue to be, a nation of immigrants. | <urn:uuid:21275e28-9084-4ed4-bbd7-baad5d535452> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.employerlawreport.com/2013/02/articles/immigration/now-is-the-time-to-move-on-immigration-but-the-devil-is-in-the-details/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.960785 | 1,092 | 1.992188 | 2 |
The health and wellness market size was valued at US$ 4 Trillion in 2020 and is expected to reach US$ 6.75 trillion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2021 to 2030.
Health & wellness is a broad terminology that covers various techniques, services, and product offerings provided to maintain fitness, health, and wellbeing of individuals around the world. Health includes various parameters such as mental, social, and emotional. Wellness is a form of quality of life, which includes mental and physical wellness, emotional, and socio-economic wellness, along with fitness, nutritional, and other important forms of wellness.
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Physical Activity to Dominate Global Market
In terms of sector, the global health and wellness market has been classified into personal care, beauty and anti-aging, healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss, wellness tourism, physical activity, preventive and personalized medicine and public health, traditional and complementary medicine, spa economy, and others. The physical activity segment dominated the global health and wellness market in 2020, and the trend is projected to continue during the forecast period. Physical activities include not only fitness/gym and mind-body (“mindful movement”) activities, but also a variety of other sports and active recreation activities that people engage in as part of being physically active.
Rising concern about obesity and chronic disease and awareness about their link to inactivity are estimated to continue to prompt governments, nonprofit organizations, medical systems, employers, and consumers to pay more attention to physical activity, which, in turn, is a key factor that is projected to propel the segment during the forecast period.
North America dominated the global health and wellness market in 2020, and the trend is anticipated to continue during the forecast period. Rise in population suffering from various chronic diseases and increase in awareness about healthy lifestyle & balanced diet in North America are expected to boost the consumption of health and wellness products during the forecast period. North America’s large share of the global health and wellness market can be attributed to the increase in the adoption of health and wellness services in the U.S. and Canada. It is a key target region for all players in the global health and wellness market.
Asia Pacific is likely to be a highly lucrative market for health and wellness from 2021 to 2030. The market in the region is projected to expand at a high CAGR during the forecast period.
Key players in the global health and wellness market include The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., L'Oréal S.A., Unilever plc, BioThrive Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., Amway Corp., THE BOUNTIFUL COMPANY, Anytime Fitness LLC, Lift Brands, BodyHoliday Saint Lucia, Healing Holidays (Cleveland Travel Ltd.), COMO Hotels and Resorts, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, and SOUKYA International Holistic Health Centre.
Global Health and Wellness Market: Segmentation
Health and Wellness Market, by Sector
Health and Wellness Market, by Region
This report focuses on health and wellness market includes crucial information on market share, market size, and growth rate for the forecast period 2021 to 2030 at the global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall health and wellness market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect. The study highlights deep analysis on the major drivers of the market, restraints, and challenges to help the business owners, suppliers, and marketing personnel in planning effective strategies for the forecast period. This will help the business and manufacturers to lead the market and gain prominent position in future. The report also presents vital information through graphical representation on factors like table, charts, and statistics. The study includes drivers and restraints of the global health and wellness market.
The research not only conducts forecasts in terms of value, but also evaluates the market on the basis of essential parameters, such as Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) growth. This helps providers to recognize the future opportunities as well predictability of the market.
In order to understand and assess opportunities in this market, the report is categorically divided into five key sections on the basis of segments. The report analyzes the global market in terms of value (US$ dollers) and volume (Million Units).
The research report includes specific segments by region (country), by company, by all segments. This study provides information about the growth and revenue during the historic and forecasted period of 2017 to 2030. Every segment is further sub-segmented into several sub-segmented that are deeply analyzed by experts to offer valuable information to the buyers and market players. Understanding the segments helps in identifying the importance of different factors that aid the market growth.
Major Key Points Covered in Report:
Executive Summary: It includes key trends of the health and wellness market related to products, applications, and other crucial factors. It also provides analysis of the competitive landscape and CAGR and market size of the health and wellness market based on production and revenue.
Production and Consumption by Region: It covers all regional markets to which the research study relates. Prices and key players in addition to production and consumption in each regional market are discussed.
Key Players: Here, the report throws light on financial ratios, pricing structure, production cost, gross profit, sales volume, revenue, and gross margin of leading and prominent companies competing in the Health and wellness market.
Market Segments: This part of the report discusses about product, application and other segments of the health and wellness market based on market share, CAGR, market size, and various other factors.
Research Methodology: This section discusses about the research methodology and approach used to prepare the report. It covers data triangulation, market breakdown, market size estimation, and research design and/or programs.
The research report includes a detailed study of regions of North America, Europe, China, Japan and Rest of the World. The report has been curated after observing and studying various factors that determine regional growth such as economic, environmental, social, technological, and political status of the particular region. Analysts have studied the data of revenue and manufacturers of each region. This section analyses region-wise revenue and volume for the forecast period of 2017 to 2030. These analyses will help the reader to understand the potential worth of investment in a particular region.
The report provides in-depth segment analysis of the global health and wellness market, thereby providing valuable insights at macro as well as micro levels. Analysis of major countries, which hold growth opportunities or account for significant share has also been included as part of geographic analysis of the health and wellness market.
The report includes country-wise and region-wise market size for the period 2017-2030. It also includes market size and forecast by segments in terms of production capacity, price and revenue for the period 2017-2030.
Competitive Landscape and Market Share Analysis
The health and wellness market competitive landscape provides details by vendors, including company overview, company total revenue (financials), market potential, global presence, health and wellness sales and revenue generated, market share, price, production sites and facilities, SWOT analysis, product launch. For the period 2017-2020, this study provides the health and wellness sales, revenue and market share for each player covered in this report.
The research methodology adopted by analysts for compiling the global health and wellness market report is based on detailed primary as well as secondary research. With the help of in-depth insights of the market-affiliated information that is obtained and legitimated by market-admissible resources, analysts have offered riveting observations and authentic forecasts for the global market.
During the primary research phase, analysts interviewed market stakeholders, investors, brand managers, vice presidents, and sales and marketing managers. Based on data obtained through interviews of genuine resources, analysts have emphasized the changing scenario of the global market.
For secondary research, analysts scrutinized numerous annual report publications, white papers, market association publications, and company websites to obtain the necessary understanding of the global health and wellness market.
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Counterculture from the late 1950s was identified by the peace symbol. The rave generation of the 80s had the smiley logo. Now we see the movement against climate breakdown being represented by the extinction symbol, brought to prominence by the recent actions of Extinction Rebellion (XR).
Its growing presence around the world is certainly aided by its simplicity. Just like the peace symbol, it’s easy to replicate, whether spray-painted, embroidered, printed on pin-badges, etc., and as a result it’s easy to remember.
The circle represents earth, while the stylised hourglass signifies that time’s running out. Despite Extinction Rebellion protests in 2018/19 raising awareness of the design, its origins predate the XR movement. In a recent interview for Eco Hustler, the symbol’s designer, an east London artist known as “ESP,” spoke of prior involvement with the UK anti-roads movement and a background in sculpture and printmaking. “I was making protest art about the declines of various individual species for a while,” he said. “But it felt quite inconsequential in relation to the scale of the problem. I gradually realised that the issue was so big that […] it needed something simple that anybody could easily replicate. At the start of 2011 I was just randomly sketching designs and as soon as I drew the symbol I knew what it was.”
ESP emailed around 20 environmental groups, offering the use of the symbol. Only one replied to say they’d use it if it ever got popular, but they wouldn’t circulate it beforehand. That’s when ESP realised he had to put it out there himself, pasting posters and tiles of the symbol on walls around east London.
“I started off by chalking it really large on a wall down Brick Lane and some guys standing across the street were joking around, asking me if I thought I was Banksy or something. I just ignored them and carried on. Then they became curious about the meaning and one said, ‘X marks the spot,’ then his friend said, ‘No, time’s running out.’ I turned around and was like ‘Yes!’ I walked over and gave them a flyer about the extinction crisis that I’d printed off for such occasions. That incident gave me confidence that people could instantly get the meaning of it, even though the design was somewhat stylised for ease of application.”
ESP’s website makes the extinction symbol freely available to those who wish to use it, but makes it clear that it has always been an anti-consumerist project. “No extinction-symbol merchandise exists, and it never will do.” Extinction Rebellion contacted ESP in 2018 about incorporating the design into their movement.
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The truth is that the majority of our thoughts and actions are on autopilot. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing either. Our habits, routines, impulses, and reactions carry us through our lives so we don’t have to stop and think about it every time we wipe our ass or start a car.
The problem is when we’re on autopilot for so long that we forget we’re on autopilot. Because when we’re not even aware of our own habits, routines, impulses, and reactions, then we no longer control them they control us.
The problem is when are not even aware of our own habits, routines, impulses, and reactions, then we no longer control them they control us. Whereas a person with self-awareness is able to exercise a little meta-cognition and say, “Hmm… every time my sister calls me and asks for money, I end up drinking a lot of vodkas.
The fact that we can be on autopilot and have no clue we’re on autopilot is what’s really fascinating about us, for better or worse. It’s the reason we don’t think about our actions or reactions in the moment, and it’s what helps us forget that we’re in control of them, while we’re still on autopilot.
It seems that exel, the company behind the Yahoo Finance, thinks that the problem is that a person with self-awareness is able to exercise a little meta-cognition and say, Hmm every time my sister calls me and asks for money, I end up drinking a lot of vodkas. The fact that we can be on autopilot and have no clue were on autopilot is whats really fascinating about us, for better or worse.
It’s really good to know that a simple action, like changing bank accounts, can trigger a meta-response, like drinking a lot of vodkas, which can save a lot of money. But it’s also awesome to know that we have the ability to be aware without ever knowing we can be on autopilot. We’re in control of our own minds, bodies, and feelings, so we can make conscious decisions.
I think this makes the difference between really powerful and really useless. The very fact that we’re able to take a little bit of meta-cognition, like knowing not to spend a lot of money on alcohol, or even knowing to eat healthier, is a nice thing. But in the end, we’re still just automatons.
I don’t know how many times I have been told “don’t do that, that will mess up your life” before I have done it. But I’m sure my mom does.
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In Australia, along with its associated states, there is good cause for being nervous about spiders, like the key pest ones, namely Redback, Funnel-web, and Whitetail spiders. Their nasty stings require medical consultation. Apart from these, the Huntsman is the scariest one, but less hazardous. Make sense by keeping the spiders out of the house and having small children and pets.
There are a couple of spider variations to control –
● Web-building spiders – Redback, Blackhouse, and St. Andrews Cross spiders.
● Running or hunting spiders – Funnel-web, Huntsman, and White-tailed spiders.
Though Funnel-webs build web under the ground, from a controlling point of action, they are commonly known as ‘running spiders.’ The male funnel-webs go ‘walkabout’ during the Autumn season looking out for a mating partner.
Controlling these web-building spiders is comparatively more straightforward instead of controlling the running spiders. It stands a lot more problematic. But then, with clubbing of preventive steps along with apt pest treatments, you certainly can make spiders encountering a rarest of the rare incident.
Types of spiders
Web-building spiders :
- St. Andrews cross
Identification of spiders – Special features
A spider is generally identified in two body segments having eight legs. They are also scientifically well-known as ‘arachnids’ and not just mere insects having three body segments along with six legs. To identify the spider species, you will require an expert know-how. But then, maximum spiders are easy in identifying.
✔ Redback spider: these are female spiders measuring up to 3cm. The male ones are small in size. The Redbacks come with a patterned mark instead of a red mark, while the adults are black.
✔ Huntsman spider: The color of Huntsman species of spider differs. They have a similar body structure and move fast. The adult size spiders range from 6cm to more than 15cm.
✔ Funnel-web spider: The Funnel-web is a giant black spider.
✔ Whitetail spider: This looks typical of a slender-bodied spider, measuring up to 2.5cm in length having brown and black striped and protruding legs. It is much recognized with its white tip at the abdomen area. It stands as its distinctive feature.
✔ St. Andrews Cross spider: it is a standard ‘garden spider’ building big-sized webs amongst the bushes and trees while having black and yellow stripes on the abdomen.
✔ Black House spider: it is a grey or black coloured spider measuring up to 2.5cm. It has a tricky pattern on its abdomen. Classically these spiders build webs in and around the window sills, doors, and the attics. The same is often with a funnel-like entry.
Signs of Spider Infestation
➥ Web-building spiders’ infestation is natural in spots. It is a cluster of webs indicating Black House spiders, web clusters in the garden area mean St. Andrews Cross spiders and various additional garden spiders. A Redback infestation is difficult to pinpoint because their webs are not so visible. The networks of Redback webs remain more open, somewhat like a fishing net, mainly incorporated with dry bits of leaf and other rubbles. Moreover, they prefer hiding inside the rocks as well as in the tube-shaped metal fences. This makes their webs difficult in seeing.
➥ Rarely an infestation of running spiders can be seen. But there are repeated moments with these running spiders. And generally rule, with many web-building spiders with right conditions along with plenty of insects catering as food supplies, there will be an increase in running spiders.
For more tips, Follow the- How to Detect Spiders at your House
Spider Season – When you may spot spider at your house?
Spiders are common pests during the hot and humid weather. And these deadly pests are especially seen in and around the temperate and subtropical regions. But then, these are also present in tropical places. The Huntsman spiders, along with the White-tailed spiders, often come inside the house, mainly during the summers. It is primarily in search of food and to get out from the scorching heat! The encounters with all Funnel-web spiders happen during the Autumn season, mainly when the male spiders go hunting for their mating partner, or else after a heavy shower which washes out of their hide-outs.
Significant spider hidden facts you need to know
► Dwelling areas
➠ Redback spider: The Redback spiders dwell inside the dry, sheltered areas, especially under rocks, crevices, and wooden logs. The tubular fencing in the roof caters to their dwelling area also. These female Redbacks often feed upon many small-sized male spiders after they are done with mating!
➠ Huntsman spider: The Huntsman spiders dwell under the medium to big-sized rocks and barks. Their flat-shaped body – assists them in squeezing inside the cars!
➠ Funnel-web spider: These dwell inside sandy soils, especially in moist and wet zones, along with lying under the rocks and wooden logs. The male spiders go hunting in a search for the female mates, especially during the Autumn season, while often travelling inside the houses and hiding inside shoes! Moreover, these can be found inside the swimming pools, and they survive for many hours underwater.
➠ White-tailed spider: these prefer in cooling under the moist areas, similar to the garden beds’ mulch. Mostly during the summer season, in order to escape from the scorching heat, they often hide inside the folds of the bedsheets and creases of the clothes. Avoid keeping all your stuff on the floor. Moreover, they feed on Blackhouse spiders only!
➠ St. Andrews Cross spider: St. Andrews Cross spiders dwell inside the trees and shrubs, by making significant webs, spanning up to a meter or much more.
➠ Black House spider: these are typically found under rock crevices and along the tree lines. They are well-tuned in building webs in and around the house, window sills, doors, and attics.
► Spider stings
➠ Redback spider: The Redback spider stings very painfully, and it turns lethal if not gone under proper treatment. It gives out a nerve poison, resulting in severe headaches, giddiness, vomit, stomach ache and also paralysis of particular body parts. When bitten, seek direct medical assistance. The anti-venom treatment might require to be directed.
➠ Huntsman spider: They give a less painful sting, as compared to the last one. And, they being very timid, prefers running away.
➠ Funnel-web spider: The sting of a Funnel-web spider is excruciating and turns fatal if left untreated. It bites over the shoes and gloves and is very aggressive, and these spiders should always be avoided. If you suspect a sting, go for medical assistance immediately. An anti-venom is still required to wade out the fatal situation.
➠ White-tailed spider: The white-tailed spiders give a painful sting, causing drowsiness and a burning sensation. It swells and turns very scratchy. Though reports of necrosis or gangrene have been registered, they are not scientifically supported. This is because the venom is devoid of any necrotic properties.
➠ St. Andrews Cross spider: it stings seldom, but medical assistance is always required to avoid any health discrepancies.
➠ Black House spider: Its sting is painful, full of venom but not fatal. Reaction to all these stings comes with excessive sweating, vomiting along with giddiness. Medical assistance thus should always be sought out if any pain is assumed.
DIY to Get Rid of Spiders
Get rid of the poisonous spiders, and it’s an infectious population or a full-on infestation of spiders by implying these six DIY means. Also, a certified and efficient pest management professional is a must.
① Schedule regular vacuuming. Pay special attention to crevices and the corners of all rooms in your home. Be sure to remove clutter from attics, garages, closets, and basements.
② Control a spider infestation by stopping their supply of food. Always cater for proper sanitation and neat storage of food by wiping the areas insects might travel in eliminating the possibility of its pheromone trails.
③ Catch the spiders with sticky glue traps. These traps are meant to catch rodents and cockroaches, but it works well on spiders also.
④ The property around your house – turn the same less welcoming for spiders by getting rid of rocks, compost wastes and woodpiles. Seal and clean windows with fitted screens and shutters regularly.
⑤ Make your home bugs-free, as spiders love and live on these tiny pests.
⑥ Let the efficient professionals from the pest management companies take care of removing spiders with insecticides.
Prevent yourself from Spider Bites!
The thought can be quite unsettling of being bitten by any spider. But maximum spider bites cause little harm. There are a handful of spiders which are taken as hazardous. The know-how on treatment over spider bites depends on its species.
◙ If bitten by a spider?
Most spider bites resemble an insect bite initially. In all times, it develops into scratchy and slightly raised red bulges around the said area. Spiders generally bite with their two fangs. So, take a close look at the wound, to find two different puncture holes.
◙ Are the bites venomous?
The spider bites are not harmful to people. All spiders’ venom is used to disable their prey. However, these venoms are medically harmless, and with little injection of the same, medical treatment is not always required.
◙ Seek medical help after spider bite?
The spider bites might result in mellowed down reactions. Most medics think that the subsequent treatments over spider bites should be carried out:
1. Cleanse thoroughly with an antiseptic soap and water.
2. Wet compress the whole area.
3. Pain-relieving medicines always act right.
4. Use antihistamines to stop swelling.
5. Try to seek medical treatment for both adults and children having aggravating symptoms.
◙ Any home medications for spider bites?
Common home remedy suggests for spider bites, and if the taste is on an arm or leg, it is best to elate the same. An antihistamine taken by mouth might aid in relieving itchiness, soreness, and bulging. Check with your physician first and start with the first dose. A local anesthetic spray of benzocaine helps in reducing pain.
Harmful or not, never take a chance of any spider bite. When you see spiders scuttling around and building their webs in your house, you should call a pest management company for Spider Control Service. They are the right ones to ensure your safety and security in your living space.
Tips to Control Spider Infestation
✴ Keep the garden beds at a distance from the edge of the house. It significantly reduces the growth of spiders.
✴ Trim down the vegetation every fortnight, and keep the same away from the edge of the house entrance, patio, and pavements.
✴ Keep your shoes and clothes away from the floor for reducing the hide-outs of spiders.
✴ Keep an aerosol can handy for spraying over the occasional and ‘not-wanted’ spider. Always ensure that the spiders receive a suitable dosage and keep the can at a distance from your body.
✴ The treatment for all these web-building spiders is none but thorough spraying all-over their webs and hide-outs. Make use of the insecticides that come with a ‘ready to use’ pump. You can also use an aerosol can for the same.
✴ Prevent the web-building spiders from dwelling upon the residences by spraying all around doors hinges, window sills, and house ventilators. Spray all along the attic area and gutters, and it delivers positive outcomes. These areas being sheltered against sun-rays and rains, the entire treatment lasts for months to come.
✴ Carry out a precautionary spray all around the house perimeter along with the crevices. It caters to certain benefits, though the running spiders more often walk on their leg edges. This thus prevents them from getting into a poisonous dosage of insecticide. But, when you carry out a precautionary treatment for all these web-building spiders and other pests, it also reduces the coming inside of the running spiders.
Spider Exterminating Products
☛ Spider Eliminators are the perfect product for on-spot treatments, getting rid of spiders. The unique powerful, five nozzle- spray, gets deep inside the nooks and corners. Also directly spray on the spiders, while from a distance!
☛ Cater for long time preventive measures by using the Indoor and Outdoor sprays, especially where spiders make their web.
☛ The aerosol is used for direct spraying of the intermittent spider invaders especially for on-spot treatments into all crannies of your place. You can apply the spray with aid of its protruding nozzle. You can spray upside down to get a better result.
Final thought – Call the exterminators.
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Charles François Daubigny
Charles François Daubigny was born in Paris on February 15, 1817. His father and his uncle being painters of some reputation, Daubigny?s interest in art was encouraged from an early age. A sickly child, his parents arranged for him to live in the country in the small village of Valandmois. It was during these childhood years with the Bazots, his adopted family and lifelong friends, that Daubigny?s love of the rural landscape began. Daubigny?s earliest artistic experiences included the decoration of boxes and clocks and, at the age of 17, restoring paintings at the Louvre under the direction of Granet. His training was largely informal; his studies in the well-respected atelier of Sentie were interrupted by a year-long painting sojourn in Italy with his friend Henri Mignan. In 1840, he spent a brief period under the tutelage of the academician Paul Delaroche.
His earliest successes, as well as a means of financial support, were his etchings and illustrations. After winning his first Salon prize in 1848, the French government commissioned an etching from him after Claude Lorrain?s Abreuvoir. Daubigny?s first love however, was landscape painting and his fascination with water was evident judging from his Salon entries of the late 40?s and 50?s. Known for his spontaneity and broad painterly brushstroke, his work was often criticized for its sketchy quality. In the Montier Universel, a popular daily, the critic, Grunn, wrote on June 20, 1852, ?Is M. Daubigny afraid of ruining his work by finishing it? . . . I have a better opinion of his talent and I am convinced that a man who has begun so well could not finish badly.?
Daubigny, unlike many of his contemporaries with whom he is closely associated due to their mutual concern with the study of nature, spent little time in the region of Barbizon. He traveled extensively in France, as well as to Spain and England. In 1852, Daubigny met Corot, and a long and enduring friendship, which included many painting excursions together throughout France and Switzerland, began. The painter was most drawn, however, to the landscape of Valandmois, the place of his childhood and the countryside of Auvers, where the artist would eventually make his home.
It was Auvers in 1857 that Daubigny launched his studio boat, the Botin, from which he would produce his memorable and popular paintings of the Oise. From this time, a difference could be seen in Daubigny?s work. His ability to capture the simple beauty of the countryside was unchanged, but his brushstroke became shorter and more confident. Though his work had finally found popular acceptance, criticism did not cease. In 1861, Daubigny?s unique style of painting would be assaulted by Gautier, who accused him of painting only an ?impression.?
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This case began in 1996 when the League and Sierra Club appealed the DHEC/OCRM permit issued to Port Royal Plantation for the construction of four new groins and reconstruction of 17 existing groins at Hilton Head Island.
Groins, like the groin field pictured here on Pawleys Island, are erosion control structures constructed perpendicular to the beach, typically in an effort to protect beachfront houses. Groins work by capturing sand as it moves down the beach through longshore transport; however, in doing so, groins act to deprive the downdrift beaches of sand.
The League and Sierra Club lost at every stage of the case prior to this ruling. The SC Administrative Law Judge Division, the Coastal Zone Management Appellate Panel and the state circuit court all upheld the groin permit.
In 2001, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the SC Coastal Conservation League and Sierra Club and overturned the groin permit, concluding that groin construction and reconstruction is prohibited by the S.C. Beachfront Management Act.
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Whether you buy a four-wheeler or a two-wheeler, you can easily buy bike insurance or private car insurance in India. All such insurances come with certain add-ons offered by insurers to supplement the comprehensive insurance policy and make it more valuable for the buyer. Some of the Add-ons provided are the basic add-ons while some other add-ons can be purchased by the insured at a higher premium. Each Additional Cover will cost some extra and that cost will be adjusted in the premium. Some of the basic and most common Add-ons that are available for two-wheelers and must be taken while buying insurance are: -
Zero Depreciation Cover - Depreciation occurs due to the reduction in the price of the vehicle over time due to natural wear and tear while using the vehicle. The rate of depreciation depends on the age of the respective parts of the bike. Generally, this depreciation is required to be paid by the customer as deductible during the claim process. However, if you buy a Zero Depreciation Cover, the insurer will not deduct this amount from the claim, and you will receive a comparatively higher percentage of the claim. You should opt for this cover if your bike is new and ideally less than 3 years old. If you have this cover, you will be able to make a maximum of two claims in a policy period but if your vehicle is damaged beyond repair, you won’t be eligible for this cover.
Accessories Cover - If you are someone who likes to have additional accessories attached to your bike and have your bike studded with additional high-end electrical and non-electrical accessories, you should buy an Accessories cover to insure those accessories as well from damages in case of accidents. To get this cover, you need to submit the total cost of these accessories while buying an insurance policy for your bike.
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Thanks to new French legislation, French life insurers are allowed to invest in cryptocurrency. This means that more than € 1.7 trillion in assets may be exposed to cryptocurrencies. The law was passed by the French legislators last Thursday, 11 April.
Even though it was not the specific purpose of the “Action Plan for Growth and Transformation of Enterprises”, in short the Pact Act, two articles in the Act now allow insurers to invest in crypto. In addition, the limits for such investments are being relaxed.
Joel Giraud, deputy budget manager for Emmanuel Macron’s La République En Marche party, said about the law:
This was not the primary purpose of the Pact Act, but insurers will now be able to offer products based on crypto assets. They will be able to do this through specialized funds,
For example, Article 21 of the Pact Act makes it possible for “specialized professional assets” to be used for life insurance. In addition, the limits for the amount of these credits have been relaxed.
Furthermore, Article 26b makes it possible that “property” that is registered on “distributed electronic ledgers”, also known as blockchains, can fall under these FPS credits.
Previously, such companies were not allowed to invest more than 10% of their assets in options that are not securities. That limit now appears to have been lifted.
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An award-winning teenager fears her dreams of becoming a pharmacist will be dashed as she can’t afford the £20,000-a-year university fees.
Rahma Al-Shallawi moved from war-ravaged Iraq to North Staffordshire four years ago and learnt English virtually from scratch.
Since then, she has taken a string of GCSEs and is about to finish her extended diploma in applied science at Newcastle College .
But Rahma, who has received offers from several universities, has discovered she is classed as an ‘international’ student. It means she will be charged much higher fees – which have to be paid upfront - and won’t have access to student loans.
The 17-year-old, who lives in Newcastle, said: “The fees could be more than £20,000 and that's not including accommodation and living costs.
“It’s frustrating and disappointing. You come here and do your best and work hard. Now, if I can’t find the money, I may not be able to achieve my dream.”
One of her offers is to study pharmacy at Keele University. The university has advised her to apply for a scholarship and she is now awaiting an interview for it.
It comes as Rahma has scooped a college award for her science work. “I’m proud to get the award. The college staff have helped me in so many ways,” she added.
Her family left Iraq so her father could take a PhD through Keele University.
Their home city of Mosul has been devastated by years of conflict. Its leading university was even hit by air strikes after being seized by Islamic State several years ago.
Rahma said: “Everything has been destroyed. I can’t go back to study there as it’s not safe.”
Newcastle College described the teenager as an ‘amazing’ student, who has ‘pushed herself to achieve the highest grades she can’.
She was one of more than 30 students picking up awards at the college celebration event this week, which also featured guest appearances by Stoke City legends Terry Conroy and Ricardo Fuller.
Also recognised was Beth Roberts, who plays for both Stoke City Ladies and for the English Colleges Football Association (ECFA) as an England international. She was the joint winner of the Gordon Banks award for sporting excellence, sharing the honour with Lauren Cadwgan.
Eighteen-year-old Beth, from May Bank, said: “I’ve been playing football since I was about seven – that’s when I started proper training.
“The biggest tournament I’ve been in was in Italy. I’d loved to play for England. Every year, women’s football seems to be growing.”
Beth, who has taken an extended diploma in sport at college, splits her week between different training commitments and games.
“The course has covered anatomy, psychology, nutrition and fitness training, Everything has linked in well with my football,” she added.
Aspiring actor Robbie Nicholls, from Leek , has also landed an award for his performing arts work at the college.
The 21-year-old, who has Asperger’s, has found stepping into a different character has helped him come out of his shell.
He said: “I had trouble reading facial expressions because of my Asperger’s. Acting has built up my confidence and communication skills. It’s made me more sociable.
“I just have a passion for acting and like being other characters.”
Robbie, who first caught the performance bug at school, has since appeared in a wide variety of productions, from Les Miserables to Jack and the Beanstalk.
As part of his diploma course, he has also directed his classmates and even given them coaching on accents.
Principal Karen Dobson said: "We are delighted to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements."
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Are you finding it difficult to get your kids interested in science? Or are you looking to make the learning a lot more fun and involving?
We can help!
We’ve compiled a list of amazing science facts for kids pertaining to different fields just so you can sit down with your child, and read these facts with them to spark their curiosity!
They’re all facts that would fascinate them and make them intrigued to learn more about these subjects.
Let’s start with some interesting space facts for all your kids who aspire to be astronauts someday!
60 Amazing Science Facts For Kids That You Simply Shouldn’t Miss
Interesting Scientific Facts About Space:
- The Sun is more than 3,00,000 (3 lakh) times larger than the size of the Earth, which means 1 million Earths could fit inside the sun.
- Space is absolutely silent as there’s no atmosphere for sound to travel through!
- It isn’t possible to walk on planets like Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, or Uranus as they don’t have a solid surface! They’re mostly made up of different gases.
- The moon doesn’t emit any light of its own. The light from the sun’s rays bounce off of the moon and reach the Earth in a matter of 1.25 seconds. This is how we get moonlight.
- No life form can survive if they were to enter a black hole, like the one at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Even light can’t survive in a black hole.
- The reason the ocean has waves and has tides that switch from high to low is that the gravitational pull from the moon and the sun keep changing.
- Do you know what the highest mountain known to man is? If you said Mount Everest, you’re only partially correct. Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, but the highest mountain known to man is actually present on an asteroid called Vesta and is 22km in height: thrice as big as Everest
- There are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on Earth.
- Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
- Did you know that you can still see traces of his footprints on the moon’s surface? This is because there’s no wind on the moon, and so the footprints and tire tracks are still pretty intact!
- It is believed that there are between 200-400 billion stars just in the Milky Way galaxy, of which our solar system is a very, very tiny part. In the observable universe, there are about 100 billion galaxies like the Milky Way. There could be around 100 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone!
- It takes the light from the Sun about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
Little Known Facts About Earth:
Now that we’ve learnt a lot about outer space, let’s learn some unbelievable science facts about our Mother Earth!
- About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water.
- The earth has been around for around four to five billion years, and the fascinating thing is that humans have only been around for between 0.1 – 0.2% of the time that Earth has existed!
- Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the fifth largest planet in our solar system, after Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Earth’s largest and only natural satellite is the moon!
- Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support life.
- The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is known to be the largest living structure on Earth. It spans about 2,000 kilometres and is composed of coral islands and reefs.
Amazing Facts About The Human Body:
How much do you think we know about the human body, considering that every single one of us has one? You’d be surprised at what we don’t know! Let’s go through some interesting scientific facts about the human body.
- Once you eat your food, it takes your body around 12 hours to fully digest it.
- Your brain contains around 100 billion nerve cells!
- Your heart beats around 1,00,000 (1 Lakh) times a day.
- The smallest bone in the human body is present in the middle part of the ear. It’s called the stirrup and is only 2.8 mm (millimetres) long.
- Your mouth produces about 1 litre of saliva per day!
- Human teeth are just as strong as shark teeth!
- According to scientists, the human nose can detect and recognize three trillion different scents!
- A fully grown adult has 206 bones in their body, whereas a newborn baby has 300 bones. Some of these bones fuse together as the baby grows.
- If spread out, the total surface area of adult lungs can be up to 75 square meters. This is the size of half a tennis court!
- If all the blood vessels in an adult’s body are laid out end to end, they will cover and circle the Earth’s equator four times!
- If all the DNA in the human body is uncoiled and put together, it would be about twice the diameter of our whole solar system.
- You won’t be able to taste food if it weren’t for saliva, because our taste buds can only detect the taste of food once it’s dissolved in a liquid!
Fun Science Facts For Kids About Animals:
Let’s now learn some amazing science facts for kids about some really cool animals!
- Did you know that a Polar Bear’s fur is actually transparent, but because of the way the strands reflect light, they appear to be white?
- Another cool science fact about polar bears is that their skin under the fur is actually black in colour, so it can absorb and retain heat from the sun!
- Dogs are known as ‘man’s best friends’ for a reason. They are great helpers and can be trained to help people with disabilities, perform tasks such as hunting, farming, and acting as security!
- Dogs have an amazing sense of hearing and can hear sounds at four times the distance than humans can.
- Dolphins are some of the most playful sea creatures and are highly intelligent! Their brain development is similar to that of humans.
- Dolphins have also been observed to live together in large groups and hunt as well as play together!
- Elephants are the world’s largest mammals that live on land.
- An adult elephant needs to drink more than 200 litres of water each day!
- How far do you think a lion’s roar can be heard? It can be heard for a whopping 8 kilometres!
- Lions have been observed to rest for a major part of the day, usually around 20 hours.
- The Blue Whale, the largest animal in the world, needs to come to the surface of the water to breathe!
- Octopuses have three hearts, nine brains, and have blue blood!
When we’re looking at interesting animal facts, let’s also look at a few interesting facts for kids about birds:
- An eagle’s eyes are about four times sharper than that of a human’s.
- The bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world and the ostrich is the largest bird in the world!
- The hummingbird flaps its wings extremely fast, making between 80 to 200 flaps per second to be able to hover.
- The ostrich is also the fastest running bird in the world, having a running speed of 70 km per hour!
- Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
- Owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees without moving their body! Humans can only rotate their heads about 80 degrees.
No how about peeking into social science?
Fantastic Facts About World History:
Now that we’ve looked at a wide array of interesting facts from different subjects, let’s look at some fun facts from human history.
- There’s an island called Easter Island that has about 887 giant statues of heads called Moai, and no one knows the purpose they serve.
- Walt Disney, the great animator, started sketching when he was just four years old!
- Indian culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world and goes back to about 4,500 years.
- India has never invaded a single country throughout its history.
- Do you know what Indian currency notes are made of? If you said paper, you’re wrong! They’re actually made of cotton and cotton rag, but not many people know this.
- Pablo Picasso, the painter, started attending art school at the mere age of 10.
- Most of the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for their ‘pharaohs’ who were the rulers of ancient Egypt.
- Sugar, cinnamon and black pepper are all foods that originated in India.
- Do you know who invented the lightbulb? If you said Thomas Alva Edison, you would be incorrect. While he did acquire the patent for the lightbulb, the actual inventor of the bulb was Warren De La Rue. Thomas Edison was notorious for taking credit for things he did not invent!
- Although Christopher Columbus is credited with the discovery of America, the Vikings were the first group of people to land there. The first Viking group to land there was under the Viking chief Leif Eriksson.
- The decimal number system we use today was invented in India.
- And to finish off, Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans!
We hope you enjoyed reading this interesting list of science facts for kids, as much as we enjoyed writing it! Encourage your child to further read up and learn more about any of the above topics that interested them.
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Food web structure and resilience to nutrient inputs
The structure of a food web, specifically the strength and number of interactions, influence the ecosystem’s response to perturbations. Leveraging a large-scale commercial fish harvesting effort in shallow lakes, we are investigating the role of changing food web structure in resilience to nutrient pulses from large storm events. In addition to monitoring changes in the food webs of harvested lakes (Wilkinson et al., in review), we are using experimental ecosystems, historical community data from restored lakes, and food web models to understand how food web structure mediates the link between nutrient loading and blooms. This work is being led by Tyler Butts and funded through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, North Temperate Lakes LTER, and the National Science Foundation.
Consumer-driven nutrient recycling
We are investigating functional trait diversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics in zooplankton and the consequences this variation has on ecosystem functioning. We have found that the functional trait composition of zooplankton communities shifts with eutrophication, as more nitrogen-rich taxa dominate in the most eutrophic lakes (Moody & Wilkinson 2019). This has consequences for phosphorus availability, particularly in the spring and early summer, in hypereutrophic waters (Butts et al. in review).
Daphnia are thought to face a trade-off between P-limited growth in low-nutrient lakes and the costs of excreting excess phosphorus in high-nutrient lakes. Led by Dr. Eric Moody, we investigated trait variation in Daphnia using common garden experiments to understand how local adaptation may allow this keystone grazer to persist in phosphorus-rich lakes (Moody et al. 2021). This work was funded by the USDA NIFA. | <urn:uuid:bde5e6e2-e171-457f-983c-a37d6969ce10> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wilkinsonlimnolab.weebly.com/food-webs.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.905136 | 368 | 2.75 | 3 |
TUE 13 JUN 1944
TF 58 (Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher) strikes against Saipan continue; Navy carrier-based planes sink aircraft transport Keiyo Maru, which had been damaged in the 11 June fighter sweep, and destroy convoy of small cargo vessels: No.11 Shinriki Maru, Sekizen Maru, Myogawa Maru, Shigei Maru and Suwa Maru. F6Fs from TF 58 attack Japanese convoy spotted the previous day and damage fast transport T.1 southwest of the Marianas, 11°43'N, 140°42'E.
During the strikes, Commander William I. Martin, commanding officer of Enterprise's VT-10, is shot down and parachutes into the sea off Red Beach Three, Saipan. Before he is rescued, he observes that the Japanese have marked the length of the reef offshore with red and white pennants, indicating pre-sited artillery ranges--valuable intelligence information quickly disseminated to the approaching amphibious forces.
TG 58.7 (Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee) battleships and destroyers conduct an almost day-long bombardment of Japanese installations on Saipan and Tinian.
TF 94 (Rear Admiral Ernest G. Small) cruisers and destroyers bombard Japanese position on Matsuwa Island in the Kurils.
Submarine Barb (SS-220) sinks Japanese army transport Takashima Maru in Sea of Okhotsk, 50°53'N, 151°12'E, despite presence of escorting destroyer Hatsuharu, which carries out ineffective countermeasures.
Submarine Flier (SS-250) damages Japanese merchant tanker Marifu Maru in South China Sea west of Luzon, 15°57'N, 119°42'E (see 6 November 1944).
Submarine Narwhal (SS-167) shells oil tanks at Bula, Ceram Island, N.E.I.
Destroyer Melvin (DD-680) sinks Japanese submarine RO-36 between 50 and 75 miles east of Saipan, 15°21'N, 147°00'E.
Unarmed U.S. fishing boat Lark is shelled and machine-gunned by German submarine U-107 32 miles off Cape Sable Light, 42°54'N, 65°25'W, and abandoned with the exception of the master and the cook. Lark remains afloat as the U-boat leaves the scene, whereupon she rescues every man who had abandoned ship at the approach of the enemy submarine.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Destroyer Melvin (DD-680) Sinks Japanese Submarine RO-36
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If you need to identify the intruder in court, you are going to need a fairly detailed image, like 60ppf in ideal lighting conditions. See our identfication vs detection tutorial on that.
The next issue is how 'far' a speeddome can optically zoom and deliver that level. Roughly speaking you are looking at ~100 meters. See our 'How Far Can a PTZ See?' tutorial.
That implies putting a speeddome every ~200 meters.
However, this presumes no low light / night time issues. Unless this perimeter is very well lit or you do not care about night time monitoring, this is going to be a big problem as it will significantly cut down how far you can identify a person.
Finally, as a point of reference, if you only needed to detect a person and verify that one was there, the PTZs could cover ~6 greater range - a huge distance. This is mainly noted to emphasize how much of a tradeoff exists in requiring identification.
If you are willing to forgo a speeddome and use a pan / tilt positioner instead, there are some more possibilities that might get you far longer range with identification. See our recent discussion on 'Viewing a Person's Face 3000 meters away'. While that is not terribly realistic, you should be able to get to 500 meters with a specialized solution which could decrease the total number of cameras used by 5x (though each camera will be significantly more expensive).
Couple other things to keep in mind, beyond the bare math of viewing range:
2. The lower you mount the camera, the more likely you'll have obsctructions - for wide, sweeping coverage areas, you usually want to mount higher.
2. The higher you mount the cameras, the worse the angle for a clear facial shot (unless you can ID people by their bald spots).
3. As you mount cameras higher, the more the ACTUAL distance to a target on the ground increases.
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When it comes to finding the right uniform for the team, the material is the main matter of concern. The fabric used in a uniform can make or break the comfort and thereby performance of a player. With this understanding between the player and their uniform deeply ingrained in all we do, we aim to use only the most advanced fabrics on the scene. In fact, we utilize only the latest in fabric technology to ensure a great outcome for your team. Let's take a look at the types of fabric used in our uniforms to put your mind at ease.
Qualities of Exceptional Material
When looking at the types of fabric used in our uniforms, there are certain hallmarks evident in each one. While these materials are all different in their feel or function, they carry many of the same aspects. These are the main characteristics we seek when considering fabrics:
- Moisture wicking. When it comes to playing sports, there is a lot of sweat involved. We want athletes to stay comfortable and dry which is evident in the materials we choose for our uniforms. With moisture wicking properties, these fabrics keep sweat off the skin so players stay dry and keep their head in the game.
- Breathable. Another important aspect is the breathability of the fabric since this helps when players get sweaty or hot. The breathability allows for proper air flow to avoid trapping in heat. It not only keeps the player cool; it also helps cut down on odors since there is better air flow.
- Soft. When playing sports, the last thing you want is an itchy, uncomfortable uniform getting in the way. We focus on using materials that are soft and never scratchy while providing a bit of stretch for easy movement.
- Durable. A uniform needs to be able to withstand some tough environments and conditions without showing signs of wear and tear. The fabrics we employ are made to last through the toughest games. With a focus on being resistant to stains, tears, rips, or fading, all of the materials we utilize are ready to play for years.
- Easy care. Another important matter we consider when choosing fabrics for our uniforms is the matter of care. No one wants a uniform fabric they have to take to the dry cleaners after every game. This would quickly get costly and time consuming for anyone. We use machine washable materials that are easy to care for and fade resistant so you can wash them over and over without any worry.
Polyester: We use polyester for the majority of our uniforms because this material meets the above-mentioned characteristics of exceptional quality. This material offers long-lasting performance, comfort for years of wear, and incredible moisture wicking. We don't just use polyester, however. We use polyester in a few different forms listed below. While these are polyester by makeup, each option is unique in its composition and features.
Dyna Dry Fabric: A flat-backed mock mesh, this is a moisture-wicking performance fabric. It is 100% polyester and offers incredible breathability. It is commonly used in basketball uniforms or any option in need of a mesh feel. It is soft and comfortable for any player while offering a breathable factor sure to please.
Flex Dry: A lightweight, breathable, two-way stitch with moisture management, this option is a blend of 90 percent polyester and 10 percent spandex. The added spandex gives a great deal of stretch which makes it perfect for a sports uniform, especially one where movement is key such as baseball. This fabric keeps players dry and comfortable while also offering an incredibly durable option made to last game after game.
Dry Tec: This is a lightweight, microfiber fabric with pique moisture wicking ability. It has a smooth, flat face without texture which makes it resistant to wrinkles and allows it to keep a great appearance. This 100% performance polyester keeps players dry, comfortable, and looking their best.
Durafiber: As one of the more durable and heavier weight options, Durafiber is ideal for a range of sports and needs. While it is a heavier double knit made of 100% polyester, it is still breathable and moisture wicking for the best of both worlds. This option offers unmatched durability while still utilizing all the characteristics of polyester for a comfortable outcome.
Made to offer impressive breathability with a total moisture-wicking performance component, AeroWear is ideal for the hottest days when players need extra help staying dry and cool. It is also antibacterial to help with odor protection and offers compression sleeves in select options for even more performance features any player will love.
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“Data is the oil, some say the gold, of the 21st century,” said Joe Kaeser, the former CEO of Siemens. That was three years ago, but in the healthcare sector it has taken a pandemic to really bring to light the prescience of his message
The pandemic, however, has exposed a wider systemic flaw in the way monolithic systems manage and distribute data, which is creating waste, stymying collaboration and, in some cases, costing lives. A lack of interoperability in the first wave of the pandemic, for example, prevented best practice learning being shared quickly and efficiently and sometimes not at all.
Poor integrated data-sharing frameworks between the NHS and care sector systems led to many Covid-positive patients being transferred from hospital to care homes last winter and increasing the spread of the coronavirus.
Creating a cost-effective solution, which dramatically improves interoperability across healthcare systems, is a challenge that Humayun Sheikh, the CEO and founder of Fetch.ai, is using collaborative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to solve.
Fetch.ai works with several industry-leading clients in a myriad of different sectors, including automotive, energy, finance, transport, mobility and travel. But, for the last two years, it has also been working jointly with several public and private hospitals across the globe, gathering datasets to develop AI-driven collective learning solutions.
So, how will Fetch.ai’s collective learning model be a game-changer?
Sheikh, whose chief ambition is to “make machine learning and AI universally accessible”, says, “our preliminary research revealed that large healthcare organisations were using multiple systems, none of which were interoperable. The cost of moving data between them was significant. Our collaborative learning solution, which is now fully operational and ensures the seamless flow of data between systems, can reduce almost 90% of their costs.”
Instead of relying on last generation systems to move the data, Fetch.ai has created a decentralised system which allows the training of machine learning algorithms without requiring that the data be transferred. Using the collective learning system, the algorithm can get the benefits of the bigger global dataset while being trained on smaller localised datasets.
The AI-trained algorithms may create a quick and cost-efficient way of sharing data, but how do they revolutionise healthcare outcomes?
Sheikh, a seed investor and commercial technologist at DeepMind, points to a collective learning experiment, undertaken by Fetch.ai, which used data from chest X-rays to rapidly diagnose whether or not patients have pneumonia or COVID-19.
“The machine learning algorithm that we have created evaluates hundreds of undiagnosed scans,” he says. “The algorithm then learns how to diagnose them, creating a model, which is then shared with other hospitals in the collective learning network. What is ground-breaking is that the hospital can agree on the most effective model and then choose to adopt it, should it wish to.”
If collective learning is widely utilised across the healthcare sector, Sheikh believes that it could potentially herald a radical sea change in how we use diagnostic tools.
“When it first surfaced in December 2019, virologists and frontline medical staff knew very little about how Covid-19 was transmitted, how it spread and how it could be best treated. The more that clinicians across the globe use AI-driven collaborative learning tools, the greater chance they give themselves of uncovering medical breakthroughs in the future.”
“Decentralised health models – that turn centralised paradigms on their head - are the future”, says Sheikh. “The concept is sometimes challenging to grasp but patients don’t need to understand how complex algorithms work. They just need to see that the benefits that collective learning and the AI-centric machine learning algorithms that underpin them, bring to their lives.”
It begs the question too, if data is the ‘oil, or gold of the 21st century’, then what value should we place on artificial intelligence?
Over to you and your researchers, Sheikh…
For more information please visit Fetch.ai
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Thomas Usk's Testament of Love: A Critical Edition
Published: August 2002© 2002
592 Pages, 6.20 x 9.24 x 1.25 in
Thomas Usk, a contemporary of Chaucer, was a figure of political and literary importance who became involved in the tempestuous politics of late fourteenth-century London. In 1384 he took part in John Northampton's agitations against the mayor of London and was imprisoned. While in custody, he had an apparent conversion experience and wrote a detailed accusation against Northampton and his followers. Shortly thereafter, while still in custody, he wrote The Testament of Love, which contains an allegorical apologia for his change of heart, a meditation on the fickle nature of worldly fortune and an exploration of the relationship between grace and free will. Usk was eventually freed and briefly enjoyed the favour of King Richard II. However, he was arrested along with others of Richard's party in December 1388 by order of the Lords Appellant. After a one-day trial, the Merciless Parliament convicted him of treason on 4 March 1388 and he was executed on the same day.
Thomas Usk's Testament of Love is an interesting document that presents many challenges to the reader. While it has been over a hundred years since Walter Skeat's edition of the text, there has been much recent scholarly activity in this area. Gary Shawver's critical edition of Testament is based on John F. Leyerle's work on the text, and reflects modern knowledge of the period, as well as containing new insights into the source of Usk's material. As Usk's work survives in only one witness, namely Thynne's 1532 print edition, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer, Professor Shawver provides a text that is as faithful as possible to this witness in a form that modern readers and scholars of Chaucer's works can understand. | <urn:uuid:b2041038-3fd1-42e7-bbc7-3001c0d8313e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://utorontopress.com/9780802054715/thomas-usks-testament-of-love/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.974529 | 411 | 2.1875 | 2 |
SpaceXis arena to level off itsStarshipMk1, an orbital-scale prototype of the spacecraft it finally plans to use to attain its goal of fully reusable commercial spaceflight. Starship is the important thing ingredient no longer handiest to totally reusable delivery and cargo vehicles for serving commercial buyers; it’s also the subsequent major step in SpaceX and Elon Musk’s courageous opinion to gain humans to Mars and sow the seeds that can attend us changed into an interplanetary species.
Starship Mk1 is the evolution of the main flight vehicle thatSpaceXat possibility of test technologies for Starship – theStarhopper, a stub-top cylinder that in general supreme supplied a technique to test one in all the Raptor engines in two, low-altitude ‘hop’ flights. The Starhopper’s mission will be over, however it’s soundless in Boca Chica, Texas, sitting out supreme in the back of the Starship Mk1 and supreme a mile or much less from the end of the freeway and the Gulf.
Starship Mk1 is a towering building in person, and its intellectual, high-polish shell can even be blinding in the South Texas solar when there’s no cloud duvet. The final dwell is love a Fifties science-fiction pulp novel duvet made accurate, with a scale that’s laborious to comprise even standing straight in entrance of the ingredient and seeing workers busy inserting the closing touches on the rocket’s exterior sooner than SpaceX’s update tournament tonight.
Once I arrived on the ground in Brownsville, I made the rapid force out to SpaceX’s assembly pickle for the Mk1 in the exiguous neighborhood of Boca Chica. It changed into once successfully after sunset, however the roughly 180-foot tall building changed into once lit up by a replace of floodlights, as crews persevered to work on interior welds and diversified aspects of the closing assembly. Severely, about half of the building had its shimmering, sleek outer affect, whereas the remaining remained rougher having a peep – something which may per chance per chance perhaps commerce by morning.
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Staff had been soundless busy in the morning inserting the closing touches on the rocket, at the side of working on inserting the head cap on to the very tip of the nostril cone. The domed tip changed into once genuinely rounded, no longer pointy, which is maybe better for helping bleed off skedaddle when the rocket is making its diagram back to Earth.
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🍅🥑SEEDS OF DESTINY🌹
A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE BY DR PASTOR PAUL ENENCHE (DUNAMIS INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CENTRE)
DATE: FRIDAY, 18 FEBRUARY, 2022
TOPIC: OBEDIENCE – A KEY TO MANIFESTING FAITH
SCRIPTURE: So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Genesis 12:4.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Faith is obeying God’s Word.
The Scripture makes it clear that as children of God, our survival is anchored on our faith (Galatians 3:11). The just shall live by faith.
This means, if you are a born again Christian and you are justified by the Blood of Jesus Christ, your survival on earth depends on your faith. The quality of your life is anchored on your faith. So, to play with your faith is to jeopardize your life and destiny.
It is important that we understand faith.
What then is faith?
Faith is obeying God’s Word to confirm our trust and confidence in God’s promises to us and His provisions for us.
In Genesis 12:1-4, God gave a word to Abraham and Abraham obeyed God to confirm his trust in God.
Faith is obeying God’s Word. When God told Abraham to depart from his kindred, he obeyed God. That is faith. Abraham obeyed God’s Word to confirm his confidence in the promise God made to him.
When God gave Abraham the promise to make him a blessing, God seemed to have told him, “Before this promise will come to pass, I demand an action of obedience from you. So, get out of your father’s house to a land I will show you and I will make your name great.”
It was possible for Abraham to remain where God spoke to him for another thirty years and be claiming God’s promise of blessing and greatness. He would probably have died there with unfulfilled promises because of disobedience.
My counsel is, make up your mind to obey God’s Word so you can put your faith to work.
REMEMBER THIS: Faith is obeying God’s Word.
1. Make up your mind to keep your faith alive by the instrumentality of obedience.
2. Refuse to procrastinate or disobey God’s Word to you.
PRAYER: Thank You Lord for showing me obedience as a pathway to manifesting my faith in You. I ask that You help me to obey Your Word, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: UNDERSTANDING FAITH (PT2).
QUOTE: The strength of your faith in God determines the security of your destiny.
Culled from “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY BIBLE READING: Judges 9-12.
REFLECTION: The proof that you believe that God will do for you what He promised to do, is that you do the things God asked you to do. Waiting for God to do what He says He would do without you doing what He asked you to do is waiting without ceasing.
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Trikala, in Greece’s agricultural heartland, is an unlikely candidate for a leading smart city – but innovations have improved lives despite the financial crisis.
“In the past, residents had to call the vice mayor just to change a broken street lamp,” says Sonia Sofou, a police officer turned civil servant. “Now you don’t need to know a politician to get something done.”
The 37-year-old is hard at work in the control room of Trikala, Greece’s first smart city. On the wall, nine screens display colourful maps and graphs monitoring the availability of parking spaces, the status of traffic lights and water pipes, the location of rubbish trucks and the town hall’s monthly budget.
Sofou answers the phone, logging reports of uncollected rubbish and fallen tree branches into the small city’s e-complaint system. As she works, the information shows up on one of the screens above her.
Smart cities – usually defined as those that use technology to improve services, increase transparency and become more efficient – are proliferating around the world. Pioneered in Europe, they can now be found everywhere from India to Korea. With more than two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, finding ways to make cities work better for the people who live in them has become a priority. Major companies such as Intel, Cisco Systems and IBM are involved in researching new applications in this growing field.
Set among green fields in the agricultural heartland of Greece, the historic city of Trikala – population 82,000 – was not an obvious candidate for the nation’s first smart city.
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The country was in the grips of a financial crisis and the municipality was €45m (£40m) in debt when Dimitris Papastergiou became mayor in 2014. There was zero budget for his grand, tech-savvy plans.
But through collaborations with partners including the European commission, which funded a driverless bus pilot, and companies such as Greece’s Sieben and Parkguru, Trikala has earned a reputation for innovation that dates back to 2004 when Greece’s Ministry of Economics named it the nation’s first digital city. It was later shortlisted as one of the top 21 smart cities in the world. By participating in EU-funded projects and offering up a test site for local tech companies, the city has cut its debt by €20m.
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Meet the G-VERT: a smart wearable device that allows athletes to push their body the right way. It offers intensity, asymmetry, exertion and stress analytics. Users will be able to view G-force, kinetic energy, jump analytics, power, stress % and other data on the VERT app.
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- Words spoken years ago by George W. Ball,
a distinguished diplomat, author and champion of human rights, have vivid,
new currency: "When Israel's interests are being considered, Members
of Congress act like trained poodles. They jump dutifully through hoops
held by Israel's lobby." In the same interview, Ball said, "The
lobby's most powerful instrument of intimidation is the reckless charge
of anti-Semitism." Sadly, his words ring true today, verified by my
own experiences and those of many of my colleagues in the U.S. legislature.
- Ball could have added that, except for
exuberant praise of Israel, the poodles remain mute as they jump through
the hoops, lest they lapse into free speech and say something that will
spoil their chances for re-election.
- The fear of being charged with anti-Semitism
outranks all other worries that bedevil politicians, and the lobby has
marketed it so efficiently that a wall of silence shields the American
people from awareness of the lobby's activities and U.S. complicity in
Israel's longstanding abuse of international law and Arab human rights,
violations that the rest of the world follows with dismay and anger. Fear
of the anti-Semitism stain is intensified these days, because the lobby
has succeeded in redefining anti-Semitism to include any criticism of Israeli
behavior, an inferred threat that prompts all major media to ignore or
sanitize reports of Israeli violations.
- My authority for making these statements
comes from having been a close student of the lobby for over 30 years,
the first 22 as a member of Congress. The lobby leaders chose me as their
number one target because I met unashamedly with PLO leader Yasser Arafat
and later demanded the suspension of U.S. aid to Israel for its unlawful
use of U.S.-donated military supplies. In 1982, when the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main center of Israeli lobbying in
Washington, claimed credit for keeping me from election to a 12th term
in the House of Representatives, I became the lobby's prize trophy.
- Two years later, Sen. Charles Percy (R-IL),
who was also guilty of failing to toe the AIPAC line, joined me on the
trophy shelf. Our fate has tended to focus the minds of other members of
Congress, discouraging them from the temptation to speak out about Israel's
- Israel's U.S. lobby is peerless among
the hundreds of lobbies in our nation's capital for one main reason: it
alone is armed with the ultimate persuader, an ample supply of indictments
- The supply promotes automatic cooperation
when legislation on behalf of Israel moves forward. It is the modern-day
Sword of Damocles, a fearsome instrument that hangs over almost every head
in our government. Until recently, it seemed to cow all of the nation's
prestigious scholars, except for a few hardy ones like Prof. Noam Chomsky
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Juan Cole of the University
- "When Israel's interests are being
considered, Members of Congress act like trained poodles."
- In February, in a rare burst of academic
candor, two other distinguished professors, John J. Mearsheimer of the
University of Chicago and Stephen M. Walt of Harvard's Kennedy School,
broke the silence with the publication of their 81-page, heavily footnoted
study titled, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.
- In the study, they conclude that the
flagrant, longstanding pro-Israel bias in U.S. Middle East policy has enabled
Israel to tilt U.S. policy in ways that benefit Israel to the disadvantage
of U.S. national interests, luring America even into costly wars and a
rising tide of ill fame worldwide. They pin much of the blame on the influence
of Israel's U.S. lobby. One of their most significant conclusions: "The
U.S. has a terrorism problem in good part because it is so closely allied
- Mearsheimer and Walt quickly discovered
why most of their academic colleagues behave much like the political poodles
on Capitol Hill. Their study instantly became controversial, the subject
of a vigorous U.S. discussion over Israel's role in U.S. foreign policy
for the first time since the Jewish state came into being in 1948. A shorter
version edited by the authors was published in the respected London Review
of Books because no U.S. periodical was brave enough to give it a public
- The study provoked such strong trans-Atlantic
shock waves, thanks mainly to the Internet, that the wielders of the modern
Sword of Damocles have gone public with a barrage of full-throated epithets,
charging Mearsheimer and Walt with "ignorant propaganda, academic
garbage, anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist drivel."
- The Harvard Crimson quoted Harvard Prof.
Alan Dershowitz as labeling the authors "liars" and "bigots."
Two other academics, in a letter to the London Review of Books, wrote ominously:
"Accusations of powerful Jews behind the scenes are part of the most
dangerous traditions of modern anti-Semitism." They overlooked the
fact that the lobby also includes powerful Christians.
- In the New York Daily News, a less strident
critic, Harvard Prof. David Gergen, rebuked the authors by declaring that
"over the course of four tours in the White House I never once saw
a decision in the Oval Office to tilt U.S. foreign policy in favor of Israel
at the expense of America's interest." An experienced politician himself,
Gergen must know that such tilts would never be recorded for anyone to
see, even in the privacy of the Oval Office. In the column, Gergen mistakenly
credited President Ronald Reagan with stopping Israel's 1982 bloody assault
- To the contrary, as George W. Ball recorded
in his book Error and Betrayal in Lebanon (p. 45), Israeli Prime Minister
Begin was defiant, conveying his refusal in these words: "Nobody,
nobody is going to bring Israel to her knees. You must have forgotten that
the Jews kneel but to God."
- No matter what lies ahead, Mearsheimer
and Walt have already well served the American public. Their initiative
has broken through a dangerous wall of silence. Thanks to publicity arising
from their study, many thousands of U.S. citizens are aware for the first
time that a domestic lobby on behalf of Israel ex erts a significant role
in forming U.S. Middle East policy, even on decisions of war. They are
also now aware that religious communities-minority elements of both Christianity
and Judaism-are the main pillars of the lobby.
- This knowledge maybe stir enough public
curiosity for a civilized and edifying public debate to ensue. It is difficult
to conceive of a topic more urgently worthy of public examination.
- Paul Findley (R-IL), who served in the
U.S. Congress from 1961 to 1983, is the author of the bestseller, They
Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby, available
from the AET Book Club. He and Mrs. Findley reside in Jacksonville, IL,
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Reading is magical. It sweeps you up and whisks you away to far away places, finds you in the middle of an exciting event, engages you with new lifestyles of people all around the world! I could go on and on about the wondrous places you find yourself when you throw yourself into a good book. Introducing young children to this magical wonder is critical in helping them to understand the joy of reading throughout their life.
Add in the excitement of getting to run out to the mailbox monthly and open it up to find a package just for them…priceless! We have discovered this great monthly book club, Owl Post Books, that caters to the age of your child. There are different options available:
- Book of the Month Club
- Imagination Box Subscription
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The greatest of all time in sport has and will always throw up a heated debates among sports fans, commentators and sports stars alike. Many sports are contested with two or three names in the mix and we’ll let that debate rage until a definitive great appears.
There are however a few unanimous and uncontested GOATS, (greatest of all time) and by this we mean sports where there is no contest as to who the GOAT is, these are the athletes which at the moment are uncontested.
Michael Jordan – Basketball
We could say just go watch Netflix documentary, The Last Dance, which is a documentary on Michael Jordan’s basketball career, but that’s not fair.
Jordan is the complete basketballer, an outstanding scoring ability accompanied with being an excellent defensive player. The belief and spirit Jordan showed on the court made him stand out from the rest, he was such a weapon for the Chicago Bulls that opposing teams had to rewrite defensive strategies to defend against him.
He brought the NBA to life and redefined the nature of what it was like to be a professional basketballer. 6-time NBA champion and 6-time MVP, a 14-time All-Star and 10-time scoring leader, the man was a machine of the game. Some of his records include his career points per game average, which sits at 30.1, and most NBA Finals MVP awards. He was and still is the greatest NBA player of all time. LeBron James is the only player to come close to Jordan’s basketball legacy.
Serena Williams – Tennis
Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Navratilova all get a look in but there’s one definitive GOAT in women’s tennis that no one can argue with.
Serena Williams holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined amongst active players. Her record of 39 Grand Slam titles puts her third on the all-time list and second in the Open Era: 23 in singles, 14 in women’s doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles, make her the greatest female tennis player of all time.
The 38 year old won her first singles title as a mother at the 2020 ASB Classic, becoming the first woman in the professional era with at least one title in four decades: the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Serena has also been No. 1 in the world for a total of 309 weeks—186 of which were consecutive.
Roger Federer – Tennis
His title of the GOAT in mens tennis is safe for the time being, but it could be come a contested tile between the big 3 in tennis next year with Nadal and Djokovic not far behind him!
The Swiss star now owns 20 majors after he lifting both the Australian Open and Wimbledon (without dropping a single set) in 2017, and The Aus Open for the 6th time in 2018. He has also has 103 ATP titles (second only to Jimmy Connors record of 109 titles) and counting and held the world No. 1 ranking for 310 weeks, another record for the Open era. Arguable nobody through out the history of tennis has had more impact on the game than Roger Federer.
With the 2020 ATP World Tour and WTA tours suspended and the French Open and Wimbledon cancelled until 2021, the race to the top between the big 3 is on hold for now.
Michael Phelps – Swimming
The king of the swimming pool is also most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals.
Phelps made the 2000 Olympics at 15 years old, he wouldn’t win any medals that time round, but made up for it in Athens in 2004, taking home 6 golds and 2 bronze medals, he became the most successful athlete in Athens – a feat he would then repeat in Beijing 2008 as well as in London 2012!
Phelps didn’t just cruise to his eight golds in 2008 – he did so by creating 7 fresh world records and 1 Olympic record in Beijing. The following Games, in London, the Baltimore native upstaged Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina to emerge as the most decorated Olympian ever.
He initially retired after his 4th Olympics, however, Phelps came out of retirement for the Rio 2016 Olympics and would go on to win five more golds and a silver medal, leaving him to officially bow out of the sport once and for all with an incredible 28 Olympic medals to his name (23 golds, 3 silver, 2 bronze).
Tom Brady – American Football
Twenty years ago, he was a sixth-round draft choice from the University of Michigan. Fast forward to Super Bowl 53 in 2019, where Tom Brady cemented his place as the GOAT in football by winning his 6th Super Bowl at the ripe old age of 41! He is without doubt the leader of all-time greatest NFL players. Brady is a icon and true example of a player that worked hard to achieve his status as a great. Brady has Lombardi trophy a remarkable 6 times during his career, earned himself 4 Super Bowel MVP awards as well as a host of other NFL records.
2020 sees Brady move from the New England Patriots to Tampa Bay Buccaneers to continue his unrivalled legacy at the NFL.
Babe Root – Baseball
Since baseball, more than any other sport, is defined by numbers let’s star there. The Sultan of Swat’s career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) stands at an astounding 183.7—Cy Young is second with 168.5. The Great Bambino is also the all-time leader in slugging percentage (.690) and OPS (1.164); he’s second in RBI (2,214) and on-base percentage (4.74); hit 60 home runs in 1927; 714 for his career; and may have single-handedly saved baseball in the wake of the Black Sox scandal.
He was bought by the Yankees for $100,000 in 1920, which was massive money at the time. Ruth was so popular the Yankees had to build around him. In his 15 years with the New York Yankees, Ruth helped the team win seven American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships. And this legend was as talked about of the pitch as much as he was on the pitch! No one in the modern era of baseball comes close.
Jack Nicklaus – Golf
With 18 professional majors, 2 U.S. Amateur titles and 73 PGA Tour wins & 10 Champions Tour wins over 25 years, Jack’s record speaks for itself. The only other in contest is Tiger Woods, who has 81 won PGA Tour titles and 15 majors. But until him or someone else tops his record 18 major championships, there is no question that “The Golden Bear” is the greatest golfer of all time.
The best golf that has ever been played was from Woods from the years 2000 to 2008, and nobody has had a bigger impact on the game than Woods, but he still has work to do to catch up on Jack Nicklaus.
Pele – Football
Three time world cup winner with Brazil back in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and a true icon of the game, Pele is widely considered as the greatest football player of all-time. Pelé is the most successful league goal-scorer in the world, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and tour games. Pelé is the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At club level he is the record goalscorer for Santos, and led them to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores. He was the face of the “Beautiful Game” and a true football icon both on and off the field.
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Design starts with thematic layers.
First, you identify the thematic layers you'll need for your particular application and information requirements. What are the data themes that make up your key landscapes? Then, you define each thematic layer in more detail. The characterization of each thematic layer will result in a specification of standard geodatabase data elements such as feature classes, tables, relationship classes, raster datasets, subtypes, topologies, domains, and so on.
When identifying thematic layers in your design, try to characterize each theme in terms of its visual representations, expected uses in the GIS, likely data sources, and levels of resolution. For example, at what scales and extents will you need to use this information, and how will its elements be represented at each scale? These characteristics help describe the high-level contents expected from each theme.
Here is an example description of a data theme for ownership parcels in a cadastral application.
Once you have identified the key thematic layers in your design, the next step is to develop specifications for representing the contents of each thematic layer in the physical database.
- List the map scales and extents that you'll need to work with.
- For each, describe how the geographic features are to be represented (for example, as points, lines, polygons, rasters, surfaces, or tabular attributes).
- How should the data be organized into feature classes, tables, and relationships?
- How will spatial and database integrity rules be used to implement GIS behavior?
The 11 steps presented below outline a general GIS database design process. The initial design steps 1 through 3 help you identify and characterize each thematic layer. In steps 4 through 7, you begin to develop representation specifications, relationships, and ultimately, geodatabase elements and their properties. In steps 8 and 9, you will define the data capture procedures and assign data collection responsibilities. In the final stage (steps 10 and 11), you will test and refine your design through a series of initial implementations. In this final phase, you will also document your design.
Eleven steps to geodatabase design
Identify the information products that you will create and manage with your GIS. Your GIS database design should reflect the work of your organization. Consider compiling and maintaining an inventory of map products, analytic models, Web mapping applications, data flows, database reports, key responsibilities, 3D views, and other mission-based requirements for your organization. List the data sources you currently use in this work. Use these to drive your data design needs. Define the essential 2D and 3D digital basemaps for your applications. Identify the set of map scales that will appear in each basemap as you pan, zoom, and explore its contents.
Identify the key data themes based on your information requirements. Define more completely some of the key aspects of each data theme. Determine how each dataset will be used—for editing, GIS modeling and analysis, representing your business workflows, and mapping and 3D display. Specify the map use, data sources, and spatial representations for each specified map scale; data accuracy and collection guidelines for each map view and 3D view; and how the theme is displayed—its symbology, text labels, and annotation. Consider how each map layer will be displayed in an integrated fashion with other key layers. For modeling and analysis, consider how information will be used with other datasets (for example, how they are combined and integrated). This will help you identify some key spatial relationships and data integrity rules. Ensure that these 2D and 3D map display and analysis properties are considered part of your database design.
Specify the scale ranges and the spatial representations of each data theme at each scale. Data is compiled for use at a specific range of map scales. Associate your geographic representation for each map scale. Geographic representation will often change between map scales (for example, from polygon to line or point). In many cases, you may need to generalize the feature representations for use at smaller scales. Rasters can be resampled using image pyramids. In other situations, you may need to collect alternative representations for different map scales.
Decompose each representation into one or more geographic datasets. Discrete features are modeled as feature classes of points, lines, and polygons. You can consider advanced data types such as topologies, networks, and terrains to model the relationships between elements in a layer as well as across datasets. For raster datasets, mosaics and catalog collections are options for managing very large collections. Surfaces can be modeled using features, such as contours, as well as using rasters and terrains.
Define the tabular database structure and behavior for descriptive attributes. Identify attribute fields and column types. Tables also might include attribute domains, relationships, and subtypes. Define any valid values, attribute ranges, and classifications (for use as domains). Use subtypes to control behaviors. Identify tabular relationships and associations for relationship classes.
Define the spatial behavior, spatial relationships, and integrity rules for your datasets. For features, you can add spatial behavior and capabilities and also characterize the spatial relationships inherent in your related features for a number of purposes using topologies, address locators, networks, terrains, and so on. For example, use topologies to model the spatial relationships of shared geometry and enforce integrity rules. Use address locators to support geocoding. Use networks for tracing and pathfinding. For rasters, you can decide if you need a raster dataset or raster catalog.
Propose a geodatabase design. Define the set of geodatabase elements you want in your design for each data theme. Study existing designs for ideas and approaches that work. Copy patterns and best practices from the ArcGIS data models.
Design editing workflows and map display properties. Define the editing procedures and integrity rules (for example, all streets are split where they intersect other streets, and street segments connect at endpoints). Design editing workflows that help you meet these integrity rules for your data. Define display properties for maps and 3D views. Determine the map display properties for each map scale. These will be used to define map layers.
Assign responsibilities for building and maintaining each data layer. Determine who will be assigned the data maintenance work within your organization or assigned to other organizations. Understanding these roles is important. You will need to design how data conversion and transformation is used to import and export data across various partner organizations.
Build a working prototype. Review and refine your design Test your prototype design. Build a sample geodatabase copy of your proposed design using a file, personal, or enterprise geodatabase. Build maps, run key applications, and perform editing operations to test the design's utility. Based on your prototype test results, revise and refine your design. Once you have a working schema, load a larger set of data (such as loading it into an enterprise geodatabase) to check out production, performance, scalability, and data management workflows. This is an important step. Settle on your design before you begin to populate your geodatabase.
Document your geodatabase design. Various methods can be used to describe your database design and decisions. Use drawings, map layer examples, schema diagrams, simple reports, and metadata documents. Some users like working with UML. However, UML is not sufficient on its own. UML cannot represent all the geographic properties and decisions to be made. Also, UML does not convey the key GIS design concepts such as thematic organization, topology rules, and network connectivity. UML provides no spatial insight into your design. Many users create a graphic representation of their geodatabase schema with Visio, such as those published with the ArcGIS data models. Esri provides a tool that can help you capture these kinds of graphics of your data model elements using Visio. Refer to the topic Documenting your geodatabase design. | <urn:uuid:2c31bbf7-07a2-49f2-8a73-440ddc8c71b8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/geodatabases/geodatabase-design-steps.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.884558 | 1,696 | 3.359375 | 3 |
As states have legalized marijuana, they have created a booming industry that operates in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Abuse Act. Like the tobacco and alcohol industries, this new legal marijuana industry has the potential to do great harm to American consumers and communities if it is not disciplined and restrained in how it sells and develops its products. Unfortunately the federal government has not yet stepped in to regulate the industry and state governments have imposed only limited controls. In addition, because of the increased threat of criminal and civil liability hanging over the industry, it has been largely shut out from attracting professional stakeholders including banks, venture capital firms, and professional managers which could help impose market discipline. In order to achieve the policy goals behind legalization of marijuana it is important that states do everything they can in the short term to regulate this industry so that it develops in a responsible manner. One of the things states can do is promote the integration of professional stakeholders into this industry. This essay explores what it means to be a “professional” in the marijuana industry and how more professionals could help mitigate some of the harm this industry poses to the public.
Northern Illinois University Law Review
"The Worst of Both Worlds: The Wild West of the "Legal" Marijuana Industry,"
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The paper examines the effects of two measures taken in Sri Lanka in an attempt to implement school-based management (SBM): the Program for School Improvement (PSI) and the School Report Card Program (SRCP). The evaluation project involves a sample of 200 schools randomly divided into four sets of 50 each. One consisted of schools in which the PSI was to be implemented. The second comprised schools in which the SRCP was to be implemented, and the third group, in which both programs were to be implemented. The fourth cluster served as the "control" group. Data of fourth graders' academic performance was collected and analyzed. The results shows that PSI, designed to restructure school management and provide support and training to strengthen school-community relations, performed well in terms of improving the cognitive abilities of their primary school students, involving local stakeholders (including parents, past pupils and well-wishers) closely with various aspects of school administration and benefiting poorer communities. On the other hand, SRCP, intended to deliver parents and pupils' feedback to schools, did not present a statistically significant effect on school performance partly due to the relatively low attention and little resources from policy-makers. The authors provide a series of advice on improving both programs: 1) expanding the geographic scope and increasing the level of decentralization in PSI; 2) revising SRCP by training schools and local governments to use the information contained in report cards in a judicious fashion. | <urn:uuid:44010310-5b5f-4fe4-838d-c7fccaf79a24> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://learningportal.iiep.unesco.org/en/library/an-impact-evaluation-of-sri-lankas-policies-to-improve-the-performance-of-schools-and?back_url=/en/library/search?f%5B0%5D=countries%3A1135&f%5B1%5D=countries%3A1188&f%5B2%5D=countries%3A1237&f%5B3%5D=project%3A3990&f%5B4%5D=project%3A4085 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.96662 | 318 | 2.59375 | 3 |
(StatePoint) For families — and everybody else for that matter — protecting skin should be a top summer priority. After all, there is no shortage of summer skin woes you’ll want to avoid.
From protecting skin from sun to repelling disease-carrying insects, here are some top insights that will help you and your family enjoy a safer, more comfortable summer.
Sunscreen: Get it Right
When it comes to sunscreen, it’s important to understand and follow sun safety guidelines. Fewer than half of moms (48 percent) knew the correct amount of sunscreen to apply to the face and body while at the pool, lake or beach, according to a NO-AD Sun Care-commissioned survey on sunscreen. The correct amount of sunscreen to be applied — or reapplied – is at least 2 tablespoons. More alarming still, the majority of those surveyed (54 percent) believe the proper time to apply sunscreen is as soon as they start feeling their skin burning.
Experts say that parents should apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen to themselves and children 15 to 20 minutes before going out in the sun in order to give it time to bond to skin, and then reapply at least every two hours or after 80 minutes of swimming or sweating and immediately after towel drying. Unfortunately, 17 percent of moms were unaware that after an initial slathering of sunscreen, they needed to reapply it following extended exposure.
Beyond application, the type of sunscreen you use matters, too. Luckily, there are quality products at great value, which means you don’t need to skimp on the amount you apply or reapplication. For example, NO-AD has been protecting families for generations at an affordable price per ounce. And for those who want to avoid added fragrance, parabens, alcohol, retinyl palmitate, BPA and dyes, consider trying NO-AD Naturals Clear Mineral Formula SPF 50, which is developed with naturally sourced active ingredients such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, offers broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and is water-resistant for up to 80 minutes. Oxybenzone- and Octinoxate-free – both of which are chemicals considered harmful to coral reefs – this is also a good choice for the eco-conscious. Parents take note: the line, which offers great value, also carries pediatrician-tested versions for kids and babies.
Other safe sun habits include limiting time in the sun, especially between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m, and wearing long-sleeve shirts, pants, hats and sunglasses.
Summer days are full of outdoor fun in backyards, parks, baseball diamonds and more. And any time you and your kids are outdoors, you are at risk for insect bites. Unfortunately, a bite can carry risks beyond discomfort. Mosquitoes can carry Zika, West Nile, Dengue Fever and Chikungunya viruses.
Consider streamlining skin protection with a two-in-one combination such as BullFrog Mosquito Coast SPF 50 Continuous Spray Sunscreen + Insect Repellent, which is DEET-free, Oxybenzone- and Octinoxate-free, and a good choice when you want to pack light or send kids to camp or sports with a simple sunscreen and insect repellant solution.
You can also dodge mosquito bites by wearing loose long sleeves and pants, particularly on hikes, and by keeping your yard free of any standing water.
By knowing the facts, you can better ward off bites, burns and other summer skin pitfalls.
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AsbabSehat Keto is often punted as simply being a fast solution to lose loads of weight, however there is more to this food regimen than simply that. I notice I could be getting a variety of hate for this tip, however the fact of the matter is that beer is tremendous high in carbs and that, by its very nature, shouldn’t be keto-pleasant. The weight-reduction plan business has surged by 200% previously eight years, and its success is predicated on the fact that diets are designed to fail us. Readily out there.
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Actually we overindulge and never starve, and that leaves us with big food shops in our physique through obesity. Food is supposed to be designed to nourish our bodies, not pad us with illness-inflicting fat cells. A person who skips breakfast places their physique in starvation mode so that any excess food that you simply eat later in the day instantly becomes fat as the physique scrambles to keep any sugar accessible by the physique processes after being advised it’s starving when breakfast is skipped. When reaching for or lifting one thing that’s low or on the bottom, bend your knees and keep your back straight as you carry. Consume solely keto-pleasant foods and in order for a meals to be categorized as a keto meals, it needs to be very low in carbs.
The primary foods to avoid are potatoes, wheat, grains, sugar, and certain fruit and vegetables. If you sit most of the day, this stretch is particularly important, as a result of the hamstring muscles grow to be shorter when they’re kept within the contracted, seated place for long intervals. The muscles in your again not only support the spine, but they hold up your entire upper-physique. It will relax and stretch tight, drained muscles and help to keep the joints lubricated. Eating six smaller meals or snacks each three to four hours all through the day can actually assist to keep your blood sugar stable, which in turn means you won’t reach for prime-fat or excessive-sugar snacks.
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When you’re carrying around a lot weight, especially round your abdomen, it’s harder in your body to remain balanced and this places strain in your spine. A quick Google search for weight reduction tips to shed these extra lockdown pounds and all of the sudden you’re down a rabbit hole of web diets, consuming nothing but cabbage soup for weeks on finish and sucking on a cardboard box for a deal with – now we have all been there.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents1 Introduction. Decisions and Accounting. 2 Aircraft development. 6 Airport Receivables & passenger fees collection. 8 Airlines Bodies participation. How ARC uses Ratio analysis to protect members10 Fuel hedging – Cost saving or Gamble? 13 Collective bargaining, financial statements on the bargaining table.
15 In-house or Outsource services – Caribbean Airlines Case – M&E & Revenue Accounting16 How do Airlines use CM and CVP? 19 Fleet change and fleet type24Critical Analysis; what does the accounting information mean – Low cost airlines26 Bibliography28 Appendices29 1. The Aviation industry29 2. IATA enhancement Financing services29 3. Airline Reporting Corporation, Carrier Financial Statement29 Introduction. Decisions and Accounting. The aviation industry has been for the last decade one of the most dynamic industries in the world. The business structure of the aviation industry has evolved into one in which each major stakeholder can have a distinct impact on its fortunes.
The aviation industry is not only the airline companies, it also includes airports that are either managed by regulatory government bodies or private companies, the cargo and express freight and package delivery companies, Passenger and Ramp handling companies, customer reservation system providers, aircraft manufacturers and aircraft leasing and financing companies, just to name a few of the major player.Recently the aviation industry has come to born some new players in recent years the push towards globalization and improvements in worldwide IT infrastructure and airport security requirements due the drug trade and terrorism, such and revenue accounting providers, outsourced aircraft maintenance and airport security and training providers. Appendix 1 presents a breakdown of the aviation industry. Before we dive further into any analysis, let’s understand three important elements of our topic.
1)Decision making 2)Information 3)Accounting A decision is a choice, a choice between available alternatives.Decision making is the process of identifying problems and opportunities and resolving them (Daft 1993). The key word in the last sentence would definitely be process. The decision making process can illustrated below (Daft 1993) One of the key ingredients to this process is information. Information is data that are meaningful and alter the receiver’s understanding of events and facts (Daft 1993).
For information to be useful it must have certain characteristics. It must be of good quality, which is the source data must be accurate and reliable. It needs to be timely.The sooner you have information on events, the faster it can be used in the decision making process. There would be no use to information on situations that have gone and cannot be changed. Completeness is a must for information, incomplete information in the decision process can lead to a non-optimal decision.
The information must also be relevant. It should pertain to the problem at hand. It should not contain information that the user does not need for the present decision as this would slow down the decision making process as the user has to sort out for information relevant to the situation.Accounting as described by the American Accounting Association is as following: “the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information” (tutor2u. net) Accounting is generally split into two areas, Financial accounting and Management accounting. Financial Accounts: geared toward external users of accounting information Management Accounts: aimed more at internal users of accounting information Although there is a difference in the type of nformation presented in financial and management accounts, the underlying objective is the same – to satisfy the information needs of the user.
Below briefly looks at the differences. It is also understood in producing accounting information that is useful; it should have the following characteristics. a. Understandable – information in such a way that it will be understandable to users. b. Relevance – must assist a user in the context of making a decision c.
Consistency – consistent treatment of similar items and application of accounting policies d.Comparability – compare similar companies in the same industry group. e. Reliability – information that is presented is truthful, accurate, complete and capable of being verified f.
Objectivity – information is prepared and reported in a “neutral” way. Aircraft development. When we think of aviation, an aircraft flying high is the first picture that comes to mind and what not a better place to start an assessment of accounting information for decision making. Aircraft development is a major cost investment with cost running into the billions of US dollars.The current major aircraft manufactures are Boeing Corporation, Airbus and Bombardier. This process involves capital budgeting accounting that provides decisions of whether the development project will be feasible. However what is going to highlighted here is the importance of analysis of financial statements, are on development projects. Lets go back into the early 1970’s and assess how poor financial analysis on the development of the Lockheed Tristar three engine wide body aircraft by Lockheed Corp and Roll-Royce Plc lead to the demise of an aircraft that in its era was technologically ahead of it’s time.
It illustrates the importance of a healthy balance sheet and cash flow statement. Ratio analysis has become the standard to benchmark strong financial position and performance. Somehow both Lockheed and Roll-Royce forgot that liquidity was the backbone for business survival. They both went into an arrangement that was financial suicide. Based on a request in 1966 by American Airlines to development a medium range jet with a 300 plus passenger capacity, Lockheed started development of an aircraft that on completion was the Lockheed Tristar .
The development of the engines was to be designed and built by Roll-Royce Plc in UK (www. pbs. org). Development cost meant for Lockheed investing in increased inventory and building up funds in Work in Progress inventory as they started work in building aircraft and so too was Roll-Royce. This must have looked well for their current ratio as these values would be classified as current assets (current asset/current liabilities). But an analysis of their acid-test ratio (cash equivalents/current liabilities) would have shown their investment with no corresponding cash inflow was leading to detrimental liquidity problems.Cash flow analysis must have been showing cash outflows on investing activities and no cash inflows on operation activities. Roll-Royce was the first in this project to be driven into bankruptcy, from liquidity problems before any planes could take to the air.
This only worsens Lockheed situation since no aircraft can be sold without an engine. Lockheed and Royce were the first major cases of Government bails outs in the aviation industry. The British government demanded the project on Roy-Royce side could only be completed by Lockheed proving that it was financial sound, obviously they could not.US congress provided a US$ 250 million dollar loan to Lockheed and the first Tristar flew in November 1970.
Unfortunately for Lockheed the economy had slowed down and sales demand fell. It never saw a health return on assets (ROA) which included the development cost on the Tristar. By 1981 it had loss over US$2. 5 billion on its commercial aerospace line and eventual discontinued it (Greenwald et al 1981). Today’s manufactures have learnt from Lockheed experience.
Most aircraft development are handled different and it is based on expression of interest and cash deposits on orders.This helps protect manufactures from the liquidity issues associated with development cost and sales on completion. These deposit on the balance sheet off-set the effect of inventory and work in progress on liquidity analysis. Airport Receivables & passenger fees collection. Airports have made considerable investments in airport upgrades over the years. Runway upkeep, runway extension and parking spaces to encourage bigger capacity aircraft, improved cargo facilities, invested in automated gateways and added concourse.
To recover these cost airports charge landing ees, concourse fees and passengers or facility charges to airlines. Over the years many airports have seen it more difficult to collect on their receivables. The accountants looks at the balance sheet and the financial analysis shows slower receivables turnover rates (net credit sales/average net receivables) and longer number of days in accounts receivable (number of days in business year/accounts receivables turnover), indicating longer periods in collecting on outstanding receivables. This then translates into cash flow management problems.The Airports unfortunately are in the receivable business, it’s just how the process works. Most fees charged by the airports are by per passenger or per landing, there are calculated monthly after all aircraft have landed and passengers have de-planed and en-planed. Now the painful process of tracking down payments begins.
Uncertain times brings with it risk the airline industries has been in constant state of uncertainly, therefore the risk of an airline or number of airlines having months of unpaid invoices, is highly likely.Airport Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (AATT) has taken the decision to avoid the cash flow issues and cost associated with lower receivable turnover and below acceptable quick-ratio by enrolling in the International Air Transport Association Enhancement & Financing Services (IATA E&F services). IATA E&F services as outlined in appendix 2, has become the tool for many airports to manage billing, receivables, and cash management (IATA.
org).It does come at a cost to AATT to have IATA E&F services generate invoices and settle payments; however the cost of the corresponding risk of non-settlement on collecting is offset by such prudent decisions. Grantly Adams Airports in Barbados has also made the decision to go the same route as AATT to settle their passenger charges. Again these relatively small airlines main source of cash inflows or revenues are from these charges to airlines.Therefore it is important that they constantly manage the efficiency of their credit & collection management, if they have to source funding for expanding and regular upkeep of the terminal and runways out of operating activities.
Airlines Bodies participation. How ARC uses Ratio analysis to protect members Airlines bodies are an integral part of the aviation industry, their services facilitating the efficient functioning of the airlines industry, Airports, Travel agents and Global distribution systems providers (those are the companies behind the reservation systems).With hundred of members with interlaced financial transactions it is imperative that systems to monitor financial adherence be implemented. Let’s look at how Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) has used a quarterly reporting system utilising ratio analysis to ensure financial compliance by members. But why is this process so important? Airlines bodies like ARC allow for the effective function of the airline industry. ARC is the reporting body for all travel agents in the USA.They are responsible to ensure that all ARC registered travel agents make payments collected on tickets sales to them and they then distribute these funds to the respective airlines.
But ticketing rules have a little catch to it. Since on many occasions a passenger may need to travel on two airlines to reach they destination, however ticketing rules dictate that the first travelled airline will receive all the cash for the full trip and the other airlines then have to bill the first airlines for their funds. Exciting isn’t it?It meant that ARC has a direct responsibility to ensure that each airlines member is financial stable and what better means of assessing information to make a decisions on each member than to use some ratio analysis. This is done by making it compulsory for each airline member submit quarterly a Carrier Financial Statement, see appendix 3 The statement requires each member to complete information on there quarterly financial statements. The form then evaluates an airline performance based on eight (8) ratios and standard performance for each one.Lets examine what each ratio is seeking to determine and evaluate. 1. Net Profit margin percentage – This seeks to examine what percentage of revenue will end up as profit of loss.
Therefore a high positive percentage will indicate a profitable operation and a high negative percentage will indicate. The standard is actual negative 5%, and the environment and market conditions of the airlines industry has many making a loss, specifically at off peak periods. 2. Cash Flow as a Percent of cash expense – Here they evaluate how healthy you cash position is.This helps ARC examine how much of the revenue is really been banked cash and not sitting in a receivable for collection. Since profit is Revenue less expenses, your Net profit margin and this ratio should move in the same direction. 3. Ratio of cash and short term investment to cash flow – Here this ratio look to see if you have enough cash flow to put aside a little to earn interest to help your net line.
4. Number of days cash flow expense in cash and short term investments – an evaluation must be done as to how fast your expenses burn the cash you receive for sales. . Cash and short term investments as a percentage of current liabilities – What this does is look at what percentage of cash can cover your current liabilities. Now the reason for this analysis has to do with the factor that the largest portion of airlines’ current liabilities is its unearned transportation revenue (UTR), which is in short a sale of tickets not yet flown by the passenger. In most cases the passenger can have the ticket refunded, therefore ARC would wish to examine if an airline can settle such refund claims. 6.
Current Assets as a percent of current liabilities – A standard working capital percentage used across various industries to examine liquidity 7. Ratio of operating revenue to current liabilities – Interesting little ratio here, but ARC wants to uncover how much of the revenue generated is link to you increasing your liabilities. For instance maybe you have not been paying you invoices, such as landing fees or lease. So you could be showing a profit, but have problems managing your payables. 8. Percent of debt to debt plus equity – A gearing ratio that tells of your mix of financing.
Any airline that fails four (4) ratio will have to increase there cash reverse with ARC, in most cases this is done by holding that amount of travel agent sales collected. Airlines who do not submit timely statements will also have their cash reserve increased Fuel hedging – Cost saving or Gamble? Fuel cost to the airline industry has historical been between 10 -15% of operating cost (Airlines. org). As such senior management have always been concerned about any significant increase in price that would upset this delicate relationship with cost.Monthly management accounts for an airline would clearly define all the elements of fuel cost. The total fuel cost for the month, the total fuel in US gals uplifted per month, the average price paid per US gals and what percentage of total cost fuel cost is. Airlines implement many methods to offset increases in fuel cost which many include, fare increases, fuel surcharges, flight plan changes and fuel hedges. Fuel hedges became a very popular method in the early 1990’s as the price of fuel started to make a steady increase along with the price of oil.
Airlines understood that the only way to really control your cost movement and not affect price increases to the customer was to get into hedge agreements to lock into fixed fuel prices. Airlines like Southwest Airline Corp. boasted about how their successful hedging programme ensured continued profitability, whilst those not hedged saw the pressures of rising fuel prices resulting in losses. The true nature of hedging is as much a decision tool for cost saving as it is an accounting gamble that can turn into a loss.The president of Air France-KLM, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, had this to say about hedging (Ezard 2008), “We hedge to avoid too much volatility, but we take the risk of paying more than market price. ” The historical increase in oil and fuel prices which started in late 2007 and peaked about June 2008, saw all the major airlines jumping on the hedging train, even start up Caribbean Airlines out of Trinidad & Tobago was getting a hedge from the Government of Trinidad & Tobago. All the energy analyst and futures traders around the world were predicating increases until the end of 2008.Every airline CEO and CFO were being halted for their efforts to secure hedges to stop the flow of losses.
But then something started to happen from July 2008 into August 2008 and before anyone could adjust. A recession in all the major economies in the world, and the price of oil and fuel came tumbling down. By March 2009 the price of Oil was on average US$40 per barrel, about US$100 per barrel less than June 2008. Many airlines were locked into hedge contract between $100 – $120 per US gal, the hedge decision did not pay off.
Below is a snapshot of the losses that some major airlines will incur based on their hedge decision (Dunn 2009);The decision to hedge will still be a tool used in the airlines industry as the accounting data of increasing operating tells you that action must be taken, however it would be up to each airline management to determine the level of risk and how it may affect them in the future. Collective bargaining, financial statements on the bargaining table. The airlines industry is both capital and labour intensive and as such employee cost, once fuel cost is below certain prices is the largest cost item for an airline. The personnel in the airline industry are also heavily unionized. In 2008, according to Unionstats. om (airlines. org/jobs), an estimated 46.
4 percent of all workers in U. S. air transportation (passenger and cargo airlines) were covered by collective bargaining agreements, versus 8. 4 percent of all U. S.
private sector employees. After the World Trade centre attacks on September 11, 2001, the airline industry faces challenges never seen before. Decreased passenger demand, increased security cost, a new gulf war, SARS and rising fuel prices to contend with. There was fall out and a number of airlines started to declared bankruptcy, United Airlines being the biggest in US to file.But many used this process as a means to go after the unions and demand wage and benefit concession from employees. Armed with the company’s financial statements at the bargaining table airlines executives had balance sheets that showed insolvency and profit and loss statements with losses, pointing out reducing employee cost was the only means to survive. Employees in the airline industry know they have leverage, scab labour can’t come in and fly aircraft or operate handling equipment or use reservation systems to manage and check in passengers.
The airlines knew that strikes just added to the cost.Financial statements showing cost and number of employees per aircraft gave the airlines a real performance measure to bargain with. Analysis of the financials brought realization to the state of the industry financially and most of the unions conceded with pay cuts and concession to benefits such as work hours and turn around time frames. Many of the new collective agreements included profit sharing schemes.
Airlines also bargained to write-off balance sheet liabilities such as accrued vacation as part of employee concessions. In-house or Outsource services – Caribbean Airlines Case – M&E & Revenue AccountingManagement accounting is one of the most important decision making tools in the airline industry. Cost management in uniquely tied to pricing and profitability and therefore management have constantly looked at methods to reduce cost. It’s the process of examining each cost element and understanding what drives the cost up or down, what is variable and what is fixed over activity levels. Outsourcing of services has become possible as certain companies have technical and operational advantages that allow them the do activates as a lower unit cost.
It may be because of labour cost in that region, better employee productivity, lower financing cost or better utilization of assets. Whatever it may be, airlines seek to tap into these services to save on operational cost as internal cost analysis measures that current cost of the in-house activity is more that the outsourced cost. We can assess to two decisions made by Caribbean Airlines Limited that centre on outsourcing and use of management accounts, carefully considering why it is important that all information of cost be included on your management accounts, and understand for which purpose the management accounts model was built.
One of the restructuring decisions on the closing of BWIA International Airlines and starting of the new legal entity Caribbean Airlines Limited was to outsource the passenger revenue accounting function. The decision was taken on the basis of the cost per passenger on the revenue accounting department of BWIA, that being total cost for Revenue account cost centre divided by number of revenue passengers (revenue accounting cost/ # of passengers) was most than the cost per passenger of a selected revenue accounting outsource provider.However there was a lack of understanding of the outsource provider model in which costing was provided. The costing model was based for low cost airlines that had most if not all there purchases online and by credit card. Hence the promise to save cost and reduce headcount was solely on this assumption. The model on BWIA side was also misunderstood, revenue accounting cost centre cost included not only passenger revenue accounting cost, but it also included sales report auditing cost, refunds processing costs and cargo revenue processing cost.The decision to outsource from the provider has cost Caribbean Airlines twice as much as it did in BWIA. Management accounting data is only as good as for the use it was intended for, any assumption that it can be applied to all scenarios could lead to an incorrect decision.
On the other hand one of the major decisions in Caribbean Airlines Limited was to bring back the heavy maintenance of aircraft in-house. After years in BWIA of having this done by Delta in the US after attempts in BWIA showed to be more expensive in-house, a proper analysis of the management accounts information was done.The analysis showed that the labour cost was killing them, due mainly to overtime cost in a unionized workforce.
Caribbean Airlines offered an opportunity, no unions. Per hour labour rates were also lower than Delta. So why is it costing us more? The over time hours was the cause of the variance. An analysis of the hours showed that if we changed the work hours to 12 hour shifts at increased fixed salaries, more productive hours at a fixed rate can be used in costing the heavy maintenance. It has allowed the successful return of the heavy maintenance function at a lower cost back in-house for Caribbean Airlines.
So here we had a situation in which the management accounting cost model was fully understood and the appropriate decision made. How do Airlines use CM and CVP? Of all the accounting information, contribution margin (CM) and cost volume profit (CVP) analysis is the heart of the strategic and tactical management decisions of the airline industry. It impacts the following decisions; A. Market share retention B. Route expansion and reduction CM and CVP analysis starts with your understanding of variable cost, those that change with activity and fixed cost, those that do not change over an activity and or capacity level.
It involves transforming your income statement as illustrated below. And this can be further analysed by route as show below This is the heart of using accounting information to analyse strategic and current tactical decisions. Lets take market share retention. Aggressive competitors on a routes MIA & FLL as illustrated above, have decided to use price wars (offering reduced market fares) to lure customers and gain market share. Management has also decided to “fight fire with fire” and also reduce price, however the accounting information is telling us that this decision is not benefiting the company.The fare price offered in the price war does not give a positive contribution to your overhead. In fact the more flights you offer at this market price to more you add to your total net loss. Here the management team must decide on which is more important from a strategic direction, market share or operating profitable routes.
Maybe getting data on the price elasticity of the market can help in the decision on increasing price and how much of the market share you will really lose. Route expansion and reduction decisions are also made easy with CM analysis.Look at route JFK, YYZ & CCS where we have positive contributions. Maybe we should start reducing the frequency of flights of the negative contribution routes where the aircraft type used is possible to switch on the positive contribution routes. Most airlines who strategic objectives are to fly profitable routes would make the tactical decision to reduce capacity (number of flights) or stop operating the route, since negative contribution is transferred into increased net loss. This was the case of Airlines Canada termination of services to Trinidad.The price was to low and cost was too high to make a contribution on the service to Trinidad, but the service to Barbados continued as the price offered on the route was higher, even with the same cost structure as flying to Trinidad. CVP analysis is used to get more detailed analysis of the situation.
It’s a little complicated as is involves the calculation of Available seat miles (ASM) and Revenue seat miles (RSM) to calculate your load factors, especially as there is accounting information involving multi-sector flights on the same aircraft.Your cost of operating involves cost linked to the cost of operating the aircraft and cost related to the passengers on the aircraft. So you may have negative contribution per flight because of the load factor. Therefore airlines decide on measures to increase load factor to increase contribution and profitability on routes. Two decisions they usually make are to reduce flights, hence making less seats available and using aircrafts with less seating capacity. This would eliminate the effect of variable aircraft related cost and improve what is know in the industry as break even load factors, as the same travel demand is supplied with less apacity.
It is a tool that has made the low-cost airlines sector successful in managing there operation. Fleet change and fleet type Fleet replacement is the one decision that involves a mix of both financial accounting information and management accounting information. Whether aircraft would be obtained by finance purchase or operating rent, it involves a process of heavy capital budgeting analysis, management accounting costing and balance sheet analysis to manage cash needs for a fleet replacement project and efficient inventory management.Capital budgeting is the process of planning and assessing the value of decisions that lock finances and resources of a company into the long term. We find the management accounting information is needed to cost the future benefits of a fleet renewal. These benefits cost come in the form of increase revenue and savings and can include; a. Reduced annual maintenance cost b. Increased revenue form an aircraft with more seating capacity.
c. Fuel saving from efficiency of aircraft engines d. Lower inventory requirements We also need to understand the cost of implementing the fleet change such as; a.
New training cost for crew and maintenance personnel b. Handling rates for type of aircraft c. Hanger upgrades. Maintenance tools upgrades From this information the capital budgeting process is further developed to determine Net Present Valves (NPV), pay back periods and internal rates of rates (IRR), so various fleet type options can have such analysis and management will then determine what is the best selection criteria on choosing a new fleet. Healthy balances sheets are also part of the fleet change process.
Do you currently have excess stock for the old fleet?Can it be sold at the current book value? Will I have to take an impairment loss? These questions must be answered. How does my debt service coverage ratio, free cash flow and gross profit ratio affect by ability to negotiate financing terms? There are many airlines presently that would like to change fleet; however they can’t get the financing or low aircraft rent rates. Fleet change planning also includes the process of cash management for the process, improving current and quick ratios, receivables turnover and inventory turnover all becomes part of the liquidity process if investing in new aircraft.Critical Analysis; what does the accounting information mean – Low cost airlines The best way to conclude this discussing would be to give a critical perspective of this topic, since I have been a presenter of accounting information. The most important concept to remember is the accounting information is the result of decision making and external market factors.
For instance the average price on your financial statements for a given route is a factor of internal pricing and seat management decisions as well as customer buying decisions.Also cost reflected on your financial statements are also a result of spending decision, but also the effect of market forces and competition that make handling rates, landing rates and wages lower or higher depending on which region in the world you are. The term low cost airlines was coined about ten years ago, it emerged from the selling prices and cost structure of airlines that operate by selling low fares and have low operating cost. The accounting information of the low cost airlines has so much to do with the market of operating that have created a model of operation.
That is to say that market forces have allowed for the low cost structure to evolve. The effects to have BWIA, Air Jamaica, Liat and now Caribbean Airlines pattern the low cost structure has been a frustrating process. But should the focus of making the decisions be on becoming more like another business model based solely on comparison of accounting data, such as employee cost per aircraft and total cost per passenger mile. Should we not focus on taking advantage of the market information that do not always manifest itself in the accounting process, such as positioning, brand loyalty and customer service.Its accounting data based on model, realized from market forces and not solely on unique decision making. For instance low cost airlines have lower employee cost due to the factor that there operate in markets and cultures where passengers have embraced the internet. Therefore the need for large reservation staff is not but eliminated. Accounting information should be used to manage and plan.
Historical information used to develop meaning full and achievable budgets and used to control and monitor decision implementation.Adam Pilarski, Senior vice-president at Avitas inc, a leading aviation consulting company had this to say about the use of low cost accounting information (Airline Finance 2009), “Low cost means lowest cost for a given business model. Some airlines have a model built on simplicity…other have a necessarily complex system with different aircraft types, various classes of service, interlining and connection, etc.
Those airlines still pursue efficient cost controls but remember their primary mission. There is no way a legacy airlines airline can achieve cost of a true low cost carrier.Neither should it try. They should have efficient cost controls to achieve the highest possible profits supported by good revenue.
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In Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression (1995) Jacques Derrida asks, ‘Is the psychic apparatus better represented or is it affected differently by all the technical mechanisms for archivization and for reproduction. . .?’ This question is prompted by new technological developments as we transition from traditional to digitised archives. This question also lies at the heart of Selective Memory, a timely exhibition which responds to our contemporary obsession with the archive as evidenced by a recent proliferation of archival artworks that register the shift from analogue to digital technologies.
An introductory text on the gallery wall, tells us that the exhibition is divided according to key themes such as ‘material’, ‘speculation’, ‘site’ and ‘narration’, and that these themes have been further designated with ‘keywords’ that allow for different trajectories to be mapped across the space of the galleries. This interesting curatorial proposition implies that the keywords would operate like meta-tags, creating a rhizomatic network of associations between the physical art objects which would reflect the interconnectivity of the digital archive. However, this hypertext of keywords seemed to be absent. Perhaps the idea is that the viewer forges their own connections between the artworks and the thematic words provided; however, this asks a lot of the viewer in terms of cognisance of the curatorial project, while it is also to some extent a method of mental reflex and association that happens naturally in the context of any exhibition. This aside, Selective Memory was an informed exhibition which explored the changing nature of the relationship of archival technology to memory.
As would be expected, much of the work in this exhibition is lens-based. However, there is no clear-cut distinction between analogue and digital images. In fact, in many works the differences between these two media are blurred, as one engulfs or appropriates the other, and this is perhaps the point. Jasper Rigole’s Paradise Recollected (2008) is a collection of found 8mm films, sourced from flea markets and garage sales, which have been transferred onto video. Much of the material consists of amateur footage and home movies which have been saved by Rigole’s ‘International Institute for the Conservation, Archiving and Distribution of Other People’s Memories’ (IICADOM). The resulting video is a kind of essay film complete with a voiceover which reflects upon the nature of collective memory. Rigole connects temporally and geographically distant footage through an effective editing process which groups together familiar and universal memories through a system of montage that produces a sense of objective classes of memory. This comes across most powerfully in a series of shots of different infants, captured in flickering film, at different times and in different places, all taking their first steps towards the camera.
The video is accompanied by a diagrammatic textual poster which breaks the film down into discrete terms; the moving images of saved memories are here transcribed into different units of data, just as the actual images were when the films were transferred into a digital format. The self-awareness of this transference from film to digital video in the context of the gallery is refreshing. To further emphasise this transition from real indexical imagery to sets of discrete data, Rigole provides us with a Mac monitor and keyboard displaying the web page of IICADOM, which the viewer is invited to interact with. Here we can browse all of the films that are being projected, as well as being able to change the search terms on the footage. For example, a black and white film of an old lady eating can now be tagged with the terms ‘boy’ ‘playing’; thus Rigole’s archive itself is susceptible to inevitable corruption and disorder. By juxtaposing analogue and digital archival technologies Paradise Recollected draws attention to the differences between these processes. The traditional archive is a static and orderly collection of physical documents which should not be altered or interfered with, while the digital archive promotes an interconnectivity operating according to a more dynamic mnemonic logic which continually updates, rewrites and erases itself in virtual space.
The tension between preserving and destroying is a key paradox of the archive. It also alludes to the problematic nature of new technological shifts for artists, as the digital is perceived to threaten analogue mediums. This incompatibility is played out in a series of works by Sean Snyder that has evolved from his project Index. Here, Snyder has been editing and digitising the archives he has amassed while researching previous projects. During this process many of the physical elements of the artist’s archive have been destroyed. We see the discarded remnants of this process in Untitled, (printed materials, broken DVDs) (2009), a collection of photographs of close up details of cracked and smashed DVDs and shredded pieces of printed text. This process of digitisation, through which the material remnants become unreadable and are then discarded, acts to draw attention to the surface materiality of the technical support itself. In Snyder’s photograph of a smashed DVD we actually register the material properties of the object’s mirrored surface, the way it cracks and breaks like glass, but also bends because it is plastic. This emphasis on the material properties of different surfaces relates to questions concerning the relevance of the concept of medium specificity in a digital age, as digitisation erases the differences between media. Text, sound and visual images all become data files that are read indifferently by the computer.
The transition from analogue to digital archival processes is also the subject of Zbyněk Baladrán’s Working Process (2007), another video essay which utilises found film footage and old film stock transferred again to video. The film is overlaid with horizontal blocks which give way to text evoking the now obsolete aesthetics of early computing. In this work text and image are vying for attention as the eye has to switch rapidly between reading the text, which sits over the image, and perceiving the image behind the text. At one point a series of blocks gives way to the sentence ‘THE PAST AND FUTURE CAN EXIST NEXT TO EACH OTHER’. In many ways this sums up Selective Memory, which is reflective of our current, transitional phase in the history of the archive, a phase in which its past and future states co-exist. | <urn:uuid:8054a9d1-6cdb-4a9c-aebb-274c66abdd2f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://enclavereview.org/selective-memory-artists-in-the-archive/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.945476 | 1,308 | 1.867188 | 2 |
A. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.
B. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
C. Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
D. My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
E. Which knew me from the beginning,
D’. if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
C’. And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come.
B’. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
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Escherichia coliO157:H7 EDL933, isolated in 1982 in the United States, was the first enterohemorrhagicE. coli(EHEC) strain sequenced. Unfortunately, European labs can no longer receive the original strain. We checked three European EDL933 derivatives and found major genetic deviations (deletions, inversions) in two strains. All EDL933 strains contain the cryptic EHEC-plasmid, not reported before. Copyright © 2016 Fellner et al.
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Stand4Hussain’s main purpose is to spread the story of the battle of Karbala. We are based in Oslo, Norway.
We started Stand4Hussain in 2011 as a small group with few volunteers. The very first event organized by Stand4Hussain was on the eve of Arba’een in January 2012. With the help of a few organizers and a handful of volunteers, we handed out more than a thousand cups of hot chocolate to ordinary people in different locations in Oslo. All this was in the name of Imam Hussain (as).
It was just a nice feeling to be able to hand out hot chocolate to the people on a freezing cold day in Oslo. In addition to that we also handed out flyers with basic information about the tragedy of Karbala and Imam Hussain. Through interacting with the ordinary people this way, we could answer many questions regarding Islam and tell those who had never heard about Imam Hussain, his story and who he is.
We filmed the event and shared our success story in the form of a video on the social media. Within the subsequent few days, the message reached virtually all places around the globe inspiring many to start similar organizations or events, for example in Canada, England, and New Zealand.
Our work does not stop here
We aim to introduce it as a tradition. We believe that it should be just as natural to be out there holding a stand on the the 40th day (Al-arbaeen, الأربعين) as going to a mosque to commemorate Ashura on the the tenth of Muharram. (يوم عاشوراء المحرم)
The only thing that binds the committee members of Stand4Hussain together, is the love for the holy Prophet Muhammad and his family (Peace be upon them all) and the aim to tell the world about the great sacrifice of Imam Hussain (pbuh).
We are not dependent or associated with any religious group or a particular mosque. We work independently regardless of different ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and political inclinations of our committee members and volunteers with the sole aim to spread the message of Imam Hussain (pbuh) – message to stand up against tyranny and injustice and introducing the true image of Islam to the non-Muslims.
If you want to help in any way, or just have something on your heart to say, so do not hesitate to contact us at contact[at]stand4hussain[dot]org | <urn:uuid:ff525cf8-7ed1-4bc2-89c4-5325a3011be7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stand4hussain.org/our-story/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.943432 | 522 | 1.609375 | 2 |
In the face of evidence of how austerity is contributing to rising income inequality and political instability, we must persuade governments to support the UN's new Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of economic reforms, writes Mark Perera for Eurodad.
A decade of austerity…
A decade on from the onset of the global financial crisis, it is hard to ignore the mounting evidence that austerity economics have had a corrosive effect on the enjoyment of human rights across the world. From Argentina to Greece, South Africa to the UK, the costs of severe fiscal consolidation have been disproportionately borne by society’s most vulnerable.
For observers of the impact of IMF and World Bank ‘structural adjustment’ programmes across the Global South in the 1980s and 1990s, this is far from revelatory. Despite this, what we have seen over the past ten years is the widespread acceptance of austerity as the orthodox response to a domestic economic or financial crisis, and it remains the modus operandi in the policy conditions attached to IMF loans. However, austerity-based fiscal consolidation has been applied even in countries which escaped the effects of the global financial crisis, for pre-emptive reasons – essentially to avert negative speculation in financial markets – and with the aim of securing increased investment and growth. The result, as the ILO have estimated, is that austerity will affect close to 80% of the world’s population by 2020, hitting people in developing countries hardest.
… to the detriment of human rights
Since 2008 delivery on international human rights obligations and development priorities, such as the SDGs, have had to be the sacrificial lamb on the altar of ‘sensible’, pro-cyclical fiscal policies – not least in response to the Eurozone crisis. Yet global GDP growth currently remains sluggish, while debt levels are at unprecedented highs across the globe. Indeed, research co-authored by a former US Treasury Secretary in fact suggests post-crisis fiscal consolidation has permanently depressed GDP growth in advanced economies and has been ‘self-defeating’ with regard to restoring fiscal sustainability.
Policy-makers cannot continue to ignore the social and political costs of their economic choices. International and regional monitoring bodies have been clear that states must abide by their human rights obligations when designing policy responses to economic and financial crises. But the complexity of balancing the aims of fiscal sustainability and macroeconomic stability with protecting and fulfilling universal human rights cannot be ignored. Finance ministries are rarely the natural home of human rights specialists.
A tool to set the balance right
Against this reality, the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights has presented new Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of economic reforms to the UN Human Rights Council. These principles do not establish new human rights standards, but rather serve as a practical tool to help governments and international financial institutions identify credible policy alternatives to fiscal consolidation measures that undermine human rights, both when seeking to prevent and to respond to crisis situations.
In non-crisis times, impact assessments can be integrated into regular debt management and fiscal policy planning, enabling findings to serve policy-making that seeks proactively to protect and fulfil human rights. Findings could help to shape debt management strategies to prevent the build-up of unsustainable debt burdens that may jeopardise legal human rights obligations. And in the wake of a crisis, they could serve as a reference point when developing policy responses. This recognises the trade-offs facing policy-makers, helping to identify economic measures that are least restrictive to the enjoyment of human rights. Findings from assessments pointing to adverse human rights impacts should also serve to trigger and inform timely debt restructuring – helping to avoid protracted transgressions as creditors’ needs are given primacy over those of a country’s population. They could also provide a useful evidence base for debtor governments in negotiations with international financial institutions and creditors, strengthening arguments for safeguarding necessary fiscal space for health, social, or education expenditure, for example.
EU action must speak louder than words
Widespread application of the Guiding Principles will require political commitments from governments across the world, and a strong signal from the UN Human Rights Council in its annual resolution on foreign debt and human rights in March will be a vital first step on this path.
EU states on the Human Rights Council must take action and lead here, giving robust endorsement to the Guiding Principles and calling on all UN states to put them into use. Such active support would be wholly in line with the principles purportedly guiding EU external action, and member state commitments from 2017 to adopt a rights-based approach to development, and support countries in building resilience to prepare for and respond to economic shocks without compromising long-term development prospects. In a recent joint letter to EU member states and the European External Action Service (EEAS), 35 European CSOs from 15 different EU member states spelled out their backing for the Guiding Principles and called on their governments to do the same.
In the face of ever-more signs of how austerity-based fiscal consolidation is contributing to rising income inequality and political instability, failing to endorse such practical steps to safeguard human rights and foster economic policy-making in the service of developmental needs seems negligent. The EU now has the opportunity to demonstrate that lessons from the crisis are being learned, and must use its voice at the Human Rights Council in late March to signal very clearly that debt reduction need not mean a reduction in human dignity. | <urn:uuid:2b89f9c7-4acb-4d75-ab9c-dfba2b7062f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.stwr.org/ja/node/1285 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.940574 | 1,094 | 2.296875 | 2 |
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Start your browse through in the Nature Centre, with kid-friendly display screens that reveal what birds you may see. The last time she had seen him on Alderaan, she had finished this motion out of practice even more, worried with the goal than the truth that she may not have the opportunity to find back for a better proper goodbye. Silence is whatever, so inform the youngsters they have a far better possibility of seeing pets such as deer, muskrats, and possibly also a prairie wolf if they silently value this lovely piece of nature in the city. It flaunts one of the most substantial city paths and bikeway systems on the continent, which is quite excellent for a city north of the 49th parallel. The crown gem of the nation’s nationwide park system is simply a 90-minute drive west of the city, snuggled deep in the rugged tops of the Canadian Rockies. | <urn:uuid:e2f0775c-83cb-4f80-a959-7d4fafca7305> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nikeshoesonlineoutletsstore.com/pendant-lights-for-a-home-office/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.961167 | 588 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Reliable mortality statistics are the cornerstone of a national health information system. They are necessary for population health assessment, developing evidence-based health policies and health service planning. The vital registration system (VRS) is globally accepted as the main source of mortality statistics which can generate national as well as local level data on population dynamics and health status of a population on a continuous basis. However, mortality statistics from the VRS are not available in many low and middle income countries and even when available, the data are not reliable and accurate. Myanmar is also a country where reliable, accurate and timely mortality data with cause-of-death information are not available. In fact, the ability of the VRS to generate reliable mortality data is determined by its operational characteristics such as a legal framework, system structure and design, registering procedures and process, political support and public awareness and participation. In order to improve the system, it is necessary to understand the operations of death registration in the country as it currently functions and to have knowledge about the quality of mortality data generated from the system. As registration of deaths operates through a complex network, the assessment should be comprehensive by taking into account administrative, technical and societal perspectives that can determine the operations of the system and its output. The current study will evaluate death registration in the VRS in a holistic approach, covering input, processes and output of the system. The comprehensive and critical review of death registration in the VRS will help identify problems, areas to improve and strategies to overcome barriers in the system.
Moderator: Dr.Dusita Phuengsamran
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Jacob was the patriarch of a large family. He had one daughter and twelve sons. Those sons became the basis for the nation of Israel.
This visual is a simple "paper doll" strip. Each "doll" represents one of the twelve sons. Each "doll" is color-coded to indicate who the son's mother was and a key is included. Strip also indicates birth order. Extra pieces-coat of many colors and scepter-belong to Joseph and Judah, respectively. (Scepter indicates that the Messiah would come through his descendants.)
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Note: This information may now be out of date, as some of the announced changes have since been canceled. For an update, see this fact sheet.
On November 22, 2018, Minister Lisa MacLeod announced a number of proposed changes to the Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) system.
We have prepared several backgrounders to help you understand particular proposals and what they could mean for low-income people in Ontario. We also hosted a one-hour webinar to share our analysis of all of the Minister’s proposed changes.
Please share this information widely with people who might be impacted or people who are allies, so they can be better informed and can take action.
- Many questions, few answers and great risk for people with disabilities – ISAC’s initial analysis of the Nov 22 announcement: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/many-questions-few-answers-and-great-risk-for-people-with-disabilities/
- Webinar: Changes to Social Assistance: What will they mean? – Dec 6, 2018: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/webinar-changes-to-social-assistance-what-will-they-mean/
- Working while on OW: What Minister MacLeod’s changes to income exemptions would mean – Dec 3, 2018: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/working-while-on-ow-what-minister-macleods-changes-to-income-deductions-would-mean/
- What changing the ODSP definition of disability would mean – Dec 13, 2018: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/changing-the-odsp-definition-of-disability/
- What a “Health Spending Account” might mean to people on OW and ODSP – Feb 5, 2019: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/ow-odsp-what-is-a-health-spending-account-ot-posph-quest-ce-quun-compte-gestion-sante/
- Working while on ODSP: What Changes to ODSP earned income exemptions would mean – (not yet available)
We will share more analysis and actions you can take as more information becomes available.
- ISAC’s Ontario 2019 pre-Budget submissions and speaking notes: http://incomesecurity.org/policy-advocacy/ontario-2019-pre-budget-consultations-have-your-say/
- How to find your Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP): How To Find Your Ontario Member Of Provincial Parliament
- Meeting with your MPP: http://incomesecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Meeting-With-Your-MPP.docx
- Myths and Realities of Social Assistance in Ontario: Myths And Realities Of Social Assistance In Ontario – Sept 2018
- Fast Facts: Poverty and Social Assistance: Fast Facts – Poverty And Social Assistance
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Eric and Vera Alderson have been married for 62 years. Before Christmas, we met them to record their memories of Askrigg and Hawes Schools during WWII.
NB owing to lockdown the Story of Schools exhibition at Dales Countryside Museum which was due to open 30 Jan will now be delayed - we'll open as soon as we can and hope you enjoy this history treat in the meantime...
ERIC ALDERSON - Askrigg School, 1940s
I was born in ’34 and started Askrigg School in ’39. Childhood back then was completely different. You went out to play boys and girls on a night. Cricket, rounders and everything… I lived at Woodhall but we used to go on to Askrigg on summer nights. Everybody played whatever they wanted. But there’s none of that now, gone in’t it, that era.
In summer, you went on nature walks with school. The Banks at Askrigg, they used to have a grocer shop, and they took us up to Semerwater on their flat wagon. It was just a flat wagon – no barriers round the edges. Just imagine that now (laughs). And I think they took us up to Addlebrough with fifteen of us on it maybe. That was our nature walk, yes.
I went to Askrigg School till the exams [for Grammar School]. And I didn’t pass. So I went to Northallerton School. You see you went to school until fifteen at Askrigg. But I couldn’t because they were closing it down for secondary school. I was the last year they took them at Askrigg and I would have had to go to Hawes for me eleven to fifteen. But to get to Hawes from Woodhall I’d have to cycle from Woodhall to catch the train from Askrigg in a morning, and on a night I wouldn’t get home till five o’clock. So instead of doing that I went and lodged in Northallerton. I lodged in the same place me father lodged at during the war. Cause he was repairing army wagons in a small factory in Northallerton. So he got demobbed type of thing, and I went to the same lodgings where he lodged at in the war years. And the war finished in Europe and I went down there.
Oh Askrigg, it was a good school. I always remember they were building a little cabin onto the school. And we thought oh we were going to get school dinners. Because they’d had it arranged, and they had a big set pan. But it was just if there was any bombing they’d be a community place for people to go and eat, probably. They never did use it. And that was built in the playground attached to the school. And so we never got any dinners out of it. No. We took our dinner to school. Sandwiches and what have you, y’know. I had my dinner bag and my gas mask on my bike.
You hadn’t to forget your gas mask, it was kept in a strong cardboard box. They were cumbersome. We used to have to go down every so often to Yorebridge School to have them checked. There was a small shower room, and we used to go in the showers with our gas mask on, and they used to put tear gas in. Then you’d be in there ten minutes or whatever, and you came out and took your mask off, and if your eyes were watering they did something to your gas mask, cause it was leaking and getting gas in y’see. And that’s what they did every so often. Oh yes everybody had a gas mask.
When I was at Askrigg School, it was only a small school, but with evacuees and everything – there was 144 of us. We used to have a board same as they have in church, and you slid the numbers in to tell you how many was attending school you see. And that's how I know cause we used to have to do it every day.
What were my impressions of the evacuees? Completely different (laughs). Yeah. They were towns. A lot from Newcastle area y’know. I remember when the evacuees came up Wensleydale, I’d never seen as big a train come up. I wasn’t at school. And there were a lot of carriages on and a big engine. It dropped evacuees off at various places, and they allocated them out, everybody in village had some y’know… Usually there was never more than two carriages on and a little engine, but this was a big engine with big carriages on. And people, kids waving out of the windows. A lot of children came away from the bombing on the coast. We’re pretty safe up here.
Just below Woodhall there used to be what they called Bungalow Town (pictured below). They’d be maybe fifteen bungalows – wooden bungalows – and all them were full with evacuees. They went to Carperby School did most of them I think, and I know we was a bit frightened to go by when we were lads, because, well they were out of towns and we were country.
The war affected a big chunk of my school years, yes. I started at five in ‘39, and then I was there till 11, that was basically all my time at Askrigg School. You probably didn't learn as much I don't know. With schools bursting at Askrigg, and Hawes would be as well.
We had gardening at school. We had a big garden, we used to have to dig that, and grow vegetables there. Then you could go to woodwork at old Yorebridge [the first Grammar School site]. You weren’t supposed to go there till after eleven, but I must’ve gone about nine somehow. Mr Winsby took us. The old Yorebridge near what was the original school near the side of the river there. And that’s where woodwork was.
We’d have a Home Guard as well. And it's funny how children when we were playing… we used to find bullets, so I had bullets in my pocket. Three live bullets you know. And we used to take ends off, and get the cord right out and lay em in a row. One dinnertime Mr Winsby caught us. So everybody had to empty their pockets, and took everything out of their pockets they had. And we threw them over the bridge into the river there. I’ll never forget that.
There were soldiers in Askrigg. Don’t ask me how but everybody seemed to have some sort of a device type of thing. You see the army was up, in Gayle there was tanks, and they was stationed at Woodhall, and some at Nappa Scarr – the army. And so I don’t know how but everybody seemed to have something. Thunder flashes or something you know?
After the war they seemed to pull out steadily away, you never noticed did you? The buildings were left you see, but they were only tin huts, y’know, like zinc, and tents. Same as at Little Ings [in Gayle], you know where the houses are now, it was all army huts there.
I drove the school buses from the 1950s for around thirty years. I drove children into Yorebridge from the east. And then also from Askrigg to Hawes School, as when they were eleven they started coming to Hawes for their eleven to fifteen. Leyburn [Secondary Modern] wasn’t open then. Then eventually when Leyburn started, I think we'd have maybe seven or eight buses to Leyburn School. Our firm was called Alderson’s, yes. We were picking children up both sides of the Dale. We didn't miss a lot because of bad weather. In really bad weather we couldn't use the Woodhall road. Sometimes there were snow drifts height of the bus. We were going through, being dug out, but we kept going. There wasn't much traffic. No it was alright and I can say that touch wood, with all those buses on the road every day, we never had a bump. Never really had a scrape did we? We were probably lucky, you know, cause we went in all conditions.
Lovely children. But there’s one thing it has spoilt has taking children to Leyburn School and so forth… In the old days you could tell where the children were from. Say, Gayle children, the dialects in their voices. But it’s all mixed up now. I mean it’s all a lot of Yorkshire. But it was really good then. They’d have slightly different accents, see. How were they different? Well, I daren’t say. But the higher up the Dale you went, the broader you get. Yes. And you could tell Swaledale people. They were different because they used to sing a little bit, y’know, different Swaledale accent. You could pick em out. Y’see I did my National Service in ‘54/’56, and people hadn’t moved about as much then, and you knew where they’d come from. Everybody had a different accent.
Once they started going to Leyburn School, big school – that started changing it. They all started getting the same twang. Did I alter my voice when I went to Northallerton? I would do yes, y’know. But when I come back to Hawes I went off again.
It's good to record the past, because a lot of it gets lost. A lot of things do want saying, y’know. I used to listen to a lot of old farmers. With having the garage [at Woodhall], they used to come in with the tractors and the balers and everything.
VERA ALDERSON - Hawes School 1940s
I was born in 1936. ‘41 when I would start wouldn’t it, five-years-old. I went to Hawes School. Something I've always remembered was Mr Steels the headmaster, and he smoked. And when he ran out of cigarettes, he used to ask one of us, did we mind going down to the Board Hotel to tell to get him his cigarettes? And we used to go down to the Board Hotel. So naturally, we took our time, you know, to go down and get it and everything. And since I’ve grown older I’ve thought what a funny thing to have to do, you know? The Board Hotel was a pub then. There was a sort of hatch in the wall. And there was ice cream actually as well, later on. It was just cause he’d run out of cigarettes and he’d want one in the next break I should presume. This is what I’ve partly thought since I was older, you know. We just brought them back and gave them to him. To imagine now, a headteacher asking a child to do that. This is why I was thinking about it all. But we used to love to go, you know, it was an excuse for an extra ten minutes out of school.
They did have canes in those days, but not for the girls, only for the boys. I don't think girls were too badly treated really. You’d get lines to do, you know, do 100 lines tonight at home if you’d done something wrong, which was awful. ‘I must not do this’ or ‘I must not do that.’ I think we'd rather of had the smack over the hand. To do lines when you got home at night.
I lived in Gayle till I was 14. And then my mum and dad moved down to Hawes, to Town Head. And I lived at Hawes till I married Eric in 1958. So we’ve been married quite a long time. 62 years.
I left school at 15. You left school at that age unless you passed for Yorebridge [Grammar School]. And I didn’t pass. How did I feel about it? I suppose you just accepted it really. Probably knew I wouldn’t pass anyway. My sister Dilys passed but didn’t go. She thought it would be a lot of expense for Mum and Dad. She managed the bakery shop at Basil’s for 39 years.
I didn’t mind not passing my Yorebridge exam. No if I couldn’t, I couldn’t. I remember I was nervous, yes I was very nervous. I was sitting in the classroom, we all had a desk each. And Miss Burrow sat there, and we were just quiet and getting on with the job. Miss Burrow, she taught at Hawes for 50 years. She was really lovely and she did sewing classes as well, which I don't think they do nowadays. And, you know, she was good. We had to do everything properly, you know, but she had patience to teach you. She was fantastic.
We used to go out and play… Cowboys and Indians we used to play, and you’d go off and hide so that they couldn't find you. And I can always remember Miss Allens lived on at Gayle, and they’d had a water cistern what had no water in, y’know, it came from the waste water. And Elvia and I - that's the girl I went to school with - used to go and hide in this cistern. They never found us so we ended up always coming out, so as we could get found. We weren’t wet cause there was no water in it (laughs).
We got evacuees a lot didn’t we. We had one. A girl, Ethel. And she had to sleep with Dilys and I, three in a double bed, and I was the little one, so of course I was put in the middle of the bed. And they all came with – well we called them ‘dicks’ in those days in their head. They all had them. Lice. So Mum used to put me a little pixie hat on, with paraffin on, so that they wouldn’t get into me hair. But they did do (laughs). And then they opened a place up above Spring Bank where they all had to go and be treated for them and that must have been awful for them. Did she become my friend? Yes! Well she was just one of us. She was treated the same and everything. Yes, yeah.
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- Squires, Catherine and Aisha A. Upton. “Redesigning a Pocket Monument: A Reparative Reading of the 2016 $20 Bill Controversy. Racialized Media is Designed, Delivered, and Decoded. Ed. Emma Lesser and Matthew Hughey. New York University Press
2018. Squires, Catherine and Aisha A. Upton. “The Color of Money, or, How to Redesign a ‘Monument in Your Pocket’” at Humanity and Society.
2017. Upton, Aisha A. and Joyce M. Bell “Women’s Activism in the Civil Rights Movement.” For the Oxford Handbook of U.S. Women’s Social Movement Activism. Edited by Holly McCammon, Lee Ann Banaszak, Verta Taylor, and Jo Reger.
- Upton, Aisha A. and R.L. Reece “How Skin Tone Shapes Civic Engagement Among Black Americans.” Color Struck: How Race and Complexion Matter in the “Color-Blind” Era. Edited by Lori Latrice Martin, Hayward Derrick Horton, Cedric Herring, Verna M. Keith, and Melvin Thomas.
- Upton, Aisha A. and Jalia Joseph. “Exploring the Black Feminist Imagination.” Black Feminist Sociology. Ed. Whitney Pirtle and Zakiya Luna.
Upton, Aisha A. “Black Fraternities and Sororities Social Activism.” African American Activism and Political Engagement: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment.” Ed. Angela Jones.
2019. Upton, Aisha A. “Heroic women of the Black freedom struggle review essay.” The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics, and Culture.
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After multiple storms hit the areas of Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Milton, Florida, and also Mobile, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach, Alabama in 2004 and 2005, the professionals at Expert Dry® knew right away that there were not enough water damage people to meet the needs of thousands flooded by hurricane rising waters.
We turned to a friend who was the technical director of the IICRC to write a guideline for home and business owners with water damages. The following was produced IICRC Storm Damage Restoration Recommendations:
IICRC Storm Damage Restoration Recommendations
The following information is submitted by IICRC as a public service to those who have suffered water-related losses due to storm damage (e.g., hurricane, tornado). Since there are many variables involved in deciding about appropriate restoration steps, users of this information assume any and all liability for implementing the procedures covered herein.
The following recommendations assume water-related storm damage to residential or light commercial structures. For recommendations regarding restoration of major commercial properties and building assemblies, it is important to consult with professionals who have specific training and experience in this area.
Whether insured or not, it is important for property owners to document damage with photographs or video, and immediately begin loss mitigation procedures themselves; or hire a qualified contractor to do this on their behalf. It is totally inappropriate to put off mitigation while waiting for an insurance claims representative to arrive on the scene to evaluate the loss. By that time, in all probability sufficient time will have passed to grow and amplify microorganisms, which may not be covered by insurance. Loss mitigation is defined by insurance policies as “reasonable and prudent measures designed to preserve, protect and secure property from further damage,” including microbial growth and amplification.
According to IICRC Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration (IICRC S500), there are three categories of water that cause damage in buildings. They are summarized as follows:
Category 1 Water – That which is clean at the releasing source and does not pose a hazard if consumed by humans. Category 1 water may become progressively contaminated as it mixes with soils on or within floor coverings or building assemblies (walls, decking, subflooring). Time and temperature, which promote the growth and amplification of microorganisms in water can cause Category 1 water to degrade. Examples: burst water pipes, failed supply lines on appliances, vertically falling rainwater.
Category 2 Water – That which begins with some degree of contamination and could cause sickness or discomfort if consumed by humans. As with Category 1 water, time and temperature can cause Category 2 water to become progressively more contaminated.
Category 3 Water – That which is highly contaminated and could cause death or serious illness if consumed by humans. Examples: sewage, rising floodwater from rivers and streams, ground surface water flowing horizontally into homes. There are two ways in which water enters a building as a result of wind storm damage:
The first involves falling or windblown rainwater that enters as a result of damage to roof components or wall assemblies. The second involves horizontally traveling ground surface water (Category 3) containing silt and soil contaminants that infiltrate into structures, generally through doors or around foundation walls. This ground surface water (storm surge) may accumulate to a depth of several inches or several feet. When structures are partially submerged or remain substantially flooded for weeks, far more elaborate procedures usually are required.
Most household microorganisms (fungi, bacteria) typically require five conditions for germination, growth, amplification, and dissemination. Generally, they include:
• organic food source, especially cellulose (e.g., paper, wood), which are found in abundance in construction materials
• moisture, even high humidity (67% RH plus)
• moderate temperature – 68-86°F/20-30°C
• stagnant air
• time – several hours to several days
Anything that can be done to control or minimize these optimum conditions will prolong the time required for microbial growth.
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When will 5G be fully deployed?
5G networks are rapidly rolling out and those who want to deploy can do so now. Full 5G deployment will take another decade, but in many urban areas 5G is already fully operational. The good news is that 5G and 4G LTE will co-exist for many years to come. So, whether you want to future proof your deployment with new 5G solutions now, or continue with 4G LTE, you can’t go wrong. For many applications operating well on LTE networks or that do not require 5G performance, it may be another 5-10 years before it makes sense to upgrade.
Digi operates in the commercial space, serving commercial, industrial, medical and government entities and developers. For this reason, information on this page is geared toward these customers. See your mobile phone vendor or carrier for updates on the timeline for handheld 5G devices.
Will 5G be the right solution for every application?
The right solution for any specific application depends upon the business case. Not every application is ready – or right for 5G. The key considerations include:
- Analysis of the application’s network speed and throughput requirements.
- Analysis of 5G availability in the application’s deployment area.
- Analysis of 5G costs, based on the deployment scope and scalability requirements.
When will 5G be a standard?
5G is already an official technology standard, via 3GPP Release 15, which was released in December 2018.
The "million dollar question" is really about when will 5G be everywhere, with the carrier-promised speed, latency and density. Our prediction is that by 2025 enough 5G infrastructure will be deployed nationwide for the majority of applications to fully benefit from 5G. The Ericsson Mobility Report predicts that by 2025, 29% of mobile subscriptions will be 5G.
Owning a 5G device might be exciting, but if you have a need for mobile 5G — for example 5G tablets for point-of-sale by service personnel — you don't want to have to utilize that device in a limited fashion. Early adopters can purchase 5G devices in the consumer space now. They are expensive, and have certain limitations on utility as the networks are building out. For commercial applications, 5G devices are now emerging on the market and we expect to see this market grow exponentially throughout the 2020's.
When will 2G and 3G be phased out?
Carriers are currently in the process of phasing out 2G and 3G networks, as they need to replace them with more up-to-date networks, rather than maintain everything from 2G to 5G, which is costly and labor-intensive. See our article, Upcoming 2G and 3G Global Cellular Network Sunset Dates, for a roadmap of projected shutdown dates by region and carrier.
Will 4G LTE be sunsetted as well?
For those who have made investments in 4G LTE technology or are preparing to deploy devices now, there is very good news. 4G LTE networks and devices will migrate to 5G over time, without the requirement to replace all of your equipment. As LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, this infrastructure has a long life ahead, thanks to a new technology called Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS). DSS allows 4G and 5G devices to share the same band, resulting in a faster rollout of 5G and long-term availability of 4G, as spectrum does not have to be taken away from 4G to support 5G.
Digi International works with customers who are ready to define their path to 5G to ensure they can sort through the massive amounts of information, perform a careful needs assessment, and identify the right solution. Contact us for a consultation to learn more about 5G planning and 5G technology selection.
How can I prepare for 5G?
Digi proposes that customers who are certain they want to migrate to 5G as soon as possible plan for a three-phase approach:
|Phase 1: Prepare for 5G
Replace old 2G/3G equipment with 4G LTE.
If your 4G LTE router is a couple years old, consider upgrading to a 5G or 4G LTE-Advanced router to take advantage of 5G speeds.
|Phase 2: Deploy 5G
||Add a 5G Extender to 5G-enable your existing Digi or 3rd-party router using an Ethernet port. Existing 4G LTE service can remain for redundancy or be transferred to the 5G Extender.
||Replace your older 4G LTE router with a 5G indoor router (4G + 5G sub-6 only) or 5G outdoor router (4G + 5G sub-6 + 5G mmWave).
|Phase 3: Optimize 5G
Add a 5G Outdoor Extender for redundant 5G mmWave connectivity to multiple carriers.
What services and use cases will use 5G technology?
In general, 5G use cases can be broadly categorized into three main types of connected services:
- Enhanced Mobile Broadband: 5G will not only make our smartphones better, but it will also usher in new immersive experiences, such as VR and AR, with faster, more uniform data rates, lower latency, and cost-per-bit. This will be especially important for field service technicians, for example, who have to repair sophisticated systems and machines.
- Mission-Critical Applications: 5G will enable new services that can transform industries with ultra-reliable/available, low latency links—such as remote control of critical infrastructure, vehicles, and medical procedures.
- Massive Internet of Things: 5G will seamlessly connect a massive number of embedded sensors in virtually everything through the ability to scale down in data rates, power and mobility to provide extremely lean/low-cost solutions.
A defining capability of 5G is also the design for forward compatibility—the ability to flexibly support future services that are unknown today.
How fast is 5G?
In the future, 5G is expected to deliver theoretical peak data rates of up to 20 Gbps. Today, 5G speeds depend significantly on the type of 5G connection (Sub-6 or mmWave) and the bandwidth the carrier has allocated to 5G. Some 5G Sub-6 speed tests show speeds similar to 4G LTE, or lower. Speed tests over 5G mmWave show up to 2 Gbps.
5G is more than about just how “fast” it is. In addition to higher peak data rates, 5G will provide much more network capacity by expanding into new spectrum, such as millimeter wave (mmWave). 5G will also deliver much lower latency for a quicker immediate response, and an overall more uniform user experience so that the data rates stay consistently high even when users are moving around. Moreover, the new 5G NR (New Radio) mobile network will be backed up by Gigabit LTE coverage foundation, which will provide ubiquitous Gigabit-class connectivity.
How much does 5G cost?
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Kundalini Transformation of the Human-Animal: Evolving to Our Divine Potential
KUNDALINI-POWER FROM BELOW
Kundalini is the energy that powers our biological life. It is the generator out of which the fires of life are stoked. It is the sustainer and regulator of our life force and the driving power that fuels our evolutionary, transformative journey. The main goal of a fully risen Kundalini is to Awaken us to a state of Higher Consciousness—Cosmic Consciousness—and transform the old animal body into a spiritual one.
The Kundalini power can change us quickly and dramatically. Kundalini power has nothing to do with religion. However, It has been incorporated to become part and parcel of some religions and cults. Kundalini is a Sanskrit word that means coil; coiled like a snake. It is also referred to as the Serpent Power or the Serpent Firc.Throughout human history, Kundalini has been represented by the symbols of the serpent, fire and the snake. When the snake is shown as coiled it represents Kundalini in Her dormant state. When it is shown coming out of the crown on top of the head, it symbolizes the field of energy of a risen Kundalini. Kundalini power comes from below. She lies in the perineum and is held stable and secure at the sacrum on the spinal colunin.There She rests dormant until She is Awakened.
Once Awakened, She begins to move upwards along the spine. As She ascends the spine, Her main targets are the seven psychic ‘centers’ that are situated along the spinal column. However. Shc can diverge at any point and spread out into all parts of the body. Her work is to cleanse and alter the organs and all other systems that compose the body.
Her circuit begins in the area of the genitals and ends at the crown of the head. When fully aroused. She will pierce through the crown; the area often referred to as the Sahasrara.There are also three main psychic nerves, known as inadist.The main nadis, which follows the path of the spinal cord, is called the Sushumna. This is the channel through which Kundalini ascends and descends.
There are also two minor nadis. The one running up the left side of the spinal column is called the Ida and considered to be the feminine, cooling and intuitive energy. The one running up the right side is called the Pingala and believed to be the masculine, rational energy. Like electricity, Kundalini energy is neutral; She does not discriminate. She breaks down all the barriers within the physical body and removes ‘knots’ that are blocking the major centers or ‘chakras’. These centers are the main distributors of Her energy. Through Her cleansing power.
She begins to alter these centers until they are fully opened and transformed. The cleansing process begins at the base of the spine, which is the lowest center; also called the Muladhara. From there. She gradually works Her way up to the crown center at the top of the head, known as the Sahasrara.
It takes years or life times for a center to be fully cleansed and opened. After all the centers have been cleaned and transformed, they will be connected and able to work together in a united harmony.
This is the first goal that needs to be accomplished in order to continue the transformation of our current biological body. The ultimate goal of Kundalini power is to transmute the physical body of the old numOut of thc old body She will forge a new body—one that will be formed and sustained by the vibrations of a higher frequency
level. This new body will be the new form for a New Species—called Cosmic Man. Connie Man belongs to the Transcendent Realms. Cosmic Man’s Beingness is oh higher Consciousness—Cosmic Consciousness. Cosmic Man is in full contact with his Soul and indirectly with The Disuse.
In most people. Kundalini is by and large in a dormant state.Very few are aware of Her existence and Her purpose. However. there are times in peoples’ lives when She is aroused for short moments to a small degree due to sonic enchanted moment of pleasure. Most, who experience these unexpected moments, simply refer to them as a ‘chill up my spine’. Who has not felt, at one time or another,this cool tingling stream that runs up the back of our spine and sometimes continues to move up to the head; making our ‘hair stand on end’. This stream of coolness is Kundalini on the move!
Kundalini can be aroused to action by something as simple as a sunristlistening to our favorite music, reading an inspirational book or being absorbed in a joyful reverie.
She can also Awaken spontaneously during moments of crisis—through receiving sonic kind of emotional or physical shock. She may also become active during childbirth due to prolonged pain and from repeated pressure being exerted on the area of the perineum. Mind-altering drop and prolonged periods of sexual arousal can also Awaken Her.
The main trigger for Her arousal occurs when the lower self consciousnest—the personality and the ego—are relegated to the background of awareness through the quieting of the I. Kundalini power can be roused to rice to higher levels and Her stay on some levels can be prolonged.
This is done through the practice of various yogic disciplines and through intense meditations. If someone, who may not be ready to receive
Her power, intentionally activates Her, it can be highly dangerous.
We must be advanced far enough on our evolutionary path, so that our physical body has already begun to adjust itself to higher vibrational levels.A receiver must be physically healthy in order for the body to be able to tolerate and sustain Her forceful energy.
We must also be mentally and emotionally stable enough to deal with whatever results are brought about. The power of Kundalini not only creates but can also destroy—by burning out our entire biological system! The brain and the nervous system of the old body bear the brunt of the pressure exerted by Kundalini’s forceful energy.Through Eler cleansing, sensitivity is greatly increased.
The physical body, the emotions and the intellect become sensitized to a degree, which is out of proportion with what is normally bearable when we are within our normal lower self surroundings.
The lower self world has now become a hazardous environment for our well-being. We must find a way to readjust our self to our old world. This is one of the most difficult adjustments to make! At rare times, Kundalini can, without any warning, spontaneously erupt in someone in all Eler full-blown power. She will have made a complete circuit, moving up from the genital area to the top of the crown in the head.
This spontaneous rising appears to happen often to those who are not prepared or those who have never even heard of Kundalini and even to those who are not leading an aware spiritual life. Of course, they might have been prepared for this moment through their previous life times. Perhaps, this sudden, out-of-the-blue. spontaneous rising is a final test—an assessment for those who are presented with the opportunity to take this crucial defining moment in their evolutionary journey!
If Kundalini rises and Awakens someone who has no knowledge of Kundalini, then the receiver “is in peril”! It is dangerous even for those who have been preparing for this moment. The impact of the experience is so overwhelming and so astonishing that we will question our sanity. We are left in a stunned state; we simply cannot comprehend what has happened! Intuition tells us that it is best not to mention this to anyone. And we are right—who would believe such a far-fetched story!
It is the descent of Grace that is the salvation. Grace channeled the Kundalini power upwards. At the same ‘instant’ when the Kundalini fire ascended and reached Its highest point at the crown of the head—Grace descended. And through this fusion, Self-Realization.
The descent of Grace is the saving moment for those who have a spontaneous full-blown Kundalini rising. Without Grace channeling the Kundalini power into the vastness of our spiritual Beingness, the Kundalini power would descend back down and be absorbed into our lower self consciousness—where, through the ignorance of the lower self values, She would be able to be misused for the darkest worldly gains.
Why are some fortunate enough to have the benefit of Grace?
That Grace comes to assist those whose time has come for this momentous and crucial turning-point on their spiritual journey.This is a leap of freedom—one that will take us out of the dark confines of the ‘fishbowl’ of the lower self consciousness and establish our roots within the consciousness of our Higher Self. And this is accomplished through Self-Realization. Help for obtaining deliverance from bondage to our lower self consciousness only comes after we have surrendered our ego and our self-will. We will feel humbled and become aware of our smallness within the vastness of Existence only when we stand alone in our nakedness and vulnerability. It is then, that Grace comes—picks us up, dusts us off—and points us in the right direction.
Once the initial euphoria of Self-Realization has calmed down to a level where better reason can prevail, we feel disinclined to reveal such an intensely intimate experience. How could we even find the right words—for explaining the unexplainable; especially, when we our self don’t even understand the how, why and the `now-what’ of the entire mystery, which has transpired.
Kundalini has ignited to Her fullest potency. Her internal fire is now burning—cleansing and transforming all the layers of the deep-rooted cellular structure of our lower self. But, She takes the route of least resistance. Therefore, She can rise up as well as descend. If Her full power descends and settles back down into our lower self consciousness, then Her force will only reinforce our personality. Our ego will now be in a position to seize all our new gotten powers for its own desires. The direction of the Kundalini fire depends on our level of evolutionary consciousness. Her goal is not only to transmute and strengthen our new form, which She is creating, but also to search out all our emotional and intellectual weaknesses.
A tremendous power is now racing through our body. It is a power not under our control. We are completely at Her mercy! We feel as if we have been taken over—and we have! Kundalini energy is now charging throughout our entire system, contacting and touching all the parts of Beingness. Her fire and Her transformative intent will spare nothing. All we can do is `hang-on.
Kundalini is called the power of transformation. Initially, Kundalini transformed itself from the state of pure expanded con-sciousness into the contracted form we know as our mind and awareness, finally coming to rest as the dormant Kundalini power within. From this final, most contracted form, once awakened, it can expand our limited consciousness back to our original fully expanded state once more.”
The latent force of higher potential, said to lie in three and one-half coils, like the snake in the churning of the ocean of milk, sleeping at the lowest center (muladhara chakra) at the foot of the ‘tree of life’, the spinal column. This serpent power, Kunda-lini, cannot be described fully, even by one who has succeeded in awakening it. When it awakens, it shoots through the body like an electric shock, and, trembling and amazed, the person realizes that a powerful event has taken place within him. This is only the beginning. The whole body trembles. A door seems to have been pushed open through which a flood of light flows from some unknown world, a light of in-comparable radiance. After a long time the trembling body becomes calm, but the flash of light shooting through the spinal column to the crown of the head is unforgettable. This flash of light is not really the Kunda-lini, however, it is merely a sign of its awakening. The Kundalini itself does not shoot up, but will later rise slowly, passing through the stations (the chakras), each of which creates another new and powerful experience.
The Kundalini system does not end with these seven chakras; they comprise the trunk of the Tree of Life. This trunk has many branches and there are many smaller chakra centers throughout the body. There are chakras behind each joint, in the palms, soles of feet, and of course in the hands.
The hand chakras become highly developed in healers as sens-ing devices and transmitters of energy. Some of the smaller chakras also exist on other aura body levels. Each of the hundreds of tiny energy vortexes of the acupuncture points may be considered a chakra. In one further comment on the Kundalini Line, Barbara Marciniak describes the development of five new centers beyond the crown.
This eventual total of twelve chakras will match the eventual reconnec-tion of the twelve DNA strands. The centers con-tinue along the straight central line of the Sushumna and reach from the individual to the universe. They are beyond the body and have no physical coordi-nates. Her eighth chakra, somewhat equivalent to the transpersonal point, accesses invisible psychic realities beyond the body; the center is located just above the crown, from a few inches to a few feet over the physical head.
Chakra nine, located as far outside Earth’s atmosphere as the moon, connects the individual to the energy grid of the Earth, making that person a caretaker and steward for the planet. The tenth center offers access to all the information of the Earth’s solar system; the eleventh to Earth’s galaxy; and the twelfth chakra gives access to the rest of the planets, and information of deep space and the universe. By the future development of these centers, we will truly become interplanetary Be-ings. | <urn:uuid:705012f4-4af3-4c52-8170-8bde70d338bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://peterhorttanainen.com/kundalini-transformation-of-the-human-animal-evolving-to-our-divine-potential/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.951147 | 3,010 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Vacationers with previous background have a high danger of clinical issues throughout taking a trip as well as there is no opportunity of additional expenditure, if they currently have traveling insurance coverage. You truly do not intend to take the danger of not having it.
A lot of clinical plans offer healthcare guarantee all over the globe. Nevertheless, they do not provide total based on the protection. As an example, if an individual is taking a trip on a cruise liner, the fundamental medical insurance strategy will certainly cover just half of the physician’s gos to on the ship.
This is appropriately called as the age of traveler-centricity as well as with the advancement of the brand-new age of tailored traveling; it is bring about r & d of a host of brand-new supposed smart solutions. The command-and-control point of views of taking a trip have actually altered a whole lot from the past as well as the emphasis has actually moved much more on the vacationer and also the efficiency of each journey. It has actually ended up being necessary to preserve that the vacationers have the best roi on each journey. New generations of young staff members as well as supervisors, that have actually Best places to visit been maturing and also house in an electronic age, are going up the rankings as vacationers. It has actually come to be necessary to identify the demand for better adaptability recognizing that the workers that take a trip on business journeys additionally take into consideration a portion of their journey to be a recreation electrical outlet. With raising globalization and also surge in business sending their team overseas to network and also get in touch with their overseas prospects/customers/suppliers, company traveling is an extremely successful tourist section. Prior to we speak about exactly how tourist firms can much better accommodate service tourists, allow us initially take a look at why they choose to make use of specific company companies over conventional representatives
International tourists, that take a trip often, mostly need this sort of insurance coverage. There are different selections to be made among traveling health and wellness insurance companies, which supply aid to many taking a trip individuals. If vacationers establish some clinical problems outside their nation, these traveling programs offer them with all the essential clinical aid as well as defense.
While looking for a budget friendly traveling plan, individuals require to take notice of its cost framework. The majority of the offered traveling clinical strategies are of inexpensive. The tourist prepares to invest the holiday cash for enjoyable, however opportunities of clinical difficulties can include money. To prevent this, it is extremely needed to get an affordable traveling medical insurance bundle.
To obtain traveling insurance policy, a specific requirements to pay a regular monthly costs to the insurance provider with a traveling representative. The firm after that spends for all healthcare called for by the client while taking a trip.
Is traveling clinical insurance coverage essential or waste of cash? This is a typical inquiry developing psychological of many individuals, when they consider a traveling insurance coverage program. There are particular factors that demonstrate how crucial traveling health and wellness protection can be to a vacationer.
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For this reason “the fresh dating ranging from women as they come across Caribbean globes” (Boyce Davies, 1994, p
We write any of these products a whole lot more fully within the earlier in the day work however, there are 2 related essays I want to identify, mainly while they had been co-authored which have a political economist and are also delicately balanced ranging from literary and you will cultural research and real socio-monetary research: “Purple Geographies and Caribbean Nationalism: Within Edging between a dying Colonialism and you can You Hegemony” (The newest Centennial Feedback, 2003) and “Migrations, Diasporas, Nations: The brand new Re also-and come up with out-of Caribbean Identities” (2009). The brand new argument about second is actually your Caribbean navigates anywhere between the extended historical diaspora and newer Caribbean Diaspora authored regarding the pre- and you may post-versatility migrations; plus in the former, we try stuck anywhere between competing colonial/purple signals.
In this perspective, Caribbean governmental and you can intellectual name has actually moved constantly with the a feedback of the difficult legacy out of thraldom and its own associated structural inequalities and lingering oppression developed by extractive colonialism and its wake, and that written intra-migrations and also precipitated the migrations and you will diasporas.
And is also urban and you may suburban Nyc, sex and you will loved ones lives you to definitely question her, tracing the newest pathway of Caribbean migrating topic
You should say right here one to during my Migrations off the subject https://datingranking.net/nl/swipe-overzicht/ typed inside 1994, We signaled the start of a specific group of questions on the migration. In ways, Jamaica Kincaid’s works, and that up until following provided Towards the bottom of one’s Lake (1978), Annie John (1985), Lucy (1990), and you may A small Put (1988), might be highly illustrative out of my arguments. Basically, I have discovered the lady work as constantly providing incredible confirmations and extra revelations that were missing on the mostly male corpus regarding literature of your publishers designed in London, nevertheless writing returning to kingdom. Instance, she’s one of the primary to offer an aggressive detailing off North american migration. If in case she does carry out England, as in “Into the Watching England for the first time,” it’s good scathing critique of all of the you to definitely hyped and you can perfect seat out of empire. Much as they performed to the profile Antoinette/Bertha inside Jean Rhys’s Wider Sargasso Ocean, The united kingdomt dropped short and you will is actually thus a lot less than what is created in this new colonial imagination. Specific named this article bitter otherwise furious. But Audre Lorde and you will Kincaid has great responses to that particular costs, insisting usually into the innovative use of outrage.
Nevertheless, it absolutely was a theoretical sum a lot more right to discourses regarding subjectivity-arguing the subject features migratory effectiveness depending on a variety away from things-years, race, set, geography, national label, language, sexuality etc
Nonetheless, Jamaica Kincaid never idealizes otherwise accepts beautiful Caribbean narratives uncritically. In fact, as A little Lay reveals, she denies all of it that had negatively formed which Caribbean house lay as well as individuals: colonization, corrupt neo-colonial politics, overlook, pettiness. But it is the new rejection and difficult criticism of a serious insider/outsider, which sees with a watch for outline the many idiosyncrasies, anomalies and you may perversions wrought toward good Caribbean slave community as well as their heritage into today’s some one.
Rather too, you will find maybe the very first time, new mining off sexuality from inside the a perspective in which Caribbean literary manliness had succeeded to possess such a long time. 125)- the brand new Red Woman, however, and you may wildness and perhaps the original report of some other likelihood of love: “Now i’m a female, however, someday I’m able to ble bush locks and you can brown sight, who wears skirts that are thus big I am able to easily bury my personal direct in them” (Kincaid, 1992, p. 11). Sensuous creating in just about any ways and you will, plus important of all the people colonial ways in addition to ways the brand new mothers wanted in order to impose these is actually captured marvelously and you will succinctly when you look at the “Lady.” | <urn:uuid:e494122d-0a64-4e97-8a35-fcd44a5b6c1b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://xn----8sbcqmxlhox.xn--p1ai/for-this-reason-the-fresh-dating-ranging-from/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.954664 | 978 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Practical relevance: An understanding of the process of musculoskeletal ageing - which all senior and geriatric cats will experience - is vital to maintaining the health and welfare of our ageing cat population.
Clinical challenges: Assessment of the feline musculoskeletal system is not always straightforward. Diagnosis of impairment relies on input from owners and veterinarians in terms of visual observation, and clinical and orthopaedic examination, in addition to diagnostic imaging.
Audience: This review is written for the primary care veterinary team.
Aims: The goals are to raise awareness and improve clinical diagnosis of musculoskeletal impairment as a result of ageing. The article also reviews therapeutic options and considers the evidence available for the prevention/deceleration of musculoskeletal ageing and impairment.
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