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This year marks the 12th annual speech conference of the Afeka Center for Language Processing (ACLP) at Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering.
Exemplifying Afeka’s core value of maintaining an active dialog between academia and industry, the conference is the leading gathering of Israel’s speech processing community, providing experts with a platform for discovering trends, raising issues, and forming collaborations.
This year, we are honored to have as our keynote speaker Prof. Helen Meng, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Due to COVID-19, we will switch this year to a virtual platform and hold the conference by video. We hope you’ll join us on cyberspace, and we look forward to seeing you in person again at Afeka next year.
This year, the Afeka Conference for Speech Technologies in Healthcare will be held In conjunction with the main Speech Conference. The Afeka Conference for Speech Technologies in Healthcare session seeks to provide a discussion forum for scientists, engineers, and healthcare professionals, regarding the latest discoveries in the foundations, models and applications of speech technologies for healthcare.
The keynote speaker in this session will be Prof. Marcelo Finger from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, who will present his research groups result in Identification of Respiratory Insufficiency via Speech Analysis.
ACLP serves as a unique center for R&D in speech and language processing, with activities that include joint projects with industry and government, grant-funded research projects, specialized courses for speech professionals, and project opportunities for students.
ACLP’s researchers have decades of experience in state-of-the-art speech technologies in industry and academia. At ACLP, they research and develop the most advanced machine learning technologies, applying them to such diverse tasks as speech recognition, keyword spotting, speaker recognition, topic classification, speaker diarization, language identification, and more. These technologies serve numerous applications, such as, including civil and homeland security, healthcare.
Recently, ACLP has enlisted in the national fight against COVID-19, in order to identify coronavirus infections through voiceprint. We hope that ACLP and other groups around the globe will reach this goal in the near future.
ACLP promotes professional excellence by conducting the highest level of R&D activity; educational commitment by training a new generation of speech processing engineers; and social responsibility by taking on projects of social impact.
ACLP: A brief history and a look forward
ACLP was founded in 2009 by Prof. Ami Moyal. In 2014, Dr. Irit Opher took the lead, heading the center until 2018. Currently, Prof. Vered Aharonson, head of the ACLP, has many years of experience of research in speech processing, particularly in speech for healthcare.
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Got Quinoa Milk? New products spur farmers’ efforts to save Peruvian grains
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In quinoa’s ancestral homeland, farmers are revitalizing production of threatened varieties with small business partnerships and the support of local government. Our researchers report back with images from a field day in the Puno Region.
On a crisp spring morning, approximately 100 farmers wait at the mountainous town of Huataquita. They have gathered from villages across the region of Puno to share their experiences with government representatives, including the new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation. With dancing, food-sharing, and presentations, the field day spotlights “Quinoa Diversity as a Niche Market Alternative”, as farmers and researchers explore new ways of conserving traditional varieties of this super grain.
The star of the day is Chullpi Anaranjada, a traditional variety that, just several years ago, researchers warned might completely disappear from farmers’ fields. Its turnaround came in 2017 when the community of Huataquita and agricultural Cooperative Copaiseg organized an agreement with a private sector start-up, Muyu Milq (previously KaiPacha Foods): The farmers cultivate Chullpi Anaranjada, and Muyu Milq turns their harvest into quinoa milk – a niche product made even more unique by the variety’s orange color, and larger grain size which improves texture. The scale of the resulting production has since grown to the extent that, with 23 hectares cultivated for an estimated 20 tons of production in 2021, Peru’s Ministry of Environment declared that the variety is no longer at risk. | <urn:uuid:ff74cf42-d61f-4dea-b176-b3de11757d16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/got-quinoa-milk-new-products-spur-farmers-efforts-to-save-peruvian-grains/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.937779 | 351 | 2.46875 | 2 |
One of the cool things about “the cloud” is that there are numerous different companies all offering cloud-based storage of one kind or another. You can even get quite a bit of storage for free, and different solutions offer different cool solutions – such as Dropbox where my phone is configured to automatically send photos up to it. And there are plenty of other solutions out there :-
- Google Drive (of course you may already be using Google Docs which means you essentially have storage related to that).
- SkyDrive (although for some mysterious reason, Microsoft doesn’t supply a Linux client)
- Ubuntu One – which despite the name, isn’t just for Ubuntu!
- And in a note for myself, there’s also SparkleShare which is essentially a DropBox client to talk to your own servers.
Undoubtedly there are a whole ton more, but I think I’ve gotten the “big names” covered. The best strategy is of course to find the one whose client works with all the platforms you use (phone, PC, laptop, etc.), comes with the most free storage, and the cost of getting more storage is the least (in decreasing order of importance). Of course in the real world, you are likely to end up with more than one – simply because it’s tempting to look at the next “new thing” or because you want more cheap storage, or simply because other people insist you use service X.
Now if you use multiple cloud-storage solutions, you have a bit of a problem – different clients offering different functionality, different amounts of storage available, and remembering what you put on which “cloud-disk”. Plus of course there is the interesting problem of security – different providers provide different levels of privacy and operate in different jurisdictions where different laws apply.
Different clients work in different ways with different features. For instance, for a Linux user :-
- The Dropbox client seems to work pretty well, but it doesn’t appear in a list of filesystems (i.e. when you type df) so you can’t instantly see how much space is still available, etc. At least not in the standard way.
- Box(.net) lacks a Linux client, so you have to hack something together. Perfectly possible for more geeky users, but even for us there is the danger that a hackish solution may suddenly stop working mysteriously. Or rather that is more likely.
- Ubuntu One doesn’t seem to work via a filesystem interface at all.
- And that seems to be the same with SpiderOak.
It may be different for Windows users (I’m too lazy to check – if anyone wants to submit details, please go ahead), but I doubt it.
Whilst cloud storage providers may offer additional features to differentiate their product, they are all essentially the same as a removable hard disk, usb memory stick, or some other kind of removable storage. Whilst the additional features are very welcome, why should we have to learn a new way of managing storage just because it is out there in the cloud ?
There is a great deal of paranoia about storing private data in the cloud with the assumption that creepy organisations such as Google will do something nasty with the data. Well maybe, but the likelihood of Google being that interested in an individual’s data is a little unlikely. Of course just because the cryptogeeks are a little paranoid does not mean they are completely wrong – there are privacy issues involved.
Firstly, Google could be looking at your data to determine things about you that would be of interest to advertisers – to present targeted adverts at you. Which at best can be a little weird.
Next we like to believe that the laws of our country will protect us from someone picking through our personal data. That someone could be the company supplying the storage, or it could be the government in the country where the storage is hosted. That would probably be fine if the storage was restricted to one location where we could be sure that the government protected us, but where is the storage located?
Much of the time the storage is located in foreign jurisdictions where there is no guarantee that any kind of privacy will be respected – especially if a foreign government takes an interest in your data. Don’t forget the laws of say the USA are not designed to protect citizens of any EU country (or visa-versa). There are of course agreements such as the EU Safe Harbour agreement, but it is possible that it does not offer as much protection as assumed – it is not really intended for private individuals choosing to put their own personal data into foreign jurisdictions.
Probably most of us do not have to worry about this sort of thing (although we can choose to), but some may have to be cautious about this sort of thing. Some of us deal with personal data about third parties – sometimes very personal data – and need to consider whether storing such data in the cloud is being appropriately responsible about the data privacy. For example, a contractor who stores information about their clients should be taking actions to ensure that data is not accidentally leaked (or hacked and published).
The easy answer to this problem is to assume that cloud storage is not safe for sensitive personal data, because there is a simple solution to the problem that still allows the cloud to be used. Use encryption such as TrueCrypt to ensure that even if the cloud leaks your data, it is still encrypted with a method that is not known to the cloud provider.
Store It Twice!
There have been occasions where storage providers have removed access to storage either permanently or temporarily – such as the Megauploads site. Whilst it is perhaps unlikely, it is possible for a cloud service provider to disappear and for the customers to lose their data – even if the cloud provider claims that there is some protection against this sort of thing happening. But it could happen, so it is sensible to ensure that if you store data in the cloud, that you should ensure that you have copies of that data elsewhere. | <urn:uuid:9e6a7885-8a7c-4eaf-b509-421c92a1acee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://really.zonky.org/?tag=microsoft | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.954453 | 1,261 | 1.671875 | 2 |
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Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 freed two kidnapped aid workers, including one American, early Wednesday -- whisking them away from their captors in Somalia. Jeffrey Brown discusses the kidnappers' motives and how the operation unfolded with NPR's Tom Bowman and the Atlantic Council's Peter Pham.
And we get more on the operation and the situation in Somalia from Tom Bowman, NPR's Pentagon correspondent, and Peter Pham, director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center. He just returned from a trip to Mogadishu last month.
Welcome to both of you.
Tom Bowman, first, back up first in this story. What's known about the original kidnapping?
TOM BOWMAN, NPR Pentagon correspondent: Well, this all happened last October. Two people were kidnapped. They were both working for a Danish de-mining organization.
One of them is an American, Jessica Buchanan, 32 years old, from Virginia. And her colleague was a 60-year-old Danish citizen. And we're told President Obama kept a close eye on this since last fall. And over the last week, we're told, this whole thing ramped up. There were indications that Jessica Buchanan had a serious health problem. She has a medical condition. We're not sure if she was out of her medications or whatever.
But they knew they had to move quickly. It was serious enough. They also got actionable intelligence about the precise location of where they were being held. They decided to go in.
Now, Peter Pham, we refer to pirates, criminal organizations. What's known about this one or about the designation generally?
J. PETER PHAM, Atlantic Council:
Well, those categories are somewhat — not transparent, but they're somewhat flexible in Somalia.
We're dealing with criminal organizations that will take whatever they can as a target of opportunity. If maritime targets are available, they're pirates. If human victims are available — but it's the same business model. It's kidnapping for random, whether at sea or on land, preferably Westerners whose governments or families are capable of generating hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in ransom.
And what was the Pentagon saying about this particular group?
Well, the group, they're calling them common criminals. There's no sense they were linked to Al-Shabab, the terrorist group in Somalia.
And, again, there's no indication also — I know the FBI has been working on this case — no indication at this point of whether there was any ransom request for either of these hostages.
All right, so the raid itself, how was it carried out, from what kind of bases, what kind of personnel?
We're told two dozen SEALs from — actually from SEAL Team 6, one of the most elite commando units, left Djibouti on a C-130 aircraft, parachuted into this encampment in northern Somalia, and there was — shots were fired.
They killed nine of these criminals, alleged criminals, whatever you want to call them. And they grabbed the hostages, no casualties among the SEALs, and the hostages were in pretty good shape. And they left by helicopter, went back to Djibouti.
And they grabbed some of the kidnappers?
Well, we're told that's not the case now.
Oh, is it? I've seen it moving around here. So right now it looks like none?
Right. We were told by the FBI that there were several who were apprehended. But the Pentagon is denying that, saying no one was apprehended in this case.
You were just there, Peter Pham. What is the situation with the government? They're unable, unwilling to deal with these kinds of criminals or pirates?
J. PETER PHAM:
Well, the idea of the Somali government, the so-called federal transitional government of Somalia, which is internationally backed, is a legal fiction that makes it convenient for us to pretend that there's some governing authority there.
In actuality, it functions not like a government. It's notoriously corrupt. And it doesn't do anything. It barely has a foothold in Mogadishu, and there only by the grace of a 12,000-strong African Union mission whose sole purpose is to protect the government from its own people.
This is why these criminals, whether they be criminals on land or pirates, carry out their enterprises, because there is no effective governance in these parts.
And after a number, a series of piracy on the sea, there was more of a concerted effort by the international community. Is that having an impact?
That's certainly having impact.
Piracy continues on the seas, but certainly the pirates are being — having their style cramped by the patrols along the coast. So they turn to other targets of opportunity. And unfortunately people like Jessica who were working to help the Somali people in de-mining present themselves as targets of opportunity.
So, in a case like this — you referred to the team. This is the elite team and, as the president said, the same team that went and got Osama bin Laden.
Well, the same organization, not necessarily the same. . .
Same organization. But that's what I want to ask you.
And personnel from different military and intelligence? You refer to the FBI's involvement in some. . .
Well, we're told the FBI was involved, but this operation was done by SEAL Team Six, again, the same organization that took out Osama bin Laden.
And a lot of times, in cases like this, what they will do is, if they have enough time, they will build a mockup of the operation, the buildings, the encampment they're going into, so they know exactly where the doors and the windows are, where the tents are, so when they go in, they already know exactly where they're going to be going.
We don't know if it happened in this case. But, oftentimes, that's how they do it. A lot of training, a lot of preparation goes into this kind of operation.
You said in this case, one of the determining factors was her health. So was it — but was it all — how much do we know about the preparation and the reason for the final go-ahead from the president?
We don't know a lot about the preparation at this point.
People I've talked with at the Pentagon and elsewhere say we don't even have any pictures yet of what this place looked like. They're calling it an encampment, so that would lead you to believe that maybe some tents there, but probably not any buildings. But — so we don't know how much preparation time they did have before they went in.
What we're told is that, in the past week or so, the situation became dire because of her medical condition. They knew they had to go in and get her.
And do we know if they had any help on the ground or what the situation is on the ground, where our guys coming in have any assets on the ground?
We're not sure about that. But in cases like this in the past, with Abbottabad raid against Osama bin Laden, they would have spotters on the ground watching the compound.
We're not sure if that happened in this case.
Are there other — there are people still being held, right?
Yes, we have over 150 seamen who are being held by pirates along the coast for ransom. We also have a number of kidnapping victims.
There is another American out there, Michael Scott Moore, a journalist, freelancer, who was kidnapped just a week ago from the very same area in north central Somalia where Jessica and the Danish citizen were taken from several months ago.
And are these actively — I mean, do we know the situation? Is there ransom being asked for? Is a search on for them?
I presume that certainly the governments involved are keeping close tabs on this and trying to ascertain that they're safe.
And certainly in light of the successful liberation of these two captives, we also have to be concerned that those holding these others might react against them or perhaps even possibly sell them. What often happens in Somalia is one group will take captives, but they will sell the captives on to a group better able to extract ransom, better connected or better able to hold on to the prisoners.
Peter Pham and Tom Bowman, thank you both very much.
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Historically, dog shows and other related events were developed with a very specific purpose in mind – to select and recognize those dogs with the best breeding characteristics, in order to guarantee the future health, stability and vitality of individual breeds. The practice of dog breeding is dedicated to this purpose, and dog breeders have a responsibility to do what is best for the breeds with which they choose to work.
One of the kindest things any person can do is to adopt an animal from a shelter or humane society. These are animals that desperately need a home and human beings to love and care for them. However, if you have decided to adopt a dog from a rescue situation, you must go in with your eyes wide open.
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Next, in James Hillman’s book, Anima, the Anatomy of a Personified Notion, he considers whether or not ego, understood here as the most dominant part of our conscious experience and the agent of our identity, is a syzygy of anima and animus. Fascinating idea that can best be considered within the context of western cultural consciousness. While equally fascinating, there isn’t time here to fully consider the conscious experience of other cultures, or the possibility of an emerging global consciousness. Let’s begin with some quotes from the book (I can never do this book justice in these brief posts, and so do highly recommend Hillman’s book to anyone interested in the subject). First, from Jung, who remains the springboard for Hillman’s ideas:
Together they [anima and animus] form a divine pair … the divine syzygy … (CW 9.2: 41; cf. 25– 42)
… the syzygy motif … expresses the fact that a masculine element is always paired with a feminine one. (CW 9.1: 134)
Hillman uses these quotes to emphasize that pairings, often understood and expressed as opposites in our culture, are also a syzygy; tandem, interpenetrated couplings, which constellate together, often without our awareness of their interrelatedness. Within a syzygy of anima and animus Hillman notes the difficulty of seeing the pair together while one or the other always filters the lens of our perception:
For if anima has been the subject of investigation, animus has been the investigator. Or does it work the other way around – if animus has been the logos plan and the activity of making words serve critical discrimination, anima has been feathering those words and guiding their direction with her fantasies.
Anima and animus, as do all archetypes, show up in an inseparable tandem. Even more accurate, archetypal influence always comes to us in personified, but less than pure forms. It is the particular nature of the animus, or egoic, seemingly objective perception, that seeks to separate archetypal influence into pure forms. We see these personified notions in mythological beings with their specificity expressed in story by the roles they play in relationships to other personified forms. We also see and live it in our day-to-day lives. Jung concurs:
From this fact we may reasonably conclude that man’s imagination is bound by this [syzygy] motif, so that he was largely compelled to project it again and again, at all times and in all places” (CW 9.1: 120).
Imagination, remember, is not that thing we are told to develop for creative endeavors, but, for better or worse, it is the means by which we perceive and function psychologically. Hillman reminds us that the word psychology itself is a syzygy, and that neither he, nor his essay (or mine for that matter), is free from archetypal influence, and yet, psychology, at its best is the awareness and acceptance of the bounds of archetypal syzygies:
This essay is a mythical activity of anima coming on as a critical activity of animus. Yet, just this is psychology, the interpenetration of psyche and logos, within the bounds of the syzygy who sets the limits to our psychological field so that we cannot imagine beyond it.
Our western culture in particular seems to struggle with the acceptance of any limits of objectivity, while curiously ever reminding ourselves and others of the subjectivity that colors all opinion. Syzygy in action? Hillman suggests that a way to deepen our reflections beyond oppositional thinking and pairing, would be to shift the emphasis in our perception from the standpoint of animus, or the objective mode, to that of anima, by reimagining pairs, not as opposites, but through a variety of forms of relationship:
To imagine in pairs and couples is to think mythologically. Mythical thinking connects pairs into tandems rather than separating them into opposites which is anyway a mode of philosophy. Opposites lend themselves to very few kinds of description: contradictories, contraries, complementaries, negations – formal and logical. Tandems, however, like brothers or enemies or traders or lovers show endless varieties of styles. Tandems favor intercourse – innumerable positions. Opposition is merely one of the many modes of being in a tandem.
I so love his thinking here. How often do I find myself ready to do battle, whether interiorly, or exteriorly, as ideas and relationships often present as opposites, and opposites in turn often present themselves as being in conflict. I continually need to remind myself that life, and the ten thousand moments that make up a day, are not battles to be won, opinions to own or disown, but call for more and deeper reflection of the many other possible ways of perceiving all that presents itself at each moment.
Along the same lines of thinking, it’s helpful to see that pairings do have a purpose. Because of their contrasting characteristics, we readily see them. That which eludes our consciousness is often too smeary and unclear to apprehend. Ironically, the more multiple the personified mythological, archetypal forms present themselves to us, the more unified they may seem. This is similar to seeing the forest from a distance in which the tree is no longer distinct enough to see. Alchemically speaking, this unity/multiplicity mode is often imaged as the feathers of the peacock.
Perhaps too, the tendency towards perceiving pairings and oppositional thinking arises psychologically so readily because it does so physically through the human experience of gender.
Nonetheless, essential to thinking in syzygies is thinking in genders. Unfortunately, the next step in analytical psychology has been identifying these genders with actual men and women, coupling kinds of syzygies between man-and-anima, woman-and-animus, man-and-woman, and fourth, anima-and-animus, even with diagrams, for example, the lengthy discussion of the Gnostic symbol of the Self.
Hillman reminds us, as do the alchemists, among others, who said, “as above, so below,” that whatever is going on externally has an internal correlation.
Projections occur between parts of the psyche, not only outside into the world. They occur between internal persons and not only onto external people.
A Hebe wants a Hercules and Hercules does it for Hebe – and not just on the college campus between cheerleader and linebacker but “in here.” My hebephrenic soul, young and silly and tied by social conventions, the bride and her shower, produces an ego that comes home like a hero showing off and bearing trophies. Or, within the smiling, innocent girl is ruthless ambition in a lion’s skin, forever wrestling Old Age and able to harrow Hell itself.
As in alchemy, images of the goal are often hermaphroditic, which curiously seem to be much more externally present in our western culture. Perhaps these images, literalized or not, express a cultural pregnancy awaiting a birth of a more psychological nature. I’d like to think so, even while remaining cautiously optimistic, and without an expectation or an understanding of what, or to where, that birthing might take us. A good quote to end with:
The objective spirit, that goal of our Western intellectual endeavor, is an attempt of the soul to free itself by means of the animus from the valley of its attachments. And the figure in dreams who judges is the one who both frees us from anima imprisonments and sentences us with his opinions. To consider every position in terms of the syzygy reflects a “hermaphroditic” consciousness in which the One and the Other are co-present, a priori, at all times, a hermetic duplicity and Aphroditic coupling going on in every event.
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Automatic musical instrument recognition from polyphonic music audio signals
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Facing the rapidly growing amount of digital media, the need for an effective data management is challenging technology. In this context, we approach the problem of automatically recognising musical instruments from music audio signals. Information regarding the instrumentation is among the most important semantic concepts humans use to communicate musical meaning. Hence, knowledge regarding the instrumentation eases a meaningful description of a music piece, indispensable for approaching the aforementioned need with modern (music) technology. Nonetheless, the addressed problem may sound elementary or basic, given the competence of the human auditory system. However, during at least two decades of study, while being tackled from various perspectives, the problem itself has been proven to be highly complex; no system has yet been presented that is even getting close to a human-comparable performance. Especially the problem of resolving multiple simultaneous sounding sources poses the main difficulties to the computational approaches. In this dissertation we present a general purpose method for the automatic recognition of musical instruments from music audio signals. Unlike many related approaches, our specific conception mostly avoids laboratory constraints on the method's algorithmic design, its input data, or the targeted application context. In particular, the developed method models 12 instrumental categories, including pitched and percussive instruments as well as the human singing voice, all of them frequently adopted in Western music. To account for the assumable complex nature of the input signal, we limit the most basic process in the algorithmic chain to the recognition of a single predominant musical instrument from a short audio fragment. By applying statistical pattern recognition techniques together with properly designed, extensive datasets we predict one source from the analysed polytimbral sound and thereby prevent the method from resolving the mixture. To compensate for this restriction we further incorporate information derived from a hierarchical music analysis; we first utilise musical context to extract instrumental labels from the time-varying model decisions. Second, the method incorporates information regarding the pieces formal aspects into the recognition process. Finally, we include information from the collection level by exploiting associations between musical genres and instrumentations. In our experiments we assess the performance of the developed method by applying a thorough evaluation methodology using real music signals only, estimating the methods accuracy, generality, scalability, robustness, and efficiency. More precisely, both the models recognition performance and the label extraction algorithm exhibit reasonable, thus expected accuracies given the problem at hand. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the method generalises well in terms of the modelled categories and is scalable to any kind of input data complexity, hence it provides a robust extraction of the targeted information. Moreover, we show that the information regarding the instrumentation of a Western music piece is highly redundant, thus enabling a greatreduction of the data to analyse. Here, our best settings lead to a recognition performance of almost 0.7 in terms of the applied F-score from less than 50% of the input data. At last, the experiments incorporating the information on the musical genre of the analysed music pieces do not show the expected improvement in recognition performance, suggesting that a more fine-grained instrumental taxonomy is needed for exploiting this kind of information. | <urn:uuid:7f07c767-e41c-4ee8-8df0-5ec9f8111847> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.joanneum.at/digital/publikationen/detail/automatic-musical-instrument-recognition-from-polyphonic-music-audio-signals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.901036 | 648 | 1.726563 | 2 |
An NEH-funded project centered on the challenges of soldiers returning home after war will present a series of public discussions this week.
“Thunder of War – Winds of Return” is focused on narratives and giving veterans the opportunity to tell their own stories, said project director Barbara Citera, Associate Professor of German Studies. The project is funded by a $98,921 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, part of the Dialogues on the Experience of War program.
“Our project seeks to generate dialogues among veterans and their communities about the ever-unfolding journey home,” Citera said. “We’re giving military-connected students and other veterans the context for meaningful dialogues by leveraging the critical and compassionate lens so characteristic of the humanities to bring healing and wholeness.”
A collaboration between the College of Humanities and the VETS Center, the project began last fall with a course designed to train students to become discussion leaders, which included the study of sources from World War I, Vietnam and Afghanistan and Iraq.
That class was team-taught Bryan Carter, Associate Professor of Africana Studies, who covered WWI; Michael Marks, Professor of Practice at the VETS center, who covered Vietnam; and Nate Hogan, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and doctoral candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute, who covered Iraq and Afghanistan.
“The students completed that discussion leader program, they examined a variety of material and sources and strategies for facilitating the conversations, and look forward to engage with fellow veterans and our community,” Citera said.
This week, those students will lead three discussions (registration required):
- Why Are You Fighting (WWI), Nov. 10, 4 p.m., UA Poetry Center
- I Served, So What’s Next? (Afghanistan and Iraq), Nov. 12, 10 a.m., Thunder Mountain Activity Center, Fort Huachuca
- Welcome Home! (Vietnam), Nov. 13, 10 a.m., Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
“The overall theme is coming home and how the soldiers adapted and were treated,” Citera said. “From there, the students started to look at different questions. In World War I, it was focusing on how Black American soldiers and Native American soldiers were treated. That is the core of the conversation for the event at the Poetry Center.
“The discussion about Iraq and Afghanistan will focus on the transition from the military into civilian life. The discussion about Vietnam will center on the homecoming and bridging the generational gap between the different generation of veterans.”
The last component of the project will be a documentary video, by Luis Carríon, a producer/videographer with the University of Arizona Digital Learning team who has been following the entire project.
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December 19, 1938 - Klaus Langer
December 19, 1938
The Diary of Klaus Langer
Klaus Langer was a German-Jewish boy who was eight years old when Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany. He was not the only young diary writer to record his experiences under Nazi persecution, but he was one of the few to do so from a German perspective. Many other writers’ accounts began with the dramatic events surrounding the invasion of their countries during World War II.
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Klaus’ parents, like many other German Jews, raced to get things in order so that they could emigrate quickly. Unfortunately, it was a detailed and time-consuming process with many obstacles along the way. Klaus recorded their frustrations and setbacks. On December 19, 1938, he wrote, “Regarding the emigration of my parents, I have the following to report. First came two refusals from Argentina for lack of letters of credit. The rich uncle in America is unable to assume such a financial responsibility. We don’t have an affidavit for the U.S. India requires firm employment there or a contract. Father is now trying to make connections in India to obtain a contract.” Klaus’ diary entry for this day went on to mention five other possible destinations that were most likely out of their reach.
Many people ask why the rest of the world didn’t do more to help the Jews during the war years when news of the “Final Solution” began to spread. More could have been done at that time, but the real missed opportunity came after the violence of Kristallnacht rendered the Nazi’s intent crystal clear. Thousands of lives could have been saved if other countries had opened their doors to Jewish refugees on an emergency basis. Sadly, this did not happen.
Klaus Langer’s diary was included in a book entitled, Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust by Alexandra Zapruder.
Read more about Kristallnacht and hear Holocaust survivor recollections.Excerpts from Klaus Langer’s diary may be found in Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust by Alexandra Zapruder. | <urn:uuid:2b5358cb-a983-4512-9fc1-36a7a26828a6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.holocaustedu.org/this-week-in-history/december-19-1938-klaus-langer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.974356 | 465 | 3.375 | 3 |
We've seen two extremes of D.C. decision-making this week: a Supreme Court baffled by simple technology concepts and an industry-friendly FCC apparently poised to hand telecommunications firms a giant gift. Is this as good as government gets?
At stake in the FCC fight is the idea of "net neutrality," an admittedly complex idea. A neutral internet is one in which internet service providers can't charge companies to ensure different connection speeds and reliabilities. Imagine a highway run by Microsoft that let trucking companies pay higher fees to skip past regular traffic. Or, you know, a highway run by Ford. What the FCC reportedly plans to do is give ISPs flexibility to charge more for higher speeds — which is an obvious economic benefit to those ISPs.
The FCC is comprised of five commissioners, who have a varying level of experience with communications issues. One was a former FCC lawyer; one comes from Capitol Hill; one has worked throughout government. But the chairman is Tom Wheeler, who, as The Guardian's Dan Gillmor succinctly puts it, is a "former cable and wireless industry lobbyist." Wheeler ran the National Cable Television Association for five years and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association for 12. Wheeler's ties to the industry that would benefit from loosened neutrality rules are strong.
Wheeler's deep background in the industry isn't shared by his colleagues on the commission, but the links between the FCC at large and the communications industry are rampant. Ars Technica presented a thorough look, but you really only need to see Open Secret's revolving-door list, showing 165 current and former FCC employees who worked for lobbying firms or the industry before or after their tenure. It's not only commissioners like Wheeler. There are staff attorneys, leads for particular departments within the agency, staff members for the commissioners, people who came from or went to communications companies outside of their FCC service.
That "went to" transition is an important one. People who work for the FCC obviously know that there are jobs waiting in the private sector when their public service has ended. Open Secrets points out one example where that raised eyebrows: FCC commissioner Meredith Baker ruled in Comcast's favor in a key decision shortly before leaving the agency. She now works at Comcast.
The common argument is that this is valuable, that these people bring a depth of insight into the decision-making process that doesn't exist elsewhere. But this doesn't appear to be a concern with members of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court justices have to deal with a much broader range of issues than do FCC commissioners, but their decisions almost always carry much more weight. So when the Court heard arguments involving the company Aereo, which streams broadcast television to mobile users, the justices' general ignorance about obvious technology issues was baffling.
Sarah Jeong, a law student who was at the hearing, put it bluntly (and with the emphasis you see here): The "entire bench is just not very tech savvy. And neither are the attorneys who come and speak to them." She walks through several ways in which the court displayed a failure to misunderstand basic and intermediary concepts in technology (like cloud computing) and the analogies they used instead (like Justice Breyer's reference to a phonograph).
So is there a middle ground? Can we get decision-making bodies that are immune (or, anyway, more immune) to the lure of corporate salaries, but who also have the basic background in rudimentary issues that will inform their decisions? FCC commissioners work in the real world, giving them that baseline of knowledge. Supreme Court justices are isolated from having to work in the real world, making them less likely to worry about how their decisions affect future employers.
In other words: There isn't a middle ground. We could make FCC appointments life-long, but that seems impractical for a variety of reasons. We could ban commissioners from working for communications companies, which is impractical for other reasons and likely wouldn't solve the problem. We could make the Supreme Court do more homework, but it's hard to se how that's enforceable. Government is and always will be imperfect. And so we have to deal with weeks like this one.
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The manner in which the media portrays body image, particularly for leading women and models, creates the idea that to be beautiful and loved by the man or woman of your dreams, you must be a size zero. Shows like the hit reality show “America’s Next Top Model” make rail-thin girls the norm and plus-size girls who would be considered a normal weight by health standards the out-of-place ones who must “overcome” the obstacle that is their weight.
Another television show, “The Biggest Loser,” also contributes to society’s distorted view of obesity. For the past 15 seasons, audiences have watched in enthralled horror as overweight individuals compete to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their original weight.
Watching overweight people on TV trying their hardest to lose weight is not entertainment. Portraying obese individuals on TV in this fashion only contributes to this view that obesity is something to be mocked, and makes the individual viewing the show feel better about themselves at the expense of others.
This is likewise true of the portrayal of overweight people in media. Rarely do overweight people end up as part of the cast in a group filled with thin people. If they are a part of such a cast, often they end up as the punchline of an endless parade of fat jokes and seem unable to separate themselves from their weight. Even when overweight characters have leading roles in a TV series, their size continues to be the focus of the show. “The Mindy Project” and “Super Fun Night” both suffer from this affliction, though the shows are written by the leading, plus-size ladies of both respective shows.
The media attempts to combat body image issues through public service announcements about loving one’s body. However, sometimes these methods for combating serious health problems like anorexia and bulimia can end up feeling like nothing but hollow attempts meant to ease the guilt of network and film executives.
TV shows like “Glee” are notorious for handling issues like anorexia irresponsibly. In the case of Glee, the producers of the show “gave” its already model-thin character Marley anorexia. The show used the eating disorder to stimulate its plot, and then discarded the disorder after a few episodes. Marley was seemingly given an eating disorder for the dual purpose of creating a ridiculous love triangle and having the glee club lose their sectionals competition.
With the media treating eating disorders as a temporary affliction that can be cured with a stern lecture and an “I promise never to do it again,” the target audience of adolescent girls gets the wrong idea of the true consequences of such a disease.
The media also contributes to a distorted view of the male body. Shows like the C.W.’s “Supernatural” and MTV’s “Teen Wolf” star buff, strong male individuals. The media idolizes a specific male image, the emotionless buff male. This further perpetuates gender roles, and gives young boys the idea that this is what they must look and act like to be considered normal.
As American society moves towards what is typically considered a more liberal perspective, media representation of different sexualities has become more frequent. However, portrayal of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community is not always fair or accurate.
Shows like Will and Grace, Glee and Modern Family have paved the way in attempting to create acceptance for LGBT characters. However, the cookie-cutter, stereotypical depiction of their LGBT characters on those shows and more recent ones like The New Normal and Sean Saves the World aren’t entirely synonymous with the reality.
For example, the media often sexualizes lesbians, and creating a fetish out of a sexuality. The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards is most remembered for the kiss shared between Britney Spears and Madonna. In 2008, one of the most talked about songs of the year was Katy Perry’s breakout hit I Kissed a Girl. Media like this portrays being lesbian as a fad, something that is sexy and attractive, rather than an actual sexuality that many identify with.
Bisexuality is also portrayed by the media as not a legitimate descriptor. Audiences will be hard pressed to find a character who is acknowledged as bisexual and not as someone “experimenting” or who is confused. Shows and movies will often joke that bisexual characters simply went through an experimental phase.
Even worse is the representation, or lack thereof, of transgender people in media. Many shows simply do not even discuss this important group. However, some shows do seem to be attempting to mitigate stereotypes surrounding this group. Glee’s character of Unique, where the transexual character is attempted to be portrayed in a positive light. 1999’s Boys Don’t Cry starring Hilary Swank as a transgender male did try to seriously discuss the stigma and violence that comes with misunderstanding those who are transgendered.
Despite such attempts, transgender characters often end up being built up for laughs. It is common to find in typical comedies, especially the older ones, a scene where one of the characters hits on someone they assume to be a certain gender and are later surprised – and, more often than not, repulsed – to find they are a different gender.
Though media is pushing for more LGBT representation – NBC has recently confirmed it is currently developing a lesbian comedy from Ellen DeGeneres – the media still has a long way to go towards acceptance and accurate portrayal of the LGBT community.
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For decades the entertainment industry has been characterized by not only high profile stars and productions, but also by the infamously outrageous budgets. From classic box office flops like Waterworld (1995) to modern blockbusters like The Avengers (2012), the industry is risky, expensive and wildly unpredictable. We will look in depth not only at the past and present of Hollywood economics, but the future directions this industry is moving towards.
The entertainment industry manifests itself in many aspects; this article focuses on three: films, television shows and video games. To properly explore the economic changes in Hollywood and around the world, each product will be explored over its entire timeline independently.
First commercially available in the mid-1920’s, the television was an established medium for conveying information to the public, better than the radio. The television set brought entertainment to viewers without the need to buy tickets for the cinema, and promptly grew popular—according to Parents Television Council, in 1949 only around two percent of households in the United States had television sets. Only six years later, in 1955, 64 percent of homes had at least one television, a dramatic increase. A study later in 2007 continued to show this exponential growth finding that more than 98 percent of households had TV’s, a higher proportion than that of those with telephones.
The television industry pays actors large amounts of money for their characters and the views that they bring in. The first regularly scheduled color television show was aired by CBS on June 27, 1951, called “The World Is Yours,” opening the doors to a lucrative but selective industry. Over the following years behind each successful and failed television show there were interesting figures, like the salary and cost of making the show. These figures have drastically increased over the recent years; Charlie Sheen got paid 2 million dollars per episode of “Two and a Half Men,” and the entire cast of “Friends” got paid 1 million dollars each per episode in the final season. These numbers are far greater when compared to Clark Gable, The King of Hollywood, in the 1930s, who made only 4,000 dollars a week from MGM studios.
This same sizable cost is being spread to the movie industry as well. Keanu Reeves was paid more than $150 million to star in both “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions.” His role brought in a gross amount of over $1 billion dollars, a seemingly considerable number when taking into account that movies cost around $300 million to produce. In contrast, 1950s famous film star Marilyn Monroe made $100,000 (inflation adjusted) for four films over seven years. Salaries have continued to soar in the recent years as actors constantly seem to outdo each other getting bigger and bigger contracts.
From movies and television shows, viewers wanted a more interactive format to get into the action, the video game. The first video games created on the TX-0, one of the first computers, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology were called Mouse in the Maze and Tic-Tac-Toe, featuring dots and symbols as well as a light pen, a way for the user to interact with the program while it was running. These games were the basis for later games like Pong and from there to the Gamecube, Playstation, Xbox consoles. There are also games like Xbox Kinect and Wii that force you to do the movement and control the display with your body and not a controller. Now, companies like Microsoft are building consoles with not only gaming capabilities but also with the capability for television service, internet connection and home telephone use.
Video games are played by 97 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 whether it be computer, web or handheld. They have become no longer an alternative game to play but rather the only thing to play, leaving games outdoors more and more a thing of the past.
The cost of video games has gotten increasingly higher. The best selling video game ever, Wii Sports sold 82.9 million copies followed by Super Mario Bros, selling 40.24 million copies. Not only are video games becoming more popular, they are becoming more expensive for the consumer as well. The cost of Wii Sports was 20 dollars, which released in 2006, compared to the $59.99 price tag on Grant Theft Auto V, 2013. This shows the immense growth in the economics of the industry and it is no wonder that GTA V expects a profit of 2.2 billion dollars. Video games have grown in cost as well as production and will continue until the consumer decides it has gone too far.
Television is radically changing in today’s online-viewing world. The emergence of web series as a sustainable and profitable model is the most notable transition in the industry.
Online viewing traffic through services like Netflix and Hulu is rapidly increasing—by the end of September 2013, Netflix surpassed Home Box Office (HBO) in subscribers in the United States. Traditionally, consumers have been drawn to such streaming websites because they offer the freedom to view at their leisure as well as the ability to watch entire seasons without waiting the painful week in between each episode on television.
“While our original series get most of the headlines, a bigger percentage of overall Netflix viewing is generated by our exclusive complete season-after series,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in October’s shareholder report.
While television shows are still the staple of online streaming services—namely Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime—these companies are increasingly diversifying their options to consumers by providing exclusive web series. Shows like “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” define the emerging trend of web series by airing only on Netflix, an offer which sweetens the already lucrative monthly subscription online.
Amazon Prime’s Instant Video service, the retail giant’s competitive counter to Netflix, just announced plans to release five new web series based on user preference data. In addition to confirming the endurance of web series on streaming services, this development reveals two notable characteristics of this competitive market.
First, no streaming company can ensure that their customers stay without providing their own content. Netflix and Hulu will lose a large portion of their subscribers if rivals like Amazon Prime match their standard lineup while also providing new content, and potential competitors won’t stand a chance if they merely match the television based lineups of the past. Whichever service can provide the best shows gets the consumers.
Second, preference is paramount and diverse. The number of shows on Netflix is massive—but people are still willing to watch new shows that differ from the existing ones. Web series on YouTube have exploded because everyone has a unique preference. The only way for companies to provide the most popular content is to look at the numbers.
Amazon narrowed down their final five shows to bring into production (from 14 pilots) based not on taste or analyst opinion but data. As the base of viewers increases, streaming providers must use data more efficiently, or else run the risk of losing their beloved subscribers. Tailoring shows to their viewers is the future of web series, and by being the first to properly utilize the massive numbers of user data, Amazon is poised to take an early lead.
The future of web-exclusive content is uncertain, but irrespective of the path these shows take, consumers will benefit. Shows will target viewers, providing episodes that people are genuinely interested in, and vicious competition between web providers over their exclusive content will likely improve their equality across the board. Web series are the future of television—and every trend suggests that they will only get better.
Video games are famous for their rapid evolutions, and as the youngest genre in entertainment (by a large margin) gaming is also the most prone to experimentation. Now, two new ideas are revolutionizing the video game industry – free to play games and online distribution. Between these two changes, the face of the gaming world may change forever.
Rockstar’s latest hit, Grand Theft Auto V, released to incredible reviews and enormous commercial success – the game grossed over one billion dollars in under 72 hours, the fastest rise to one billion dollars in the history of entertainment. While the title broke dozens of records for sales, entertainment industry experts also scrutinized the astronomical development costs, which rumors placed at around 260 to 300 million dollars. In contrast, League of Legends – the insanely popular multiplayer game affectionately known as LOL – is free to play in its most perfect form. In-game purchases are possible, but these custom skins serve only as cosmetic accessories and don’t upset the intricate balance between each playable character. Other multiplayer titles, like Valve’s Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2 and Team Fortress 2, similarly include purchases which change only the appearance of the character. Unlike ‘freemium’ games – in which in-game purchases are either required to progress or all but mandatory to remain competitive – these titles offer the pure, sacred free-to-play style gamers dream about.
A decade ago, this model would seem impossible. The volume of gamers willing to purchase such superficial upgrades simply wasn’t enough to compensate for development costs. With the advent of multiplayer games and a massive increase in gamers, however, these in-game purchases have become more common. The free-to-play model is also no longer limited to PC’s, where it truly took off in popularity. At the 2013 E3 Conference, both Microsoft and Sony lent their floor space to free-to-play developers, allowing them to showcase what may be the future of both console and PC gaming. And as for the gamers – well, who wouldn’t want free to play games?
The next generation of consoles is coming, and with the Xbox One and Playstation 4 on the way gamers are finally able to picture what the next evolution of console based gaming will look like. Hardware improvements and software interfaces aside, one major change is set to impact the economic landscape of gaming – online distribution.
The used game industry is gigantic – in 2012 spending on used games amounted to 1.6 billion dollars, according to gamesindustry international. Consumers rely on reduced game prices to afford new titles or get back some of their hefty initial investments. Digital purchases threaten the often underestimated value in physical copies.
While both Sony and Microsoft have had digital stores on their respective consoles for years (the Xbox Game Store launched in November 2005), all coverage surrounding the new console generation suggests an increased focus on digital distribution. The benefit of such a system is primarily convenience. Gamers don’t have to organize their discs, or go searching for their favorite titles. Everything is put together in a cohesive, comprehensive manner. Distributing costs will also be lower for developers, which could prompt a drop in new game titles.
The downside is the loss of all benefits related to hard copy games. Lending to friends, buying and selling used copies, and taking pride in your own collection – the future of gaming is at risk of losing those experiences. The transition from physical to digital games will not occur overnight, but the change has already started – and in the coming years gaming may end up without wallside shelves or green and gray game cases, but instead hard drives and cloud storage. The video game industry is relatively new, and as it grows the developments will likely be sudden and often. Gamers will be the ones to benefit. | <urn:uuid:be5d58ab-dddb-4dda-91f5-d9627305fdec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lahstalon.org/the-media-spread/?print=true | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.957956 | 3,507 | 2.421875 | 2 |
CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Christian A. Holloway knows what it's like to survive the blast of an improvised explosive device.
"The boom hits and everything becomes silent," said Holloway, an infantryman from Round Rock, Texas. "Your body is in motion, but you can't hear a thing. It's like that scene from 'Saving Private Ryan.'"
Holloway, assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, along with 15 other Marines, was on a convoy several days ago when his vehicle was struck by an IED. The roadside bomb was made of 155 mm artillery rounds buried in the dirt. The blast tore through a seven-ton truck, wounding nine Marines.
One wounded was evacuated to an Army hospital in Baghdad. The other eight Marines were treated and released. All received fragmentation wounds from the explosion, but eye protection saved the sight of eight of the nine Marines.
The explosion left the Marines dazed, bleeding and wondering how they survived to speak about it.
Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Brooks, an infantryman from Palm Bay, Fla., said the effects of the blast were sobering. He's seen the effects of combat last year during the invasion of Iraq. But that was the enemy. This time, he was battling to keep his fellow Marines alive.
"He had a piece of shrapnel...," Brooks explained of seeing his wounded friend. "During our first time here it was different seeing the bodies of our enemies. But, when it's your friend, your buddy you're giving first aid to, it makes you sick."
The convoy quickly set up a perimeter in search of the enemy. Nothing was there. No movement could be seen. There weren't any wires to trace the bomb. It was triggered by a remote detonator.
"Everything was like second nature," said Pvt. Jesus Rivera, an infantryman from Phoenix. "We weren't even thinking. We just did what we were supposed to.
Rivera added that even one of the worst wounded Marines was barking orders.
It wasn't until after the incident was over that any of them were able to grasp exactly what happened.
"While it was happening we were all just so angry," Holloway explained. "We just wanted to get them back."
"At first I was just angry," added Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Pearce, an infantryman from Dallas. "Then I started thinking about all the other Marines. A lot of these guys have fiancés and wives."
Pearce said one Marine has a son yet to be born.
The Marines in the convoy weren't surprised by what had happened. Rather, many expected it. They trained for it, how to react and briefed it before they left on the mission. Still, none knew exactly what it would be like.
"I was scared at first," said Lance Cpl. Eric S. Freemen, an infantryman and from Thousand Oaks, Calif. "It was like, 'Wow, it finally happened.' It didn't feel real for a while. We all knew it would happen, we just didn't know when."
Several days later, the Marines still wondered how they weren't killed or severely injured.
"There were large holes everywhere," Holloway said. "We are amazed nothing too bad happened to us. Someone was looking out for us."
And it didn't slow them down.
In less than a day, the Marines were out patrolling the same street where it happened. Some still wore the same blood-stained uniforms.
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New research will help QAA Members enhance their use of data
|Date:||February 10 - 2021|
Today sees the launch of a new QAA report exclusively for QAA Members. The report, Using Data to Enhance Outcomes, analyses the development and use of data-led quality assurance and enhancement within UK higher education providers, and its use in evidencing outcomes.
The report is based on research conducted by Shift Learning, a market research agency working specifically with the education sector. It will help QAA Members enhance their use of data by identifying key challenges to improving data-led quality enhancement and setting out recommendations on how these can be addressed.
The research sought to provide a picture of how the sector was using data to inform decision making, particularly in quality processes, and to identify the extent to which providers are creating a culture that puts data at its core. The research also investigates how providers monitor and evaluate the impact of data-led approaches to quality assurance and enhancement.
The research findings are based on a survey of 83 QAA Member institutions and 32 qualitative interviews. A further eight interviews are planned for early 2021 to inform the development of detailed case studies that will be published as supporting materials for QAA Members.
Any staff member or student at a QAA Member institution can access the full report on our Membership Resources site. Members can sign up to use the site by completing our simple registration form.
An executive summary is also available on the QAA website. A suite of additional resources on data enhancement will be published in the coming months, and there will be opportunities for QAA Members to discuss the report in forthcoming online events. | <urn:uuid:8b360ec7-57ee-48fc-86fd-d9cb81eb9a6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/news/new-research-will-help-qaa-members-enhance-their-use-of-data | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.945982 | 332 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Black women represent 42% of net new women-owned businesses started last year in the U.S.
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According to Amex’s 2019 State of Women-Owned Business Report, Black women represent 42% of net new women-owned businesses started in the last year, which is three times their share of the female population (14%). Yet in the past decade, Black women–led businesses have captured just .0006% of the total venture capital funding pie.
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Identifying the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: systematic review and meta-analysisBMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6779 (Published 18 October 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6779
- Emma V Low, medical student1,
- Anthony J Avery, professor2,
- Vaibhav Gupta, medical student2,
- Angela Schedlbauer, clinical lecturer3,
- Michael P W Grocott, professor4
- 1School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
- 2Division of Primary Care, School of Community Health Sciences, The Medical School , University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
- 3Division of Primary Care, School of Community Health Sciences, Tower Building, University of Nottingham, UK
- 4Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
- Correspondence to: A J Avery
- Accepted 25 September 2012
Objectives To assess the efficacy of three different daily doses of acetazolamide in the prevention of acute mountain sickness and to determine the lowest effective dose.
Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Data sources Medline and Embase along with a hand search of selected bibliographies. No language restrictions were applied.
Study selection Randomised controlled trials assessing the use of acetazolamide at 250 mg, 500 mg, or 750 mg daily versus placebo in adults as a drug intervention for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness. Included studies were required to state the administered dose of acetazolamide and to randomise participants before ascent to either acetazolamide or placebo. Two reviewers independently carried out the selection process.
Data extraction Two reviewers extracted data concerning study methods, pharmacological intervention with acetazolamide, method of assessment of acute mountain sickness, and event rates in both control and intervention groups, which were verified and analysed by the review team collaboratively.
Data synthesis 11 studies (with 12 interventions arms) were included in the review. Acetazolamide at doses of 250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg were all effective in preventing acute mountain sickness above 3000 m, with a combined odds ratio of 0.36 (95% confidence interval 0.28 to 0.46). At a dose of 250 mg daily the number needed to treat for acetazolamide to prevent acute mountain sickness was 6 (95% confidence interval 5 to 11). Heterogeneity ranged from I2=0% (500 mg subgroup) to I2=44% (750 mg subgroup).
Conclusions Acetazolamide in doses of 250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg daily are all more effective than placebo for preventing acute mountain sickness. Acetazolamide 250 mg daily is the lowest effective dose to prevent acute mountain sickness for which evidence is available.
Treks at high altitude are becoming increasingly accessible to and popular with the general population. Between 1990 and 2009, 26 273 people attempted to climb the highest peaks in the Nepalese Himalayas, at altitudes of 6000-8850 m,1 and each year over 20 000 people attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.2 With the ever increasing number of people ascending to high altitudes, medicines to deal with potential problems are becoming increasingly relevant to non-specialists, including general practitioners. A clinical review published in 20113 highlighted the need for clinicians to provide well informed advice to climbers on the prevention and management of high altitude illness. For clinicians to remain well informed, relevant and up to date information must be clear and easily accessible.
Acute mountain sickness and high altitude headache are commonly encountered at altitude. Acute mountain sickness can lead to high altitude pulmonary oedema and high altitude cerebral oedema; potentially life threatening illnesses. A spectrum of symptoms related to acute mountain sickness may develop at altitudes below 3000 m: commonly reported symptoms are nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, fatigue, and sleep disturbance.4 Although slow ascent to altitude remains the most important measure to prevent acute mountain sickness, evidence from the literature on high altitude suggests that drugs can complement gradual ascent in preventing acute mountain sickness.5 Treatment typically occurs on the mountainside, but seeking to prevent acute mountain sickness begins before the ascent to high altitude (generally >3000 m).
The carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide is now widely accepted as the standard drug for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness,4 6 despite not being licensed for this purpose.7 Alternative interventions for this indication include gingko biloba, dexamethasone, and antioxidant vitamin supplements, although these agents are beyond the scope of this review.8 9 10 Acetazolamide promotes acclimatisation to altitude; it acts to increase bicarbonate secretion by the kidneys, induce metabolic acidosis, and stimulate ventilation.4 11 Much debate surrounds the effective dose for prevention of acute mountain sickness.6 A systematic review published in 200012 found that 750 mg was the lowest effective dose for preventing acute mountain sickness. This suggestion has been disputed by mountaineering specialists in both the general medical literature13 14 and the literature on high altitude.5 15 This has left clinicians, especially those without a thorough knowledge of the current literature, with the clinical dilemma of what dose of acetazolamide to prescribe to prevent acute mountain sickness in people ascending to high altitude.
We carried out a systematic review to assess the efficacy of three different doses of acetazolamide—250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg—in the prevention of acute mountain sickness at high altitude and to determine the lowest effective dose. Acetazolamide 250 mg daily is the lowest dose assessed by this review because of the lack of data on lower doses.
We considered studies for inclusion if they assessed the use of acetazolamide versus placebo as a drug intervention for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness. Studies were required to state the administered dose of acetazolamide and to randomise participants before ascent to either acetazolamide or placebo.
We included randomised controlled trials, of healthy participants aged more than 16 years. Participants had to have ascended to high altitude, which for the purpose of this review we defined as more than 3000 m. We excluded studies that recruited participants from indigenous or local populations because of the possibility of inherited or acquired physiological adaptation to altitude.
The primary outcome was absence of acute mountain sickness. The Lake Louise scoring system can be used to diagnose acute mountain sickness and to assess the severity of symptoms. This scoring system was developed by a panel of experts at the 1991 International Hypoxia Symposium and is widely accepted as the standard tool for diagnosing acute mountain sickness.3 According to the Lake Louise consensus criteria, acute mountain sickness is defined as the presence of headache with at least one other symptom after recent ascent to altitude: gastrointestinal disturbance (anorexia, nausea, vomiting), dizziness, light headedness, insomnia, or fatigue. A score of more than 3 is consistent with a diagnosis of acute mountain sickness.16 Where studies did not use the Lake Louise scoring system, we chose the primary end point to be the absence of acute mountain sickness, defined using a validated symptom scoring system such as the general high altitude questionnaire, the acute mountain sickness-cerebral score, or a clear definition of acute mountain sickness predetermined by the original study authors.
After we had accessed the full text and reviewed the data, we excluded studies if a clear definition of acute mountain sickness was not stated or if the incidence of acute mountain sickness was unclear among the study population.
We searched Medline (inception to 22 January 2012) and Embase (inception to 22 January 2012) using a sensitive search strategy to identify eligible randomised controlled trials. Search terms were “Randomi* controlled trial.pt.” OR “Randomi*.ab.” OR “Controlled clinical trial.pt.” OR “Placebo.ab.” OR “Drug therapy.fs.” OR “Randomly.ab.” OR “Trial.ab.” OR “Groups.ab.” AND “Altitude” OR “Mountain sickness”. We also hand searched journals on high altitude medicine (January 1975 to 2 August 2011): Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine; High Altitude Medicine and Biology; and Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.
Bibliographies belonging to included papers, known reviews, and relevant articles were searched for additional trials. To identify additional unpublished studies we corresponded with the primary author from each of the included studies and several of the excluded studies.
Study selection and evaluation
Two investigators (EVL, VG) identified suitable trials from the database search and independently reviewed the title and abstracts of articles. Studies were excluded if they concerned non-humans, children, or focused on participant populations with underlying medical conditions (for example, diabetes mellitus) or with a history of acute mountain sickness or altitude related illness (for example, high altitude cerebral oedema or high altitude pulmonary oedema). Studies were excluded if they were non-randomised controlled trials, or were non-controlled clinical trials. We excluded trials where the content was unrelated to the current research topic, that did not primarily assess prevention of acute mountain sickness, where the final altitude specified was below 3000 m, or where ascent to altitude was simulated in a hypobaric chamber. Finally we excluded studies with indigenous or local populations as trial participants. No language restrictions were applied to the selection process. We used a hierarchical template to classify the excluded studies. The remaining papers were reviewed in full and assessed using a predetermined set of inclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved by discussion among the review team.
The lead reviewer designed and used a template for extraction of relevant data from the included studies. A second reviewer verified the extracted data. Discrepancies were discussed and resolved after consultation with the review team. Where necessary, study authors were contacted for unpublished data.
Risk of bias
Two reviewers (EVL, AS) independently evaluated the quality of the included trials by using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias.17 Each study was assessed for random sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding of participants, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other sources of bias.
We tested dichotomous data for heterogeneity and applied fixed or random effects models in the statistical analysis. The results are reported in a forest plot with 95% confidence intervals. The odds ratio represents the measure of relative effect of the intervention and is calculated for each subgroup. An odds ratio of less than 1 favours the intervention for preventing an acute mountain sickness event among participants. For the purpose of the meta-analysis where studies compared two drug intervention arms with a shared control group, we divided the control group in to two. This allowed direct analysis of the event rate in each intervention arm with a control group, avoiding replication of the control group and subsequent unit of analysis error.17 We used the Cochrane calculator to determine the number needed to treat to prevent one event of acute mountain sickness.
Statistical heterogeneity was assessed both visually and by using the χ2 test. Heterogeneity of the intervention effect was quantified between studies using the I2 statistic.18 19 When interpreting heterogeneity, I2 values less than 30% are considered as low heterogeneity, less than 60% as moderate, and greater than 60% as high.18 We carried out subgroup analysis to investigate possible causes of clinical heterogeneity, looking at variability between the interventions, participants, and outcomes across the studies. To identify methodological heterogeneity we also assessed study design and risk of bias.
The literature search yielded 3133 articles from Medline and Embase (fig 1⇓). Hand searches of the bibliographies identified two additional studies.20 21 After removing duplicates, 3048 studies were reviewed against the prespecified exclusion criteria of which 3005 were excluded on the basis of the titles and abstracts. Of 43 full text articles retrieved and reviewed 32 did not meet the predefined inclusion criteria and were excluded (see supplementary table). The two studies identified from a hand search of bibliographies were excluded because one was not a randomised controlled trial and the outcome criteria were not clearly reported,20 and the other did not clearly report the incidence of acute mountain sickness among the study participants.21 Eleven papers (with 12 intervention arms) were included for meta-analysis. Table 1⇓ shows the characteristics of the included studies.
Publication dates of the 11 studies included in the meta-analysis ranged from 1976 to 2011. Eight of the included studies were published after the original review by Dumont.5 13 15 23 24 25 26 27 Trials were carried out worldwide, with seven of the 11 trials taking place on Mount Everest,5 13 15 22 23 25 27 three in the United States,24 26 28 and one in Pakistan.29 All the trials included both men and women. The mean number of participants per trial was 137 (range 12-339). The mean number of participants in the control groups was 61 (range 6-165) and in the intervention groups was 76 (6-174). The median altitude at which study participants were enrolled was 3440 m (range sea level to 4358 m). The mean final altitude was 4619 m (range 3800-5000 m).
All the studies compared the effectiveness of acetazolamide with placebo in preventing acute mountain sickness. In 10 of the 11 trials5 13 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 the intervention group received a specific dose of acetazolamide and was compared directly with a placebo group. In one trial two intervention groups (acetazolamide 250 mg and acetazolamide 750 mg) were compared with a shared placebo group.15 For the meta-analysis, the control group was split in to two to allow direct calculation of the odds ratio, avoiding a unit of analysis error.17 The control group originally made up of 59 participants was split to give 29 participants in the 250 mg control group and 30 in the 750 mg control group. This avoided replication of the control group in the overall analysis. The total daily dose of acetazolamide in the intervention groups varied between the trials; four used 250 mg of acetazolamide for the intervention group,5 15 25 26 six used 500 mg,13 23 24 25 27 29 and two used 750 mg.15 28
Eight of the 11 studies used the Lake Louise scoring system and Lake Louise questionnaire for diagnosis.5 15 23 24 25 26 27 The remaining studies used the general high altitude questionnaire,28 acute mountain sickness-cerebral scores,26 and individual symptom scoring systems.27 29
Risk of bias
Table 2⇓ presents the results of the risk of bias assessment for the included studies. Random sequence generation was assessed as adequate in eight of the 11 trials and for these studies selection bias was judged as being a low risk. Three studies used a computer generated randomisation code for allocation of intervention.13 22 25 Other methods of random sequence generation included non-computer generated randomisation codes, random numbers tables, and on-site methods of randomised distribution. Ten of the 11 trials were assessed as adequate for allocation concealment. One study did not provide adequate information to make a judgment about allocation concealment.29
Blinding of participants and staff was adequately reported in six of the 11 studies. Four studies13 26 27 28 did not provide adequate information to formulate a judgment on performance bias (unclear risk). One study was judged to be at high risk of performance bias.28
The different methods used to diagnose acute mountain sickness are a threat to consistency of outcomes between studies and are likely to introduce detection bias. The application of a standardised system of diagnosing acute mountain sickness was therefore an important criterion for the inclusion of studies, with most studies5 13 15 22 23 25 applying the Lake Louise scoring system, based on assessment of symptoms such as gastrointestinal disturbance (anorexia, nausea, vomiting), dizziness, light headedness, insomnia, or fatigue. The scoring systems used by three other studies were all based on assessment of similar symptoms, deemed to result in a comparable level of outcome reporting.27 28 29 One study used a combination of assessment criteria (Lake Louise scoring system and acute mountain sickness-cerebral score) and showed a reduction in the incidence of acute mountain sickness and severity regardless of the method of outcome assessment applied, suggesting a positive correlation between the different methods.26
Reporting of blinding of outcome assessment was inconsistently reported among included studies. Eight studies provided inadequate information to make a judgment on blinding of outcome assessment. Three studies clearly stated that outcome assessment was blinded.5 15 24
Five of the 11 studies5 15 25 27 28 were assessed as having a high risk of attrition bias owing to incomplete outcome data. These studies reported a high proportion of participants who were lost to follow-up. Participants who encountered adverse events may have descended before outcome assessment. It is possible that the intervention effect was overestimated in these studies. The remaining six studies discussed withdrawals and exclusions and were judged as having a low risk of attrition bias.13 23 24 25 26 29
Two studies were judged as having a low risk of reporting bias.5 27 Eight of the 11 trials provided inadequate information to make a judgment about selective reporting. Often the study protocol was unavailable for review to determine whether prespecified outcomes were reported in the trial analysis. One study was deemed as being at high risk of selective reporting.29 Unpublished data were obtained from the original author (N K Burki, personal communication, 2011) of this trial to determine from the raw data the incidence of acute mountain sickness among participants. The criteria used by study authors to diagnose acute mountain sickness were not published in the original study.
Ascent profiles and timing of the delivery of acetazolamide were not consistently reported among the trials. Publication bias was assessed by funnel plot (see supplementary fig 4).
Event rate in control groups
The proportion of participants who developed acute mountain sickness in the 12 control groups combined (the mean control event rate) represent the underlying risk of acute mountain sickness in the study population. The combined mean control event rate was 33% in all trials (227 out of 680 controls), ranging from 20% (13/64) to 83% (5/6). Trials using 750 mg daily, the highest dose of acetazolamide, had a higher underlying risk of acute mountain sickness (56%, 34/60) compared with trials using 500 mg (30%, 125/423) and 250 mg (35%, 68/197). The control event rates for the two studies included in the 750 mg subgroup were 47%15 and 67%.28
The proportion of participants who developed acute mountain sickness in the intervention groups (the mean experimental event rate) was 22%, ranging from 10% (18/174) to 50% (3/6). Table 3⇓ provides the data for efficacy of acetazolamide by dose.
Among the four studies that reported the incidence of high altitude pulmonary oedema and high altitude cerebral oedema as an outcome measure, only one case of high altitude cerebral oedema was identified in the placebo arm of a study (1 per 20 participants).24 No deaths were reported among study participants in control or intervention groups.
Quantitative analysis of intervention effect
Overall treatment effect
The direction of intervention effect for the primary outcome was consistent for all studies; intervention with acetazolamide was consistently more effective than placebo for prevention of acute mountain sickness. The overall effect estimate for all subgroups combined indicated a statistically significant treatment effect of acetazolamide versus placebo, with a combined odds ratio of 0.36 (95% confidence interval 0.28 to 0.46).
Acetazolamide 250 mg versus placebo
The point estimates of the four studies (448 participants) that compared acetazolamide 250 mg with placebo5 15 25 26 indicated a beneficial effect of acetazolamide (fig 2⇓). Of these studies, only one showed a significant reduction in the risk of acute mountain sickness associated with acetazolamide 250 mg (odds ratio 0.14, 95% confidence interval 0.04 to 0.52).26 The results of the remaining studies were not significant at the 5% significance level.5 15 25 The combined estimate indicated a statistically significant treatment effect of acetazolamide 250 mg daily, with a combined odds ratio of 0.41 (0.26 to 0.64).
Acetazolamide 500 mg versus placebo
Six studies (907 participants) compared acetazolamide 500 mg with placebo. Two studies showed a significant reduction in the risk of acute mountain sickness associated with acetazolamide 500 mg, with odds ratios of 0.41 (0.22 to 0.76),22 and 0.27 (0.14 to 0.52).13 The four remaining studies indicated reductions in the risk of acute mountain sickness, with odds ratios of 0.46 (0.19 to 1.13),23 0.20 (0.01 to 2.91),29 0.29 (0.08 to 1.06),24 and 0.50 (0.23 to 1.10),27 (see fig 2), but the 95% confidence intervals for these studies crossed the line of no effect. The overall effect estimate showed a significant reduction of risk associated with acetazolamide 500 mg, with a combined odds ratio of 0.37 (0.26 to 0.52).
Acetazolamide 750 mg versus placebo
Two studies (157 participants) compared acetazolamide 750 mg with placebo. Both indicated a statistically significant reduction in the risk of acute mountain sickness associated with acetazolamide 750 mg, with odds ratios of 0.30 (0.12 to 0.75)15 and 0.10 (0.03 to 0.36).28 The overall effect estimate in this group showed a significant reduction in risk of acute mountain sickness associated with acetazolamide 750 mg, with a combined odds ratio of 0.20 (0.10 to 0.41).
Numbers needed to treat
The number needed to treat the number needed to treat was 6 (95% confidence interval 5 to 11) in the acetazolamide 250 mg subgroup, 7 (6 to 9) in the 500 mg subgroup, and 3 (3 to 5) in the 750 mg subgroup.
Side effects reported in some of the trials suggested a substantial increase in the incidence of paraesthesia among participants taking acetazolamide compared with placebo in all three dose specific groups (see supplementary table 2). The incidence of paraesthesia increased from 3.7% (placebo) to 49% (intervention)5 and from 31% (placebo) to 76% (intervention)15 in the 250 mg subgroup, from 0% (placebo) to 35% (intervention)24 and from 10% (placebo) to 72% (intervention)13 in the 500 mg subgroup, and from 31% (placebo) to 91% (intervention)15 in the 750 mg subgroup. Other side effects reported were polyuria, rash, and dysgeusia. The frequency of micturition increased with use of acetazolamide. The biggest increase was in the 750 mg subgroup, where incidence increased from 53% (placebo) to 60% (intervention)15 and from 0% (placebo) to 15% (intervention).28 Dysgeusia increased from 2% (placebo) to 11% (intervention)13 in one trial using 500 mg daily and from 4% (placebo) to 14% (intervention)15 in one trial using 750 mg daily. Different levels of dysgeusia were not evident in the two other trials comprising 250 mg and 500 mg treatment groups.15 24
Qualitative analysis of intervention effects
Heterogeneity between the four studies administering acetazolamide 250 mg daily was low (I2=15%, P=0.32). No measurable heterogeneity was identified between the six studies forming the acetazolamide 500 mg group (I2=0%, P=0.83). Heterogeneity of effects between the two trials administering 750 mg acetazolamide daily was moderate (I2=44%, P=0.18). Comparison of fixed and random effects estimation of the intervention effect as recommended in the Cochrane handbook17 did not yield a difference in effect estimation within the 250 mg and 500 mg treatment groups. Only a minor difference was identified within the 750 mg group: fixed effects odds ratio (0.20, 95% confidence interval 0.10 to 0.41) compared with random effects (0.19, 0.07 to 0.52). There was no evidence of funnel plot asymmetry (see supplementary fig 4), indicating the absence of publication bias. Assuming homogeneity, a fixed effects model was applied to estimate the intervention effect in the meta-analysis.
In a sensitivity analysis including only studies that used the Lake Louise scoring system to diagnose acute mountain sickness (fig 3⇓), the estimate of intervention effects was similar between the original analysis and the sensitivity analyses, which included eight of the 11 original studies. In the 250 mg treatment group the four included studies all applied the Lake Louise scoring system,5 15 25 26 therefore sensitivity analysis was not needed. In the 500 mg subgroup, four of the original six studies were analysed13 23 24 25 giving a combined odds ratio of 0.35 (95% confidence interval 0.24 to 0.52) compared with the original odds ratio of 0.37 (0.26 to 0.52). Only one of the two studies applied the Lake Louise scoring system in the 750 mg group15 resulting in a reduced treatment effect compared with the original analysis: odds ratio 0.30 (0.12 to 0.75) compared with 0.20 (0.10 to 0.41).
This systematic review and meta-analysis summarises the current evidence on the efficacy of acetazolamide 250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg daily in the prevention of acute mountain sickness. A systematic search of relevant published and unpublished literature identified 11 trials for inclusion in the review. The results showed that at all three doses acetazolamide was efficacious in preventing acute mountain sickness above 3000 m. Acetazolamide 250 mg was the lowest effective dose for which there was evidence for this indication.
Comparisons with other studies
Results from this review do not support those of the original review on the topic published in 2000,12 which concluded that doses of acetazolamide lower than 750 mg were not effective in preventing acute mountain sickness. The results of the current review show the effectiveness of lower doses of acetazolamide (250 mg and 500 mg daily) in preventing acute mountain sickness and confirm the efficacy of acetazolamide 750 mg as previously reported.12
An important difference between this review and the original review lies in the number of participants. In this review we analysed 1512 participants in three dose specific subgroup analyses, whereas in the original review 295 participants were analysed in the acetazolamide arm of the meta-analysis and the reviewers did not carry out a subgroup analysis for acetazolamide 250 mg daily.12 Also, we included randomised placebo controlled trials only, whereas the original review included trials that were not placebo controlled.12
Our findings are in line with two recently published reviews. The first, a systematic shortcut review,30 analysed data relevant to several drug interventions for prevention of acute mountain sickness. Acetazolamide 250 mg was shown to be effective in preventing the condition. The review and analysis of data from three trials gave a number needed to treat ranging from 3 to 8 for doses of acetazolamide ranging from 250 mg to 750 mg.
The second published review, a systematic review and meta-analysis,31 analysed the efficacy of acetazolamide by testing the association between baseline risk and the efficacy of prophylaxis. The results support our findings that acetazolamide 250 mg and 500 mg daily are effective in preventing acute mountain sickness contrary to previous suggestions that doses of acetazolamide below 750 mg do not work.12 This review concluded that efficacy of acetazolamide was lower with slow mode of ascent. Those who ascended to altitude by climbing were assessed as having a lower baseline risk for developing acute mountain sickness resulting in higher numbers needed to treat (5.3 to 6.5 in doses ranging from 250 mg to 750 mg) compared with those who ascended by a combination of transport and climbing (3.0 to 3.5 in doses ranging from 250 mg to 750 mg).31 These values are based on the risk ratio derived from the main analysis that was applied to the average control event rate calculated for each subgroup.
After two study authors independently assessed the full text articles we excluded from the review 10 of the studies4 21 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 included in the second of the published reviews31 (see supplementary table 1 for reasons for exclusion). Our inclusion criteria specified that trials were required to randomise participants to either acetazolamide or placebo. This was not, however, a specific requirement of the second review, and one study32 was included where all participants were given acetazolamide for three days before being randomised to intervention or placebo groups. We excluded trials that were not blinded,4 used hypobaric chambers to simulate ascent to altitude,38 or included the indigenous population (owing to the likelihood of acclimatisation).37 One study included in the systematic review and meta-analysis by Kayser et al31 was excluded from our review because the same participants took part in both the intervention and placebo groups during two different ascents, and these were then compared with each other.40 The risk of acclimatisation on the second ascent was significant and some participants will have received acetazolamide on the first ascent and placebo on the second. We excluded three studies included in a previous review41 42 43 on the basis of the titles and abstracts not fitting our inclusion criteria. One of the studies was excluded as the primary outcome was assessment of the efficacy of acetazolamide 500 mg daily in improving sleep disturbance.41 Furthermore, all participants received acetazolamide 500 mg for three days before being allocated to either the intervention or the placebo groups. Another study was excluded because the primary outcome was measurement of plasma erythropoietin by radioimmunoassay to assess the association between acetazolamide and erythropoietin levels at altitude.42 A third study was excluded as the incidence of acute mountain sickness was not clearly reported among participants, instead altitude induced mood changes was the primary outcome reported.43 The rigorous approach to study selection and inclusion criteria of this review did not provide sufficient data for subgroup analysis based on mode of ascent.
Strengths and limitations of this review
The strength of this study is based on a thorough and systematic literature review. Relevant studies were identified by using a sensitive search strategy through electronic databases. We tried to identify additional published and unpublished studies in all languages. The review analysed a large sample of data and most of the studies included for analysis had adequate study sample sizes. This is a particular strength of the current review compared with some stand alone studies on high altitude. Trial coordinators are often unable to recruit adequate numbers of participants, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions from smaller studies. Heterogeneity among studies was low for the acetazolamide 250 mg and 500 mg subgroups.
The review does have some limitations. We acknowledge that acute mountain sickness constitutes a spectrum of symptoms of varying severity. Owing to the scope of the literature analysed, the studies included in the meta-analysis did not share a standard definition of acute mountain sickness to enable the incidence to be determined among participants. However, the sensitivity analysis of eight trials using the Lake Louise scoring system to diagnose acute mountain sickness showed a similar combined outcome when compared with the original analysis of all 11 trials. Furthermore, heterogeneity was similar for the acetazolamide 250 mg and 500 mg subgroups between the original and sensitivity analysis.
Five of the 11 studies enrolled participants at altitudes above 4000 m.5 13 22 23 25 At these altitudes participants will have been partially acclimatised at the time of enrolment. It would have been more useful if the trials had recruited participants at lower altitudes (ideally <2500 m), to ensure that none were acclimatised before receiving the intervention.
The mean final altitude of the included studies was 4619 m (range 3800-5000 m). Symptoms of acute mountain sickness can occur at altitudes of 3000 m and below. The rigorous approach of this review meant that no studies with final altitudes below 3800 m were found to be eligible for inclusion. Owing to a lack of data among the included trials, no firm conclusion can be made about the efficacy of acetazolamide at altitudes below 3800 m. However, a small study with assessment at 3650 m using the acute mountain sickness-cerebral and acute mountain sickness-respiratory scores, found evidence to suggest that acetazolamide 500 mg is effective in reducing the incidence of acute mountain sickness compared with placebo.39 It is likely that acetazolamide does have some beneficial effect in reducing symptoms of acute mountain sickness at moderate altitudes, as suggested by that study,39 and possible prophylactic benefit must be weighed against the risk of adverse effects.
The findings of the acetazolamide 750 mg subgroup analysis were based on data from only two studies.15 28 This brings into question the reliability and reproducibility of the results for acetazolamide 750 mg. Both studies included in the subgroup analysis, however, were of an acceptable size for analysis. The quality of some of the studies in the review was low. Overall blinding of participants and outcome assessment was poor among the included studies. One study suggested that side effects induced by acetazolamide may compromise blinding.28 The side effects of acetazolamide reported among the trials in this review include paresthesia, polyuria, rash, and dysgeusia (see supplementary table 2). The incidence of paraesthesia increased substantially in the intervention groups. The association between high dose (750 mg daily) acetazolamide and an increased incidence of adverse effects discussed in three studies26 27 34 was to an extent supported by the observations in the different dose specific subgroups, suggesting that the greatest increase in adverse effects between placebo and intervention groups occurred in the 750 mg subgroup for all four side effects analysed. Increased rates of adverse events in the intervention groups are a possible threat to blinding. The data extracted were descriptive, revealing tendencies in side effects that were not affected by adherence to treatment schedules. Side effects were also common in the placebo groups and their occurrence would not necessarily have led to disclosure of drugs. Five of the 11 studies also showed a high risk of attrition bias. The results should be interpreted with care.
Implications for future practice
This systematic review and meta-analysis provide evidence that lower daily doses of acetazolamide (250 mg and 500 mg) are effective for prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness at high altitude. When choosing the appropriate dose of acetazolamide in clinical practice, clinicians should consult patients on the benefits and harms of higher (750 mg) compared with lower (250 mg and 500 mg) doses of the drug.
Lower doses of acetazolamide have been shown to be effective in preventing acute mountain sickness, and data extracted from the included studies indicate that acetazolamide 750 mg is associated with a higher risk of adverse effects (paraesthesia, polyuria, rash, and dysgeusia). People who are particularly eager to avoid acute mountain sickness might still prefer the higher dose of acetazolamide (750 mg) as the number needed to treat for this subgroup was 3 compared with 6 for the 250 mg dose and 7 for the 500 mg dose. Nevertheless, when prescribing this drug clinicians should consider the association between higher doses of acetazolamide and the increased risk of adverse effects, particularly paraesthesia.
Future research and unanswered questions
This review provides a definitive answer to a much discussed and disputed subject of the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness. Future research should seek to report relevant outcomes thoroughly and consistently. To produce comparable data the starting and final altitudes should be clearly stated and should be the same for all study participants. The rate and duration of ascent and total length of journey should be reported to allow further analysis of the relation between ascent rate and dose specific efficacy of acetazolamide. Future research that assesses participants for acute mountain sickness or seeks to diagnose acute mountain sickness among participants should use a validated and widely implemented diagnostic tool. We recommend that studies use the Lake Louise scoring system to ensure consistency and improve the future comparison of study data.
A high proportion of trials in the current literature enrol participants at altitudes above 3000 m, which has the risk of partial acclimatisation of participants at the time of enrolment. A large trial, assessing the efficacy of acetazolamide and recruiting participants from low altitudes would be valuable to tackle the lack of data currently available in this area.
Previous trials assessing the efficacy of acetazolamide for prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness primarily recruited mountaineering enthusiasts. With increasing numbers of the general population now ascending to high altitudes, a study recruiting participants from this population may provide more relevant information for prescribing acetazolamide in primary care settings.
It is unclear from the literature whether acetazolamide is effective in preventing acute mountain sickness during rapid ascent to altitude such as flying to high altitudes from sea level, or during emergency rescue at high altitudes. Two small studies have indicated that acetazolamide 500 mg and 750 mg have some efficacy for preventing or reducing acute mountain sickness during rapid ascent to altitude. One study assessed acetazolamide 750 mg daily during rapid ascent (sea level to 4394 m) in 33.5 hours on average,28 and another34 assessed acetazolamide 500 mg daily during rapid ascent to altitude (sea level to 3630 m) in just over 24 hours. A study assessing the efficacy of different doses of acetazolamide during rapid ascent to altitude would be useful.
Our systematic review and meta-analysis provides evidence that acetazolamide at doses of 250 mg, 500 mg, and 750 mg daily are all effective in preventing acute mountain sickness at high altitudes. Acetazolamide 250 mg daily was the lowest effective dose for which evidence exists.
What is already known on this topic
Acute mountain sickness is commonly encountered at high altitudes
A systematic review from 2000 showed that acetazolamide 750 mg was effective in preventing acute mountain sickness
What this study adds
This systematic review found that acetazolamide 250 mg and 500 mg daily are also effective in preventing acute mountain sickness
Acetazolamide 250 mg daily was the lowest dose with evidence on effectiveness in preventing acute mountain sickness
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e6779
Contributors: EVL designed and implemented the literature search, designed the data extraction tool, extracted the data, completed the data analysis, and drafted and revised the manuscript. EVL is guarantor. AJA designed and supervised the literature search and data extraction and drafted and revised the paper. VG implemented the literature search and data extraction and revised the manuscript. AS monitored the data extraction and designed and implemented the risk of bias and qualitative analysis. MPWG designed the literature search and study methods and reviewed the manuscript.
Funding: EVL and VG have received funding from the University of Nottingham to complete the study. No other funding was received for this study.
Competing interests: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available on request from the corresponding author) and declare: EVL and VG had support from the University of Nottingham for the submitted work; no financial relationships with any organisations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous three years; no other relationships or activities that influenced the submitted work.
Ethical approval: Not required.
Data sharing: No additional data available.
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What is a motor easy definition?
A motor is a device that changes a form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. The generator may be driven by a motor connected to the electricity supply.
What is the full meaning of motor?
Full form of motor. A motor is an electrical device which converts – electrical energy into mechanical energy. MOTOR according to my opinion could have a full form “Mechanical Orbiting and Transforming Ongoing Resource”
How or what is a motor?
A machine that uses energy, such as electric or chemical energy (as from burning a fuel), to produce mechanical motion. … Motor is defined as something having to do with muscular movement. An example of motor is being able to move your arms up and down, to have motor skills.
What is the difference between an engine and a motor?
“People use both interchangeably, but the difference is that motors run on electricity and engines run on combustion. The engine converts various forms of fuels into mechanical force, while the motor transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy.”
What does motor mean science?
motor. (Science: neurology, physiology) A muscle, nerve or centre that effects or produces movement.
In what two general ways are motors classified?
The electric motor is mainly classified into two types. They are the AC motor and the DC motor. The AC motor takes alternating current as an input, whereas the DC motor takes direct current.
What does motor mean in psychology?
adj. involving, producing, or referring to muscular movements.
What is motor in electrical engineering?
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor’s magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate force in the form of torque applied on the motor’s shaft.
What is the function of a motor?
is an umbrella term used to describe any activity or movement which is completed due to the use of motor neurons. MOTOR FUNCTION: “Motor function is the basic understanding of movement or activity through the use of motor neurons.”
Why are engines called Motors?
“Motor” is rooted in the Classical Latin movere, “to move.” It first referred to propulsive force, and later, to the person or device that moved something or caused movement. “As the word came through French into English, it was used in the sense of ‘initiator,’” says Fuller.
Does a boat have a motor or an engine?
A motorboat has one or more engines that propel the vessel over the top of the water. Boat engines vary in shape, size, and type. Engines are installed either inboard or outboard. Inboard engines are part of the boat construction, while outboard engines are secured to the transom and hang off the back of the boat.
Is a gas engine a motor?
Motor is defined as any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion such as a small compact engine, a gasoline engine, or a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Do cars have motors or engines?
A motor is a subset of engines that produce motion as the mechanical work. So all motors are engines but not all engines are motors. Sometimes they are used interchangeable eg. rocket engine and rocket motor.
Is an alternator a motor?
The humble automotive alternator hides an interesting secret. Known as the part that converts power from internal combustion into the electricity needed to run everything else, they can also themselves be used as an electric motor.
Do electric cars have an engine?
All-electric vehicles (EVs), also referred to as battery electric vehicles, have an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. … Because it runs on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components, such as a fuel pump, fuel line, or fuel tank. | <urn:uuid:010a305b-a636-4956-a928-c09b40c761fb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dannybeckchevy.com/auto-parts/what-defines-a-motor.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.938779 | 837 | 3.265625 | 3 |
President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday launched the Shs 1.9 billion school furniture project that will see jua kali artisans supply 650,000 locally assembled desks.
Besides equipping secondary and primary schools, the project which is part of the Government’s post-Covid-19 economic stimulus program, is aimed at boosting the jua kali sector.
Speaking during the launch at a furniture workshop in Umoja estate, Nairobi County, the President said the project is modeled on the ongoing Kazi Mtaani youth employment initiative.
“After Kazi Mtaani program, we have said instead of school desks being made by big companies, we give our youth the opportunity to exercise their skills.
“We believe in individuals earning from their sweat and hence we decided to give our skilled youth the opportunity to earn decent livelihoods,” the President said.
The Head of State reiterated his commitment to continue improving the lives of all Kenyans by creating an enabling environment for hard working citizens to thrive.
“I don’t want to engage in empty politics of name-calling. Rather, I am working hard to ensure all Kenyans work and enjoy the fruits of their labour,” he said.
The President directed the ministries of education and interior to ensure that the project benefits artisans across the country.
“We want to ensure all our youth with skills are engaged so as to benefit from their sweat. This program is not for Nairobi alone but for all Kenyans who are skilled and are working in the jua kali sector,” he said.
He challenged local artisans to ensure they assemble and supply desks that meet the highest quality standards and advised project beneficiaries to form saving societies to grow their earnings from the project.
“Once you start this work encourage all young people to form SACCO’s where they can be putting their savings. You should not utilise every coin, it is wise for you to save for the future,” the President said.
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Yesterday I told you about the hidden risks of antibiotics — a notoriously overprescribed class of drugs.
But they’re hardly the only medications that doctors prescribe like they’re going out of style. It’s a problem I talk about a lot: The fact that doctors often seem to be acting in the best interests of drug companies, not patients, when they pull out their prescription pad.
Is that because doctors really don’t care about their patients? Of course not. But in an age of the 8-minute appointment, mounting paperwork requirements, and just not enough time in the day, even doctors are prone to take shortcuts.
One of those shortcuts is listening to the Big Pharma reps who show up at their offices and peddle their drugs. And sure, all the free gifts and meals the drug reps bring with them probably don’t hurt either.
But plenty of doctors would argue that even though, yes, they take those free gifts and meals, their decision-making isn’t influenced by drug reps.
Well, according to a new study, that’s just plain wrong.
In fact, the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that when teaching hospitals tightened the reins on drug reps, doctors don’t order as many of the drugs they’re promoting.
An editorial published with the research emphasized the fact that drug company promotions should not be the way doctors learn about drugs. Which shouldn’t be news to anyone, but let’s hope that this time the powers that be listen up and make some changes. | <urn:uuid:294c5ffa-c5f3-4aad-a3b5-620823488e0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.drpescatore.com/the-secret-to-getting-doctors-to-prescribe-less | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.953988 | 335 | 1.757813 | 2 |
I think it is time to press the pause button. It does not mean stop….. but I will come back to it later.
I mentioned the other day to someone that I am “new to blogging” and then I discovered that there are many friends and people who do not know what I am talking about.
So let’s start at the beginning, with a definition: A blog is a website where someone (like me) regularly records their thoughts or experiences or talks about a subject. Another definition: it is a journal or diary written for public viewing on a website and consisting typically of personal reflection, commentary on current events, etc. arranged chronologically.
The second question then came: are you making money or trying to make money or sell something by blogging, after all, money is the medium by which blog success is measured? My answer: the abovementioned two definitions do not add a money-making goal and for the time being I am blogging (i.e. sharing my thoughts and/or experiences) and hopefully it will be of value to the readers. One thing I can state, it is very challenging but also a pleasure to share my journey. I am still learning how to create opportunities for more people to subscribe to my blog and/or interact.
The third question came as a surprise at first and then I realised that it is a very good idea. I was asked to “pause, but not to stop.” Two reasons were given: firstly, to read the blogs and secondly to digest the content. I was reminded that I am dealing with very relevant subject matters, namely New year’s resolutions and personal development. Furthermore, it is about establishing new routines and thinking patterns and I was reminded that it takes dedication and time, and repetition to bring about any change.
It then struck me: maybe there are times in our lives where we all need to pause:
Sometimes you will come across events beyond your control that change the course of your life. Things happen, and life suddenly spirals out of control. So knowing that you can take a pause and continue later helps you reaffirm your faith and confidence in yourself. You can focus on other things that come up in priority.
Sometimes, you need to realize that everything you have done before matters. The things you have learned, the people you met, the experiences you’ve had. All of them count towards making you who you are. And stopping after failure is equivalent to throwing it all away. So don’t give up. Count your cards.. sum up your losses and move on!
Sometimes, taking a pause is a great strategy. It gives you time to reassess your coordinates and plan alternate strategies for an attack. And as a certain Carl Bard said: “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
Sometimes we must realise that time changes us – not in a weird mysterious way, but in a very gradual matter-of-fact way. And taking a pause will let you assimilate the changes in yourself and help you understand who you really are. What do you really want?
Pause is ceasing from busyness and activity to find stillness. To take stock of affairs and listen for the direction. It is recharging our batteries and setting new goals.
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The European Union has halted its plans to blacklist higher-level executives of Turkey’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), Reuters reported, citing four diplomats.
EU leaders in December proposed an asset freeze and travel ban in connection with Turkey’s unauthorized drilling activities in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean, although they did not identify specific individuals.
The EU also agreed to weigh in on tougher economic sanctions against Turkey at the March 25-26 summit. But Erdogan’s more constructive tone this year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s support for a more conciliatory approach, and the first direct talks between Turkey and Greece in five years have all helped to change the mood.
The new administration of US President Joe Biden has also called on Brussels not to impose sanctions at a time when Turkey, a NATO ally and an EU candidate country, appears to be more inclined to compromise, European and American diplomats said.
“Work has stopped on additional blacklistings of Turkish individuals, and we are not talking of economic sanctions anymore,” one EU diplomat said.
The second diplomat noted that the work did not start yet, and the third said that the diplomatic direction is a priority. The EU diplomatic service declined to comment.
Diplomats say a videoconference between Erdogan and the head of the European Commission on January 9, followed by personal talks between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the EU foreign policy chief and NATO secretary-general, marked a change in Turkish rhetoric.
In February 2020, the EU blacklisted two TPAO executives, including its Vice President Mehmet Ferruh Akalin. Following the December decision by EU leaders, the EU was supposed to impose sanctions on more board members, including TPAO chairman Melih Han Bilgin.
Ankara denies any wrongdoing and considers the proposed sanctions biased and unfair. Greece and Cyprus, firmly supported by France, wanted to punish Turkey for oil and gas exploration by Turkish ships in disputed waters. The EU also accuses Erdogan of destroying democracy and independent courts and media. But Merkel, who is expected to step down later this year, supported an approach that prioritizes EU investments in Turkey, with Macron and Greece joining her, diplomats said.
The EU leaders’ report on relations with Turkey, which was originally supposed to list differences over energy, human rights, and migration issues, will now be neutral in tone, they said. A Turkish prosecutor’s request to ban the pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party is unlikely to revive any talk of sanctions, although the EU could discuss it, one diplomat added.
Erdogan’s foreign policy adviser Ibrahim Kalin met with French and German political advisers in Ankara last week. It is also expected that on Friday Erdogan will hold a videoconference with the heads of the EU Council and the EC.
Ankara wants progress on Turkey’s visa-free travel rights to the EU, renewal of its trade agreement, and recognition of its hydrocarbon claims.
The EU is also expected to provide new funds from 2022 for the 4 million refugees that Turkey is hosting. The warmer sentiment, however, does not mean something has been decided, EU diplomats said, adding that Turkey must meet the required goals to make progress.
The EU’s top foreign affairs official for Turkey, Angelina Eichhorst, said the bloc needed to manage Ankara’s expectations.
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Beyond international trade, SEA as a bloc is also known for a growing digital economy, competitive wages and a skilled workforce. These advantages have made the region an attractive proposition for businesses looking to develop and test new products while expanding their Asia footprint.
Supporting this, efforts are being made to digitalise and enhance the strengths of individual countries in manufacturing, trade and innovation, as a way to raise the capabilities of the entire bloc.
Digital trade, Industry 4.06 and new economy sectors are among the areas that have been targeted in SEA’s consolidated digital strategy.7 Increasing regional connectivity is a key goal in this regard, with the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap8 laying out a framework for the implementation of measures such as interoperable cross-border payments within SEA as well as a digital economy integration framework.9
SEA’s digital development is also positioning it favourably amongst other trading blocs. HSBC’s Navigator research found that respondents see SEA as the most attractive region for expansion compared to both established regions such as the European Union and growing blocs such as the Union of South American Nations and African Union. This view was most common with business leaders, with around 70% consistently favouring SEA over each of the other blocs.
On the country level, respondents highlighted a variety of key advantages across SEA, including a skilled workforce in Vietnam, growing digital economy in Cambodia and a sizable market to scale quickly in Indonesia, among others.10
To capture these opportunities, companies will benefit from a financial partner that offers digitally enabled products designed to make business easier. HSBC for example has developed a single interface for overseeing payment collections as well as enabled the real-time management of overseas transactions and the movement of funds. Firms in SEA are adopting these tools to simplify their treasury functions, as was the case with a pharmaceutical company in the Philippines who worked with HSBC to centralise its accounts and processes for more efficient management of its payments, collections and liquidity positions.
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Day 16 of Write 31 Days. Today’s word prompt is “avoid.”
Avoid=“keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).”
There are things, people, and places we sometimes avoid in the world. Yet God calls us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. I’m reminded how the night before his crucifixion and death, he prayed to the disciples “that they all shall be one” knowing full well that Judas was about to betray him and Peter was about to deny him.
Yet there are people some must avoid. I think of my friends who have been in abusive relationships. The best thing they can do for their health is to avoid or stay away from their former relationship especially when that person hurt them.
I try not to avoid people. But sometimes when I’ve been hurt, it’s hard to not avoid others. I’m trying to be the better person. I need to treat all as the child of God, God created them to be! But that doesn’t always mean that I shouldn’t avoid them. | <urn:uuid:b5bdde88-79b3-4b3f-85a8-18ec24c863dd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://prayingontheprairie.net/avoid/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.980197 | 236 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Weather greatly affects activity levels for all game animals, including whitetails. Bowhunters who closely study forecasts can better predict which days and times deer will be most active, which boosts your odds of success.
Let’s discuss how certain weather conditions affect deer and deer hunting.
Wide, wild temperature swings often halt daytime deer activity. That’s especially true during extreme heat, which makes an already nocturnal animal even more of a night owl as it shifts its activities to cool evenings. However, even during summer, deer still follow an evening feeding pattern if temperatures remain near average. When summer temperatures dip below average, deer activity increases. Likewise, when those temps swing above average, deer activity declines.
Blizzards, heavy rains, high winds and other weather extremes also hinder deer activity. Such conditions often force whitetails to seek cover, making bowhunting difficult. The impact of those extremes on deer, however, depend on where they occur. A day of 30- to 40-mph winds in the Southeast, for example, would likely hamper deer activity far more than the same high winds whipping the Western plains, where strong winds are common.
Weather extremes can also spur whitetail movements before and after each event, especially intense rains or snowfalls. Deer often feed heavily just before storm systems move in, and again after they break.
Cold Fronts Equal Activity
Whether temperatures drop from 98 to 76 or 47 to 20, deer activity will rise dramatically. Bowhunting around cold fronts brings consistent success, especially during September and October. A plunge into extreme cold, however, can stifle deer movements, but the shut-down temperature depends on the area you hunt and its average temperatures.
Pressure Plays a Role
Barometric pressure – aka atmospheric pressure – is a measurement of air pressure being applied to the Earth’s surface and everything on it. That pressure is measured with a barometer, a gauge that meteorologists use to forecast weather. Deer have built-in “barometers” that detect pressure changes most modern people can’t sense.
Low pressure generally produces clouds and precipitation, while high pressure usually means nice weather and clear skies. As high-pressure systems move in, the rising air pressure often triggers strong winds. Winds generally start calming as barometric pressures peak.
I’ve tracked data on barometric pressure for years to see how it affects whitetail movements. My findings support studies I’ve read that show higher deer activity during high pressure, and even more so when the barometer is rising and passing 30. By monitoring forecasts and pressure readings, you’ll better predict when whitetails are most active. You’ll likely document that high-pressure systems spur deer activity after storms and as cold fronts move in.
Whether you’ve been bowhunting several seasons or you’re preparing for your first hunt, you’ll enjoy more consistent success if you understand how weather affects deer activity. Use the information we covered here to get started, and then adapt those insights to your area’s weather forecasts to predict when deer activity is likely highest. No system is perfect, but the more accurately you match barometric readings to deer activity, the more consistently you’ll fill your tags. | <urn:uuid:63c1b9fd-360b-4c9f-a808-57c1d57289b3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bowhuntersunited.com/2017/10/26/weather-affects-deer-hunting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.929548 | 682 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Kinshasa – Yole Monlwa, 22, vividly remembers the day he heard a radio broadcast on the importance of testing for leprosy.
“At the time, I could not feel my hand, nor even move my fingers. I had had two ineffective treatments. I went with my parents to the hospital mentioned on the radio, and was told I had leprosy.”
After 14 months of treatment and a long isolation period to avoid infecting people around him, Monlwa is cured.
“I didn’t know this disease well,” he says from his house in Kalamu, a municipality of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I encourage people to seek information and get examined before their condition becomes worse.”
The young man is among over 4,000 leprosy cases detected last year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thanks to financial support of the Sasakawa Health Foundation, the detection of the disease has been strengthened in nine provinces where it is endemic. A total of 1075 additional cases have been diagnosed and treated, including 108 children.
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium leprae bacillus. It affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and the eyes. Early symptoms include discolored patches of skin that are painless and do not itch. A disability then develops over a few years, which explains why many people are diagnosed late.
Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes.
Sasakawa Foundation support helped train 720 community teams to conduct awareness-raising activities. In addition, 54 teams and 180 nurses from various health zones learned to identify early symptoms and examine community contact cases.
“We can raise awareness in churches, schools, markets, and in the streets with loudspeakers, as well as through community radio stations,” says Dr Florent Ngondu, Director of the programme for the elimination of leprosy at the Ministry of Health. “It has triggered not only a surge of presumed cases among which leprosy has been detected, but also cases of scabies, mycosis, vitiligo and other skin afflictions.”
Other tropical neglected diseases were also detected, including 93 cases of yaws and 45 suspected cases of Buruli ulcer.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, “the national programme for the elimination of leprosy is integrated into the activities of health facilities,” says Dr Ngondu. “Health workers and community members who took part in testing activities will be able to continue detecting and guiding suspected cases, as well as to treat and monitor patients.”
In the African region, 46 countries have eliminated leprosy as a public health problem, and the number of new detected cases has decreased from 52,767 in 2000 to 17,887 in 2020 – a 66% decrease.
“Sasakawa Foundation’s invaluable support is part of the WHO global leprosy strategy 2021-2030, which aims to reach zero infection and disease, zero disability, zero stigma and discrimination,” says Dr Amédée-Prosper Djiguimde, WHO representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “We must now sustain these good results in order to spare everyone from suffering from leprosy.” | <urn:uuid:6ebc5b44-80a4-4142-bca1-91ee871da23e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://evonmedia.org/better-testing-boosts-leprosy-response-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.962549 | 729 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Oritis or Oreites Forest is a forest(s) located in Pafos, Cyprus. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 348 metres. It surrounded by the villages of Archmandrita, Fasoula, Souskiou and Kouklia.
The Enclosure of Agios Neophytos is on the edge of Oreites Forest, above Kouklia.
The Oreites Wind Farm is located here.
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Every cat parent knows the feeling of getting clawed by their kitties, but why do cat scratches sting?
Whether it’s a kitten or an adult cat, those playful scratches can really hurt.
So today, I want you to join me as I delve into why!
Let’s get started!
ALSO READ: Why Do Cats Scratch Blankets?
5 Reasons That Cat Scratches Sting
While a scratch from a dog can leave a swollen wound, there is something more visceral about those kitty claw marks and the way that they sting.
Why exactly is it that our furry feline friends are capable of administering such a shocking shank to our skin every time their claws merely graze us?
Reason 1 – Sharp Claws
Cat claws are a lot sharper than you may think. That means that the scratches they leave on your skin cover a lot less surface area.
Usually, the injury just hurts when one gets a big gash, like a scratch from working with tools or kitchen utensils.
That is because more nerves are triggered, and a more general pain signal is sent to your brain.
A cat’s scratch is more like a paper cut, and the fine cut sends a specific signal to your brain: stinging pain.
Reason 2 – No Blood
One of the reasons that these shallow, fine cuts sting is that they aren’t deep enough to draw blood .
When your nerves are exposed to direct oxygen, the pain is worse than having blood acting as a buffer.
Reason 3 – Soft or Thin Skin
Sometimes your cat will scratch more sensitive skin.
The most common scratches on sensitive skin occur in the wrist area. This is because the skin in these areas is thinner, and the veins are finer.
You will usually find that this kind of scratch bleeds in droplets along the line of the scratch.
But, unfortunately, that does little to protect the nerves from direct contact with the air.
Reason 4 – Skin sensitivity
If you suffer from any skin sensitivities or allergies, your kitty’s scratch will likely sting a lot more.
This is because people suffering from skin allergies also have a heightened inflammation response .
That means that your body will send histamines to scratch, causing it to ‘inflame’ or swell.
The response leads to increased pain and a high likelihood of an allergic response such as a rash.
Reason 5 – Dirty Paws
I often marvel at my cats’ grooming routines.
It is no wonder that we pet parents think of our cats as clean animals. And for the most part, they are very clean.
However, their paws may carry dirt from the places that our cats explore.
It is easy to understand when you think about how hard it would be to keep your feet clean if you went everywhere barefoot.
Dirt can enter a scratch, which can lead to more stinging pain as your body initiates an immune response to target the foreign matter.
READ MORE: Do Cats Like Blankets on Them?
Why do cats scratch?
Cats usually scratch as a part of their play , but it can also be a defensive response if a cat feels threatened.
If your cat scratches you, it is most likely the consequence of a bit of kitty’ rough housing’.
Related: Why Cats Paw Smooth Surfaces?
How Should I Take Care Of Cat Scratches?
Any injury can become serious if it isn’t tended to properly, and this is all the more so for open wounds.
Cat scratches aren’t only s stinger, they can also lead to some serious health concerns.
Is It Serious?
No matter how clean your cat is, you should always treat scratches immediately. Even a house can carry bacteria on its nails.
Cats do not focus heavily on cleaning their nails when they groom themselves.
Even the smallest scratch warrants cleaning and disinfecting.
Cats are also carriers of certain bacteria and viruses. Some of these bacteria and viruses are transmissible to humans.
These infections include things like CSD or cat scratch disease. CSD is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae bacteria.
Kittens are the most likely carriers, but all cats, tame and feral, can carry the bacteria if exposed to fleas.
CSD can have some serious symptoms. As of writing, there have been no fatalities linked to CSD, but the infection can lead to severe fever requiring hospitalization .
In addition, immunocompromised people are particularly susceptible to infection.
Other possible infections include Staphylococcus aureus, campylobacter infection, and Pasteurella bacteria.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most dangerous of the Staphylococcus infections. It can lead to toxic shock syndrome, pneumonia, and bloodstream infections.
Staphylococcus infections have a mortality rate of 80% if left untreated.
Pasteurella bacteria can lead to serious, rapid-spreading skin conditions, including boils and cyst-like bumps.
It is the most common infection in humans who have suffered a dog or cat bite.
What To Do
PetMD recommends the following steps:
- Immediately disinfect the area with a strong antibacterial liquid.
- The kind of ethanol-based hand sanitizer we have all become accustomed to will do in a pinch.
- Next, you should apply a topical antibiotic cream to the affected area.
- If the scratch is bleeding, apply direct pressure.
- Once you have gently rubbed the cream into the scratch, cover the area with gauze, securing the gauze with a clean bandage.
Suppose you feel the slightest suspicion that the wound might be infected, watch this helpful video on what to do next.
In that case, I recommend that you visit the emergency room immediately.
There they will treat the wound, and the doctor will prescribe antibiotics and antihistamines.
They may also administer a shot if the doctor feels it is needed.
That can include both a tetanus shot and a rabies shot.
You need to keep the scratch wound clean and administer the treatment exactly as your doctor prescribed.
If signs of infection persist, such as redness or swelling, return to the emergency room for further treatment.
Do cat nails have poison?
No, cat nails are not poisonous. There is virtually no risk of being poisoned by your cat scratching you unless the cat has somehow come into contact with a poisonous substance.
Can you get sick from cat scratch?
Yes, cats can transfer infectious bacteria when they scratch you. Some of these bacteria can lead to serious illness and even death if not treated.
Cat scratches tend to sting because they don’t draw blood.
The fine scratches inflicted by their sharp claws are more like a paper cut, and the lack of blood leaves your nerves exposed to direct contact with the air.
Cats carry bacteria that can be transmitted to humans. Some of these bacteria can cause life-threatening infections.
Therefore, you must treat cat scratches immediately. Should you suspect an infection, seek emergency medical care.
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Through the arrangement of restrictive programming. Beginning online items have zeroed in on close to home banking through the arrangement of restrictive programming has been focused at the business/corporate area. Most Australian-possessed banks and some unfamiliar auxiliaries of banks have conditional or intelligent sites bmo bank of montreal online banking . Web-based financial administrations range from FIs’ sites giving data on monetary items to empowering accounts of the board and monetary exchanges. Client administrations offered online incorporate account checking (electronic articulations, constant record adjusts), account the board (charge installments, reserves moves, applying for items on-line) and monetary exchanges (protections exchanging, unfamiliar cash exchanges). Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) is at the beginning phase. Highlights offered in restrictive programming items (empowering business and partnership clients to interface with the monetary establishments (through dial-up/rented line/extranet) incorporate record revealing, improved compromise, direct installments, finance usefulness, and assets move between accounts held at their own or different banks.
Electronic activities for Banking
Aside from shutting installment frameworks (including a solitary installment supplier), Internet banking and web-based business exchanges in Australia are led utilizing long-standing installment instruments and are cleared and settled through the existing clearing and settlement framework. Banks depend on outsider merchants or are associated with outside suppliers for a scope of items and services including e-banking. For the most part, there are no ‘virtual’ banks authorized to operate in Australia. The Electronic Transactions Act, 1999 gives conviction about the legitimate status of electronic exchanges and takes into account Australians to utilize the Internet to give Ward Departments and offices with reports which have the equivalent legal status as conventional administrative work. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is the Australian controller with obligation regarding buyer aspects of banking, protection, and superannuation, and accordingly, it is liable for developing policy on purchaser assurance issues identifying with the Internet and web-based business. ASICcurrently has a draft proposal to extend the current Electronic Funds Transfer Code of Conduct (a willful code that manages exchanges started utilizing a card and a PIN)to cover all types of purchaser advancements, including putting away worth cards and other new electronic installment items. Australia’s enemy of tax evasion controller is the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC).
Obligation regarding prudential administrative issues lies with the Australian PrudentialRegulation Authority (APRA). APRA doesn’t have any Internet explicit legislation, regulations, or strategy, and banks are required to agree with the setup legislation and prudential principles. APRA’s way to deal with the management of e-commerce activities, similar to the items and administrations themselves, is at a beginning phase is still developing. APRA’s methodology is to visit organizations to talk about their Internet banking initiatives. Be that as it may, APRA is attempted a review of web-based business exercises of all controlled monetary establishments. The developing dependence on outsider or outside providers of e-banking is a territory on which APRA is progressively centering. Significant banks offer Internet banking administration to clients, work as a division of the bank instead of as a different legitimate element. Hold Bank of New Zealand applies a similar way to deal with the guideline of both Web banking exercises and customary financial exercises. There are in any case, banking management guidelines that apply just to Internet banking. Oversight is in light of public divulgence of data as opposed to using of point by point prudential rules. These divulgence rules apply to the Internet banking movement moreover. | <urn:uuid:44a64c89-34cb-4b40-a1dc-f863f7e8b162> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.dfwcfug.org/web-banking-in-australia-is-offered-in-two-structures-on-online/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.929635 | 735 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Sea Ganoderma is a local specialty native to Inazuma, but it has roots in Enkanomiya. The strange fungus-like plant lives in bodies of water and is commonly found along shorelines and slightly further into the ocean. It's mainly used as an Ascension material for characters, including Kaedehara Kazuha and Yae Miko.
All Sea Ganoderma Locations in Genshin Impact
As a nation surrounded by plenty of water, Sea Ganoderma are everywhere in Inazuma. They're easiest to farm for on Kannazuka, where they're clustered in large groups that aren't too far apart. However, some Sea Ganodermas live slightly further into the water, so you may have to swim or use water sprinters like Mona and Ayaka to get to them. Below are the locations of all Sea Ganodermas in Genshin Impact, divided across Inazuma's primary areas.
Where you can buy Sea Ganoderma in Genshin Impact
You can purchase Sea Ganoderma from Obata, a Fisherman based in Ritou in Inazuma. You can find his stall by teleporting to the leftmost Teleport Waypoint in Ritou—his stall is in front of the first house on the wharf. Obata stocks x5 Sea Ganoderma for 1,000 Mora each and replenishes his supply every three days.
How to grow Sea Ganoderma in your Genshin Impact Serenitea Pot
You can plant and grow Sea Ganoderma on A Path of Value: Orderly Meadow in the Serenitea Pot. You can purchase seeds from the Realm Depot or obtain them by picking up Sea Ganoderma while equipped with the Seed Dispensary Gadget. You can plant four Sea Ganodermas at a time, and they will be ready to harvest in two days and 22 hours.
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District court refused to enforce €2 million French copyright infringement award, finding it “repugnant to U.S. policy” after determining that infringing work was fair use under U.S. law.
In 1932, Pablo Picasso’s friend compiled and published a series of photographs of Picasso’s artwork in the Zervos Catalogue. In 1979, Yves Sicre de Fontbrune acquired the rights to the Zervos Catalogue, which included roughly 16,000 photographs of Picasso’s art. In 1995, defendant Wofsy began to publish a series of books reproducing Picasso’s art, called The Picasso Project. In 1996, after discovering defendants’ books, de Fontbrune sued defendants for copyright infringement in France. While he lost at the lower court level, French appeals court, the Cour d’Appel de Paris, found in favor of plaintiff on Sept. 26, 2001,and awarded relief in the form of an “astreinte” of 10,000 francs per violation. An astreinte is a French legal remedy that subjects wrongdoers to damages for further acts of infringement. Approximately 10 years later, plaintiff sought to enforce this astreinte before the enforcement judge of the French trial court, the Tribunal de Grand Instance de Paris. On Jan. 10, 2012, plaintiffs were awarded €2 million against defendants. Plaintiff then sought recognition of this judgment in California through California’s Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act—Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Sections 1713 – 1725.
Plaintiff initially sought enforcement of the French judgment in state court (the Superior Court of Alameda County), but defendants removed the case to federal court (the Northern District of California, San Jose Division). The court granted defendants’ initial motion to dismiss, finding that the astreinte was a “fine or other penalty” under the statute and therefore not appropriate for recognition under the Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act. De Fontbrune appealed the order, and the Ninth Circuit, finding that the astreinte was not a fine or other penalty, vacated the dismissal order, reversed and remanded. While on appeal, de Fontbrune died, but his wife and children continued to pursue judgment enforcement as his successors in interest.
Rejecting defendants’ seven other arguments for why the French judgment should not be enforced, the court in December 2018 found that the French judgment “is repugnant to public policy” and granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, refusing to recognize the judgment. The Recognition Act provides that a court is not required to recognize a foreign judgment when “[t]he judgment or the cause of action or claim for relief on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state or of the United States.” Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Section 1716(c)(3). The court adopted defendants’ argument that the French judgment is repugnant to public policy because “it conflicts with the fair use doctrine.” The court reasoned that because defendants’ books are “intended for libraries, academic institutions, art collectors, and auction houses, it falls within the exemplary uses named in the preamble of Section 107 of the Copyright Act.” The court found the first fair use factor “weighs strongly in favor of fair use.” The court also found that the third fair use factor, “the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole,” weighs in favor of fair use because only 1,492 of the roughly 16,000 photographs in the Zervos Catalogue were used by defendants. Finally the court found that the fourth fair use factor weighs in favor of fair use because “no reasonable fact finder could conclude that The Picasso Project and the Zervos Catalogue compete” given the difference in price points ($2,000 – $3,000 versus $20,000 – $100,000, respectively) and intended points of sale (libraries, academic institutions, art collectors and auction houses, versus a “niche market”). Finding three of the four fair use factors in favor of fair use, the court concluded that books intended for libraries, academic institutions, art collectors and auction houses “promote criticism, teaching, scholarship, and research—the very reason the fair use doctrine exists.”
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Deadliest fires in Memphis history
Monday's fire in South Memphis that claimed the lives of nine people is among the deadliest fires in Memphis history.
Here's a look at other deadly Memphis fires:
2008: Seven people were killed in a predawn fire at a rental property at 862 Baltimore in Orange Mound. The victims were 38-year-old Melissa Poole, four of her children, a niece and a nephew. A definitive cause of the fire could not be determined because of extensive damage, but investigators found "apparent deficiencies" with the electrical components at the property.
1944: Seven people were killed when a twin-engine Liberator plane crashed near Poplar and Cleveland. An assistant fire chief, Clarence Baugh, told media "the fire was everywhere." Four people on the ground and three from the plane were killed. A baseball game between the Memphis Fire Department and Navy Millington shore patrol was starting when players saw the plane plummet and rushed to the scene.
1929: A fire at the Memphis Settlement Home orphanage at 366 Driver Street killed eight children. Without having fire drills, it was believed the victims went upstairs in a panic. More than 80 children and staff escaped to the street.
1921: Ten people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion involving a railroad tank car carrying thousands of gallons of a gasoline mixture near Front and Mill Ave. A problem occurred with a valve on a tank car during off loading. The explosion sent fuel 50 feet in the air, destroyed homes and set buildings on fire.
1864: Sixteen people sleeping above Specht's Bakery on Madison near Main died after a fire broke out Christmas Eve.
Source: Fire Museum of Memphis, Joe V. Lowry, William Novarese, Commercial Appeal archives
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Last week, The Huffington Post noted that, absent a strong intervention by President Donald Trump himself, his team is taking a pretty lackadaisical attitude to Common Core so far:
During the campaign and in the weeks following his election, Trump’s pledge to end the Common Core, a set of education goals that has stirred controversy on both sides of the aisle, became a popular refrain, often greeted by thunderous applause. But since taking office, the president seems to have dropped the topic, anti-Common Core activists say.
I decided to check back in with Heather Crossin, one of the two pioneering Common Core activist moms I interviewed for National Review back in May 2013. Almost four years later — after the election of a new president who has promised to end Common Core, a Common Core brand that has become a serious political liability for members of both parties, and an alleged vote to remove Common Core from Indiana schools — how has the education landscape changed in her neck of the woods?
“Nothing has changed,” Heather Crossin told me. “Our schools are using the same Common Core textbooks and materials, and our state assessment is still aligned to Common Core.” Instead of ending Common Core and bringing back Indiana’s excellent state standards, legislators merely rebranded the effort. Meanwhile, student achievement in Indiana as measured by test scores is plunging.
She called Trump “a little slow out of the gate” on Common Core. “So far, the appointments he has made to the Department of Education are concerning, as many of them have a history of supporting Common Core and favor an active federal role in education. My hope is that he will become aware of this, make the necessary changes, and fulfill his campaign promises.”
I hope so, too. But what would that mean exactly, given that the push by the federal government to adopt Common Core has already happened, and the federal government doesn’t control states’ standards directly? Like many anti-Common Core activists, she sees Betsy DeVos’ appointment to head the Department of Education as problematic, given DeVos’ strong early support for Common Core and her mistaken assessment that Common Core has already been repealed. As The Huffington Post pointed out: “DeVos has indicated that she is essentially powerless over the issue, telling a Detroit radio host that a new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, ‘essentially does away with the notion of a Common Core.'”
School choice advocates (including DeVos) still do not seem to deeply understand that federal control over the curriculum through standards and assessments obviates the prime benefits of choice in education. As Terri Sasseville, another Common Core mom/activist told The Huffington Post, “Unless we can get Common Core out of the school, school choice is going to change nothing but the location of where you can get your bad Common Core instruction.”
What can Trump do? Crossin says Trump can do several things to reassure voters like her who relied on his promise to end Common Core, including: appoint a deputy secretary whose opposition to Common Core is well-known, well-founded, and pre-dates wanting to be a Trump appointee; push legislation to remove the federal control over standards and assessments embedded in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed during the Obama years; and pursue new legislation protecting child and family privacy in any public school testing.
As American Principles Project’s president Frank Cannon put it: “I’d hate to see the Trump promise be really an obfuscation with the elimination of the words ‘Common Core’ without a true delegation to states and local government for the control of content.”
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The evolution of technology and cyber security has to a significant extent resulted in both employees and individuals in their private capacity not being subjected to training in cyber security fundamentals. Given the pervasion of electronic and digital technology in both the professional and public lives of individuals around the world, it is surprising to note that cyber security is still largely seen as the responsibility of the dedicated and somewhat recluse Information Technology (IT) Department.
The IT landscape has shifted dramatically in the past five years leading to both corporate and commercial enterprises exploring new models for technology, such as cloud computing and mobility. The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is further leading to technology increasingly being utilised and incorporated as a strategic endeavour that can directly accelerate growth.
However, it not solely business interests that are expanding – the abundance and sophistication of hackers, combined with greater reliance on interconnected applications, devices and systems (also referred to as the Internet of Things), is fostering the demand of creation of a cyber-security environment to evolve like never before.
Cyber-attacks do not only result in damage to data infrastructure and integrity, but can also result in reputational damage to an organisation resulting in a loss in business confidence and even result in financial damage.
At the same time, a penetrative data breach can further lead to the disclosure of confidential customer information.
Perhaps more threatening and striking prevalent to the operation and sustainability of corporate, commercial, government and individual cyber security is the pervasiveness of both witting insider threats and unwitting human error. The prevalence and diversity of threats makes it imperative that organisations timeously and proactively assess employees to identify abnormal behaviours and patterns of suspicious activity.
In terms of witting insider threats, employees may be coerced or threatened to disclose sensitive information or to deploy a logic bomb or contract workers may do the same to guarantee further employment. Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations found that 34% of all breaches in 2018 were caused by employees themselves, a gradual, yet significant increase from 25% in 2016 and 28% in 2017.
On the other end of the spectrum, unwitting human error by non-IT personnel are just as harrowing. Two months following the widely propagated WannaCry ransomware epidemic and vulnerabilities had been patched with an update from Microsoft; a significant number of companies around the world still had not updated their systems. Unwitting human error are further encapsulated by acts of user misuse or mistakes.
Hackers and cyber criminals are further known to utilise means of social engineering by deceiving end-users to divulge sensitive information, which even through hours of training and intellect, even the most seasoned of employees fall victim to.
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Tuesday, March 20th marks the official first day of spring, and with warmer weather and more daylight comes the desire to start spring cleaning. In the office, one of the easiest ways to do that is also one of the most overlooked: cleaning and organizing the desktop of our computer.
Beyond the aesthetic value of actually being able to see your home screen wallpaper and find that file you’re looking for, a clean desktop can also improve computing performance, too. Older versions of Windows included a Desktop Cleanup Wizard. This ran as an automatically scheduled task, moving files or program shortcuts that had not been opened for 60 days to a separate directory. Predictably, this rankled many users, who were often left confused when desktop files or shortcuts suddenly disappeared.
Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 integrated this desktop cleanup function into the System Maintenance Wizard, but a number of easy-to-follow tricks and free apps can also do the trick. See below for our favorite suggestions:
1) Looking to rearrange things but keep files and shortcuts easily accessible?
This is the easiest fix, either by manually deleting all shortcuts and consolidating documents into a folder or choosing between various Sort By options. Right-click your desktop, choose Sort By, and choose from options like Name, Size, Type, and Date Modified. Choosing the View option allows you to change icon size, Auto Arrange icons into vertical rows, or Align to Grid so that everything’s neat and tidy.
2) Look into free applications like RocketDock or Fences.
RocketDock, one of the most popular dock programs, comes with most icons that are default components of every Windows desktop. And Fences by Stardock allows users to group desktop icons by category. Both Windows-specific apps offer countless customization options, too.
3) Change the destination of downloaded files.
This one can be a double-edged sword — if files downloaded through your mail client or Internet browser don’t automatically land on your desktop, you might not be able to easily locate them. But if you do send them straight to your desktop and don’t keep up with the deluge, your desktop will quickly get swamped. The best compromise? Create a Downloads folder on your desktop and point files there for quick organization.
4) Go minimal and hide nearly everything on your desktop
Using a program launcher that points you to files and programs can give your desktop that fresh and clean look while still providing quick access to anything on your computer. You can even search Google with program launchers like Launchy.
5) If you use a Mac, follow these shortcuts to organize your desktop.
Organization is paramount on Macs, which feature handy, easily customizable docks. You can quickly group items on the desktop into folders by selecting all the items you want to group (click, press and hold Shift, then click the next item), Control-clicking one of the items, then choosing New Folder with Selection. You can change the alignment and organization of items on the desktop, as well, by clicking the desktop, choosing View > Clean Up, or Clean Up By, then selecting an option. Or, choose Sort By, then select an option. Under View > Show View Options, you can also change the size, spacing, and alignment of desktop items.
6) Give your computer screen an old-fashioned cleaning, as well.
Per hardware manufacturers like Apple, you can do this very easily: dampen either the cloth that came with your computer, or another clean, soft, lint-free cloth, with water only, and then wipe the screen. Don’t clean the screen of your computer with a cleaner containing acetone.
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John Smith was born at Voluntown (now Sterling) Windham Co. Ct. March 7th, 1749. He was the seventh son of Lemuel and Martha COIT Smith. As his father died when he was ten years old he probably lived with his stepfather Mr. Humphrey Avery at Poquetonock, 7 miles south east of Norwich, and 6 miles south west of Preston, until he went to college. He and his brother Isaac graduated from Princeton (then called the “College of New Jersey”) in 1770 when James Madison was attending. Founded by Presbyterians anxious to assure that educated ministers would fill the Pulpits of their rapidly increasing churches, he and his brother Isaac studied theology under Dr. Witherspoon, as the Seminary was not established till 1812. Witherspoon was the only ordained clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence, and for six years thereafter he was an active and influential member of the Continental Congress. Under President Witherspoon commencement took on a revolutionary flavor. In 1770, among other things, the entire graduating class wore American-made clothes.
John Smith became a Congregational minister, and on the 22nd of April 1772 he was settled at Dighton, Bristol Co. Mass. As assistant pastor to Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Fisher, with a settlement portion of 180 English pounds to be paid in 3 years, one third each year, and a salary of 75 English pounds per year. Mr. Fisher was allowed a salary of 26 English pounds. Mr. Fisher died five years later on Aug. 30th, 1777, aged 91.
July 8th, 1773, Rev. John Smith was married to Alice Andrews of Dighton by the aged pastor Mr. Fisher. They had 10 children, 8 sons and 2 daughters, the youngest born in 1797.45
The Dighton Company was organized in the winter of 1788 to purchase two townships of land in Ontario County, New York in the present towns of Richmond and Bristol, (named after Bristol Co. Mass.) west of Lake Canandaigua. The land conveyed was actually about 2 ½ townships, a tract of about 6 miles by 15, or about 90 square miles, approximately 60,000 acres. (Turners book says 46,020 acres). The title was taken for the company in the names of Calvin Jacobs and John Smith. In 1789 John Smith and others went to the new purchase by the Susquehanna route. On their arrival at Canandaigua, Smith preached the first sermon there, and the first in all the Genesee country save those by Indian missionaries and by the chaplain at Fort Niagara and at Brant’s Indian church at Lewiston.46
April 4, 1801 John Smith tendered his resignation as minister of the Dighton church and moved to Canandaigua the same year. After this he accepted no permanent pastorate, but served the rest of his life, traveling from place to place, as a missionary of the church. Shortly after his arrival at Canandaigua, and by his advice, a number of settlers from different parts of the Genesee country, who had been members of the churches of the Eastern States, met at Canandaigua and were organized as a church by Mr. Smith and celebrated the Lord’s Supper. The organization was not permanent, apparently having been made because it was supposed by them that the Lord’s Supper could not lawfully be celebrated otherwise. The members of the church were few and widely scattered, and could not conveniently come together every week for religious services. Indeed it does not appear that they ever met again.47 48
We find the name of John Smith as a member of the church at Bristol about nine miles southwest of Canandaigua, and nearly the geographical center at the Dighton Company’s purchase, so that it seems probable that it was here that he established a permanent church.48 He also gave a deed of 6,000 acres of land to found a seminary of learning at Canandaigua.49
John Smith, however soon moved from Bristol for we find him, before 1805 preaching at Painted Post, in Steuben County, New York, about 50 miles east of Bristol, and at the village of Newtown (now Elmira) about 15 miles farther east.50 He must have remained some years in this vicinity for his wife Alice ANDREWS
Smith died at Elmira July 14, 1811, 53 years old.51
It is probable that most of the children were by this time provided by him with property of their own, and that many of them were already married and settled in their own homes. At the death of their mother but two of them, Benjamin and Thomas were children, 17 and 14 years. The youngest daughter, Martha, was 20 years old and possibly already married.
The Rev. John Smith now began to cover a wider field in his missionary work. We next hear of him in him in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, 30 or 40 miles further south where he stayed until 1812, and the following year in Kentucky, where he was a member of the State Synod in 1813.52 Of his labors in Kentucky we know nothing save that he lived for a time in Nelson county, about 100 miles southwest of Cincinnati and near the center of the state. He died in Kentucky in 1820, 71 years old.53
The gravestone transcriptions found on the wonderful “Tri-County” site states he died in 1817 at 68 years old, viewable at:
Children of Rev. John Smith and Alice ANDREWS Smith, all born in Dighton, Massachusetts.54
i. John Smith born October 31, 1774 Monday 1 o’clock A.M.
ii. Joseph Coit Smith born February 3, 1777 Thursday 6 o’clock P.M.
iii. Alice Smith born May 30, 1779 Sabbath 5 A.M.
iv. Elkanah Smith born June 10, 1781 Monday 11 P.M.
Elkanahs Gravesite transcription can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/cemb/oakhil20.htm
v. Henry Smith born December 10, 1783 Thursday 10 P.M.
vi. Francis Smith born January 17, 1786 Monday 4 P.M.
vii. Lemuel Smith born May 25, 1788 Sabbath 4 P.M.
viii. Martha Smith born June 27, 1791 Sabbath A.M.
ix. Benjamin Smith born April 20, 1794 12 M.
x. Thomas Andrews Smith born August 25, 1797
With the exception of our ancestor Henry Smith we know but little of the history of these children of Rev. John Smith. It is possible that a more careful search of the records of Dighton and Bristol county, Mass. May reveal some facts concerning one or two of the older ones, but it is probable that all of the children went west with the family in 1801.
In the settlement of the estate of Thomas Andrews, brother of Alice ANDREWS Smith, the court succeeded in tracing descendants of five of the above children of Alice.
Thomas Andrews left his estate to his wife for her lifetime and after her death to the children of his 7 brothers and sisters. The widow lived to be 97. He died in 1822 she in 1871, 49 years later! In the meantime the heirs became numerous and widely scattered. The estate was nearly $49,000, but 95 percent was used for probate expenses and cost of division among the heirs. The Bill of Equity that contains a partial list of the descendants of Alice ANDREWS Smith is on the following page.
Descendants of Alice ANDREWS Smith, with the share of the estate to which pg. 3
each was entitled, from the report of Samuel Peckham, Master in Chancery, to the
Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Bill in Equity No. 1189.
Heirs of Elkanah Smith, son of Alice
Abigail Smith, widow of Elkanah, Ithaca, New York 1-105
Elizabeth Leary, Chicago, Ill., great grand daughter 2-2205
Alice Kline, Chicago, Ill., great grand daughter 2-205 (see Alice and Johns mother Alice A.
John G. Kline, Oberlin, Ohio, great grandson 2-2205 Smiths 1830 marriage records
Charles Smith, Rockford, Ill., grandson 2-735 shown and linked on the bottom
Julia McD Smith, Prescott, Wisc., (Widow of John, grandson) 2-2205 of pg. 5)
Charles Smith, Prescott, Wisc., (son of John) great grandson 1-2205
Mary Smith, Prescott, Wisc., (daughter of John) great grand daughter 1-2205
Jenny Smith, Prescott, Wisc., (daughter of John) great grand daughter 1-2205
Abby Smith, Prescott, Wisc., (daughter of John) great grand daughter 1-2205
Smith, Troy, Pa., (widow of Francis, grandson) 2-2205
Eliza Rockwell, Troy, Pa., (daughter of Francis) great grand daughter 2-2205
Lucy Smith, Troy, Pa., (daughter of Francis) great grand daughter 2-2205
Cyrus T. Smith, Bethlehem, Pa., grandson 2-735
Theodore Smith, Montrose, Pa., grandson 2-735
Abigain B. Barden, Ithaca, New York, grand daughter 2-735
Children of Henry Smith, son of Alice
Henry B. Smith, New York, grandson 1-105
Horatio S. Smith, Brooklyn, New York, grandson 1-105
Frederic P. Smith, minor, great grandson 1-105
Children of Francis Smith, son of Alice
John A. Rhone (Smith) Galesburg, Ill., grandson 1-210
Susan A. Parker, Monmouth, Ill., grand daughter 1-210
Martha S. Worrell, Monmouth, Ill., grand daughter 1-210
Stella Smith, Monmouth, Ill., grand daughter 1-210
Virginia Few, Monmouth, Ill., grand daughter 1-210
Frances H. Smith, Monmouth, Ill., grand daughter 1-210 Most of this Smith family information
was compiled by Henry Smith Munroe
Children of Lemuel Smith, son of Alice with aid from Alice Durant Smith
Samuel B. Smith, Hilton, Ill., grandson 1-245 submitted by Evan Smith
Frances H. Smith, Brimfield, Ill., grandson 1-245 795 Townsend Ave.
John B. Smith, Gridley, Ill., grandson 1-245 New haven Ct. 06512
Alice Smith, Chenoa, Ill., (daughter of Feldon) great grand daughter 1-245 firstname.lastname@example.org
Carrie Smith, Chenoa, Ill., (daughter of Feldon) great grand daughter 1-245 on 3/5/03
Rachel F. Smith, Chenoa, Ill., (daughter of Feldon) great grand daughter 1-245
Adeline Shotty, Kirkwood, Ill., grand daughter 1-245
William J. Smith, Kirkwood, Ill., grandson 1-245
Rachel Smith, Kirkwood, Ill., granddaughter 1-245
Daughter of Martha (Smith) Hinckley, daughter of Alice
Mary S. Hinckley, Kansas City, Mo., grand daughter 1-35
Beside the above, Lieut. Commander Archibald N. Mitchell, who served in the
navy during the civil war, and his sister Alice Mitchell, of Monmouth, Ill. Were
descendants of Alice (Andrews) Smith, probably great grand children,
but the line of descent is not known.
Rev. John Smith was the grandfather of Professor Henry B. Smith pg.4
of the Union Theological Seminary, New York.
Henry Boynton Smith
SMITH, Henry Boynton, clergyman, born in Portland, Maine, 21 November, 1815: died in New York City, 7 February, 1876. He was graduated at Bowdoin in 1834, and studied theology at Andover theological seminary, where his health failed, at Bangor theological seminary, and, after a year (1836—1837) as librarian and tutor in Greek at Bowdoin, and subsequently at Halle where he became personally intimate with Tholuck and Ulrici, and in Berlin, under Neander and Hengstenberg. He returned to America in 1840, was a tutor for a few months (1840—1841) at Bowdoin, and in 1842, shut out from any better place by distrust of his German training and by his frank opposition to Unitarianism, he became pastor of the Congregational Church of West Amesbury (now Merrirnac), Massachusetts in 1842-'7. In 1847—1850 he was professor of moral philosophy and metaphysics at Amherst. Of the old school of the - New England Theology,” Smith was one of the foremost leaders of the new school Presbyterians. His theology is most strikingly contained in the Andover address, “Relations of Faith and Philosophy,” which was delivered before the Porter Rhetorical Society ~n. 1849. He always made it clear that the ideal philosophy was Christocentric: he said that Reformed theology must “ ‘Christologize ‘ predestination and decrees, regeneration and sanctification, the doctrine of the Church, and the whole of the Eschatology.”
In 1850—1854 he was Washburn professor of Church history, and in 1854—1874 Roosevelt professor of systematic theology, at Union Theological Seminary. He was moderator of the assembly of the new-school Presbyterian Church in 1863, and at the general assembly of the next year delivered a discourse, which was published under the title of the "Reunion of the Presbyterian Churches" (New York, 1864). He was subsequently a member of the general assembly's committee on reunion with the old-school branch of the church, and presented a report on a doctrinal basis of reunion (The reunion of the Presbyterian churches 45 p. 23 cm., New York, Sherwood, 1867). Which can be viewed in total online in the “Making of America” collection at:
He read a " Report on the State of Religion in the United States" before the Evangelical alliance which met in Amsterdam in 1867, to which body he was a delegate. He founded the "American Theological Review," and was its editor from 1859 till 1862, when it was consolidated with the " Presbyterian Review," which he edited till 1871. The University of Vermont gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1850, and Princeton that of D.D. in 1869. His principal works are "The Relations of Faith and Philosophy" (New York, 1849): "The Nature and Worth of the Science of Church History" (1851); "The Problem of the Philosophy of History" (1853) ; "The Idea of Christian Theology as a System" (1857); "An Argument for Christian Churches" (1857); " History of the Church of Christ in Chronological Tables" (Charles Scribner, 1859); a new edition of the Edinburgh translation of Greseler's "Church History," volumes iv, and v. of which he chiefly translated (5 vols., 1859-'63); a revision of the Edinburgh translation of Hagenbach's " History of Christian Doctrine" (2 vols., 1861-'2) ; a new edition of Stier's" Words of the Lord Jesus," with James Strong (1864 et seq.); and, with Roswell D. Hitchcock, "The Life, Writings, and Character of Edward Robinson" (1864). His health failed in 1874 and he died in New York City on the 7th of February
See E. L. (Mrs. H. B.) Smith, Henry Boynton Smith, His Life and Works (New York, 1881), and Lewis F. Stearns, Henry Boynton Smith (Boston, 1892), in the American Religious Leaders series.
The Life of Dr. Henry Boynton Smith, by Prof. Timothy Dwight: pp. 792-809
Title: New Englander and Yale review. / Volume 40, Issue 163 Publisher: W. L. Kingsley etc. Publication Date: November 1881 City: New Haven Pages: 852 page images in vol.
Rev. John Smith was the great grandfather Henry Goodwin Smith, son of Rev. Henry B. and Elizabeth Lee (Allen), b. N. Y. City, Jan. 8, 1860. M. A., A. C., 1884; D. D., Maryville, 1895; Wabash, 1899. Psi Upsilon.
Prepared Emerson's Collegiate Acad., N. Y. City; Columbia, 1877-78; A. C., 1878-81. Union T. S., 1881-84; post-grad. work Union and Andover T. S., 1884-85; ordained, Ap. 15, 1886; p. Presb. Ch., Freehold, N. J., 1886-96; studied U. of Edinburgh, 1896; prof. of systematic theology, Lane T. S., O., 1896-1903; p. Unitarian Ch., Ottawa, Canada, 1907-09; Unitarian Ch., Northampton, Sept. 23, 1909- June, 1923. Four Minute Man, 1917-18.
From notes of his lectures, William S. Karr prepared two volumes of Dr Smith’s theological writings, Introduction to Christian Theology (1883) and System of Christian Theology (1884)(revised and published this book written by his father). Dr Smith contributed articles on Calvin, Kant, Pantheism, Miracles, Reformed Churches, Schelling and Hegel to the American C’yclopaedia, and contributed to McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia; and was editor of the American Theological Review (1859 sqq.), both in its original form and after it became the American Presbyterian and Theological Review and, later, the Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review.
See E. L. (Mrs. H. B.) Smith, Henry Boynton Smith, His Life and Works (New York, 1881), and Lewis F. Stearns, Henry Boynton Smith (Boston, 1892), in the American Religious Leaders series.
Rev. John Smiths parents are Lemuel and Martha (Coit) Smith. Lemuel
was born in Plainfield Ct., Feb.25th, 1710-11.
He died Sept. 21st, 1759. His tombstone in the Oneco cemetery reads:
As I fought A house to haf
Deth found me one here
In this grave
here to lie till ye loud cri
Rols down ye Ski: arise ye dead
Martha (Coit) Smith is the only daughter of Rev. Joseph Coit and was born in Plainfield Ct. circa 1713 and died at the home of her eldest son, the "Hon." Francis Smith, in Plainfield New Hampshire. Lemuel and Martha had 11 children!
Rev. John Smiths wife Alice Andrews is the daughter of Elkanah Andrews
(b.Dighton, Mar. 4th, 1731) and Alice Beal (b. Hingham, Nov. 2nd, 1739)
Funny to note that Rev. Johns son Elkanah Smith married one Abigail Beal. Their graves can be found at:
And I find Elkanah and Abigail's daughter Alice A.(Andrews?) Smith marriage to William Kline in 1830 at:
Elmira Gazette 1830-1831
From Marriages and Deaths July 17, 1830 to July 28, 1832. Elmira Gazette, Elmira NY Abstracted by Isabell Rydel republished on Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Site by Joyce M. Tice
1830 2 OCT M Kline, William m in this village on Tues evening last, by the Rev. E. Lathrop, Mr. William Kline to Miss Alice A. Smith, dau of Elkanah Smith.
Sincerely, Evan Smith
Your Tri-County website has been very helpful in tracing the trails of my 4th great granddad, Rev. John Smith. (More CT. Smiths) Since he was one of your "first settlers" I have attached a MS Word file containing some of his history as I currently know it. I hope some of this information will be of some use to your site and its users as well as possible Smith relations. Some initial observations are:
Regarding naming the numbers on the 1810 census of Smithfield Township,
my best guess to date (3/5/03) is as follows:
"SMITH Rev. John Smith and Alice Andrews removed from Dighton, Massachusetts to Wells, related to be the first settlers. Their residence was in central Wells on warrant parcel 1388 and 1394 as evidenced by deed (10:50) in which Samuel Criss sold 200 acres to John Egbert "on which Rev. John Smith formerly lived." He is presumed to be the Rev. John Smith enumerated in Smithfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in 1810 (Bradford County and Wells Township had not yet been formed). If this was the same Rev. John Smith there was a male child of age 10 and under age 16,"(Thomas Andrews Smith, 13 years old in 1810) "two male children of age 16 and under age 26,"(Benjamin Smith, 16 and Lemuel Smith, 22) "and two females of age 16 and under age 26 in their household" (Martha Smith, 19 and Alice Smith, 31; Can we suppose that a woman still unmarried and living at home at 31 might reasonably have reservations about occupying the "up to 45" category?).
"Alice (Rev. John Smiths wife) d. 11 July 1811 54y 6m (ts)."
"John petitioned with others in 1812 to create a road in the Seeley Creek Valley from the state line extending south through Wells and on to Sugar Creek near Troy."
"John d. 15 May 1817 68y (ts)" (Our family records state he died in 1820 in Kentucky at age 71) "buried in the old Baptist Church yard or known as the Wisner Burying Ground in Elmira, New York with Alice. Bodies removed from this cemetery for a park and the Smiths were reintered in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira."
"Francis Smith was of Wells in 1812 when he petitioned with others for a road in the Seeley Creek Valley from the state line to Sugar Creek. Francis appears on the 1812-13 and 1814 assessments but not thereafter." (Son Francis would be 26 years old in 1812.)
Eldest son John would be 36 in 1810 (see MS Word file for more info
Son Joseph would be 33 in 1810
Son Elkanah would be 29 in 1810
Son Henry would be 27 in 1810 and may have gone west with the rest of the family but he settled in Portland Me.
Son Francis would be 24 in 1810
"John Smith appears on the 1816, 1817, 1818, and 1819 assessment lists of Wells." (The years 1818 and 1819 may support his Death in 1820 rather than the 1817 transcribed from the gravestone, or this could be the eldest son who would be 42 years old in 1816.)
Maybe he kept a home here while "wandering" Kentucky as a Missionary?
Records at Princeton state that "he became a Missionary in the neighbourhood
of Canandaigua, New York. He gave a deed of six thousand acres of land
to form a seminary of learning in Canandaigua. Afterwards, Mr. Smith removed
to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, where he remained till 1812, when he
removed to Nelson County, Kentucky, acting as a Missionary in both places.
He died in Kentucky in 1820."
Some Princeton records for brothers Isaac and John viewable at:
"Two other families, one or both by the name of Reeder, followed Smith, and built their cabins where we have the village of Wells; one was opposite the present residence of C. L. Shepard, and the other where John Roy lives. In 1795, Rev. Daniel Thatcher organized a Presbyterian Church at Elmira, and constituted the adult members of these three families a branch of the same. This was the first religious organization hereabouts, but did not long continue, for the Reeders soon moved away. They left a little grave where C. L. Shepard has his garden, which probably indicates the first death in town."
DO WE KNOW WHO LEFT THE GRAVE, THE REEDERS OR THE SMITHS? Is there any inscription on the marker? (The youngest child was Thomas Andrews Smith who was 4 for his own Journey west in 1801).
What’s this about giving six thousand acres of land to form a seminary of learning in Canandaigua? . I read that the "The Ontario Female Seminary was founded in 1825. Its buildings are commodious, and pleasantly situated upon grounds containing 7 acres." Maybe the Seminary sold the other 5,993 acres to fund the "pleasantly situated, commodious buildings," etc? Any ways, my 4th great granddad must have found some "gold plates" while wandering the wilds and sold them to some "other Smiths" 9 miles away in Manchester, or up at Palmyra, cause if the Dighton Co. bought from Gorham and Phelps at 50 cents an acre, that’s…um…er…ah…$3000. in mid to late 1790’s dollars! So that's where my trust fund went!
Nice picture of The Ontario Female Seminary
But…Rev. John Smith probably didn't give the land to The Ontario Female
Seminary if this is true:
"Ontario Female Seminary incorporated in the village of Canandaigua in 1824 and constructed the following year on land donated by the manager of Ontario Bank, Henry B. Gibson."
Or was the "academy" the alleged recipient of the aforementioned six thousand acres? But I read "this academy was founded in 1795, by Gorham and Phelps." (And as of 1860) "It is in a prosperous condition."
Taken from HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL GAZETTEER OF NEW YORK STATE; J.
H. French; 1860; R. P. Smith, publisher; Syracuse NY;
And I didn't find anything here:
Ontario County Deeds Index Letter "SM to SN"
YEAR Grantee SURNAME FIRST NAME GRANTOR SURNAME FIRST NAME LIBER PAGE
1836 SMITH Arabella ONTARIO FEMALE SEMINARY
1792 SMITH John PHELPS Oliver 1 290
1793 SMITH John LATTA James 2 30
1803 SMITH John WILLIAMSON Charles 9 165
1803 SMITH John WILLIAMSON Charles 9 167
1804 SMITH John MAGEE Henry 9 620
1807 SMITH John PHELPS Oliver 11 451
1807 SMITH John PENWELL Joseph 12 84
1808 SMITH John PULTENEY Sir James 13 534
1810 SMITH John PHELPS Oliver 14 339
1811 SMITH John PORTER Arnold 16 77
1814 SMITH John WILDER Gamaliel 21 258
1815 SMITH John AUGUSTUS Ernest 22 475
1815 SMITH John JOHNSTONE Sir John L. 23 445
1818 SMITH John SMITH Charles 30 334
1791 SMITH John GORHAM Rebekah 1 187
1820 SMITH John M. LEAVITT David 36 247
1803 SMITH John W. BALDWIN Samuel 9 39
1794 SMITH Jonathan SMITH Joseph 3 31
1796 SMITH Jonathan SMITH Stephen
So the question remains about the "6000 acres." (I have submitted queries with the Ontario Co. records and archives center.)
Also do you know of any record of John Smith and Calvin Jacobs holding title of the lands for "The Dighton Co."?
I'm also searching for any known descendants of Rev. John Smith
I see in a Bill of Equity that the widow of grandson Francis and his two daughters Eliza Rockwell and Lucy Smith were still living in Troy Pa. in 1871 (descendants of Elkanah).
Any information or reflection would be greatly appreciated.
Princeton and the Presbyterian Church Historians are currently looking into the History of Rev. John Smith. I hope to learn more especially where he went in Kentucky.
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Henna is allowed in Islam
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1 Then they got their dinner by the side of the stream, and waited for the sun to finish drying the clothes.
2 Presently the sun set and it became dark, whereon the pair retired into the inner part of the cave and went to bed.
3 I sat down upon the sands and wept; I felt as though I could no longer bear to live nor look upon the light of the sun.
4 All that day did they travel, swaying the yoke upon their necks till the sun went down and darkness was over all the land.
5 Mars made Venus many presents, and defiled King Vulcan's marriage bed, so the sun, who saw what they were about, told Vulcan.
6 Then Vulcan came up to them, for he had turned back before reaching Lemnos, when his scout the sun told him what was going on.
7 As the sun was going down they came to the sacred grove of Minerva, and there Ulysses sat down and prayed to the mighty daughter of Jove.
8 Thus through the livelong day to the going down of the sun we feasted our fill on meat and drink, but when the sun went down and it came on dark, we camped upon the beach.
9 About the time when the sun shall have reached mid heaven, the old man of the sea comes up from under the waves, heralded by the West wind that furs the water over his head.
10 No wind, however squally, could break through the cover they afforded, nor could the sun's rays pierce them, nor the rain get through them, so closely did they grow into one another.
11 When the sun had set and darkness was over all the land, she got the ship into the water, put all the tackle on board her that ships generally carry, and stationed her at the end of the harbour.
12 We could almost fancy we heard their voices and the bleating of their sheep and goats, but when the sun went down and it came on dark, we camped down upon the beach, and next morning I called a council.
13 Telemachus and Pisistratus were astonished when they saw it, for its splendour was as that of the sun and moon; then, when they had admired everything to their heart's content, they went into the bath room and washed themselves.
14 Now the Cyclopes neither plant nor plough, but trust in providence, and live on such wheat, barley, and grapes as grow wild without any kind of tillage, and their wild grapes yield them wine as the sun and the rain may grow them.
15 Sick and sorry as I was I slept among the leaves all night, and through the next day till afternoon, when I woke as the sun was westering, and saw your daughter's maid servants playing upon the beach, and your daughter among them looking like a goddess.
16 He was coming down his pasture in the forest to drink of the river, for the heat of the sun drove him, and as he passed I struck him in the middle of the back; the bronze point of the spear went clean through him, and he lay groaning in the dust until the life went out of him.
17 As he spoke the sun set and it came on dark, whereon Minerva said, "Sir, all that you have said is well; now, however, order the tongues of the victims to be cut, and mix wine that we may make drink-offerings to Neptune, and the other immortals, and then go to bed, for it is bed time."
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Foam insulation Minneapolis is a variant of insulating material that solidifies when applied to a specific space and forms a lightweight cellular mass. Foam insulation involves two primary components – isocyanate and polyurethane. These chemical components when combined together form a solid mass that expands and hardens. The process is undertaken with the use of a foam gun – with which the amalgamated chemicals are sprayed on the desired region to create a protective layer on the same.
Why is foam insulation an ideal option for homeowners?
Foam insulation is an ideal option for a home because it includes an innovative methodology to insulated every crack, nook and corner of a building or house. It is a perfect ‘sealing solution’ for buildings and houses, especially when executed by certified contractors like Affordable Insulation. Our insulation experts can efficiently install foam insulation at your property or commercial property.
Foam insulation Minneapolis is inclusive of many techniques – blown-in insulation, batts insulation and spray foam insulation. Amongst these three methods – the spray foam technique is a preferable one. It works via the combination of two types of fluids – which are sprayed either through a spray gun or a hose. The liquids combine together to expand and harden upon the area where the foam is sprayed. It is all a part of a strategic chemical reaction.
What are the types of foam insulation?
Foam insulation Minneapolis are two types –
- Light density open cell foam insulation
- Medium density closed cell foam insulation
Light density open cell foam insulation
Light density open cell foam insulation is also called “half pound foam”. The variant is a semi-rigid component with an appearance that is like a sponge. It expands when installed and creates carbon dioxide filled open and closed cells. The process is capable of filling crevices, voids, cracks and irregular substrates and surfaces by forming an airtight insulation. And it is because of its capacity to expand during the process of its application.
Medium density closed cell foam insulation
Medium density closed cell foam insulation is also known as “two-pound foam”. It comes with an LTTR or Long Term Thermal Resistance R-value insulating material. Foam insulation is an air barrier, as well as a vapor barrier.
Foam Insulation – What is the Return on Investment?
The cost of foam insulation – according to many home builders – is higher than the traditional insulation methods – blown-in cellulose, fiberglass, etc. The upfront cost of foam insulation Minneapolis is greater than the other options but the offset cost margins are favorable. Foam insulation does a great job in insulating homes and air sealing, along with speeding up the process of construction. It also prevents the development or occurrence of many risks involved in the construction process.
Property insulation and air sealing is done by foam insulation near me – obstructs air leakage by reducing air leakage and enhancing HVAC machinery performance. The result is great for homeowners because they can increase their monthly savings related to energy bills. The ROI or return on investment of foam insulation can be high – based on the location, property conditions, size of the property, etc.
How to apply foam insulation?
Foam insulation Minneapolis functions as an air sealant and insulator in residential properties. The insulation components are sprayed between cracks, creases, recesses, and holds. The expansion of the insulation fills the void space. The chemical reaction helps in filling up the cracks and cavities. It also seals air holes at the first instance only. The liquid form of foam insulation consists of polymer – like – urethane or polyurethane, along with a foaming agent.
Installing foam insulation is recommended to be done by a professional insulation installer. The certified insulation expert is well-equipped and trained to spray the foam liquid with due diligence and care, avoiding any type of over spraying or negligence in the techniques.
After the foam liquid of the insulator is sprayed upon the specified area – an expansion takes place, which fills up the void. Excessive foam is later on trimmed – resulting in the creation of a thermal barrier or drywall. Foam insulation is not prone to shrinking or sagging. It aids in the minimization of future degradation.
Foam insulation Minneapolis expands in the most close-up or restricted area. Thus, it is great for insulating small spaces or difficult to reach areas. Foam insulation does not contain any HCFCs or hydrochlorofluorocarbons, formaldehyde or any type of non-friendly composition. Thus, it is not a volatile insulating method and a safer option for homeowners, contractors and builders.
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Hot, rich mint aroma issues from the crushed or dried leaves of this spreading perennial plant. Consider growing Peppermint seeds in containers, as it will become hard to control over the years. Both the leaves and flowers can be dried for teas or use in stews and sauces. Peppermint grows well in moist soil in full sun to heavy shade. Mint flowers are edible, and highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. Mint plants spread by an ever-expanding rhizome that grows parallel with the soil. Along its length, new stems emerge with new leaves and flowers. This is why many gardeners prefer to grow mint in containers than in the open soil.
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North Korea’s state-run channel said on Saturday that the country had tested a “railway-borne missile” on Friday.
The island nation has tested three missiles in the last nine days even as the US imposed fresh sanctions against Kim Jong-Un’s regime.
North Korea’s KCNA news agency said the tests were conducted to “check and judge the proficiency in the action procedures of the railway-borne regiment.”
North Korea had last tested a missile from a train in September last year. South Korea’s military had said the missile flew at 430 kilometres at an altitude of 36 kilometres.
The country had tested two hypersonic missiles on January 5 and then again on January 11 after it tested a hypersonic missile for the first time last year.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while talking about the new year missiles tests had said Kim was likely “trying to get attention”.
Watch: US hits North Korea with sanctions after ballistic missile test
The state-run channel said the missile test was held at “short notice” even as the Biden administration condemned the new launch. North Korea had accused the US of “provocation” as it imposed fresh sanctions.
Japan said the new missiles had fallen outside its waters as defence minister Nobuo Kishi said the North Korea was trying to improve its launch technology as reports claim two missiles were launched.
The latest missiles launch comes amid renewed tensions in the Korean peninsula with North Korea refusing to come to the negotiating table with the US.
The talks between Kim and former president Trump had collapsed in 2019, although the Biden administration has expressed its willigness for talks however it has not been recipocated by Kim’s regime.
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Small Harvard Study Shows Medical Cannabis Treatment Can Help With Chronic Pain In The Real World
By Nina Zdinjak
Cannabis treatment can help significantly with chronic pain, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital in Boston.
37 patients enrolled in the study with a variety of chronic pain conditions including neuropathy, joint pain, and arthritis, reports the Pain News Network. The group was observed while taking cannabis products for six months. The patients had either never used cannabis or had not used it for at least a year prior to the study.
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The study found that those who used medicinal cannabis daily for six months saw remarkable improvements in their overall health: less pain and anxiety, better sleep, and better mood.
In addition, after three and six months of medical cannabis treatment, patients’ opioid use decreased by an average of 13% and 23%, respectively.
RELATED: Former MTV VJ Karen “Duff” Duffy Talks About CBD and Chronic Pain
The decline in opioid use was insufficient to be classified as fundamental, the report said.
“This naturalistic study of medical cannabis (MC) patients with chronic pain provides preliminary evidence that MC treatment in the real world may be a viable alternative or add-on treatment for at least some people with chronic pain,” wrote lead author Staci Gruber , Ph. D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
“Because the results also showed that individual cannabinoids have unique effects on pain and comorbid symptoms, further research is needed to optimize potentially cannabinoid-based pain treatments.”
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TCH for pain relief, CBD for mood improvement
The study found that higher THC consumption was linked to pain relief, while CBD intake was linked to mood improvement.
“Interestingly, we found that many patients seek symptom relief without experiencing the intoxicating effects of THC. Therefore, it is likely that patients will be able to achieve adequate pain relief over time with lower doses of THC than originally used, ”said Gruber, director of the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery program at McLean Hospital.
RELATED: 4 Ways Medical Cannabis Can Help Relieve Chronic Pain
The study conducted a control group of nine patients who also had chronic pain and did not use medical cannabis, and the group showed no similar improvement, according to the Pain News Network.
The researchers said more research and larger studies are needed to confirm the results and further investigate the effects of THC and CBD on pain and mood.
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Romance, kibbutz galuyot style
A descendant of long extinct Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, weds new Oleh from United States in Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue. ‘I can’t think of better example of ingathering exiles ‘ says Shavei Israel chair, who organized ceremony
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A groovy kind of love: A historic and very special ceremony took place last Thursday in the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem: Shoshana Rebecca Li, of the Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, wed Ami Emmanuel, am immigrant from the United States.
The wedding ceremony, with over 150 guests, including other members of the Kaifeng Jewish community, was organized by Michael Freund, Chairman of Shavei Israel – a Jerusalem-based organization that reaches out and assists “lost Jews” seeking to return to the Jewish people.
The Jewish Community of Kaifeng flourished for over 1000 years on the banks of the Yellow River in China. Jews first settled in Kaifeng, when it was an important stop along the Silk Route.
The community flourished, and numbered as many as 5,000 people in the Middle Ages. After the last rabbi of Kaifeng died in the first half of the 19th century, assimilation and intermarriage prevailed, eventually leading to the collapse of the community.
Nonetheless, around 700 Jewish descendants still live today in the city of Kaifeng, China, and many of them are seeking to reclaim their Jewish identity.
Shoshana Rebecca Li, 29, a descendant of that community, made aliyah to Israel in 2006, and recently completed her formal conversion back to Judaism by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate.
Ami Emmanuel, 25, made aliyah two and a half years ago from Florida. The newlyweds intend to live in Kibbutz Ketura in the southern Arava region.
“For me, to have a proper religious Jewish wedding in Israel – it is a dream come true. I am very excited,” said Li.
“No one in the world is as happy as I am. I thought it impossible to marry a Jewish woman from China. However, it seems miracles do happen, and this is the biggest miracle of my life,” added Emmanuel.
“This wedding symbolizes the beginning of the return of the remnants of the Jewish community of Kaifeng to the Jewish people and to the State of Israel,” said Michael Freund.
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“Take the next little step-
the smaller you make it,
the more likely you'll take it..”
**Today's post is FULL of photos
Welcome to my Art Journaling Love class...so happy you are here!
It's Week Two and time to talk gesso!!
I love it so much I buy it BIG!
|I buy this at Michaels and use their 40% coupon. It will last a LONG time!|
What the heck is gesso anyway...Wikipedia says this...
Gesso is a white paint mixture consisting of a binder mixed with chalk, gypsum, pigment, or any combination of these. It is used in artwork as a preparation for any number of substrates such as wood panels, canvas and sculpture as a base for paint and other materials that are applied over it.
To put it simple...gesso is a nice, thick paint that adds a base to your art journals and allows for LOTS of layers to be put on your pages. It also is a GREAT way to add TEXTURE to your work.
Today I am going to show you several ways you can do that.
Depending on how many pages I plan on working on
at one sitting will depend on how much gesso I pour into my container.
(i use a take-out container with a lid
in case I have any left over to use another time)
I then take a good amount out
with my paintbrush and put on my journal page.
I use an old motel key card to spread it all over my page.
If I don't plan on using any tools to add texture I won't use as much gesso...a thin coat is really all you need.
However, since I knew I would be demonstrating
texture today I laid the gesso on thick.
These are just a sample of the tools you can use to create beautiful
roughness and dimension to your work.
After I spread the gesso with the motel card I used a fork to
pull the thick paint across my page.
Don't you just LOVE the look??
And here is what it looks like with paint...
The Hearts were creating using this...
It's a stick used for shish-ka-bobs.
You can find these at Wal-Mart.
You can also write words in your gesso with these just like a pencil.
Here's an example using the stick then adding neon green paint with my finger...
Along with spreading the gesso the motel card makes a
Just hold it upright and make criss-cross lines, squares, etc.
across your page,
Once that dries add paint...
Fantastic, right?? It looks old and weathered...perfect!
Another way to use gesso is with stamps...
Again spread a nice, thick amount of gesso across your page...
Then stamp directly into the wet gesso.
I stamped "hello" three times and used the flower stamp
randomly on the page. It still had blue ink on it so that's why the flowers are blue...
I really like it!!!
Once dry I painted over the page with purple acrylic paint
and London Blue spray ink.
Just a spray or two is all you need...
then add water to the ink...
Spraying the water on the ink makes it run down the page...
|See the flower stamp on the left?? LOVE IT!|
So after the blue ink had dried I decided to add black paint
to the HELLO I had stamped in gesso...
I HATED it.
But that's ok because you know what else gesso is GREAT for??
Covering up your mistakes!!!
I put a good amount of gesso on my mistake
then took a palette knife to cover.
See? No more mistake!
I then took a bottle of Fresh Lime spray ink
and brightened up the page...
You can still see a bit of the black
but I LOVE that green!!!
Adds so much to the page.
I think this may be my new fave color combo!!
So as I look at the page I keep obsessing about how much I can still see the black so I add this...
One of my handmade embellishments highlighted with a stabilo pencil and water along with a nearly dry black ink pad to rub over my HELLO.
LOOK at this stencil! I LOVE it! It's by the famous Dina Wakley...
so much goodness here!!
Take a stencil...
and place it over your page...wherever you want it to go.
Then take a palette knife with LOTS of gesso on it...
And smooth the knife across the stencil.
In this case I only wanted to use the dots.
You really want to lay the gesso on THICK.
This is NOT the time to be stingy with your gesso!!
Pull the stencil carefully away from your page and LOOK!
GORGEOUS raised texture!!!
The reason it is mixed with some purple/pink colors
is I NEVER clean my stencils
so that is residue
from spray inks.
I like that though!!
Here is another stencil used in that same way on that same page...
On the top left.
I added more ink to dots along with a neon red.
Here is another example of texture and gesso...
And did you know there is BLACK gesso??
It is divine!
Everything we did with the white gesso you can do with the black...
It's such a fun way to use my favorite bright, cheery colors!!!
This page background is mostly gesso with just a few
sprays of ink and water.
So as you can see gesso is a MUST in your art journals
and other mixed-media projects!!
If you want to try it out you can buy a small tube at Wal-Mart for under $5! So WORTH it!
Ok now on to my
favorite ways I add Words and
phrases to my art journal pages...
They were all the rage back in my scrapbooking days.
I almost got rid of them at a yard sale several years
until inspiration struck.
Why can't I use these in my journals??
Now I am obsessed and am always on the lookout for new fonts.
To create my first page I am using a stencil by Teresa Collins Design. This is my go-to font I tell you. LOVE IT!!
Of course I put my paper and the stencil backwards...
So I can trace the letter with a pencil and not have
any lines show.
By the way I use my OWN paper for all my letters.
For these letters I am using this paper.
I will be showing you how I make my paper, embellishments
and winged Angel Girls next week!
I am using the phrase Free to Love inspired by our class Word List from the week...FREE.
Here is what my letters look like so far laid out on my journal page.
Recognize this page? It's the gesso and fork method...lol!!
I also used a stick to draw three hearts.
Using my go-to journal pen
I drew in the indented lines.
Not liking the starkness of the lines I took my small brush and dotted around the hearts with white paint.
You can use the gesso, too!
To my page I added patterned stamps..
And one of my winged Angel Girls.
To make my letter pop and not just lay on the page
I took my Fude Ball and outlined each letter.
Here is the finished page...
Here are more examples using letter stencils and
my own paper...
I hope you have learned something new and fun to bring
a different look and feel to your journals.
I LOVE sharing with you
so GRATEFUL you are here!!
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Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing. It's often associated with difficulty breathing. Wheezing may occur during breathing out (expiration) or breathing in (inspiration).
Inflammation and narrowing of the airway in any location, from your throat out into your lungs, can result in wheezing.
The most common causes of recurrent wheezing are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which both cause narrowing and spasms (bronchospasms) in the small airways of your lungs.
However, any inflammation in your throat or larger airways can cause wheezing. Common causes include infection, an allergic reaction or a physical obstruction, such as a tumor or a foreign object that's been inhaled.
Mild wheezing that occurs along with symptoms of a cold or upper respiratory infection (URI), does not always need treatment.
See a doctor if you develop wheezing that is unexplained, keeps coming back (recurrent), or is accompanied by any of the following signs and symptoms:
- Difficulty breathing
- Rapid breathing
- Briefly bluish skin color
Seek emergency care if wheezing:
- Begins suddenly after being stung by a bee, taking medication or eating an allergy-causing food
- Is accompanied by severe difficulty breathing or bluish skin color
- Occurs after choking on a small object or food
In some cases, wheezing can be relieved by certain medications or use of an inhaler. In others, you might need emergency treatment.
To ease mild wheezing related to a cold or URI, try these tips:
- Moisturize the air. Use a humidifier, take a steamy shower or sit in the bathroom with the door closed while running a hot shower. Moist air might help relieve mild wheezing in some instances.
- Drink fluids. Warm liquids can relax the airway and loosen up sticky mucus in your throat.
- Avoid tobacco smoke. Active or passive smoking can worsen wheezing.
- Take all prescribed medications. Follow the doctor's instructions.
Jan. 11, 2018
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On December 15, 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released two highly-anticipated policy statements outlining several changes to its Voluntary Disclosures Program (the “VDP”). By and large, the changes narrow the application of the program, limit — and in some cases, eliminate — relief available in various circumstances, and introduce more onerous criteria for access to the program.
Key changes to the VDP include:
- The introduction of a two-track program for income tax disclosures and a three-track program for GST/HST disclosures;
- A general requirement that estimated taxes be paid when a disclosure is made;
- An expansion of the circumstances in which a voluntary disclosure will not be considered or will be considered only with limited benefits; and
- The elimination of the “no-names” disclosure program.
These changes, which apply to disclosures relating to income tax, GST/HST and other taxes, will come into effect on March 1, 2018. Applications received by the CRA before February 28, 2018 will be processed under the current VDP only if the name of the disclosing taxpayer is provided by that date. Given the significantly reduced relief and the increased uncertainties created by the new VDP, non-compliant taxpayers are encouraged to act quickly to benefit from the existing program.
The Current VDP
The VDP is a form of amnesty program which allows taxpayers to voluntarily come forward to correct omissions or errors in their prior tax reporting in exchange for immunity from prosecution and relief from penalties and potentially some interest. Since its inception, the program has generated significant interest. In the 2014-2015 year alone, more than 19,000 voluntary disclosure applications were made, and more than $1.3 billion of previously unreported income was disclosed.1
In its current form, the VDP is generally available to all taxpayers regardless of the reason for their non-compliance, so long as the following four conditions are met:
- the disclosure is voluntary — that is, the disclosing taxpayer must initiate the disclosure process before becoming aware of an enforcement action which would (or would be likely to) reveal the error or omission to CRA;
- the disclosure involves the application (or potential application) of a penalty;
- the disclosure includes information that is at least one year past due; and
- the disclosure is complete, in that it provides full and accurate facts for all taxation years or reporting periods for which there was tax non-compliance, across all of the accounts associated with the disclosing taxpayer.
Under the current VDP, a disclosure can be initiated on a “named” basis, by which the name of the disclosing taxpayer is provided at the time the application is commenced, or on a “no-name” basis, by which only general information is provided to the CRA about the non-compliance at the time the disclosure is commenced. If the taxpayer wishes to proceed with implementation of a no-name disclosure, the taxpayer is required to reveal their identity to the CRA within 90 days. In either case, disclosing taxpayers generally receive immunity from prosecution and penalties (and possibly relief from some interest) from the effective date of the disclosure.
The New VDP
On June 9, 2017, as part of the CRA’s increased efforts to crack down on aggressive tax avoidance and evasion, the CRA released proposed changes to the VDP. The proposals would have drastically curtailed the relief available to many non‑compliant taxpayers. Reaction from tax professionals and the public was negative. The proposed changes were heavily criticized as vague, imprecise and harsh, potentially discouraging many non-compliant taxpayers from coming forward at all.
Following consultations with stakeholders, the CRA released Information Circular 1C00-1R6 and GST/HST Memorandum 16-5, establishing the framework for the VDP effective March 1, 2018.
Two (or Three) Tracks for Voluntary Disclosures
For income tax disclosures, IC00-1R6 preserves the concept of a “two-track” system proposed in June 2017. Under the new VDP, income tax disclosures will be streamed into either the “Limited Program” or the “General Program”.
For disclosures involving GST/HST or other taxes, the Memorandum introduces three tracks: “Category 1”, which deals with disclosures involving certain eligible so-called wash transactions; “Category 2”, which deals with certain non-eligible wash transactions, reasonable errors, failures to file information returns or over-claimed rebates; and “Category 3”, which provides limited relief in respect of applications that disclose non-compliance with an element of intentional conduct on the part of the registrant or a closely related party.
The following highlights some of the key features of each program track:
Category 1 (GST/HST)
- Provides relief for applications that involve “wash transactions”2 that are eligible for a reduction of penalties and interest under the Memorandum.
- Entitles applicants to relief from all otherwise applicable penalties and 100 per cent of the applicable interest.
- According to the Memorandum, the CRA will consider granting penalty and interest relief in wash transactions where the following conditions are met:
- the taxable supply in question was made to a registrant who would have been entitled to a full input tax credit (“ITC”) had the tax been applied correctly, or to a federal department or participating provincial government entity;
- in cases where the ITC was claimed by the wrong member of a closely related group or by an associated person, it must be demonstrated that the person who was actually entitled to claim the ITC is a registrant that would have been entitled to a full ITC;
- the person being assessed must have a history of voluntary compliance with their GST/HST obligations, and must not have been previously assessed for the same mistake;
- the person being assessed must have implemented corrective measures to ensure that tax is properly collected and ITCs properly claimed on future supplies of a similar nature; and
- the person being assessed must not have been negligent or careless in carrying out its GST/HST obligations.
General Program/Category 2
- Any disclosure that is not a Limited Program disclosure or a Category 1 (GST/HST) disclosure will be subject to the General Program.
- Provides immunity from prosecution, relief from applicable penalties and possibly some interest relief.
- Unlike the proposed changes released in June 2017, IC00-1R6 does not specifically preclude “sophisticated taxpayers” from accessing relief under the General Program for income tax disclosures.
Limited Program/Category 3
- Provides limited relief for VDP applications where the taxpayer’s non-compliance involves what CRA describes as “an element of intentional conduct” on the part of the disclosing taxpayer or a closely related party.
- Relief limited to immunity from prosecution and relief from gross negligence penalties (but no relief from otherwise applicable penalties or interest);
- Disclosing taxpayers must agree to waive their rights of objection and appeal relating to the substance of the disclosure and any related tax assessment.
- Whether a disclosure will be a Limited Program disclosure will depend on some or all of the following factors:
- whether the taxpayer made efforts to avoid detection through offshore vehicles, the underground economy or other means;
- the dollar amounts involved;
- the number of years of non-compliance;
- the sophistication of the taxpayer; and/or
- whether the disclosure was made after an official statement from the CRA regarding an intended specific focus of compliance (i.e.a publicly-announced program in relation to a particular compliance issue).
Elimination of No-name Disclosures
The new VDP will no longer allow taxpayers to make a disclosure (in respect of either income tax, GST/HST or other taxes) on a no-name basis. However, taxpayers may engage in “pre-disclosure discussions” with the CRA to test the facts of their situation and assess the likely outcomes of a disclosure. It is important to note, however, that although these discussions can be undertaken anonymously and may help to provide some comfort, the discussions are non-binding and do not constitute an acceptance of the taxpayer’s disclosure.
“Voluntariness” of a Disclosure
Under the new VDP, a disclosing taxpayer will not be eligible for consideration under the VDP if the CRA has already received information regarding that taxpayer’s potential involvement in non-compliance. This is a change from the existing program, which requires only that a taxpayer not be aware of any enforcement action against them.
This change may lead to harsh results, as in many cases it will be impossible for a taxpayer to know what information the CRA has with respect to their affairs before commencing the disclosure.
Interestingly, however, the CRA has indicated that a taxpayer could be eligible to make a voluntary disclosure if the CRA “invites” them to do so, subject to the caveat that a disclosure invited by the CRA would likely be considered only under the Limited Program.
No Automatic Exclusion for Large Corporations
Under the new VDP, disclosures by large corporations will be eligible for consideration, though generally only under the VDP’s Limited Program for income tax purposes and under Category 3 for GST/HST and other tax disclosures. This is a significant change from the draft VDP guidelines issued in June, which completely disqualified large corporations having gross revenues in excess of $250 million in at least two of the last five taxation years, from accessing the VDP program for disclosures involving income tax.
Disclosures Involving Transfer Pricing
Although the draft VDP guidelines issued in June 2017 proposed to do away with relief under the VDP for disclosures relating to transfer pricing issues, the new VDP indicates that the CRA may consider applications relating to transfer pricing adjustments. These disclosures will now be handled by the Transfer Pricing Review Committee of the CRA. Note that applications relating to advance pricing arrangements will not be considered for VDP relief.
Mandatory Payment of Estimated Tax
Although the new VDP has added a fifth condition of a valid disclosure application, namely, that the disclosure application must include payment of the estimated tax owing, the CRA is allowing taxpayers to request to be considered for a payment arrangement, perhaps with adequate security. This is an improvement over the June 2017 proposals, by which CRA would only have considered a payment arrangement “in extraordinary circumstances”.
Information Circular IC00-1R6 and GST/HST Memorandum 16-5 reflect a significant narrowing of the benefits and advantages of a voluntary disclosure, and a broadening of the conditions that must be met for a valid voluntary disclosure. Under the new regime, disclosing taxpayers will have less certainty and be much less able to predict in advance the benefits of a disclosure. It is quite possible that the changes to the VDP will discourage many taxpayers from accessing the program.
There is still time for taxpayers to correct their mistakes and benefit from the current, more permissive VDP regime. If you are considering making an application under the VDP, do not delay and ensure your application is complete (including the identity of the disclosing taxpayer) and is filed with the CRA before March 2018.
Should you require advice about your specific situation, please contact a leader of the Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group: Salvatore Mirandola |Laurie Goldbach.
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First unveiled at the, the Citroen Survolt is a techno-organic beauty with its tasteful use of color, sharp creases, and flowing curves. Beneath those curves, the concept packs dual electric motors that convert flowing electrons into a combined 300 horsepower and enough twisting force (738 pound-feet, to be exact) to motivate the Survolt silently to 62 mph in less than 5 seconds and onward to a reported top speed of 162 mph.
The concept's twin 31 kW lithium ion batteries should enable it to cover 124 miles between two-hour charging cycles with a vehicle specific high-output charger (or a 10-hour charge from a 220-volt appliance outlet). However, the most interesting tidbit is that Citroen is reportedly considering producing the electric racecar, albeit in limited quantities.
On the heels of the Survolt concept's performance alongside real racecars in the Le Mans Classic at the Circuit de la Sarthe, U.K. publication Autocar quotes a source at Citroen stating "It's still our intention to put the Survolt into low-volume production, and we're pursuing the idea of a one-make race series."
If you're thinking that this all sounds familiar, you're not alone. Last year, Citroen announced intentions to build the crazy duck-tailed GTbyCitroen concept from the 2008 Paris Motor Show and, only to cancel those plans months later. So, while we're intrigued by the idea of an electric supercar, we're not exactly holding our collective breath.
More likely to make it to production is the long and low Citroen Metropolis concept, which debuted at the Shanghai Motor Show. This vehicle would potentially be produced wearing the automakers' DS9 nameplate for the Chinese market as a foil to the long wheelbase variants of the BMW 7-series and Audi A8 luxury sedans.
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Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.
More Quotes from William James:In business for yourself, not by yourself.
Real culture lives by sympathies and admirations, not by dislikes and disdains under all misleading wrappings it pounces unerringly upon the human core.
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone, until those smiling possibilities are dead.
Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.
Our civilization is founded on the shambles, and every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony. If you protest, my friend, wait till you arrive there yourself
The inner need of believing that this world of nature is a sign of something more spiritual and eternal than itself is just as strong and authoritative in those who feel it, as the inner need of uniform laws of causation ever can be in a professionally scientific head.... Our faculties of belief were not primarily given us to make orthodoxies and heresies withal, they were given us to live by. And to trust our religious demands means first of all to live in the light of them.... The part of wisdom as well as of courage is to believe what is in the line of your needs, for only by such belief is the need fulfilled. Refuse to believe, and you shall indeed be right, for you shall irretrievably perish. But believe, and again you shall be right, for you shall save yourself.
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A mobile app for owners of electric vehicles is about to be released by the Indian government. According to reports, the Super App would give information on where to find electric vehicle charging stations and whether they are open right now.
To create the app, the government is collaborating with the state-run Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL).
It would display charging station cost details and enable users to make and modify reservations at nearby stations. On 16 motorways and expressways, the CESL will also install 810 electric vehicle charging stations.
A new smartphone app being created for EV users was disclosed on Wednesday by CESL, a division of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a department under the Ministry of Power.
The planned app will, according to the post, offer details on the sorts of chargers, charging rates, and availability of EV charging stations. Additionally, users could make and modify reservations at adjacent stations.
According to a report by the Economic Times, the app will go by the moniker Super App and be made available over the next four to six weeks.
According to a statement made by Mahua Acharya, MD, and CEO of CESL, “apart from information on the network of public charging stations, the app will reflect information supplied by OEMs, improving visibility and traffic at private charging points.
Consumers will experience greater peace of mind knowing that they can easily access information and make reservations at nearby stations if they need to charge their cars while they are on the go.
We require a vast network of strategically placed charging stations that are secure, well-lit, well-covered, and where users can top off their electric vehicles in under an hour, she continued.
NITI Aayog introduced the E-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Transportation Revolution for India’s Transportation) smartphone application in July as part of a related initiative to promote electric mobility.
Users of the app can evaluate the advantages of electric vehicles, calculate savings, and get complete information on market and industry trends in India for electric vehicles. On Google Play, it is currently accessible to Android users.
With subsidies and other initiatives to prioritize sustainable and clean mobility options, India is moving toward EVs and accelerating EV adoption across the nation.
In a recent written response to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari acknowledged that India had more than 13 lakh registered electric vehicles.
In a recent public-private partnership announcement, the CESL detailed plans to install 810 electric vehicle charging stations along 16 motorways and expressways totaling 10,275 kilometers across the nation.
Agra-Nagpur Highway, Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Hyderabad ORR Expressway, and Mumbai-Pune Highway are a few of the chosen corridors.
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How To Insert A Bookmark In Word. Add bookmarks in word 2010 to create bookmarks in fixed text in word 2010, place the cursor where you want to create a bookmark: This will create a name for the bookmark you've just added.
Click the delete button to remove that bookmark. Open the toolbox and click the word controls tab. Follow the steps below to learn how:
In The Show Document Content Section, Check Show Bookmarks ( Figure A ).
On the ribbon, click on the insert tab. Follow the steps below to learn how: Open word file that needs to create bookmark then select the title area you want to set as a bookmark.
In This Case, We Type First.
File=>options=>advanced=>show bookmarks but i couldn't find a similar setting in word in office online version (office.com), is. Select the insert tab from the ribbon bar > links > bookmark. Si mi respuesta te ha servido, márcala como solución o como útil.
Give The Bookmark A Name And Click Add.
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How to use the Topic Groups Widget on the Dashboard?
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The traditional Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection – EnviroInfo – had its 29th edition in the last September at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the European Environment Agency.
DecarboNet had a strong participation in the conference, sharing 3 different aspects of our investigations. The papers:
“Understanding climate change tweets: an open source toolkit for social media analysis”
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The off-grid market is more than 30 years old and includes varied topics as:
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Mainly driven by the growth of solar energy and storage, this complex market is currently experiencing strong growth, particularly in African and Asian markets.
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Edible fibers boost the texture of lab-grown meat
Although lab-grown meat could be a more ethical, eco-friendly alternative to the "real" thing, its texture still leaves something to be desired. That may be about to change, though, thanks to the use of edible gelatin scaffolds.
The meat that people currently eat mostly consists of slaughtered animals' skeletal muscle, which takes the form of long, thin fibers. And while it's possible to grow the muscle cells in the lab, they don't form into such fibers, resulting in a meat texture that is off-puttingly unnatural.
With that in mind, scientists at Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences utilized a process known as rotary jet-spinning, to create nanofibers made of a food-safe gelatin. The researchers proceeded to produce three-dimensional assemblages of the fibers, which mimicked the extracellular matrix which serves as the structural scaffold within natural muscle tissue.
When rabbit and cow muscle cells were subsequently seeded into the assemblages, those cells anchored themselves to the fibers and began reproducing, ultimately forming into meat with a fibrous structure and texture. In fact, when mechanical testing was used to compare that lab-grown meat to natural rabbit, bacon, beef tenderloin, prosciutto and other meats, the texture was found to be similar … but there is still some work to be done.
"Although the cultured and natural products had comparable texture, natural meat contained more muscle fibers, meaning they were more mature," says postdoctoral fellow Luke Macqueen, first author of the study. "Muscle and fat cell maturation in vitro are still a really big challenge that will take a combination of advanced stem cell sources, serum-free culture media formulations, edible scaffolds such as ours, as well as advances in bioreactor culture methods to overcome […] Eventually, we think it may be possible to design meats with defined textures, tastes, and nutritional profiles – a bit like brewing."
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What is dyscalculia? The disorder begins to be noticeable during the early years of pre-school and continues into adulthood. The symptoms of dyscalculia are generally more severe as the child grows older. However, teachers and parents should be on the lookout for symptoms early on, as early intervention is crucial to help the child maximize their learning strategies and mental resources. In some cases, dyscalculia is curable, but early detection may help the child learn how to compensate for the condition.
Diagnosed by neuroimaging
A child with dyscalculia will likely experience many symptoms. In addition to poor concentration, this condition often has cognitive deficits, including impaired working memory, inability to multitask, delayed language development, and slow visual-spatial processing. Other symptoms of dyscalculia include abdominal pain and headaches. Fortunately, neuroimaging can help diagnose dyscalculia. The results will show specific learning difficulties, as well as any risk factors for dyscalculia.
One such neuroimaging study found increased activation in the parieto-occipital sulcus of children with dyscalculia. The increase in activity in these areas indicates a problem with symbolic processing. The researchers concluded that the patients with dyscalculia have a smaller portion of this network than healthy children. This difference in activation suggests that dyscalculia may be a comorbid condition, as they may have both conditions.
Children with dyscalculia are often at a disadvantage in the job market because they cannot properly learn basic arithmetic skills. Although it is important for children to develop good arithmetic skills, the disorders often accompany with expensive medical costs. In addition, early detection of learning disabilities is especially important for child psychiatrists. For example, delayed acquisition of pre-scholastic skills may be an early sign of the condition.
Diagnosing dyscalculia requires a detailed evaluation that takes into account the complexity of the disorder and provides an accurate picture of the child's abilities. There are two main types of diagnostic instruments: curricular tests and neuroimaging. Curricular tests are not adequate because they do not capture the full extent of the child's performance deficit. Further, curricular tests can lead to ineffective interventions.
In order to diagnose incurable dyscalculia, the patient should undergo a clinical assessment and psychometric testing. Further evaluation may be necessary to identify comorbid disorders. The following algorithm outlines the process for diagnosis of dyscalculia. In some cases, the diagnosis is made based on other symptoms. For example, the child may have internalizing problems, while others may have externalizing problems.
The causes of incurable dyscalculia are not fully understood, but scientists believe it is related to differences in brain structure and function. In fact, the disorder tends to run in families, suggesting that genetics may be a factor. Brain imaging studies have shown that people with and without dyscalculia have different brain structures that correlate with learning skills. Researchers are trying to identify specific strategies to help rewire the brain so that it functions better when it comes to math.
The treatment of dyscalculia begins with an evaluation of the child's cognitive profile and motivation levels. During the evaluation, teachers identify any factors that may hinder learning, including sensory impairments, emotional problems, and motor difficulties. A child with dyscalculia receives specialized math instruction, including accommodations to compensate for challenges associated with the condition. If an evaluation finds that the child is not learning as quickly as other students, dyscalculia therapy may be an appropriate course of action.
While the main cause of dyscalculia for numbers is congenital, the condition is often acquired. The condition is often associated with one parent who had difficulty with mathematics. Research has revealed that dyscalculia has many similarities to multiple cognitive deficits, including the numeric representation deficit. As a result, children with dyscalculia have difficulty with the meaning of mathematical concepts, even though they may be able to write and recognize numbers and represent them.
Related to several genetic disorders
The genetic basis of dyscalculia is still largely unknown. The condition affects children differently. The first stage of diagnosis is usually the evaluation of the child's mathematical abilities. This includes reviewing academic records, standardized tests, and family history. Occasionally, clinicians administer diagnostic tests to measure foundational mathematical skills. Common tests used to assess dyscalculia are the PAL-II Diagnostic Assessment and the KeyMath-3 Diagnostic Assessment.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, dyscalculia is a developmental learning disability characterized by significantly below-age level arithmetic skills. It is a rare condition, but it is associated with several genetic disorders. Genetic tests show that children who are born with dyscalculia are more likely to have identical twins than those who do not. Dyscalculia is also common in parents and siblings, with a 50% first-degree relative who has the disorder and a 43% second-degree relative. There is no gender-based difference in this condition.
Genetic studies have linked dyscalculia to several different genetic disorders. One study, conducted by Szucs et al. (2007), found strong evidence that dyscalculia is caused by malformations in the right parietal lobe. They used neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate brain areas that control spatial memory, including the right parietal lobe. The subjects were then asked to solve a math task by comparing two digits and deciding which was numerically larger.
In addition to its cognitive effects, dyscalculia is associated with a wide range of physical symptoms. Cognitive deficits include poor concentration, impaired working memory, and inability to multitask. Language development can be delayed, and visual-spatial processing slows down. Headaches and abdominal pain are also associated with dyscalculia. Diagnosis is based on the child's math skills and the symptoms they experience.
Symptoms of dyscalculia
Parents are eager to help their struggling children, and a child's struggles in mathematics may be due to dyscalculia. Children with dyscalculia may have a lack of math fluency or may react strongly to various math activities. If your child has these symptoms, it is time to seek help. A qualified professional can review your child's tests and determine if your child has dyscalculia.
Those diagnosed with this condition have many cognitive deficits, including difficulty with memory, inability to multitask, poor visual memory, and sluggish visual-spatial processing. Other symptoms of dyscalculia include poor visual-spatial orientation, abdominal pain, and headaches. It is vital to seek medical help to rule out other causes and diagnose the disorder. Dyscalculia affects the ability to learn, and if left untreated, may lead to developmental problems.
In addition to difficulty in learning numbers and understanding math concepts, dyscalculia can also result in difficulties with addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It can even cause problems with mental arithmetic. Children with dyscalculia may have trouble writing numbers and manipulating symbols. The difficulty in math may even lead to problems understanding decimals and numeric series. Therefore, early detection is vital.
Although dyscalculia is a common learning disability, it differs from dyslexia, which is a learning disorder affecting reading and writing. It usually presents when a child falls behind in math. This disorder can lead to issues with self-esteem and confidence. In some cases, the person with dyscalculia has trouble telling time, or calculating amounts. These are common signs of dyscalculia.
The diagnosis of dyscalculia is often made based on the symptoms of the condition and the history taken of the patient. The diagnosis is also made in conjunction with the results of various tests and psychosocial assessments. Dyscalculia treatment options should be individualized and target the specific areas of the child's mathematical weakness. This may include the use of a calculator, extra math courses, or phone reminders to keep track of time.
Early identification of the disorder is important. Although symptoms can develop anytime from childhood, it is often more obvious in children with dyscalculia. Early intervention is critical for optimal learning strategies and mental resources. The best way to treat dyscalculia is to start early and seek medical intervention. This can help prevent more serious issues such as delayed development and self-esteem issues. It is important to remember that a dyscalculia diagnosis is not the end of the world.
A specialized team should be used to provide treatment. These people should have relevant pedagogical and learning therapy training and a university degree in learning therapy. Additionally, the treatment should be provided in individual sessions lasting at least 45 minutes. In group settings, it was found that specialized personnel have weaker effects. This is why it is important to seek specialized care for dyscalculia. For more information on dyscalculia treatment options, check out our resource center today!
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Pest control is a process that is used to remove pests from an environment. Pests are any animal that causes damage, carries disease, or can be a nuisance to humans. The use of pest control means that the pests are either killed, removed, or their living conditions are changed so they cannot carry on with their harmful activities. The process of pest control can be carried out in many different ways and takes between one and five hours (or more) to complete depending on the size and location of the area.
Pest control is one of the most crucial aspects of maintaining a healthy and safe environment for your family. Even though pest control treatments are usually not harmful to humans, it is still important to be aware of the chemicals sprayed. The first thing you should do after pest control has been done is to make sure you are not exposed to any chemicals that may have been used. You should either leave the house or stay in an area where there are no chemicals or fumes from the pest control company. The next step would be to take care of any areas that were sprayed by the pest control company, for example carpets, curtains, baby shops and other fabric items. You should wash these items thoroughly with soap and water to remove any chemicals that might have seeped into them during the spray process.
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Pests like rats and mice can cause a lot of stress and misery. That's why pest control services is often used in order to get rid of pests and keep them away from your house. If you want to know how long does pest control last, then pest control can be considered as a one-time solution that needs to be repeated every now and then in order to provide continuous protection against pests. Since there are different types of pests, it is necessary for the homeowner to renew the treatment every six months or so in order to keep all of them away from the home.
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Biography of Dr Luqman Salafi
Biography of Shaykh Dr Muhammad Luqman Salafi
His lineage is: Muhammad Luqman ibn Barakallah ibn Muhammad Yaseen ibn Salamatullah ibn Abdil Azeem Siddiqi
Shaykh Luqman Salafi was born in 1941 in the province of Bihar in the village of “Chandan Barah” which was around 200 km from the capital of Bihar, Patnah.
The grand father of Shaykh Luqman, Muhammad Yaseen was attached to the movement of Sayed Ahmad Shaheed (insha Allah) and Shaykh Isma’eel Dehlwi Shaheed (insha Allah). He would not only collect money from his area in Bihar for them but also physically joined them for some time and return home. Afterwards he took his wife to their Markaz and remained with them for 8 years. Shaykh Luqman’s father Barakallah was born in the Markaz of the Mujahideen. Little time after the birth of Barakallah, he returned to his home with the permission of Emir Al-Mujahideen.
Shaykh Luqman Salafi took religious sciences from young age from his grand father. At the age of 7, he joined the Madrasah of Hafiz Muhammad Uthman, where he learnt the Quran. Afterwards he went to Phornia were he learnt from Shaykh Muhammad Ilyas Persian and Urdu books. Shaykh Luqman had typhoid in Phornia, hence his grand gather took him back to his village and registered him in a Deobandi Madrasah near his village and he took there books of Arabic grammar and morphology, Tajweed and jurisprudence.
In 1956, Shaykh Luqman joined the Madrasah “Dar Al-Ulum Ahmadiyah Salafiyah” in Darbanghah, a city in Bihar. This was one of the famous Ahl e Hadith Madrasah established by Shaykh Ibrahim Arwi in Aarah but after his death, Shaykh AbdulAziz Raheembadi moved it to Darbanghah.
Among Shaykh Luqman’s teachers in India, we count: Shaykh Zuhoor ibn Muhammad Asghar Rehmani, Shaykh Muhammad Idrees Azad Rehmani, Shaykh AbdurRahman Salafi, Shaykh Habeeb Al-Mursalin Salafi.
Shaykh Luqman Salafi was among the best student of this Madrasah hence during his studies (3rd year of Jamiyah, 7th year of Dars Nizami) he was selected to Madeenah University when it was founded in 1962. Shaykh Ibn Baz in these days was the vice chancellor of Madeenah University and would look after the students, and the efforts of Shaykh Luqman Salafi in studying attracted his attention, hence he always kept him near him.
Among his teachers in Madeenah University we count: Shaykh ibn Baz, Shaykh Albani, Hafiz Muhammad Gondalwi, Shaykh Ameen Shanqiti, Shaykh AbdurRazaq Afifi, Shaykh Manna Qattan, Shaykh AbdulQadir Shaybah Hamd, Shaykh Abbad, Shaykh Abdullah ibn Humayd.
Among his class fellows and students who studied at same time, we count: Allamah Ihsan Elahi Zaheer, Dr Muhammad ibn Mahmood Wa’ili, Hafiz Hafeez ur Rahman Umri, Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf Kazim, Shaykh AbdusSattar Salafi, Shaykh Suhaib Hasan, Hafiz AbdurRahman Madni.
His positions after his studies
Shaykh Luqman Salafi graduated in 1967 and he obtained afterwards a position in Dar Al-Ifta in Riyadh as translator English to Arabic and Arabic to English. There he did his MA and PHD in Muhammad ibn Su’ud. In 1975, Shaykh Ibn Baz was appointed as the director of “Idarah Al-Buhuth Al-Islamiyah wal Ifta wa Da’wa wal Irshad”, and he chose Shaykh Luqman Salafi as his secretary. With this position, some of his other positions are listed below:
1) Founder and President of Jamiyah Ibn Taymiyah (India)
2) President of the association of graduates of Dar Al-Ulum Ahmadiyah Salafiyah
3) The president of Markaz Allamah AbdulAziz ibn Baz li Dirasat Al-Islamiyah bil Hind
4) Supervisor of Jamiyat Imam ibn Taymiyah Al-Khayriyah (Bihar)
5) Supervisor of the Urdu section of the magazine “Tuba” of Jamiyah ibn Taymiyah
6) Supervisor of the Arabic section of the magazine “Al-Furqan” of Jamiyah ibn Taymiyah.
7) In charge of the Fatawa of the Mufti of KSA
8) Member of the board of the magazine “Athaar As-Saadirah” Maonath Bhajan UP
9) In charge of Dar Ad-Da’wah in KSA
10) Member of the board of the magazine “Ad-Da’wah” of Da’wah Islamiyah Riyadh.
With this he remained for many years a member of the magazine “Taw’iyah Al-Islamiyah fil Hajj”, and in the branch of education of Jamiyah Muhammad ibn Su’ud.
1) “Makanah As-Sunnah fi At-Tashri Al-Islami wa Dahdh Maza’im Al-Munkirin wal Mulhidin” which was his MA Maqalah in Arabic.
2) “Ihtimam al-Muhadithin bi Naqd Al-Hadith Sanadan wa Matnan wa Dahdh Maza’im Al-Mustashriqin”: His PHD Thesis in Arabic.
3) Translation in Arabic of the correspondence between Shaykh Mawdudi and the American Convert Jameelah Jones (entitled “Al-Murasalah Bayna Abil Ala Mawdudi wa Maryam Jameelah”)
4) A book on Jarh wa Tadeel whose manuscript was lost.
5) His Urdu Tafsir entitled “Taysir Ar-Rahman li Bayan Al-Quran”
These are the books indicated by Shaykh Ishaq Bhatti in his “Qafilah Hadith”, which was published in 2003 but since Shaykh Luqman Salafi authored many other books among which we count below:
6) “Rash Al-Barad Sharh Adab Al-Mufrad lil Imam Al-Bukhari”: a one large volume explanation of “Adab Al-Mufrad” of Imam Bukhari.
7) “As-Sadiq Al-Ameen”: Arabic Seerah 831 pages
8) “As-Sadiq Al-Ameen”: Urdu version of the previous book, published by Al-Furqan Trust.
8) “Tuhfatul Kiram Sharh Bulugh Al-Maram”: Arabic explanation of “Bulugh Al-Maram” 1 vol, 688 pages
9) “Tuhfatul Kiram Sharh Bulugh Al-Maram”: Urdu translation of the previous work, translated in Urdu by AbdulMannan AbdulLateef Madni, published by Dar Ad-Da’i li Nashr wa Tawzi Riyadh
10) English translation of his Tafsir “Taisirur Rahman le Bayanil Quran” published by Dar Ad-Da’i li Nashr wa Tawzi Riyadh.
11) “As-Sa’i Al-Hathith ila Fiqh Ahlil Hadith”: Arabic in 3 volumes on jurisprudence
12) “Hadiu Thaqalayn fi Ahadith Thaqalayn”: Collection of the Ahadith in the 2 Sahih present in “Mishkat Al-Masabih” of Hafiz Tibrizi.
13) “Fuyudh Al-Alam Ala Tafsir Ayat Al-Ahkam lil Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Ash-Shawkani”: 2 volume collection of the Tafsir of Imam Shawknai on the verses pertaining to jurisprudence with Takhrij and notes by Shaykh Luqman Salafi.
14) “Karwan e Hayat”: His Urdu autobiography
15) Verification of the book “Fatawa Al-Imam Ash-Shareef Siddiq Hasan Khan Al-Qannuji Al-Bukhari Al-Musama bi “Ad-Dalil At-Talib ala Arjahil Matalib””
16) Verification of the book “Arkan Al-Islam” of Shaykh ibn Baz
The Shaykh verified many other books published under his supervision by Dar Ad-Da’I li Nashr Wa Tawzi in Riyadh.
His death and scholars' praise of him
Shaykh AbdurRauf Rehmani Jandagarhi said about Shaykh Luqman Salafi: “For me, Shaykh Luqman Salafi is counted among the Kibaar Ullama e Ahl e Hadith of India. His longing for knowledge, his palpitation for Islami Da’wah, his compassion for the Muslims, are among his particularities for which every individual has a great respect for him”
Shaykh Luqman Salafi passed away on Thursday 5 March 2020, may Allah have mercy upon him
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These days, TV watchers are so fixatedon TV programming, including ‘news’, that citizens largely insulated from what is really happening in the world around them by layers of technology, entertainment, and other distractions, are beingprogrammed to accept the government’s brutality, surveillance and dehumanizing treatment as things happening tootherpeople.
The more that is beamed at us, the more inclined people are to settle back in our comfy recliners and become passive viewers rather than active participants as unsettling, frightening events unfold.
We have become guinea pigs in a ruthlessly calculated, carefully orchestrated, chillingly cold-blooded experiment in how to control a population and advance a political agenda without much opposition from the citizenry.
This is mind-control in its most sinister form.
How do you change the way people think? You start by changing the words they use.
In totalitarian regimes where conformity and compliance are enforced at the end of…
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Indisputably, we are witnesses of an ETF mega boom. From passive to active ETFs, their numbers seem to be ever-increasing. Since these exchange-traded funds can be excellent (accessible, transparent, liquid) instruments, it is a great necessity to examine their possible usage in active and systematic trading or investing. Therefore, the short research critically assesses the possibility of using ETFs in the Skewness Trading Strategy.
Lottery tickets have meager prices relative to the highest potential payoff; they have low negative expected returns; their payoffs are very risky (i.e., the prize distribution has high variance); and, most importantly, they have a tiny probability of a huge reward (i.e., they have positively skewed payoffs). Overall, for a low cost, lottery tickets offer a slight chance of a huge reward and a significant probability of a little loss, where the probabilities of winning and losing are fixed and known in advance. Even though any particular asset is not likely to possess the extreme characteristics of lotteries, mainly the considerable reward to cost ratio, some assets share these features qualitatively. To identify these assets that can be perceived as lotteries, one can consider asset-specific skewness as a measure. Agents, in general, are likely to deem the assets with high asset-specific skewness more attractive. Kumar (2009) proposed that the investors perceive low-priced stocks with high idiosyncratic volatility and high idiosyncratic skewness as lotteries. The study suggests that investors are likely to pay for a small probability to win an enormous payoff.
The skewness effect has been identified across multiple asset classes before – namely commodities, currencies, or equities. Amaya et al. (2015) analyzed intraday equity returns and found that the skewness is a negative predictor of the following week’s return. Fernandez-Perez et al. (2018) have identified a similar effect in commodity futures, where skewness is also a negative predictor. Skewness as a negative predictor was also identified by Zaremba and Nowak (2015) in an extensive sample of 78 country indices. Vojtko and Lievaj (2020), who analyzed currencies, equities (country indices), and bonds, also provide skewness-related findings. While bonds and currencies seem to relate to the sizeable skewness effect consistent with the other literature, the investment universe of equities is much smaller than that of Zaremba and Nowak (2015), and the effect seems insignificant.
Our motivation for research stems from the fact that the anomalies in the financial market tend to repeat in multiple assets classes. Hence the lottery-like payoff resulting from the skewness effect could be present in exchange-traded funds as well. For example, commodity ETFs track the underlying commodities, and if the skewness effect is present in individual commodities, the effect should also exist in commodity ETFs.
Furthermore, according to the previous research, investors should be the “lottery ticket issuer” instead of playing the lottery. In other words, if the skewness effect holds, they should prefer going long on ETFs without lottery-like characteristics (ETFs with low skewness) and short on ETFs with lottery-like characteristics (ETFs with high skewness). The critical question is whether this lottery effect also holds in ETFs. We examine the skewness effect across various categories: country ETFs, commodity ETFs and global or US sector ETFs. The skewness anomaly is examined for two lookback periods – shorter one-month skewness and long 12-months skewness. The 12-months skewness coincides with the skewness in commodity futures of Fernandez-Perez et al. (2018). The one-month skewness is more dynamic and can be compared to another common lottery effect – the MAX effect of Bali et al. (2009), calculated as the maximal daily return over the previous month. Although the MAX effect was originally found in individual stocks, there is a possibility that it can also be found in ETFs.
The analysis of the skewness effect is performed through portfolio sorts. Each month, skewness is calculated from daily returns over the past month for the short one-month or over the past twelve months for the long twelve-month skewness. As a next step, we sort ETFs into quintiles (quartiles). To conclude our analysis, we examine the strategy of going long on the quintiles (quartiles) of ETFs with the lowest skewness and going short on the quintiles (quartiles) of ETFs with the highest skewness. The portfolios are rebalanced each month and equally weighted.
Analysis – one-month skewness
Country Exchange-traded Funds
The investment universe consists of 19 exchange-traded funds: SPY, EWL, EWQ, EWU, EWD, EWG, EWN, EWI, EWO, EWK, EWJ, EWW, EWM, EWH, EWS, EWA, EWZ, EWT, and EWY. The backtesting period spans from 01.8.2000 to 31.07.2021.
For the Country ETFs, we have identified similar results as Zaremba and Nowak (2015). The lowest skewness assets outperform the highest skewness assets, and the anomaly seems to be alive even if the ETFs are used as trading instruments. Additionally, the skewness effect appears to be economically significant and has reasonably low volatility (under 10%).
Commodity Exchange-traded Funds
For commodities, we analyze two investment universes. The first universe is smaller but offers a more extended sample. The second is more extensive regarding the number of instruments, but due to inception dates, the sample is shorter.
The first universe consists of 8 commodities ETFs: gold, silver, oil, natural gas, base metals, agriculture, cocoa, and gasoline (GLD, SLV, USO, UNG, DBB, DBA, NIB, UGA). The backtesting period spans from 01.07.2008 to 31.07.2021.
The second one consists of 14 commodities ETFs, namely gold, silver, oil, brent, natural gas, platinum, palladium, gasoline, base metals, corn, cane, soybean, wheat, and cocoa (GLD, SLV, USO, BNO, UNG, PPLT, PALL, UGA, DBB, CORN, CANE, SOYB, WEAT, NIB). The backtesting period spans from 01.10.2011 to 31.07.2021.
Commodities are widely recognized to follow long bull or bear runs, which is the main reason why a passive holding of commodities is rarely advised. Instead, the commodities are commonly used in active strategies, but the commodity ETFs do not seem to be the best investment universe for the skewness effect.
Both samples primarily include a major commodity bear run, and although the lowest skewness ETFs tend to decrease the least, the highest skewness ETFs can bounce back strongly and erode the returns. Overall, both strategies are unprofitable and volatile. There certainly are periods where the skewness effect in commodities can benefit the investor, but undoubtedly it is not an all-weather strategy.
Global Sector Exchange-traded Funds
The investment universe consists of 10 exchange-traded funds: IXN, IXP, IXJ, RXI, MXI, EXI, KXI, JXI, IXG, IXC. The backtesting period spans from 01.02.2007 to 31.07.2021.
Although the skewness spread portfolio (Q1-Q5) appears to be slightly profitable, the skewness effect seems to be relatively weak. On average, the highest skewness quintile has the lowest returns, but the difference is minor. Moreover, the lowest skewness quintile is almost on par with the middle quintile. On the contrary to expectations about significant anomaly, the performance does not continuously decrease from the lowest to the highest quintile.
The US Sector Exchange-traded Funds
The investment universe consists of 9 exchange-traded funds: XLK, XLY, XLV, XLB, XLP, XLI, XLU, XLF, XLE. The backtesting period spans from 1.1.1999 to 31.07.2021.
Based on the sample, we can conclude that US sector ETFs are similar to the Country ETFs. The evidence shows that the least skewed ETFs consistently outperform more skewed ones.
Author: Viktoria Komornikova (Edited by Matus Padysak)
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Opposition to early Christianity’s message had solid grounds for its anxiety.
I’ve been reading in the Acts of the Apostles. It brought me a few days ago to the passage on the apostle Paul’s work in the Greek city of Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-11).
His evangelistic work there follows his normal pattern. He begins in the Jewish synagogue. There for three weeks he preaches his message about Jesus. He apparently made several converts from among the Jews and the God-fearers, those Gentiles who attended the synagogue regularly but did not convert to Judaism.
However, as in other cities where he had preached, his message provoked strenuous opposition from some of the synagogue’s congregation. These opponents incited civic unrest in an effort to get the city’s officials to take action to stop this subversive preacher.
A Window for Understanding the Opposition
What I find interesting is how this account opens a window on what made the Christian message so offensive to both Jews and Gentiles.
The text says that Paul spent considerable effort in the synagogue trying to persuade his fellow Jews that the Messiah (Christos in Greek) had to suffer and rise from the dead. He argues his case by appeal to the Old Testament.
Why was this so important to Paul’s preaching? Because Paul declares that Jesus is the promised Messiah that Judaism has long awaited.
Most Jews would have been skeptical of such a message, because Jesus had died by crucifixion. That fact clearly demonstrated to them that Jesus was either a false Messiah or a failed Messiah.
We now know that in first-century Judaism there were many differing views about who the Messiah would be and what he would do. In fact, some Jews of the era believed there would be two Messiahs, one royal, the other priestly.
But all these differing views agreed that the Messiah would deliver Israel from domination from foreign imperial empires and usher in God’s kingdom and its reign of prosperity and peace. None these viewpoints envisioned this happening through a Messiah dying, and especially through death by crucifixion.
We know from what Paul writes in Galatians 3:13-14 that for some Jews crucifixion was an ignominious death. They believed that any one crucified was cursed by God. Paul was among them before his encounter with the risen Jesus on the Damascus road.
They believed this because of what was written in Deuteronomy 21:22-23:
When someone is convicted of a crime punishable by death and is executed, and you hang him on a tree, his corpse must not remain all night upon the tree; you shall bury him that same day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the Lord your God is giving you for possession.
Originally this passage had a compassionate motive. It was concerned about the unnecessary exposure of the body of an executed criminal overnight. But some first-century Jews interpreted it as a divine curse on someone who was crucified. With that understanding in mind, then Jesus could not be the Messiah because his death meant he was cursed by God. And God would never curse the true Messiah.
What changed this assessment for Paul as well as for Jesus’ original disciples was Jesus’ resurrection and ascension into heaven to reign as lord over the cosmos. Through these acts God was ratifying Jesus’ status as the true Messiah.
So it was crucial for Paul in his approach to Jews to show that the Old Testament did indeed foresee that the Messiah would work his work of deliverance through his death and resurrection.
But we also see why many Jews would see such a message about Jesus as total nonsense and as a subversive force in the world of Judaism.
Potential Subversion of the Roman Imperial Order
In Acts’ account of Paul’s work in Thessalonica, we also glimpse why many Gentiles would also find the Christian message shocking and dangerous. When the rioters bring these disturbing Christians before the city’s governing officials, they charge that these Christians are turning the world upside down.
Why? Because, they say, “they are all acting contrary to the decrees of the emperor, saying that there is another king named Jesus” (Acts 17:7).
The earliest Christian confession about Jesus was that Jesus is Lord (Kyrios in Greek). Now the title of Kyrios was one that Roman imperial propaganda claimed for the Roman emperor. He was Kyrios over the whole of the civilized world. And that fact was seen as key to the peace and prosperity that Roman rule was then bringing to the Mediterranean world (the Pax Romana).
When Christians confessed Jesus as Kyrios, they primarily had in mind Jesus’ present sovereignty in heaven and his future sovereignty on earth when the kingdom of God came in its fullness. But at its core that confession was a challenge to Roman propaganda. The rioters clearly understood the political import of the Christian message and recognized it as the subversive message it in essence was.
No wonder Gentiles who benefitted from the Pax Romana and Roman officials saw the Christian message as dangerous. It could indeed potentially turn their world upside down.
Why Governments Want to Control the Christian Religion
What we see in this Acts passage are two substantial reasons why so many Jews and Gentiles were so hostile to the message preached by early Christians. That message challenged fundamental first principles of their political, social, and religious mindsets.
This also gives us a glimpse into why secular authorities have always wanted to exercise some form of control over the expression of the Christian religion. We see example after example in Christian history, whether in the Caesaropapism of the Byzantine Empire, the great investiture dispute between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in medieval Europe, the assertion of royal supremacy by Henry VIII over the Church of England, or efforts by the Chinese government to control Christian churches in China today.
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The military has worked hard in recent years to raise awareness about the problem of sexual violence. But it needs to take a big step forward to make investments and change the culture in ways that will deter sexual assault and sexual harassment by holding perpetrators and leaders accountable.
Sexual minorities in the U.S. military represent about 12 percent of the active-duty population. But they account for an estimated 43 percent of those who are sexually assaulted. This raises critical questions for the Pentagon as it tries to reduce the 20,000 sexual assaults in the ranks each year.
This weekly recap focuses on the risk of sexual assault to sexual minorities in the U.S. military, making medication treatment more accessible to people struggling with opioid addiction, countering Russian propaganda, and more.
Despite some steps taken by the Department of Defense, sexual assault and harassment prevention within the services and at individual installations could be substantially improved. The services could address the problem more systematically and comprehensively.
Organizers who want to bring about social change would do well to look to Florida farmworkers. They took on the low wages, physical abuse, and vulnerability that have long characterized agricultural labor in the United States—and won, changing the culture for the better.
At a moment of heightened awareness around sexual violence, America's colleges and universities have an opportunity to lead by example, through a commitment to full transparency about campus sexual assaults and openness to learning from each other's failures and successes.
Children conceived as a result of sexual violence during armed conflict face socioeconomic marginalization, family rejection, stigmatization, and violence. Grass-roots women's organizations in northern Uganda are helping to integrate these children in post-conflict societies.
An effort to address atrocities against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo has fallen short of advocates' hopes for justice. With its focus on criminal prosecution, the strategy failed to consider the weak infrastructure of the judicial system, left victims' needs unmet, and did little to address prevention. | <urn:uuid:2bff37aa-a3ac-4dbc-a7ad-def7d53b9edb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rand.org/blog.topic.sexual-assault.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.954322 | 397 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Health + Tech | Tele-radiology - the future of health diagnostics
The transformative role of technology is boundless as long as we are willing to open our minds to the possibilities.
Health technology can be applied to almost every aspect of healthcare to improve efficiency and access.
Radiology, though not frequently mentioned, is an important component to full healthcare digitisation and telemedicine. Through this digitisation, access to qualified and talented healthcare professionals can be significantly increased, thus solving staff shortage issues in the area of radiology and imaging. While the technology cannot increase the numbers, it can expand the scope and reach of professionals.
Tele-radiology is the transmission of scans and images such as X-rays, CT, ultrasound, and MRI from one location to the next to facilitate sharing for remote reading and analysis by radiologists and physicians.
The world is moving towards digitised healthcare systems and a part of this involves the adoption of telemedicine. Tele-radiology is an important part of this digital health ecosystem.
Picture Archiving Communication System
Normally, radiologists review and analyse digital images on a work station. The Picture Archiving Communication System facilitates this process.
Since the images are already digital, the location of the radiologist is not an issue as long as the images are easily transmitted. This is where tele-radiology has a footing. Important linkages can be made across healthcare facilities in both public and private sectors.
With tele-radiology, hospitals across the island can share a cohort of radiologists and, if they so desire, centralise the service. This can be facilitated through the Radiology Information System (RIS). This is now possible at the University Hospital of the West Indies, which is implementing the RIS as part of its digitisation process. When other public hospitals follow suit, resources can be shared across the health sector, resulting in improved efficiency.
The RIS provides for more comprehensive and holistic management of radiology services and allows tele-radiology to work at its optimum.
It facilitates the management of the entire imaging department with functions including billing, inventory management, patient registration and management, document scanning, digital reporting and transmission of clinical reports, among others.
However, one very important feature of tele-radiology that can also be facilitated through the RIS is location optional interaction with other radiologists. This could be the end of a shift system as we know it, as professionals potentially hailing from all over the globe could be available 24/7/365, thereby increasing access and reducing waiting time for patients.
As an example, when Jamaica goes to sleep, radiologists in Australia or India would be up and working providing unbroken service. A radiologist then could be anywhere on the globe and be able to read and analyse reports and quickly send back results to the healthcare facility.
This could also open doors to entrepreneurship among radiologists and others who could provide the service as part of a private sector venture.
BEST TALENTS AVAILABLE
Equally important, this global access and reach could open doors to the best talents all around and sharing important data that can help overall with imaging and analysis and with patient health and well-being.
Particularly difficult cases could benefit from this, as well as several ‘second’ opinions, especially from those who may have vast experience in certain areas. Remember that this access does not only involve the radiologist, doctors could also be a part of this ecosystem.
Imagine, for example, being in Jamaica yet having immediate access to world-renowned neurologists for analysis and opinions on MRI scans in real time. This is all possible with the RIS.
The platform currently being installed at the UHWI will facilitate all of this. The rest is left to policy. Hopefully, this will catch the attention of other policymakers in the Caribbean so we can truly have a regional health network.
This brings us back to where we started telemedicine. This is where the world is going. The success of telemedicine depends on online, real-time interaction, and so tele-radiology through the RIS fits perfectly.
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Jul 05, 2022
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WITH Independence Day having just passed, fireworks have partied throughout America.
Amidst all the beautiful fireworks comes the most important part, correctly disposing of fireworks.1It is important to carefully dispose of fireworksCredit: Getty Images How do you dispose of fireworks?
After a fun night of fireworks, it is important to dispose of them correctly so that no accidents occur.
There are three simple steps to take advised by Homewood Disposal.
You should completely soak the fireworks in the water overnight.
After a whole night of soaking, double wrap the used fireworks in either plastic wrap or a bag to prevent them from drying.Read More On The SunCONCERT CHAOS Gunfire sends crowds running from Fourth of July fireworks with '2 cops shot'TUNE IN Here's when to watch the National Mall's fireworks show
As fireworks are not considered household hazardous, you can then simply throw them away in your trash.
They should not, however, be thrown away in recycling or yard waste containers.Are fireworks legal in all states?
Despite the pretty aesthetics of fireworks, they are unfortunately not allowed in every US state, per Reader's Digest.
States like California and New Jersey only permit non-aerial and non-explosive fireworks.Most read in NewsCRY FOR HELP Chilling Snapchat & note sent by cheerleader, 14, in 'human trafficking' caseGRUESOME POSTS Parade 'shooter shared shock beheading video before killing 6'CHILLING DISGUISE July 4 parade 'shooter seen fleeing scene disguised as a woman in a wig'GUN CARNAGE Country club swarmed by cops after shooting sends multiple victims to hospital
Other states, including Texas and Florida, allow the majority of consumer fireworks.
There is also one state that has a complete ban on fireworks: Massachusetts.
While they allow fireworks done by professionals, such as Independence Day fireworks, civilians are not allowed to use them on their own.
Despite the illegal fireworks in the state, there were more than 30 people severely injured from fireworks in the past ten years, as reported by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.What are some fireworks guidelines?
As beautiful as fireworks are, it is extremely crucial to be careful and take precautions when deciding to use fireworks, per the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
You should purchase them only from reputable places and refrain from buying them in broken packaging.
It is also not a good idea to try and fix broken fireworks.
As obvious as it sounds, fireworks should never be used indoors or in extremely windy or dry weather.
You should also have water ready in case of an emergency and follow guidelines.
Fireworks should also never be aimed at a person or an animal, or even at buildings.
"While non-aerial fireworks are legal in New Jersey, it is important to remember that any fireworks are inherently dangerous because they can burn people, animals, and property," said Lt Governor Sheila Y. Oliver.Read More On The SunSCRAMBLED EGGS I'm a mom of twins who are only half-sisters - even doctors are blown awayHOLEY HELL Crazy conspiracy theory warns CERN will open 'demonic portals' with test today
"We urge the public, especially people with young children under their care, to review the state’s firework safety guidelines and to use fireworks with an abundance of caution."
"Sparklers can be an invitation to personal injury and should not be treated as toys for children. In fact, one sparkler can reach about 1,200˚F, which can cause third degree burns and serious eye injury to anyone handling it," continued Lt Governor Oliver.
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The process of reforming the human rights court that began at Interlaken in 2010 and continued at Izmir in 2011 will not be completed this year at Ipswich or Inverness. Instead, Brighton has been chosen by the UK, which currently chairs the Council of Europe, as the venue for a ministerial conference at which member states will approve reforms to the council's most important institution.
That, at least, is the plan. British diplomats are currently sounding out the other 46 member states in the Council of Europe and will table proposals by the end of next month. These will be discussed by governments during March with the hope of producing a declaration that can be approved at the Brighton meeting, which runs from April 18 to 20. Any decisions will then need the support of the committee of ministers, which holds its final meeting under the UK's chairmanship in mid-May.
In essence, they boil down to giving the human rights court more control over its own workload. What they do not do, according to British officials, is to give member states any sort of opt-out from the court's jurisdiction - the so-called "democratic override" that some pressure groups have been hoping for. That would have run into the obvious objection that it would have been used the most by states with the worst record on human rights.
British officials well understand that the court would never give its support to anything that diluted its powers. This was confirmed by Sir Nicolas Bratza, president of the human rights court.
"We must continue to ensure that the court remains strong, independent and courageous in its defence of the European convention on human rights," the British judge told reporters on Thursday.
Asked about David Cameron's speech in Strasbourg a day earlier, Bratza described it as "very measured" and there was much in it to which the court could subscribe. The court agreed that there was room for improvement in its procedures and much was being done to speed up cases using new single-judge procedures.
What Bratza did not accept was the prime minister's suggestions that the Strasbourg judges were acting as a "court of fourth instance", giving litigants yet another bite at the cherry, or that the court was acting as if it was an immigration tribunal or a small claims court.
"Nor is it true that we are ready to substitute our own judgment for that of the national courts," the president insisted.
The mood in Strasbourg is one of optimism. Insiders believe that under the UK chairmanship it will be possible to achieve worthwhile reforms to the court. Cameron's speech has not been seen as that of a prime minister who is trying to attack or undermine the court, despite the political briefing that preceded it.
There is even a feeling that Britain might be willing to make some minor concession on votes for prisoners, though the government will probably not have to do anything until 2013.
The issue is currently back before the court and a further ruling is expected towards the end of this year. Though it seems unlikely that the court will reverse its earlier ruling that a blanket ban on votes by prisoners is a breach of their human rights, reconsideration of the issue at least gives the UK a breathing space.
Meanwhile, the court is waiting to see what proposals Britain is tabling for its all-important ministerial conference. If they find favour, perhaps the Brighton Declaration will be seen as more of a milestone than a millstone. | <urn:uuid:acf95981-91dd-499c-b0df-438fb475255b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jan/26/european-court-human-rights-brighton?intcmp=239 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.98211 | 695 | 1.625 | 2 |
With Congress planning further cuts to food stamps, hunger in America is likely to escalate. Overseas, wars and disasters in Syria, the Philippines, Central African Republic and elsewhere are creating massive hunger emergencies. Rebuilding these countries and their food systems will take years.
We need leadership from our communities and government to fight hunger. We need leadership for the long haul.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Washington appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that held the federal government liable for some of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina and other major storms — a ruling that could have resulted in damage payments for residents and businesses of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.
The class action lawsuit by local governments and property owners blamed flooding on the now-closed Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. Often referred to locally as the “Mr. Go,” the canal was a man-made shortcut from the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The suit claimed construction, operation and failure to maintain the waterway contributed to government-caused flooding that amounted to an illegal government taking of private property.
Judge Susan Braden of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims agreed in a 2015 ruling and granted class-action status in 2016.
But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a ruling dated April 20, said plaintiffs failed to prove that construction or operation of the outlet caused the flooding, in part because they failed to consider whether a levee project approved at the same time as the MRGO mitigated the flooding. And it said a “taking” claim can’t be based on government inaction — such as the failure to maintain the waterway. “Takings liability must be premised on affirmative government acts,” the appeal court said. “The failure of the government to properly maintain the MRGO channel or to modify the channel cannot be the basis of takings liability.”
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Braden’s ruling had been a rare court victory against the government in lawsuits related to Katrina. Numerous other lawsuits filed against the federal government over Katrina-related flooding had failed.
A string of court rulings insulated the federal government from liability for billions of dollars in flood damage that many residents and business owners have blamed on the Corps’ design, construction and maintenance of levees and floodwalls, as well as the MRGO.
“We’re disappointed, naturally,” Carlos Zelaya, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys in the case. He said attorneys were analyzing the ruling and would make a decision soon on their next step. | <urn:uuid:7709ce4f-9dd4-4468-bcb3-8237b1dccb86> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ruling-reversed-for-some-new-orleans-area-flood-victims/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.956892 | 553 | 1.773438 | 2 |
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Well, under the laws that exist at the present time, the Government can use that patent; can use that invention, and the owner has recourse in the Court of Claims, and that is all that is left. The Government already has the right to use the invention.
The CHAIRMAN. Judge Patterson, according to my recollection, and it has just been called to my attention by Colonel Watt, made mention of the fact they are particularly interested in that section of the bill pertaining to patents, in reference to foreign patents.
Mr. DICKEY. Well, they can handle foreign patents, if they wish, entirely separate and apart from the patents belonging to citizens of the United States. They did in the last war. They seized and administered them and retained titled to them, I believe, even after the war; and granted licenses under that.
Senator Downey. I think they sold some of the foreign patents. Mr. DICKEY. Yes; they did.
There is no reason, if they are afraid of foreign patents, or patents owned by foreigners, for the confiscation or requisitioning of titles of patents owned by citizens. That places the citizen in the same class as an alien enemy.
Senator KILGORE. Mr. Chairman, may I ask a question. That is talking about foreign patents or inventions not patented in the United States but protected by treaty; is that what is meant?
Mr. DICKEY. No; I think what is meant there, Senator, is that patents owned by foreigners or alien enemies.
Senator KILGORE. We have a treaty covering patents owned by foreigners, for instance, Germany, to the effect that we will not infringe on their patents in consideration of their not infringing on the rights of the patentees in the United States? Mr. DICKEY. No; there is nothing like that that I know of. Senator KILGORE. We do not have any treaties on patents?
Mr. DICKEY. We have what are known as international conventions, which covers the filing of applications in different countries. That is, they provide the time within which they may be filed.
Senator KILGORE. In other words, a foreign invention to be protected as a patent in the United States would have to be patented in the Patent Office of the United States?
Mr. DICKEY. That is right.
Senator KILGORE. And if we had the idea of the invention in the United States-in other words, if we knew the formula or plan, for making whatever was covered by the patent, it would not be protected, and we could go ahead and make it with or without the consent of the inventor?
Mr. DICKEY. Yes; if it were not patented in the United States; assuming that there was a foreign patent, a British patent, or a German patent on a particular process or article, and there was no United States patent on that, the United States or anybody in the United States could use that foreign patent in the United States and the foreign government could do nothing about it, or the foreign owner could do nothing about it. He must have a United States patent to have protection.
Senator KÜLGORE. When the Secretary of War was talking about foreign patents, he mentioned patents owned by foreign nationals.
Mr. DICKEY. I think that is so; yes. I think that what he had in mind, and that is what they had in mind in the last war when they seized patents; that is, the Alien Property Custodian, I believe, took them over, and you can do the same thing in this war, if you wish, as to foreign-owned patents. I do not see any necessity for putting the citizen owner of a patent in the same category as possibly an alien enemy owner or treating his property in the same way. I think that is rather unjust procedure.
The CHAIRMAN. Do you object to the paragraph altogether?
The CHAIRMAN. You have stated that the Government has power sufficient under the law at the present time to cover any rights it wants then?
Mr. DICKEY. That is right, and I have listened to a good many arguments about the matter and a good many statements, and I have not seen anything yet, or heard described any situation yet, that requires the requisitioning of a patent owned by a citizen, that is, taking over the title of it.
Of course, the one thing of paramount interest is the condition that will obtain after this war is over, after the emergency is over.
Now, the title to a lot of these patents will get into the hands of the Government. They probably will not need them after the emergency is over. What is the Government going to do with them? They may have sold or disposed of them in the meantime. The owner can never get them back. He is lost. This gives the power and places the power in the President and in the agency which he may appoint, to transfer patents from one owner to another, completely without much, if any, recourse.
Now, the value of a patent is pretty difficult to determine; that is, the total value of it at any one given time. You can determine the value of its use for a period of time, perhaps; but you see a patent runs for 17 years from the date it is granted now and that patent may become valuable and it may be used by industry during the beginning of its life, or perhaps during the middle of its life, or perhaps nearing the end of its life, or may be during all of its life. It is impossible to say just how much use can be made of it.
Now, the effective life of the patent, most patent attorneys will agree, is not the full 17 years. It is a period considerably shorter than that, because industry comes along to a place where it can use the patent or the invention, and may use it for a year or two or three and drop it and that is all there is to it. That frequently happens.
So, as I said, it is pretty difficult to say what the value of the invention is at any one given period, avd unless there is some finding and clear necessity to deprive citizens of their title in that sort of property, we do not thing it should be done, and so far as we have been able to see there has not been anything presented yet that requires that that be done.
Senator DOWNEY. Mr. Chairman, may I ask a question there? The CHAIRMAN. Certainly.
Senator Downey. Did the chairman state that the language which he read on page 4 was prepared by a representatives of one of the patent associations?
The CHAIRMAN. Yes; a gentleman who appeared here the first day of the hearing from New York.
Senator Downey. What is his official position?
The CHAIRMAN. He is a member of the New York Patent Law Association, I think. That is my recollection. He made a suggestion in connection with that, at the time that Judge Patterson was here the other day, for the second time, and it is my recollection that we inquired of him as to whether or not he objected to that language of the proposed amendment and he said that he did not.
That was Mr. Byerly.
Senator Thomas, do you desire to ask any questions?
Senator KILGORE. I do have one more question I would like to ask on this section 2, Mr. Chairman. This section 2 as suggested says that if the Secretary of War, or the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon a written finding, find that such sale or disposition is necessary "to insure production in sufficient quantity of the patented commodity or articles for defense purposes," it may be sold.
Mr. DICKEY. The Government can make a contract to have it produced in whatever quantities it desires without this and without owning the patent.
Senator KILGORE. That is what I am trying to get at. Is there any condition under which it would be necessary in order to get a manufacturer to produce something that it would be necessary to give him a patent on it, or to sell the patent to him?
Mr. DICKEY. No, no; not that I conceive of, with the authority that the Government has at the present time. And, that does not help the situation a bit, you see, because the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy apparently can make that recommendtion and finding without any hearing and just upon their own initialive, so far as that goes. That is of no protection.
Senator KILGORE. In other words, it could be an ex-party summary proceedings, without any evidence of any kind?
Mr. DICKEY. That is right.
STATEMENT OF KARL FENNING, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
ON PATENT LAWS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PATENT LAW ASSOCIATIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.
The CHAIRMAN. The next witness is Mr. Karl Fenning. Mr. Fenning, I believe that you represent the National Council of Patent Law Associations, with offices in the city of Washington.
Mr. FENNING. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. I am chairman of the committee on patent legislation of the National Council of Patent Law Associations, representing—it is a voluntary organization—representing all of the patent law associations in the country of which there are upward of a dozen in existence from Boston, across the country to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The CHAIRMAN. Will you pardon me for just one moment, Mr. Fenning?
Mr. FENNING. Yes, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. In reference to the amendment that was mentioned by the witness, I think I should bring this to the attention of the members of the committee.
The other day when questioned about this proposed amendment, Secretary Patterson said:
What we have in mind particularly here are United States patents owned abroad. They are United States patents controlling the production and manufacture here in this country, but held and controlled or owned by foreigners. We do not plan, of course, any confiscation of those rights. That would be intolerable. They would have to be paid a value just the same as if they were American. Everything we propose here is, of course, to be taken with fair compensation. And so forth.
That ends the quotation in regard to the proposed amendment.
Mr. FENNING. All of the patent law associations have not notified me of the action they have taken. I want to report to you, however, the Cleveland Patent Law Association's action as follows:
Resolved, That the Cleveland Patent Law Association disapproves, as it disapproved the principle of the property seizure bill, S. 1579, and the equivalent bill, H. R. 4949. Present laws protect the Government's rights to use all patents during an emergency, section 68 of title 35 of the United States Code.
That is the statute which has been referred to here as the statute which authorizes the Government to proceed to use anything which it has patented.
In addition to that, the Philadelphia Patent Law Association suggests that the bill be limited to the present emergency.
If the Government can take a license, we see no reason why it should take the patent, excluding the owner from the continued use and from granting further licenses.
I would like to say a word, if I may, to you about the idea of not seizing a patent, but taking the license merely under that patent.
You asked here how the Government can use or can persuade someone else to make something for it. The present law says that if the Government wants something from a contractor. he may manufacture that and no injunction can be granted against him. He is not liable for any damages. The Government itself is liable for all damages for patent infringements; but many of the contracts which the Government issues to contractors say that the contractor must hold the Government harmless from patent infringements.
Now, of course, that means that if the contractor infringes a patent, the owner of the patent sues the Government and if he recovers, then the Government sues the contractor and gets the money back. Now, if that clause is not put in the contract, if the Government takes the responsibility, then there is no question but that the contractor can go ahead entirely free. I know if the contractor feels that he has got to take responsibility and wants to be relieved from that, naturally he is going to get a license first.
Now, let me say a word to you about what a patent is: A patent gives no man a right to make anything. The patent gives the man
merely the right to prevent someone else from making. It is a right to exclude others from manufacture. If a manufacturer has taken out a patent and is manufacturing the thing disclosed in that patent, the benefit of the patent to him is not that he can go ahead and make that thing, but that no one else can make that thing and compete with him.
Now, he purpose of the Government under this bill, as Judge Patterson says is, so far as patents are concerned, to have more things produced; have more people produce things.
Naturally, the Government does not need the right to exclude, which is all the patent gives, in order to get more things made. What the Government needs, if anything; what anyone needs is a license under the patent.
Now, if a patent is seized, if the manufacturer owns a patent and is manufacturing under his patent, and the Government seizes his patent, then that manufacturer must immediately stop manufacturing, because the Government has the right to exclude him from manufacturing. Therefore, the seizure of the patent, instead of increasing manufacture is going to stop manufacturing. The Government may ask someone else to make it, but the first man must stop, because he is infringing the patent which the Government has seized from him. Not only is he stopped immediately but he is stopped in the future, after the emergency. The Government still has his patent and his business is entirely gone. He is through.
If, on the other hand, the Government seizes merely a license or takes from him a license, then the owner of the patent, who is manufacturing, may continue his manufacturing, and if the Government takes a license, which is a distinguishable, transferable license, the Government may let anyone else that wants to manufacture, manufacture.
Now, the license, naturally, which is seized, which is given to someone else, should be limited to the emergency. There is no reason for the Government setting up a man in business after the emergency is over.
A license naturally can have the same limit put upon it, and if a license is seized by the Government, that is, if a desirable, transferable license is seized by the Government for the period of the emergency and the Government is limited to the use of that license, the license someone else has to merely manufacture something which is useful for national defense, then the Government has everything which it needs and the patent is, itself, not destroyed. The ownership to the patent itself is not destroyed.
Now, if you are going to seize anything, it seems to me that you certainly should limit it to seizing a license under the patent. It is difficult to see how the Government needs even that much, for most activities. All the Government needs to do at the present time is to go to anyone in the United States and say to him, "Here is a drawing. Here is a model. You make this for me." And, the contractor can then proceed to manufacture that article. If it is a patented device, the owner of the patent cannot touch the contractor. That was definitely established during the 1918 act, which was passed during the World War, but the owner of the patent can proceed later to go to the Government and get his compensation. | <urn:uuid:1c353560-8d09-4df9-b03a-b145a7109889> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://books.google.com.my/books?id=NPfRb-NzPUIC&pg=PA137&vq=materials&dq=related:ISBN1428940219&lr=&output=html_text&hl=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.972739 | 3,302 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Mental and Behavioral Health System Fixes During the COVID-19 Crisis, and Beyond
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is testing our mental health and wellbeing, shaking our stability, and bringing uncertainty to what we could previously depend upon. Devastating job losses, school and child care instability, lack of housing, and increased tensions in strained families living in close quarters, all weigh on an individual’s mental health. For those with substance use concerns, restrictions created by the pandemic limit options to practice safe harm reduction and create barriers to treatments. Even before the current public health crisis, mental and behavioral health supports often did not meet the need, particularly for people living in households with low incomes. Now, the gaps are widening, especially for people of color. As inequities increase, gaps in services will follow.
Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health services in the United States. However, gaps exist in the types of mental and behavioral health services that are accessible for populations with low-incomes, with and without insurance. Even those with Medicaid experience barriers because of limited provider networks and unaffordable out-of-pocket costs, particularly in states that contract with managed care organizations rather than fee-for-service programs. Additionally, we already had a shortage of mental and behavioral health providers, including those needed professionals who can best serve in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner, e.g., peer support specialists, social workers, and recovery coaches.
People are feeling increased stress because of limited public assistance and the uncertainty the pandemic is bringing to so many dimensions of life, for example paying rent, qualifying for SNAP, having to forego “social distancing” by taking public transportation, etc. Because mental and behavioral health are strongly tied to people’s basic needs (e.g., food, housing, education, quality of life), many states are considering their authority to use the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to address these needs.
Additionally, fear and stress due to racism and xenophobia are on the rise during this pandemic. This impacts specific communities of color—namely Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders because COVID19 has been misrepresented as a “Chinese virus,” and this has created misconceptions about Asian Americans being more likely to contract the virus and that Black people/people from the African diaspora are not. We are seeing incredibly high rates of morbidity and mortality among Black people from COVID-19. This will adversely impact people of color living in low-income communities with higher law enforcement and Black and Brown communities that already experience implicit bias within the health system. We are hearing stories of mental health professionals being stopped by the police on their way to/from work, mothers who have not received adequate or effective delivery of care because of implicit bias, and providers experiencing the stress of COVID-19. Some of these stories are not new because of the crisis. However, with tensions so high, we have to put in place appropriate measures to protect providers and patients to curb stress levels.
Federal and state governments can seize the opportunity to make lasting changes by overhauling the mental and behavioral health systems and proving that what is working now could work in the long term. Beyond the federal stimulus packages, we know that states have taken advantage of the national public health emergency declared by the president to move forward a number of emergency Medicaid waivers.
CLASP offers recommendations for some immediate and longer-term policy strategies for how our mental and behavioral health systems can respond to the pandemic. If states and territories are not able to meet the needs of their residents, mental and behavioral health outcomes will worsen and health inequities for communities of color will widen.
The following recommendations are not meant to be comprehensive but offer advice on how federal and state policymakers can use policy guidance and implementation to fill in gaps to better serve people with low incomes, and the providers who serve them:
Funds allocated through the stimulus packages do not go far enough in supporting staff. We recommend that the next stimulus package include the following provisions, all of which should continue to be implemented beyond the public health emergency.
Institute mandatory funding to provide mental health supports for frontline workers, from health care staff to bus drivers to delivery workers. The pandemic is incredibly stressful for everyone, particularly those who are risking their lives and working under intense conditions.
Provide federal funding to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide grants to agencies in order to hire more mental and behavioral health professionals for agencies that need them (e.g., Federally Qualified Health Centers, workforce agencies, etc.).
Ensure that health professionals such as community health workers, doulas, peer support professionals, recovery specialists, harm-reduction counselors, and other caregivers get the protective gear they need. Although we are facing a nationwide shortage of gear, policymakers must ensure that these professionals are protected too—for their safety and those they serve.
Provide reimbursements for providers outside the definition of “qualified provider” by statute, including peer support professionals and doulas. This expanded set of qualified providers should also be reimbursed for their visits when consulting with other providers (e.g. social workers, psychologists, counselors). In the short term, a state can apply for these modifications using Medicaid’s 1915(c) Appendix K.
Federal and state entities also need to consider how families are affected by the close quarters created by “social distancing” requirements. Policymakers should use CARES Act or Medicaid funding to create quarantine centers for victims of intimate partner violence.
Step therapy/ “Fail first” policies
Federal administrators should waive these policies for behavioral health at this time of dire need. This will allow providers to prescribe the medications they feel would be best suited for their patients first, rather than having to prescribe the least expensive drug.
We have seen how the expanded use of telemental health/medicine regulations during the COVID-19 crisis is reaching communities that may have had difficulty accessing care before, such as people with disabilities or who live in rural communities. However, policymakers still need to address concerns about safety, applicability, and reimbursement. In addition, they should consider relaxing regulations to allow the use of phone apps and other tools that work for young people and parents, such as therapy by text. To ensure that people are not using the limited minutes on their cell phone plans for health visits, cellular providers should make exemptions for health visits, or states should have money allocated for disposable mobile phones for telemental health. This could be done through private-public partnerships.
Indian Health Service
Although Native populations received $8 billion through the last coronavirus stimulus package and the Indian Health Service (IHS) has expanded its telehealth services, Tribal Nations need more federal funding for substance use and mental health services. This includes funding to reimburse qualified providers, both within urban Indian programs and outside of IHS and tribal facilities.
Pre-authorization and cost-sharing
Provide services and medications to meet the needs of families living in low-income households without cost-sharing and without pre-authorization requirements. When states have limited provider networks in their Medicaid managed care organizations and varied definitions of what is covered under Medicaid plans, people have difficulty getting the care they need. New York and other states have filed waivers under section 1135 of the Social Security Act (which governs Medicaid) to waive requirements for signatures and face-to-face contact for pre-authorizations, but not all of these requests have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
People also have tremendous difficulty accessing care because of the complex and varied medical necessity definitions across states and the applicability of definitions. A state’s 1135 waiver can temporarily expand medical necessity criteria definitions. This is important particularly as people feel more helpless and stressed and need mental and behavioral health supports.
People who qualify for Medicaid and need immediate mental and substance use services can be covered under presumptive eligibility. More information about this can be found here.
Treatment for opioid addiction
States must allow providers discretion to prescribe methadone to be taken at home and to extend buprenorphine prescriptions. SAMHSA has released guidance related to take-home medications and authorization to prescribe via telehealth. States that have declared an emergency can request an exemption, and Opioid Treatment Programs in states that have not declared an emergency can ask the state’s opioid treatment authority for an exemption.
We also recommend these critical immediate steps to support longterm approaches to transform our mental and behavioral health care systems for communities of color and people with low incomes.
Mental, behavioral, and physical health services need to be co-located. While federal funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics is an important step, federal policymakers need to incentivize states to co-locate services to reduce patient burden of visiting two locations and to help providers create health homes to coordinate care.
Despite the passage of the Mental Health Parity Act and Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, the United States has a long way to go to ensure that mental health services are provided equitably. Enforcing parity implementation is an important step to ensure mental and behavioral health services are covered at the same levels as physical health.
As mentioned above, medical necessity definitions vary greatly by state and are often the rate-limiting factor to providing that care. We need a non-partisan body to review medical necessity criteria for consistency and fair applicability.
Many of these recommendations can be accomplished through seeking Medicaid waivers through Section 1135, applying for a State Plan Amendment, or amending a state/territory’s 1915(c) plan through an Appendix K application. Find out more about Medicaid in the context of COVID-19 here. To see which states and territories have applied for waivers, check out Kaiser Family Foundation’s tracker here. For more information about what applies under each waiver, see the National Health Law Program’s guidance, Kaiser Family Foundation’s guidance, or CMS’s guidance.
The current pandemic is creating cultural trauma. Without an adequate response now, we are sure to see adverse mental health outcomes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and historical trauma as time passes. Immediate interventions need to be in place now to ensure that the trauma does not last for years, let alone decades. We need mental and behavioral health system and policy changes to help all communities thrive—now and beyond this public health crisis.
Thank you to the following individualsfor their expertise in informing this brief: Dr. Kimá Taylor and Clelie Choute, CLASP Mental Health Advisory Board Members; Andre Johnson, Founder and President of the Detroit Recovery Project; Dr. Nira Singh, Director of Behavioral Health for Asian Americansfor Community Involvement; and Sebastian Hickey, Emerson Hunger Fellow.
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Deuteronomy 1 1THESE ARE the words which Moses spoke to all Israel [still] on the [east] side of the Jordan [River] in the wilderness, in the Arabah [the deep valley running north and south from the eastern arm of the Red Sea to beyond the Dead Sea], over near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2It is [only] eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea [on Canaan’s border; yet Israel took forty years to get beyond it]. 3And in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the Israelites according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them, 4After He had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth [and] Edrei. 5Beyond (east of) the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying, 6The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, You have dwelt long enough on this mountain. 7Turn and take up your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the South (the Negeb), and on the coast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. 8Behold, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them. 9I said to you at that time, I am not able to bear you alone. 10The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day as the stars of the heavens for multitude. 11May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you as He has promised you! 12How can I bear alone the weariness and pressure and burden of you and your strife? 13Choose wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. 14And you answered me, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do. 15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise, experienced, and respected men, and made them heads over you, commanders of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens, and officers according to your tribes. 16And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brethren and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger or sojourner who is with him. 17You shall not be partial in judgment; but you shall hear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it. 18And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do. 19And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us, and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20And I said to you, You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God gives us. 21Behold, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has said to you. Fear not, neither be dismayed. 22Then you all came near to me and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search out the land for us and bring us word again by what way we should go up and the cities into which we shall come. 23The thing pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you, one for each tribe. 24And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out. 25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God gives us. 26Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God. 27You were peevish and discontented in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, He brought us forth out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us. 28To what are we going up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, The people are bigger and taller than we are; the cities are great and fortified to the heavens. And moreover we have seen the [giantlike] sons of the Anakim there. 29Then I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 30The Lord your God Who goes before you, He will fight for you just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31And in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God bore you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place. 32Yet in spite of this word you did not believe (trust, rely on, and remain steadfast to) the Lord your God, 33Who went in the way before you to search out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night, to show you by what way you should go, and in the cloud by day. 34And the Lord heard your words, and was angered and He swore, 35Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land which I swore to give to your fathers, 36Except [Joshua, of course, and] Caleb son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land upon which he has walked, because he has wholly followed the Lord. 37The Lord was angry with me also for your sakes, and said, You also shall not enter Canaan. 38But Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 39Moreover, your little ones whom you said would become a prey, and your children who at this time cannot discern between good and evil, they shall enter Canaan, and to them I will give it and they shall possess it. 40But as for you, turn and journey into the wilderness by way of the Red Sea. 41Then you said to me, We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight, as the Lord our God commanded us. And you girded on every man his battle weapons, and thought it a simple matter to go up into the hill country. 42And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not among you--lest you be dangerously hurt by your enemies. 43So I spoke to you, and you would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and were presumptuous and went up into the hill country. 44Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and struck you down in Seir as far as Hormah. 45And you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not heed your voice or listen to you. 46So you remained in Kadesh; many days you remained there.
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IBM Planning Analytics Predictive Forecasting
Learn more about IBM Planning Analytics Predictive Forecasting feature
Join us for a webinar to learn how the introduction of Predictive Forecasting in IBM Planning Analytics allows you to easily model trends, seasonality and time dependence in your data by quickly populating future time periods based on past data values. This can be used for planning purposes or as an approach to pre-populate a data set in your existing model.
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MIDP student Sai Rajagopalan teamed up with experts across the world to bridge a specific gap in maternal-fetal care during COVID-19
by Emma Mattson
Social distancing over the past four months has challenged medical students across the country to adapt. Some have developed innovative solutions for digital learning, clinical work, and student leadership in the time of COVID-19. Some, like third-year MIDP student Sai S.V. Rajagopalan, have dedicated their energies to hacking.
Hacking the coronavirus, that is.
Sai spent the first weekend in May leading a team through one of MIT’s COVID-19 design challenges, a virtual hackathon entitled “Africa Takes on COVID-19.”
Sai’s team, composed of seven experts across various fields, was one of three winners chosen for its category: Sustaining Primary Care During COVID-19. Now the team turns its attention to implementing a prototype of their solution in South Africa.
More than 1500 people around the globe participated in the challenge, which took place over the span of 48 hours, from the afternoon of Friday, May 1 to the afternoon of Sunday, May 3.
From eight available design tracks, Sai immediately chose to focus on primary care. When he pitched a design question based on delivering care to patients by empowering traditional and non-traditional healthcare providers, an impromptu team quickly formed around him: Divanisha Patel, a PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa; Dr. Yetunde Ayo Oyalowo, public health physician at Community Health in Lagos, Nigeria; Zerleena Khan, an accountant in Nashville; Margaret Hannah, pediatrics resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore; Leah Kigondu, program manager at Afya Plan in Nairobi, Kenya; and Megan Lynch, healthcare consultant at Syneos Health in Boston.
The team aimed to address the pandemic’s recent disruption of prenatal primary care. Their goal? To connect pregnant women with adequate prenatal care, so as to identify women with preeclampsia, a vascular condition that requires careful medical management to prevent maternal-fetal mortality and morbidity
Sai says the barriers to pregnant women getting adequate healthcare in countries like South Africa are manifold, especially during COVID-19.
“One, there are ongoing curfews or lockdowns for COVID, where you can’t leave,” Sai said. “The second thing is the hospitals might be either closed or restricting the patients that they can see. And the third point is that, even if patients overcome the fear of venturing into a healthcare facility, transportation is difficult to find.”
After the team members mapped out these primary impediments, they spent the next 48 hours building a creative solution designed specifically for the country of South Africa. The result was a three-pronged solution they call Birthing Bridge.
First, Birthing Bridge sends messages encouraging pregnant women to come to clinics for medical checkups, since emerging data suggests a reduction in prenatal primary care visits, Sai said.
Second, Birthing Bridge recruits healthcare providers and women in the local community whom pregnant women will be more likely to trust. These community members will help disseminate information about prenatal care and mental health resources, as well as provide emotional support during a time of social distancing.
Finally, Birthing Bridge provides a platform that will securely connect soon-to-be-mothers with a primary care physician or a community health worker. Individuals can connect with any phone, smart or not, and if a woman reports symptoms of preeclampsia, then the physician on the other end of the line will help expedite and manage care accordingly.
At the end of the weekend, the team presented its solution virtually to the challenge participants, mentors, judges, and organizers and became one of three winners from their category. The award carried a modest cash prize, but, more importantly for Sai, it offered the chance to make the Birthing Bridge a reality.
Currently, the project is transitioning from an info-gathering phase into an implementation phase. In partnership with an existing healthcare tele-informatics company in South Africa, the team is establishing a Birthing Bridge pilot program. The resulting data will help them apply for grants to support future expansion, with the ultimate goal of establishing a model that can be replicated freely by any organization around the world.
Support from the Vanderbilt community has played a crucial role in this process, Sai said, expressing particular gratefulness for the support of MIDP adviser Brent Savoie, M.D., J.D. and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health.
“I would attribute a lot of the success to the program I’m in, MIDP,” Sai said. “We learn how to think about problems and solutions in a way that’s different than you would normally do in a research environment. It’s not research, because information is already there and you’re trying to turn it into a tangible result that directly benefits patients. More importantly, we get the opportunity to work with a forward thinking and innovative medical center like VUMC.”
In fact, Sai has been preparing for a challenge like this his entire life. As a child, he watched his mother, a primary care provider for the federal government in India. Her work sparked Sai’s interest in global health, but an affinity for math and physics (accompanied by what he describes as “crashing and burning” in biology class) attracted him to engineering rather than to a pre-med track.
“I am glad I started my education grounded in math, physics and engineering,” Sai said, “because one builds a strong foundation to digest abstract information from disparate disciplines and put them together to make real-world change.”
After completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Sai worked in the industry for more than seven years— an experience which prepared him well for problem-solving design challenges like this one.
“Taking ideas into a prototype and then trying to get buy-in from someone who was willing to implement—that was my daily job for many years,” Sai said.
But even after completing his engineering Ph.D., the thought of a medical career continued to haunt Sai.
“For some reason, I continued to volunteer in medicine. And then one fine day I was like, well, it doesn’t make any sense that all my fun stuff is in medicine,” Sai said. “So that’s how I decided to take the MCAT and see what happened.”
This fall Sai enters his fourth year of med school through the Medical Innovators Development Program at Vanderbilt, and the May 1-3 challenge is not the only one he’s participated in. In fact, he recently played a role in organizing MIT’s Beat the Pandemic II, another 48-hour virtual hackathon, which took place May 29-31.
As a physician scientist in-training, Sai aims to apply his dual expertise in mechanical engineering and medical fields to the global health problems facing the world. MIT challenges like these are only the beginning.
These kinds of challenges represent something Sai calls “the democratization of innovation.” It’s not who you know personally; it’s about the new ideas and passion you bring to make positive change happen around the world. And that’s exactly the kind of work he hopes to continue doing throughout med school, residency, and beyond. | <urn:uuid:e32025ae-e479-4f5c-94fc-a8cc36be97b8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md-admissions/midp-student-sai-rajagopalan-teamed-up-with-experts-across-the-world-to-bridge-a-specific-gap-in-maternal-fetal-care-during-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.957308 | 1,596 | 2.125 | 2 |
If you’ve been on the road for a while, it’s probably safe to say you know a thing or two about travelling by now. From which beds are the best to go for in hostels, to how to carry your backpack without getting backache and the types of traveller to avoid, these are all things you pick up along the way. Here are some tips for long term travelling successfully that you may not yet have discovered to ensure you enjoy the rest of your adventure to the full:
Keep in Touch with Friends and Family at Home
Although depending on where you are in the world it can be tricky, and with different time zones across the globe to think about it’s vital to regularly keep in touch with your friends and family at home is a must, even when you’re not feeling homesick. With TNT you can easily post presents and trinkets you find along your way home for a great price and be sure that they’ll arrive at home on time and in great condition. This is also useful for any gifts you find along the way that you’d like to keep for yourself to keep in your own home too, with things like rugs and paintings being too heavy to carry with you whilst travelling.
Start a Travel Blog
A travel blog is a great way to keep everyone at home informed of your travels and provides a great resource for looking back in years to come and remembering all of your amazing adventures. You can upload all of your photos and write about funny stories and all the adventures you’ve had so friends and family at home can keep up with your adventures as you roam across the globe.
If you’ve been travelling for a long time with one friend or the same group, it’s inevitable that eventually you’re probably going to end up getting on each other’s nerves a little from time to time. A good way to combat this is to ensure your always making new friends and spending time apart, this means the time that you do spend together is much more pleasant as you’ll have new stories to tell each other and won’t feel as irritated with each other’s company after a long period of time.
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There’s never a bad time to become knowledgeable.
Like they say in the Lion King, what’s in the past is in the past. We’re here to help dispel the silly tips and genuine fake news the internet may have delivered into your traveling tool box.
With far too much straight up bad information out there from upgrade tips to currency exchange tricks, there are quite a few myths which need to be debunked to get your next trip started off right, and to avoid sounding like. an idiot when talking to friends.
Here are 9 of the worst travel myths, debunked Travel Myths Debunked
To Get Flight Upgrades, Don’t Assign A Seat
Not only are you not going to land a cushy upgrade with this advice, you’re probably going to get the worst seat in the cabin you paid for. Many airlines charge for advanced seat assignments, but there’s no advantage to not assigning a seat at all when they become free to select at check in Travel Myths Debunked
Long story short: you should always assign a seat as quickly as you can.
Good seats get selected immediately when the 24 hour or 48 hour free seating assignment window opens and realistically, upgrades are dished out to top tier customers or travelers who have been inconvenienced and it’s almost never based on not having a seat. Travel Myths Debunked
There’s One Magical Cure To Jet Lag
If there is, the closest thing is melatonin – but there’s not. Fighting jet lag is about masterfully planning and orchestrating a series of events which keep you hydrated, get your eating cycles on destination time and send the correct signals to your brain about when you’re tired and what time it really is. It’s about light, diet, rest and invigorating your body, in a masterful concerto. Travel Myths Debunked
On that front, fasting, including resisting alcohol, is very sadly one of the best ways to avoid jet lag on significant time zone changes. Here’s more on that, in case you feel like joining the crazy anti jet lag crowd. If you really want to tackle jet lag, you’re going to need to devote an hour to planning. Travel Myths Debunked
All Touristy Things Are Bad
There’s a never ending supply of tourist mistakes around the world, but being a snob is one of the biggest. Some places, no matter how touristy, are worth visiting even if just for the view, the scent, the history or the waves.
Don’t be so cool that you miss one of the best attractions and see what makes people happy by thinking you’re Anthony Bourdain. There was only one.
Be as willing to explore the pop culture stuff as you are to jump off the beaten path and you will be rewarded with a wealth of happiness and cultural understanding. And don’t be afraid to explore this one simple rule for travel, which helps to bring the most rewarding experiences.
Use Home Currency When Paying Abroad
Travellers throw away billions of collective dollars every year by getting short changed on credit card transactions abroad. It’s called DCC, or dynamic currency conversion. The next time you hear “it doesn’t matter which currency you choose”, they’re wrong and usually lying. Travel Myths Debunked
To avoid this frustrating travel myth, always choose the currency of the country you’re standing in – not the currency you use at home. Just make sure you use a credit card with no foreign exchange fees too. Here’s more on all that. Basically: pay in whatever currency is the local currency, every time. Travel Myths Debunked
All Hotel Booking Sites Offer The Same Price Travel Myths Debunked
Hotels love offering “best rate guarantees”, but those are based on the best rates you can find publicly. The truth is: there are better rates out there in private. Travel agents and private hotel membership can offer rates which aren’t shown to the general public via things called “bed banks”. Travel Myths Debunked
Though they sound dingy, they’re worth learning about. They’ve saved up to $1000 on just a three night stay for us before. Never buy a hotel room without checking at least three websites, comparing the price with booking directly and then also looking into any membership sites, or travel agent perks. Travel Myths Debunked
Countries With Travel Warning Should Always Be Avoided
During covid-19, this advice is more practical than old times, but here us out.
Dreaming of going to Rome, Paris, Turks and Caicos, Cancun or the Taj Mahal on your next vacation? If you follow every travel warning, you’ll never get there. Travel bans are different, but warnings at most levels are just warnings, not advice not to go. Travel Myths Debunked
The United States issues travel warnings on 4 levels, and these “Level 2” countries mean to simply exercise increased caution and be careful in large crowds. Basically, don’t be an idiot – which is good advice anywhere. But also: Don’t let cheap fear mongering headlines, like “Italy moved to level 2 travel warning” ruin travel dreams.
We’ve got a great resource which breaks down what travel warnings actually mean, including links to what they really suggest. Most of the time, they’re just telling you to be careful. They’re not telling you not to go. Again, covid-19 warnings are different, but those involving petty theft, etc are simply information. The world is too amazing to miss.
There’s A Magic Day Or Week To Book Travel
Know this: Black Friday and Cyber Monday are no joke, but they’re the very closest thing you’ll find to a magical day to book travel. Hint: it’s not “Tuesday”. To score the best flight deals, it’s often more about when you want to go than when you want to book, and setting price alerts to see when prices do change. Travel Myths Debunked
Want to really win?
Think about changing your travel plans to shoulder season months when airfare can be 43% lower or better. Here’s a few tips. As far as magic days, it’s easier to talk about ones to avoid, like any number within 7 days of flying, when last minute penalties kick up, unless you book a package with hotels too.
Also, don’t be afraid to learn everything you can about Google Flights, so you can let the best deals you’ve searched for come to your inbox. Setting price alerts early, sitting back and relaxing is often the best strategy to save. Travel Myths Debunked
It’s Always Cheaper To Buy Wine When You Visit A Country Travel Myths Debunked
Wrong, and to the tune of 20% in some places. It’s true: it’s cheaper to buy (great) wine in France than just about anywhere else on earth, but some countries are far more focused on exporting their precious grapes, than travelers guzzling wine on home soil.
In Australia, it’s actually 20% cheaper if you buy the wine and have it shipped out of the country, which basically means it’s the same price outside of the country too. If you want to stay extra savvy, Vivino is the best wine app for travelers, in our opinion.
The Airport Is The Best Place To Take Money Out
This is flat out wrong. Despite the “no fee”, “no commission” or other alluring neon signs you’ll find, you’re getting duped another way. These money exchange services use a consumer rate of exchange which is often 10% worse than the actual current exchange rate offered at that moment between banks. Travel Myths Debunked
It’s almost always cheaper to take out one large sum with your debit card abroad, paying just one ATM fee, or ideally – none. By doing so, you’ll get a “bank rate” of exchange, which can save 10% or more. Just tell your bank you’re traveling first
Paying one ATM fee is almost always going to save more thanks to the bank rate of exchange, than a ‘no commission’ exchange using the consumer rate. Oh, and here’s a full guide on the subject, since this can get complicated Travel Myths Debunked
The Northern Lights Are Only In Iceland Travel Myths Debunked
You’ve gotta give Iceland credit. Despite the Aurora Borealis existing since the dawn of time and covering vast swaths of the upper Northern Hemisphere, travelers seem convinced that Iceland is the only place offering the dazzling, electrically charged light display. Travel Myths Debunked
They’re wonderful there, no doubt, but there are so many other places to see them, and many which are cheaper. The Northern Lights are best viewed anywhere with minimal artificial light, so the more remote you can go the better. There are countless places to find them, like Norway, Canada, or Lapland. Travel Myths Debunked
Frequent Flyer Miles Are Too Complicated To Bother
Why bother, right? No. Credit card points and airline miles may be complicated, but anyone not bothering with collecting them is simply a fool. At the very least, they’re a rebate towards future travel. Travel Myths Debunked | <urn:uuid:f79f4958-2f7f-44fc-8b69-14fd43ef1b24> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://upayapps.com/9-major-travel-myths-debunked-including-upgrades/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.925262 | 2,037 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Wrinkles mostly appeared on skin parts like the face, neck, hand, and forearms which are more exposed to sunlight, are the aging signs. Genetics form the skin structure but exposure to the sun is the main cause of wrinkles. This issue is very common among white skin people. Air pollution and smoking also reinforce the process of wrinkles formation.
There are many ways to fade up these wrinkles if you feel worried about them. Wrinkles are the creases and lines which appear on the skin due to aging. Deep creases will be more visible on the eyes, neck, and face. There are multiple dermatologists available to set your skincare plan to cover all these wrinkle issues.
Get rid of age signs
Causes of wrinkles
There are multiple factors which cause these issues:
With the passage of time, our skin become weak and elastic. Oils production in skin decrease due to which dryness occur and more wrinkles start appearing on skin. Due to the breakdown of fats in the deeper layers, Skin become loose and saggy which is the main cause of freaky lines.
Sun light contain a major amount of Ultra violet light which when interact with skin, Breakdown the connective tissues (Elastic fibers and collagen) and speed the natural aging process. Without the connective tissues, skin loose its elasticity and become wrinkled and saggy.
Ingredients presence in smoke of cigarette enhance the aging process which make the skin wrinkled. Collagen deficiency may occur due to smoking.
Our face muscles move with a great flexibility when we smile and express some feelings. This type of muscle’s motion cause fine lines. With the passage of time skin loose its flexibility and these fine line with expressions become permanent.
What kind of preventions we have to adopt to cover the wrinkles?
These are some preventions which you can take to avoid wrinkles:
You need to limit your time spend in sun light to avoid the UV lights. Always wear protective clothing to protect your skin from sun. You need to use sunscreen as well when going outside.
You need to use products with sun protection factor about 15. It will save you from the direct effect of sun light. Mostly you need to apply sun screens after 2 hours while swimming. However, The Academy of Dermatology recommends to use sun screens up to 30 SPF.
It is recommended to use protective skin products. There protective products will save your skin from UV rays which are the main parts of sunlight. These products absorb both Ultra violet A and Ultra violet B rays and act as barriers to guard skin cells.
Always use moisturizers to nourish your skin. This will avoid dryness on body. Dryness when occur promotes the creation of fine lines which if remain for long time can be persistent. Moisturizers cover up the dryness by filling water in follicles. If you have dryness in your skin, regular use of moisturizer will cover it with in few days.
Smoking change your skin texture, tone and create wrinkle marks. By avoiding smoking habit you can improve your skin.
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When walking through the front doors of 190 Main Street, one is greeted at the intersection of two worlds: A wall display of shiny guitars in varied sizes and styles and a workbench with tools that mend and build guitars.
This is the studio of R. Jeff Young, known as RJ, who is a certified Luthier (maker of string instruments, particularly guitars) as well as a teacher and performer.
His music workshop contains a wealth of information and experience.
After a tour of his studio, we got to ask a few questions about his career of guitar playing, repair and building. Growing up in New Jersey, Young had an older brother who influenced his interest in learning to play.
Young graduated to formal lessons followed by excursions to Spain where he became enamored with flamenco music that he still favors this day. His musical interest has taken him around the world to study and play along well-known musicians.
Young is a student disciple of Mario Escudero, a Spanish flamenco guitar virtuoso recognized among the best in his era with lauded performances at New York’s Carnegie Hall and even a performance at the White House for President John F. Kennedy.
Young has been settled on Malden for a few years now. His studio workshop is on Main Street close to public transportation and our close-knit, small community. He teaches a wide range of students. Among his students, currently, you can find a father and seven-year-old son duo working on their strings. | <urn:uuid:8a88464e-8f32-4a60-9899-540efc3598ba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://neighborhoodview.org/2016/04/14/young-a-luthier-in-malden-creates-musical-magic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.984418 | 310 | 1.539063 | 2 |
The Roscoe General Store building was built in 1870 by John Barkhurst as a drug store and general store. It replaced an 1840 boot and shoe factory that was destroyed by fire. In 1971 the building was restored by Edward and Frances Montgomery and it has been an iconic building and store in Roscoe Village ever since.
Historic Photo – This old picture was taken inside the General Store (which is the John Barkhurst Building – built in1870). In the picture left to right: Joy Le Retilley (customer), Ellsworth Le Retilley, Esther Le Retilley (daughter), Mrs. Stella Minise, Nora Le Ritilley (wife) The original stove is still there!
‘Why is it called Whitewoman Street?’ you may ask.
The name goes back even before the canal times. Mary Harris, a captive of the Indians, was considered the first ‘White Woman’ in the Ohio Country. She and her Indian family settled in a nearby town in 1748. She was so respected by her Indian peers that they named the village where she lived ‘Whitewoman Town’, and the trail leading to the village was called ‘Whitewoman Trail. That trail is today’s Whitewoman Street. (Walhonding is the Indian word for Whitewoman). | <urn:uuid:f3a2620b-f4b3-452e-b6f6-8ff4aeb7e227> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://theroscoegeneralstore.com/about-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.978069 | 277 | 2.71875 | 3 |
A Labour Party bill which reinforces the role of Government's environmental protection agency has passed its first stage after a surprise move by United Future to support it.
Labour MP Meka Whaitiri's private member's bill passed its first reading by one vote this afternoon, with backing from Labour, Greens, New Zealand First, the Maori Party and United Future.
The bill made sure that protecting, maintaining and enhancing the environment was explicitly stated as one of the Environmental Protection Authority's goals.
Ms Whaitiri said that when the agency was created, its legislation had a major oversight.
"The Act ... did not actually require the protection of the environment as part of the authority's role. The bill aims to correct that defect."
"What this bill does is place protection of New Zealand's natural environment right at the heart of the law governing the Environment Protection Authority."
She said it was an important change in light of reports that EPA staff were struggling to determine what the mission of the organisation was and who they were accountable to.
"We ... do not want a situation in the future where short-term economic thinking is allowed to impinge on the Environmental Protection Authority's function because the agency's mission is legally unclear."
National and Act opposed the bill.
Environmental Minister Nick Smith said it was a "bad joke" which showed how shallow Labour's policies were.
"Labour seems to think that by repeating the words 'environment' and 'protection' in the law we will somehow magically save the kiwi, address our water quality challenges and eliminate greenhouse gases," he said.
Parliament is now debating a New Zealand First bill which would repeal the legislation which allowed SkyCity to build a convention centre in exchange for gambling concessions.
New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin's bill was expected to fail because it was opposed by National, Act and United Future.
Two other member's bills were also expected to fail at their first hurdle this evening.
Labour MP Phil Goff's bill aimed to limit the sale of rural land to foreign buyers.
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Here are two key facts:
**Most people actually know the source of their fears. They just do not know how to deal with these debilitating feelings.
**Some people state that their fears have always been part of their lives and they cannot remember how and when these fears started. One thing that they do know is that they no longer want to have them.
You can conquer your fears:
You need to realize that sometimes the fears are just habits and on the surface they may seem hard to shake.
Like any other issue in life you will have to be ready for change. Nobody can make you change.
We always ask clients whether they are at the point of torture and whether they want the issue(s) resolved more than anything else in their lives.
The Good News: When you are actively searching for an answer you are ready for change!
Here are a few resources to help you in letting go of your fears!
Hypnosis: See a hypnotist. Even if you know the source of your fears you may need to deal with them on a subconscious level. Old memories may be deeply buried in this huge computer we call the subconscious mind. Through age regression the source of the issue can be found and dealt with. Many times the fears are the result of another incident way back. The connection may not be easily established otherwise.
Talk Therapy: Sometimes all you need is to sit down and speak with a qualified therapist. You can then identify what are you afraid of and construct an action plan to rid your self of it.
NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a powerful set of practical skills and insights that you can use to improve how you communicate with others, manage your moods and live a more rewarding life. Find a qualified NLP practitioner and she or he may be your ticket to freedom!
Yoga: This is a system of physical postures, breathing techniques and meditation practiced to promote body or mental control and well-being. Sometimes you can release these fears after a few months of yoga practice. Yoga can do wonders for many!
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The Baltimore Metropolitan Council has released its 2020 Residential Building Permit Activity Hot Spot Report. The document outlines the residential hot spots in our region in 2020.
Every new construction project and any significant improvement to an existing structure requires a building permit issued by the local government--the county or an incorporated municipality. The Baltimore Metropolitan Council tracks permits issued in all seven of its jurisdictions.
In 2020, a total of 7,689 new residential units were permitted in the Baltimore Region. This figure represents an 11% increase over the previous year. The top ten most active or “hottest” residential developments, in terms of the number of units permitted, accounted for 34.7% of all new units in the region. The top-10 residential hot spots developments are spread across five jurisdictions: Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County and Howard County. Nearly 71% of the 2,670 residential units permitted in the region’s hot spots are multi-family or mixed-use. Just over 29% are single family units.
The 2020 Residential Hot Spot Report also outlines the top five residential developments in each county.
View the 2020 Residential Building Permit Activity Hot Spot Report:
About BMC’s Building Permit Data
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council compiles and maintains the region’s building permit information into a standardized database. This database provides a continual record of plans for new and renovated residential and non-residential projects from all permits with an estimated construction value of $10,000 or more. The BMC staff uses this information as a leading indicator of new regional development patterns. Our Building Permits Dashboards summarize this data and are made available to the public on the BMC website. | <urn:uuid:2dc2135b-8ccc-4f8c-81d7-6a12a2227db0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.baltometro.org/newsroom/2021-12-19-bmc-releases-2020-residential-building-permit-activity-hot-spot-report | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.899416 | 350 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Part of the How They Do It Series
JH: Graphic novels have been rising in popularity for years, and they've developed into a lot more than just "fancy comic books." There are graphic novel versions of the traditional superhero story to literary classics, making them accessible to every reader. If you've ever wondered about writing a graphic novel, Nate Evans visits the lecture hall today to share his experience.
Nate Evans is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of more than forty children’s books, including Ponyella with Laura Numeroff. His most recent picture book is Cookiesaurus Rex, co-authored with Amy Fellner Dominy. Tyrannosaurus Ralph is his first graphic novel for kids. Nate is also a middle school art teacher and loves to share his passion for books with his students. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Take it away Nate...
One of the biggest things happening in the kid’s book market right now is the graphic novel. A graphic novel is essentially a novel told in comic book format with panels and dialogue balloons. Comics have always been popular, but the depth and range of graphic narrative has moved way beyond the typical BAM! POW! stuff. There are all kinds of diverse, exciting stories being told in this eye-catching, reader-friendly format.
Over the last two decades, I’ve written and illustrated over forty children’s books (three of which have appeared on the New York Times’ bestseller list), but I’d never written a novel. I’d been trying to gear up for it for years. I’d read all of the inspiring books (Stephen King’s On Writing, Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird are among my favorites), and I’d made a list of ideas that felt like the beginnings of great middle-grade novels…but somehow I never seemed to really get going.
Then my wife was diagnosed with cancer. I quit illustration and started writing full-time so that I could be with her during all aspects of her treatment. Tyrannosaurus Ralph had originally begun as a first chapter book concept for young readers cooked up by my brother, Vince Evans, and me. But now, as I wrote in doctors’ waiting areas and hospital rooms, I decided to get serious about the project. I decided that it was time to attempt My Great American (middle-grade) Novel.
Over the next few years, I wrote several drafts of the manuscript. As the project progressed, I was still struggling to find my voice in this longer format. I kept sending different versions of the manuscript to my kind and patient agent, Caryn Wiseman, and while she loved the basic concept – a young boy’s brain is transplanted into the body of a T. rex so that he can fight as Earth’s champion in an intergalactic arena – we both knew the manuscript wasn’t right yet.
Meanwhile, in my never-ending quest to cram my brain full of advice on the writer’s craft, I’d begun listening to podcasts. One of my favorites is The Writers Panel hosted by Ben Blacker, which focuses on writing for movies and TV specifically. It dawned on me that writing a graphic novel was essentially like writing a screenplay. My stories usually unfold like movies in my head -- maybe I could write this new dinosaur concept as a graphic novel! Plus, Vince used to work at Marvel Comics. He’d be the perfect artist for this project.
I proposed this new direction to Caryn and she gave me an encouraging thumbs-up. Now I had a format that seemed perfectly matched to my concept. I did some research and discovered that there really isn’t a “correct” way to write a graphic novel script. I queried Google and found some excellent tutorials on how to set up a template in Word that mimicked a screenplay.
Here’s the first page of my manuscript in this new graphic novel format:
I was re-energized by this new format, and I found that as I moved forward, many of my previous writing problems fell away naturally. I stripped the story down to only what inspired me: the action-packed plot, the goofy humor, and the dialogue. The best parts of my descriptive prose became my scene and action descriptions. Then I reformatted all character dialogue into its new, almost-centered location on the page. As I worked, I found I needed to add a lot more dialogue to the story, but moving the plot forward with banter and jokes was an interesting challenge.
Meanwhile, Vince was designing characters and drawing a few sample comic pages:
Now we had something special! My agent submitted the final manuscript and art samples, and it was a dream-come-true when an enthusiastic editor at Andrews McMeel Publishing acquired the project.
Have you ever considered writing a graphic novel?
About Tyrannosaurus Ralph
Ralph is just trying to get home from school without getting picked on by the local bully.
He's not trying to run smack into that bully. He's also not trying to wake up hours later in the body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And he's DEFINITELY not trying to do battle in an alien arena in order to save Earth from the evil Clobberus Crunch.
Unfortunately for Ralph, this is exactly what happens.
Armed only with a new body (with very tiny arms) and his wits, Ralph is expected to not only defend himself and his planet in hand-to-hand combat with ferocious aliens, he must also navigate a new world filled with all sorts of creatures Ralph has never imagined, in which it can be difficult to tell friend from foe.
This zany, hilarious story will appeal to anyone who loves dinosaurs, aliens, and adventure.
Dinosaurs plus bullies plus aliens plus hijinks equal a wacky new graphic novel kids will love!
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Learn Spanish and Have Fun in Malaga
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Spanish Courses in Malaga – learn spanish, have fun! Instituto Andalusi opened its doors in 2002 and offers different Spanish courses for people from all over the world. Our school provides the students with a wide range of courses, including more specific ones like Business Spanish, courses for teenagers, as well as preparation courses for the DELE exams.
The school is also accredited by Instituto Cervantes.
We are member of language organizations, such as , FEDELE, EEA, NACEM, etc. Our classes never exceed the maximum of 10 students, which makes the learning experience more personal.
Our low season is from October until May. Our high season is in the summer from June until September. During this time we can host up to 12 classes in the main school building, while we do have another school building available.
The school’s program provides a balance between studying Spanish and leisure. During the week we offer a variety of activities such as visiting different museums, sporting activities, watching films in the school, or barbecue and paella parties. On the weekend you have the chance to visit other cities nearby with a guided tour, for example Seville, Granada, Córdoba or Ronda.
The heart of our school is of course our team – the teachers and the staff. They make it their job to teach you as much as possible while they make you feel home and as a part of the Instituto Andalusi family.
Our teachers are all university graduates and have extensive experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Since we strongly believe in a personal approach, you will get to know most of our teachers due to our daily rotating system. If you want to know more about our teachers, please check our blog here.
The managing school staff is of Swiss origin and has extensive experience in the tourism sector. In case you have got questions and your Spanish is not quite there (yet), the staff can answer your questions in English, German, Italian or French.
Instituto Andalusi opened in 2002 and since then has been offering Spanish courses to students from all over the world.
Our location is situated in the east part of Malaga called Pedregalejo. The area is a very quiet residential area, on a car-free street, only 100 meters from the beach. The school offers the perfect environment to learn Spanish.
There are lots of restaurants that serve typical Spanish food such as tapas and Paella, although Pedregalejo is well known as the best place to eat fish. Furthermore there are a load of bars, shops and supermarkets nearby and the center of Malaga is only 15 minutes away by bus.
From a didactic point of view, our teachers are all university graduates and have extensive experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
Instituto Andalusí Playa is a cozy school, where all our team will make you feel at home, and at the same time part of the Andalusí family.
6 classes during the low season, and up to 12 classes during high season
Free Wi-Fi in the school
Free use of computer and internet in the school
Garden and Terrace
Outdoor lessons possible
Snacks and drinks Vending machine
EXAM CENTRE SPANISH NATIONALITY (CCSE)
Our school is a qualified exam centre where you can take the exam to obtain the Spanish nationality. To require more information or to register for the exam, please visit the website of the CCSE here.
How does it work?
1. Create an account by registering your data on the page ‘register’ or click here.
2. After, the website will send you to the following page
Choose the following data:
Tipo de certificación CCSE
Convocatoria The date of choice
Examen Examen CCSE
3. Look up our school:
- FEDELE MÁLAGA – Instituto Andalusí de Español
- Inscribirse – here you can enroll and pay for the exam. Please be
aware that you can only pay online with VISA, Paypal or Mastercard.
What to take with you on the day of the exam
We will give you the pen and paper. Please bring the following 2 things:
1. Your NIE (original)
2. The copy of the inscription for your CCSE exam.
Please keep in mind that depending on your condition and/or nationality (EU member, Stateless, Refugee or Sephardic), you will have to bring different documents. For any further information please contact us here or contact directly the Department of Justice here.
Dates: For the exam dates please check the website of the CCSE here.
Important: make sure to enrol yourself at least 3 weeks before your exam date.
Please be advised that to obtain the Spanish nationality, you will need all of the following requirements:
1. A positive exam result (CCSE)
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Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore offers opportunities to explore some of the most varied coastline in the United States without visiting the ocean. The area became America’s first national lakeshore in 1966. Its 42 miles (68 kilometers) of shoreline range from colorful sandstone cliffs to windswept dunes and white beaches. Dip your toes in chilly Lake Superior as you gaze over the clear waters of America’s largest and deepest lake.
The park offers a wealth of activities year-round. See its sandstone cliffs rising up to 200 feet (60 meters) above the lake, with multiple colors inspiring the name of pictured rocks. Hike along the 90 miles (145 kilometers) of the park’s trails to discover special surprises in every season.
Look for trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit and trailing arbutus flowers in spring. Travel by boat along the shoreline for a unique perspective. Bridalveil Falls is visible only from the lake, with optimum water flow in the spring. Fish for trout and bass in the three lakes and five streams of the Beaver Basin Wilderness.
In summer, kayak, scuba dive or take a glass-bottom boat to some of the many shipwrecks along this treacherous coastline. Look down through 20 feet (6 meters) of clear water at Spray Falls to observe the 1856 shipwreck of the Superior sidewheel steamship. Visit the Au Sable Light Station, built in 1873, and other lighthouses installed to help sailors navigate Lake Superior’s southern shoreline. Be prepared for briskly cold water if you want to swim.
Autumn brings the opportunity to enjoy fall colors or hunt for white-tailed deer, grouse, woodcock, bear and snowshoe hare. In winter, cross-country ski or snowshoe along the trails or try ice climbing between Munising Falls and Sand Point.
Drive 1 hour east of Marquette Michigan to reach Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Boat tours of the park leave from Munising, just minutes away. Summer and winter camping is available in the park. For a double treat, visit the long and majestic Mackinac Bridge connecting Michigan’s two peninsulas and then drive about 2 hours northwest to the shoreline. The park is open year-round with free entrance. | <urn:uuid:f723e754-1408-42f4-8dc1-ab54289a6b95> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.expedia.com/Pictured-Rocks-National-Lakeshore-Michigan.d6092363.Vacation-Attraction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.915256 | 490 | 2.703125 | 3 |
“Olivier Latry, one of the chief organists at Notre Dame Cathedral told NPR that the famous organ will have to undergo “extensive renovation” due to water damage from the April 15 fire that damaged the church. Latry, whos organ album “Bach to The Future” is the last music recorded on the instrument, says the organ’s windchest is damaged. “It’s the box where it provides air on the pipes,” he told NPR.”
Read more on this story here.
By now you’ve surely heard of the massive fire that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame Cathedral and rattled Paris, France. Fortunately, the fire was eventually contained but it will take great effort to fully restore the Cathedral and its artifacts. With fire damage, it’s not uncommon to have water damage as well since that is the necessary ingredient to subdue hot flames. It seems like this famed organ wasn’t immune to such damage even though it wasn’t touched by the fire.
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It is fascinating to see how technologies originate in response to unmet needs and then go on to transform and impact the world in unfathomable ways.
In this post, I look at two such technology initiatives and then explore how they might evolve and impact us.
The first technology initiative is Germ Pods.
It was early April 2020 and the Covid had just started making initial inroads into India with recorded infections hovering around a couple of thousand. The Government launched an innovative contact tracing and self-assessment mobile App called Aarogya Setu. It became the fastest growing App in the world with more than fifty million downloads in less than two weeks. The App gathered data from positive infection reports on a real time basis and was designed to identify infection hot spots and alert the user about the number of Covid infected people in the vicinity. Government ministries and Indian Airports made it mandatory for all people to register into the App to ensure low risk. Aarogya Setu was subsequently merged with the COWIN portal which was designed to register and update vaccination status at the individual level.
Countries around the world launched similar contact, movement and vaccination status tracing Apps during the pandemic.
As I muse, the import and the transformative potential of the tracing and status app becomes clear. The future would be about a real need to protect and secure the health of oneself and one’s own community. Increasingly, testing for various transmissible diseases, real time tracing and proximity alerts would form the basis of AI based algorithmic analysis to create hierarchies of health risk statuses. In spite of repeated assurances that individual privacy norms would be protected, geographic and digital clusters of such hierarchies would begin to emerge and, in more ways than one, would trample on individual’s privacy and behaviour. These clusters or “Germ pods” would over time become much more than mere health pods. They would morph as digital identifiers of micro-groups displaying differing economic, demographic and social behaviours. Can you imagine what such identifiers would do in the hands of marketing organisations, Government policy makers and politicians?
What thus started off as mere health protecting ‘Germ Pods’ might become somewhat sinister gatekeeping tools allowing individual entry based on constantly tweaked algorithms; they would actually become functionally invisible to folks who do not qualify. Groups would get shielded from public view as well as from one another, as they get into exclusive symbiotic relationships with marketing organisations and the Government. Overall transparency and accountability in a society relating to spreading of resources would take a hit, further exacerbating the ‘have’ and ‘have not’ divide.
My sense is that in the future, the above transformative technology might usher in a societal problem.
The second technology initiative is Personal Learning Clouds.
For some years, I have been engaged in training the next tier Leadership for a large business group in India. While the need for Leadership development programs is acutely felt in today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment, the organisation also senses that traditional class room case study-based programs are no longer working to prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the challenges they would face. The training manager thus finds it hard to justify costs relating to such training programs. Last but not the least, the program does not really get ‘owned’ by the participants’ boss and other team members leading to the program learning not getting the needed support for effective application at the workplace.
The pandemic has fast paced the shift of training programs onto Zoom and other digital platforms. My client organisation has started seeing this as a great alternative, cutting down as it does requirements of logistics and physical infrastructure. The participants are able to virtually join in from their work desks or homes with a much shorter lead time.
As I think of the emerging trend, I visualize the birth of ‘Personal Learning Cloud (PLC)’ in today’s rapidly changing and constrained environment. The PLC would be flexible, allowing 24X7 accessibility to learning modules aligned to the need and behaviour of an individual and his team. Over time the PLC would emerge as a networked learning infrastructure. It would not only allow overall lowering of training costs but would facilitate the organisational leadership to offer ‘just in time’ targeted learning experiences for personnel according to his / her role and immediate organisational needs. Finally, the PLC ‘s real time accessibility, relevance and interactive capability would allow the learner’s immediate superior to become an active stakeholder in the process and provide support and accountability.
I sense that over time the PLC would make learning personalized as well as democratized (in terms of access) and would allow organisations a better gauge to measure return on investment and ensure work place application. Something essential to keep the ‘just in time’ PLC based learning relevant in a fast-changing world.
My hope is that in the future, the above is where significant growth and development opportunity would lie.
In learning………. Shakti Ghosal
- ‘After the Pandemic: What happens next?’ – Document prepared by Ayca Guralp, Instititue of the Future, CA, US.
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Please answer two questions
1. A client hands you the results of a graded, submaximal treadmill test that was taken at another facility. She informs you that she was allowed to hold on to the treadmill railing throughout the test. With this in mind, what conclusion would you most likely come to regarding the accuracy of her predicted VO2 max? Be specific in your answer
2. Different treadmill protocols are available for use in submaximal or maximal testing. Why do we not use just one protocol?
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What is PBIS?
Vermont Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (VTPBIS) is a state-wide effort designed to help school teams form a proactive, school-wide, systems approach to improving social and academic competence for all students. Schools in Vermont are engaged in using a formal system of positive behavioral supports in their schools. Involved schools who implement PBIS with fidelity and integrity see a dramatic decrease in the number of behavior problems experienced in their schools. Additionally, students in these schools enjoy greater levels of support and inclusion than those in comparative schools who do not use a system of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. To learn more about the Continuum of School-wide Instructional Positive Behavior Supports visit www.pbis.org.
Photo Credit: Home Page Banner Image courtesy of Susie Snow, Library/Media Specialist and member of the newly formed PBIS Leadership Team at Beeman Elementary School. The photo was taken in Fall 2017 during an opening day whole school community building activity.
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NBC (short for National Broadcasting Company) is a network created in 1926 by RCA whose symbolic Peacock, originally used to signify that a program was airing in living color, has had many forms, including the 6-feathered rainbow Peacock that has been in use since 1986, as seen at right. The network consisted of two arms, NBC Red and NBC Blue, the latter of which got sold off in October 1943 due to the (Now Defunct) FCC (Called FRR At This Point); in June 1945, the Blue Network changed its name to ABC. The "arms" themselves were the basis for the two-trapezoid "N" logo used from 1975-87.
Other logos include various microphones (from their days as a radio network), as well as a snake logo and a xylophone logo from which the symbolic G-E-C chimes are also a hallmark for NBC. The chimes themselves represent the initials of the network's co-founder and eventual owner, the General Electric Company (NBC is currently owned by Comcast, although NBCUniversal owns CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, Bravo, and the Spanish-language network Telemundo).
Interestingly, the General Electric Building is not too far from the network's New York headquarters of 30 Rockefeller Center, also home to flagship station WNBC-TV as well as the long-running late-night staples Saturday Night Live, Late Night and The Tonight Show (Steve Allen, Jack Paar, and Jimmy Fallon eras).
The network's Los Angeles headquarters, home to KNBC-TV, as well as Tonight (Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien eras), are located at 3000 West Alameda Avenue in Burbank.
While NBC has had several high points (most notably its "Must-See TV" period from 1984-2004), it has also had several low ones. Most notably the reign of Fred Silverman (1978-81) and the late-night debacle (2009-10). While retaining several critically-loved shows despite failing in the ratings, the network as a whole has had ratings trouble since about the late 2000s and, in February 2013, fell to fifth place behind Spanish-language network Univision. One affiliate, drained of the low network ratings, pre-empted two hours of the Thursday-night lineup for an episode of Matlock which managed to score more substantial numbers than most of the network's shows.
Possibly the most notable thing from a game show perspective is that NBC owns all versions of Concentration, having bought it from Barry-Enright shortly after its 1958 debut while Goodson-Todman was responsible for the 1973-78 and 1987-91 variants. They merely licensed the format from the network. For unknown reasons, NBC has done very little with the franchise; Game Show Network attempted to get the Goodson versions in the 1990s, to no avail.
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Yoga with Hanna Linder
15-minute yoga class
Yoga for strengthening the pelvis and back
With different leg exercises, starting from on all fours, this class focuses on strengthening the pelvic floor and butt muscles. We'll stretch the lower back and bottom in pigeon pose, and both begin and end this sequence by drawing deep, relaxing breaths. This sequence is safe for pregnant women, no matter what trimester.
15-minute yoga class
Yoga for stretching and strengthening the upper body
In this class, we focus on stretching the sides of the body, shoulders, and chest, taking deep breaths all the way down to the abdomen. With the help of frequent knee push-ups, dynamic movement of the shoulders and chest, and the half-bridge pose, this class works the entire body. Expect a few drops of sweat as you get deeper with each stretch, and to feel that you have worked all the major joints in your body. This sequence is safe for pregnant women, no matter what trimester.
30-minute yoga class
Movement 1: Modified Urdhva Dhanurasana, Wheel Pose
Strengthening, and having a connection to your pelvic floor and lower back is a good idea for all women, especially during and post pregnancy. This simple exercise helps you to find the muscles in your pelvic region. Lie on your back, keep your feet hip-width apart, press your feet equally down and lift your hips up. Move slowly, with awareness. Squeeze your pelvic floor when you press your hips up, and avoid activating your seat muscles. Repeat this 10-15 times. Postpartum mamas - why not use your baby as an extra weight!?
Movement 2: Circular movement with your upper body
Starting your morning off on the right breath is crucial. This series is intended to release and strengthen your oblique abdominal muscles and lower back. First move your body in gentle circles, making sure to let your spine follow the movement. Press your chest forward when you move forward and round your spine by shooting the shoulder blades away from your ears. Take a gentle stretch on each side, bring your hands over your head and look towards your hand to stretch your neck as well. Make sure both sitting bones are touching the mat to increase your stretch. Re-align, come back to center, and enjoy five deep inhales and exhales. This exercise can be done anytime throughout the day. Safe during and after pregnancy.
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Students can start from Reception and we teach up to GCSE. We have special classes for SATs and 11 Plus preparation as well as groups for GCSE students.
At StudyBox we follow the UK national curriculum and use a range of paper based and digital learning materials.
Every student is different and may need a different approach or style therefore we will always assess your child first.
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- 1 How do you melt cheese slices?
- 2 Can you melt cheese slices in pan?
- 3 What is the best way to melt cheese?
- 4 Does sliced cheese melt well?
- 5 Why is my cheese slice not melting?
- 6 How do you melt cheese on the stove?
- 7 Can you melt cheese without milk?
- 8 Can you melt cheese in milk?
- 9 Does pre sliced cheese melt?
- 10 Can you melt cheese in the microwave?
- 11 How do you melt cheese slices for burgers?
- 12 Can you melt a block of cheese?
- 13 How do you melt cheese for pasta?
- 14 How do you melt a block of cheese for macaroni?
How do you melt cheese slices?
How to melt cheese slices: Chop them up and place in a microwave safe bowl. Next, add 1 Tablespoon of milk. Microwave for about 3o seconds to a minute (Keep your eye on it).
Can you melt cheese slices in pan?
Cheese can very easily stick to the side of a pan or dish during the melting process. Select a dish with a non-stick coating to melt your cheese to avoid this problem. Place the cheese over low heat. Never start heating cheese on high or medium heat, as this will cause cheese to heat unevenly.
What is the best way to melt cheese?
Here’s the how to melt cheese the slow and steady way: use low heat—introduce a double-boiler, even—to avoid overcooking. If you want to speed up the melting a little more, try grating the cheese instead of cranking the temperature—the thin and uniform shape will melt faster and more evenly.
Does sliced cheese melt well?
Cheese slices will stand in for shredded cheese in any melting application. Reduced fat cheeses do not have the same structure as regular cheeses and they become tough and rubbery with prolonged heating, according to the cheese company Sargento, so avoid using low fat cheese slices for melting.
Why is my cheese slice not melting?
Several factors affect melting ability. One is moisture content. High-moisture cheeses, like mozzarella, cream cheese, and Brie, flow more easily than dry hard cheeses. But hard cheeses contain so little water that when they melt, they don’t completely liquefy.
How do you melt cheese on the stove?
Place the pan on an unused eye on your stove or on another heat-safe surface. Carefully place the cheese in the pan and stir it into the rest of the ingredients. Stir the cheese until it’s completely melted and smooth. It should only take about 3-5 minutes for the cheese to completely melt.
Can you melt cheese without milk?
You can melt cheddar cheese without milk by melting the cheese in a microwave or on the stovetop or steaming it. Keep an eye on the cheese and keep stirring until you get the consistency you want. If you’re going for the steaming method, put your cheese in a small oven-safe bowl.
Can you melt cheese in milk?
You heat the milk (like in a saucepan on the stove top) over a MEDIUM or low heat, and drop some shredded cheese into it… and stir.
Does pre sliced cheese melt?
1. It melts more smoothly. Pre-grated cheese contains preservatives like potato starch and natamycin, meant to keep the shreds from clumping together in the bag. That also means they don’t melt together as well when cooking.
Can you melt cheese in the microwave?
Place it in a microwave-safe bowl, set the microwave on medium heat and nuke for 15 seconds. Stir the cheese and if needed add an extra 15 seconds to reach the desired melted consistency. If a cheese grater is not handy, then you may also cut the cheese into cubes before melting it.
How do you melt cheese slices for burgers?
- Place the cheese slices onto your burger when its almost finished cooking.
- Add the water surrounding the burger.
- Place the lid on top and let it steam of a couple of minutes.
- When the water has evaporated, remove the lid.
- The cheese should be perfectly melted- add the burger to your bun and enjoy.
Can you melt a block of cheese?
Wondering how to melt a block cheese? Shred it first! The thin and uniform shape of shredded cheese will melt more quickly, easily and evenly than a whole block of cheese, so it’s important to take the time to shred your cheese before starting to melt it.
How do you melt cheese for pasta?
How to Add Cheese to Pasta
- Cook the pasta as directed.
- Drain the pasta in a colander and return the pasta to the pot.
- Stir in the cheese of your choice while the pasta is still hot.
- Combine the pasta and cheese until the cheese begins to melt and coat the pasta.
- Add some vegetables to pasta and cheese.
How do you melt a block of cheese for macaroni?
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