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Can grass snakes kill you?
There is one thing for sure that a Grass snake wouldn鈥檛 be able to kill you because they don鈥檛 have the Venom gland to inject any kind of venom in your blood. However, they can bite you and if you leave the wounds untreated it can cause infection. But most of the time, their bite is not fatal to a human.
Is it dangerous to walk through the yard with a snake?
If you鈥檙e walking through your backyard and spot a skinny snake slithering through the grass, don鈥檛 panic. Of 50-or-so snake species living in the U. S., only about 21 have fatal bites-so the tiny, friendly snake you just encountered is probably nothing more than a common garter snake.
Is the grass snake a protected species?
The grass snake for a whole is classified as Least Concern species on the IUCN Red List. The Wildlife and Countryside Act also protects in the United Kingdom it.
Are garter snake bites dangerous to humans?
While they are not technically poisonous, garter snake bites can cause minor swelling and itching in humans, and some people have shown allergic reactions in the past, though it is rare. Article continues below advertisement | <urn:uuid:84812912-e827-496d-b002-6e73b71c7b84> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.smokanhot.top/are-grass-snakes-dangerous/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.936904 | 284 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Defects in primary cilia lead to devastating disease because of their roles in sensation and developmental signaling but much is unknown about ciliary structure and mechanisms of their formation and maintenance. We used cryo-electron tomography to obtain 3D maps of the connecting cilium and adjacent cellular structures of a modified primary cilium, the rod outer segment, from wild-type and genetically defective mice. The results reveal the molecular architecture of the cilium and provide insights into protein functions. They suggest that the ciliary rootlet is involved in cellular transport and stabilizes the axoneme. A defect in the BBSome membrane coat caused defects in vesicle targeting near the base of the cilium. Loss of the proteins encoded by the Cngb1 gene disrupted links between the disk and plasma membranes. The structures of the outer segment membranes support a model for disk morphogenesis in which basal disks are enveloped by the plasma membrane. PaperFlick: © 2012 Elsevier Inc. | <urn:uuid:b1166bde-5ff6-4061-aa60-ee9c9130d506> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scholars.uab.edu/display/pub113251 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.937813 | 202 | 2.65625 | 3 |
The project, which is being led by a group of university researchers, is designed to provide an open-source set of data that will allow artificial intelligence research teams to build better computer models that can better understand and identify behavior in the kitchen.
From the post in 2018:
The ultimate goal behind EPIC-KITCHENS is to create an open dataset about kitchen-centric objects, behavior, and interactions upon which researchers across the world can then focus their deep-learning algorithms on in the hope of advancing artificial intelligence in the kitchen.
Since those early days, the project has continued to progress, recently releasing a newly expanded dataset and publishing the results from the second annual challenge. The first research challenge, completed in 2019, was focused researchers building models that can recognize actions in the kitchen. The recently completed challenge focused on action anticipation, where they asked researchers to predict what action would take place after one second of video.
Researchers who competed in the most research challenge include teams from a variety of universities spanning the globe from Cambridge to Georgia to Singapore as well as some corporate research labs such as the AI team from Facebook.
I recently caught up with the resesarch lead for EPIC-KITCHENS, Dr. Dima Damen from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, who told me that the various research teams competing used a variety of approaches to help make their systems better at recognizing and predicting actions based on the information from the video.
“There are some people who’ve used audio,” said Damen. “So they’ve used the audio from the video to identify something like opening the tap versus closing the tap. Traditionally, computer vision has relied on just images without like videos without sound.”
“There are some people who looked on a very big set of things, at what happened the past minute, because that’s helping them. And there are people who said, ‘no, I’ll focus on the objects, like where the hand is, where the object is, that’s a better approach.'”
For the next set of challenges, the group is providing a newly expanded set of data and asking them to focus on things such as “test of time”, where they ask if models trained two years ago still perform well and “scalabilty,” where they will have researchers look at whether more data is better.
Part of the expanded data will be a newly broadened dataset called EPIC-KITCHEN-100, where new footage brings the total number of hours of video captured to 100. According to Damen, the new video is from a cohort that included participants from both the previous study (half of the original 32 participants agreed to participate again) and 8 new participants.
According to Damen, by bringing back past participants, it will allow the computer models to better understand kitchen behavior by factoring in what happens with the passage of time, like in real life, but also better understanding how small changes can impact the results.
“It’s the natural progression, like how life will be,” said Damen. “The question is what happens to computer vision in the meanwhile? So it’s tiny tiny changes, right? It’s a slightly new camera, people might have moved home, and then we’re asking more questions that we believe would be interest to the community.”
Damen said she hopes that her technology can help build better technology and systems that could be of help to humans who need assistance.
“So there are new questions that are being asked which, interestingly, even the assistive technology community is not talking about. As in, if you want to help someone, sometimes you can guess what they’re doing, but many times you can’t.”
Spoon Plus Subscribers can read the full transcript of our conversation and watch my video interview with Daman below.
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In the fall of 2017, SAGE and its collaborator American Farmland Trust (AFT) published a new analysis, the Bay Area Food Economy: Existing Conditions and Strategies for Resilience. Recognizing the integral role of farms and food businesses in the Bay Area, SAGE and AFT have produced this report outlining strategies for strengthening the region’s agriculture and food cluster as a critical pillar of the region’s economic prosperity, environmental sustainability and vibrant cultural life. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) commissioned this report as a part of the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). Food and agriculture-related strategies and actions suggested by SAGE are now included in the final draft Economic Action Plan. Click here to read the press release for the White paper.
Food and agriculture-related strategies and actions suggested by SAGE were included in ABAG’s regional Economic Action Plan. SAGE has been invited to continue its engagement with the regional Economic Development District, now in formation. “The Bay Area Food Economy White Paper adds a significant dimension to the CEDS. It shows that the agriculture and food economic cluster is a critical and integral sector for our region, and identifies the investments needed to strengthen this important element of our regional resilience,” said Cynthia Kroll, ABAG’s Chief Economist.
In May 2018, Beth Leuin, a masters student at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy working with SAGE, produced a fascinating analysis: Risk and Resilience: Building Disaster Preparedness in the Bay Area Food System. This paper describes how lack of sufficient analysis and prioritization of the Bay Area food system in resilience planning leaves the sector at risk of interruption from natural disaster, threatening regional food security. The paper outlines strategies that regional and local governments can pursue to strengthen resilience in the regional food system, given the sector’s dependence on power and water supply and transportation and communications systems. These include: conducting a regional supply chain resilience study, implementing a small food business disaster preparedness program, and – more broadly, increasing level of community self-sufficiency. Beth got very positive feedback when she presented the paper to the ABAG resilience team. Click here for a PowerPoint presentation of the Resilience white paper.
Agriculture and food sectors in the Bay Area have impressive assets and growth opportunities, but also face considerable challenges. On one hand, the Bay Area has an extraordinarily rich and diverse food system. Its 38,500 agriculture and food businesses ranging from micro-enterprises to global corporations, have an annual value of around $113 billion. The food economy employs close to half a million people, around 13 percent of the region’s workforce. However, the region’s food and ag sector faces considerable challenges: food and ag sector wages that are 64% lower than the Bay Area average annual wage for all other industries; drastic labor shortages in the sector; continued loss of the best farmland to development; food processing and distribution businesses and food incubators struggle to find affordable space in high-value real estate markets and unmet potential for greater public engagement in creating impactful, new urban-rural connections.
SAGE is working with key champions to begin to tackle these issues. We are establishing a Bay Area Agriculture and Food Economic Development program, with a working group as a first step, to act as a regional umbrella for addressing food sector challenges and opportunities. We have outlined a high level plan, with specific strategies and actions for increasing investments in the food and agriculture sector:
- Establish a regional agricultural and food economic development program.
- Support value chain climate and natural disaster resilience to help regional agricultural and food industries manage climate and natural disaster impacts, adopt best practices, innovate, and manage business risks and opportunities associated with climate change and natural disasters.
- Facilitate development and enhancement of food goods movement and food processing and distribution infrastructure, mindful of pending innovations, and help stimulate investments that address the growing strains on transportation, water, energy, and communications.
- Upskill the workforce and provide pathways to better jobs by improving the alignment between workforce skills and business needs, and evaluate ways to improve low wage occupations.
- Enhance Plan Bay Area (PBA) to ensure a land use pattern with space for all activities, while encouraging the protection of the region’s most productive agricultural lands to support their economic viability.
The genesis of the Bay Area Agriculture and Food Strategy (BAAFS) was the findings from a series of meetings of Bay Area agriculture and food systems leaders organized by SAGE in summer 2016. Our goal in 2018 is to initiate implementation of prioritized actions as supported by engaged collaborators and funders.
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Starting this term, Master Paul McPhail (our Technical Director) and I are trialling a modified system of grades to help children succeed.
Each formal coloured belt grade will have up to three informal grades before the next formal grade.
What are formal grades?
The International Taekwon-Do grading system was designed for soldiers. There are 10 “gup” or grades, before 1st degree black belt:
- White belt (10th gup)
- Yellow stripe (9th gup)
- Yellow belt (8th gup)
- Green stripe (7th gup)
- Green belt (6th gup)
- Blue stripe (5th gup)
- Blue belt (4th gup)
- Red stripe (3rd gup)
- Red belt (2nd gup)
- Black stripe (1st gup)
Only qualified international instructors who have passed our national Examiners’ Course and maintained their Examiner qualification may examine students to these grades. (Master Banicevich is a qualified Master Examiner.)
Gradings are controlled by our national association, International Taekwon-Do, and grading fees are paid to the association. (This, and registration fees, are its primary sources of revenue.) Students pass or fail these gradings according to a national standard.
What are informal grades?
Children (and most adults) don’t progress as quickly as soldiers. Sometimes it can take young children a year and a half – or longer – to reach the national standard required for the next formal grade.
For many years, we’ve had a system in New Zealand to help young children progress to yellow stripe, and then to yellow belt, by introducing informal grades between the formal grades.
These gradings are conducted by the school instructor, and they are not controlled nationally. They are really a way for instructors to encourage children that they are progressing, even if they have not yet reached the level required for the next formal grade.
What is changing?
Two things are changing. First, we are extending the system of informal grades right through to 1st degree black belt. This means that children of green and blue belt, too, can feel they are progressing in the long stretches between formal grades. Over time, we lose many students at these grades, because the long time between gradings gets frustrating and demoralising. The new system aims to fix this.
Secondly, the current stripe colours for “mini-kids” will change. White belts will get a yellow stripe on one side of their belt. Then two stripes, then three stripes. When they are ready, they will do a formal grading to yellow stripe, and get a yellow stripe on the other side of their belts. Then a second on the other side, a third, and a fourth. Then yellow belt.
It will look a bit like this:
- White belt
- White belt 1 (one yellow stripe on one side of the belt)
- White belt 2 (two yellow stripes on one side of the belt)
- White belt 3 (three yellow stripes on one side of the belt)
- Yellow stripe (three yellow stripes on one side, one yellow stripe on the other side)
- Yellow stripe 1 (three yellow stripes on one side, two yellow stripes on the other side)
- Yellow stripe 2 (three yellow stripes on one side, three yellow stripes on the other side)
- Yellow stripe 3 (three yellow stripes on one side, four yellow stripes on the other side)
- Yellow belt
- Yellow belt 1 (one green stripe on one side of the belt)
Does my child have to do all of these grades?
No. Once a child meets the standard of the next formal grade (and meets the other usual requirements), he or she will be invited to grade for the next formal grade.
Will there be a grading fee?
Yes. Like existing mini-kids grades, these grading fees will be $25 during the trial. This may change if the trial succeeds and the system is adopted nationally.
How many sessions will be required to grade?
A child who trains once per week is likely to grade every second term. A child who trains twice per week might grade every term. To achieve this, we’ll trial the number of sessions required as 10 up to blue belt, and 15 from blue belt.
What if my child isn’t ready and has all of the stripes?
In rare instances, a child may take longer to reach the national standard required for the next formal grade. In those cases, we may issue an extra stripe for the same side of the belt.
My child has a white belt with coloured stripes now
If your child is currently first green, first blue, first red or first black, we’ll probably continue with the present grades until they reach yellow stripe. | <urn:uuid:ecef7eb3-00a8-4492-9181-52d40938574c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://glendowie.com/news/new-grades-help-children-succeed/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.936253 | 1,020 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Fall. I love everything about it. The bees are calmed down from their crazy nesting season, the weather is perfect and incredibly enjoyable, the breeze is delightful, I get to break out my boots and scarves, and it is simply a beautiful sight (until the leaves all fall down).
While I was once cooped up inside a classroom teaching, I now have the freedom to teach outside! Luckily, my daughter loves to be outside exploring. If she is ever restless or bored, I simply take her outside. She could sit calmly for hours and just take it all in. She feels the texture of the grass, tastes the grass and leaves, feels the breeze against her skin, listens to the cars pass by, and learns so much. She sometimes crawls off on her own and is perfectly content to explore.
Yesterday, we went out and did just this. She started by inspecting her stroller from all angles. She found every screw, every strap and buckle. She touched the wheels and got her hands dirty. She then moved on and started picking up leaves. If they got stuck to her hands, she had to figure out how to get them off before continuing in her adventure. She wandered off across the path and tried to get into the ivy. We then walked around the pond and stood at the fence looking out on the water. She crawled under the benches, found gum stuck to the ground (found out it was difficult to pick up), tried to do some climbing, and waved to the people walking by.
This is such a great way to entertain a baby or a toddler, and there is so much learning that can be done outside! While Caroline isn’t old enough yet for much other than doing her own exploring, I am so glad that we have started this as a regular activity in her life at such a young age. She really enjoys it, and as she gets older we will incorporate even more learning. We will do scavenger hunts and focus on more specific learning concepts such as comparing a soft, green leaf to that of a dry, crunchy leaf (as explained in this awesome blog post).
We were outside doing our exploring for a good hour and half. She is only 10 months old, but she was happy and content. She could have continued this activity for longer, but it was getting to be nap time, so we headed home. We always have such an amazing time on these adventures, and plan to do as many as possible before the winter comes! Although, that being said, we will be out in the winter snow exploring as well! | <urn:uuid:935c4ff8-2a6c-4dde-bfbd-7795d1febabf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mamasorganizedchaos.com/sensory-activity-2-enjoying-fall-weather/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.98678 | 525 | 1.726563 | 2 |
Responding to the vocal concerns of American expatriates, the Pentagon agency responsible for overseas voting has agreed not to enforce a requirement for voters requesting absentee ballots to state categorically that they either intend to stay abroad indefinitely or not. In a separate development, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service said that it would make it easier for American citizens abroad who have not been filing tax returns — some from ignorance of new requirements — to meet their legal obligations if they owe little or no taxes. Expatriate groups applauded both developments. They had been fighting the ballot requirement, saying its black-or-white language could put overseas Americans in an untenable position and might dissuade some from voting. The groups have also complained about tough — and they say sometimes unfair — new I.R.S. enforcement of tax laws for those living abroad. Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, who heads the nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation, called the Pentagon’s decision “a huge win for overseas citizens” and praised the agency for responding to voters’ concerns.
The Pentagon unit, the Federal Voter Assistance Program, serves both military voters and overseas civilians. It had said that its new Federal Post Card Application form — which is used to register to vote and request an absentee ballot — would require civilians abroad to stipulate either that “I intend to return” to the United States or “I do not intend to return.” Many expatriates expressed consternation. Some said they had no idea whether they would ever return. Still others complained that declaring an intent to return might subject them wrongly to state taxes. Expatriates said they faced an uneasy choice of answering untruthfully or simply not voting. The Pentagon agency had said that the change could not be revoked.
But in an e-mail Friday to expatriate groups, the agency’s acting director, Pam Mitchell, said she had received clearance to offer both the old and newer versions of the voting form. It came after five members of Congress, including Representative Carolyn Maloney, the New York Democrat who heads the Americans Abroad Caucus, wrote the defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta, asking for the old form to remain available. “No eligible voter should be faced with the unjust, unnecessary and improper choice between misleading their government and participating in our democratic system,” the June 21 letter said. | <urn:uuid:f2c3e009-fee8-4b04-bf4c-32502082fd95> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thevotingnews.com/pentagon-reverses-course-on-american-voters-living-abroad-nytimes-com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.961681 | 492 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Therefore, the firm needs to change its organizational structure to reflect changes in the setting in which they are operating and the strategy they are pursuing.
explain two common business level strategies with examples
When it comes to improving the running of your business or building up a solid business from the ground up hiring a firm of business development consultants are a great way of increasing your profits and developing a solid business plan. dragonfly business There are several different types of content. It’s wise to develop a content strategy that blends these various styles together. This will create a more interesting and engaging blog experience for customers. The path for strategic management is activated by compulsions like modern developments in the societal and economic theory and the recent changes in the form of business, apart from the economic context. Foreign-Country Middlemen − For a greater control, foreign-country middlemen … Read the rest | <urn:uuid:15aa7995-207b-4e30-8512-fd921a2ef97b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dragonflydoces.com/2021/08/02/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.916855 | 182 | 1.71875 | 2 |
The story is quite simple.
Jonah Tries to Run Away from God
Chapter 1: God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach coming judgment. Jonah didn’t like the Ninevites and didn’t want God to spare them from judgment, so he fled in the opposite direction by boarding a ship heading to Tarshish. A storm arose and Jonah slept. The sailors cast lots and determined Jonah was the cause of the storm. Jonah told them to throw him overboard and they did so. Then they called out to the LORD. God prepared a great fish (whale?) and it swallowed Jonah. Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish (1:17).
Chapter 2-3: God caused the fish to vomit up Jonah and three days later Jonah obeyed God and went to Nineveh. He preached coming judgment and the whole city repented (3:5).
Chapter 4: God not only cared about saving Ninevah, He also cared about changing Jonah’s angry heart.
Continue reading “whale of a tale”
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “I pray thee, Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repentest of evil. Therefore now, O Lord, take my life from me, I beseech thee, for it is better for me to die than to live.” And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” Then Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.Jonah 4:2-5 | <urn:uuid:14dd0975-f981-4632-ae30-0d6e8a779840> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hugsnblessings.com/tag/jonah/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.970323 | 413 | 2.296875 | 2 |
The Griffins Society runs a Research Fellowship Programme...
...that gives practitioners working in criminal justice and allied fields the chance to influence how the criminal justice system works with women and girl offenders and those at risk of offending.
We have big aims - that through their research we will bring about change in both practice and policy, locally and nationally.
Those working with the society include academics, practitioners, policy makers, members of the judiciary, campaigners and women who have experienced imprisonment who come together to improve the position of female offenders.
We believe that this has wider benefits for society, including the children and families of offenders, the communities in which women live, and potential future victims who can be better protected by enabling offenders to avoid further criminal behaviour.
In the pages in this section of our site you can see for yourself who is responsible for running the society. | <urn:uuid:aee83252-7aad-4a30-82b4-72d8c05effe5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thegriffinssociety.org/about-us | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.948969 | 176 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Published on Jun 9, 2020
- Started running 4 months ago.
- Gradually building distance.
- 3 week ago developed significant ankle swelling, pain and difficulty weight bearing after an 8 mile run.
- No history of injury
X-ray – NAD
- Ankle swollen
- Tender on palpation over left medial malleolus and along tibial shaft.
There is an undisplaced fracture through the distal tibia with a hypointense fracture line through the tibial metaphysis and quite marked surrounding marrow oedema. There is a small tibiotalar joint effusion. The tibiotalar joint, subtalar joint, Chopart’s articulation and tarsometatarsal joints are all normal. No evidence of a talar dome osteochondral defect.
Non-specific marrow signal abnormality is seen at the angle of Gissane in the calcaneum.
There is a tiny effusion in the peroneal tendon sheath just distal to the lateral malleolus but no underlying tendinosis or tear is seen. Tiny effusions are also seen in the flexor tendon sheaths.
These are otherwise also normal. The ATFL is thickened and sprained. The lateral ankle ligaments are otherwise intact. Intact syndesmosis. Normal deltoid ligament.
Posteriorly there is non insertional Achilles tendinosis. Normal appearances of the plantar fascia.
Undisplaced fracture through the distal tibial metaphysis.
Noninsertional Achilles tendinosis.
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SEVERE COVID AND LONG COVID AS RAPID AND INDOLENT VARIANTS OF SYSTEMIC FIBRINOGEN AMYLOIDOSIS
Infection/transfection with Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 replaces liver as amyloid source
Refining previously discussed pathogenic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2.
In 2010 a very important article was published in the journal Blood:
Fibrinogen amyloidosis: the clot thickens!
The article states that:
Fibrinogen amyloidosis (AFib), discovered more than 15 years ago, is amyloid deposition occurring due to the presence of a variant of fibrinogen, which is produced exclusively by the liver.
It also reveals that:
They conclude that AFib is not solely nephropathic, but is a more systemic disease with a diverse and complex phenotype… Stangou et al suggest that direct amyloid deposition in vascular walls may be the first step in a disease process that leads to IMPARIED ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, and that nephrotic syndrome with hyperlipidemia and hypertension may then facilitate atheroma formation.
What is important here is that whereas the liver creates an aberrant, misfolded, undegraded amyloid fibril producing protein which is deposited in Fibrinogen Amyloidosis, THE EXACT SAME EFFECT IS GENERATED BY THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF SARS-CoV-2 DUE TO ITS INTERACTION WITH NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE.
As professor Per Hammarstrom discovered:
When the spike protein is cut up, it produces the exact piece of protein which, according to the researchers’ analysis, is most likely to produce amyloid. This enzyme is released in large quantities from one type of white blood cells, neutrophils, which are released early on during infections such as COVID-19. When the researchers mixed pure spike protein with this enzyme, called neutrophil elastase, unusual fibrils were produced.
We have never seen such perfect, but scary, fibrils as these ones from the amyloid-producing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and pieces thereof. The fibrils starting from the full-sized spike protein branched out like limbs on a body. Amyloids don’t usually branch out like that. We believe that it is due to the characteristics of the spike protein.
It is due to this property that it perfectly mimics Fibrinogen Amyloidosis. In the words of Sofie Nystrom: “Our experiment shows that if fibrin is formed in the presence of spike amyloid, the plasmin can not totally remove the fibrin clots.” And there you have the exact same effect as the misfolded fibrinogen protein in Fibrinogen Amyloidosis.
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WHAT IS THE ODYSSEY OUTCOMES STUDY?
The ODYSSEY Outcomes study is evaluating the ability of an investigational drug, called SAR236553, to lower LDL cholesterol and prevent heart attacks or strokes in people who have coronary heart disease (CHD) and have been recently hospitalized for a heart attack or unstable angina.
About 18,000 participants will be enrolled at 1400 research sites in 49 countries.
WHY PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY?
Volunteers play a significant role in the discovery of new treatments for conditions such as CHD and high cholesterol. These discoveries may or may not help you personally, but the understanding that is gained from research certainly helps future generations.
Volunteers participate in clinical trials for different reasons. Participating in the ODYSSEY Outcomes study would allow you to:
- Have closer observation of your health care.
- Play an active role in your health care.
- Help doctors advance medical knowledge.
AM I ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
You may be eligible to participate if yo have been hospitalized with a heart attack or unstable angina and have high cholesterol levels that cannot be controlled with medicine. Your study doctor will determine if you are eligible to participate in the study and if so, he or she will describe the study to you and ask if you would like to participate. Your participation is entirely voluntary.
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When is an apology not an apology? When it is the British government offering “deep regret” for the supposed misdeeds of its imperial forefathers. The latest mea culpa comes from Prime Minister David Cameron who has apologised to the Sikh community for Britain’s supposed role during the massacre at their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar during a hostage crisis in 1985.
This came as a surprise to everyone, including most Sikhs, who were unaware of any British involvement when the Indian army raided the temple during the clashes which took place nearly forty years after Indian independence.
But Prime Minister Cameron has insisted that yes indeed there is something to apologise over. His civil servants had been rooting through the archives and had come up with something suitably incriminating. It turns out that a single British officer was dispatched to the scene at the time of the stand-off and his advice was ignored. So that was the extent of our “colonial interference” on that occasion. Cue fulsome apology.
And for good measure David Cameron became the first British Prime Minister to visit the scene of the previous Amritsar massacre in 1919 as depicted in the Oscar-winning film Gandhi. Cameron says he stopped short of delivering a formal British apology but nevertheless expressed “deep regret” for Britain’s role.
Both incidents are small beer compared to many other atrocities that have happened throughout the sub- continent’s history not least during partition in 1948. Nevertheless there is a lot of political advantages to be gained from such empty gestures . The Conservative Party will be fighting many UK seats where there are huge Sikh communities at the next election and will get a lot of political credit. The pictures of Cameron in a turban won’t have done any harm either.
It was Cameron’s predecessor Tony Blair who pioneered the art of the strategic non-apology apology. Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1997 he apologised for Britain’s role in the 1840’s Irish potato famine. Then he prostrated himself before Britain’s multicultural industrial complex by apologising for our role in the slave trade.
There are a number of problems with this. First, it involves a certain amount of re-writing of history or at least skipping over inconvenient facts — mainly that slavery has been universal since humans could walk upright and that Black Africans and Arab traders were at least as responsible for this practice long before and after the Atlantic slave trade.
It also means overlooking the fact that Britain was the first country in history to abolish the slave trade and that the Royal Navy did a great deal to stamp it out on the seas elsewhere. But to dismiss these apologies as supreme exercises in fatuousness is to miss the point.
The value of such posturing is in creating a culture of shame and dishonour over Britain’s colonial past in order to make the British Empire as disreputable as the Third Reich.
In other words, they are an essential part of the cultural and moral revolution that has been taking place in Britain since the election of Tony Blair in 1997. In helping to dismantle Britain’s past and destroy the name of the men who built it and who fought to defend it, we are helping to build our post-nation-state multicultural borderless future.
In a culture where power flows from victimhood, such empty gestures assume great totemic potency. But there is also a deeper purpose. Continual self-flagellation over the sins of the past is seen as having a necessary therapeutic function in purging society of any lingering trace of unhelpful traditional attitudes. This is all easy to laugh at but is taken very seriously in classrooms, town halls and media such as the BBC.
Labour’s innovation of pointless apologies has been enthusiastically adopted by our present Conservative government. The gay community will doubtless have been delighted that a posthumous pardon and apology was issued in 2009 for Alan Turing, the genius mathematician and World War II codebreaker who was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 when homosexuality was still illegal.
And more recently Prince William, the heir to the throne but one, has announced his intention of doing away with the Royal Ivory Collection which was collected by sovereigns over the centuries and contains such treasures as a Maharajah’s throne and Royal duelling sword. An apology to deceased elephants will doubtless follow.
Last June Britain announced that surviving Kenyans tortured by British colonial forces during the Mau Mau uprising in the fifties, will receive payouts totalling £20m, Foreign Secretary William Hague also announced that Britain would fund a monument to victims of British torture in Nairobi.
He said the UK government recognised Kenyans were tortured and “sincerely regrets” the abuses that took place. It was an announcement that warmed the hearts of lawyers in Britain’s booming personal injury industry who will no doubt be in receipt of most of the money.
Thousands of people were killed during the Mau Mau revolt against British rule in Kenya in the 1950s, many of them black Africans themselves. There is however no word of compensation for them
Predictably it is all about pushing diversity. In the anniversary commemorations for the Great War the British government are planning to downplay the role of White soldiers from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. More than 80,000 Anzac soldiers died between 1914–1918 fighting for the British Empire in theatres of war as far apart as the Somme and the Dardanelles.
But according to News.com.au, British government sources have confirmed in internal briefings that Australia and New Zealand will not be mentioned even once during the commemorations. Instead the contribution of soldiers from countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan, India and elsewhere will play to a “community cohesion” agenda within the UK even if means artificially inflating their actual roles. The Indian Army served on many theatres of war, especially in southeast Asia, mainly in support roles but its record was heavily tarnished by its unfortunate habit — like many mercenary armies — of going over to the enemy. This happened in both world wars.
In the Mesopotamian campaign in 1915 Indian Army soldiers switched sides and joined the Turks. After the fall of Singapore, many Indian Army servicemen agreed to join their Japanese captors and man POW camps incarcerating their former comrades in arms. Many even took up arms against the Allies.
Most notoriously the Free Indian Legion was recruited by Himmler from captured Indian soldiers in the North African campaign of 1941. Thousands served with “great distinction” in Normandy and were drafted into the Waffen S.S. whom they fought alongside until the fall of Berlin.
So what of the other players in Britain’s imperial story who might merit an apology. What about the thousands sent overseas during the Highland Clearances or the convicts deported to Australia. And what about the thousands of Afrikaans women and children who died of neglect and disease in General Kitchener’s concentration camps during the Boer wars? Are they to be forgotten because they are the wrong colour?
What is increasingly clear is the only calculation that matters is not what was done but who gains political advantage and making sure the gods of diversity are appeased.
As usual George Orwell had a quote that seems appropriate. “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” | <urn:uuid:4b9d0fb5-095f-4b97-8116-a0498681807e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2014/02/24/the-blame-game/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.974995 | 1,526 | 2.71875 | 3 |
The British Army is one of the oldest military forces in the world and has been around for centuries, dating back as far as the early 1650’s. In 1660, the British Army was created to protect the King. Since then, the army has served and protected the country and its leaders in a number of wars within Europe and on a more international basis. The army had a huge role given that for over 3 centuries, the United Kingdom was the largest economic and imperial powers in the entire world. This was largely in part due to the British Armed Forces, which is made up of the Royal Navy, British Army and the Royal Air Force.
1645 was the year when three Kingdoms came together; England, Ireland and Scotland.This was known as the New Model Army.
1707 marked the merging of the English and Scottish armies and operating under a unified command and started fighting together in the War of Spanish Succession. Charles the II was responsible for the creation of the British Army throughout his restoration.
In the 18th century., the army had formally established its structure and administration which included:
- The War office; the administration and the operations were controlled by this group.
- The Board of Ordnance; this group supplied weapons, ammunition and were also in charge of engineers and the Royal Artillery.
- The Commissariat; Rations and transportation were within the jurisdiction of the Commissariat.
These were simply administrative bodies, with the Secretary of State for War was the regulatory body that formally represented the army in the Cabinet and responsible for incluencing the development of military strategy.
Historically, this strategy involved focusing army and military efforts in three many areas, these areas being America, Europe and Scotland. The deployments that these soldiers faced were not glamorous by any stretch of the imagination and were actually quite miserable and therefore recruitment for the British Army was done from the bottom ranks of society. This is not necessarily still the case today, however. The presence of the British army expanded as the British empire expanded and their presence was felt in the West Indies, North America as well as India.
The British Army still exists today, but looks and is structured a lot differently than it did in 1660 and has evolved significantly. | <urn:uuid:d9fbbbd2-8f7a-4874-92ec-c257045a608f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://armedforcescleethorpes.co.uk/history-of-the-british-army/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.988137 | 456 | 3.78125 | 4 |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic:
- FDA and NIH have made updates to the CURE IDcrowd-sourcing app to make it easier for healthcare providers to share — via mobile device or website — their experiences treating COVID-19 patients who are unable to be enrolled in a clinical trial. CURE ID’sExternal Link Disclaimer web-based repository lets providers share experiences with novel uses of existing drugs in treating difficult-to-treat infectious diseases. Healthcare providers worldwide are encouraged to share their COVID-19 treatment experiences via CURE ID.
- The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Illumina, Inc., for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test utilizing next-generation sequence technology. The FDA authorized the Illumina COVIDSeq Test for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of a COVID-19 infection by their healthcare provider. Next-generation sequencing is a type of diagnostic technology that can determine, among other things, the genetic sequence of a virus. Comparing sequencing results over time can help scientists understand if and how viruses mutate.
- Testing updates:
- To date, the FDA has authorized 131 tests under EUAs, which include 111 molecular tests, 19 antibody tests, and 1 antigen test. | <urn:uuid:fedfc0fc-8a45-4504-a07b-ad091bb56c31> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dev2.amac.us/fda-coronavirus-covid-19-update/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.907014 | 292 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Players can help glistering melons through exchanging or track down them inside the Ruined entry chest. This article talks about the best five purposes of glistering melons in Minecraft.
Top 5 purposes for glistering melons in Minecraft.
#5 – Spending emeralds and getting XPImage by means of Minecraft
Locals are the best wellspring of emeralds in Minecraft. Players can rapidly gather a great deal of emeralds by resident exchanging. Frequently, players become confounded about how to manage such countless emeralds.
Players can purchase glistering melon cuts from ace level ranchers. They will purchase three glistering melons for four emeralds. Players can diminish the emerald value dependent upon one emerald by zombifying and relieving them. Resident exchanging is an extraordinary method for cultivating XP in Minecraft.
#4 – The “Oooh, Shiny” Achievement and “Goodness Shiny” AdvancementImage by means of Minecraft
The under update added piglin, a gold cherishing horde, to the game. These hordes love getting gold things. Piglins can trade many kinds of things for one gold ingot. Despite the fact that they get other gold things, they give nothing back.
Players can finish the “Oooh, Shiny” accomplishment (Bedrock) and “Gracious Shiny” headway (Java) by giving piglins any brilliant thing, including glistering melons, in Minecraft.
#3 – Escaping PiglinsImage through Minecraft
Piglins assault players not wearing brilliant shield in Minecraft. On the off chance that a gathering of piglins is coming to assault, toss glistering melons, and they will disregard going after the player. Along these lines, players can abstain from battling piglins and appreciate investigating under calmly.
#2 – Mundane PotionsImage through Minecraft
Players can blend unremarkable mixtures utilizing glistering melons. Place three water bottles, one burst powder, and a glistering melon to brew three ordinary mixtures. Bedrock players can utilize unremarkable elixirs to make mixtures of shortcoming.
#1 – Potion of HealingImage by means of Minecraft
Glistering melons are generally utilized for fermenting mending elixirs in Minecraft. To mix elixirs of mending, players need abnormal elixirs too. Place three off-kilter elixirs, one burst powder, and a glistering melon to brew three mixtures of recuperating.
One elixir of recuperating in a flash recuperates four hearts. Players can redesign mixtures of recuperating from level I to even out II utilizing glowstone dust. A level II elixir of mending reestablishes eight heart. Players can transform mending elixirs into moment harm mixtures utilizing aged bug eye. | <urn:uuid:bbd83847-5f7b-4baa-94f4-e585f65e7371> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://answerdiary.com/glistering-melon-recipe/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.874679 | 603 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Find the prime factorization of the number 542,161.
Use a factor tree to assist with solving. Take a look at our prime factorization page for additional help.Factor Tree
The prime factorization in exponential form is: 371 x 14,6531
Setup the equation for determining the number of factors or divisors. The equation is:
d(n) = (a + 1)(b + 1)
Where d(n) is equal to the number of divisors of the number and a, b, etc. are equal to the exponents of the prime factorization.
Now substitute the letters in the equation with the the exponents of your prime factorization and then solve to calculate the total number of divisors.
Take a look at the factors page to see the factors of 542,161 and how to find them.
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Over 5 years ago, attempting to carve a new direction from a legacy of failures, the Ministry of Water Resources proclaimed that it intends to ensure that potable drinking water would be available in all villages by 2004. But two years ago, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the nation's constitutionally enshrined supreme audit institution predicted differently. There is a strong question mark about the possibility of the achievement of the new envisaged objective of providing potable drinking water to all villages by 2004, said the CAG in its 2002 report.
The CAG's skepticism on the Central governments plans and purposes arose from informed appraisal. Reviewing years of water supply misplanning and negligence, the CAG had also reported in 2002 to Parliament that in terms of providing adequate and potable water to the rural population the picture was far from satisfactory, despite incurring an expenditure Rs.32302.21 crore on the Rural Water Supply Programme since the First Five Year Plan. (1 crore = 10 million, 100 crore = 1 billion, 10 lakh = 1 million)
How was the Rs.32000 crores spent? A look at the schemes, the planning and the outcomes using currently available CAG reports is informative.
In 1972-73, the Accelerated Rural Water Supply System was introduced with the objective of providing safe and adequate drinking water facilities to the rural population and to supplement the efforts of state government in this task by the way of centrally sponsored programme to be financed entirely through grant-in-aid. But following the introduction of the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) in the State Sector in 1974-75, the ARWSP was discontinued. The Programme was then revived in 1977-78, when the progress in regard to provision of safe drinking water to the identified problem villages under MNP was not found to be satisfactory.
The renewed programme aimed to ensure coverage of all rural habitations, especially those hitherto un-reached and not having access to safe drinking water, sustainability of the systems and sources and preservation of quality of water by institutionalizing water quality monitoring and surveillance, through a catchment area approach.
Within a decade, in February 1986, the Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment launched National Drinking Water Mission. This was done with a view to ensure maximum inflow of scientific and technical inputs into the Rural Water Supply Programme and to ensure availability of adequate water of acceptable quality on a long-term basis. The Programme was now taken up as a mission. (The Mission mode implied the provision of low cost solutions to identify problems associated with the supply of safe drinking water through the application of scientific and technological inputs.) The Mission covered in addition to renewed thrust on centrally sponsored ongoing ARWSP, 55 Mini Missions and five Sub Missions.
As on March 1997, Rs.15229.24 crores had been spent (during the VII plan and onwards) and yet when it came to realizing the aims and objective, 62000 habitations remained without any source of water and 3.78 lakh habitations were only partially covered. Even as the efforts to target No Source villages started showing results, there was re-emergence of old villages back on the No Source register due to large scale in-operative water supply schemes and hand pumps on account of their non-maintenance, marking an overall negative impact on the scheme. A survey conducted in Maharashtra in the year 1991-'92 identified 35216 habitations having water availability problems; a re-assessment survey undertaken in the year 1995-'96 reported 50806 problem habitations, showing a remergence water problems in over 15000 habitations.
Is time overrun and corresponding cost escalations a prerogative of large infrastructure projects only? Deficiency in planning and unscientific identification of water sources gave rise to time overruns ranging from 2 to 16 years, and led to escalations in the costs upto Rs.116.58 crores in addition to force the government to abandon schemes mid way. On the other hand, in 16 states materials worth Rs.84.86 crores were purchased in excess of requirement and were lying idle.
Financial statements also inflated '92-'97 achievements to the tune of Rs.384.43 crores by classifying amounts such as advances, funds diverted to other schemes and those kept in personal/revenue deposits etc., as programme expenditure. Water treatment plants installed at cost of Rs.5.47 crore to control fluorosis, remove excess iron and salinity were non-functional resulting in continued supply of unsafe water to the rural water population.
But none of this went unnoticed at the CAG. The audit watchdogs performance appraisals of the nineties are available for perusal. In its 1998 report (for the year ending March 1997) the CAG stressed that The implementation and execution of the scheme was oriented towards incurring of expenditure rather than achieving the results and impact thereof. Financial shortcomings relating to diversion of funds to other schemes/activities not connected with the scheme, expenditure met out of ARWSP funds instead of state plan funds, advances treated as final expenditure though not actually spent, suspected mis-appropriation of funds, inadmissible payment of departmental charges were noticed during audit.
Following this appraisal, the Planning Commission working group for the IX Plan recommended the outlay of Rs.40255 crore for covering left over works, provision of water to 26000 no source habitations, 3.03 lakh partially covered habitations, and 1.32 lakh quality impacted habitations and related activities.
Did that result in change?
No. In its 2002 report that was quoted at the beginning of this article, the CAG stressed yet again, Despite the added thrust given to the programme since 1999, planning and implementation suffered on account of neglect of priority areas like sustainability, community participation, operation and maintenance, etc. Poor fund management led to large amounts being diverted or retained in deposits, apart from expenditure being incurred in excess over approved norms.
As of April 2001, about 20,073 habitations did not have any source of water. 1.55 lakh habitations remained only partially covered and re-emergence of 73,197 problem habitations in 7 States negated the impact of the programme. Inadequate maintenance of water sources resulted in failure of a substantial number of hand pumps installed. In 13 States, water modes, set up at a cost of Rs.369.20 crore were non-operational. Water treatment plants, installed at a cost of Rs.16.32 crore to control fluorosis, excess iron and salinity were non-functional. Poor performance of water quality testing laboratories defeated the objective of providing safe drinking water to the rural population in the affected areas.
Rs.283.90 crore were spent on coverage of partially covered habitations during 1997-2001, contrary to the priority norms even though there were habitations having no source of drinking water.
Significant components of the Programme such as Human Resource Development and Information, Education and Communication failed to achieve the objectives of creating awareness on use of safe drinking water and imparting training to the local population.
Application of funds without adequate planning and scientific identification of water sources led to abandonment of 2,371 schemes midway in 19 States, costing Rs.197.52 crore. Scientific methods of source selection were not adopted in 10 States, causing failure of the schemes and rendering Rs.64.71 crore wasteful.
Diversion of funds of Rs.86.15 crore to activities not connected with the programme, unauthorised retention of funds of Rs.393.77 crore in Civil/Revenue/Public Works Deposit, inflated financial achievement of Rs.307.69 crore, excess expenditure of Rs.191.41 crore met from ARWSP funds instead of from State Plan funds, materials costing Rs.68.79 crore purchased in excess of requirements were amongst the shortcomings noticed in programme implementation.
(for details: http://cag.nic.in)
The shocking aspect is that while the CAG's performance appraisals appear to highlight deep rooted problems, the Ministry of Water Resources boasts of having introduced reforms. The prime objectives of the Programme as modified in April 1999 were to: (i) ensure coverage of all rural habitations, especially those hitherto un-reached and not having access to safe drinking water; (ii) ensure sustainability of the systems and sources; and (iii) preserve quality of water by institutionalising water quality monitoring and surveillance through a catchment area approach. (Catchments area approach implied institutionalizing the water quality monitoring systems by involving various grass root level technical and educational institutions.)
The audit watchdog concluded its 2002 appraisal saying, in terms of providing adequate and potable water to the rural population the picture was far from satisfactory, despite incurring an expenditure Rs.32302.21 crore on the Rural Water Supply Programme since the First Five Year Plan. As of April 2001, there were still 1.55 lakh PC (partially covered) habitations and 20,073 NC (non-covered) habitations. These figures will go up further if one takes into account the significant re-emergence of PC/NC habitations, despite their reported coverage in many States. In the present monitoring system of the Ministry, this negative coverage was not being accounted for."
We are into October 2004, and rural areas in India still reel under water crises. Despite all of this, the Ministry of Water Resources has recently been busy talking tall about linking nations rivers to meet drinking water needs of rural populace. | <urn:uuid:703b6e65-ad72-4b4a-bb23-e5bb1e1e777c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.indiatogether.org/arwspcag-government | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.954477 | 1,932 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Canada has been an attractive destination for Filipino emigrants. In fact, since 2014, the Philippines has become among the top source of immigrants to Canada; it tops the number of new settlers coming to the province of Manitoba, along with those from India, China, and Nigeria.
Canada’s multicultural policy declared in 1971 ensures that the rights of all potential Canadians are protected and urges them to integrate with society and be part of its social, cultural, economic, and political affairs.
Such qualities are appealing to many Filipinos who not only want to provide a better future for their families but also assimilate well with fellow immigrants. To get a better grasp of the Canadian way of life and reduce the impact of culture shock, here are some of the things new immigrants have to note even before they arrive at its shores.
Familiarize the language
Although Canada is generally an English-speaking nation, the language also has French as an official language, and the duo appears in daily literature. Usage of English, though, is more widespread than French, but for Filipinos whose English-language skills are patterned from American English, there are adjustments to make. Both spelling (Canadian colour vs American color, Canadian labour vs American labor) and vocabulary (Canadian washroom vs American restroom vs Filipino CR, Canadian pop vs Filipino soft drink). There is more to learn, but Canadians are quick to understand the dynamics of the world’s languages and newcomers need a bit of time to familiarize their newly-adopted culture.
Understand Canadian standards
Canada has a culture that’s unique from others to certain degrees. It uses the term loon to refer to the Canadian dollar, uses “eh” in conversations that are occasionally used as a subject to poke fun on, and adopts size 0 on wardrobe measurements. While the Philippines is basketball-mad, Canada’s passion for ice hockey is unparalleled. While Filipinos are fond of addressing their work superiors “sir” or “ma’am” Canadians are used to calling their bosses by their first names.
Being integrated in a new society means it’s a matter of learning new things and unlearning the old ones that are no longer applicable. In the spirit of resilience, many Filipinos can accept blue-collar jobs and expect to be told what to do without ever aspiring for higher order on the corporate ladder and the boss is treated as the benevolent autocrat, expected to be sympathetic not only at work but also extend role beyond job duties, becoming a baptism or wedding godfather, and other filial roles.
Such characteristics aren’t so pronounced in Canadian society known for individualistic culture, although that doesn’t discourage the dissolution of prevailing cultural identity in favor of the host nation’s (Tagalog can still be spoken at home, for example).
Be more pragmatic
Filipinos can say something and mean another. When get invited for a beer or a birthday party by someone they’re not so close to, they respond with yes or maybe, even if the latter actually means no. When someone thinks he or she deserves a raise, he or she might opt to wait until the boss will approach and grant promotion and subsequent raise. In Canada, it’s not unusual to get up and proactively ask for a raise, especially if you are convinced you deserved it.
Understand Canada’s individualistic culture
Filipinos are used to being part of a team, which means they easily empathize situation of a friend, whether they fall victim to discrimination or abuse at work, acting in the interest of the group more than just themselves. In the Philippines, hiring and promotions are highly influenced by family and business connections. We know how it encourages nepotism (hiring of less qualified friends than more skilled strangers) across various sectors of society.
To better integrate into the Canadian workplace, Filipinos need to be aware of personal space valued highly by Canadians, be more open to collaborating with co-workers from other cultural backgrounds and ethnic origins, and be more open to voicing their opinions and questions if in doubt. Moreover, employers value soft skills such as interpersonal communications, problem solving and teamwork.
Get involved in volunteer work
Genuine proof of one’s adoption of his or her new homeland is participation in community activities and volunteer work, many opportunities of which are available. Whether joining an organization of like-minded professionals and individuals or church groups or participating in civic activities such as teaching English as a second language to fellow immigrants.
Canada is a wonderful place for immigrants to start a new life as professionals as it has the right opportunities for deserving candidates and for families as it provides a good environment for learning and growth. However, the willingness to embrace the Canadian way without alienating the culture you grew up with is necessary to get along in an open society that respects cultures regardless of language, race, or religion. | <urn:uuid:61eb23f5-55d5-4dbf-a56a-32e83dc5ad9c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pinoy-ofw.com/canada/1216-6-ways-new-immigrants-in-canada-adjust-to-its-culture.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.953881 | 1,009 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Giving women roles in the commercial side of client relationships is one of the key tactics that the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has used to increase the proportion of women at the top of the firm.
"We figured out a few years back that women weren't being brought in by the senior partners on our big commercial relationships in the same way our men were – which is both critical for success, but also even more necessary if you are coming in and out over a career [due to factors such as maternity leave]," Anna Green, a partner who leads the firm's Sydney office, said.
"[So] we put in place a model where we matched every woman project leader and above with a senior and very commercially successful partner.
"That relationship is all about setting up the woman in a strong commercial platform and we hold the sponsor accountable for that happening."
One of six female partners
Ms Green, who became partner in 2012 and is now one of six women partners in the firm's Australia and New Zealand operation, said the target is to grow the proportion of women partners from 20 per cent to 30 per cent by 2020.
Across the strategy houses, the percentage of full-time permanent female management ranges from 20 per cent at Bain to 24 per cent at BCG and McKinsey, according to filings with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
The progress made by the strategy houses into gender equity is telling, as they are the same firms that sell their expertise about women in the workplace, drivers of gender parity and how to fix the gender gap.
Ms Green, who has three boys, aged between four and 12, also oversees the firm's Women@BCG development initiative for the Asia-Pacific.
Fathers not asked about kids
She has mixed feelings about being asked about combining three kids and her job.
"It is full-on and ever changing — I'd like to think no different from any actively involved, working parent," Ms Green said.
"But the reality is, as a society, we are not quite there yet. There would not be a day that I'm not asked how I'm coping with work and the kids etcetera. Sometimes I appreciate it and am glad people care. But mostly, I just wish it was something asked equally to fathers."
Ms Green admitted that she didn't really understand the pressures of combining work and parenthood until she became a mother and now it was "almost impossible to remember life before kids".
She added that "like any working family, we have a 'village' to raise the kids."
"I'm particularly lucky with a super-supportive husband, who quit life as a chef working with [celebrity chef] Matt Moran and is now studying at UNSW, and parents who live 200 metres away and who are incredibly close with my kids," she said.
"Sometimes it feels like the four of us are raising our boys."
Added into this mix are a nanny and her executive assistant.
"I wouldn't manage well without help and realise I'm lucky enough to have it," Ms Green said.
Buffer is critical
She said the hardest part of the balancing act was "probably the volatility of never knowing what a week will hold, which can make schedules hard to lock down".
"Lots of 'buffer' in the home helps, and kids who are equally comfortable with my husband or parents," Ms Green said.
Ms Green, co-leads BCG's global work in media, said her decision to work in the media and telco space early meant she could more easily fit back into work after each of her three stints on maternity leave.
"[I]t was so much easier to come back into a domain I knew well rather than be thrown into the deep end in a new industry and problem," she sad.
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Information about Algeciras Airport of Ceuta city
- Airport name: (Algeciras Airport Airport)
- Airport city:
- IATA code: AEI
- Country: Spain
- Country code and flag: ES
- Geographical coordinates: 36.1298,-5.4477 (airport on map)
- Local time at airport:
(Algeciras Airport Airport) in Spain. Iata code of this airport is - AEI. This airport serves Ceuta city. Not far are also the cities Alhesiras, Los barrios, Gibraltar, La linea de la konsepsion, Kastelyar de la frontera, Alkaydesa, Tarifa, Torreguadiaro, and airports North Front Airport, Sania Ramel Airport, Boukhalef Airport, Ronda Airport, San Fernando Airport, Jerez De La Frontera Airport, Fuengirola Airport, Cadiz Airport.
There is no regular flights of civilian airlines are served this airport, and you can get to this place only by airtaxi, private aircraft or military aircraft. But nearby there are other airports, where you can get by regular flights . You can check flights using search form below.
If you arrive at this airport, you can spend the night in hotels nearby. Near this airport are such hotels as Hospedaje Lisboa Algeciras (0.11 km), Mir Octavio (0.39 km), Globales Reina Cristina (0.79 km), Mercure Algeciras (1.42 km), Aura Algeciras (1.44 km), AC Hotel Algeciras (1.45 km), Hotel Mirador (2.63 km), Alboran Algeciras (2.9 km), . You can view all hotels near airport of including position on the map here.
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Elsa strengthens into season's 1st hurricane in Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it battered the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports, and it appeared headed eventually for Florida.
The Category 1 storm unleashed heavy rains and winds on Barbados and then on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which are struggling to recover from recent massive volcanic eruptions.
Elsa was located about 5 miles (10 kilometers) north of St. Vincent and was moving west-northwest at 29 mph (46 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
“That level of sustained wind can blow down a lot of buildings and cause a lot of damage,” said St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. “I am pleading with you. Let us not take this hurricane lightly. This is not the time to play the fool.”
A hurricane warning was in effect for St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as southern Haiti from the capital, Port-au-Prince, to the southern border with the Dominican Republic.
The long-term track showed the fast-moving storm rolling toward Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as a hurricane before weakening back to tropical storm force and potentially heading to Florida by early Tuesday.
Authorities opened dozens of shelters in St. Vincent and urged people to evacuate if they lived near a valley, given the threat of flash flooding, mudslides and lahars, especially in the northern part of the island where La Soufrière volcano is located.
“Do not wait until it's too late to go to a shelter,” Gonsalves said.
He said 94 shelters are open, a smaller number than in previous years because some 2,000 people remain in other shelters following massive volcanic eruptions that began in early April.
A hurricane watch was issued for Jamaica and the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Punta Palenque to the border with Haiti.
Elsa is the earliest fifth-named storm on record, beating out last year’s Eduardo which formed on July 6, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. He also noted that it's the farthest east that a hurricane has formed this early in the tropical Atlantic since 1933. The 1991-2020 average date for the first Atlantic hurricane formation is mid-August.
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Sadly the early hope for an Arab Spring that would fuel the populous to societies with greater freedoms, including the right to free elections, freedom of speech, freedom of religionand equal rights for women, which would ultimately lead the region to job growth and economic prosperity, now appears to have failed the people and the region. The civil wars that have broken out between those struggling for democratic freedoms and the other extremist forces have resulted in tragically violent and bloody wars. The recent anti-American activities that began in Libya spread to other North African countries, the Middle East, and beyond with anti-American demonstrations in full and violent display. It is hard to believe that our change in approach to foreign policy in the past four years has had a positive influence on the perception of America across the globe. In fact it would appear to be the opposite.
In addition to the tragic loss of life, the other tragedy here is that the extremists in this country are trying to win back the power that was lost during the Arab Spring uprisings and further confirmed at ballot boxes. The few fledging, newly elected democratic governments appear to not have the ability or have chosen not to stand up to these extremists. These newly elected governments, I believe, are looking to see if America, yes America, the country being vilified by the extremists, will be there to help them in their time of need. Some here in the US argue this is exactly the time when America needs to step up. This is truly a challenge as Americans, who are battle weary from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will find it difficult to find the will to support governments in countries where our ambassadors are being killed, embassies are being destroyed and our flag is being burned. It makes foreign aid to these countries very difficult to stomach or defend.
As I watch the news feed from the region I find it hard not to be more emphatic about the importance of energy independence. Why would we be willing to give up the opportunity for jobs here at home and control over our own destiny for those who so bitterly hate us they would delight in our death and would see the world as far better off if America is wiped off the face of the earth? This leads to yet another set of tragedies that will have far reaching consequences on the region in terms of the economic setbacks that could emanate from this mess. The US budget deficit prevents further aid to these countries that are now teetering and, in fact, we might actually see a reduction notwithstanding the uprisings. The ill will created by these uprisings makes such aid all the more difficult. Even before these uprisings the path to economic prosperity created in the region by the Arab Spring would likely have proven to be a long and difficult climb. The wave of demonstrations only serve to either retard the progress or all together change the direction of the promise for economic opportunities brought on by the Arab Spring. This upsurge of violence now blanketing the region will only serve to widen the gap between the opportunity for job growth and improved prosperity in the Middle East/North Africa vs. the US and other regions of the world.
As the US financial condition continues to improve and economic activity increases (as will job growth), we in the US will experience improved prosperity. One can only hope that this prosperity serves as a reminder to those Arab regimes that do not create opportunities for their people that they may be toppled internally, without a hint of US military intervention.
As always, all comments and questions are welcome.
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Due to social distancing, lone working has become far more common. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have guidance for employers to keep lone workers healthy and safe.
Their revised leaflet Protecting lone workers: How to control the risks of working alone is for anyone who employs lone workers, or engages them as contractors for example, including self-employed people or those who work at home.
It has been updated to include advice on work-related violence, keeping in touch, and the impact of lone working on stress and mental health.
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The Rhode Island flag was the most beautiful and perhaps the most characteristic Colonial Flag or Banner. It is sometimes called the “Hope Flag.”
The 13 stars, white on a blue field, arranged quincuncial in outline of the Cross of St. George and St. Andrew was the first representation of stars in a flag. This, no doubt, in fluenced the design of the union of our first Stars and Stripes Flag.
The State flags of America found their earliest forms during the Revolutionary War. The starry canton in the Rhode Island Regiment flag symbolized national unity, but the white field corresponded to the uniform of the State troops. The anchor symbol and motto which completed the design had been used for more than a century.
The original Rhode Island Regiment flag may be found in the State House in Providence.
A brief history of the Rhode Island Regiment Flag
John Fiske, in speaking of the Lexington’s capture of the British vessel Edward on April 7, 1776, says:
This was the first capture of a British warship by an American.”
As this exploit occurred over a year before the Stars and Stripes were officially adopted, the flag borne by Barry was not the national ensign. The “Union” flag referred to by Grillin was the Cambridge standard, and other accounts bear out the assumption that Barry’s flag on the Lexington was the flag which Washington unfurled at Cambridge. This is further confirmed by Preble in his history when he says:
The Lexington was the first vessel that bore the Continental flag to victory on the ocean.”
Capt. Manley’s name has also been mentioned for the honor, and while it is true that his ship, the Lee, captured the British vessel Nancy in October or November, 1775, the flag that waved from the peak of the Lee was undoubtedly the famous “Pine Tree” emblem, with its motto “An Appeal to Heaven,” for the Lee was one of six ships under the command of Gen. Washington which at that time carried this ensign.
One writer, however, speaks “of a flag being made in 1775 by a patriotic vessel owner of Massachusetts, having thirteen white stars in a blue union, the body of the flag being white, with an anchor upon it having over the top the word “Hope.” It was hoisted on the armed schooner Lee, Capt. John Manley.” This same author states that “either this or the stars on the Washington book plate in the absence of any record may be taken as reasons for the adoption of the stars in the union.” I have been unable to substantiate the statement made by this historian that the thirteen stars were displayed previous to 1777, and as Rhode Island had already adopted the design of the anchor surmounted by the word “Hope,” it is not probable that a shipowner of Massachusetts would have used, even in part, the emblem of a rival colony.
It is only fair to state that some historians maintain that the colonial flag of Rhode Island was frequently designated by a canton of blue, on which were displayed thirteen white stars. If such were the case, this striking design may have been the source for the adoption of the stars in our national ensign, but I can find no evidence on the subject. There does seem to be substantial reason to believe, however, that the flag carried by the First Rhode Island Regiment at the Battle of the Brandywine and during the siege of Yorktown was similar to the flag just described, with the exception that the stars were gold. As these engagements took place after the adoption of the Stars and Stripes, they furnish no proof of the earlier use of the stars.
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We probably all have a pretty good intuitive notion of what a game is. The general term ” video game” incorporates board games like chess as well as Monopoly, card games like poker and also blackjack, gambling enterprise games like roulette as well as slot machines, army war games, computer games, different kinds of play amongst children, and also the checklist goes on. In academia we in some cases speak of game theory, in which numerous representatives choose strategies and tactics in order to maximize their gains within the structure of a distinct set of video game regulations. When made use of in the context of console or computer-based amusement, the word “game” normally raises photos of a three-dimensional online globe featuring a humanoid, animal or vehicle as the major personality under gamer control. (Or for the old geezers amongst us, perhaps it brings to mind photos of two-dimensional standards like Pong, Pac-Man, or Donkey Kong.) In his excellent book, A Theory of Fun for Game Layout, Raph Koster defines a game to be an interactive experience that gives the gamer with an significantly tough sequence of patterns which he or she finds out and also at some point masters. Koster’s asser-tion is that the activities of discovering as well as mastering go to the heart of what we call ” enjoyable,” equally as a joke ends up being amusing at the moment we “get it” by recognizing the pattern.
Video Games as Soft Real-Time Simulations
The majority of two- as well as three-dimensional video games are instances of what computer scientists would call soft real-time interactive agent-based computer simulations. Let’s damage this phrase down in order to better understand what it suggests. In a lot of computer games, some subset of the real world -or an imaginary globe- is modeled mathematically so that it can be adjusted by a computer system. The design is an estimation to and also a simplification of reality (even if it’s an fictional truth), because it is plainly not practical to consist of every information to the degree of atoms or quarks. Thus, the mathematical version is a simulation of the actual or imagined game globe. Approximation and simplification are two of the game programmer’s most effective tools. When used masterfully, also a substantially simplified design can often be almost identical from fact as well as a lot extra fun.
An agent-based simulation is one in which a variety of unique entities known as “agents” communicate. This fits the summary of many three-dimensional computer games effectively, where the agents are vehicles, characters, fireballs, power dots and more. Provided the agent-based nature of most games, it needs to come as not a surprise that the majority of games nowadays are implemented in an object-oriented, or at the very least freely object-based, programming language.
All interactive video games are temporal simulations, meaning that the vir- tual game globe model is dynamic-the state of the game world adjustments with time as the video game’s occasions as well as story unravel. A video game must additionally reply to unpredictable inputs from its human player(s)- hence interactive temporal simulations. Lastly, most computer games provide their stories as well as reply to player input in real time, making them interactive real-time simulations.
One noteworthy exemption remains in the group of turn-based games like computerized chess or non-real-time technique games. But even these kinds of video games generally provide the user with some form of real-time graphical user interface.
What Is a Video game Engine?
The term ” video game engine” emerged in the mid-1990s in reference to first-person shooter (FPS) games like the hugely prominent Doom by id Software. Doom was architected with a fairly well-defined splitting up in between its core software elements (such as the three-dimensional graphics rendering system, the accident discovery system or the audio system) and the art assets, video game worlds as well as regulations of play that comprised the player’s video gaming experience. The worth of this splitting up became noticeable as programmers began certifying games as well as retooling them right into brand-new products by developing brand-new art, globe formats, weapons, characters, cars as well as video game guidelines with only very little changes to the “engine” software. This noted the birth of the “mod neighborhood”-a team of specific gamers as well as small independent workshops that developed brand-new games by changing existing games, utilizing free toolkits pro- vided by the original programmers. In the direction of the end of the 1990s, some video games like Quake III Field as well as Unbelievable were designed with reuse and “modding” in mind. Engines were made highly personalized using scripting languages like id’s Quake C, and engine licensing began to be a feasible additional profits stream for the designers that produced them. Today, game developers can accredit a game engine and also recycle considerable sections of its essential software application parts in order to construct games. While this practice still involves significant investment in custom software application engineering, it can be far more cost-effective than developing all of the core engine components internal. The line between a video game as well as its engine is often blurred.
Some engines make a sensibly clear difference, while others make virtually no attempt to divide both. In one video game, the rendering code could “know” specifi-cally just how to draw an orc. In another game, the providing engine might offer general-purpose product and also shading facilities, and also “orc-ness” may be defined completely in data. No studio makes a flawlessly clear splitting up between the game and also the engine, which is reasonable considering that the meanings of these two components typically shift as the video game’s style solidifies.
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Hard Times and Good Fortune
Rudolph Pariser’s early life and career were shaped by world wars and other international events.
Rudolph Pariser’s extraordinary life story reads like a time line of 20th-century world history. He was born in Harbin, China, to a Russian mother and German father, and later moved to Japan and then the United States in pursuit of an education uninterrupted by the pains of war. This pursuit proved surprisingly difficult, but his unique experience and knowledge of several languages helped him along the way. His journey contributed to his becoming a brilliant physical chemist and, through his codiscovery of a method for computing molecular orbits, a vanguard in the emerging field of quantum chemistry.
Pariser’s father, Ludwig Jacob Pariser, fought in the German army and became a prisoner of war during World War I. After eluding his Russian captors near the Siberian-Chinese border, Ludwig made his way to Harbin, where many refugees of the Russian Revolution also found safe harbor. He found work there as a tutor for the children of a Jewish merchant family and soon met and married Lia Rubinstein, who had fled Estonia (a Russian province until 1918) after her family’s leather factory was destroyed during the revolution. Life in multicultural Harbin exposed the young Pariser to many languages, and he became multilingual at an early age.
Science History Institute
In 1936, on the eve of World War II, Pariser began attending classes at an American missionary school near Beijing. One semester into his studies, however, the invading Japanese army leveled the school. Fearing more Japanese attacks on China, Pariser’s parents sent their son away to an American school in Tokyo. While there, he developed a close friendship with his American physical education teacher, Jim Rasbury. One day Rasbury inexplicably vanished, and it wasn’t until years later that Pariser learned that his father had also known Rasbury and that Rasbury was an American spy. When his cover was blown, Rasbury abruptly fled Japan and sought refuge in China, where Ludwig and Lia Pariser helped hide him.
By the summer of 1941 tensions ran high for students at the school in Japan, and Pariser’s parents decided Rudy should go to the United States for his university training. He and his mother left from Yokohama for California aboard a Japanese ship, making what turned out to be the last commercial voyage from Japan to the United States until after the war. His mother planned to return to China after getting Rudy settled in San Francisco, but when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, she was prohibited from traveling back to China for the duration of the war. Pariser and his mother were stuck in America, and their German passports caused them to be classified as enemy aliens, making them subject to curfews and restrictions on their daily activities.
Looking for a way to support himself and his mother, Pariser went to the FBI field offices in San Francisco to apply for a job as a Russian translator. When he got there, he found that the office was headed by Jim Rasbury. Undoubtedly grateful to the entire Pariser family, Rasbury used his government connections to secure well-paying jobs and special identification cards for the Parisers, effectively lifting the restrictions placed on them as enemy aliens.
On Rasbury’s recommendation Pariser began working nights for the war effort in the local shipyards and attending the University of California, Berkeley, during the day, where he studied chemistry under some of the brightest minds of the decade. Among his mentors were Joel Hildebrand, William Giauque, Melvin Calvin, Glenn Seaborg, and Frank Oppenheimer, who substituted for his brother, J. Robert Oppenheimer, while he was away directing the Manhattan Project.
After graduating in 1944, Pariser worked briefly for Kaiser Permanente, but it did not “feel right” to be safely at home with a good job while others were risking their lives in the war. So he soon left to enlist in the U.S. Army. Although the army trained him to use his language skills for the impending invasion and occupation of Germany, Pariser ended up with the signal corps in Joplin, Missouri, where his language talents remained unused for the rest of the war.
When the war ended, his father joined the family in the United States while Pariser took advantage of the GI Bill and a fellowship from the Office of Naval Research to pursue a doctorate at the University of Minnesota. In a move that would help launch his career as a world-renowned chemist, he studied and worked alongside numerous prominent chemists, including William Lipscomb, Frank MacDougall, and perhaps most significantly, his future collaborator, Robert Parr.
In 1950, after completing his graduate work, Pariser joined DuPont’s Jackson Laboratory in New Jersey, where he studied properties of organic dyes being developed for the company’s new synthetic fabrics. This work led him to consult with his old friend Parr (now on the faculty at the Carnegie Institute of Chemistry) to develop a method of approximating molecular orbitals, now known as the Pariser-Parr-Pople method.
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A Fresh Look At Flight Safety Instructions
Usually, the airplane boarding process feels like rote muscle memory: find seat, stow bags, sit down, fall asleep. But not this time.
I am on my way to Minneapolis and I'm not tired. So for the first time in a while, I find myself listening to the classic airplane safety monologue. The flight attendant instructs passengers "to insert the metal fitting into the buckle of your seat belt" and "to take a few moments to locate your nearest exit." And of course, to "familiarize yourself with the flight safety instruction card that is found in the seat-back pocket."
Boring, right? It seems some flight attendants have grown so weary of the spiel they've turned it into standup comedy. A few airlines have even jazzed things up, using snappy recordings or kitschy music videos to impart instructions — and, frankly, giving all of us a reason to reach for those barf bags.
But this time, for some strange reason, I hear the same old routine safety speech in a whole new way: as life advice.
Preparation For Takeoff
What do I mean? Well, since I am awake and seated in the full upright and locked position, I start dissecting the unsolicited advice. And I realize it might be helpful beyond the confines of the cabin.
Maybe the flight safety instructions can be a guide for my life's journey ahead — when I'm flying high or when I find myself facing bumpy times or when I'm at a decision point and need some kind of lighted sign to tell me what to do and which way to go.
Keep your seatbelt fastened at all times, as turbulence can occur unexpectedly: Things inevitably get rough, so it's necessary to buckle down and be prepared. Elisabeth Curtis, a senior lecturer in economics at Dartmouth College, says tightening your belt — even when things are going smoothly — is good financial advice. "The goal is to save over time," Elisabeth says. "Savings can help you deal with unexpected turbulence in your life."
In case of an emergency, your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device: If you feel adrift or need help staying afloat, it's worth reassessing whatever you've been sitting on. Stop procrastinating because those things may be an unexpected source of buoyancy. Elisabeth says this is sound economic counsel, too. "Figure out what your cushion looks like ... because it serves as protection in financially difficult times." And it might just carry you to a more secure place.
Secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others: My guess is that this flight attendant turned therapist is suggesting that when I am under pressure I should take care of myself first — and breathe normally. Gina Shropshire, a psychotherapist in private practice and at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, agrees. "You can't give to others," she advises, "if you don't take care of yourself."
Everyone gets one free carry-on bag and a personal item. We all have emotional baggage. Maybe it's a good idea to trust the burdensome stuff to a higher compartment and keep the personal things close at hand. But if you're carrying a particularly heavy load or it's oddly shaped, it might cause some problems. "We can understand what's in that baggage, we can unpack the suitcase," Gina says, "but of course everyone is carrying around their whole history."
All electronic devices should be turned off as they may interfere with navigational and communication systems: We all need to be reminded that incessant texting can interrupt the smooth operations of life. Gina says that the golden rule of psychoanalysis is "say what comes to mind" and things like electronic devices can "interfere with that freedom of thought."
Be careful; baggage may have shifted while in flight: The same thing can happen, of course, in our everyday lives: Our baggage gets jostled and starts to slide into another person's baggage — without anyone realizing what is happening. Psychoanalysts call it "transference," and the American Psychoanalytic Association warns that "transference leads to distortions in interpersonal relationships, as well as nuances of intensity and fantasy."
Look around you for the nearest exit: It's never good to feel trapped — professionally, personally, financially. So that means keeping an eye on the nearest exit — even if it's behind you. And the airline kindly leaves us a little extra room when we're heading down the exit row. Wasn't it philosopher Paul Simon who pointed out that there must be at least 50 ways to get out of a relationship? And as a recent financial advice story in Forbes put it: "Without an exit strategy, you will lose at investing."
Ultimately, I know life will be full of ups and downs — with choppy spots in between. But next time I am on a plane — before I sit back and relax — I'll listen more closely when the flight attendant asks for my attention.
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Court denies Republicans’ request to reinstate witness requirement for Rhode Island absentee ballots
on Aug 13, 2020 at 2:24 pm
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to intervene in a dispute over absentee ballots for the upcoming elections in Rhode Island. The justices rejected a request by the Republican National Committee and Rhode Island Republicans to freeze a lower-court order that approved an agreement between state election officials and civic groups to waive a requirement that absentee ballots be signed in the presence of either two witnesses or a notary. In a one-page order, the justices took the relatively unusual step of providing an explanation for a decision issued in an emergency appeal. The one-paragraph, unsigned explanation said that – unlike in other recent election-law cases – state officials in this case support the agreement that the RNC and the Rhode Island GOP asked the court to block. Three justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch – indicated that they would have granted the Republicans’ request.
The order came in a dispute that began in July, when civic groups, including the League of Women Voters and Common Cause, went to court to challenge the witness requirement, arguing that it violated the Constitution by making it too risky to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. Rhode Island election officials did not defend the witness requirement; instead, they negotiated a consent decree, which a federal district court approved, that suspended the witness requirement for the upcoming elections. The RNC and the Rhode Island GOP, which had tried unsuccessfully to intervene in the case, then appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, which rejected their request to put the district court’s order approving the consent agreement on hold until the appeal is resolved.
The RNC and the Rhode Island GOP went to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to intervene. They argued that the district court’s order approving the consent agreement should be put on hold because the justices had blocked a similar order, barring election officials in Alabama from requiring voters to have their absentee ballots witnessed or notarized, in July. Moreover, they argued, the consent agreement came too close to the upcoming elections and thus violates the Purcell principle – the Supreme Court’s admonition that lower courts should not normally change the rules of elections at the last minute.
The civic groups and state election officials urged the justices on Tuesday to stay out of the dispute. They stressed that this case is “entirely different” from the Alabama one because that case involved a district court’s order requiring election officials to relax state laws during the pandemic in ways that the officials opposed. The Rhode Island case, in contrast, involved a “negotiated settlement” between election officials and the civic groups. That settlement, the civic groups continued, “reflects the considered judgment of Rhode Island election officials that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, voters should not have to face a choice between their health and their fundamental right to vote.” The Supreme Court, the civic groups cautioned, “should be very reluctant to upend the considered decision of the State’s elected officials responsible for running the election about what is required during the pandemic to ensure a meaningful opportunity to vote.”
The civic groups and election officials also pushed back against the Republicans’ argument that the consent agreement came too close to the upcoming elections. The Republicans did not explain, the state emphasized, “how any voter will be confused if the return envelope for their mail-in ballot does not require signature lines for two witnesses or a notary.” The Purcell principle, the state added, “is not, and has never been, a strait jacket on [a] state’s own authority to effect changes to their election laws.”
The justices on Thursday morning turned down the Republicans’ request. Although the Supreme Court rarely provides an explanation for its rulings in emergency appeals, the order denying the Republicans’ request noted that this case was different from the Alabama case “and other similar cases where a State defends its own law” because the Rhode Island election officials supported the consent decree waiving the witness requirement, and no other state official had opposed it. Moreover, the court added, because the state had waived the witness requirement in its June election, that is the status quo, “and many Rhode Island voters may well hold that belief.” Although brief, the court’s explanation may have been intended not only to outline its reasoning in this case, but also to provide some guidance for lower courts in the election-law cases that are certain to come over the next few months.
Steven Huefner and Edward Foley, election-law experts at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, described Thursday’s order as a “significant development.” It shows, they observed, that the court “will apply the ‘Purcell’ principle” “in light of specific facts.” And as the order notes, they added, the “state government’s own view of the matter” is likely to play a central role in the court’s decision-making process.
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The Museum of Ancient Art of Milan, located inside the Castello Sforzesco, is home to one of the most important collections of late antique, medieval and Renaissance sculptures and art objects in northern Italy. In fact, rich in over 2000 pieces exhibited in rooms adorned with frescoes from the Sforza and Spanish periods, including the Ducal Chapel, the museum houses works and masterpieces linked in particular to the history of the city and Lombardy, as well as works of art acquired over time fr
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Sforzesco Castle was originally a fortress of the Visconti family, later became home to the mighty Sforza dynasty that ruled Milan Renaissance. Now it is a beautiful monument sheltering several specialized museums and traces of the city’s past. An oasis of art and culture. Its collections include those of the Museum of Antique Art, of the Museum of Musical Instruments, and of the Picture Gallery.
The Parco Sempione is a green area of the city of Milan. Built at the end of the nineteenth century on the area already occupied by the parade ground, it occupies an area of386 000 m², fully fenced with video surveillance. The name derives from Corso Sempione, the monumental road axis built in the Napoleonic age on the route of the historic Via del Seprio, with the new Sempione gate heir to the ancient Giovia gate.
The Civic Aquarium of Milan is one of the largest and oldest of its kind in Italy which was established in 1906. it hosts 36 pools filled with more than 100 species of fish, living in recreated environments ranging from Lombardy to Italy, to the Amazon. It also includes also a public library, with one of the most prestigious collections of marine biology publications in Italy.
The Milan Triennale, housed in the Palazzo dell'Arte, is an international cultural institution that produces exhibitions, conferences, and events on art, design, architecture, fashion, cinema, communication, and society. It organizes exhibitions of great visibility and attention such as those dedicated to contemporary art, to architects and designers of national and international fame, to the great stylists who have changed taste and customs, to social issues.
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore is an old church that dates back to 1503. The church is often called "Sistine Chapel of Milan" due to its stunningly beautiful interior paintings. Literally, everywhere you look is covered with artwork. Built in the 16C, the exterior of this Benedictine monastic church is very plain. The main attraction of the monastery are frescoes, including a beautiful cycle of the 15th Century as well as wall paintings by Bernardino Luini.
The Gianni Brera civic arena, even just Arena, is a multipurpose sports facility in Milan. Inaugurated in 1807 as an amphitheater, in 1870 it became the Arena Civica after passing to the Milanese municipality. In 2002 the Arena was dedicated to the memory of Gianni Brera, journalist, and writer, who died ten years earlier. Today it mainly hosts football and rugby union games, concerts, and cultural events. The stadium can hold 18,000–30,000 spectators.
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Thanks to its silver mines, which were open for 250 years, Kutná Hora was the second most important town in the Bohemian kingdom after Prague. During the 14th century, its population was equal to that of London‘s.
Today it is just a small provincial town with just over 20.000 people. There are plenty of beautiful Gothic churches to see, such as St. Barbara´s Cathedral (1388 to 1565), one of the most beautiful Czech Gothic buildings, the Italian Court (Vlašský dvůr) with its Royal Mint, where the famous Prague groschen were minted (which at that time represented the hard currency of Central Europe), the Stone House, and the St. James Church etc. In the year 1995, Kutná Hora was declared a world heritage site and has been protected by UNESCO. These days the town benefits from tourists and the Philip Morris tobacco factory. North of Kutná Hora is Sedleč, where, in the 19th century, the Cistercian ossuary was turned into a macabre work of art by František Rint. There are bone monstrances, chandeliers and even a Schwarzenberg coat of arms.
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Cemetery chapel from the end of the 14th century, rebuilt in the baroque style by J.B. Santini. The bones, which have decorated the interior of the chapel since the 16th century, were from the adjoining cemetery. ‘Bone church’ of the Sedleč Ossuary is situated outside of Kutná Hora city centre. If you arrive by train, it is 800m walk south from Kutná Hora’s main train station (adult/concession 50/30 CZK; Open 8 am-6 pm Apr-Sep, 9 am-noon & 1-5 pm Mar & Oct, 9 am-noon & 1-4 pm Nov-Feb). When the Schwarzenberg family purchased Sedleč monastery in 1870, they allowed a local woodcarver to get creative with the bones piled in the crypt for centuries. But this was no piddling little heap of bones: it was the remains of no fewer than 40,000 people. The result was spectacular – garlands of skulls and femurs are strung from the vaulted ceiling like Addams Family Christmas decorations, while in the centre dangles a vast chandelier containing at least one of each bone in the human body. Four giant pyramids of stacked bones squat in each corner of the chapel, and crosses, chalices and monstrances of bone adorn the altar. There’s even a Schwarzenberg coat-of-arms made from bones – note the raven pecking the eyes from the Turk’s head, a grisly motif of the Schwarzenberg family. website
St. Barbara’s Cathedral
A unique example of high and late Gothic architecture. Construction began at the end of the 14thcentury. The cathedral houses a gallery of late Gothic and Renaissance paintings. Admission: 50 CZK, Open: daily 9:00-1&00 in summer, shorter hours off-season.
Originally the central mint where the Prague groschen were produced. It became a temporary seat of the king after reconstruction at the end of the 14thcentury.
Church of St. John of Nepomuk
Late baroque building designed by František Maxmilián Kaňka and built in 1734 – 1754. The remarkable ceiling paintings depict the legend of St. John of Nepomuk. A series of statues called “Czech Heaven” celebrates Czech patron saints.
Unfinished Gothic building from the turn of the 15th century, intended as an ossuary. It is one of the few completely preserved examples of High Gothic. The terrace affords an impressive view of the town.
Cathedral of the Assumption
Used to belong to the Cistercians. It is one of the most significant works of Czech Gothic architecture of the 14th century. It was the first cathedral built in Bohemia. Santini gave it its final appearance in the baroque-Gothic style at the beginning of the 18th century.
Originally a Gothic building dating back to the 13th century with a richly decorated chapel. Today, it houses the Information Centre, the Felix Jenewein Gallery and the Museum of Alchemy.
Within Kačina, four miles (seven kilometres) northeast of Kutná Hora, is a splendid, neo-classic, route-pedimented château connected to pavilions via sleek colonnades. This sprawling, cream-coloured mass of a building began in 1802 and resided in a big park set out in an Old English style.
Hrádek / Silver Mines
Originally a Gothic palace with courtyard and tower built before the year 1420. Today it houses the exposition of the Czech Silver Museum.
While the silver mines in Kutná Hora certainly date back to the medieval age, they lay unused and unrecorded for centuries until a geohydrologists team found it accidentally in 1967. Archaeologists established that it dated back to the era of hand mining, using a chisel and hammer, as proven by the marks on the narrow walls.
Kutná Hora’s silver lode ensured Prague’s royal purse was wealthy. Certainly, throughout the rule of Charles the fourth, the empire (and his influence) was expanded due to the labour of 100’s who worked in the murky, underground passageways. When you visit this today, you will experience the claustrophobic sense of what is now referred to as the: ‘gallery’. This is a two hundred and seventy five-yard (two hundred and fifty metres) segment of the mines opened up to tourists. Its’ ceiling and walls still harbour gneiss nuggets and quartz, which were included in the rich conglomerates worked by the horses and men who pulled the mining engines during Medieval times. Tiny stalactites—sediments with calcite in them—hang from the roof in areas. This is due to the gradual leaching of the minerals. Nonetheless, this process is far more noticeable in the caves of the Moravian karst in the eastern province of the Czech Republic. Admission: 110 CZK, Open: April-Oct Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Mon and Nov-March, tours generally every half-hour, www.cms-kh.cz.
Art Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region
This is a recent addition to the town and is found just to the left as you make your way out of the cathedral. It used to be a Baroque Jesuit College but is now home to the second largest space for exhibitions in the whole of the Czech Republic, second only to the National Gallery in Prague. The exhibits you’ll find in this space are changing all the time, but it is always full of important art pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries.
One of the main talking points of this building is the statues found outside. They are all of the saints and are obviously connected to the fact that Jesuits previously inhabited this building. In fact, they were the occupants of this building all the way back in 1626, when they came to attempt to convert the citizens back to the Catholic religion once again. The statues bear a remarkable similarity to those on the Charles Bridge in Prague, and this is because both sets of statues were made as propaganda for the Counter-Reformation movement. Should you wish to visit, you can buy a combo ticket for 120 CZK, granting access to all of the exhibits here.
Address: Barborská 53; Open: 10 am-6 pm from Tuesday to Friday. www.gask.cz
Stone Fountain (Kamenna Kasna)
Kutna Hora has, for a long time, been home to much of the country’s mining, and, as such, obtaining clean drinking water was a real struggle for the population. To solve this problem, an intricate system of pipes was created to bring water to the town, which ran into large storage tanks to ensure that water was always available. In the 15th century, the Stone Fountain was built over one of these tanks by the architect Rejsek, and its Gothic style came to be one of the centrepieces of the town. It is now found on Rejskovo Namesti – it no longer works but can still be seen in the same form it took when it was originally built.
Stone House (Kamenný Dům)
This building was built by Polish artisans and was considered a true marvel of their craft at the time of building. The elaborate masonry of the grape leaves climbing up the building, and the animals dotted around the façade are an absolute wonder to behold and are something that every fan of both architecture and art should witness. The other offering at this house – the museum of local arts and crafts – is rather boring, though, so this can be skipped to save money. It’s open from 10 am-5 pm every day, and more information can be found at www.cms-kh.cz.
Alchemy Museum (Muzeum Alchymie)
This is the only museum in the whole of the Czech Republic dedicated to the ancient art of alchemy, and it is located in the cellars of a house on the Main Square. As you might expect, everything here is dedicated to alchemy. For English speaking visitors, there are many different descriptions written in English, all of which explain the different facets of this practice. There is also a stunning Gothic tower attached to this house, and inside you’ll find an alchemist’s study, which is laid out in the same way you’d have seen it back when the alchemist practised here many years ago.
The Alchemy Museum is open between 9 am and 6 pm during April-September, and from 9 am until 5 pm between October and March. Entry is 60 CZK.
If you wish to explore Kutná Hora, we recommend you do it on either a private or shared excursion as a day-trip from Prague. A private excursion gives you full flexibility: you can choose the departure time, the length of your stay at your destination, the possibility of changes (if you decide to stay longer or shorter), and choosing either to have an experienced guide in your native language or just a driver providing basic knowledge and recommendations about the place. While shared excursions offer less flexibility, they depart at scheduled times and days with a fixed programme – the price is favourable and includes all fees. See more information on our website.
Where to Eat
Get some froth on your moustache at this old-fashioned, wood-panelled Bohemian beer hall, where you can dine on dumplings and choose from five different draught beers, including Pilsner Urquell Budvar and Primátor yeast beer. Address: Rakova 8; main dishes 120-350 CZK; Open 11am-11pm. website
This is a small teahouse with a difference, as it is not in keeping with this town’s medieval vibe. Instead, it is Thai themed, with loads of character and quaint Thai decorations adorning every wall. It’s a fantastic place to come if you want to while away the day in a comfortable location, watching the locals go about their daily business. It’s open every day between 2 pm and 10 pm and is located on Jungmannovo Náměstí 16.
U Žlutého Kola (Donna)
This is the best place to find traditional Czech dishes in the whole of the town, although this means that it is usually rather busy at the same time. There is a menu in English; however, the lunchtime specials are only found in Czech, although one of the waiters will explain them to you. It also has a lovely little courtyard, where you can sit when the sun is shining. It’s open every day, and lunch specials are served until 3 pm. It’s located above the Hotel Garni on Havlíčkovo Náměstí no. 16.
This Italian restaurant can annoy some with its English language advertising, but it is located right in the Main Square of the town and draws a big crowd. The food is good here, and the customers are loyal. It is open every single day and, as already stated, is on the Palackého náměstí 90. website
U Sňeka Pohodáře
Kutná Hora’s best Italian restaurant. Main dishes 100-240 CZK. Address: Vladislavova 11.
Kutná Hora is situated 65 km east of Prague. By bus 70 minutes from Florenc station, train 55 minutes from the main station (the train is a better choice). Return tickets for train or bus cost around 200 CZK. If you don’t want to spend use public transport, consider booking an excursion.
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The shed roof is a common style on porches because it is easy to build and fits with any style of basic house roof. The shed or pent roof slopes in only one direction, carrying water away from the house. It protects the entry against rain and snow and provides shelter on the porch from sun. Some homeowners, however, want the protection against rain and hot sun rays, but still want to have natural light on the porch and be able to see the sky. The option then is for a see-through roof.
A see-through covering on a porch roof will be some sort of synthetic material. The original see-through plastic was plexiglass, an acrylic material that came into prominence during World War II when it was used for aircraft windows. Plexiglass replaced glass because it was more durable, didn't shatter on impact but was just as clear as window glass. Some World War II airplanes still have clear plexiglass windows. It is formed in sheets or corrugated panels which make it easy to work with when building a porch roof.
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Another see-through roof option is polycarbonate, a hollow core material. It is formed of two thin sheets with a hollow, fluted core in between. The open core gives polycarbonate more insulating value, meaning it can better reduce heat from intense sun without reducing visibility. It is made in panels, either flat or corrugated, and can be bent to form curved shapes.
PVC or Vinyl
Polyvinyl chloride, PVC or generally just vinyl, is another common see-through roofing option. Vinyl roofing generally is in the form of corrugated panels. PVC can be clear or slightly frosted to allow some visibility while blocking most of the sun's rays. It is a common choice for carports, sheds and similar structures. It also is used to build greenhouses.
Fiberglass and Trade Names
Fiberglass is another synthetic roofing material with see-through capability. It typically is used in roofing in corrugated panels and generally has a slightly frosted appearance. All basic synthetic roofing materials are available under a variety of trade names, each with its own special characteristics. Some of the more common are Lexan, Acrylite, Lucite, Polycast and Optix.
All synthetic roofing materials, whether flat or corrugated panels, are usually installed with screws that have plastic washers under the heads to seal the holes against moisture. Corrugated panels, the most common roofing style, are overlapped at seams to provide complete waterproofing. All synthetic see-through roofing is durable against such things as hail, and long-lasting. | <urn:uuid:d67eee65-0bf1-462c-8034-14a71a444dd0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ehow.com/info_12196839_build-see-through-roof-shed-porch.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.962095 | 563 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Innovative solutions to improve health campaign effectiveness
By Linda Nyemba
Pivoting to virtual innovation bootcamps online has opened huge untapped potential. The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are building upon lessons learned from the last innovation bootcamp in July 2020, and providing a similar programme for this Round 25 cohort — with a twist.
The Round 25 bootcamp aims to boost the capacity of three finalists from BMGF’s Grand Challenge Explorations (GCE) program, specifically the “Innovations for Improving the Impact of Health Campaigns (Round 25)” challenge. Grand Challenges is a family of initiatives fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems. The fourth team, CStock/HP2D, is a winner of a Grand Challenge award stemming from the 2019 GC Annual meeting — that challenge was around encouraging cooperation between African innovators. Effective health campaigns have a positive impact on nearly all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 2 (Zero Hunger).
The bootcamp is focused on increasing the effectiveness of health campaigns, to dramatically improve the way health campaigns realize impact — including achieving higher coverage of health interventions, better identifying and reaching the highest risk populations, and improving efficiency of campaign resources. Purpose is to get more vaccine delivery innovations to scale as quickly as possible by augmenting the GCE process with additional support.
Instead of a full five-day consecutive experience, the bootcamp is stretched out to two weeks with each day consisting of only three hours of programming. A “sixth day” has been crafted to focus solely on community building and addressing challenges in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic among the participants and previous cohorts. A final pitch event, to showcase the innovations to an external audience, will occur in early 2021 when the teams are undergoing their Sprint Programme.
Dialing in from the Kingdom of Eswatini, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Washington, DC and New York, the four teams will join on a journey of ideation, project design, and innovation. Read more about their solutions:
Due to various social, technological and economic barriers, nomadic communities in northern Kenya are a demographic that lacks seamless access to digital health solutions. InSupplyHealth and Health-E-Net are partnering to provide a solution for community health volunteers in need of digital tools, that accommodate low literacy levels and are able to operate without the need for smartphones and data networks. insupplyhealth.com
Clinton Health Access Initiative — Kingdom of Eswatini
The quality of health campaign delivery varies dramatically across teams even when operational support and relative levels of investment are constant. One of the most powerful behavioural insights informed approaches for improving productivity and performance is that of “benchmarking.” The Kingdom of Eswatini is in the process of adopting and scaling a mass drug administration (MDA) campaign tracking application to monitor, track and evaluate school-based deworming campaigns. The idea is to use process and outcomes from MDA tracking application to populate real-time benchmarks for outreach teams’ performance.
Health Campaigns Digital Gateway
Complete, up-to-date and high-quality population data, required to deliver health campaigns efficiently and cost effectively, are not often readily available to decision makers. Decision makers face challenges in utilizing planning and microplanning tools, and analyzing data to produce evidence based campaign plans. The solution is to develop a digital gateway that will ensure planners across multiple ministry of health departments have easy access to the data they need. This solution provides standardized tools and approaches to apply the data for effective planning, and reduce the duplication of efforts at national and sub-national levels. psi.com
Mass campaigns consistently struggle to obtain good coverage due to lack of knowledge of the population denominator geospatial location, population movement, and presence at the household, as well as planning and management of field teams. Akros developed the Reveal Platform to employ geospatial technology to identify population denominator and distribution to be used for campaign planning, delivery and monitoring. Akros will work with Johns Hopkins University to develop and incorporate human movement models into the Reveal planning interface. akros.com
Follow each project’s progress at the WFP Innovation Accelerator’s bootcamp collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, from 17–30 November 2020, on Twitter @WFPInnovation and @GatesFoundation.
The WFP Innovation Accelerator sources, supports and scales high-potential solutions to end hunger worldwide. We provide WFP staff, entrepreneurs, start-ups, companies and non-governmental organizations with access to funding, mentorship, hands-on support and WFP operations.
Find out more about us: http://innovation.wfp.org
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High in fiber, the turnip may help to reduce inflammation of the colon as well as the risk of diverticulosis. Similarly, a diet filled with vegetables high in fiber can help to relieve constipation and promote regularity. Research has shown that those who consume high amounts of cruciferous vegetables have a lowered risk of developing cancer, thanks to the compound sulforaphane, noted Medical News Today.
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Everybody knows that taking a prenatal vitamin is important to growing a healthy baby, right? We are commonly asked, “What kind of prenatal vitamin should I take?” The short answer is, probably none.
What?! What about all those micronutrients?
It is true that micronutrients are important to growing a healthy baby. Midwife Heather Mason wrote about some of the theory behind the statement, “You are what you eat.” And midwife Becca Raper summarized the important nutrients for a healthy pregnancy. But here’s the thing – there is no evidence that people who take prenatal vitamins have healthier babies.
Does anyone need a prenatal vitamin?
Research shows that most people don’t need a pregnancy multi-vitamin. People who are undernourished or malnourished might benefit from a prenatal vitamin. If you often have to go hungry because you don’t have access to enough food then a prenatal vitamin might benefit you. But the cost of prenatal vitamins adds up quickly. You can make a bigger difference if you use that money to purchase food (or transportation to a food bank) rather than vitamins.
People who struggle with frequent nausea and vomiting in pregnancy are often worried that they are not eating enough healthy foods and so take a prenatal vitamin to fill the gap. If you were healthy and ate well before the pregnancy then this is not necessary. Plus, prenatal vitamins often make nausea and vomiting worse. And so people eat less. Prenatal vitamins can actually make the problem worse!
Should I take any vitamins?
Maybe! There is good evidence that folate can improve outcomes by reducing the incidence of neural tube defects. The neural tube is the tube that the spinal cord is in. It is a pretty important container! The best situation is when you have enough folate in your diet or take a folate supplement three months before your pregnancy and for the first three months you are pregnant.
Vitamin D is another important nutrient that many people would benefit from supplementing. We get some vitamin D from our diet but most of it comes from exposure to the sun. Many people will not have enough vitamin D if they live in northern climates where we get little exposure to the sun for a lot of year. We don’t really store a lot of vitamin D in our bodies so we need to keep taking it in. Many of us would benefit from a vitamin D supplement whether we are pregnant or not. Vitamin D is also recommended for breastfed babies.
Some people will benefit from iron supplements. Your health care provider will offer to check your iron levels at the beginning of your pregnancy and then later on. If you have low iron or are told you are anemic then you should consider supplementing based on the advice of your care provider. The Association of Ontario Midwives has a great resource explaining anemia. Iron is one of the supplements that can cause nausea. If you don’t need it, don’t take it!
The Good News
Folate and Vitamin D are cheap and don’t cause nausea. They are also usually small pills or capsules. So you can ditch those large, expensive prenatal vitamins. Replace them with specific supplements that are easier to swallow. You and your baby will be better off!
Before you make any decisions, talk to your health care provider about what is right for you. Only take supplements that are actually going to improve your health or your baby’s health. Spend the money you save on healthy foods!
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"Imagine being three thousand years old. Suppose by some mysterious process you had managed to avoid the limitations of mortality, and year after year you keep going, adding more and more experiences to your life story until you have no choice but to repeat them because you have exhausted all possibilities.
You are the very essence of what it means to be human. You have had more than your share of victories and defeats, triumphs and tragedies, moments of glory and those of abjection, times when you wish you had never been born, and times when you want to go on forever. You have loved and lost, have abandoned and been left behind, been rich and poor, skinny and fat, lived high on the hog and been forced to scramble for a few morsels of stale bread. You have seen it all, done it all, regretted it all, and then gone back and done it all again.
You are la citta' eterna, Rome, the Eternal City.
To live in Rome is to have the capacity to endure everything life has to offer -- moments of timeless beauty followed by torrents of ugliness, the bella and the brutta mixed together in a bowl of hot minestrone that has left nothing out, that encourages you to live life from a completely different perspective. There is no more mature place on earth, and that maturity has something to teach you. Other cities may be older, but Rome still lives its past. Walk anywhere in the city or the areas surrounding it, and within minutes you are confronted with the remains of something that could be up to twenty-five hundred years old, that functioned and was vital to the daily life of the romani....
This is Rome and the Romans who live in it, a city and a people of contrasts and effusion, a place that has lived so many different lives, in so many different epochs, that all it wants to do now is exist in eternity according to the wisdom of what it has learned. The lessons are obvious. Life is to be lived passionately, excessively, publicly -- in bars, restaurants, streets and piazzas -- applying charm and style mixed with a healthy respect for tradition. Romans have big appetites, for theatrical experiences as well as exquisite food." | <urn:uuid:392859c8-9ae8-48dc-98e6-c005fe9e0fe5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.astheromansdo.com/excerpts.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.973913 | 462 | 1.9375 | 2 |
At Tech In Motion’s meetup for this month, the group hosted a panel on a very hot topic these days: what it takes to make it as a hardware startup. Writing on the Meetup page for “Building A Connected Company: A Panel,” the group said that the “Internet of Things market [is] expected to grow $5 trillion over the next six years, [and] the opportunities to build and grow a successful hardware company are growing exponentially.”
At the MaRs Discovery District in Toronto, over 300 people listened as Katherine Hague of PCH International moderated a talk with hardware tech experts, which included Alroy Almeida, co-founder and business lead at Voltera; Joel Yatscoff, a product designer at Cortex Design who works with clients to turn ideas into market-ready products; Zak Homuth, CEO and founder of Upverter; and Kevin Downing, VP of business at MMB networks, a Zigbee hardware and software provider.
The panelists addressed common questions about starting a hardware venture, from the idea stages to making your final product. It’s no secret that hardware startups require an incredible diverse range of skills, and Homuth says that, based on the data available to his company, 70 per cent of hardware startups can’t make their own product – a paradigm that shouldn’t be the norm.
“They don’t have engineers, they don’t have understand electronics and they don’t even know what firmware means,” says Homuth. “We’re at that stage in hardware where people think they’re going to make a device, they can outsource it and after six months, they’ll have a product. It’s just not true.”
Understanding whether your product is viable enough for the market is also key to success – and also key to saving yourself a major headache.
“As soon as possible, engage with professionals who can help you at the next step,” Yatscoff says. He says that they get entrepreneurs at their office on an almost-weekly basis that believe they have the next best thing, when it actually isn’t. This can leave entrepreneurs stuck in a position that they can’t get out of. “Perhaps they thought they had a good idea and they spent up to $15,000 on lawyers and patent applications before contacting a design company to actually execute it, and when we get the project we’re constrained by having to design something with very fixed boundaries.”
Downing echoed the sentiment of understanding your needs as early as possible, including for your team.
“You don’t need a business person on your team but you would need someone with business savvy. Someone who can validate the idea that this idea is worth investing in,” Downing says. “Hardware is expensive. You have a lot of personal costs that you don’t necessarily have in software, so validate your idea as frequently as you can.”
Once you’ve validated your idea, Almeida highlighted that it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that you need to keep moving. It was for this reason that his team applied to HAXLR8R, a hardware accelerator that takes hardware startups and sends them to Shenzhen, China for 111 days, where they learn more about manufacturing in the business. After being in chemical research in development and having reservations about launching, Almeida said they needed something to push them.
“The number one reason we went is because we needed a hammer. When you’re doing anything that’s material science, it takes as long as it will take and you can’t speed it up,” he says. “But we figured we were on the right track and we needed to keep moving faster.”
Overall, the panelists seemed to agree that there while there were general rules that could be applied to any startup, there is no one right way to succeed. Homuth, based on his experience, debunked the myth that all hardware products should be completely ready by launch.
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It was a question of mind over matter when Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof Anthony Staak, joined thousands of runners from across the world to take on the Athens Marathon.
Staak and his wife Wendy recently conquered the historic marathon, known as The Authentic, and said it proved to be one of their toughest marathons yet.
“But it was well worth the effort. Nothing could beat the finish in the iconic 77 000 seat marble stadium where the race officially ended. Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, the crowd support almost every step of the way, with shouts of ‘bravo, bravo’ to urge you on, the strong international representation and camaraderie that went with it, it was just great being part of this tradition.”
Staak has been involved in athletics and various sporting activities since his early school years. He took up distance running seriously in 1994 when he and his wife ran the Boston Marathon and New Orleans Marathon while he was studying abroad.
He’s lost count of how many marathons he has run but believes it to be close on 30 standard marathons. Staak has also completed 13 Two Oceans Ultra Marathons and one Comrades Marathon.
His favourite, “without doubt” is the Two Oceans Marathon.
“That is why I did it 13 times! It is promoted as the most beautiful marathon in the world. I can attest to that.”
Staak said he decided to participate in the Athens Marathon because of the strong tradition and history associated it.
It is known as the “Authentic marathon” because this is where marathon running has its historical roots. In around 500 BC a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory of the Greek army over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The distance was exactly 41,195 km. The standard marathon distance remains 42,2km to this day.”
The race proved to be a challenge and Staak said there was a steady climb from 18km to 32km to an elevation of about 350m.
“I can’t recall any other marathon having such a long steady climb. Legend has it that the Greek soldier died from exhaustion after delivering the victory message!”
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The main activity of BEST is the provision of opportunities for students to obtain additional education through participation in short-term inexpensive educational courses in European universities. Courses are held locally throughout the year, for a period of 10 to 25 courses are organized, about 90 courses are conducted per year.
The duration of one course from 7 to 14 days, to apply for participation, which can be all students attending universities, where the organization is represented. About 20-25 students from different countries take part in each course. The subjects of the courses are diverse, but the main focus is engineering and technical. All communication and learning in English.
Participants pay only the way to the venue, everything else (accommodation, meals, education and cultural program) is paid by the organizers. The educational part includes lectures by university professors, work in laboratories, visits to companies.
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Mental Health Awareness Week
2020 was a tough year for everyone. The pandemic put excessive stress on both our mental and physical health. As we come out of lockdown and restrictions continue to ease, its only natural that we experience some sense of anxiety about getting back to normal life. My own mental health took a battering last year as my business was forced to close and I lost everything that kept me mentally healthy. Socializing and seeing friends is a big part of how we live and we all suddenly had that taken away from us. We were thrust into an indoor existence spending hours stuck with our partners, children, families. Being able to offload stress is an important part of managing it and one of the ways we do this is to talk it through with someone. That may be at a therapy session, on a run with a friend or on a night out with friends. However you manage your stress this offloading is important. When you cant offload the stress it can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, lethargy or anger.
I was lucky that I was able to get out for my daily exercise and spent a large portion of last year running. I probably ran more than I ever have done as it was a way to get out into the fresh air and meet up with friends (how many depended on the restrictions in place at the time). I ran alone which gave me time to clear my thoughts and I ran with friends which gave me an opportunity to offload some of my stress. Without being able to get out and exercise regularly I’m note sure my mental health would be as good as it is now. It allowed me to scrape through the pandemic without too many mishaps.
Many weren’t as lucky and were confined to their homes, stuck homeschooling or locked away on their own. Schools closing meant children weren’t seeing friends and had the added stresses of exam pressure with no real guidance. It was an awful time for children and especially teenagers. My daughter turned 18 in 2021 and has missed pretty much most of her 6th form. The time she should be developing her confidence, building memories and having fun was instead spent on zoom or snapchat, not knowing what would happen about her A levels.
As we ease back into normal life we have to be kind to ourselves and make the changes gradually. Returning to normal things like going into a pub have become a minefield of questions and worries. Should be be booking holidays, concerts, parties???? Everything is still tainted with COVID and it will be still for several months. We can help ourselves though.
As we return to ‘normal’ it’s important we do so at a speed that suits us. Don’t rush to get back to normal, instead take each day step by step. Try to be patient as others adapt too, they may be doing so at a different pace. Don’t expect everyone to have the same standards as you, each of us is adapting in their own way and will have had their own trials to face. Take some time for yourself, try to have a quiet moment in the day to take stock of what is happening. Don’t be too self critical, this is something we’ve never experienced before so we don’t know how we should react to it. Its not like training for a marathon or competing in a race. The decline was long and steady and so the climb out should be well planned and thoughtful.
Make sure you talk to your friends and family. You can guarantee everyone is feeling slightly anxious in some way about the changing situation, talking about it promotes questions and then solutions to simple issues. Make sure you exercise. Exercise; especially outdoors, has proven time and time again to be good for our mental health. Get out for a walk, a run to get your heart and lungs working. This stimulates happy hormones in our body and makes us feel better.
I’ve seen lots of patients through lockdown with bad backs and knees and one thing I’ve done in all the cases is reassure. Just knowing what is wrong and how you can help yourself is often all that’s needed to get someone on the road to recovery. If you are worried about some painful symptoms then come and get checked over. Physiotherapists don’t just rub and massage we assess, advise, test, reassure, watch and reassure. We can help with returning to exercises or starting to exercise if you never have done.
Pick the things you can do to start to help yourself and your mental heath. If youre feeling low then talk to someone, if youre worried about pain in your body then get it checked, if youre worried about someone else then ask them if they are ok. Start with the little things and you’ll soon start to see the benefits.
If you are worried about returning to normal life there is help out there. Here are a few links of useful resources to help you navigate the route
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Regina Geoghan got some great butterfly photos today at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, the site of this Sunday’s Sixth Annual Butterfly Day. Top to bottom: American Lady, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail.
We invite everyone to join us from 10 am to 3 pm for a free, fun-filled day of butterfly talks and walks and a full slate of kids activities including a scavenger hunt, face-painting, butterfly crafts, coloring, and a costume contest (for kids 12 and under). For more info and to register click here.
A Common Gallinule made its way to the DeKorte Park Shorebird Pool yesterday. Chris Takacs reported seeing the colorful bird from the Shorewalk both yesterday morning and evening. Here’s more about the Common Gallinule from allaboutbirds.org:
The most widely distributed member of the rail family, the Common Gallinule inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, from northern Europe to southern Africa, and across Asia to the Pacific. Vocal and boldly marked, the species can be quite conspicuous, sometimes using its long toes to walk atop floating vegetation. | <urn:uuid:6f27ddef-6727-4613-a216-ded5b43a5e17> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://meadowblog.net/2015/07/22/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.914942 | 242 | 1.679688 | 2 |
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Activity Sampling - Process Design
This is a method of finding the percentage occurrence of a certain activity by statistical sampling and random observation. It is used when there is a need to measure levels of activity, but continuous time study is impractical or uneconomic; it can provide an economical estimate of acceptable accuracy.
Its uses include:
Consider a piece of equipment such as a photocopier. Let us say that, if a continuous time study were to be carried out during an eight-hour shift, the total non-working time is found to be 3.7 hours, or 46.3 per cent (see figure).
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Alarming rise of newborn deaths
According to the UN report Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2017, 7,000 newborn babies died every day in 2016. Newborns’ deaths made up 46% of under-five deaths, a rising proportion. For the Unicef, only one solution: reinforce public health systems and neonatal care.
"Unconscionable: 7,000 babies die daily despite record low for child mortality" The Guardian, 19 October 2017Lire l'article
Protection of the Amazon rainforest
The institute for the protection of the Brazilian environment (Ibama) created a special group of field intervention to fight against environmental crimes in the Amazon region. Meet these unusual warriors at the heart of the biggest and most threatened wild forest on Earth.
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An urgent appeal for girl education
The NGO One released its report The Toughest Places for a Girl to Get an Education on 11 October, International Day of the Girl Child. More than 130 million girls fail to attend school worldwide. Among the ten countries where the situation is the most critical, 9 African countries and Afghanistan.
"Revealed: the 10 worst countries for girls to get an education" The Guardian, 11 October 2017Lire l'article
COP23, convert the try
COP23 creates less expectations than COP21 did. It will take place from 6 to 17 November in Bonn under the presidency of Fiji. Few heads of State will attend. A chance to discuss technical points essential to make effective the 2015 commitments far from the political and mediatic excitement?
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Financing for development
The chief executive officer of the Agence Française de Développement now leads the International Development Finance Club which unites 23 development credit institutions. He has three objectives: stay strong on climate finance, explore the innovative dimension of SDGs, advocate for the crucial role of development banks.
"Development banks join forces to tackle climate change" Euractiv, 20 October 2017Lire l'article
Crises and conflicts, to not forget
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, like many NGOs, raises alarm on the situation in The Central African Republic. Without using the word genocide, he denounces exactions and violence that cost life to thousands of people and displace tens of thousands of people. A closer look on a long-lasting conflict.
"After years of war, the world must not abandon the Central African Republic" Newsweek, 24 October 2017Lire l'article
Towards a democratic world?
Civil rights, justice system, political pluralism, freedom of religion etc. Various factors analyzed by the NGO Freedom House to examine the state of democracy in the world. This map sums up the basics classifying the countries of the world in three categories: free, partly free and not free.
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Get ready for the International VELUX Award 2020!
Calling all architecture students! It is time to start thinking about your daylight projects, because the International VELUX Award 2020 is launching for the 9th time with the theme “light of tomorrow”.
The biennial award challenges students to explore how daylight influences architecture by thinking outside of the box. The award also challenges students to use sunlight and daylight as main sources of energy and illumination and to ensure health and well-being of the people who live and work in buildings.
A jury of internationally renowned architect will review all submitted projects and select 10 regional winners. The regional winners will then be invited to present their projects in front of a jury at the World Architecture Festival 2020. Following the presentations, two global winners will be selected.
The award is open for all students of architecture – either in teams or as individuals – who are enrolled in a course at university level in 2019/2020.
The International VELUX Award wants to acknowledge not only the students but their teachers as well. Therefore, each team must have a teacher supporting their project, and supporting teachers of the winning projects are also awarded. The total prize money for the award is up to €30,000.
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Secondary School Dress Code
APPROPRIATE AND NON-DISTRACTING ATTIRE SHALL BE WORN IN THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THIS INCLUDES OFF-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS, PERFORMANCES, AND SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTS.
1. APPROPRIATE ATTIRE
· Skirts and shorts must be worn at least three (3) inches from the knee when standing (leggings or tights do not substitute for length).
· Shirts with sleeves for young men.
· Clothing must cover undergarments.
· Pants, shorts and skirts must be worn at the waist.
· Straps on young ladies’ tops must be the width of her “four fingers.”
· Proper undergarments and supports must be worn.
2. INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE
· HATS AND SUNGLASSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN IN THE BUILDING (ANY VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN CONFISCATION OF THE ITEMS)
· Head coverings such as bandanas, scarves, and wraps (etc.)
· Tank tops, tube tops, halter tops, tops with string straps, and plunging necklines that expose cleavage
· Bare midriffs and backs
· See-through garments
· Sheer leggings/jeggings and tights worn as pants or underneath an inappropriate skirt
· Bedroom shoes, lounge wear, pajamas, and blankets
· Excessively long wallet/pocket chains (longer than 6 inches)
· “Sagging” pants are prohibited. Sagging is identified as pants that are not worn at the waist.
· Clothing that promotes tobacco, alcohol or other drugs
· Clothing that promotes guns, violence, gangs, sex, or disrespect to others
· Rips, tears, holes and worn places in clothing must be no higher than three (3) inches above the knee
· The display of obscene or profane language or gestures on clothing may result in an out-of-school suspension. Also, while the displayed message may not be obscene or profane, the message conveyed may still be deemed inappropriate and students will be asked not to wear the clothing.
3. HAIR STYLES AND COLORS
· All students are asked to refrain from hair styles/colors that are potentially distracting in a school setting (any action related to hair styles/colors is at the discretion of administration).
NOTE: The administration will make the final judgment on the appropriateness of clothing and/or appearance and reserves the right to prohibit students from wearing any articles of clothing or other items which lead to, or may foreseeably result in, the disruption of or interference with the school environment. In the event the administration determines a student’s dress is inappropriate for school in accordance with this policy, the administration will require the student to change and will inform the student not to wear the garment to school again. Repeated violations of the Dress Code will be addressed as outlined in the District’s Behavior Code. | <urn:uuid:bd56029f-ac04-46ab-a5fb-4ebd8e74f856> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.acpsd.net/domain/3526 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.874782 | 651 | 2.46875 | 2 |
On October 31, Dongxing Securities released an industry research report "Looking at the blockchain from the perspective of Internet evolution." According to the research report, in the future, the value of the Internet based on the blockchain will far exceed the traditional Internet and reach the ubiquitous situation. Everything that happens in reality will be recorded and happen online and cannot be separated. The value of the Internet will become a complete mapping of the real world. A truly great blockchain business model has not yet been born. The current time is equivalent to standing in the 1980s to see the Internet. It is hard to imagine that Google and Facebook will become the biggest winners in the Internet era. | <urn:uuid:3f0cc655-27ac-4022-a8e6-aa026410f216> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blocking.net/20984/dongxing-securities-based-on-the-value-of-blockchain-the-applicable-boundary-of-internet-will-far-exceed-the-traditional-internet/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.939366 | 134 | 1.601563 | 2 |
basic tutorial 13: code doesn't work as written
After running basic-tutorial-13, then interacting to do 'p'ause, 'd'irection, and then 'n'ext frame, the movie still moves forward rather than backwards.
An example session:
./basic-tutorial-13 USAGE: Choose one of the following options, then press enter: 'P' to toggle between PAUSE and PLAY 'S' to increase playback speed, 's' to decrease playback speed 'D' to toggle playback direction 'N' to move to next frame (in the current direction, better in PAUSE) 'Q' to quit p Setting state to PAUSE d Current rate: -1 n Stepping one frame n Stepping one frame n
I've tested this against gstreamer 1.14 and 1.16, both simply step forward one frame at a time. | <urn:uuid:1313a1df-a2de-4105-bc7f-4bfcafd8a080> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-docs/-/issues/42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.862425 | 184 | 2.171875 | 2 |
A telescope in Chile has captured some of the most detailed photos of the Milky Way galaxy from the southern hemisphere.
The Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment telescope, known as APEX, just completed a survey of the galaxy during which it mapped the galactic plane that is visible from the southern hemisphere. In its quest, the telescope was able to map an area four times the size of previous surveys and showcases the galaxy’s cold gas. It also includes a bevy of star formations.
APEX, which is run in collaboration with the European Southern Observatory, is located 5100 m above sea level on Chiles’s Chajnantor Plateau in Chile’s Atacama region.
The Observatory’s Leonardo Testi says the latest survey allowed scientists to have a ” new and transformational look at the dense interstellar medium of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.”
“The new release of the full survey opens up the possibility to mine this marvelous dataset for new discoveries, Testi said in a statement.
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Kundalini Yoga - Tuning In and Grounding
How to Prepare For and Conclude a Kundalini Yoga Session
Sit quietly and be with your breath. Consciously slow down the breath and breathe from the belly. Be with the sensations in your body. Tune into your own rhythm. Allow a few minutes to calm down, center yourself and create your own space.
Before beginning Kundalini Yoga practice, always "tune in" by chanting the ADI MANTRA as follows: Sit in easy pose, or any meditation posture that you find most comfortable, with a straight spine and center yourself with long, deep breathing. Then place the palms together in Prayer Mudra at the Heart Center, fingers pointed up at 60º, base of thumbs pressing against the sternum.
Inhale, focusing at the 3rd Eye Point and the heart and chant, "ONG NA MO" ("I call on Infinite Creative Consciousness") while exhaling. The Ong is vibrated in the back of the throat, the cranium and nasal passages. Properly done, it stimulates the pituitary and pineal glands which automatically tunes us into higher consciousness. Ooooooong is long,(o as in oh) Na is short, Moooo (o as in oh) is extended.
This mantra is chanted either on one deep breath, or if you need to you can take a sip of air from the mouth, but do not breathe through the nose between the two parts of the mantra.
"GURU DEV NA MO" ("I call on Divine Wisdom") Gu and Ru are short. Deeeeeev is extended. Na is short. And Mooo finishes up the breath.
Inhale deeply through the nose before you repeat the mantra. Repeat 2 or more times. The purpose of this mantra is "to tune in." So chant it as many times as you feel you need to get connected. This chant protects and connects us with our higher selves. It also links us with the "Golden Chain" of teachers who brought Kundalini yoga to the world. In other words, our teachers are with us in subtle body guiding and helping us.
Ong means Creator, Namo means to call upon, or to greet, Guru is the Teacher or the energy that brings light and dispells the darkness. Dev means transparent or nonphysical.
Concluding a Set
After a long relaxation, particularly one that follows a series of exercises, you will find that doing the concluding exercises below helps to ground you and bring you back to reality:
1) On your back, begin rotating your feet and bands In small circles. Continue in one direction for 30 seconds, then in the other direction for another 30 seconds.
2) Cat Stretch: Keeping both shoulders and the left leg flat on the ground, bring the right arm back behind the head and the right knee over the left leg till it touches the floor on the far side of the body. Switch legs and arms and repeat the exercise.
3) Still on your back, bring the knees up and to the sides, and rub the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands together briskly, creating a sensation of heat. Continue for 1 minute.
4) Clasping knees to chest with both hands, begin rolling on the spine. Roll all the way back till the feet touch the ground behind the head, and all the way forward till you're sitting up. Do this 3 or 4 times at least.
(5) Sit up in easy pose, palms together in prayer mudra at the heart center. Eyes are closed. Inhale completely and say a prayer of thanks. Exhale and let the thought go.
(6) A happy conclusion is to sing this song: "May the long time sun shine upon you, all love surround you, and the pure light within you, guide your way on". Repeat.
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If you have ever taken into consideration working with an exclusive songs instructor, you have actually probably come across several various options. The concern is: just how do you tackle finding one? There are various alternatives, however right here are a couple of points to try to find in an excellent service. A music trainer will be well-informed regarding the various styles as well as methods of direction. He can help you find out just how to educate music and make it more appealing for your students. This is a necessary skill for striving musicians as well as can help you master the area. A music train will help you develop a plan for your expert future, including pursuing your dream career. It is vital to bear in mind that effective artists aren’t just proficient at what they do; they have approaches and devices to direct them towards success. The secret to attaining success is to prioritize your innovative gratification and make an influence. Whether you wish to become an expert musician or a motivational speaker, songs mentoring can aid you unlock your possibility and welcome a satisfying profession path. A songs instructor will assist you establish your distinct noise and identity, so that your target market is more likely to identify and support your music. They will certainly assist you craft an effective live set, build a devoted follower base, as well as protected gigs. On top of that, they can help you license your songs, get your songs listened to on the radio, and register your job. You’ll have the ability to execute at the highest level possible if you make use of the right training and also advice. When selecting a music trainer, it is important to seek their track record and also track record. While there are numerous outstanding trains readily available, you have to select one carefully. You must seek an instructor with an established track record and who is organized as well as responsive. If you’re searching for an exceptional advisor for your songs career, think about locating a music trainer that is associated with a network or team. In addition, you need to check the music instructor’s settlement policy and determine if it fits your demands. Remember that music coaching is an investment in your future, so pick thoroughly. As you can see, the services provided by a music teacher are really various. While lessons are extra structured, coaching includes one-on-one instruction. Tutoring involves constructing your knowledge of music, playing a tool or singing, as well as acquiring efficiency experience. Commonly, songs teachers additionally designate created homework and technological exercises to pupils. They can likewise discover efficiency possibilities for you. In addition to helping trainees attain their objectives, songs instructors assist their trainees enhance their craft. Piano lessons assist connect interests and also develop a solid foundation. Typically, beginner pupils utilize Alfred, Bastien, Faber, or Event collection publications to begin their trip. Depending on your needs, you can select to take assessments at the Royal Sunroom of Songs or the B.C Sunroom. Those examining jazz should try to find a songs trainer that provides month-to-month workshops on jazz. Christopher Norton as well as Lee Evans books are usually advised. As well as if you’re searching for an extra relaxed environment, you can take into consideration on the internet music lessons. | <urn:uuid:bcd7949c-89b0-421e-9754-0f4c6c06a0c9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://clubzd.info/a-10-point-plan-for-without-being-overwhelmed-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.9683 | 655 | 2.015625 | 2 |
I must say, I’m very grateful for the pre-service training that I received as a student preparing to be a teacher and in the early years of my career when I was a substitute and leave replacement teacher. My professors, cooperating teachers, and the department chairs that supervised me all embedded and modeled for me the non-negotiable need for ongoing attendance and engagement in quality professional development. Here I am eight years later and that guidance has proven to be one of the most valuable tools which has not only driven but elevated my status and reach as a teacher-leader, advocate, and activist.
According to The Learning Policy Institute,
We define effective professional development as structured professional learning that results in changes in teacher practices and improvements in student learning outcomes…Well-designed and implemented PD should be considered an essential component of a comprehensive system of teaching and learning that supports students to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to thrive in the 21st century. To ensure a coherent system that supports teachers across the entire professional continuum, professional learning should link to their experiences in preparation and induction, as well as to teaching standards and evaluation. It should also bridge to leadership opportunities to ensure a comprehensive system focused on the growth and development of teachers.
During my pre-service training, my professors taught me that, as a then burgeoning professional, I needed to learn about, join, and be active in professional education organizations. As an English/Secondary Education major, I was exposed to the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) as a great place to start. Like other professional organizations, NCTE offers discounted membership rates for pre-service teachers, subscriptions to professional magazines for English educators, annual conferences, and a host of other offerings that are vital to being in the know about the world of English Language Arts education from grades K-12. I joined NCTE as a pre-service teacher and have been involved with it ever since.
It is imperative that all educators find a professional organization that addresses their needs and passions as a teacher, and helps foster their growth and development in their field and content area. This can be on a district, local or national level. Either is fine. Get involved and stay involved beyond the professional development offered on the school level.
While functioning as a substitute and leave replacement teacher, I was embraced by the English Department at Westbury Middle School and Westbury High School. I was afforded the opportunity on two occasions, as a substitute and leave replacement teacher — I have to highlight that — attend the annual New York State English Council professional development conferences in Albany, NY. The chairwomen and fellow educators modeled for me the highly charged benefits of attending professional development outside of the building as a cohesive unit. I witnessed the department celebrate each other for their excellent practice in the classroom and their commitment to excellence not only for those students, but for each other. Those were powerful experiences to have in the early stages of my career that set the stage for my expectation of and commitment to quality professional development for teachers.
Since then, I’ve been consistently blessed with opportunities to attend professional development conferences ranging from local to international venues. Last week I attended and presented at South By SouthWest EDU, a national conference for educators in Austin, Texas. I’ve been fortunate to have school administrators who support my professional and personal efficacy and sustainability. This is a key piece: School principals, as you plan the trajectory of your school for students and staff alike for the year, please make specific provisions and recommendations for teachers to attend a variety of professional developments above and beyond those offered at the school or district level.
And, as you observe educators in their practice in their classrooms, think about what professional development organizations or conferences that would benefit them. Supporting educators in their craft only makes your school culture stronger. It’s an investment worth the expenditure. Often teacher leaders are identified though such exposures.
Just like everything else in education, there is inequity in the professional development (PD) offered to teachers. I can say without a doubt that SXSWEDU was one of the best PD I’ve ever been to in my career. I was empowered to have numerous days of back-to-back that I chose based on my interests and what I assess to be the needs of my students/my school community. I was able to plan each day of sessions based on common threads/themes that built one on top of the other, thus layering and interweaving the information I received. The ability to network with teachers from across the nation, as opposed to only those in my school building or district, added to what made this type of days-long intensive PD so meaningful. I was able to broaden and deepen the scope of my professional learning community. Now my students and I have links to students and teachers literally from across the country whom we can learn from and work with. That’s huge. All kinds of ideas come to mind for building bridges amongst our classrooms to develop cultural competencies and social-emotional learning, two area that are much needed yet not often address in middle-school curriculum.
Mandating weekly professional development in schools across the DOE requires a lot of creativity and knowledge that unfortunately doesn’t always take place. Allowing teachers to travel outside of our school for the enrichment required for us to thrive is one of the most empowering acts any school administration can afford their teaching staff. | <urn:uuid:eae47eea-b872-45f8-86d8-135ff8785460> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://newyorkschooltalk.org/2018/03/educators-professional-development-quality-versus-quantity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.978555 | 1,106 | 1.789063 | 2 |
The House Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow to review and vote on HB 373, legislation to increase the age through which children are required to attend public schools.
MACo has opposed the bill, chiefly citing fiscal concerns. From the bill’s own fiscal note, the additional state costs to supply the per pupil funding to extra students remaining enrolled would be well into the tens of millions annually. While the official fiscal note does not speak to this effect, counties would also be required to supply a fairly equivalent amount of funding – likely in the $30-50 million range, to satisfy state per pupil funding obligations.
Subcommittee Chair Delegate Anne Kaiser indicated that the bill was to be amended (possibly to delay its effective date, and to alter administrative measures in the bill), and that the Subcommittee would be reviewing a number of options – but the attention to the bill portends its passage as soon as tomorrow. With comparable legislation already passed by the Senate, it appears likely that this new costly initiative will become law in some form. | <urn:uuid:ed3a719b-3fb7-4ea4-b96e-4a330c6f4b25> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2012/03/29/house-apparently-finalizing-bill-to-extend-compulsory-school-attendance/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.975024 | 211 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Low Back Pain Relief – Wichita, KS
Low back pain affects 80% of people at some point during their lives and is the number one cause of missed days from work. But this doesn’t have to be! The fact that low back pain is still such a big issue in our healthcare system shows that the way we’ve been treating it up until now isn’t working!
Our office has been helping patients with low back pain find relief since 2011. Many of those people had tried everything to treat their low back pain, and had lost hope of ever getting out of pain.
Chiropractic has been shown to be safe and effective at treating low back pain. The evidence has become so overwhelming that the American College of Physicians recommended in a recent press release that people with low back pain try spinal manipulation (AKA chiropractic care) BEFORE taking any kind of medication. With the increasing evidence for chiropractic and the risks of opiods becoming more apparent, your first stop if you are experiencing pain should be to a chiropractor!
The Cause of Low Back Pain
There are a lot of reasons that people suffer from low back pain. Low back pain can be caused from something simple such as repetitively bending, lifting, or twisting, or it can be from something more severe. But don’t worry. Over 90% of low back pain cases are mechanical in nature. This means that most people are experiencing pain because of restricted joints in the low back or because of a minor misalignment of the bones of the lumbar spine (called vertebrae). Restriction or misalignment of the joints of the lumbar spine can lead to stiffness, muscle tension, and inflammation. This inflammation can irritate the nerves that exit the spine and lead from the low back down to the legs and feet.
It is very common for low back pain to radiate into the buttock, groin, and front and back of the thigh. Sometimes, it may even radiate all the way down to the feet and toes. This is a condition called Sciatica which is when the sciatic nerve gets irritated by some issue in the lumbar spine or pelvis. While pain past the knee commonly will take longer to treat, our patients often still get great results with the care we provide in our office.
Low back pain can lead to missed days from work, missed time with your family, and can also affect your ability to partake in activities that you enjoy. While medication may help treat the symptom of low back pain, it does nothing to address the cause. As we restore proper alignment and motion to the joints of the spine, our patients often notice a decrease in their pain, an increase in their mobility, and they are able to get back to doing the things that they love much sooner.
We would love to see if we can help you get the relief you deserve. When you come in for your first appointment, you will have a consultation and exam with Dr. Stanley that is specifically designed to discover the cause of your low back pain. If we can help, we will recommend a safe and effective treatment plan designed specifically for your unique situation.
So contact us today to schedule your first visit. Don’t let low back pain steal another second of your life! | <urn:uuid:50d0458d-913a-4c05-8947-67cf0b010302> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stanleychiro.com/low-back-pain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.960392 | 677 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Abracadabra! Make it a magical Christmas…
All good wizards and witches need a trusty magic wand! If you’re looking to make a gift for a young person this Christmas, then why not turn them something magical? It’s easy to do and only requires a smidge of wizardry skill to make it unique and give it a special finish! Watch Ben as he shows us how to create a gift that’s sure to enchant your loved ones this Christmas!
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The current ECMWF 6 week forecast expects, that coldwave in Europe won´t be so long.
Cold anomaly will persist above parts of France, Spain, Portugal, England, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, northern Italy, Czechia, and western Slovakia only until cca 15. August 2021, while the second half of the month and early September should be in many parts of Europe very, regionally extremely hot.
Only France and in some weeks mentioned countries above should be unhappy, with only neutral or even cold temperature anomalies during the otherwise hot period 15. August – 5. September 2021.
Very hot weather is forecasted mainly in Italy, Greece, Balkan, Turkey, Hungary, and Scandinavia, with some hot weeks in Austria, Poland, northern Germany, Denmark, the Baltic region, Scotland, Ireland, or southern Ukraine.
During the first half of September 2021, cold anomaly above France, Germany, Benelux, England, the Alps, and Czechia should be regenerating and the second week of September already won´t be so extremely hot such as the first.
During the first half of September 2021, dry MJO above the Atlantic is forecasted, for now, what means any or weak ex-hurricanes or ex-tropical storms above the European sector, with warm conditions. The situation should preliminary change during the second September half, with NAO-, wet MJO and increasing hurricane activity in the region.
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Brisbane Treeworx offers feature tree pruning and specialty tree pruning services for your treasured trees. We appreciate that feature tree(s) are an important part of a garden. Feature trees provide beautiful flowers, shapes, foliage, shade and generally become a focal point in any landscape.
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Special skill and knowledge is required to prune and shape feature trees and we are highly experienced in this field. Please see an example of recent work on a feature tree in Auchenflower (before and after images below). Whether your feature tree is in a small garden, your front yard or in a large space, we would love to work with you to maintain the appearance and upkeep of your feature tree. Some examples of a feature tree/focal tree:
- Poinciana Trees
- Jacaranda Tree
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Book your free, no obligation quote today with Brisbane Treeworx!
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5 Things You Need to Know About The #MeToo Movement
Posted On July 9, 2021
The #meToo movement is about more than just the allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against powerful men.
Its about the women who have come forward and shared their stories about the fear they have felt being alone in the world.
The #MeIt hashtag has also led to a resurgence of online conversations about gender and sexual violence in the United States.
And there’s nothing wrong with that.
We’ve already heard about the impact that #MeNotOutsourcing can have on the workplace, and now #MeIts trending worldwide.
But while the #Meit hashtag has generated plenty of excitement, it’s also caused a few headaches for some women who feel they have been targeted by men on the internet.
Here are five things you need to know about the #meit movement.1.
This is a real thingYou might be surprised to learn that some of the biggest names in tech have spoken out against the #MEit movement, arguing that the harassment is not just about a few powerful men in tech, but an epidemic of harassment and abuse against women.
The hashtag was created by an online group of people who have been following #MeToSourcing, a movement in which they ask people to share their experiences of being targeted for their gender or sexuality.
The movement has been gaining traction in recent months, with companies such as Google and Twitter making commitments to support women who report sexual harassment.2.
#MeIT is really importantTo be fair, there are some things that #meits about: women sharing their experiences, for instance, or men sharing their stories of harassment or sexual violence.
But what #MeIThinking, the hashtag, actually means is that the movement is really about a lot of people in tech and across the world: women who are survivors of abuse, people who are victims of harassment, and women who want to create an inclusive and safe workplace.
This isn’t about men making allegations of abuse.
It’s about women making allegations about men, and about women sharing the experiences of women who they believe have been harassed or sexually assaulted.
It also doesn’t mean that #IThinkMeToo is a movement for men or that #MyThinkingIsntMeToo.3.
The #MEIT movement isn’t just about #MeInTechThere’s a lot to unpack here, but the most important thing to know is that this isn’t a movement about #me or #MeThinking.
#meIThinks is a hashtag, and #MeThereThinks.
There’s also #MeMeInThinking and #meNotInThinks, which is a collection of other hashtags that aim to make a similar point.4.
#Theres not a single #MeAtWork hashtag It’s hard to know what the #IIsAtWork sentiment is about.
Some #IAmAtWork hashtags have included people who’ve shared their personal stories of sexual abuse and abuse of power.
Others have focused on people who want the company to make better policies for women in tech.
But there’s a difference between #IMeAndThinking about a specific company, and what #IThereIsThinking really means.
The focus on #Me is about a general idea that all people in the workplace should be treated with respect and dignity.5.
#theres no such thing as “MeIt”The hashtag is an inclusive movement, but its not necessarily inclusive of everyone who wants to make #MeTheyThinkingMeToo, because there’s also a huge difference between a #meIt hashtag and a #MeThingIt hashtag.
For example, #MeTheirThinkingmeToo aims to highlight women who were sexually harassed or assaulted, while #MeSomeThinking meThing aims to spotlight the experiences and stories of women in the tech industry.
The differences are obvious, and the movement has sparked a lot more conversation around how we all feel about sexual assault in tech in recent weeks.
Here’s what you need do to follow the conversation.5 reasons #meIts not just #Me, but #MeIsAndThinksThere are a lot who argue that #TheMeIt movement is actually about #IBeAtWork.
There are two main ways to define #TheMEIt: One is when people are using the hashtag to say that they think there is a problem with #MeAndOthers.
The other is when the hashtag is being used as a way to highlight the experiences, and experiences of other women in technology.
The first one is the most common, and has the most impact.
There have been a lot new #MeThings posted on social media since #ThemeButThing was announced last week, including women sharing stories of sexism and harassment in tech workplaces.
But the second one has attracted the most attention, with people posting photos of themselves wearing #TheMealy hashtag t-shirts.
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After doing some reading here and there, I came up with an interesting thought: how satisfied are you with your wardrobe? How much of your wardrobe you feel it’s really you, in tune with your lifestyle and vision?
Of course this was first conducted on my own closet and what I found within was putting the wardrobe math to shame. What if we would think more and buy less? Yes, I know it’s a pretty darn big thing to ask, but let’s take the following into consideration and foray into our wardrobe, see what we can come up with! (what you’re about to read comes from The Green Book:The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen which you can buy here) (via)
The average American purchases forty-eight articles of new clothing per year. If just one of those articles were purchased from a secondhand store, the energy equivalent of more than half a gallon of gasoline could be saved, because of all the energy used to manufacture and transport new clothes. If one in every ten Americans substituted his or her next purchase of one new garment with a vintage one, the energy saved could fly every resident of Hollywood to New York for Fashion Week. | <urn:uuid:0b956810-7ca0-4710-b409-955a819f21fb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://stylefrizz.com/201103/fashionably-green-are-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.96864 | 261 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Health Advisory: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses Available to Everyone 18 Years or Older
- Be aware, following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to update its emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to allow COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for everyone 18 years or older, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommend:
- People 50 years or older and all residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities should receive a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least 6 months after completion of primary vaccination.
- People 18 years or older may receive a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least 6 months after completion of primary vaccination.
- Be aware, this is a change from the prior recommendation which prioritized booster doses based on age, medical history or risk of home- or job-related exposure.
- Continue to recommend booster doses for all Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine recipients at least 2 months after their primary vaccination.
- Offer the same or different vaccine for the booster dose than the patient received for their primary vaccination.
- Continue to report all COVID-19 vaccine doses administered into the Washington Immunization Information System (IIS) to better reflect where patients can find COVID-19 vaccine.
- Promote childhood immunization, including non-flu Vaccines for Children (VFC) doses and COVID-19.
- Be aware, incorrect information is printed on the labels of some Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine vials. All Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine should be discarded 12 hours after dilution.
- Help patients access their vaccine records and explain the different ways to show vaccination status. Options exist for everyone, including those who need language assistance or don’t have access to a computer or smartphone.
Booster dose updates
On Nov. 19, CDC and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup recommended a booster dose for everyone 18 years or older, following the FDA’s decision to update its EUAs allowing booster doses for everyone 18 years or older. This is a change from the prior recommendation which prioritized booster doses for people based on age, medical history or risk of home- or job-related exposure.
As some people continue to be at higher risk of severe illness and death, CDC made some distinction to its recommendations:
- All recipients of J&J COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster dose at least 2 months after their primary vaccination.
- People 50 years or older and all residents of LTC facilities should receive a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after completion of primary vaccination.
- People 18 years or older may receive a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after completion of primary vaccination.
Heterologous (mix-and-match) booster doses are still authorized. Offer the same or different vaccine for the booster dose than the patient received for their primary vaccination. People are still considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or 2 weeks after their single dose of J&J.
These decisions were made following observation of waning vaccine effectiveness over time—especially during the spread of the Delta variant—despite protection remaining high for severe disease and hospitalization. Furthermore, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found 4 in 10 vaccinated adults were unsure whether they were eligible for a booster dose. The same survey found 6 in 10 adults say boosters show “scientists are continuing to find ways to make vaccines more effective.” CDC recognized vaccine recommendations based on risk and exposure are difficult to implement and moved to more broad recommendations to help increase protection against COVID-19.
Booster doses of Pfizer and J&J vaccine are identical to primary doses. The Moderna vaccine booster dose is half the primary dose (50 mcg in 0.25 mL). Moderna multi-use vials are unchanged, so each vial will have 20 booster doses. The third dose of Moderna vaccine recommended for people with compromised immune systems is still the full 0.5 mL dose.
Reach out to your eligible patients and discuss whether they would benefit from a booster dose. Continue to offer COVID-19 vaccine primary series and promote vaccination. The Health Department will offer booster doses to newly eligible people once Washington State has a standing order.
COVID-19 vaccine resources
- FDA booster dose updates.
- EUA fact sheets for recipients and caregivers:
- COVID-19 vaccine locator, DOH.
- COVID-19 vaccine provider toolkit and resources, DOH.
- COVID-19 vaccination for providers, CDC.
- Clinical considerations for COVID-19 vaccination and guidance for managing anaphylaxis, CDC.
- COVID-19 vaccine quick reference guide for healthcare professionals, CDC.
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Meaning Of Refinancing
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India’s Missile Test Seen as Warning to China After Breakdown in Border Talks
The long-range Agni-5 is country’s only missile capable of reaching Beijing
The Agni-5 missile, on display in New Delhi in 2013, has the power to hit a target up to 3,100 miles away. PHOTO: MANISH SWARUP/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct. 28, 2021 10:59 am ET
NEW DELHI—An Indian missile test was seen by security experts as a warning shot to China after military talks between the two countries over a contentious border dispute broke down earlier this month.
India’s Defense Ministry said it successfully launched on Wednesday the Agni-5, the country’s longest-range missile, with the power to hit a target up to 3,100 miles away.
Security experts said the launch of the missile, the only one in India’s arsenal capable of reaching Beijing, was a pointed reminder to China that the South Asian nation has the firepower to fight back if tensions flare up again. The two nuclear-armed neighbors have been in a tense standoff along their 2,000-mile border, with tensions escalating after a bloody Himalayan clash in June 2020 left 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers dead.
“India doesn’t speak out through words, they speak out through their actions, in symbolism in the form of these kinds of tests,” said N.C. Bipindra, an independent New Delhi-based strategic affairs and defense analyst. India has tested the Agni-5 seven times, he added.
These tests are especially important because India is trailing China when it comes to missile capabilities, Mr. Bipindra said. China has intercontinental ballistic missiles with a range of at least 7,500 miles, more than twice the distance of the Agni-5. India’s other missiles can go up to only 1,900 miles or less.
India and China have engaged in military talks in an effort to cool the standoff, but the latest high-level military talks earlier this month ended with no new agreements and both sides pointing fingers over the lack of progress.
The two countries are digging in as winter approaches, with troop deployments in the border region reaching their highest level in decades. Both countries have built infrastructure in the area this year, including insulated cabins and huts to keep troops stationed there through the frigid Himalayan winters.
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Q. I am really trying to parent my two kids, 5 and 7, differently than the way I was raised. I am good at telling my husband and my friends that I want to parent with connection. But when they say what does that mean, I’m lost. I get about as far as – ‘Well, it just doesn’t feel right to parent the old way.’ And of course I have my days when I lose it and do everything wrong. I wonder if you could help me think thru why I want to do a connective approach and what I can say to my naysayer friends.
A. This is a common conundrum for many parents who want to parent differently but who haven’t yet absorbed the principles of why or experienced the results of a connected relationship yet. It takes time to incorporate a new method before you can explain to others why you are doing what you’re doing.
It also requires a certain amount of child development knowledge not well understood in traditional parenting to know what can be realistically and appropriately expected for a child to succeed at meeting those expectations. As well as a trusting understanding of your child’s unique temperament.
The following statements may help explain why you want a connected approach:
- I choose to be a connective parent because flexibility and self-direction are the two critically important competencies needed to succeed in the 21st Century.
- I want to connect instead of direct my children so they do not grow dependent on someone else making decisions for them.
- I choose to connect instead of punish because I don’t ever want my children to be motivated to behave out of fear or to ever think they aren’t good enough.
- I want to connect because I know that making my children feel worse about themselves is not the way to get them to behave better.
- I choose to empathize with my child because understanding her point of view is the best way to establish a good relationship and accept her unconditionally.
- I don’t choose to be the boss and enforce ‘my way or the highway’ because who is to say my way is right for my child?
- I connect and empathize because that is the best way to influence my child.
- I connect so that my child trusts that I have his back no matter what.
- When my child feels connected, he knows I will listen instead of telling him what to do. That way I ensure that he comes to me with problems.
- I don’t want to engage in power struggles with my child because a win/lose model never wins.
- I don’t use time out because I don’t think it’s right to isolate a child who is having a problem.
- I don’t spank or hit because I don’t want to teach my child that using physical force is a way to get what you want.
- I don’t take away privileges because intentionally provoking my child’s anger or resentment is never the way to gain cooperation.
- I don’t ground my child or take away what is important to him because it won’t feel fair, will break connection, and he will learn that I don’t understand him.
- I choose to problem solve instead of punish or dole out consequences because it is important for children to express their feelings and opinions and to work through a problem to find a solution that incorporates the needs and wishes of others.
- I choose to problem solve instead of direct and punish so that my child’s prefrontal cortex gets a strong and regular workout.
- I allow my children to argue with me and negotiate because I want them to have the benefit of developing their own opinions and strong voice.
- I don’t fix my child’s problems because I want to instill in her my trust that she is capable of solving her own problems, knowing I will support and help her if needed.
- I allow the natural consequences of his behavior to be his most effective teacher. Sometimes that means he must fail to learn resilience.
- I don’t blame my child for making a problem for me or disrupting my life because I take responsibility for my own problems and emotions.
- I don’t take responsibility for my child’s feelings and desires, but I take full responsibility for everything I say and do. (These last three are what constitute strong boundaries)
- I treat my children respectfully even when setting limits because that’s how I want them to treat others.
- I take care of myself because my job is to model the type of person I want my child to become.
- I work toward never screaming, yelling and blaming because I don’t believe that is the way to conduct relationships.
- I consider myself my child’s authority figure and guide but not his boss or director.
- I take my child’s unacceptable behavior as a sign that she is having a problem, not being a problem—and then connect with the emotion provoking the behavior.
- I don’t blame or criticize my child because I don’t want him to react defensively.
- I choose relationship above and beyond all else because in the end that is what matters most.
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How to convert 66400 foot to meters?
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The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has profoundly changed the world. In the face of an uncertain world, how should young people choose their roads of life?
At 3 p.m. on May 19, 2021, the British Cultural Centre held a Business Professionals Lecture Talks series lecture. The theme of this lecture is "Post-Pandemic Reopening and Opportunities for Future Businesses", given by Mr. ASEN, a regular guest of the center.
Before the lecture, ASEN introduced himself to everyone, and then participants also briefly introduced their grades and majors.
First of all, ASEN reviewed COVID-19’s impact onChina and the world. In order to introduce the concept of "Post-Pandemic Era", ASEN put forward five changes to personal habits after the pandemic: way of spending, new habits of life, and pros and cons of online classes. Students were asked to recall their experience related to these changes and write them on the given paper. Then, Mr. ASEN commented on the students' answers in a humorous manner, deepening students’ understanding of the "Post-Pandemic Era". Following the idea of "change", Mr. ASEN also mentioned the growth and decline of trade in various industries influenced by the pandemic. In the past six months, restaurants, cinemas and fashion industries witnessed respective declines, while the need for takeouts, medical care and mobile electronic devices increased. These trends all remind us that the business pattern of "Post-Pandemic Era" is constantly changing.
On the topic of "globalization", Mr. ASEN talked about The Belt and Road Initiative. He mentioned that for Chinese enterprises, taking an edge of brands and looking for cultural interaction can better enhance mutual understanding and promote trade among countries. He reminded college students to keep on learning when he shared his experience in working for "China Eastern European countries cooperation". We are in an era of opportunities and challenges. Young entrepreneurs and college students need to grasp opportunities while also recognize risks.
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Know the signs and symptoms of zinc shortage in the body, as well as how to fulfill its deficiency using these food-items
Zinc is really an essential mineral for physiological processes such as iron and calcium, and it is helpful to one’s health. Zinc can help with immunity, skin, and wound healing. It regulates blood sugar and protects the heart. Zinc is also required for healthy skin and hair. Zinc is not produced by the body, thus it must be obtained from a zinc-rich diet. Various different problems emerge in the body as a result of zinc deficiency, many of which are harmful to one’s health. Please explain the signs and symptoms of zinc deficiency in the body, as well as what foods should be added in the diet to make up for the shortage.
Zinc deficiency symptoms include:
Weight loss, weakness, lack of appetite, mental health impacts, loss of taste and smell, regular diarrhoea and hair loss, and delayed wound healing are all symptoms of this condition.
A zinc-deficiency diet consists of the following foods:
1. Eat Mushrooms: Mushrooms are a great source of protein, vitamins, and minerals
Add mushrooms in your diet to prevent zinc deficiency. Mushrooms are high in calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein, and they also help to prevent zinc deficiency. Mushrooms are high in vitamin D, a vital nutrient for overall health.
2. The best source of zinc is peanuts:
Peanuts are high in iron, potassium, folic acid, vitamin E, magnesium, and fiber, as well as zinc, which makes up for a zinc deficit in the body.
3. Incorporate sesame into your diet:
Sesame seeds are rich in zinc, as well as protein, calcium, carbs, folic acid, and the B complex vitamins. Sesame consumption in the winter keeps the body healthy.
4. Consumption of eggs is beneficial:
Include egg yolk in your diet to combat zinc deficiency. Zinc is abundant in egg yolk. The egg yolk contains beneficial nutrients such as zinc, calcium, iron, vitamin B12, thiamine, vitamin B6, folate, and phosphorus.
5. Curd is a good thing to eat:
Yogurt strengthens digestion and boosts immunity. Zinc in yoghurt helps to maintain the intestines in good condition.
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Brain tumor - metastatic (secondary); Cancer - brain tumor (metastatic)
A metastatic brain tumor is cancer that started in another part of the body and has spread to the brain.
Many tumor or cancer types can spread to the brain. The most common are:
Some types of cancer rarely spread to the brain, such as prostate cancer. In some cases, a tumor can spread to the brain from an unknown location. This is called cancer of unknown primary (CUP).
Growing brain tumors can place pressure on nearby parts of the brain. Brain swelling due to these tumors also causes increased pressure within the skull.
Brain tumors that spread are classified based on the location of the tumor in the brain, the type of tissue involved, and the original location of the tumor.
Metastatic brain tumors occur in about one fourth (25%) of all cancers that spread through the body. They are much more common than primary brain tumors (tumors that start in the brain).
Symptoms may include any of the following:
Specific symptoms vary. Common symptoms of most types of metastatic brain tumors are caused by increased pressure in the brain.
An exam can show brain and nervous system changes based on where the tumor is in the brain. Signs of increased pressure in the skull are also common. Some tumors may not show signs until they are very large. Then, they can cause a very quick decline in nervous system function.
The original (primary) tumor may be found by examining tumor tissues from the brain.
Tests may include:
Treatment depends on:
The goals of treatment may be to relieve symptoms, improve functioning, or provide comfort.
Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is often used to treat tumors that have spread to the brain, especially if there are many tumors, and surgery is not a good option.
Surgery may be used when there is a single tumor and the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body. Some tumors may be completely removed. Tumors that are deep or that extend into brain tissue may be reduced in size (debulked).
Surgery may reduce pressure and relieve symptoms in cases when the tumor cannot be removed.
Chemotherapy for metastatic brain tumors is usually not as helpful as surgery or radiation. Some types of tumors, though, do respond to chemotherapy.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) may also be used. This form of radiation therapy focuses high-power x-rays on a small area of the brain. It is used when there are only a few metastatic tumors.
Medicines for brain tumor symptoms include:
When the cancer has spread, treatment may focus on relieving pain and other symptoms. This is called palliative or supportive care.
Comfort measures, safety measures, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other treatments may improve the patient's quality of life. Some people may want to seek legal advice to help them create an advance directive and power of attorney for health care.
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a cancer support group. Sharing with others who have common experiences and problems can help you not feel alone.
For many people with metastatic brain tumors, the cancer is not curable. It will eventually spread to other areas of the body. Prognosis depends on the type of tumor and how it responds to treatment.
Health problems that may result include:
Call your health care provider if you develop a persistent headache that is new or different for you.
Call your provider or go to the emergency room if you or someone you know suddenly becomes sluggish or has vision changes, or speech impairment, or has seizures that are new or different.
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High tide is expected to reach a peak and submerge parts of Ho Chi Minh City in the next couple of days, while a cold spell will continue chilling northern provinces this week.
The water level in the Saigon River was measured at 1.55 meters on Monday and has been rising since.
High tide is forecast to peak on Wednesday and Thursday, resulting in flooding in several districts located in lower ground or near the river.
The water levels in several parts of the Mekong River are also increasing and may submerge some areas in the Mekong Delta region during this period.
Meanwhile, a cold spell has already affected many provinces in the north as of Monday night, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
The cold front will expand its impact on the rest of the region, as well as some north-central localities, on Tuesday evening.
Temperatures will dip and showers will dampen the affected provinces and cities over the next days.
Mercury will hit a low of 16-19 degrees Celsius in the Red River Delta, including Hanoi, and drop below 15 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas on Tuesday.
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Halo nevus without halo.
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Milano A., Bonifazi E. 2014. Halo nevus without halo. Eur. J. Pediat. Dermatol. 24 (3):184 -85.
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AbstractCase report. A 9 year old boy was first observed because the mother has noticed significant changes of two acquired melanocytic nevi, one on the back and the other on the right hand. The family and personal history was negative for risk of melanoma. The nevus of the hand arose from two months and was progressively growing; the physical examination and dermoscopy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of Reed nevus. The palpable nevus of the back (Fig. 1) showed on careful observation a reddish tinge and dermoscopic examination showed a central depletion in the number of globules that had also blurred margins (Fig. 3). In the subsequent observations after 3 (Fig. 2, 4), 11 (Fig. 5, 7) and 15 months (Fig. 6, 8) the pigmented nevus became less noticeable until it completely disappeared leading us to diagnose regressing nevus. Meanwhile the Reed nevus stopped growing. Moreover, a typical halo nevus appeared on one leg. The appearance of the latter nevus led us to consider the nevus of the back as a halo nevus without halo. | <urn:uuid:6709d952-523a-4a97-991b-a63f9c7d2159> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ejpd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1043 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.892844 | 313 | 2.328125 | 2 |
The True and Real Nature of Things
Nature of Things
”We are under an invincible blindness as to the true and real nature of things.”
I came across this quote from the famous idealist philosopher George Berkeley (1685 – 1753) upon reading a book titled ‘Special Topics In Calamity Physics‘ by Marisha Pessl, and just like how Jerry had Dorothy at ‘hello,’ this quote had me at ‘invincible blindness.’
I am always fascinated by the use of such words to describe how ignorant and blinded men are. There is probably a part of me that wished such words aren’t widely uttered or used, however, on the other hand; it’s not doing such a bad job at getting men to make it the basis of their reflection. Well, maybe some men.
My understanding of the quote is that our mentality often contradicts with the real and true nature of cases. No matter how open minded you and how highly ordered your thinking skills are, I strongly believe that not all understandings of life events are anywhere close to the real nature of things.
Why are the things that lead to the suffering of another man viewed as cool?
Why is fame sought?
Why is expressing one’s opinion that is accompanied by negativity and hatred for the world viewed as being realistic?
Invincible – too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
As imperfect as man is, can we change the way we view life?
Of course, we can.
Effortless it is to the Geminis & Sagittarius as change is often embraced whether it be for better or worse. But we are blinded, aren’t we? How do we un-blind ourselves?
What is the true and real nature of things?
Special Topics in Calamity Physics (2006)
Is the debut novel by American writer Marisha Pessl. The book was first published in August 2006 by Viking Press, a division of Penguin Group. The book received many positive reviews and was named one of “The 10 Best Books of 2006” by the New York Times. Some negative reviews, including one in The Guardian, accused the text of being overly stylized and Pessl of having “a tin ear for prose. In 2007, Variety reported that a movie version was in the works, to be produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the writing-directing team behind Half Nelson, however, the project never progressed to filming.
The book is written in the style of the syllabus for an English Literature course and includes references as footnotes. The chapters are named after novels like Othello, A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man, Wuthering Heights, Women in Love. While the book is replete with literary and cinematic references, some of these references, like “The Way of the Moth” and “One Night Stand” lead to non-existent sources. It won the inaugural John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize in 2006.
Blue van Meer is the film-obsessed, erudite teenager. She is the daughter of itinerant and arrogant academic Gareth van Meer, who, after the death of his amateur lepidopteran-catching wife (and Blue’s mother), never manages to stay at a college for more than a semester. During Blue’s senior year, however, they settle in the sleepy town of Stockton, North Carolina. She starts to attend the St. Gallway School and befriends a group of popular, rich, and mysterious teenagers called the Bluebloods. The Bluebloods are also close friends with the film studies teacher at St. Gallway, Hannah Schneider, a perplexing woman who intrigues Blue. After Schneider dies, seemingly by suicide, Blue is left to determine why. | <urn:uuid:fb77e65a-0e4d-4385-ad31-c41ee924b9d9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://angiesdiary.com/featured/the-true-and-real-nature-of-things/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.958283 | 817 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Erin Steeves is a fourth-year honours student in the department of biology with a minor in chemistry.
“My research has been conducted under the supervision of Dr. Karen Crosby, who focuses on the neural regulation of appetite, and how stress can influence appetite regulation in a brain region called the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. My study is investigating whether stress hormones affect food intake when administered directly into this brain region in rats. This research is important because it could shed light on the mechanisms that underlie stress-induced eating in rats, with potential implications for obesity in humans.”
Anna Jamieson is a fourth-year honours student in the department of environmental science with minors in biology and political science.
“My honours project this year is focused on community awareness and risk assessment of ticks and Lyme disease. I am also looking at the effectiveness of geographic information systems in communicating spatial public health problems and the relationships of environmental variables and hotspots of the Borrelia bacteria (causing Lyme disease) across the province. Most of my work is done through ArcGIS mapping, as well as R and Maxent modelling. I will also be conducting public focus groups to introduce people to the new Maritime Tick Information Portal (maritimetickmaps.ca). The focus groups will be interactive and informative and everyone is welcome!
Focus groups will be held Saturday Nov. 25 at 2 p.m., Tuesday Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. and Friday Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions about the upcoming sessions!” | <urn:uuid:56012f38-72dc-4ce3-885e-32a08150eba7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.since1872.ca/active-sections/1-news/honours-student-research-profiles-6/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573172.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818063910-20220818093910-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.938055 | 336 | 1.671875 | 2 |
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This webinar aims to shed light on the role international education has (and could) play in driving local and global action to address injustices through developing citizens with a critical ‘global’ perspective, intercultural competencies, and a strong sense of social ‘global’ responsibility.
- Merli Tamtik, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education – University of Manitoba
- Kumari Beck, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education – Simon Fraser University
- Ken Chatoor, Senior Researcher - Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
- Thevi Pather, Associate Vice President International - Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Moderated by: Jane Ngobia, Vice President of Inclusive Communities - Sheridan
international education, intercultural competencies, social responsibility, local action, global action
The Centre for Global Education and Internationalization (CGEI)
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Tamtik, Merli; Beck, Kumari; Chatoor, Ken; and Pather, Thevi, "Webinar: Exploring a (new) Praxis for Internationalization: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)" (2021). CGEI Events. 2. | <urn:uuid:0e07fad1-acf9-49ac-bd3f-0e0a4eeb6790> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://source.sheridancollege.ca/cgei_events/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.798135 | 384 | 2.296875 | 2 |
Esther 2:7-11 KJV
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it. And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. | <urn:uuid:0ef84564-ed94-406e-a017-47c4b8d2cebf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bible.com/hr/bible/1/EST.2.7-11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.994949 | 256 | 1.507813 | 2 |
HOTAIR plays a significant function in the legislation of cancers cell proliferation and cancers invasion in breasts cancer. the amount of HOTAIR through the suppression of miR-148a. miR-148a level was adversely correlated with HOTAIR level in breasts cancer patients. Following the mutation from the expected miR-148a binding sites in HOTAIR, miR-148a got no influence on HOTAIR. To conclude, our findings present important fresh insights in to the capability of estrogenic GPER signaling to improve the HOTAIR level by inhibiting miR-148a in breasts cancer. strong course=”kwd-title” Keywords: HOTAIR, Estrogen, miR-148a, Breasts cancer Introduction Breasts cancer is among the most common malignant illnesses in women. Nevertheless, the molecular pathogenesis of breasts cancer remains badly defined because of its heterogeneity . Despite advancements in the treating breasts tumor, the effective control of metastasis continues to be a complex issue. It’s been reported that over 90% from the fatalities of cancer individuals are due to metastasis, which is definitely formed from the pass on of disseminated major tumor cells to faraway anatomic sites . Getting new modalities to take care of patients who usually do not respond to common treatments has become significantly essential. Non-coding RNA is just about the concentrate of next era biology. Non-coding RNA contains microRNAs (miRNAs) and lengthy non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Tasks for miRNAs have already been shown in the rules of a wide range of natural activities and illnesses [3,4]. Recently, a large number of lncRNAs, that are transcribed non-coding RNAs which have a lot more than 200 nucleotides, had been found out and implicated in a number of natural procedures [5,6]. In these a large number of lncRNAs, HOTAIR is definitely a star that’s highly indicated in primary breasts tumors , hepatocellular carcinoma , colorectal tumor and gastrointestinal stromal tumors . HOTAIR manifestation is definitely augmented in Indigo major breasts tumors and metastases, and HOTAIR manifestation level in major tumors is definitely a robust predictor of metastases and loss of life [7,11].Consequently, HOTAIR could be a potential therapy focus on in breasts tumor. HOTAIR promotes tumor progression in a variety of methods, including dependents EZH2 to market cell cycle development , regulating PTEN methylation and keeping the stemness Indigo of tumor cells . Nevertheless, the mechanism where HOTAIR boosts Rabbit polyclonal to ANXA8L2 in breasts cancer is normally unidentified. The hormone estrogen (17-estradiol, E2) includes a essential function in cell prolife[ration and differentiation through receptor binding and activation [15-17]. The consequences of E2 have already been broadly analyzed in the individual mammary gland, where it really is responsible for regular epithelial growth as well as for the introduction of 70C80% of individual breast cancers tumors . Around 70% of individual breasts cancer is normally estrogen receptor- positive (ER+) or more to 20% of breasts cancer is normally triple-negative breasts cancer tumor (TNBC) . In ER-positive breasts cancer, HOTAIR is normally transcriptionally induced by E2 through multiple useful estrogen response components (EREs) in the promoter area . Nevertheless, as an extremely aggressive breasts cancer tumor subtype, TNBC does not Indigo have a known signaling pathway amenable to targeted therapy. G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor-1 (GPER, previously referred to as GPR30) provides attracted increasing curiosity, considering its capability to mediate estrogenic signaling in breasts cancer tumor . GPER in addition has been suggested as an applicant biomarker in triple-negative breasts cancer . Furthermore, in our prior study, we discovered that E2 can regulate miR-148a appearance through GPER . Since HOTAIR boosts in both ER-positive and TN breasts cancer tumor [24,25], we expected that estrogen may regulate HOTAIR appearance through GPER. To review whether HOTAIR is normally governed by E2 via GPER in breasts cancer tumor cells, we assessed the mRNA degrees of HOTAIR in breasts cancer tumor cells after treatment with E2. Furthermore, we looked into the regulation system of E2 on HOTAIR manifestation. We discovered that E2 up-regulated HOTAIR in breasts tumor cells through GPER via the suppression of miR-148a. Used collectively, we are confirming a new system of E2 regulating HOTAIR manifestation in breasts cancer. Components and methods Individuals and test collection Tumor and bloodstream samples had been from breasts Indigo adenocarcinoma individuals before medical or additional treatment at Zhejiang College or university Medical Schools Associated Second Hospital. Cells and blood examples had been produced from two completely 3rd party populations. Each affected person gave written educated consent. The migration position of tumor Indigo was dependant on sentinel lymph node biopsy. This research was authorized by the Institutional Review Panel. The clinicopathologic data are kept in a data source relative to hospital privacy guidelines and so are summarized in Desk?1. All cells samples had been kept in liquid nitrogen within quarter-hour after excision (median hold off of 9 mins). Healthy. | <urn:uuid:3e9ab77d-a025-4887-8455-10365e563926> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://tak-632.net/hotair-plays-a-significant-function-in-the-legislation-of-cancers-cell/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.936376 | 1,148 | 1.546875 | 2 |
Harassment Free Workplace
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts - Anti-Harassment Affirmation
Olney Theatre Corporation/Olney Theatre Center for the Arts (“Olney Theatre Center”) strives for a workplace environment that fosters mutual trust and is free of intimidation, oppression and abuse. Our mission is fulfilled by nurturing an atmosphere that inspires creativity and collaboration, promotes empathy, and celebrates the human spirit. Therefore, it is our top priority to establish and maintain work conditions in which all people are treated with dignity, decency and respect.
We are appalled by the allegations and confirmed accounts of sexual harassment that are plaguing the arts and entertainment industry and other industries across the nation. In this environment, we believe it is vital to reaffirm our stance on harassment: there is simply no tolerance for harassment, assault or abuse, sexual or other, at Olney Theatre Center.
No woman, man, transgender, bigender, agender, genderless, pangender, or other such identity will be abused, victimized or marginalized at Olney Theatre Center. No one should be forced to choose between her/his/their personal safety and dignity, and her/his/their job. Sexual discrimination and harassment and gender-based violence all too often occur in the intimate and physical context of a theater production or theater environment. At Olney Theatre Center, we will not tolerate such behavior.
We know that workplace culture is determined from the top; therefore, our Board of Directors, Executive Team and Senior Staff pledge to model behavior that promotes positive, supportive, safe and comfortable conditions where everyone is given equal and fair opportunities for learning, advancement and professional growth. We will not only work to prevent harassment on our campus; we also commit to being part of the solution field-wide to eliminate harassment, discrimination and abuse in our industry. | <urn:uuid:45669821-61af-4928-967a-07a275a493c3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://school-of-english.com/safe-workplace.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.932432 | 373 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Global DNA demethylation is usually a hallmark of embryonic epigenetic Tyrphostin AG-1478 reprogramming. activation leading to male-specific peri-implantation lethality. is normally a novel focus on Tyrphostin AG-1478 of the Cut28 organic which must protect its repressive epigenetic condition during embryonic epigenetic reprogramming. mutant embryos we expose a sex-specific early embryonic lethality phenotype now. Our new results present that besides imprints Cut28 safeguards germline-to-soma inheritance of epigenetic features at various other genomic regions within an exquisitely stage-dependent way. Results and Debate Cut28 is vital for advancement and maternal or zygotic deletion (Supplemental Fig. S1A) and it is embryonic-lethal (Cammas et al. 2000; Messerschmidt et al. 2012). In zygotic mutants inherited gene items remain unperturbed and embryos arrest at gastrulation maternally. Removal of maternal leads to embryonic lethality; nevertheless timing and causality are extremely variable presumably due to the mosaic character of DNA methylation flaws leading to variable gene manifestation (Messerschmidt et al. 2012; Lorthongpanich et al. 2013). Despite the stochastic nature of the phenotype we found 57% (= 252 out of 444) of maternal-null (= 7 out of 142) of control (causes male-predominant early embryonic lethality. (collection was extensively backcrossed to the C57BL/6J genetic background excluding a segregation of strain-specific determinants (Cammas et al. 2000; Messerschmidt et al. 2012). Instead sex dedication of embryos surviving beyond Tyrphostin AG-1478 implantation exposed a remarkable sex percentage bias with 86% (= 65 out of 76) of the surviving = 27] females and 47% [= 24] males) (Fig. 1D). For faithful noninvasive sexing of embryos we used an X-linked GFP reporter (Supplemental Fig. S2; Hadjantonakis et al. 1998). We excluded mutant-related loss of GFP manifestation in females by analyzing embryos for the presence or absence of standard punctate H3K27me3 staining labeling the inactivated X chromosome and carried out genotyping and/or manifestation analysis (Fig. 1E; data not demonstrated). While females usually showed Keratin 18 antibody reliable GFP manifestation male embryos remained GFP-negative and X inactivation was not obvious at E4.5. In contrast to post-implantation phases the sex percentage remained balanced at E4.5 with 47%/53% (= 57) females and males in control and 57%/43% (= 156) females and males in mutant litters respectively (Fig. 1F). However when classified morphologically (Supplemental Fig. S1D) a significant increase of severely defective mutant males was observed while mutant females showed no significant changes in morphological categorization (Fig. 1G). Therefore the absence of maternal TRIM28 causes male-predominant peri-implantation embryonic lethality. Sex-specific variations in mouse preimplantation embryos are limited to gonosomes including X-chromosome dose payment in females. We found no indication of the characteristic H3K27me3 labeling of condensed X chromosomes Tyrphostin AG-1478 in mutant males or a second condensed X chromosome in female cells removing aberrant “imprinted” maternal X inactivation probably caused by exposure of the maternal X chromosome to the = 12) and control (= 7) blastocysts (Supplemental Table 1). Sixty-seven and 68 transcripts were up-regulated and down-regulated respectively clustering in 16 gene ontology groups (Supplemental Furniture 2-3). X-linked genes were not enriched; five transcripts were moderately down-regulated and one transcript was weakly induced. In contrast one Y-linked transcript (or is definitely a multicopy gene (～30 copies) (Soh et al. 2014) encoding a testis-specific RNA-binding protein involved in alternate mRNA splicing (Zeng et al. 2008). Nine copies are reliably annotated (GRCm38/mm10) and encode for the full ORF. For subsequent analyses we consequently selected promoter and coding areas that are conserved among all annotated copies. Quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis throughout preimplantation confirmed the dramatic activation in individual manifestation (Fig. 2B). Consistently RBMY1A1 protein was detectable in mutant but not control males and was by no means detectable in females (Fig. 2C; Supplemental Fig. S3). In line with previously explained mosaic loss of imprinting (Messerschmidt et al. 2012; Lorthongpanich et al. 2013) manifestation was variable among as early as the two-cell stage. Number 2. Male-specific transcriptional changes in promoter region comprising eight CpGs in sperm embryos embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and somatic cells (Fig 3; Supplemental Fig. | <urn:uuid:5aebfd1c-db84-40e8-8cc7-15b256b60fb8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://wirdahl.com/global-dna-demethylation-is-usually-a-hallmark-of-embryonic-epigenetic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.884179 | 1,052 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Sphaerechinus granularis is a sea urchin of up to 12 cm in diameter. It is globular, slightly top-flattened. The test is dark purple and spines may be purple too but very often with white tips or even entirely white. It often covers itself with algae or shell remains held by its tube-feet and pedicellariae. It feeds on algae grazed on rock surface. It lives on rocks, boulders and also on Maerl, a calcareous algae.
Sphaerechinus granularis is found from surface to 100 m deep in the Atlantic Ocean down to Cape Verdes, in the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Source : World Register of Marine Species
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Tube foot : tube-shaped element ending by a sucker-disc used to attach to subtratum or to bring food particles into the mouth.
Pedicellariae : minute jawed elements of sea urchins and starfish used to clean body surface and as defensive means.
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Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
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Bay-Nouailhat A., November 2005, Description of Sphaerechinus granularis, [On line] https://european-marine-life.org/30/sphaerechinus-granularis.php, consulted on 2022 August 15.
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Cosmetic periodontal procedures gummy smile or uneven gum line:
If your teeth appear too short or you show too much gum when you smile, this can be corrected by dr. Vravick. Normally, your teeth are not "Too short" but you just have too much gum tissue covering them and hiding your smile. This is very common with patients that have had orthodontic treatment.
Crown lengthening or gum recontouring:
This procedure can recontour your gum line, removing excess gum tissue giving you the proper contour to your gums and the proper tooth height. If restorations are needed, this procedure will allow your new veneers or crowns to have the correct length and shape for your new smile.
Gum recession (gum grafting):
Gum grafting techniques can correct teeth that are sensitive to cold or a "Toothy" smile caused by gum recession. Dr. Vravick can correct the problem by preventing further gum recession and in many cases he can cover exposed roots which can prevent sensitivity and decay.
In some cases bridges may have a gap or depression in the gum as a result of the extraction of a tooth. In these cases the gum can be rebuilt with gum grafting to make your smile look more natural. | <urn:uuid:0d383b33-9747-472e-b27b-ff2c93fadd11> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.johnvravickddsms.com/Cosmetic-Periodontal | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.932477 | 277 | 1.695313 | 2 |
* Always provide reins. First and foremost, make sure that the child (or a rider of any age) has reins to hold, even if you’re leading or ponying the horse or pony. Holding the reins will help you teach the child to cue for direction long before he or she is ready to take full control. If the child is ready, attach the reins to the bit or other mouthpiece. Otherwise, attach the reins to an under-bridle nylon halter. Be sure to snap the lead rope on the halter, never the bridle, to avoid placing pressure on the horse’s sensitive mouth tissues.
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* Look for easy-hold reins. Choose reins that are slim enough to fit easily in the child’s hands. Also, make sure there’s not too much extra rope to hold onto. Keep it simple!
* Consider cues. Consider continuous-loop reins with a narrow diameter. You might also wish to consider rainbow training reins, which allow you to give clear directions and help the child to keep the reins even. With color-coded reins, you can say, “Put your hands on the red section to shorten your reins.” Or, “Hold onto the blue portion of the reins with both hands to make sure your reins are even.”
* Invest in a breakaway bridle. Also consider the bridle. Look for one with a breakaway component designed to break free in case of emergency. An entanglement can lead to serious injury.
To learn more trail-riding skills, see Goodnight’s Guide to Great Trail Riding with bonus DVD, available from www.EquineNetworkStore.com.
Julie Goodnight (www.juliegoodnight.com) lives in central Colorado, home to miles of scenic trails. She trains horses and coaches horse owners to be ready for any event, on the trail or in the performance arena. She shares her easy-to-understand lessons on her weekly RFD-TV show, Horse Master, and through appearances at clinics and horse expos held throughout the United States. She’s also the international spokesperson for the Certified Horsemanship Association (www.cha-ahse.org).
Heidi Melocco (www.wholepicture.org) is a lifelong horsewoman, equine journalist, and photographer based in Mead, Colorado. | <urn:uuid:da60151f-3c3d-4559-a001-0038a1d13d6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://horseandrider.com/horseback-trail-riding/select-kids-reins-30307/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.91027 | 505 | 2.078125 | 2 |
Apple has taken an increasing interest in health and wellness in recent years, and the Apple Watch is at the forefront of its efforts in the field.
The company’s flagship wearable has already been proven to be a potentially life-saving device, as it can detect and alert its wearers of cardio abnormalities. Apple has also positioned it to be a central hub of health and wellness programs, working with corporate sponsors and insurance companies to get the device into the hands of employees and subscribers.
And in November, the Cupertino tech giant launched its Apple Heart Study program — a truly “first-of-its-kind” venture in partnership with Stanford Medicine. Here’s how it works, and how you can sign up for it.
What is the Apple Heart Study?
In basic terms, the Apple Heart Study is a research study. But it is unique in the fact that it focuses on data collected by the Apple Watch.
Using its built-in heart sensors, an Apple Watch can detect its user of irregular heart rhythms and notify them that they may be experiencing atrial fibrillation, a condition that can lead to an increased risk of stroke, heart failure or other cardio complications.
But detecting AFib is only one part of the equation. If an irregular heart rhythm is detected, Apple Heart Study participants will receive a notification on their Apple Watch and iPhone.
They’ll also receive a free consultation with a doctor working on the study, and an electrocardiogram (ECG) patch for additional in-depth monitoring. Apple and Stanford have even recruited other organizations, like medical-device maker BioTelemetry, to provide cardiac monitoring services for the study.
The goal is to explore how wearables and other tech, like the Apple Watch, can help people detect irregular heart rhythms and take proactive steps to receive the health care that they need.
How Does the Apple Watch Detect AFib?
The Apple Watch heart sensor uses green-colored LED lights that flash hundreds of times per second, as well as a suite of light-sensitive photodiodes. Both components are used to detect the amount of blood flowing through a user’s wrist.
The heart sensor is an optical one, and it gathers signals from four distinct points on the wrist. Using this data, along with proprietary algorithms, an Apple Watch can actually isolate irregular heart rhythms from irrelevant noise.
How to Join Apple Heart Study
Thankfully, joining the Apple Heart Study yourself is a fairly easy process. Adults who are 22 years old or older can sign up for the study.
First, you’ll need to figure out if your Apple Watch is compatible. Luckily, any Apple Watch Series 1 or newer is — meaning it’s just original Apple Watch devices that aren’t eligible.
If you do have an eligible Apple Watch, just follow the steps below.
- Download the Apple Heart Study app from the App Store.
- Once it’s downloaded, tap and open the app.
- This is important: read through the What to Expect information carefully. If you’re satisfied, hit Continue.
- Review the Participation Requirements, and if you qualify, tap I meet these requirements.Type in your state, residence and birthday. Tap continue.
- Tap Turn on Notifications, and tap Allow in the window that pops up. This is an important part of the study.
Once the Apple Heart Study app is all set up, it’s just a waiting game. Not everyone that signs up for the study will be used right off the bat — but when the researchers are ready for you, you’ll get a notification on your iPhone and Apple Watch. You can learn about the program in details at the Stanford FAQ site.
Apple’s Other Healthcare Ventures
This isn’t Apple’s first push into the healthcare sphere. Cupertino’s interest in healthcare can be traced back to the release of HealthKit and the Health app in 2014. The Apple Watch only seemed to accelerate the company’s plans.
Later, the company released a set of frameworks, CareKit and ResearchKit, that allow developers to create platforms for health research and general care. Unlike HealthKit, these platforms were aimed at health organizations and care providers.
ResearchKit, for example, has garnered a wealth of insights about conditions ranging from autism and Parkinson’s. Since the data is crowd-sourced, Apple says that research at this pace and scale has never been done before.
The company also runs a top-secret fitness lab where, in its own words, it has collected more exercise and activity data and research than literally anyone else in history. And it’s made quite a few health-tech acquisitions, including health-data startup Glimpse in 2016, that can paint a roadmap of where the company is taking its plans.
Combine these endeavors with rumors that Apple had once planned to buy a healthcare clinic startup, and it’s pretty easy to see the company’s ambitions in the sector. While a one-stop-shop Apple health and wellness service is probably years off, it’s become much less of a far-fetched idea as time goes on.
Mike is a freelance journalist from San Diego, California.
While he primarily covers Apple and consumer technology, he has past experience writing about public safety, local government, and education for a variety of publications.
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The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016. Coming into force 1st July.
Part 2 sets out the main duties for employers under the Regulations. Part 3 sets out supplementary duties and gives the Health and Safety Executive limited powers to exempt employers from specific duties.
The main duties and provisions in Parts 2 and 3 of these Regulations are as follows—
(a) employers must ensure that employees are not exposed to electromagnetic field levels in excess of prescribed exposure limits. These limits are contained in Part 2 of the Schedule;
(b)all employers must assess the levels of electromagnetic fields to which their employees may be exposed
(c)all employers must make and implement an action plan to reduce exposure levels and assess the risks posed to their employees
(i) identified risks must be eliminated or reduced to a minimum and
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A step towards understanding embryo implantation
Work done in the lab of Dr. Deepak Modi at ICMR- National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health
Abhishek Tiwari obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Life sciences and Biochemistry (Chemistry Honors) from the St. Xaviers’ College, Mumbai. Subsequently, he moved to the Sunandan Divatia School of Science at NMIMS University for his Masters, where he joined Dr. Deepak Modi’s lab at ICMR-NIRRH, Mumbai for his internship. Under the guidance of his mentor, he worked on the understanding of feto-maternal crosstalk during implantation and with the help of his lab mates, deciphered Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a mechanism of embryo implantation. The work was applauded at various international conferences with several awards. Abhishek was also awarded with the best thesis at NMIMS University for this work. He is now moving to the University of Montreal for his graduate studies in neurosciences with a faculty scholarship. He is a microscopy enthusiast who loves colorful fluorescence images, loves dancing and trekking when not at his lab bench.
How would you explain your research outcomes to the non-scientific community?
In India, ICMR estimates that nearly 1:5 couples face difficulties in conceiving. In many such infertile couples, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a treatment of choice for biological parenthood. However, the success rate of IVFs is very low, as many good quality embryos do not implant into the womb. This is a major hurdle because we do not understand how embryos implant into the uterus. The inner lining of the uterus is called the endometrial epithelium. It is the site where the embryo implants and establishes pregnancy. In this study, we aimed at investigating a key protein E-cadherin in the endometrial cells. E-Cadherin is responsible for cell-cell attachment in the epithelium. Using the mouse as a model, our results show that this protein molecule changes its location under the influence of ovarian steroid hormones (estrogen and progesterone) and thus regulates epithelial tissue architecture.
We got further excited when we studied the embryo while it was implanting in a pregnant mouse. We found that in the presence of an embryo, the level of E-Cad protein was reduced dramatically which resulted in a “loosened” epithelial tissue allowing the embryo to enter the walls of the uterus and “implant”. Interestingly at the same time, when the embryo is initiating to implant, another protein called N-cadherin, which is not generally expressed in the epithelium, starts to express. Occurrence of this molecule suggests a switch in epithelial cells, scientifically known as Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), where cells can start to walk around. To put this into a perspective, the endometrium is set up to receive an embryo due to the influence of steroid hormones. When the embryo enters the uterine space, it activates EMT, which causes further weakening of the epithelial barrier and thereby successfully burrowing itself into the endometrial tissue.
How do these findings contribute to your research area?
For the first time, we have been able to capture this phenomenon of EMT in mice endometrial epithelium specifically at the time of implantation. This opens our understanding of the epithelial barrier, which is not rigid but moves like a rolling gate under special conditions to aid the embryo to initiate pregnancy. These findings not only help solve fundamental questions about implantation but can also help modulate the endometrial tissue to improve the IVF rates in future.
“findings not only help solve fundamental questions about implantation but can also help modulate the endometrial tissue to improve the IVF rates in future.”
What was the exciting moment during your research?
There were multiple exciting moments as we serendipitously stumbled upon E-cad dynamic organization. Earlier pointed out by Deepak while observing the slides under the microscope, I did not believe it until I developed the 3D surface plots of epithelial cell. We are very thankful to Bobby from TIFR for lending her technical expertise in confocal microscopy using, which we could capture the phenomenon in 3D cultures of human endometrial cells. This was the most crucial point, as we did not have expertise in our Institution for this experiment. With single-cell resolution, we knew we were in for a treat, as this was a new addition to the available literature.
Another exciting moment was when we captured a beautiful embryo and the surrounding tissue showed a remarkable difference from the rest of the tissue. We thought that we had hit a jackpot, as this would add some insightful information to the textbooks.
What do you hope to do next?
Our lab is investigating the master regulator, which dictates these changes in the endometrial tissue. My friend Nancy who is developing even more colorful pictures by simultaneously capturing multiple factors involved in the story now leads the project.
At the personal level, I am moving to the University of Montreal, Canada to pursue a PhD in the field of neuroscience.
Where do you seek scientific inspiration from?
Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay, the father of Indian IVF research, inspires me. I admire my mentor Dr. Deepak Modi who is an excellent orator, a keen observer, and a perfectionist. I aim to graduate into their ranks and contribute to science globally.
How do you intend to help Indian science improve?
Our lab continuously focuses on promoting the research findings on the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc, apart from the mainstream research portals. We make sure that we explain the crux in common man’s language. I aim to increase the inclusivity of the common people in research by opting for various methods, such as public interactions, write-ups etc. After all, we get to use taxpayers’ money for research. In addition, at the lab, we regularly discuss about various Indian scientists and women in science.Recently, there was an exciting initiative by Deepak on celebrating the nine days of Navratri by talking about nine Indian women in STEM. We have shared this information on several social media platforms and with family and friends.I also intend to return to India and conduct research after being trained at Montreal in some cutting-edge areas in neuroscience.
Abhishek Tiwari, Nancy Ashary, Neha Singh, Shipra Sharma, Deepak Modi, Modulation of E-Cadherin and N-Cadherin by ovarian steroids and embryonic stimuli (2021). Tissue and Cell, Volume 73, 101670.
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“How many is too many?”
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As an organization working to end poverty, ActionAid Nigeria believes that the process of achieving its mandate requires the functionality of every instrument of government.
We have reviewed developments in government, politics, the economy, and security during the last quarter, particularly as it affects vulnerable groups: women, children, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), and youths and have decided to share our views and recommendations on the way forward:
- The public fiscal deficit, financed mostly by domestic and foreign borrowings, widened with high debt service payments, estimated at more than half of federally collected revenues, pose a major fiscal risk to Nigeria’s economy.
- Nigeria is faced with an unprecedented wave of different but overlapping security crises - from kidnapping to extremist insurgencies - almost every corner of the country has been hit by violence and crime. The growing insecurity has been closely linked to the high rate of poverty in the country.
- Medical Doctors across the country have embarked on strike for the fourth time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of them complaining they are being owed salaries for several months. Many Nigerian media outlets are reporting that patients - some with COVID-19 symptoms - are being turned away at short-staffed hospitals.
- The ongoing Review of the 1999 Constitution offers the opportunity for Nigerians to shape the constitution with the goal that it reflects the desires and aspirations of the citizens. Some of the provisions to be considered vital for the uplifting of the status of citizens include Socio-Economic and Cultural Rights as contained in Chapter 2 of the constitution, issues of Gender Equality and a thorough reform of the Nigeria Police.
- The Twitter ban by the Federal Government has had severe economic costs. It is a step backwards for civic engagements and threatens the civic space which has continued to shrink in recent years.
- Rising public debt, unemployment, inflation, and high cost of living require the immediate embracing of fiscal federalism in absolute terms. This will enable the country to break the vicious cycle of poverty. It will eliminate the wholesale dependence on oil which makes Nigeria a monolithic economy. Adopting the principles of fiscal federalism will be a practical approach to solving the challenges governments at all levels face today, such as the generation and equitable distribution of income, efficient and effective allocation of resources, and economic stability. Revenue drive and allocation of resources can be done effectively by states and local governments with strong measures to curtail graft and corruption.
- Cracking the nation's current security challenges also requires increasing the manpower and welfare of all security agencies and equipping them with modern combat equipment, skills, and training. The government must renew our partnership with neighboring countries to enhance intelligence exchange and information sharing that would help in quelling the insurgency and other sundry crimes. The state-of-the-art combat Tucano and Alpha jets newly acquired must be deployed immediately to help in further neutralizing the criminal elements with precision and bring the protracted insurgency to an end. Contemporary hi-tech security management networking as adopted by advanced countries of the world should be embraced.
- Federal and state governments must explore different models to improve the work environment for medical practitioners. Health insurance must be made mandatory with sound mechanisms to prevent corruption for universal health care coverage. Government must ensure that, there are more funds to upgrade health care infrastructure, clinical equipment and therefore improve the welfare and work climate of medical practitioners to induce job satisfaction.
- On constitution review, the non-justiciability of the provisions of chapter 2 of the 1999 constitution should be reviewed and amended by removing the non-justiciable character and make them enforceable in line with international treaties which have been domesticated in Nigeria.
- On the aspect of gender equality, AAN proposes that citizenship at the local level should be defined by residence and not by indigeneity; every Nigerian should have the right to reside anywhere in Nigeria and derive the benefits and resources accruable to any member of that society.
- For the effectiveness of the Nigerian police and the tackling of insecurity in the country, there is an urgent need to amend the constitution to allow for states to set up their various police outfits by taking the police off the exclusive legislative list and including same in the concurrent list.
- We would like to use this medium to call on the Nigerian government to rescind its decision on the Twitter ban as it has had a huge socio-economic impact not only on the lives of emerging young entrepreneurs who depend on the social media for their livelihood, but it is also a counterproductive move for a nation seeking to create more jobs and reduce poverty as part of its post COVID-19 recovery strategy. The also raises human rights and reputational concerns about the leadership of the country.
The 44th meeting of the AAN Board of Trustees which was held alongside the General Assembly elected a new executive committee to pilot the affairs of the Board for the next three years. Those elected include:
- Jummai Umar-Ajijola, PhD: Chairperson
- Imoni Mac Amarere: Vice Chairperson
- James Dyesle Milaham: Treasurer
The Convener, Yusuf Ogwuzebe
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The city council in Mariupol had accused Russia of not observing a ceasefire (Picture: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka/AyBurlachenko/Reuters)
Russia’s proposed ceasefire in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely an attempt to give invading troops a chance to reset for a renewed offensive, the UK government has said.
In an intelligence update issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Defence said the purported agreement was also put forward to ‘deflect international condemnation’.
The MoD added: ‘By accusing Ukraine of breaking the agreement, Russia is likely seeking to shift responsibility for current and future civilian casualties in the city.’
Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over the failure of plans to impose a brief ceasefire and enable civilians to evacuate two cities pinned down by Russian forces.
For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our live blog: Russia-Ukraine live
Russia’s invasion has already driven nearly 1.5 million refugees westwards into the European Union.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said planned civilian evacuations from Mariupol and Volnovakha were now unlikely to start on Saturday.
The city council in Mariupol had accused Russia of not observing a ceasefire.
Mayor Vadym Boychenko said talks were ongoing, but added: ‘Unfortunately, at the moment when we were ready the regular Russian Federation army started shelling the corridor we were supposed to move along.
‘Therefore, there is no silence regime today at this particular moment… We are waiting for that silence regime to provide a safe pass, safe evacuation of inhabitants of Mariupol.’
Moscow said Ukrainian ‘nationalists’ were preventing civilians from leaving.
The view from a hospital window broken by shelling in Mariupol (Picture: AP)
The port of Mariupol has endured heavy bombardment (Picture: Reuters)
People lie on the floor of a hospital during shelling by Russian forces in Mariupol (Picture: AP)
The port of Mariupol has endured heavy bombardment, a sign of its strategic value to Moscow due to its position between Russian-backed separatist-held eastern Ukraine and the Black Sea Crimean peninsula, which Moscow seized from Kyiv in 2014.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces were carrying out a wide-ranging offensive in Ukraine and had taken several towns and villages, Interfax news agency reported.
A United Nations monitoring mission said at least 351 civilians had been confirmed killed and 707 injured in Ukraine so far since the start of the invasion on February 24, adding that the real figures were likely to be ‘considerably higher’.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].
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What do you know about 3-D printing? 3-D printing technology took off in America in the 1980s. However, it wasn’t until the last decade, and especially in the last couple of years, that people started to see its potential.
Now, the industry is worth $13.8 billion and growing at a 26.2% rate. Even the Biden administration’s tariffs may not slow the industry down.
It’s not hard to see why. 3-D printing is offering us a whole new world of innovation. When it comes to producing creative and unique work using 3d printing technology, explore these inspiring ideas that make the possibilities endless!
An Introduction On 3D Printing Technology
The technology of 3D printing is constantly evolving, and there are now many different types of 3D printers available on the market. 3D printing allows you to create objects from a digital file, and there are a huge variety of objects that you can create using this technology.
Some of the most popular things to print are prosthetic body parts, medical implants, and mechanical parts. 3D printers can also be used to create sculptures, jewelry, and many other objects. The sky is the limit when it comes to what can you make with 3d printer, and the possibilities are constantly expanding.
The Evolution of 3D Printing
3d printing technologies have come a long way since it was first invented in the 1980s. Today, there are many different types of 3D printers available on the market, and they are capable of printing a wide variety of materials.
In recent years, 3D printing technology has become increasingly accessible to consumers and businesses, and it is now being used to create a wide variety of innovative products.
The Many Different Applications for 3D Printing Technology
3D printing technology is an exciting and innovative way to create objects. You can use 3D printing to create anything from simple objects to complex items. Some of the most popular things to create with 3D printing technology include models and prototypes, replacement parts, customized products, and art and sculptures.
With 3D printing technology, the possibilities are limitless. If you can imagine it, a 3D printer can probably make it. Because this technology is constantly evolving, there is no limit to what you can create with a 3D printer.
How to Get Started With 3D Printing Technology
If you’re interested in getting started with 3D printing technology, there are a few things you need to know. First, you’ll need to purchase a 3D printer. 3D printers can range in price from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Or you can get a Prusa mini kit and assemble it yourself.
Once you have a printer, you’ll need to obtain a 3D model to print. This can be done by downloading a file from the internet or by scanning an existing object.
Finally, you’ll need to select the materials you want to use to print the object. 3D printers can use a variety of materials, including plastics, metals, and even food.
Understanding 3D Printing Technology
As technology advances, so too does the ability to create things that were once impossible. 3D printing technology has given people the ability to create things that they never could have imagined. From medical implants to prosthetics, 3D printing is changing the world.
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Setting up a Simple Backyard Compost System
Leaf mold, vegetable matter, mulch, soil conditioner, humus or refuse heap—compost has a long list of names. But to the avid gardener it’s simply black gold, guaranteed to enrich soil, help retain moisture and suppress plant disease and pests. This has led many a green thumb to set up a simple backyard compost system to keep their garden lush and bountiful. It’s also one of the easiest ways to live a more balanced and sustainable life by sending less waste to the landfill. If you have the space (and the inclination), here are a few tips to get you started.
Location, Location, Location
To be successful, you need to set up your compost bin on well-drained soil near a water source that receives moderate sunlight. While you don’t want to dry out the composting material, some heat from the sun will help to speed along the process.
Not All Kitchen Scraps are Created Equal
It’s important to add both carbon based (brown) and nitrogen-based (green) items into your compost bin. In fact, to get the breakdown process started, try to maintain a 2:1 ratio (brown to green). It will help speed up the process if waste is shredded or in small pieces.
Carbon Based (Brown) Waste
These are the woody items and can be harder to fill their side of the ratio. Dried leaves, shredded newspaper, small pieces of cardboard, egg cartons, tree bark, straw, paper towels and peanut shells are all carbon based waste.
Nitrogen Based (Green) Waste
Much more readily available, these scraps include fruit and vegetable kitchen scraps, coffee ground, tea bags, green garden cutting, fresh leaves, flowers and grass clippings. Don’t get over zealous and add all your green scraps – success relies on keeping the ratio.
Layer, Water, Turn, Repeat
Now you know your brown scraps from your green, fill your compost with a layer of “brown” matter (about 6 in.), followed by a layer of “green” matter (about 3 in.). Water until moist, but not soggy. Repeat the layering process and turn. The more frequently you turn, the faster the organic material will break down.
How do you know it’s ready?
The process can take between 2 months and 2 years, depending on what scraps you use, your ratio and how often you turn. When compost is the color of healthy soil, has a loamy consistency, and smells like earthy goodness, it’s ready
To activate your compost, take a shovel of soil from your garden to introduce beneficial microorganisms or you can purchase a compost activator at your local garden centre.
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The blockchain industry has been embracing so many coin projects within the last five years. This is due to the juicy profits that came from investing in crypto coins, and there seems to be a bright future that lies ahead in the world’s economy concerning blockchain. Newer coins such as Siacoin have emerged, which has gained grounds due to its cloud-based features.
One breakthrough feature that has helped many crypto investors today is the implementation of cloud-based storage by Siacoin. Though, this might look strange to those who are only hearing about blockchain for the first time. Siacoin has taken action by implementing a decentralized cloud-based storage in its network where people can use it store and even sell storage space to anyone they wish to.
Apart from its cloud-based feature, there are other features and benefits of Siacoin. But before we list them, let’s look at how it all started.
What is Siacoin?
Siacoin was created by a team of crypto experts David Vorick and Luke Champine. Its creation began as early as 2013 during when they are still undergraduates at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. Siacoin was launched as a decentralized file storage system where people can rent or sell storage disk in exchange for the coin. This whole idea was used to create a more decentralized system of selling storage disk and to make it more affordable to own cloud storage.
Siacoin was able to pool its resources for its launch when the same team created the Nebulous; a blockchain infrastructure. This funding process was used to push Siacoin in making its dream come into reality.
Benefits of Siacoin Cryptocurrency
Here are some benefits expected with Siacoin;
Affordable for everyone
Affordability is a crucial aspect when we talk about securing a cloud storage space. When comparing cloud storage in Siacoin and other third-party companies, users will see the necessity of investing in Siacoin network. Siacoin has been able to create an atmosphere of cheap access to cloud storage space to everyone. With as low as 2-4$, you can get 1TB space for the storage of your files. This has made those investing and buying Cloud storage space of up to 30-50$ to have a re-thought to investing in Siacoin.
A peer to peer secured network
The use of file contracts
Smart contract is one of the most desired features in the blockchain industry that most cryptocurrencies are currently adopting. Siacoin adopts a smart contract-type called file contracts. This file contract is an essential feature between two parties entering into an agreement. This contract holds agreement between two individuals who are renting cloud storage and those who are providing it within the Sia network. With the involvement of file contracts, there is the elimination of a third-party system that creates the contract. The creation can be done by individuals, signed, and stored in the Siacoin network in the case of any breach in the contract agreement.
An opportunity for corporate organizations
Every corporate organisation needs a cloud file storage. This helps with the easy access to files and documents from any part of the world and creates an avenue of hooking large files to the clouds. Organizations can seize this opportunity that Siacoin is bringing into the system. Not only do they provide large storage space, but also a more affordable option when compared to other Cloud base storage.
Another opportunity Siacoin brings to the door is the encryption of data on its blockchain network. This encryption helps to provide security for all data thereby preventing it from hackers.
An easy platform to access
The Siacoin network provides an easy means of access when using its wallet features and transacting in its platform. The network is similar to bitcoin with an even more simplified interface for its users. They use the multisignature system for all transactions making it easy for people to access. In this way, a different individual who has the interest of renting their storage space out or intend buying storage space is provided with simplicity.
The use of Reed-Solomon encoding to cater for redundancy
One trivial question that went up when Siacoin was launched as an open source is the issue of how convenient it is for users to access stored up files even if multiple hosts go offline. It is true that Siacoin employs the use of the Reed-Solomon encoding to solve this problem of file redundancy. When uploading files in the Sia network, files are split into different pieces on up to 30 different nodes. Users on require ten pieces of the nodes to access their files even if multiple hosts go offline.
Mining ability for all
Another interesting aspect of investing in the Siacoin network is the ability to mine the coin on its blockchain. This mining process provides an avenue to add blocks and be rewarded for it. Asic is the most efficient mining machine that most miners adopt when mining Siacoin. This machine is more reliable than the GPU mining machine. However, the Siacoin team launched its own Asic device called the Obelisk miner which started taking pre-orders from June 2018. Pre-orders were initially sold for $2,500 and later dropped to $1,500 in subsequent orders.
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STEPS is an organization that helps very poor and vulnerable children in Uganda. The children live in great misery in different slums in Kampala. Many live on the street and look for food to survive. The children grow up in terrible conditions and have experienced things that no once should experience. They live under all dignity and in enormous poverty and misery.
STEP by STEP, we want to be an outstretched hand to these children and also for their families.
We want to help to keep families together and work both preventive and with help to self-help in various projects. We also help to reunite children with their families or relatives.
For a development for a better future, we believe that education is one of the most important cornerstones.
Thanks to the support from mainly Sweden, many of these children’s living conditions have changed in an amazing way and they can now go to school, get food, clothing and health care.
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Widely used web server’s flexibility means mistakes all too easy to make
Security researchers at Detectify have discovered a series of middleware misconfigurations in Nginx that could leave web applications vulnerable to attack.
Lightweight, modular, open source, and with a user-friendly configuration format, Nginx is one of the most widely-used web servers, powering one in three websites globally.
However Detectify, which maintains an automated web application scanner, says this very flexibility makes it easy to make mistakes that could leave a site open to attack.
Late last year, the Detectify team analyzed almost 50,000 unique Nginx configuration files downloaded from GitHub with Google BigQuery, finding a number of possible misconfigurations that could leave web applications open to attack.
These issues included issuing root location, unsafe variable use, raw backend response reading, and merge slashes set to off.
Proof of concepts
And, says Frans Rosen, the company’s co-founder and security advisor, many similar misconfigurations have been spotted in the wild.
“A lot of companies nowadays use bug bounties as a way for external security researchers to report security bugs to the company,” Rosen told The Daily Swig.
“This allowed us to identify some of these misconfigurations on live targets and make proof of concepts showing how we utilized the misconfiguration to serve our own content on their main domain.”
The team says it has seen an increasing number of hosts using proxy solutions for static content against Google Cloud Storage and AWS S3 on /media/, /images/, /sitemap/, and similar locations, with weak regular expressions allowing HTTP splitting to happen.
This bug, says Detectify, was found in the wild multiple times on bug bounty programs.
The team also examined other possible misconfigurations that allowed for controlling of a proxied host, accessing internal Nginx blocks, and accessing localhost-restricted Nginx blocks.
Rosen says many of these issues weren’t picked up by Gixy, the Nginx configuration static analyzer created by Yandex, when scanning the configuration files.
So how safe is middleware generally, and Nginx in particular?
“The main idea is that it allows a lot of flexibility and control by utilizing the webserver like this. However due to the fact that it’s really common, these misconfigurations will happen,” says Rosen.
“There are some things when configuring Nginx that makes it easy to do wrong. For example, using the variable $uri is dangerous, but $request_uri is safe.
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Racioethnic differences in job satisfaction: A test of orthogonal cultural identification theory and self-categorization theory
The theories of orthogonal cultural identification and self-categorization are offered as links in examining the possible racioethnic differences in job satisfaction. It is posited that racioethnicity (Cox & Blake, 1991) is multidimensional with at least three conceptually distinct dimensions. Since there is a need for consistent terminology with respect to these distinct dimensions, the following new terms are offered to differentiate among them: "physioethnicity" refers to the physiological dimension of racioethnicity; "socioethnicity" refers to the sociocultural dimension; and "psychoethnicity" refers to the psychological dimension. Results showed that for the dominant group (Hispanics in this case) (1) bicultural and multicultural individuals were more satisfied with coworkers than acultural and monocultural individuals and (2) individuals with higher strength of psychoethnicity were more satisfied with coworkers, the work itself, and supervision than those with lower strength of psychoethnicity. The findings suggest racioethnic differences within the dominant group and between groups beyond race.
Management|Minority & ethnic groups|Sociology|Occupational psychology
Friday, Shawnta Shajuan, "Racioethnic differences in job satisfaction: A test of orthogonal cultural identification theory and self-categorization theory" (1997). ProQuest ETD Collection for FIU. AAI9726719. | <urn:uuid:1d181e73-b63d-4ec2-9bfe-c9ee75f0ffb6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/dissertations/AAI9726719/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.89797 | 343 | 2 | 2 |
Steve Brandwein had a daily routine: He would leave his spare Mission District apartment and walk downtown to the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Room near Market and Montgomery, where he had been a member for 47 years, play chess with other members or read up on the latest chess goings-on, and return to the Mission after work to visit Adobe Books.
There, he would sit in a chair and read, remembers Andrew McKinley, the founder of the bookstore and Brandwein’s roommate for the past 10 years.
“He visited the bookstore almost every day over the last 26 years,” he said. At both the old location on 16th Street and the new one on 24th Street, Brandwein was a regular, sitting down with a book for a few hours and occasionally engaging with customers perusing the shelves. He added an “academic heft” and his “encyclopedic memory” to the store, McKinley said, and was the most well-read person McKinley and others knew.
“No one visited the store or supported the store more,” said McKinley. “People came to see him, talk to him, argue with him, and he generally aided anyone who worked there and anyone who shopped there.”
Brandwein died two weeks ago on December 12 of metastatic cancer that had spread to his brain and sinuses. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer a few years ago and underwent treatment then, but decided against it the second time around. “He was ready to die,” said McKinley of the 73-year-old, who was born in 1942 and attended Boston University.
At school, he played chess, debated politics and developed an affinity for socialism and communism, according to his friends. Larry Kauffman, a chess grandmaster, named Brandwein an early influence and a master at blitz chess, a fast-paced game with a lower than normal time limit.
Brandwein came to San Francisco in the 1970s from Seattle, where he had moved from the East Coast and a “fairly distant” family, according to McKinley. His roommate didn’t know him then, but Paul Whitehead, a long-time member of the Mechanics’ Institute, remembers meeting Brandwein as a young 13-year-old chess player.
“I sensed he was my friend right from the get-go,” said Whitehead, who is now 55. Whitehead and his brother were among the younger members of the club, but “never felt patronized” by Brandwein or others despite their renown.
“Most of the people we met treated us like we were ordinary chess players without treating us like kids, even though we might have acted like kids. It was the chess board that was the important thing,” he said.
Brandwein’s last professional tournament was in 1964, but he played regularly at the Chess Room and kept up with chess happenings worldwide. He even played chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer, purportedly, when the two of them shared a house with other chess players on Third Street.
“He knew Bobby Fischer, and there’s an anecdote about Fischer living there in that house, and Steve went over and played him, and apparently Steve did pretty well. From what I heard, he won about 20 percent of the games,” Whitehead said, a figure repeated in online chess forums.
After living in the chess house, Brandwein bounced around the city and worked odd jobs, continuing his daily routine of reading books and playing chess. He started working as the chess room coordinator in 2000, and in 2005 was evicted from his place in the Lower Haight.
“I immediately found it comfortable to offer him a room in my apartment,” said McKinley. Brandwein “lived like a Buddhist” and had very few possessions, able to comfortably share a one-bedroom apartment with McKinley. He also subsisted on a frugal, if unhealthy, diet.
“He lived very simply and ate a regular diet of Dr. Pepper, cookies, and canned beef stew,” said McKinley. “I learned to take him for granted because he was so easygoing. There was almost never a conflict, and he allowed me to overwhelm his few minor belongings with no complaint.”
Brandwein was also known for his razor sharp humor. Christine Shields, the manager at Adobe Books and a friend of Brandwein, remembers him being a laid-back presence in the store with a great sense of humour.
“I’ll emphasize that he was hilarious,” she said, saying his humor was “understated but kind of outrageous, absolutely irreverant.”
Whitehead related a tale in which he was invited on a televised panel to comment on the famed 1972 Fischer-Spassky match in Reykjavik, Iceland, the so-called Match of the Century that pitted the American champion against the Soviet one.
When asked about a particular move of Fischer’s, Brandwein began talking politics instead, revealing his radical positions and calling out Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon for their handling of the Vietnam War.
“Steve apparently turned to the camera and said something about ‘mad-dog Kissinger’ and ‘Nixon the murderer of the Vietnamese people,’” Whitehead said. The camera cut off, and Brandwein was no longer invited on television. But the host of the program, a chess master named Shelby Lyman, remembers Brandwein’s “turning our coverage into a circus” fondly, according to a letter shared by Whitehead.
“The Channel 13 brass have still not recovered from that one,” Lyman wrote.
But despite his renown at reading and chess — as well as his penchant for other games like Scrabble, which landed him in the well-known book about the game “Wordfreaks” — most said they just miss their friend and his daily visits.
“It’s a loss for the store and for the Mission,” McKinley said. “It’s a loss for San Francisco, more than for me.”
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As “the world (watches) in horror as a sovereign and democratic country is violently invaded by one of the most powerful armies on the planet, … Canada’s hypocrisy (is) on full display,” according to Ricochet contributor Brandi Morin.
While emphasizing that “Russia’s bombing of Ukraine is unquestionably wrong,” she contends that Canada is “guilty of human-rights violations within its own borders” — specifically, in northern British Columbia, where the “invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory” has been underway for years.
The “mountainous wildland where Wet’suwet’en people have walked for millennia … has never been ceded,” she notes. “But Canada and the province of British Columbia claimed it for their own after establishing a colonial dynasty of domination.”
Since then, “the hungry beast of colonialism has continued its relentless destruction by way of industrial development, and the razing of Indigenous lands for pipelines supporting exports to foreign countries,” she writes.
“When they fight back for their lands, waters, and right to exist, they’re met with armies of federal police, (but) the land defenders, like the people of Ukraine, stood their ground.”
Given all that, she’s “rooting for Ukraine, because they have every right to exist as a sovereign nation and defend themselves from the tyrannies of evil.
“The question that remains is why Canada allows this ongoing war against Indigenous Peoples? If Canada supports the sovereignty of Ukraine and the freedoms of democracy, it should ditch the double standards and support the Wet’suwet’en and other sovereign Indigenous Nations’ right to exist.”
Over at The Breach, Dru Oja Jay notes that the invasion of Ukraine has “created major military escalations, rapid realignments resembling a new cold war, and a bonanza for arms dealers” that could include increased defence spending in Canada.
“Arms dealers are … a highly effective political force” in Ottawa, he writes.
“An outsized presence on Parliament Hill, they employ a phalanx of retired military commanders, backed by highly trained former bureaucrats familiar with the inner workings of government. The total number varies, but registries show hundreds,” and they “don’t stop at lobbying for military contracts; rather, they seek to shape the policy priorities to fit the wildly expensive equipment they are hawking.”
Elsewhere on the site, fellow Breach contributors Dawn Marie Paley and Justin Brake examine how, even as “solidarity with Ukrainians flourishes” across Canada, “cherished colonial narratives (that) conceal the violent history of settler colonialism, and undermine efforts (to decolonize), are being challenged.”
Furthermore, “some have questioned contradictions in Canada’s support for Ukraine while actively occupying Indigenous lands, only to be met with accusations of ‘whataboutism’ — a rhetorical device sometimes used to deflect legitimate criticism,” write Paley and Brake.
Over at Rabble, Karl Nerenberg begins his latest dispatch with a stark four-word declaration: “Michael Ignatieff scares me.”
More specifically, he’s sounding the alarm over an opinion piece the former federal Liberal leader recently wrote for the Globe and Mail on the invasion of Ukraine, which includes a “truly scary take” on the possible use of nuclear weapons.
Ignatieff “starts by underscoring the fear that Putin himself might be tempted to use Russia’s considerable stockpile of nuclear weapons, (but) crosses a line when he addresses the possibility of Putin invading a NATO-member country such as Poland or Latvia,” Nerenburg contends.
“If Putin were foolhardy enough to undertake such an invasion, Article 5 of the NATO Treaty would oblige all alliance members to come to their fellow member’s aid,” and, according to Ignatieff, “NATO’s response should not be limited to conventional, non-nuclear weapons, (but) should, if push came to shove, strike first with the catastrophic and deadly force of nuclear bombs and missiles.”
As Nerenberg sees it, “if Putin were to invade a NATO member, the other NATO countries would collectively have the wherewithal to successfully defend their ally with conventional tanks, aircraft, naval vessels, and guns.”
His conclusion: “Using nuclear weapons would not bring victory. It would bring global catastrophe.”
In a separate post, New Democrat MP Bill Blaikie wonders whether the invasion will “revive the debate about nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.”
Russia’s attack on Ukraine “has brought nuclear energy back into the foreground in at least two ways,” he points out.
“Initially, it was brought back by advocates of nuclear energy. They were eager to point out that German dependence on Russian gas exports was a result of an allegedly ill-advised phaseout of nuclear power.”
But, he notes, “a few days is a long time in environmental politics,” and the world was soon “holding its breath at the prospect of a nuclear meltdown at Ukraine’s largest nuclear facility as a result of a fire caused by Russian artillery.”
Given all that, he hopes that, “whatever happens in the coming weeks and months, … recent events will reignite the movement to abolish nuclear weapons and reservations about the wisdom of nuclear energy.”
Meanwhile, Canadian Dimension writer Owen Schalk warns that the escalating sanctions against Russia “are hurting ordinary people in central Asia, (and) hiking the price of staple goods across the Global South.”
In fact, he says, “the supposedly bloodless and ‘targeted’ punishment of sectors of the Russian economy has already had wide-ranging effects on people inside and outside of Russia who have committed no crime, and who simply want the best possible life for themselves and their family.”
Finally, Passage managing editor Davide Mastracci “took a read through Canadian media outlets over the past 10 or so days” to find opinion articles arguing that Canada expand its military for war in Ukraine. He then “reached out to the people (who) wrote the articles, quoted the parts where they called for any of these things, and asked if they’d take part in them.”
(Spoiler alert: So far, two replied to say they would not, although one invited Mastracci to join him on his upcoming trip to Poland to “spotlight the experiences of Ukrainian refugees and their supporters.” Another declined to comment, and the rest have yet to reply.)
On the right-of-centre side of the Canadian activist mediaverse:
- The Rebel’s Alexandra Lavoie chats with former RCMP officer Daniel “Danny” Bulford, who “left his job due to government mandates, … joined the Freedom Convoy as an organizer,” and was eventually “arrested for ‘mischief.’ ”
- Rebel mission specialist David Menzies stops by the Times Square Diner “to ask why they’re still demanding vaccine information from potential customers.”
- Post Millennial contributor John Carpay offers his thoughts on the case against “political prisoner” Tamara Lich, who, despite having been released on bail earlier this week, is “only partly free,” given that her “bail conditions include not protesting, not using social media, and not having anyone post on her behalf.”
- Finally, True North News founder Candice Malcolm talks to Conservative MP Garnett Genuis about his backbench attempt to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to “create federal protections for those fired or harassed by their employers or the government for engaging in a political protest or donating to a political cause.” | <urn:uuid:d2907f1c-8f34-4207-856e-23a39a1190de> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.caribbeanamericannews.com/canadas-hypocrisy-a-scary-ignatieff/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.954674 | 1,706 | 1.703125 | 2 |
We are looking for a talented individual who can provide advice, guidance, and support to RSPB Youth Groups in England and the staff and volunteers that work with them to develop and deliver high-quality activities that support RSPB strategy.
What's the role about?
This role will be key to providing support to RSPB Youth Groups (known as Wildlife Explorer and Phoenix Groups) in England by providing direction and inspiration to help align youth group activities to the RSPB’s strategic aims.
Through our youth groups, we want to inspire and empower thousands of young people across the UK to become advocates for nature, both now and in the future, and enable them to share their passion with others to grow a movement of people taking action for nature.
The role will deliver a recognized and respected source of expert leadership, support, and advice to build the capabilities and knowledge of area/country teams engaged in or wanting to engage in working with RSPB Youth Groups. This role will be key in advocating for groups and embedding them in area teams, projects, and activities to achieve agreed saving nature outcomes and meet the business need.
Key areas of work:
- Supporting RSPB Youth Group operations and development by building capabilities and ensuring they have the skills and resources needed to deliver high-quality activities in line with the RSPB brand and strategy.
- Deliver leadership, support, and advice to RSPB Youth Group volunteers to ensure they are following RSPB policies and procedures, complying with legal requirements, and working within agreed RSPB Youth Group frameworks.
- Contribute to organizational planning involving RSPB Youth Groups, identifying Youth Group needs and opportunities to increase their capacity, involvement in, and contribution to RSPB strategic aims.
- Alongside UKHQ, monitor and evaluate RSPB Youth Group activities to demonstrate the positive impact of RSPB Youth Groups and their contribution to RSPB strategic aims.
- Support UKHQ to identify, develop and deliver training and resources required by RSPB Youth Groups to maximize their impact on nature.
- Lead and support RSPB Youth Group volunteers in line with best practice standards to help ensure all RSPB Youth Group volunteers receive an excellent volunteering experience.
- Champion RSPB Youth Groups both internally and externally, influencing and raising awareness of what they do through communications planning to ensure that their contribution is celebrated and valued.
- Lead, manage and support a team of country expert volunteers who assist with some or all of the above to meet RSPB’s strategic aims.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across four countries and UKHQ from a range of teams including Area Teams, Engagement, Education Families and Youth, and Volunteering. This role will require occasional evening working as well as weekend travel within England for approx. 6 days per year to visit RSPB Youth Groups in person. This role is flexible working from home with the option to work at one of our offices e.g. Sandy, Birmingham or London.
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Understanding of best practices and sector standards in working with young people and a demonstrable track record of having successfully and effectively developed and delivered a range of activities with groups of young people.
- Understanding and experience of volunteering through working as a volunteer and with volunteers in a management capacity.
- Understanding and knowledge of volunteering best practices, innovation, and sector standards and a demonstrable track record of having successfully and effectively developed volunteering roles across an organization.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, successfully influencing, persuading, guiding, listening to, and negotiating with others, constructively challenging thinking where appropriate.
- Strong skills in identifying and analyzing problems, issues, and areas of improvement, working collaboratively to develop creative strategies and solutions.
- Ability to balance a strong focus on achieving successful outcomes with the need to empower, enable, motivate, inspire and develop others
- Experience of working in the charitable sector or in an organization that works closely with young people.
- Experience in providing operational advice and guidance to people at all levels and building and managing effective and productive stakeholder relationships. This is a Permanent Full-time role for 37.5 hours per week.
‘We are committed to making our organization diverse and inclusive, and as such are keen to encourage applications from people from black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities or neurodivergent.’
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on Thursday 1 September.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form please provide detail on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
This role will require the completion of a DBS in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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