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The future is LBS
In a relatively short time, location-based services technology has come a long way. Until recently, the primary technique was called Cell-ID, which could track the whereabouts of a user to between 200 metres and one kilometre of a specific location. Perfect if you happened to be a jumbo jet coming in for a landing. If you were walking through the West End searching for movie screening times, however, you might as well have put the phone in your pocket and popped into a newsagent for a newspaper.
With the roll-out of 3G technology, of course, many of the early complications have been resolved. The use of more powerful mobile signals meant your mobile phone became a beacon that could be tracked using GPS (the global
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Let’s Get Musical
On 20th Nov 2021, ReReeti Foundation in partnership with Indian Music Experience Museum will host a musically inspired online interactive session for young children. Drawing on the Instruments Gallery at Indian Music Experience, the session will familiarise children with the diversity of Indian musical instruments through gamified interaction. Children will also have the opportunity to explore music and create their own musical scores during this session using the Google Music Lab. The interactive session is aimed at children 10–15 years old and will be 45mins long.
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By Dr. Ofra Graicer, IDF Generals’ Command Course
Part One: “Beware of the Power of the Dark Side”
Twenty-three years into the original infiltration of the Design movement into western militaries, we — who practice, teach or research the application of Design to national security challenges — must face three inconvenient truths:
- The questioning of Efficacy: Although the strategic milieu both in the civilian domain and in the defence domain embraced the jargon of ‘Design’ for some time; Yet, neither military institutions nor military historians attributed thus far the success (or failure) of campaigns to the application of Design processes or lack thereof.
- The questioning of Depth: Design processes in militaries have been stripped from their Systemic and Operational counterparts, resulting in a superficial application of Inquiries.
- The questioning of Virtue: Idealism and positivism are characteristic of the Western code. But for commanders, they are a sure path to failure in designing strategy and operations. Design fosters critical thinking and the challenging of our professional, political and normative systems. It is a painful ordeal, reminiscing nothing of the glitter of business informed design. Thus, commanders who wish to practice Design must unleash their dark side (if they have not done so already in their career).
Why did we need Systemic Operational Design (SOD) in the first place?
The world we were born in changed dramatically and we must change with it. Everyone agrees. The Cold war ended, then returned. Two world powers turned into one, then to three. The West won, then lost its grip on global order and ethics. The idea of the nation-state won, then lost again. Capitalism won, then lost again. The Arab world is looking for a new definition and destroying civilisations in between. Africans are (literally) struggling to stay afloat. The Internet turned our world into a flat one. Now the world is fighting for net neutrality. Blue oceans of data once made us smarter, now they are making us stupid. Ultra-Jihad leaves safe havens nowhere. And, even New Zealanders are affected by Global Warming.
We all live in a Global Zone of Insecurity (as Paul Virilio coined it almost two decades ago): defence wise, politically, economically, culturally, socially, environmentally. We like to excuse ourselves by saying that our predecessors did not go through such an accelerated pace of change and distribution of knowledge.
But is that so? My father was born in Poland, 20th June 1939. He was two months old when WW2 erupted. He and his family survived the Nazis. He fought five more wars, Israeli ones, the big wars style. In a span of seven decades he experienced three world orders, went from analog to digital, from car engines he could fix to car computers he could not fix. My mom was the only woman in civil engineering class and was supposed to wear pencil skirts and heels while visiting construction sites. Two taboos she broke.
What’s my point? Darwinism compels us to stay on top of the game. The ancient Greeks understood it. Heraclitus said: You never cross the same river twice. For it is not the same river and you are not the same man.” The ancient Chinese understood it. They saw the key to strategy in relying on the inherent potential of emergence and letting ourselves get carried away by it. The Russians understood it owing to their unique ecological and cultural stance: They commenced their journey into Systems Thinking (and Operational Art) almost a century prior to the West.
The West is still winning. It is more resourceful and more direct. But for how long? My concern here is only with the role Defence institutions (and militaries in particular) play in implementing policy and effectuating change. It has been my pre-occupation for the past 20 years. I have been training Israeli Generals and foreign commanders and planners in devising policy and effectuating change. In military jargon, I would call it: Strategy and Operations. But what is that role? Are militaries an instrument of learning for States-persons? Or, are they failing them? Where does responsibility lie?
Enter Inconvenient truth no’ 1:
Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland asks the Cheshire Cat:
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat.
“I don’t much care where”, said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
The core of military design is about orientation in a constant disorienting emergence; strategic direction in a unique context; and operational implementation that communicates it to the audience: your side, the enemy’s, and whoever is watching. Force application is thus a form of strategic communication between warring parties; If you are unsure of the message (the desired outcome and how to actualise it), how would they get the message?
From Alice to Clark, in a RAND report on the Kosovo War 1999, the author offers: “We may never know for sure what mix of pressures and inducements ultimately led Milosevic to admit defeat, at least until key Serb archival materials become available, or those closest to Milosevic during the air war become disposed to offer first-hand testimony”. Asked by a reporter why Milosevic folded if the bombing had not defeated him militarily, Clark, who knew the Serb dictator well from previous negotiating encounters, replied: “You’ll have to ask Milosevic, and he’ll never tell you.”
The author also emphasises the importance of conscious strategic direction in interpreting historic events: “Yet why Milosevic gave in and why he did so when he did are by far the most important questions about the air war experience, since the answers, insofar as they are knowable, will help to lay bare the coercive dynamic that ultimately swung the outcome of Allied Forces.”
But that’s not all. Assume you have made up your mind about your desired strategy in that unique context and came up with a unique operational configuration to implement it, how do you measure success when something is being done for the first time? When there are no best practices to guide you, and no previous experience to hint whether your operation is going as planned?
To make things more complex, how do you measure success when war is not so typical anymore, and what merits ‘victory’ keeps changing? How do you measure success when what used to be called a ‘state of war’ keeps changing? And, on top of that, how do you measure success when you are constantly changing (with the variety and flow of reality)?
Enter Inconvenient truth no’ 2:
SOD (Systemic Operational Design) Inquiry is geared, as already mentioned, to militaries (and their counterparts) orientation in an ever-changing world, making sense of new emergences, and transformation to maintain the pace of the flow. Systems stand for the language to cope with and rationalise complexity, chaos and nonlinearity. Operational stands for mediation of tensions that are unique to generals (and their equivalents) in a manner represented by the coupling of sui-generis Strategy/Operation. From Design we took the dialectics of (abstract) Logic and (concrete) Form. From inquiry we took, the deliberate cognitive transition from a complex emergence you do not comprehend, to a systemic understanding you can act upon.
But there are three conditions for that process to work: (1), you have to embody all three ingredients in your inquiry; (2), you have to be accountable to your process and product in some way; and (3), you are on borrowed time. That is, you have a small window of opportunity to carry the operational concept throughout.
So, if your inquiry ends in an Operational Blueprint that is shoved into a drawer, it will probably fail when eventually pulled out. Or, if your organisation’s strategic white paper identifies three institutional postures: Routine – Emergency – War to communicate threat level and state mobilisation (like the IDF’s 2016 one), you may find that those do not cover the span of forms of conflicts on the one hand, and do not complement each other systemically. Finally, threat scenarios in the strategic level imply you have given up on figuring out what the world is trying to teach you, and let your enemy lead you instead.
Enter Inconvenient truth no’ 3:
Or as we have learned from George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars’ saga, both the dark side and the light side exist in the true nature of the force. It is a question of ego versus altruism, or prioritising interests. Jedis must use both, according to the context, which makes us think: what kind of virtues are we promoting to our generals? Do the traits required from tactical and field commanders are identical to those needed at the strategic-operational levels which are highly political?
I argue that generals must unleash the power of their dark side, if they had not already done so. We may not want them as our friends, but we sure as hell need them to command.
Take the IDF Operation ‘Good Neighbours’ in the Syrian Golan Heights for instance: When the civil war began, Israel thought it could stay out of it and let all sides exhaust themselves. Shortly after, the warring parties got much closer to the border and war touched us, both humanitarian and security wise. Intelligence was not even mildly tuned to these events; but the commander responsible for protecting the Golan (mind you – originally against the Syrian Regular Armed Forces…) realised that something must change.
Six years after, we have a newly established Territorial Division instated in the Golan Heights, 210, and, according to foreign press, a range of operations carried out from humanitarian assistance through intelligence collection, psychological warfare, information operations and regular warfare – all aimed at establishing new rules of the game and shaping the arena according to Israeli interests.
There was no IDF doctrine or past experience that could prepare the Commander of 36th Armoured Division, who had traditional responsibility over the Golan Heights since the 1973 War, to change his course from preparing for potential conventional all-out war against Syria, to anything but war that is really not against anyone… So him and his team of command an staff had to do trials and errors in their conduct of a series of inquiries and operations.
But they also revealed their dark side, both internally and externally: First, not all rebels are on our side in the value scheme of things. We mastered the term ‘frenemies’ these couple of years to a whole new level. Second, on the path to operational revelation, command and control was sometimes overlooked. And, finally, a regular, armoured, glorified division in IDF history has shifted for a long period of time to reforming ‘irregular’ warfare, learning it on the fly, borrowing from non-military practices.
If efficacy, depth and roundness (of character) are core concerns of every military designer, what may ensure their fulfillment?
In my first SOD evolution at OTRI – the late IDF Operational Theory Research Institute – between 1999 and 2006, I focused my theoretical and practical work on the British General Orde Wingate and his theory of Deep Operations. But being an SOD member, my research was generalist, embodying three perspectives: Military History, Cultural criticism, and Operational Art. That was when it became clear to me that SOD and SO are philosophically one and the same, since SOD inquiries begin by sorting out a situation we have encountered for the first time, and drawing from it an operation to be tested for the first time. The Cyber domain has taken this to extreme, as one cannot operate in the same axis twice, or employ the same tool twice, if one wishes to maintain non-attribution.
Part Two: How can we leverage SOD by adding SO to the equation?
In February 12th, 2002, then US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld responded to a question raised during a DoD news briefing, regarding the lack of evidence linking Baghdad and terrorist organisations. That response was ridiculed in the press but in my mind gave insight to the unsettling state of mind of generals stemming from having to cope with these paradoxes:
“Reports say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; There are things we know we know. But we also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns. The ones we don’t know we don’t know…”
In the IDF context of 2018, geopolitical known/unknowns are: The depth of Iranian hold on the Shiite Axis, from Iraq through Syria to Lebanon, and on the Middle East at large; The foreseen end to the Syrian Civil War and the joining hands of Russia, Iran and Turkey in keeping Assad in power; the Hamas/ Egypt/ISIS triangle in Sinai; Recent mutual declarations by President Trump and President Abbas regarding the movement of US Embassy to Jerusalem, and the potential for a Palestinian reconciliation; Or, an increase in Israeli-Arab involvement in latest terror attacks.
If you saw my Ted Talk you know, I place Generals with that 1% of the system makers of society. [If you have not seen my Ted Talk that is your cue]. As such, they are supposed to be the system’s sentinels, always on the lookout.
It is no coincidence then that SOD is having a renaissance in the IDF. Over half of our current General Staff are graduates of the new Generals Course ran by Shimon Naveh and myself, under the auspices of the Commandant of Colleges who is also the Northern Corps Commander.
Our Generals are facing, each in their own Area of Responsibility, a strategic context that has nothing to do with the education they received and the experience they have gained throughout their military service.
IDF Generals also witness the need to reframe their strategy and operations during short terms (between 2 to 3 years). Hence, we encourage our generals to educate themselves, rely on their cognitive capacities, and to self-organise their command system for learning mode (instead of a controlling one…) – So they could lead the system they are in charge to uncharted territories:
* Photo of Angus Macfadyen, who plays Robert Rogers on AMC’s TURN: Washington’s Spies
Throughout history, we had states-persons who asked for a truc in situations of political stalemate, and generals who could produce them:
Queen Elizabeth had Sir Francis Drake and her Sea Dogs: a group of sea-raiders (privateers) also known as Elizabethan Pirates. The Sea Dogs were essentially a military branch that were authorised by the Queen to attack the Spanish fleet and loot their ships in order to bring back riches and treasure. The Sea Dogs were able to do this because they carried “Letters of Marque” which made their plundering of Spanish ships legal (in their home country) despite the countries not officially being at war with one another. The Sea Dogs were initially started in 1560 as a way to bridge the gap and close the difference between the Spanish Navy and the English Navy.
President John F. Kennedy is considered the political patron of modern special forces in the U.S. In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, he sought flexible response and demanded Congress approval for a buildup of a force that enabled him to change the orientation of armed forces towards non-nuclear, limited, unconventional wars. To this day, U.S. Green Berets remain the closest organisational truc in that sense.
It was Prime Minister Winston Churchill though who set the stage for what we now know as Special Operations and gave them their name.
After the systemic failure that led to the expulsion of Allied Forces from Europe and Britain on the verge of invasion, Churchill realised that alternative ways must be developed in order to regain control of reality by alternative understandings, alternative organisations and alternative actions.
Churchill established two institutions: the Special Operations Executive and Combined Operations HQ. SOE initiated the system of espionage, cultivating resistance and unconventional warfare. Combined Ops HQ was originally tasked to build the capacity for amphibious operations in order to invade Europe, but later expanded into: developing new forms of warfare unique to each continent during the war, initiated and coordinated special operations as part of the Allied Campaign.
The Americans followed suit with establishment of the Office of Strategic Services but unlike the British, disbanded it soon after the war ended. Some view SOCOM as the incarnation of COHQ.
However, this truc needs a frame..… Without a context, SO are either doomed to not deliver on their promises or worse, get slaughtered.
In his monumental memoire, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence poetically describes the pursuit of difference as a potential for gaining new insights:
“When a thing was in my reach, I no longer wanted it. My delight lay in the desire, and when a desire gained head, I used to strive until I had just to open my hand and take it. Then I would turn away;
There was a special attraction in beginnings… The invisible self appeared to be reflected clearest in the still water of another man’s yet incurious mind.”
In other words, cultural criticism which rises in the Imperial periphery, far away from the institutional paradigm and command hierarchy, is another truc to be utilised in the pursuit of relevance in an ever-changing reality.
In this sense, Generals are war machines who should agitate not just your rival, but also your own institution. In this sense, the essence of SO SOD is to betray the paradigm in the quest for Strategic and Operational potential. Potential by way of beating your enemy in setting the rules of the game, the play field, the timing and the tempo.
At the end of the day one may look at Strategy as a compelling argument:
- You must build it in a certain way
- You don’t know if it is going to work
- and even if it does, you cannot repeat it
The truth is, successful strategy accelerates the drift: our own intervention changes reality in a way that must invite the next inquiry…
So maybe, a good strategy simply means we managed to align ourselves with the flow of reality.
Recently I attended a lecture of Eshkol Nevo, one of Israel’s successful fiction writers. During the lecture, he described his work as a writer and I could not but wonder, how much of what we expect from our Generals aligns with what this writer describes as his metier:
“I hunt stories. How do you know a good story? There must be a secret. Something not quite figured out. Something needs solving. Something out of the ordinary. A Mismatch.”
“A story is a theory about the world. How do you know there is a story? You look for a conflict. Writing a good story involves fear. It is a measurement of its quality.”
“A good story-teller ‘fixes’ that mismatch between what reality presents us and our own reasoning.”
Nevo finished his lecture, and I was left with the thought that maybe Strategy, is but a good story.
Dr. Ofra Graicer is an expert in systemic operational design (SOD) and aspiring Generalist a-la Joseph Campbell, working for the past two decades with Militaries and Defense establishments around the globe, towards transforming them into self-disruptive systems. Ofra co-instructs the Israeli Defense Forces Generals’ Course alongside BG (Ret’) Dr. Shimon Naveh, where they prepare Senior Military Officers for General Staff level of performance, and guide them through the process of devising strategy and operations for the new era. Dr. Graicer’s research areas range from Deep Operations to Special Operations and Cyber, where she develops Future Concepts, war-games and simulations. Her book ‘Two Steps Ahead: From Deep Ops to Special Ops – Wingate the General’ has been circulating in leading military command schools since 2009. Ofra served as a Snipers Officer in the IDF and is educated in Art and Film, Political Science and Security Studies. You can visit her dedicated website at www.ofragraicer.com
*SO & SOD are respectvely the acronyms of Special Operations (SO) and Systemic Operational Design (SOD)
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The shift to using solar energy is becoming a new phenomenon that is catching on very quickly. The installation of a solar energy generation system allows for the energy of the sun being turned into usable electricity that can further be stored. Given all of this, it can be argued that the most important part of the system is the solar panel. It is through that the energy conversion is made possible and ultimately, the level of independence that is available to consumers of solar energy is made available. Hence, it is important to choose the best quality solar panels for your needs.
What is the cost of a solar panel?
To determine the cost of various factors have to be taken into consideration. Of course, the price is also greatly influenced by the kind of subsidiaries set in place for use of renewable energy by the government for the promotion of alternative energy sources. There is generally priced based on how much capacity it generates (measured in Watts), the physical size of each panel, the durability or warranty period offered, the quality of materials used in it as well as the types of certifications that the panels have. The price may also vary depending on how many panels are being purchased as part of the package – the general rule showing the price decreasing with an increase in a number of panels in the package.
However, it is to be kept in mind that price is never the primary factor to take into account when purchasing a solar panel. The panel will have to fit the purpose perfectly in order to give its maximum performance.
Factors to Look Out for When Purchasing Solar Panels
It is always a good idea to look for the best place to buy solar panels before making a purchase. This would generally ensure that all the factors that add up to give an efficient and high-performance product are taken care of. One of the main things to ensure is that the temperature coefficient has a low percentage per degree Celsius. Given that the conversion efficiency is a measure of how much solar energy a panel can convert into electricity, you should look for a panel with a high conversion efficiency. A good solar panel will also have very little potential induced degradation (PID).
Along with all of these, it is also a good idea to analyze the warranty period granted by the company as it reflects the confidence the company shows in the panels. Keep in mind the fact that the light-induced degradation (LID) of a good solar panel is also little to none because an increased LID means that the amount of power produced by the panel is less. While it is mostly considered as an environmental cost, looking at the embodied cost of the panel is also generally a good idea for a person since it is a measure of how quickly the investment on the panels will be paid back through its energy production intensity.
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Configuring the Email Manager Mailbox Folders
An effective email response system relies on the folder structure of your email environment.
The Mailbox folders of the Email Manager refers to the email folders (or labels if using Gmail) that you create within your email mailboxes to store and manage all of the email that is being processed. Depending on how this is configured and the extent to which you want to automate your email processing, you can create flexible and powerful email processing profiles that can work across multiple email accounts and automation patterns.
It is recommended that this step of email automation is carefully thought-out and planned before going too far into the designing of Email Manager profiles. The folders (labels) you create and the structure in which you create them may affect all of the Email Manager profiles that you use. The structure of the mailbox folders can also determine whether your email response management operations are fully automated, partially automated, or a hybrid of both.
Scan folders refer to the email folders that the Email Manager will scan when looking for new email to process. Each Email Manager profile that you create will require at least 1 scan folder. If using an Outlook profile as the email source, the profile can scan multiple email locations. This may be a combination of Inboxes, or other email folder locations, including public folders, and specially created scan folders - see below.
Scanning the Inbox
The most common location for scanning an email account is usually the Inbox of the email account(s) that you are monitoring. This is where new email is automatically delivered for all email types. You simply point the Email Manager profile to the Inbox of the account you’re scanning. When scanning the Inbox of an email account, it is common to use a series of subject and message filters to match incoming email to the right job template so that the right type of email gets logged in the appropriate way.
Scanning other folders by creating custom drop email here folders
An alternative, and common practice when using the HelpMaster Email Manager is to configure a series of custom email folders within your email system that staff can use to manually drag ’n drop email from the inbox into. By doing this, you are effectively creating a set of scan folders that allow a human to do the filtering, and then the HelpMaster Email Manager to log the job. This can be a very effective way of managing a busy inbox. This is often desirable because it may not be possible to create a set of filter logic that successfully catches all of the email of a particular type. By using a human to move email, based on their review of the email, an Email Manager profile simply scans a particular folder waiting for new email to appear (moved into), where it will convert it into a HelpMaster job via a dedicated template.
Some examples of scan folders might be….
- A folder that relates to specific issues. Match this folder to a profile that logs jobs based on a specific job template. You may wish to create several folders of this type to allow for different types of job templates
- A folder that is used to assign jobs to specific staff members. Match this folder to a profile that always assigns to a specific person. You may wish to create several folders of this type to allow quick and easy job logging and assignment. Jobs may be logged with generic properties, that can later be updated. See Undefined System Codes
- ..or just a “Log everything / Catch-all” folder that will convert the email into a job using a generic Job Template.
Use a combination
Of course, it’s also possible to use a combination of these two methods and approaches, and this is very common.
Use the inbox filtering to catch and process email that can be easily filtered.
Use scan folders to process email that may require initial sorting and filtering that is performed by someone who monitors the inbox and can move email to appropriate folders.
Post processing folders are used to store email once it has been processed by the Email Manager. Once the Email Manager processes an email, it has the ability to move or delete the original incoming email, based on the rules that you set. In order to facilitate these post-processing actions, it is recommended that you create a number of new email folders. These folders will help you to manage and keep track of processed email.
These folders can be created as subfolders of your inbox, or in other areas of your profile. For information on how to create email folders within your mail system, please refer to the help file for your email system, or contact your system administrator. It is recommended that you manually create at least the following 3 folders within your email system.
Email Manager : Logged emails
You can configure the Email Manager to move the original email to this folder whenever a new job is logged for the email.
Email Manager : Actions added to existing job
You can configure the Email Manager to move the original email to this folder whenever a job is updated for the email.
Email Manager : Failed emails
You can configure the Email Manager to move the original email to this folder whenever a processing error occurs for the email
Adopt a naming convention for your folders
A good practice in this configuration step is to choose meaningful names for your working folders. Make them somewhat description of the intention of the folder. Make good use of the hierarchical nature of folders. Remember that the Email Manager can scan any folder, regardless of where it is. It it not restricted to just processing an Inbox.
Incoming email that is the result of a person responding to an existing job, will arrive in the Inbox and should be automatically processed via an Update style Email Manager profile. See Updating existing jobs
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Maynilad Water Services Inc., which holds the water concession in the western part of Metro Manila, will build four new sewage treatment plants in the next five years.
Maynilad said it would spend P21.1 billion to establish STPs in Kawit, Las Piñas, Caloocan and Muntinlupa, as well as install 160 kilometers of sewer lines for the conveyance systems.
Maynilad said once completed, the facilities will have a combined treatment capacity of about 120 million cubic meters per year and serve 2.1 million customers.
The new infrastructure is part of Maynilad’s ₱30.6-billion wastewater management program from 2018 to 2022.
Maynilad said part of the ₱30.6-billion wastewater management program budget would also be used for the upgrade of treatment technologies used in existing STPs to make them compliant with the new effluent standards imposed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Meanwhile, about ₱318 million of the programmed budget is intended for the procurement of 56 new vacuum truck units that can offer septic tank cleaning services to more customers.
The rest of the budget will go to sewer network repair and rehabilitation, lot acquisitions, and retrofitting of wastewater facilities.
Maynilad’s five-year wastewater management program, which will be funded by loans from local and international banks and by internally generated funds, is expected to generate about 93,500 jobs.
“The construction of these new wastewater facilities is part of our effort to comply with the Supreme Court mandamus to help improve water quality in Manila Bay. It is our sincere hope that other Manila Bay stakeholders will likewise do their part so we can gain significant ground in this endeavor,” said Maynilad president and CEO Ramoncito Fernandez.
Maynilad’s current wastewater infrastructure is comprised of 20 STPs, three septage treatment plants, 41 sewage pumping stations, 22 lift stations and over 500 kilometers of sewer lines.
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In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.
About three years ago, when Solange Knowles was getting ready to release her album A Seat At The Table, I spent an afternoon talking to her about the album. But the album wasn’t out yet, I hadn’t heard it, and she didn’t want to discuss any of the specifics of what would actually be on the album. Instead, she’d sent me a list of inspirations for the album. One of those inspirations was a song I’d never heard of, by a singer I’d never heard of: “Black Maybe,” a 1972 song from the singer Syreeta Wright.
I should’ve known about Syreeta Wright. Syreeta Wright, I have since learned, is someone worth knowing about. Wright was a Detroit kid, an aspiring ballet dancer who didn’t have the money to pursue her passion but who ended up working as a receptionist at Motown in 1965. This was a pretty good place to find a job. Eventually, Wright started singing on demos for Motown singers, and the label released a single of hers in 1968. (They called her Rita Wright then.) When Diana Ross left the Supremes, Berry Gordy thought about installing Wright as her replacement. It didn’t happen.
But another thing happened in 1968: Syreeta Wright met Stevie Wonder. In 1969, they started dating, and they also started working together. In 1970, they got married, when Wright was 24 and Wonder was 20. By that time, they were already writing partners. Together, Wright and Wonder helped write the Spinners’ “It’s A Shame” (which peaked at #14) and Wonder’s own “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” (which peaked at #3, and which is a 10).
In 1972, Wright and Wonder broke up. They’d only been married 18 months. And after their divorce — in the thin sliver of time between Music Of My Mind and Talking Book — Wonder produced Syreeta, Wright’s first album. It’s an absolutely brilliant piece of gooey, headspun astral soul music, and “Black Maybe,” the song that Solange told me about, stands out as a stunning piece of music. Syreeta should be mentioned in the same breath as all the albums that Wonder released during that golden era of his. It’s not.
Another thing happened in 1972: Stevie Wonder recorded “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.” It’s pretty clear who he was singing about.
“You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” is the first song on Talking Book, which may well be my favorite Stevie Wonder album. Motown only released two songs from Talking Book as singles, and both of them went to #1. The other one was “Superstition.” “Superstition” is a banger. It’s tricky and layered and strange, but it’s also direct and obvious. You know it’s a monster the first time you hear it. “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” works differently. It’s a majestic reverie, a spaced-out bliss-float that only barely qualifies as a pop song.
Wonder doesn’t start singing right away on “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life”; for whatever reason, his backup singers Jim Gilstrap and Lani Groves handle the first two lines. It’s a strange effect, like Wonder needs to rely on his friends to speak for him while he struggles to find his own voice. But of course, he finds it, and then he’s off and flying. The music underneath his voice is an ecstatic tableau: chattering bongos, splashing cymbals, horns that just barely exist on this side of jazz. When those two backup singers get done taking the lead, they fall into a languid doo-wop arrangement. Wonder’s own Fender Rhodes fills up the air and bends the light.
“You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” has a basic, elementary pop-song structure — three choruses, two verses, no bridge — but you don’t really notice that structure unless you try to diagram it, to pick where one thing ends and the next begins. Instead, what you get from the song is vibe. It’s rapturous, dizzy-in-love music. Wonder’s lyrics are about being left awestruck by the person next to you, even if you have known that person for years: “I feel like this is the beginning / Though I’ve loved you for a million years / And if I ever thought our love was ending / I’d find myself drowning in my own tears.”
Maybe they were already divorced when Wonder recorded “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life”; the timeline isn’t quite clear. Either way, it’s devastating to think about someone singing about this beautiful, eternal love just as his marriage is falling apart. But Wonder doesn’t sound devastated on the song. Instead, he sounds like he’s levitating, suspended in the air by the force of his own happiness. Maybe that’s what a healthy breakup sounds like. (I’ve never really had one, so I don’t know.) Wonder and Wright stayed close over the years, and they worked on a lot more music together.
Wright kept making music, and she had some success. (Her highest-charting single was the 1979 Billy Preston collaboration “With You I’m Born Again,” a song from the soundtrack of the movie Fast Break, which peaked at #4. It’s a 7.) She kept recording in the ’80s, and in the ’90s, she spent a few years in the touring cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. She got married two more times, had five kids, and converted to Islam. And in 2004, when she was just 58, she died of heart failure after being treated for breast cancer. She never got her due. And if you spend enough time with Syreeta, you might understand who Stevie Wonder was singing about on “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.” You might even agree.
BONUS BEATS: Here’s Jack White appearing on the 2016 finale of the Muppets reboot and bravely attempting to cover “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” with the Electric Mayhem:
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Reasoning and mathematics skills are typically studied in separate literatures. Yet, these abilities are related at multiple levels. For example, understanding new concepts, selecting an appropriate strategy to solve a mathematics problem, or learning from feedback involves reasoning. There is also emerging evidence that the basic representations that underlie certain forms of reasoning and mathematics skills (e.g., ordering ability, creating a “mental line” representation, making comparisons) are overlapping. The main focus of this chapter is on how reasoning skills are affected by dyscalculia/mathematics difficulties, and how reasoning skills relate to mathematics performance. To address these questions, I first consider the cognitive profiles of individuals with dyscalculia. Dyscalculia is associated with a range of cognitive deficits (in working memory, long-term memory for order, spatial attention, etc.) that are not specific to the domain of numbers. It is essential to understand how cognitive abilities and resources might be affected in dyscalculia, as reasoning skills rely heavily on cognitive resources. I also give an overview of the various ways in which reasoning and mathematics abilities are related, and also consider the evidence regarding the extent to which reasoning abilities in individuals with mathematics difficulties are affected. These questions are important both from a theoretical and practical point of view, and one aim of the chapter is to highlight and discuss these implications. I also outline some important future directions for this line of work.
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Whether planning, construction or operation: BIM is becoming the standard. Our BIM experts from Dorsch actively contribute to the further development of BIM technology.
For this purpose, together with buildingSMART Germany, we have published a BIM Glossary (in German) for Dorsch Gruppe. This supports our employees in their daily BIM project work. It is not only a collection of single technical terms. It provides the context and describes the interrelationships.
The Dorsch Gruppe is a member of buildingSMART Germany, the competence network for digital design, construction and operation of buildings with the aim to shape the digitalization by knowledge and experience exchange. More information at www.buildingsmart.de
With the help of this guide, we wish all of our employees success in all of our BIM projects on the way to more innovation, quality and sustainability!
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Joining the Strata Committee of your strata or community scheme can be an incredibly rewarding experience; it can also be fraught with angst.
As a strata committee member, you are representing the interests of all owners and so there is no place for vested interests. In principle, members should join the committee as they wish to be involved in the betterment of the premises in which they live or work.
Over the years, I have personally been a member of committees for commercial, industrial and residential schemes, as both an investor and occupier. Some of those committees work extremely well: the members get on well; have a common goal and enjoy neighbourly camaraderie. Others have not worked as well. For some, we have met once during the year, in others we have met very regularly to progress complex multi-million dollar refurbishment works.
As a strata manager and owner, to my dismay, I have seen members join strata committees for the wrong reasons:
• To push their own commercial interests (eg as a supplier of services, including strata management services, building services and the like)
• To achieve a preferential result for their lot (eg improving/refurbishing the lot).
• To prevent “progress” or to inappropriately “push” progress.
• To protect the developer’s interests against others owners – especially relevant where defects claims are to be made.
• To satisfy their own ego – potentially enjoying the apparent power they believe they wield.
• To obtain or retain some sort of personal benefit – eg preferential use of common property.
• To make up the numbers to support another with their own agenda.
While members of an owners corporation at a general meeting have no obligation to consider the interests of all, members of the strata committee have a fiduciary duty to their fellow owners and so need to be reminded that in making decisions, they need to leave their own interests at the door and make decisions that are in the interests of the owners corporation.
Who is the Strata Committee and what can and cannot they do?
The strata committee is elected at a general meeting of all owners. In New South Wales, there can be up to nine members. Many of the day to day functions of the owners corporation are delegated to the strata committee and, by extension (and on a practical level), the strata manager.
The strata committee can decide on an enormous range of matters facing the strata scheme. However, its powers are limited in a number of ways:
• By strata legislation – motions requiring a unanimous or special resolution cannot be determined by the strata committee. Further, motions requiring an ordinary resolution in a general meeting can also not be made by the strata committee. Matters would include:
o Improvements/enhancement to common property
o Striking levies
o Spending more than 10% above the budgeted amount for an item (for large schemes)
o Commencing legal action where the anticipated cost exceeds a certain level
o Obtaining less than two quotations for work in excess of $30,000 (for large schemes)
o Approving by-laws
o Terminating the strata manager
o Taking legal action
• By limitations placed on the strata committee by the owners corporation – a compulsory motion at each annual general meeting is whether any limitations should be placed upon the strata committee’s decision making powers. Such limitations may, for example, relate to a dollar limit – ie, they are unable to approve expenditure in excess of a certain amount of money, or relate to certain matters – ie, they are required to return to the owners corporation in general meeting to determine how to proceed with certain matters.
• Other legal limitations – the strata committee, acting on behalf of the owners corporation cannot act in a way that might contravene other laws. Examples of this include discriminating against a particular ethnic group (anti-discrimination laws) or determining to repair non-common property (strata laws) and failing to manage safety issues (workplace health and safety laws).
• Veto of strata committee powers – owners representing more than one third of the unit entitlement (whether or not financial) can deliver written notice to the secretary personally before the strata committee meeting.
A decision made in relation to a matter that falls within the above classes is unenforceable by or against the owners corporation.
What are the roles of office holders?
While the owners corporation nominates the number and identity of the strata committee members, the strata committee itself will vote on the roles allocated to individual members. A member may take on more than one role.
Broadly, the role of officeholders is as follows:
• Presides at all meetings
• Decides on issues relating to voting and procedure, including whether any motions are out of order
• Announces the names of those entitled to vote on a motion, and the election of the strata committee members
• Announced the result of votes
• Convenes general and strata committee meetings
• Prepares and distributes minutes of all meetings, including placing notices and minutes on noticeboards
• Handles correspondence to and from the owners corporation
• Maintains the administrative and secretarial records of the owners corporation
• Maintains the strata roll
(Some might say the secretary does the lion’s share of the work!)
• Issues levy notices
• Receives and banks owners corporation monies
• Prepares s109 certificates
• Prepares financial statements and records
• Maintain accounting records
• Determines the levies
• Determines the owners corporation future expenditure needs for the sinking fund
As you would imagine, a significant amount of responsibility is placed upon strata committee members. Accordingly, it is generally the case that the positions of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer are delegated to a professional strata manager. Notwithstanding, despite a delegation of responsibility to the strata manager, the strata committee can and should be involved in the above, and can override the strata manager’s delegation if so required.
Members of the strata committee that are not holding an office have equal voting rights to those that do. Accordingly, when much of the role and responsibility of the officeholders is delegated to the strata manager, there is generally not, at a practical level, a great difference between those holding office and not.
How many people should be on the Strata Committee?
The number of members on a strata committee is dependent on the nature of your owners corporation. As I mentioned above, in New South Wales, up to nine members may join the committee. However, a smaller number than this is often more effective – but this will really depend on the volume and nature of the business being addressed by your committee.
For there to be a quorum, at least one half of the members must be present at the meeting. Larger committees may find this hard to achieve.
In my opinion, an odd number of members is often advisable in order to avoid a stalemate – the chairman does not have a deciding vote.
If your committee is presiding over a number of issues, it may be advisable to have a larger number of the committee so sub-committees can be formed.
It can be harder to reach a decision with larger committees. This may slow down decision making especially where (for example) the strata manager is seeking instruction.
Can the Strata Committee get paid?
Strata committee members may be paid by the owners corporation to carry out their duties. The resolution to do so, however, must be made at an annual general meeting. There is no specific restriction on the amount that may be paid.
It is feasible that the work undertaken by a strata committee member is substantial and commensurate with that performed by, or in lieu of, a strata manager. While strata managers are required to be licensed, this requirement does not extend to strata committee members carrying out similar management duties.
What happens if a Strata Committee Member has a conflict of interest?
In New South Wales, there is a requirement for a nominated member of strata committee to disclose any financial, business or family connections with the original owner or caretaker. However, such a requirement does not extend to other conflicts of interest.
It would be wise to consider carefully the election of an individual with a clear conflict of interest to the strata committee. It is quite normal that conflicts of interest – minor or major – might arise in the course of one’s service on the committee. One way of dealing with this is the resignation of the member. However, in my experience, getting qualified and interested members onto the committee can be difficult and, despite the conflict, there is merit in them remaining involved.
Best practice would suggest that (a) the strata committee member disclose a potential conflict of interest to the other members and (b) the strata committee member abstain from debate and voting on matters in which he has a conflict. Should the conflict be so injurious, yet the member refuses to resign, there are mechanisms for removing the member (see below).
Having said the above, I remind readers that strata committee members have an obligation to all owners and expose themselves to potential legal risk should they fail to exercise their fiduciary duty. While office bearers insurance might cover some actions and decisions of the strata committee, it is unlikely to cover a member who blatantly abuses his position.
Some owners corporations have taken into upon themselves to set by-laws that prohibit the election of an individual to the strata committee should they receive a financial benefit from the owners corporation and/or require a strata committee member to disclose any conflicts.
What is decided at Strata Committee Meetings?
As stated above, the Strata Committee effectively runs the owners corporation on a day to day basis and therefore has wide powers to make determinations on a range of matters (except those specifically restricted, as per the above). Some of the matters that might be consider include:
• By-law infringements
• Levy arrears management
• Repairs to common property
• Appointment and instruction of contractors and service providers
Any owner, including a strata committee member, may submit a question or motion for consideration at a strata committee meeting by writing to the secretary. The strata committee is required to consider the matter and may place a motion on the agenda to determine the matter.
Typically, once a vote is taken at a strata committee meeting, the secretary will instruct the strata manager to effect the resolution.
Some strata committees may consider the formation of a sub-committee or working party to deal with certain matters – these may be made up of elected and non-elected strata committee members. Typically, they would meet independently of the strata committee, but present their conclusions to the committee for ratification and action.
How often will Strata Committee Meetings be called?
Meetings should be held as necessary as possible. They can also be held “on paper” as long as sufficient notice is provided.
Timing for the next strata committee meeting is usually determined at the previous meeting (ie by resolution of the strata committee. Meetings can also be called by requisition of one-third of the strata committee members, or a resolution of the owners corporation.
Who can attend a Strata Committee Meeting?
Any owner can attend a strata committee meeting in an observer capacity, but is not entitled to vote. The Chairman of the meeting may, at his discretion, allow an observer to address the meeting.
What happens if things go wrong?
While for the vast majority of schemes things go smoothly and members work together harmoniously, there are times that things go wrong. This may well be because of differences of opinion, perceived conflict of interest, concerns about transparency and due process or perhaps, simply because one doesn’t like another.
It is the role of the chairman to maintain order and members should be reminded that meetings are a public forum – accordingly, defaming other members cannot be tolerated.
In extreme cases of dysfunction within the strata committee, thought may be given to removing a member from the strata committee if their contribution is considered harmful or counter-productive. Some committees and owners will gather sufficient votes to block the members nomination to the committee at the next general meeting when a vote for the election of the committee is taken. In the alternative, a strata committee member could also be forced out by calling for a new election of the strata committee and ensuring there are sufficient votes against the person’s nomination. Another way of removing an individual from the committee is by a special resolution of the owners corporation. The politics of strata can certainly rival a presidential election and are the topic for another day.
Can I send a substitute if I can’t make a meeting?
In the event a strata committee member can’t attend a meeting, they are entitled to nominate a substitute (subject to consent of the rest of the committee). The nominee however must be a fellow owner (including another committee member) or nominee of a company owner.
So, is it all worth it?
Most committees work well together and achieve a harmonious environment for their residents to live and work. Strata is sometimes referred to as the fourth level of government in this country given the regulation around it. However, strata title enables owners to have a say in the running of their building and, in doing so, should achieve a result that satisfies the majority.
Too often, owners complain that “strata” is not doing anything about such and such – by joining the committee, or even attending meetings as an observer, perhaps you will see what really happens behind the scenes and take an active role in improving the conditions for all. So, yes, being an active member of your strata committee can be a rewarding experience.
At Beaumont Strata, we advise numerous strata committees on their role and obligations. While we take an active approach and handle much of the day to day administration of strata schemes, we are guided by the strata committees who represent their fellow owners. The above is an outline of some of the pertinent matters facing strata committees. It is not intended as legal advice. I would refer you to a specialist strata solicitor should detailed legal advice on which you wish to rely is required. Notwithstanding, we are always happy to share the benefit of our experience of managing strata schemes over thirty years with our clients and customers – current and future.
More Information on strata committees can be found at the Office of Fair Trading website HERE.
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Knowledge of agricultural genetic resources needs to grow more quickly because of the critical role they have to play in feeding the world as climate change advances faster than expected, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
As the FAO's Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture starts its biennial meeting today, the Organization has sounded a warning that much more must be done to study, preserve and use the biological diversity that underpins world food production.
“In a warmer world with harsher, more variable weather, plants and animals raised for food will need to have the biological capacity to adapt more quickly than ever before,” said FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo. “Preventing further losses of agricultural genetic resources and diverting more attention to studying them and their potential will boost humankind's ability to adapt to climate change.”
During its meeting, the Commission will consider adopting guidelines for integrating genetic resources into climate change adaptation plans that the FAO has developed in line with guidance from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The draft guidelines argue for an increased and explicit use of genetic resources as a part of overall adaptation measures needed to assure food security – in recognition of the critical role that genetic diversity must play there – and contain a range of recommendations aimed at helping countries implement policies and strategies for studying, preserving, and utilizing genetic resources to adapt to climate change.
The aim is to support Governments' use of genetic resources – ranging from seed varieties of major staple crops to the millions of microbes living in the soil, an area where expertise is relatively thin – in their national plans for coping with climate change. Micro-organisms are often decried as agents of disease in crops and livestock but actually perform myriad functions and protect their hosts from myriad threats.
“We need to strengthen the role of genetic resources and help farmers, fishers and foresters cope with climate change,” says Linda Collette, Secretary of the Commission and lead editor of a book released by the FAO on the subject of genetic resources.
The book, Coping with climate change: the roles of genetic resources for food and agriculture, says it is vital for the world to build its knowledge of genetic resources for food and agriculture and their characteristics such as resistance to drought or disease. Documentation of locally adapted varieties and breeds of crops and livestock are poorly documented and may be lost before their potential roles in climate change adaptation are recognised.
“Time is not on our side” it argues. “In the coming decades, millions of people whose livelihoods and food security depend on farming, aquaculture, fishing, forestry and livestock keeping are likely to face unprecedented climatic conditions.”
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What is the mystery of Easter Island?
Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. The stone blocks, carved into head-and-torso figures, average 13 feet (4 meters) tall and 14 tons. The effort to construct these monuments and move them around the island must have been considerable—but no one knows exactly why the Rapa Nui people undertook such a task. Most scholars suspect that the moai were created to honor ancestors, chiefs, or other important personages, However, no written and little oral history exists on the island, so it’s impossible to be certain.
A Polynesian society blossomed in this unlikely locale after hardy souls somehow navigated a fleet of wooden outrigger canoes to this tiny speck in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean. Here, in isolation some 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) west of South America and 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) from the nearest neighboring island, the Rapa Nui developed a distinct architectural and artistic culture. That culture reached its zenith during the tenth to 16th centuries, when the Rapa Nui carved and erected some 900 moai across the island.
It is generally thought that the Rapa Nui’s demise resulted from an environmental catastrophe of their own making.
It’s not clear when the islands were first settled; estimates range from A.D. 800 to 1200. It’s also not clear how quickly the island ecosystem was wrecked—but a major factor appears to be the cutting of millions of giant palms to clear fields or make fires. It is possible that Polynesian rats, arriving with human settlers, may have eaten enough seeds to help to decimate the trees.
Either way, loss of the trees exposed the island’s rich volcanic soils to serious erosion. When Europeans arrived in 1722, they found the island mostly barren and its inhabitants few.
Today’s tourists are numerous, and most visit the Rano Raraku quarry, which yielded the stones used for almost all of the island’s moai. Rapa Nui’s ancient inhabitants left the quarry in a fascinating condition—it is home to some 400 statues, which appear in all stages of completion.
Meanwhile, across the entire island, many moai are reversing the creation process and deteriorating rapidly from priceless carvings back into plain rock. The volcanic stone is subject to weathering, and intensive conservation efforts are needed to help preserve Rapa Nui’s stone legacy in its present, awe-inspiring state.
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Pansexuality is the romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction to individuals no matter their gender. Like everybody else, pansexual individuals could also be drawn to some individuals and never others, however the gender of the particular person doesn’t matter. Individuals of any gender identification can and do determine as pansexual. Some individuals use the phrases “bisexual” and “pansexual” interchangeably, however there are distinctions between the 2.
Different Names for Pansexual
Some individuals choose the time period “omnisexual” to “pansexual.” Some individuals really feel that the time period pansexuality implies that their attraction to individuals has nothing to do with gender. Individuals who choose the time period omnisexual may be drawn to individuals of any gender however discover that gender remains to be an element of their attraction.
Each “pan” and “omni” imply “all,” and the excellence between omnisexuality and pansexuality is hazy. Some individuals use them interchangeably.
What Is the Distinction Between Pansexuality, Bisexuality, and Polysexuality?
Bisexuality is at its core the attraction to some individuals of two or extra genders, whereas pansexuality is the attraction to an individual no matter gender. Polysexuality is the attraction to individuals of many, however not all genders.
It is very important word that whereas a bisexual or pansexual particular person could also be drawn to individuals of various genders or no matter gender, this doesn’t imply that they’re mechanically drawn to ALL individuals of these genders, simply as a heterosexual lady isn’t essentially drawn to ALL males.
Pansexual vs. Bisexual
Pansexuality and bisexuality are related, however not fairly the identical. Pansexuality is broader than bisexuality, and individuals who determine as pansexual could also be drawn to individuals of all genders. Bisexuality is the attraction to 2 or extra genders, however not essentially all. Individuals who determine as bisexual could also be pansexual, however not essentially. Some individuals choose to determine as bisexual even when they might be pansexual just because the time period “bisexual” is extra generally acknowledged.
Pansexual vs. Polysexual
Equally, the excellence between pansexuality and polysexuality is that pansexuality is broader than polysexuality. Not like bisexuality, polysexuality particularly implies that there are some genders to which the particular person is not attracted. Poly means many, however not all.
For instance, somebody who’s polysexual could also be drawn to individuals of each gender besides for girls. In the meantime, a pansexual particular person my be drawn to males, ladies, nonbinary individuals, and folks of another gender identification.
Myths and Misconceptions about Pansexuality
Some individuals assume that attraction to others no matter gender implies that pansexual individuals act on their attraction extra incessantly than others. This may result in the stereotype that pansexual individuals are promiscuous. Nonetheless, simply as with heterosexuality or homosexuality, pansexual individuals are all people. Any given pansexual particular person can have their very own desire for the quantity of sexual exercise they need, they usually may choose to stay celibate.
Moreover, these similar stereotypes of promiscuity trigger some individuals to accuse pansexual individuals of being much less prone to stay monogamous. That is unfaithful — pansexual individuals are simply as prone to choose monogamy as hetero- or gay individuals. Pansexuality isn’t the identical factor as polyamory. The potential to be drawn to somebody of any gender isn’t related to a desire for a number of companions.
How Pansexuality Works in Relationships
Pansexual individuals are drawn to individuals no matter gender, so any given pansexual particular person can discover themselves in all kinds of relationships. These relationships could also be “straight-passing,” or they might be clearly non-heterosexual. No matter their companion’s gender, a pansexual particular person stays pansexual – they usually don’t expertise “straight-passing” privilege. As a substitute, they might expertise microaggressions as their sexuality is ignored or dismissed.
As with each relationship, it’s necessary for anybody partnered with a pansexual particular person to debate boundaries. Neither companion ought to make any assumptions about issues comparable to monogamy, sexual acts, or normal preferences. Each pansexual particular person is totally different, and has their very own preferences. If you happen to’re in a relationship with somebody who’s pansexual, it’s necessary to respect them and their boundaries.
Serving to Your Liked Ones Perceive Pansexuality
When you don’t want to return out to your family members as pansexual, some individuals discover it to be useful or cathartic. If you happen to select to return out, you may clarify pansexuality as being a pure attraction to individuals no matter gender. Some pansexual activists use the phrase “Hearts, not elements” to clarify this orientation. Whereas the phrase is reductive, it may be a useful gizmo when speaking with individuals who aren’t conversant in LGBTQ terminology.
If you happen to’re speaking to your family members about pansexuality as a result of you may have a brand new companion, it’s best to speak together with your companion first. If a brand new relationship is spurring you to return out, then you’re seemingly relationship another person who falls underneath the LGBTQ+ umbrella. If you happen to come out, chances are you’ll be outing your companion as nicely. This disclosure can have critical results in your companion’s life.
In case your companion would favor to stay within the closet, then chances are you’ll select to attend earlier than popping out your self out of respect for his or her privateness.
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At least 40 people have been killed at a power plant in central China after a construction platform collapsed, state news agency Xinhua says
That number of dead is expected to rise, with several others still thought to be trapped under the debris. Five workers have been taken to hospital.
The accident is reported to have taken place at 7.00 am local time inside a cooling tower which was being built at the plant in Fengcheng, in Jiangxi Province.
More than 30 fire engines and over 200 soldiers have been deployed.
The cause of the collapse is still not clear but deadly accidents are relatively common at industrial sites in China and there has been growing public anger over lax standards. The government has vowed to improve safety.
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OUR dear friends, who do not believe in a future Millennium, attempt to prove that we are now enjoying the blessings of Christ's Kingdom, and point us to the Christian nations of the world, called "Christendom." They are greatly perplexed when we inquire why if Christ is King he should have different forms of government, and why his different governments for centuries have fought each other and today are wasting the blessings of our day on armies and navies and fortifications?
Alas! the name "Christendom" is a delusion. Satan is still "the prince of this world" and the term "Satandom" would be the truer title. But our "wily" Adversary is so crafty that he puts darkness for light and deludes the poor world. Thank God that soon Satan shall be bound for a thousand years that he may deceive the nations (peoples) no more, until the thousand years are finished.Rev. 20:3.
Meantime, however, some useful purposes are being served by the military expenditures. Employment is being given to millions of men not only in military and naval services, but also in the building of guns and forts and battleships,the mining of the ore, the smelting and rolling of the steel, etc. And not the poor, but the rich, foot the bills in taxes. The following from the Atlantic Monthly is interesting:
All the great nations are today facing deficits, caused in every case by the military and naval experts. Into what a tangle the finances of Russia and Japan have been brought by militarists is known to everybody. Germany has, in a single generation, increased her national debt from eighteen million dollars to more than one billion dollars. The German Minister of Finance looks wildly around in search of new sources of national income. Financial experts confess that France is approaching the limit of her sources of revenue. Her deficit is created by her army and navy. The British government is always seeking for new devices by means of which to fill a depleted treasury. Her Dreadnoughts keep her poor. Italy has for years staggered on the verge of bankruptcy because she carries an overgrown army on her back. Even our own rich republic faces this year a deficit of over a hundred million dollars, largely due to the one hundred and thirty millions we are spending on our navy. Mr. Cortelyou has called our attention to the fact that while in thirty years we have increased our population by 85 per cent. and our wealth by 185 per cent., we have increased our national expenses by 400 per cent.
Although the process of official separation from the Church is one of the greatest difficulty, delay and expense, it is computed that in Berlin alone considerably over 10,000 persons have severed their connection with the Church during the past year. So great is the number of those who are notifying [R4351 : page 83] their intention to terminate their membership that special offices have been opened in Berlin to receive their applications, which now number between 300 and 400 daily. These applications are almost altogether from members of the Lutheran Church, and hardly affect the Roman Church at all. Added to this is the significant fact that the numbers of communions, baptisms, and church marriages are rapidly diminishing. It is computed that for every five marriages celebrated five years ago in church and registry office only three are now celebrated in both places, the other two being satisfied with a civil ceremony alone.
Among the working classes, especially those attached to the Social Democratic party, there exists a bitter hostility to the clergy and all institutions which they control. The clergy have not shown themselves sympathetic to democratic wishes, siding on almost all occasions where conflict exists between poor and rich, between possessors and dispossesed, with the class in power. There is, moreover, a widespread feeling that the clergy are paid far too high salaries, yet notwithstanding this large additions have been made recently to their incomes.
Much dissatisfaction is also felt at the methods employed by the ecclesiastical authorities in collecting those dues assigned to them by law. Defaulters are as ruthlessly treated as though their debt were a civil one, and it not infrequently happens that defaulters' goods and chattels are sold to meet church demands.
But probably the chief cause of the movement against the Church is the spread of agnosticism among all classes of the population, and the fact that even in those universities where until recently an orthodox theology was taught, there are now few chairs from which ultra Liberal views are not proclaimed.London Daily Chronicle.
The newspapers far and near are publishing the following item, which can be understood only from the Bible standpoint, namely, that humanity is beset by the fallen angels ("demons") except as protected by the divine power. And that now, in the end of the age, as a part of the great test or trial of the world, the divine protection will be relaxed in considerable measure. And that as a result occult phenomena will increase human delusions with a view to various ensnarements, mental and physical. The "very elect" will be shielded by the Truth and by its holy Spirit, keeping their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Matt. 24:24.) We read:
"Fred E. Foskett, a young machinist of Orange, Mass., has attracted the attention of Prof. James, of Harvard, and other leading members of the Boston branch of the American Society of Psychical Research, who gave him tests recently.
"The first of the tests was held at the home of Prescott F. Hall on Saturday afternoon. Prof. Wm. James and several well-known professors were there, and test conditions as nearly perfect as possible were made. Foskett was seated in the center of a room before a small table. There he performed every feat of the Hindu fakir and the Buddhist adept.
"On the table was an ordinary kerosene lamp with a chimney and a flat wick, a pan and several quarts of alcohol. According to the reports of those present, Foskett succeeded in every test. The first test was made with ordinary sulphur matches. Foskett lighted half a dozen, one after the other, [R4351 : page 84] holding them with one hand so close to the fingers of the other that the flames curled around them. He then lighted the lamp and held his hands above the wick, while the flames curled over them and the soot completely blackened them.
"From one of these tests to another Foskett went, while the scientists held their breath and watched every motion until he came to the climax. In this he poured a quart of alcohol into the basin, lighted it and then washed his hands, bathing them for nearly ten minutes in the burning fluid, washing it up over his arms and to his faceliterally bathing himself in blazing alcohol. That completed the tests for Saturday. As soon as they were finished the physicians present examined Foskett, and they could not find the slightest trace of a burn or blister. Foskett then told them that the flames did not give him the slightest sensation of burning, that he felt comfortably warm and pleasant, and nothing more.
"The second tests were made at the home of Prof. James in Cambridge, and under the same conditions as the day before. Considerable mystery is thrown about them. Mr. Hall said they were so startling that he did not care to discuss them until they had been tried again. Another scientist who was there said that Foskett performed all of his experiments of the day before, and then 'ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY DEMATERIALIZED.'"
A brother in Present Truth had a peculiar experience lately. He was called to the house by cries of Fire! He found that the lighted lamp had fallen over on the bookstand. The oil was blazing over the little table, burning the books, etc. In desperation he carried the stand out and threw it, lamp, books and all, into the snow. The blaze encircled his arms and came into his face and he expected to be terribly burned. To his surprise not even the hair of his arms was singed.
After smothering the burning carpet he went to pick up the things thrown into the snow and found his WATCH TOWER Bible and Diaglott still burning, whereas the Bible of his wife (a Methodist) was not at all burned, though on the same table.
This reminds us of the case of a young man obsessed of evil spirits. A brother in the Truth heard of his case and called to advise him how to get rid of the evil spiritstaking along the Spiritism pamphlet and a copy of the WATCH TOWER. When he attempted to enter the room where the youth was, the latter became so agitated that the Brother retired. Later he entered without the literature all right. By conversation he got the youth to exercise his will against the spirits and finally got him reading.
Some who have visited the Bible House and participated in our morning hymn and prayer, and the subsequent thanksgiving at the breakfast table and reading of "The Vow" and discussion of the MANNA text offer a suggestion. They desire "The Vow" in some form convenient for reading with the MANNA, and to know the numbers of the hymns to be sung, that they may join with us in voice as well as in heart.
Undoubtedly this spirit of oneness and brotherhood will increase as we get the love of God more and more shed abroad in our hearts. The Bible House Familyhenceforth the "Bethel Home," deeply reciprocates these precious sentiments, and will sing and pray and discuss with the more pleasure because of this fresh evidence of the oneness of the family of God everywhere.
Our worship hour is 7:00 a.m., except Sundays, at 8:00 a.m. We have long given the choice of hymn to each in turn. Hereafter we will permit each to choose in advance and publish in advance the choice monthly, as follows:
(1) 19; (2) 121; (3) 155; (4) 105; (5) 198; (6) 193; (7) 7; (8) 179; (9) 176; (10) 224; (11) 263; (12) 307; (13) 312; (14) 233; (15) 208; (16) 325; (17) 119; (18) 87; (19) 144; (20) 268; (21) 114; (22) 273; (23) 116; (24) 63; (25) 313; (26) 4; (27) 72; (28) 194; (29) 93; (30) 217; (31) 264.
Some of the dear friends appear fearful lest Brother Russell should become popular and then vain. Take no anxious thought on the subject, dear friends. Leave matters in the Lord's hands. He can give you rest and keep you from stumbling either into cold opposition or even lukewarmness.
As already expressed, our expectation is that the Truth will have a very brief season of wonderful prosperity, which will draw the attention of Christendom to it through the pens and tongues of friends and foes. Even so it was in the close of our Lord's ministry, until the "rulers" said, "The world is gone after him," and took counsel to kill him. As the change of sentiment came quickly and those who hailed our Lord as King five days later cried out "Crucify him," so here the change may come quickly also.
What the Newspaper Syndicate now handling Brother Russell's sermons may sometimes say of him in laudatory terms, by no means represents Brother Russell's humble estimate of his own talents. Publishers must be allowed to use their own ideas of what they publish and how they introduce it. They recognize the fact that the sermons are striking a responsive chord with many of their readers; and they must make the unresponsive feel that there is merit and dignity in the service so that they will not oppose it.
Brother Russell has tried sending out the sermons without his namemerely as sermons from Brooklyn Tabernacle. But some of the newspaper publishers object to this, declaring that the personal feature is necessary. Let us then worry less over each other and specially guard our own hearts in this evil day; lest any root of bitterness and fault finding spring up to turn us aside. In a word, let us leave to God his supervising work and look for and thankfully use the opportunities he may be pleased to grant us in his blessed service. We "hold the Head" when we thus recognize the Lord's headship of his own work. Any other attitude is dangerous.
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CMU Commits to Continue LearnLab as part of the Simon Initiative
Motivated to a large degree on creating a sustainable home for LearnLab, one of the first things Dr. Subra Suresh did when he arrived at CMU as its new President in 2013 was start the Simon Initiative (see lower left Figure 6) and the associated Global Learning Initiative. The Simon Initiative harnesses a cross-disciplinary learning engineering ecosystem that has developed over several decades at Carnegie Mellon and was particularly influenced by LearnLab, the associated Open Learning Initiative, and by CMU’s Eberly Teaching Center. The Simon Initiative has been providing seed grants to researchers to start new learning science research and to employ learning science and technology in course improvement. It is also funding DataLab, a broadening of DataShop to not only support learning scientists, but also course instructors and developers in using data to improve learning. LearnLab will continue as the scientific arm of the Simon Initiative.
Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS)
A central element of sustainability of the LearnLab education strategy was the creation, in 2013, of the Masters of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Science (METALS; see lower left Figure 6). The curriculum is an outgrowth of the extensive research conducted by LearnLab.
METALS is a one-year, interdisciplinary masters program that trains graduate students to apply evidence-based research in learning to create effective instruction and educational technologies within formal and informal settings such as schools, workplaces, and museums. The professional program culminates with a seven-month capstone project for an external industry client. At its core, the METALS program is a union of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and the Department of Psychology, but it draws from cognitive science, statistics, computer science, education and design. To understand how people learn, our students are trained in applying cognitive science methods to map learning objectives to sub-objectives and finally to well-designed instructional activities. We need to collect and analyze student progress. To do that our students learn how to use statistics to analyze extremely large data sets. These analyses drive continuous improvement. To create effective online educational courseware, our students need to understand at least the basics of tutor creation. We teach our students to use software engineering techniques to create these tutors. We teach our students how to design an appropriate curriculum using the latest theories.
New NSF Funding to Expand DataShop into LearnSphere
We are sustaining and extending DataShop with the help of a $5 million grant from NSF Cyberinfrastructure (grant #ACI-1443068) that will create LearnSphere (see learnsphere.org). This project is the first Cyberinfrastructure grant dedicated to education and involves a collaboration with CMU, MIT, Stanford, and University of Memphis. LearnSphere will extend DataShop’s focus on clickstream data from educational technology interactions to other kinds of educational data including online course (MOOC) data (e.g., lecture video watching), discussion board data, and other forms of dialogue data. It builds off of technologies developed in the LearnLab SC thrust. LearnSphere will provide a distributed data infrastructure (e.g., we already have a DataShop instance at Memphis) to support analytic methods that integrate across a wide range of learning data types so as to produce discoveries not possible within current data silos.
Created a New Field: Educational Data Mining
The field of Educational Data Mining (EDM) was founded under the primary leadership of Ryan Baker while he was a postdoc at LearnLab and the first technical director of DataShop, but also with active involvement of other LearnLab contributors including John Stamper, Carolyn Rose, Ken Koedinger, Kurt VanLehn, Brian Junker, Steve Ritter, Geoff Gordon, Vincent Aleven, Bruce McLaren, Noboru Matsuda and others. The field is concerned with developing methods for exploring the unique and increasingly large-scale data that come from educational settings, and using those methods to better understand students, and the settings in which they learn. These are goals that have been central to LearnLab from the beginning.
A key to the creation of the field was a number of EDM workshops at related conferences (AIED 2005 & 7, EC-TEL 2007, ICALT 2007, UM 2007, AAAI 2005, ITS 2000, 4, & 6) that culminated in the formation of an annual International Conference on Educational Data Mining in 2008. LearnLab researchers were central organizers and participants in these early workshops and in all of the conferences since. LearnLab produced the best paper at the first conference (Shih, Koedinger, & Scheines, 2008) for work demonstrating an unobtrusive detector of a student self-regulated learning behavior called self explanation. Each year, LearnLab has contributed a large fraction of the papers at the conference and has continued to play a leading role at the conference and in the field:
- 2008: Best paper: A response time model for bottom-out hints as worked examples (Shih, Koedinger, & Scheines)
- 2009: Best paper: Reducing the Knowledge Tracing Space (Ritter, Harris, Nixon, Dickison, Murray & Towle)
- 2010: EDM Conference host in Pittsburgh; Organized the 2010 KDD Cup, the first ever educational data mining competition at the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining conference. Organized by LearnLab leaders John Stamper, Ken Koedinger, & Geoff Gordon.
- 2011: Honoring his crucial role in forming the EDM field, Ryan Baker (former DataShop Director) was elected as the inaugural president of the International Educational Data Mining Society. New DataShop Director John Stamper was an invited speaker at the EDM conference.
- 2012: Best paper: Automated Student Model Improvement (Koedinger, McLaughlin, & Stamper). Two Other Best Paper Nominees: Learner Differences in Hint Processing (Goldin, Koedinger, & ALeven); The Impact on Individualizing Student Models on Necessary Practice Opportunities (Lee & Brunskill). Best student paper: Comparison of methods to trace multiple subskills: Is LR-DBN best? (Xu & Mostow)
- 2013: Best paper: Does Representational Understanding Enhance Fluency – Or Vice Versa? Searching for Mediation Models (Rau, Scheines, Aleven, Rummel); Two Other Best Paper Nominees: Predicting Player Moves in an Educational Game: A Hybrid Approach (Liu, Mandel, Butler, Andersen, O’Rourke, Brunskill, Popovic); Applying three models of learning to individual student log data (van de Sande); Best student paper: A spectral learning approach to knowledge tracing. (Falakmasir, Pardos, Gordon & Brusilovsky) and nominee for best student paper: 55: Discovering Student Models with a Clustering Algorithm Using Problem Content (Li, Cohen, Koedinger)
- 2014: Program chair: John Stamper; Conference chair: Bruce McLaren
Ryan Baker created and taught a free MOOC on educational data mining entitled “Big Data in Education” via Coursera in October 2013. It remains online at http://www.columbia.edu/~rsb2162/bigdataeducation.html. He also started a masters of science in learning analytics at Teachers College, Columbia University. Since the founding of this field, Northeastern also offers a similar degree and others like Brandeis University and Algonquin College offer certificates in learning analytics. We expect this growth to continue as we see more programs develop around educational data mining and learning analytics.
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Big Sandy looks good, Brewerton close runner up. I marvel at the time frame listed in the $ book, 10,000 to 3,000
Thats hard to believe that one distinct tribe could be making a similar tool over 7,000 yrs. To quote Dr H on this type...
"Much more research needs to be done on the Big Sandy type in Texas, and identification of these points should be done with caution. "
Definitely Angostura, that neat curved base AND good looking flaking.
Austin on the Beveled one ?
Ok Hal, trying not to get in over my head here! Was hoping you were going to take it and run with it!
I tried going back and finding where that terminology came from, with no luck.
Bladelet, utilized as a knife or tool driven from core, apparently without the intentions of being hafted or made into a bi-face form. I think the larger (longer) ones were made in the earliest times and the smaller (shorter) ones were from a later period.
The one I posted is right at 3in's, the info above is just my understanding and should not be considered to hold much credibility !!!!
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Dear San Domenico Community Members,
We write to you today with July 4th just around the corner, and after much conversation and reflection about the challenges we currently face as a world, nation, community, and school: the pain, loss, suffering, and fear that is a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the pain, loss, suffering and fear that is a result of our country’s historic and ongoing challenges with racism and racist ideology. The timing of this year’s holiday celebrating the birth of our nation - a nation in which white supremacy has always played a role - brings up many questions. What does it mean to be American? What does it mean to be patriotic? And for our SD leadership team, what else can we do? How can we best acknowledge the recent protests and calls for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and the countless others who have suffered and died senseless deaths at the hands of social injustice and brutality. What can we do to honor the students and alumni who have shared their experiences with the hope that we do better? How can we best respond to the call for SD to do more in support of diversity and inclusivity, values that are core to our mission?
The truth is, we don't have all of the answers and we will continue to do better than we have done in the past. Since forming our first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee four years ago, we have worked together taking steps toward a more diverse and inclusive community. While our efforts have been imperfect at times, and there is still much more work to do, we are listening, we are learning, and we are committed to having the conversations and growing in justice together. In dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, we are stronger together and recognize that we must take shared responsibility for our neighbors (literally and figuratively). The same is true in facing the challenges of overcoming the pandemic of racism: we are stronger together, and we must take shared responsibility in bringing forth social and racial justice.
As a school, our strength to effect change lies primarily in educating students who graduate and go out into the world equipped to make an impact in areas of social justice, racial equity, environmental sustainability, and more. Many of our alumni are examples of this and we commend all they are doing to realize change after 400-years of injustice.
Our teachers, counselors, students, staff, DEI team members, and Board of Trustees continue to work together to develop systems, protocols, curriculum, communications, and resources to model, share, inspire, and we hope, to propel positive change.
As a school, we will strive to collaborate even more with our students and student organizations focused on addressing racial injustice, and, to celebrate more diversity across all areas of our school.
Change is always the culmination of many steps, big and small, and for those of you asking what you can do, we encourage you to read books such as How to Be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi or Waking Up White by Debby Irving (last summer’s SD Community Read). Support companies founded by people of color such as the locally based McBride Sisters Collection. Research organizations doing equity work, such as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund or the American Civil Liberties Union and support them with whatever resources you have to offer. As for us, we know we have a lot of work to do and for some, we are not moving forward fast enough. But we promise we will continue striving to deliver on our mission of recognizing what it means to be human in a global community and responding with integrity to the needs and challenges of our time. And on this fourth of July, we commit to working toward an America where all races share in the same opportunities and where our founding principles of equality and freedom are finally realized for all.
Board of Trustees Chair.
Dad to Ava '22
Cecily Stock '77, M.A., J.D.
Head of School
Director of Residential Life
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
and your SD Leadership Team
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Chances are you know someone who has diabetes whether it is a friend or family member or something you have been personally diagnosed with. According to the American Diabetes Association 29.1 million Americans or 9.3% of the US population have diabetes and this percentage increases to 25.9% of Americans over the age of 65. You are diagnosed with diabetes when your body is not able to properly regulate your blood sugar levels. People often have questions about how their diet affects their blood sugar levels, specifically how carbohydrates impact them. The information from the Diabetes Association and National Institute on Aging will help you better understand carbohydrates and how they are important to maintaining good health.
What is a Carbohydrate?
Your body needs essential nutrients to function properly, these include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. These nutrients give you the energy you need to live day to day. Carbohydrates are the body’s most common source of energy. After eating foods containing carbohydrates the body converts this food into a sugar called glucose or your blood sugar. The body works to keep your blood sugars at a stable level to provide you with adequate energy.
Types of Carbohydrates
People sometimes get confused on what foods are actually considered carbohydrates. You will find carbohydrates in starchy foods but also foods containing sugars and fibers.
- Starchy foods such as pasta, bread, corn, beans and potatoes.
- Foods with either natural sugars such as fruit or milk or foods with added sugars like candies and soft drinks.
- Fiber comes from plant foods - good sources of dietary fibers
include non-starch vegetables, berries and whole grains.
Even though there are many types of carbohydrates it is important to pay attention to the total carbohydrates you are consuming. This can often be found on a nutrition label.
Someone with diabetes should not eat any carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are a critical nutrient for your body to function. Instead it is more important to pay attention to where you get your carbohydrate sources in your diet. Healthy options include fruits, non-starchy vegetables and whole grains. It is also important to pay attention to the amount of carbohydrates you are eating.
Fruit is a healthy food so I can eat as much as I want!
Fruit contains vitamins and minerals and healthy fibers so it is a healthy food. It also contains natural sugars so you should be mindful about the amount of fruit you consume especially when managing your diabetes.
If you have diabetes, you should only eat small amounts of starchy foods, such as bread and pasta.
Starchy foods can be part of a healthy diet but you want to be mindful of your portion sizes. When possible choose whole grain pastas and breads.
People with diabetes should eat special diabetic foods.
A healthy diet for people with diabetes or without diabetes is similar. It should be a diet based on non-starchy vegetables, whole grains, fruit, healthy fats and lean proteins.
Eating too much sugar gave me diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by genetics and lifestyle choices so too much sugar alone does not cause diabetes. Too much sugar can contribute to being overweight which is a risk factor for diabetes.
Understanding carbohydrates can be confusing and is one of the most common questions our dietitians receive. The Carb Corner was created to help our blog visitors learn about the importance of carbohydrates to maintain good health!
We will continue to add to Carb Corner throughout the year. Carbohydrate counting, understanding serving sizes, recipes, snacks, what to eat in a restaurant and menu ideas.
Download the PDF version of this article.
Balance, HCR ManorCare’s comprehensive health and wellness blog, supplies readers with healthy ideas throughout the year. The blog is designed to serve as a resource, not only for patients, residents and families, but for anyone who strives to live a healthy, “balanced” life. For more information and help in making healthy choices, go to balance.hcr-manorcare.com and sign up to receive our newsletters. If you need help making a health care decision, visit our CareFinder and live chat.
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What’s strong becomes stronger with this recycled, retrofit technology.
Established in 2007, CarbonCure is headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where it manufactures its retrofit technology. The company’s technology—an affordable retrofit to existing concrete plants that recycles waste carbon dioxide to make stronger, more environmentally friendly products—is installed in more than 90 facilities across the United States and Canada.
CarbonCure’s recycled carbon dioxide technology keeps millions of pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere and incorporated instead into structures like the 725 Ponce building in Atlanta.
CarbonCure’s largest single impact on the built environment to date occurred at 725 Ponce, a 360,000-square-foot commercial building in Atlanta designed by architectural firm Cooper Carry, Inc. In this project, CarbonCure’s partner Thomas Concrete used the CarbonCure Technology to recycle CO2 into 48,000 cubic yards of ready mix concrete.
Concrete is the most abundant man-made material in the world. But cement, the critical ingredient that gives concrete its strength, is responsible for up to 7 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions.
In collaboration with structural engineering firm Uzun+Case and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, Thomas Concrete optimized the concrete delivered to this construction project for enhanced performance and sustainability. As a result of this collaborative effort, theCarbonCure Technology enabled a carbon footprint reduction of 1.5 million pounds of CO2. This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 sequestered by an acre of forestland over 800 years.
Construction on 725 Ponce began in 2017 and is expected to be completed in late 2018.
CarbonCure Technology has been used to reduce the carbon footprint of notable developments, including MGM National Harbor in the Washington, D.C., area. Since the launch of its ready mix application in 2015, the CarbonCure Technology has been used in more than 1 million cubic yards of concrete supplied to construction projects across North America, resulting in more than 20 million pounds of CO2 saved.
They’re an Eco-Leader because...
- Since its inception in 2007, CarbonCure embarked on a mission to reduce the carbon footprint of the concrete industry. The company now finds itself leading a global initiative to turn waste carbon dioxide into beneficial products. Concrete products have been identified as having the single-greatest potential to fulfill the demand of the emerging beneficial re-use of CO2, which is expected to be a $1 trillion industry by the year 2030.
- Many of CarbonCure’s producer partners have transparency documents, such as EPDs and HPDs, that can help contribute to a project’s LEED certification. The carbon footprint reduction can also be recognized through the LEED program.
- CarbonCure is a finalist in the $20 million global NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE Challenge, and a three-time recipient of the Global Cleantech
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adjective. ['ˈkruːʃəl'] ofto of a
Rhymes with Crucial
How do you pronounce crucial?
Pronounce crucial as ˈkruʃəl.
US - How to pronounce crucial in American English
UK - How to pronounce crucial in British English
How to spell crucial? Is it crutial? Or cruciale? Common misspellings are:
Sentences with crucial
It is crucial be a
Quotes about crucial
1. I if a to I a of crucial, to
2. is crucial in to is it
- is SALE
3. to is crucial in It of it
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The very word automobile means self-moving. Through their history of more than a century, automobiles have evolved, increasingly taking over the driving process from humans. Many years ago, the car had to be started with a crank; such features as automatic transmission, cruise control, and automatic braking would come many years later.
And now we are witnessing the emergence of fully driverless, automated cars. From the hardware point of view, there is nothing particularly complex about such vehicles. The wheels, engine, steering wheel, brakes, and various servos are just about the same as those in ordinary cars.
Embedded cameras watching over the road and the other cars are not new, either. Road-sign-detection systems and satellite navigation devices with detailed maps are available in even midrange car models. Ordinary cars can also go as far as detecting road imperfections: Based on this data, for example, certain models of Mercedes cars adapt their suspension, making the car glide smoothly over the road.
There is just one technical obstacle remaining to our fully driverless future: A software layer to manage all of the systems well enough to replace a human driver. But here many challenges arise, and not all of them concern technologies.
The world has already heard about the first robocar fatality: A Tesla with a flaw in its detection system failed to notice a truck crossing the road just in front of it. The person in the driver’s seat was unaware of the situation — he may have been watching a movie at the time.
Who is to blame for the accident? The truck driver? He should have yielded to the Tesla, which had right of way. The Tesla’s owner? He was not driving. The automaker? The company was not driving that unfortunate vehicle, either.
— Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) December 15, 2014
Or take another situation: Imagine an accident is inevitable, and the on-board computer knows it — say, a toddler suddenly runs onto the road. Following road safety rules, the driver should pull the emergency brake without changing direction. That means a car autopilot, which blindly follows the rules, would hit the child, whereas a living person would break the rules and steer away to, say, hit a pole. That’s the better choice; the driver is likely to be fine thanks to airbags.
Here’s another: a moose running onto the road. Going by the book would result in a collision with the moose, inflicting serious damage to everyone in the car (and to the car). Normally, however, a driver would probably veer away from the moose and return to the lane after avoiding it. This maneuver actually has a name: the moose test. If all goes well, the driver simply continues driving; at worst, the car might run off the road or skid, but likely without grave impact.
How should we attack this problem? After all, drivers need to make dozens of decisions each time they get behind the wheel. We could make the onboard computer smarter: make it able to distinguish various objects, consider different variables, and thus solve some problems stemming from unconventional road situations. If it sees a moose-like object running into its trajectory, the car could maneuver immediately. If it sees a toddler running in front of the car, it could instantly scan to ensure there are no pedestrians around and find something relatively safe to aim at, such as a pole.
That seems like a good approach: With enough algorithms, truly driverless cars can become a reality. However, it is not as simple as that.
Take a look at the results of a survey by Cognitive Technologies, a company that designs automated in-car systems. What’s interesting about this report is the large number of respondents: 80,000 people from 47 regions around Russia — ordinary folks just like you and me.
— R2 DRONES (@R2Drones) December 18, 2015
The results showed that in the case of a pedestrian running in front of the car and another car approaching in the oncoming traffic lane, only 59% of respondents considered driving off-road to avoid the collision. Surprisingly, 38% said they would hit the pedestrian. About 3% said they would maneuver to collide with the other car, presumably hoping the other car would run off the road to avoid a collision.
If several pedestrians run in front of a moving car, 71% of respondents said they would run off-road, and 26% said they would hit the group of pedestrians.
Curiously, in the event of a dog running onto the road, 55% of respondents would run over it. Moreover, in the case of a dog running into the car’s path, people could pick the emergency brake option, which would cause the car in question to be rear-ended by the car behind it. Only 40% of the respondents chose that option.
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) August 26, 2016
Another survey by American researchers returned even weirder results. According to the report, people think a self-driving car should prioritize pedestrians’ lives at the cost of the passenger’s life. The more people there are in the pedestrian group, the more respondents consider this decision fair. For example, if the pedestrian group consisted of 10 people, 76% of respondents said the robocar should save them and kill a passenger.
However, this noble stance crumpled as soon as the question got closer to home. When asked whether they would buy a driverless car that would kill them or their family members to save random pedestrians, only 19% stuck with the greater good approach.
— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) June 23, 2016
The conclusion is clear: People’s beliefs about robocar decision-making rest on their own personal relationships with the people in hypothetical situations.
What should a carmaker do? Not all people would support the algorithms manufacturers might deploy in a driverless car, which potentially means a surge in lawsuits following road accidents. But if owners were to be entrusted with programming their car, they could do something wrong or open the system to hacker attacks.
— Kaspersky Lab (@kaspersky) August 10, 2016
With that in mind, I think self-driving cars of the future (and I believe they are bound to emerge anyway) might make the concept of car ownership unviable. Instead, driverless cars would belong to transport companies, so anyone could order a lift via a mobile app, à la Uber.
That kind of approach would significantly decrease the number of cars required to transport the same number of people who own cars today. It would ameliorate many problems, such as traffic jams, insufficient parking spots, and freaky taxi drivers with less than perfect driving and communication skills.
Pedestrians could be equipped with beacons (like clothes with fluorescent inserts, which European pedestrians are legally required to wear after dark), thus eliminating the scenario in which a car has to choose between hitting a pedestrian and killing a passenger. That’s one problem down, but still many to go.
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Hypena atomaria (Smith, 1903)
WI : St. Croix Co.
E. Hudson, 0.35mi S of interstate 94, 515 Stageline Rd, 900 ft
June 15, 1995, LG Crabo.
Specimen courtesy of LGCC
Photograph copyright: Merrill A. Peterson
Hypena atomaria differs from our other Hypena species in color and wing pattern. It is a small moth (FW length 13–14 mm) with a broad wing with a slight concave outer margin near the apex, convex otherwise. The ground color is brownish gray heavily dusted with medium brown. The antemedial, postmedial, and subterminal lines have similar smooth shape and brown color, and each is followed by lighter wing color. These lines are evenly spaced across the wing, dividing it into four segments of similar width. The spots are absent. The hindwing is luteous white, dusted with brown near the margin. Like other members of the subfamily Hypeninae the palpi are long. The male antenna is ciliate, without knob-like thickening.
This species can be identified by the gray-brown triangular forewing with evenly spaced lines.
No information is presently available regarding habitats of this species.
A single record for this species from Bellingham, Washington might be an error. It could potentially be found in eastern British Columbia, but there are no records of this moth from Alberta at the University of Alberta Strickland Museum.
This is an eastern North American moth. Forbes (1954) gives the range from New York west to the Dakotas and Alberta.
No information is presently available regarding foodplants of this species.
Adults fly in June in the East and Midwest.
This species is of no economic importance.
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During the cold winter months certain car parts are forced to work particularly hard to help you to see, to give you the traction you need, to keep you warm and to improve fuel efficiency. As spring approaches it might be time to either change these parts or to perform some routine car maintenance to prolong their lifespan.
In this guide we will go over a few relatively quick and easy checks, changes and repairs that you can do at home with little more than a few spanners, screwdrivers and know-how. All of these adjustments, repairs and additions will make a difference to the overall performance of your car, giving it something of a ‘spring clean’ as we go into the summer.
There are certain car parts that are forced to work far harder in the winter than at any other time of year and your wiper blades certainly fit into this category. Even when it isn’t raining or snowing you might be using your windscreen washer fluid to clean the glass and to improve your vision.
Over time your wiper blades will start to wear, especially if they come into contact with loose materials thrown up off the road or any leaves or twigs that might fall from the trees while you’re parked. It’s easy to tell when your wiper blades might need changing as they can leave smears on the glass, and as you should never compromise your vision on the road it might be worth changing your blades now we’re (hopefully) through the worst of the winter weather.
There is a wide range of different wiper blades available from standard blades to wiper blades with spoilers. You will be able to find out the best blades for your car by reading your owner’s manual, by using our parts checker or speaking with one of our experts who will be happy to advise you.
It’s easy to forget engine parts when it comes to car maintenance, mostly because certain components take priority in terms of repair work. The engine is such a large and crucial part that the likes of the timing belt, spark plugs and gaskets are treated as priorities.
However, it’s important that you don’t completely overlook the importance of the smaller engine parts like the pollen filter that, while not playing such a crucial role as the spark plugs and gaskets, still perform a vital task. Your car’s pollen filter does as the name suggests, keeping pollen and other airborne materials out of the engine system so that they can’t get into the fuel and oil supply and cause clogs and damage further down the line.
It is recommended that you change your pollen filters after around 10,000 to 15,000-miles, and doing so can actually prolong the life of other car parts such as the air conditioning system and other cooling and heating parts.
With the darker mornings and darker evenings you find yourself using your headlight bulbs much more often in the winter than any other time of year. During the summer when the days are longer you might only switch them on if you’re driving late at night, but during the winter it seems like they’re never switched off!
The poor weather conditions don’t help matters either, as many drivers switch on their headlight bulbs not only to aid their own vision, but to make sure that other road users and pedestrians can see them coming along the road through the wind, rain and spray.
This means that your headlight bulbs are much more likely to wear out during the winter than at any other time of year, and if you’ve managed to get through the winter with your bulbs intact it may be worth checking on their condition and even changing them now so you’re set for another 12 months or so. We have a range of different standard headlight bulbs in stock as well as upgrade headlight bulbs that will require a bit of expertise or assistance to fit, but we can give you advice on these particular parts if you need any help.
If you choose not to change your headlights then giving the headlight covers a clean inside and out will make sure that the bulbs have the maximum effect in guiding you on your journey and ensuring that you’re visible to others.
Brake pads and discs
Every time you press your brake pedal your brake pads and discs are forced to work hard to slow the vehicle down or to bring it to a complete stop. They work through friction caused when the driver presses on the brake pedal inside the car, which eventually squeezes the brake caliper onto the brake pads. The thermal energy created during this process causes the pads and brake discs to join together, and this stops the vehicle.
During the winter you might spend more time using your brakes than in the summer because of poor weather and subsequent grip issues. Each time you brake the brake pads and discs wear down ever so slightly which affects their performance. As we enter spring it’s definitely worth checking on the condition of your brake parts along with the mileage since they were last changed, which should be documented in your service history.
The lifespan of your brake pads and discs will vary according to factors such as the parts on your car as well as your driving style; but you should always look to change your brake pads after between 30,000 and 70,000 miles depending on the manufacturer, while your brake discs should be changed after between 25,000 and 60,000-miles.
Finally, a lot of people struggle when it comes to parking their car. Sometimes it can be because of a lack of confidence in their ability to park when other drivers and pedestrians are watching, in other cases it’s just because they’re not used to parking in a certain way – such as parallel parking – or it could be because of poor visibility from inside the car caused by a small rear window.
Whatever the issue might be, parking sensors have proven to be one of the most popular investments in recent years. These clever pieces of in-car tech are usually fitted by experts and provide the driver with audible, and even visual, guides when they back into a parking space.
Parking sensors let off an increasingly high-pitched noise as a hazard (such as another parked car or a lamp post) gets closer, with noises coming from each side of the car so that the driver can adjust their line accordingly.
This has made parking much less stressful for thousands of drivers, and parking sensors are suitable for use in all makes and models. Again, our experts can provide any advice you might need if you’re interested in a sensor for your car.
For more car maintenance advice and tips for repairing any damage to your vehicle, continue to check the Euro Car Parts blog. If you would like to place an order then we can deliver your car parts to you anywhere in the UK, or you can click and collect from more than 200 branches nationwide.
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Today’s world is looking slightly different than it used to. Nowadays, it is “normal” to see people wearing masks, face coverings, and gloves while doing their grocery shopping, and in some places, it is a requirement. It is “normal” for an outbreak of hysteria to form over the last package of toilet paper or cleaning wipes. It is “normal” to whip up your own homemade bottle of hand sanitizer because you cannot find it anywhere else. People are referring to these life changes brought on by coronavirus as the “new normal”. In fact, people are already questioning if things will ever return to how they once were. While life should eventually return to how it was before the coronavirus was introduced, another underestimated change as a result of this global pandemic are how force majeure clauses within contracts may be drafted and interpreted.
What is a force majeure clause?
The term force majeure comes from the French meaning “superior force”. Essentially, a force majeure clause within a contract identifies unforeseen, supervening events or situations that may excuse a parties’ delay in performance. For example, a party to a contract may be obligated to complete a construction project by an agreed upon deadline. However, if a hurricane were to suddenly hit and destroy part of the newly built structure, causing significant delays in completion, the constructor may not be found in breach of the contract if the contract identifies this type of natural disaster as a force majeure. In addition to hurricanes, other more specified events, typically listed within a force majeure clause can include: war, riots, fire, national emergency, labor strike, governmental acts, acts of God, and pandemics. A force majeure clause within a contract may appear similar to the one below:
“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither party shall be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, labor disputes, delays in transportation, supply shortages, war, fire, invasion, lockout, equipment failure, severe weather conditions, or acts of terrorism.”
Would the effects related to COVID-19 be covered by a force majeure clause?
The answer to this question may not be that simple. In fact, since the onset of coronavirus, many people have looked to their contract to try and determine if the issues they are experiencing would be appropriately protected by their force majeure provision. Even after conducting a methodical review of the language utilized in the contract, this is not always clear. The delays or issues in performance stemming from coronavirus might be excusable if the terms “governmental act”, “epidemic”, or “pandemic” are notably defined as examples of force majeure. If not, and a dispute were to arise, it may need to be resolved through the use of arbitration or litigation. Litigation is always the last option anyone wants to consider when it comes to resolving a disagreement, but if it MUST be done, it is of the utmost importance to find an experienced attorney, especially within the parties’ particular industry. As the outcome of force majeure disputes are decided on a case-by-case basis and dependent on numerous factors, such as the terms of the contract, applicable law, and other facts, it is crucial to rely on someone who has previously handled contract disputes.
Things to consider before signing a contract:
Is the force majeure clause within the contract sufficient to cover issues that may be caused by the effects from COVID-19?
Prior to signing any legally binding document, serious consideration should be made as to what may go wrong after the document is executed. While it can be extremely difficult to prepare for the unexpected, there are typically basic scenarios to keep in mind in order to be better protected. Think of the force majeure clause like insurance. What events could happen that may negatively impact the ability to abide by the terms of the contract? These should be included within the force majeure clause to potentially avoid liability for not being able to meet the requirements assigned in the rest of the contract because of that particular event.
More specifically, determine if the ongoing effects from coronavirus may contribute to failures in performance, delays, or any additional defaults. If labor or material shortages are caused by the effects of coronavirus (i.e. people getting sick, mandatory quarantining, or imposed travel restrictions) and the contract specifically lists “labor or material shortages” in the force majeure provision, those particulars should be covered. If the force majeure portion of the contract does not include particular language related to the effects from coronavirus, it may be up for further interpretation.
If a dispute were to arise and the contract requires arbitration, mediation or possibly litigation, how will these be conducted?
As social distancing and other restrictive mandates have been issued, changes had to be made from the standard day to day business operations seen before, especially with how legal proceedings are conducted. In the past, parties were able to negotiate and argue their point of view in person and within relative proximity to one another. Nowadays, mediations, arbitrations, and hearings are held via video conference or telephonically. It may not seem like a substantial issue, but what challenges could occur within the use of these formats, as opposed to performing the traditional, in-person confrontations? As contracts typically contain a clause related to navigating potential disputes, be sure to take into consideration how the contract may need to be revised in order to prepare for a socially distant friendly format.
Future impact of coronavirus:
There are several economic impacts and concerns related to coronavirus, which will likely continue long after the virus is gone. It is impossible to know exactly how much will be impacted as it is still fairly new, but it is something that should also be taken into consideration before signing a contract or making any business-related decisions. In the event of a contract dispute arising from effects caused by coronavirus, pay close attention to any news related to court decisions and how they may be interpreting this ultimate force majeure.
Tiffani Sprague, a Paralegal to construction industry attorneys at Zinzow Law, LLC. For more information, or to inquire about a free seminar on this or other legal topics, email email@example.com, or visit www.zinzowlaw.com.
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Nashville International Airport
Nashville International Airport is a public/military airport in the southeastern section of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1937, its original name was Berry Field, from which its ICAO and IATA identifiers are derived. The current terminal was built in 1987, and the airport took its current name in 1988. Nashville International Airport has four runways and covers 3,900 acres.
The airport is served by 22 airlines and has 585 daily arriving and departing flights with nonstop flights to 96 airports in North America and Europe. Joint Base Berry Field, formerly Berry Field Air National Guard Base is located at Nashville International Airport. The base is home to the 118th Wing and the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron Tennessee Army National Guard.
1 Terminal Dr, Nashville, TN 37214
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(Filed 20 December, 1910.)
1. Master and Servant — Tortious Act — Respondeat Superior — Test — Employment.
Upon the question of the responsibility of the master for the acts of the servant, by reason of implied authority, the test is whether the tortious act complained of was committed in the course of the servant's employment and within its scope.
2. Same — Tortious Acts — Authority Implied — Evidence.
When the master has given direction to his servant, a "hired man," to cut and pile cornstalks in his field, which was done by the servant, and then, without direction from the master, and in his absence, he set fire to the stalks, which caused sparks to be carried by the wind, which set fire to and destroyed plaintiff's property, the doctrine of respondeat superior does not apply, the thing the master ordered his servant to do being harmless in itself, and there being no express or implied authority given the servant to burn the stalks, which alone caused the damages complained of.
APPEAL from Webb, J., at February Term, 1910, of (141) RUTHERFORD.
McBrayer, McBrayer McRorie for plaintiff. (142)
No counsel contra.
Action to recover damages for negligently allowing fire to get out in a neighbor's woods and thereby causing damage, etc. There was evidence tending to show that defendant had a hired man, named Major Melton, and, on 22 March, 1907, he directed Melton to cut and pile some cornstalks in a 4-acre field on defendant's place, and after giving these directions went off with a load of lumber; that Melton went at the work he was given to do; cut and piled the stalks, as directed, and then proceeded to set fire to them; that there was wind blowing at the time, and the fire having been set at a point about 10 steps from the woods, sparks were blown by the wind over into the woods of plaintiff, causing a fire and doing $200 or $300 of damage.
Major Melton, the hired man, being examined as a witness for plaintiff, among other things, testified: "Bland sent me to the field to cut and pile the stalks. . . ." On his cross-examination the witness stated: "The wind was not blowing at the time I piled up the stalks. I did not tell any one I was going to burn the stalks, I just set the stalks on fire. No wind when I set fire to the stalks. Defendant didn't tell me to set them afire. I just thought, while I was out there, I would burn them. I tried to stop the fire, but couldn't. He turned me off because I set the fire out."
Defendant offered no evidence. At the close of the testimony, on motion duly made, there was judgment of nonsuit, and plaintiff excepted and appealed.
We are of opinion that, on the facts of this case, the judgment of nonsuit should be affirmed. In Sawyer v. R. R., 142 N.C. 1, that being an action for slander by reason of certain defamatory words uttered by the superintendent of the road, in conversation with an applicant for employment, after he had told such applicant that the company did not wish to employ him, it was held, generally, in reference to the maxim respondent superior:
"2. Where the question of fixing responsibility on corporations by reason of the tortious acts of their servants depends exclusively upon the relationship of master and servant, the test of responsibility is whether the injury was committed by authority of the master, expressly conferred or fairly implied from the nature of the employment or the duties incident to it.
"3. Where the act is not clearly within the scope of the servant's employment or incident to his duties, but there is evidence tending to establish that fact, the question may be properly referred to a jury to determine whether the tortious act was authorized."
And the Court, in the opinion, sustaining a judgment of nonsuit, said: "The test of responsibility established by the better considered, authorities being `whether the injury was committed by the authority of the master, expressly conferred or fairly implied from the nature of the employment or the duties incident to it,' when such authority is express, the matter is usually free from difficulty; but the authority may be implied, and, on a given state of facts admitted or established, frequently is conclusively implied, and responsibility imputed as a matter of law." And on the same subject quotes with approval from Wood on Master and Servant, sec. 279, as follows: "The question usually presented is whether, as a matter of fact or of law, the injury was received under such circumstances that, under the employment, the master can be said to have authorized the act; for if he did not, either in fact or in law, he can not be made chargeable for its consequences, because, not (143) having been done under authority from him, express or implied, it can in no sense be said to be his act, and the maxim previously referred to does not apply. The test of liability, in all cases, depends upon the question whether the injury was committed by the authority of the master, expressly conferred or fairly implied from the nature of the employment and the duties incident to it." And further, section 307: "The simple test is whether they were acts within the scope of his employment; not whether they were done while prosecuting the master's business, but whether they were done by the servant in furtherance thereof, and were such as may fairly be said to have been authorized by him. By `authorized' is not meant authority expressly conferred, but whether the act was such as was incident to the performance of the duties intrusted to him by the master, even though in opposition to his express and positive orders." And in Roberts v. R. R., 143 N.C. 176-179, being an action against a railroad company for an assault and battery committed by one employee on another, the same author, section 288, is quoted as follows: "An employer who leaves to an employee to do certain acts for him according to the employee's judgment and discretion is answerable for the manner or occasion of doing it, provided it is done bona fide and within the scope of the servant's express or implied authority, and not from mere caprice or wantonness and wholly outside of the duties conferred upon him." A perusal of these and other authorities on the subject will disclose that on the question of responsibility of the master, by reason of implied authority, the test is whether the tortious act complained of was committed in the course of the servant's employment and within its scope. Jackson v. Tel., Co., 139 N.C. 347; Daniel v. R. R., 136 N.C. 517; 26 Cyc., 1528-1533; Jaggard on Torts, 256-257. In the citation to 26 Cyc., 1533 on this term, "scope of employment," it is said: "In determining whether a master is liable for the torts of his servants, the most difficult question is whether the particular act or omission, of the servant causing the injury for which the master is sought to be held liable was committed within the scope of the servant's employment; and this question is in most cases one of fact to be determined by the jury from the surrounding facts and circumstances. (144) The terms `course of employment' and `scope of authority' are not susceptible of accurate definition. What acts are within the scope of the employment can be determined by no fixed rules, the authority from the master generally being gathered from the surrounding circumstances. An act is within the scope of the servant's employment, where necessary to accomplish the purpose of his employment, and intended for that purpose, although in excess of the powers actually conferred on the servant by the master. The purpose of the act rather than its method of performance is the test of the scope of employment. But the act cannot be said to be within the scope of the employment merely because done with intent to benefit or serve the master, not merely because the injuries complained of would not have been committed without the facilities afforded by the servant's relations to his master, nor because the servant supposed that he possessed authority to do the act in question." A correct application of these authorities and the principles upon which they rest to the facts presented will, in our opinion, sustain the action of the lower court in ordering a nonsuit.
As a general proposition, the duty of a hired man is to do what he is told, and in this instance he was directed to do a definite, specific thing, importing no menace to any one, and after completing the work that was given him to do, he goes on of his own motion and does something else — engages in an act which is not infrequently a source of danger to neighbors, and does it under circumstances amounting to a negligent wrong and causing substantial pecuniary injury.
Plaintiff did not rely on the inferences which might arise from the fact that his neighbor's hired man while engaged in clearing off a field, on a windy day, set fire to a pile of cornstalks near the plaintiff's woodland, from which it might be reasonably inferred that this negligence was within the scope of his employment, but his own proof goes further, and shows that the employee had no orders to burn these stalks, nor was he sent with general directions to clear off the field, involving some extent of discretion in his method, as in the citation from Wood, approved in Roberts' case, supra, but he was directed to do this (145) specific act, and the course and scope of his employment, in this instance, was to do as he was told. The distinction, we think, finds support in the cases above referred to in our own Reports of Daniel v. R. R., supra, and Jackson v. Tel. Co., supra. In the first case, recovery was denied where an agent in charge of property of the principal, having reason to believe that some one had committed a theft, without being ordered to do so, caused the arrest of the suspected person, and it was held that the duty of caring for the property did not extend to punishing one who had injured or stolen it, and so the act was beyond the scope of the employment. In Jackson's case, an employee of a telegraph company in charge of hands who were placing poles for a new line caused the arrest and imprisonment of an obstructing landowner with the view and purpose of putting him out of the way until they could go through his land. There was no direction to do this on the part of the company, but it was held to have authorized the act because done in the course and scope of the employment.
There are numerous authorities which appear to conflict with the disposition that we make of the present appeal. Many of these, however, as pointed out in Sawyer's case, supra, can be distinguished and consistently upheld on the ground that the facts involved a breach of some independent duty that the employer directly owed to the injured person, and do not depend entirely on the relation of master and servant. As in case of injuries received by passengers on trains or in depots of common carriers or customers in a general store, they are there by invitation of the employer, and a duty exists directly between the parties; this is the view we think that the case of Redding v. R. R., 3 S.C. 1, properly presents. True, the recovery there was sustained in a very learned opinion and made to rest chiefly on the ground of agency alone, but we doubt if on the facts appearing in that case the breach of duty owing directly from the employer to the injured person is not the stronger position. In other cases responsibility may be imputed and recovery sustained by reason of intrusting the employee with dangerous (146) implements and agencies, as in Stewart v. Lumber Co., 146 N.C. 47, or because the occupation is such as to not unnaturally import menace to outsiders, as in Hunter v. R. R., 152 N.C. 682 — a principle which forbids that the employer shall be excused even by the interposition of an independent contractor. Again, there are cases where the act complained of was done in furtherance of the work that the employee was given to do and in the course of its performance, as when an employee or numbers of them are sent to clear off a new ground or a railroad right of way; here the employer would be responsible for negligent acts done in furtherance of the work and during its continuance, though the precise method employed at the time might be against the express orders of the employer. The act comes clearly within the scope of the employment. Wood on Master and Servant puts this very case in section 285: "So a master was held liable for the acts of his servants employed to clear land for him in setting fires to burn the brush, and this even when the fires were built against his orders." And Jackson v. Tel. Co., supra, and Wood v. Young, 42 Ark., illustrates the same general principle. But where, as in this case, a hired man directed to do a definite, specific thing, entirely harmless in itself, and after completing this goes forward without instructions and without the knowledge of employer and does something else which imports a menace to outsiders, thus entirely changing the character of the work he was given to do and not embraced within the terms or meaning of the order — this, we think, can in no sense be considered as within the scope of the employment, and the doctrine of respondeat superior has no application.
The judgment of nonsuit will be
Cited: Berry v. R. R., 155 N.C. 292; Dover v. Mfg. Co., 157 N.C. 327; Bucken v. R. R., ib., 447; Moore v. R. R., 165 N.C. 447; Ange v. Woodmen, 173 N.C. 35.
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This episode includes the following segments: Yarn Lover at Large, Off the Shelf, Ever-expanding Skill Set, and Sew Forth.
Yarn Lover at Large
Off the Shelf
Are you memorizing a poem in celebration of National Poetry Month? Here are some more tips.
- Print out a large version of the poem and use it as a worksheet.
- Divide the poem into chunks or “poetic sentences.” Look for end marks like periods, question marks, or exclamation points.
- If there is no end punctuation, add your own where it makes sense.
- Underline or circle key words: words that convey an image or words with long vowel sounds can help.
- Memorize poetic sentences around the key words.
Ever-expanding Skill Set
It turns out that radicchio has been in the spotlight this month.
- Bittersweet Radicchio Is at its Peak Right Now — NYTimes article
- Bittersweet episode on Spilled Milk podcast
- Here’s the inspiration recipe for the meal I made this week.
Chicken Under a Roasted Radicchio Salad
Toss one head of coarsely-chopped radicchio and a handful of coarsely-chopped squishy dates in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil. Arrange the radicchio on a sheet pan lined with foil and broil until it has become crispy, but not burned. Hide the dates so that they do not burn. Remove from oven; set aside.
Reduce oven temperature to 350.
Use a mallet to pound two chicken breasts to an even thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear the chicken breasts on each side in a cast iron skillet coated with tbsp of olive oil, then continue cooking in preheated oven. Remove pan from oven just before chicken is cooked through and allow to rest in pan until serving.
While chicken is cooking, grate 1-2 tbsp of orange rind and reserve. Cut all rind away from orange and, over a bowl, supreme (cut into segments without pith) with a sharp knife. Set orange segments aside and use the orange juice to make a dressing. Add 2 tsp miso paste, a few drops of tamari or soy sauce, a dash of pepper and dried dill. Whisk together and then whisk in the pan juices from the chicken when you remove it from the oven.
Stir the orange rind into 2/3 c ricotta cheese.
Create a base for the chicken by spooning some ricotta onto the plate. Top with the chicken breast, a dollop of ricotta, the roasted radicchio, orange segments, and a handful of chopped pecans. Drizzle with dressing.
And Sew Forth
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There’s no doubt that being a mum means you probably feel very run down every now and again. No doubt, you’re running your home, possibly working too and you’re looking after the kids! You might even find that your husband or partner is another kid that needs looking after. You’re a superhero! Yes, your days are ridiculously full and you don’t have time to get ill. Long gone are the days you could take time off from work to sit on your sofa eating chocolates and watching the television. Who will cook dinner? Or wash the clothes? Who will take the children to school? It’s you of course, so you possibly need some great supplements to add to your diet to keep you fit, healthy and ready to roll!
Not a Meal Replacement
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Get the Right Supplements
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Just upping your supplement intake a little every day should be enough to keep you healthy and well but you must remember to take your capsules regularly. Your body (inside and out) will really reap the benefits and you will feel better than ever. Always seek guidance from your doctor if you have any health concerns or you can’t shake off an illness. It’s also worth discussing supplementation with your doctor before adding Vitamins and Minerals to your diet, remember they are not a replacement for food.
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IHS REPRESENTATIVE FINDER
Culture is derived from how people think about what they’re doing and the value they place on it. The vision — pursuing a result that is perceived as worthy — drives success. With a clear, shared vision, people are motivated, inspired, and attracted to work hard.
Values are unchanging — the non-negotiable bedrock of your corporate soul. Our culture and company values reflect the values of God. While vision is important for defining where you want to go, values tell you how to get there, and how to act along the way.
Healthy cultures tend to exist when there’s structural support to encourage desired qualities. IHS Develops business in a way that helps us move towards our vision in an effective way. We refer to this as organizational design.
We bring Systems like data management, employee acquisition and training, accounting, performance management, compensation, product development, project management, and standard operating procedures that bring order to our company. Without them, we would have chaos. Our systems enhance and inhibit the culture we seek.
Our representative's skills are like fuel for the IHS vehicle — We can’t get very far without them. We value continual learning and skill-set enhancement and Invest in our people. Create opportunities for them to receive cross training and continuing education. Doing so is not only a way to show them they’re valued, it builds resilience for times of change.
Our leadership style refers to the way we see ourselves and the way we treat others. Some leaders are imperious and arrogant. Others are transparent and humble. Our management style reinforces our values. If we preach servant leadership but fail to lead by example or repent when we fall short, we can produce a weak and cynical culture.
Our symbols are an unspoken representations of our values. They include our office wall art, the way we dress, our cars and homes, and even our closest advisors or sources of wisdom. The things we do and the decisions we make communicate our story in a way that words cannot. In healthy cultures, there is consistency between what leaders say and how they act.
OUR 7 CORES
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by Magnus Marsden
I am often asked what it is like to do fieldwork in Afghanistan. To give a sense of doing fieldwork in the country today, I provide an account of a two-day trip in the northwest of the country that I made in October 2017.
The road connecting Mazar-e Sharif – northern Afghanistan’s biggest and most prosperous town – to the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border post of Aqinah initially passes through tens of kilometres of well-irrigated and verdant agricultural land. Not far from the road connecting Mazar to cities and towns to the west, however, the land is productive in a different manner. Crops of hashish and opium are said to flourish amidst the fields of grains and fruits: this part of northern Afghanistan has since the mid-2000s been a key terrain of the anti-government insurgency led by Taliban-aligned militants. When I travelled along the road most recently in October 2017, my companions were concerned that we passed through the section of the road said to be regularly visited by militants (close to the city of Balkh), before the onset of the night.
We had taken the decision to travel to the border post of Aqinah unexpectedly. The friend in whose house I was staying in Mazar had recently received his wife’s brother’s daughter as a guest. Unfortunately, the girl (aged in her late-teens) had been suffering severe headaches for some time, and her father had decided that they needed to consult a doctor in the city. Having taken her to a local hospital, the family were told that their daughter was suffering from leukaemia and needed to be taken to India for treatment immediately. Fifteen years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the country’s people must travel abroad (e.g. to Pakistan, India, or Turkey) when needing health care for serious conditions. The girl and her relatives immediately returned to their hometown of Andkhoy, located some twenty or so kilometres from the border post with Turkmenistan in order to gather some belongings and collect the necessary travel documents. However, the young woman did not have a valid Afghanistan passport, and the family were told by officials they would only be able to be issued with travel documents after a public holiday. Having returned to her home, the young woman died, and preparations began immediately for her funeral. Such events are an all too common aspect of life in Afghanistan and a recurring aspect of my fieldwork in the country.
Back in Mazar-e Sharif my friend decided that now was a suitable time for me to visit the small town where he had been born, and, at the same time, make a visit to the nearby border post of Aqinah. This was indeed a trip we had been planning since first meeting one another in the winter of 2009. My friend has told me many stories over the years of the time he spent working for influential Afghan companies in Turkmenistan in the 1990s. More recently the Aqinah border has been developed by the government of Afghanistan to improve trade with Turkmenistan and open the country as a trade transit corridor. At the same time, Andkhoy (the town closest to the border post) has been the home of one of the groups of Afghan traders that has interested me most, emigres from Soviet Central Asia who left their homeland in the height of the Stalin-era terrors in the late 1920s (see also Rumi Tomato: Autobiography of an Afghan Minister).
A visit to Andkhoy had for long been on my ethnographic radar. Back in 2009 the road was safe and we travelled on several occasions to another town home to emigres from Central Asia, Aqchah. The road to Andkhoy was in a poor condition then, and our visit to the town never materialised. By the time I visited Mazar in 2016, the security situation in the region had rapidly deteriorated. Militants had descended to close to the city from nearby mountains and had fought Afghan security forces only miles from the city’s peripheries. In May 2017 dozens of soldiers had been killed in an attack on a military base. In August 2017, there was a massacre of fifty or more civilians by unidentified militants in a village that lay only twenty or so kilometres from the road. My friend decided however that October 2017 was the right time for us to travel to Andkhoy: there were, he told me, stretches of the road at which Taliban and even purportedly ISIS-affiliated militants appeared, but, if we were careful and avoided these places from the afternoon onwards, we should be fine. The fact that we would travel in the simple car of a joint friend would mean that militants on the road would be less likely to attack our vehicle.
The verdant foliage that characterise the road as it passes by the villages of Balkh does not continue indefinitely. About 45 minutes after leaving Mazar, the road enters the increasingly more arid landscape. Water is a scarce resource in this part of Afghanistan. While the region’s population – largely of mix of Farsi, Uzbek and Turkmen speaking peoples – are renowned for being industrious and hard workers, youngsters from the region have for long laboured abroad to support their families. Until the mid-2000s most labour migration was to Iran, with a fortunate few making their way to the Gulf, Europe, and USA/Canada. Over the past five years, increasing numbers of youth have moved to Turkey, mostly travelling illegally, though sometimes arriving on visas issued to them thanks to the brokerage of powerful figures from this region of Afghanistan who are influential both in Kabul and Turkey. Turkey’s influence indeed is not only visible in migration statistics.
Aside from the purported influence of militants including the Taliban and ISIS, political instability in Jowzjan has also arisen in the wake of the self-exile to Turkey of the region’s most well-known and powerful of politicians: the Soviet-era militia man and Uzbek leader, General Rashid Dostum. Nevertheless, despite all of this, the city of Shiberghan – the headquarters of the province of Jowzjan – is also home to a flashy new mosque that has been constructed in recent years by a Turkish construction company. Funds, I am told, were both raised by local merchants and the Turkish state itself. The mosque’s design is quite different from the low-key earth brick structures that are commonplace in this part of Afghanistan. Shiberghan’s inhabitants may now worship in a replica of Istanbul’s Ottoman-era ‘Blue Mosque’.
We rolled into the town of Andkhoy at around 3pm having driven the final stretch of the road that had also been the site of militant attacks and road blocks in recent months. After a brief stop in Andkhoy we headed off to the border post. The journey took as thirty minutes or so, and we eventually pulled up outside a trading office that also advertised shower facilities – the latter being used by truck drivers from Turkmenistan. Stacks of cartons of high quality cigarettes indicated that the truck drivers also found room in the cabs of their vehicles to deliver lucrative items to the bazaars of Turkmenistan. Indeed, as a sandstorm raged outside, our host – who trades in cigarettes across the border and was assisted in the building of his trading office by a loan from my friend – brought us bottles of vodka made in Turkmenistan and plates of fried fish caught in the waters of the nearby Amu Darya (Oxus river). It was agreed that the cost of these luxury items would be removed from the substantial sum of money owed to my friend by our host. Hospitality is rarely without interest, either in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
Waking with rather heavy heads in the morning, we got up and had a fish soup inspired by a famous Russian recipe (ukha) that my friend had learned during the many years he had spent in Turkmenistan. We then drove to the terminal of the railway connecting Aqinah with Turkmenistan that is mainly used for freighting Turkmen oil into Afghanistan. Having been shown around the terminal by the police guarding it, we set off back to Andkhoy, arriving in the home of my friend’s eldest son’s in-laws. As we parked the car, our host’s eldest son was leaving the home’s courtyard: some people from the town had been arrested and jailed by the Taliban for the role they had played in a dispute over land (they had purportedly not agreed to handover a portion of a disputed piece of land to their sisters, who, according to Islamic law, were entitled to a share of the property). The man told us that the place he needed to visit was only a fifteen-minute motorcycle ride away, and that he would be back in time for lunch. As we waited, my friend’s son found a bottle of Turkmen vodka hidden in his in-law’s house. Having lived for several years in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, my friend was convinced of the value of a 100-gram shot as an anti-hangover cure. A 100-gram shot quickly became the best part of the bottle, and my friend soon fell into a deep sleep. It wasn’t until the early afternoon that he awoke, at which point the elder son of the home also returned from his mission. He had successfully negotiated the release of all but two of his imprisoned kinsmen.
We now needed to return to Mazar as soon as possible if we were to pass through the contested parts of the road before the late afternoon. My friend’s wife and mother would travel with us, remaining fully veiled and sitting in the back of the vehicle. The drive home was largely uneventful, other than the fact that the car in which we were travelling broke down on several occasions, ultimately meaning that my friend’s son would have to travel back to Mazar in a shared taxi. There was a degree of concern that if we spent too long trying to fix the vehicle then we could be spotted by militants who keep a close eye on the identities of people travelling in this part of northern Afghanistan. We passed through the contested area of the road shortly before dusk, and my friends pointed out a couple of men they felt sure were militants scoping the road for potential targets.
Fortunately, we arrived back in Mazar without any difficulties. The next day my friend’s mother was hosting a ritual feast to commemorate the death some twenty years ago of her husband who had been killed by a thief for the sake of a $100. All the neighbours would be present and boys from the local religious seminary (madrassa) would recite the Qur’an in its entirety (khatum-e qur’an). She conveyed the message through her elder son that she’d be very happy if I could attend. As much anthropology has shown, even life in the most uncertain of contexts has its everyday routines.
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Lymphatic Drainage Massage is a light massage stimulating the lymphatic system to release toxins and distribute the healing properties of therapeutic grade essential oils to assist the body to optimum health.
The lymphatic system is a complex system of lymph vessels and nodes, and critical to our body’s ability to detoxify, drain stagnant fluids, regenerate tissues and maintain a healthy immune system.
Unlike the circulatory system, the lymphatic system does not have a pump to circulate the lymph fluid and the lymph vessels rely upon hundreds of tiny muscular units contracting throughout the body to propel lymph flow. These contractions are what enable the lymph vessels to transport the many substances, such as proteins, hormones, fatty acids, immune cells and toxins, to lymph nodes which can then process them. The flow of lymph can be affected or stopped by surgery, trauma, burns, infections, substantial swelling, fatigue, stress or age. When the lymph circulation stagnates, the fluids accumulate and cellular functioning is compromised.
The therapeutic properties of the oils assist the body to improve circulation, clear congestion, relieve respiratory and digestive concerns, headaches and muscle tension, stress and fatigue, balance the body’s systems and achieve greater relaxation to support the body in the rest and repair state. A unique blend is crafted to address your specific needs.
Each person responds differently to a treatment and the best results are achieved through a series of treatments. The number would vary with each individual, the specific issue they are presenting and whether it is chronic or acute. Recommendations for the treatment plan are determined at the assessment stage.
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O.K. Yes you are using regular MIDI tracks.
Your 1st screen shot shows us which audio inputs are available (e.g. which socket of the Audio6 you plug your guitar into… has nothing whatsoever to do with the BFD, whose audio output goes to the main output of Cubase, which in turn, goes to the stereo output (presumably 1 & 2) of the Audio6 via the USB cable.
Maybe we need to explain, briefly, what MIDI actually is? (in itself, it has nothing to do with audio )
Can you picture a mechanical player piano (that plays, all by itself, by means of a perforated “piano roll”, where the holes allow the mechanics to open and close)? Well, MIDI is merely the software version of that (that’s why, when you open Cubase’s MIDI Key Editor window, it even looks like a piano roll ).
So, the data on a MIDI track does nothing more than tell the receiving instrument which notes to play, and when, and for how long… it has no way of knowing (or even caring ) which instrument that data is being sent to… if there were such a thing as a MIDI washing machine, it might be programmed to switch to “fast spin” whenever it received a MIDI note of “middle C” .
So, the BFD… has a MIDI Input (ready to receive data telling it which notes to play), and a MIDI track has a MIDI output (which sends out that “piano roll” data). (A MIDI track contains no actual audio )
So, in the Inspector of a MIDI track, there are two fields, one for MIDI in (the incoming signal, which, in your case, could even be left as “not connected”, seeing as how you don’t have an external MIDI keyboard with which to actually play an instrument in realtime).
And the other field is the MIDI Output (i.e. the destination for that piano roll data). So, in this case, it wants to be routed to BFD3- MIDI In (i.e. routed to the input of the BFD3). Using the exaggerated example from above, it could have been routed, instead, to “Washing Machine - MIDI In”!
Now, as for the audio that the BFD is generating… in your 2nd screenshot, you see a folder track named “VST Instruments”. Click on it, to open it, and inside, you’ll see another folder track (dunno whether it will be open or closed) labelled “BFD3”. This is where the audio from the BFD is actually happening.
As regards the MIDI track, the routing that we see in your 2nd screenshot is almost correct… the Input is wrong (could cause a MIDI feedback loop)… set it to anything other than "All MIDI Inputs or “BFD3 MIDI Out” (in fact, since you don’t have an incoming MIDI keyboard, safest bet would be to set the input to “Not Connected”.
But you say that, even in the 2nd screenshot configuration, you are still not hearing the BFD?
Try a little experiment (if it works, it will sound horrible, but at least we’ll know that there isn’t just silence )… load another standard Steinberg instrument into the VSTi rack, and change the output from that MIDI track to be now routed to that instrument instead. If all is working correctly, this instrument should now be trying to play the notes from your MIDI drum loop. Do you hear anything or is it still silent?
Open Cubase’s Mixer window. Do you see any activity on the Main Outputs? (there is no reason why you shouldn’t .
If you are seeing meter activity on the Main Outputs, but not hearing anything, then the problem is with the monitoring.
Please upload another screenshot…
In your 1st screenshot, that window is showing the VST Connections - Inputs. Please show us a screenshot of the other tab, “VST Connections - Outputs”.
You say you can hear your guitar, but I have no way of knowing, at the moment, if you are hearing it through Cubase, or directly from the Direct Outs of the Audio6. So, once again, play your guitar, and see if you see any activity on the Main Outputs of Cubase.
In fact, please also upload a screenshot of your Cubase Mixer window.
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Magnetic jewelry has been known to display strong therapeutic properties. This sort of jewellery relieves aches and pains as it successfully will increase blood circulation within the body. When blood circulation will increase, oxygen supplied to numerous components of the body increases. Elevated circulation of oxygen will increase the rate of healing and alleviates ache that’s associated with injury or sickness. Thus, magnetic jewelry can assist enhance immunity, improve energy ranges and heal a number of medical circumstances, all with out the usage of medication and absolutely free of facet effects.
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When hematite is magnetized, a permanent magnetic discipline is created round it. Wearing this type of jewellery over lengthy periods of time is helpful as the recovery process is slow.
Luckily, magnetic hematite jewellery can also be fashionable. Hematite is reddish gray and may even take on a black color. It looks metallic and shines when polished. Thus, along with its therapeutic properties, you might be also getting a gorgeous, trendy fashion accessory.
Every kind of hematite magnetic jewelry are available. Hematite is especially attractive when it’s wrapped to make beautiful bangles or bracelets.
Hematite magnetic wraps differ from skinny, modern items to thick, chunky pieces. There are enough designs and colors to give the wearer the freedom to choose designs, colors and types that suit their private preferences. Among the pieces double as bracelets and necklaces.
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Hematite magnetic jewelry must be bought from a reputed manufacturer. From begin to finish, the manufacturing process ought to be managed to make sure one of the best quality. Design and the visible effects may be enhanced with the various styling techniques used.
Magnetic therapy is really helpful for most people. However, pregnant ladies and kids beneath the age of seven should avoid most of these jewelry. However, for fashion aware women who need to make a fashion statement and improve their well being situations, hematite magnetic jewelry is a good option. It keeps them well and keeps them wanting fashionable and elegant.
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The UN women’s agency kicks off 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, targeting the often-unpunished crime of rape that afflicts women and girls in every country and has been used as a weapon in conflicts.
Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures to combat domestic violence.
Demonstrators on Monday gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey.
The French government announced it would make it easier for doctors to share information on vulnerable women and write into law the concept of psychological "entrapment", following massive rallies in France over the weekend.
Roughly 87,000 women and girls were murdered across the world in 2017, according to the United Nations.
Monday's rallies – animated by growing anger over the failure of justice systems to punish offenders – follow a weekend of protests against what is being termed femicide.
Crowds marched through the streets of Moscow to highlight the government's failure to pass laws protecting women, and hundreds of Sudanese women chanted "freedom, peace and justice" as they gathered in Khartoum in the first such protest in decades.
In Mexico City, masked demonstrators with sledgehammers smashed glass panes of bus stops, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police Monday to protest authorities' failure to halt soaring rates of femicide and rape in the country.
'Sexist, patriarchal attitudes'
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in Madrid on Monday evening following a weekend of protests. Spain's long-standing laws against gender violence have not halted the problem – 52 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners since the start of 2019.
South Africa has one of the worst records of any country on gender violence and the government has faced several rounds of mass protests on the issue.
President Cyril Ramaphosa used Monday's events to launch a campaign to improve victims' access to justice and urge men to drop their "sexist and patriarchal attitudes".
The UN warned that more action was needed around the world, singling out Afghanistan as a country where too little is done to counter sexual violence and rape.
And in a rare move, global police cooperation agency Interpol launched an international appeal to find eight men suspected of murdering or committing violence against women.
The French government is among those to face sustained pressure for reform – at least 117 women have been killed by their partner or former partner since the start of the year, according to a count by AFP, compared with 121 women last year.
Also, 213,000 women have suffered physical or sexual violence carried out by their partner or ex-partner, according to the latest official figures.
The lights of the Eiffel Tower were switched off for one minute at midnight to mark the day.
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he hoped his new measures would deliver an "electric shock" by focusing on ending "absurdities" and "dysfunctional aspects" in the law.
He said the measures, to be put to parliament in January, would be backed by 360 million euros ($400 million) of additional funding.
Advocates for women's rights broadly welcomed Philippe's announcement but called for more concrete help.
"What is needed is to bolster special measures such as offering sanctuary and then supporting the victims," said Francoise Brie, who heads the National Federation of Women's Solidarity.
Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa promised that the new measures would be funded, but also stressed in a newspaper interview that the "fight against marital violence is not just a question of money".
An AFP examination this month of every case of femicide in France showed how the justice system had failed to act in the face of warning signs of the potential for violence.
But in an open letter Monday, more than a dozen top French judges urged women to keep faith in a system that is "improving and adapting itself".
UN launches campaign against gender violence targeting rape
The UN women’s agency kicked off 16 days of activism against gender-based violence on Monday, targeting the often-unpunished crime of rape that afflicts women and girls in every country and has been used as a weapon in conflicts from Bosnia and Rwanda to Syria and Myanmar.
The executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, said rape “can have life-changing, unchosen effects — a pregnancy or a sexually-transmitted disease, immense trauma and an unwarranted sense of shame.”
“If I could have one wish granted, it might well be a total end to rape,” she said.
Despite headline-grabbing movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, UN Women said that “sexual violence continues to be normalised and embedded in our social environments.”
It said there is a “rape culture” that includes the trivialising of rape, victim-blaming, the use of misogynistic language and the “objectification” of women’s bodies and glamorisation of violence in advertisements, on television and in movies.
Exact numbers or rapes or sexual assaults are notoriously difficult to determine due to many victims’ fears of reporting sexual abuse.
But the UN says approximately 15 million adolescent girls worldwide ages 15 to 19 have experienced forced sexual intercourse or other sexual actions.
And one of every three women worldwide are estimated to have suffered either physical or sexual violence, or both, from an intimate partner, or sexual violence by a non-partner.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the UN’s commitment to end all forms of violence against women, saying in a message that “these abuses are among the world’s most horrific, persistent and widespread human rights violations.”
“Sexual violence against women and girls is rooted in centuries of male domination,” he said. “Let us not forget that the gender inequalities that fuel rape culture are essentially a question of power imbalances.”
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, a UN Women goodwill ambassador, urged people everywhere in a statement to join the campaign “to stand against rape and be a part of the efforts to end all forms of violence against women.”
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I did the whole college admissions process myself, way back when. It worked for me then, so I wanted to share it with you now.
- Start with the size of your school, specifically the number of students in your grade. How does that feel to you? Do you want to go smaller, larger, or stay the same? This can point you in the direction of the size of the school. Not sure? No problem. Visit schools of different sizes to see how that feels.
- Where do you live: rural, suburban, or urban? Do you have strong feelings of wanting to live in a similar setting or try something drastically different?
- How far away do you want to go from home? 1 hour? Across the country? Somewhere warm? Near a beach? It’s ok not to know.
- Do you have a very specific type of program that you MUST DO? Art school? Performing arts as an actor, musician or dancer? Film director? Business? Even if you are headed this way, would you consider a program in this field within a college or university?
- Would you consider single-sex school or Historically Black College (HBC)?
- Make a list of your top priorities in a college. Take that list with you for each college visit and check off what it has and doesn’t have.
Answering these five questions can give you some parameters of types of schools to explore through college visits. Not knowing is fine too. These are questions that you can answer as you visit schools.
- Visit a range of schools near you even if you are not interested in applying there. The rationale is that you can get a sense for a type of school (hard no, hard yes, maybe), and then you can use this information to widen your search geographically. Attend an info session, event, or go on a campus tour. If you can’t get to the campus in person, try a virtual tour.
- Keep notes including photos of each school visit. They will start to blur together quickly. Use your checklist of top priorities in a college. The notes should include your reaction to the school. What did you notice? What did you like and dislike? What things surprised you? What programs mentioned caught your attention? Once it comes time to submit your applications, you will have a helpful list to reflect back on and evaluate your fit at each school.
- Get advice from peers, siblings, family members, older students, older siblings of friends.
- Keep visiting schools! As you hone in on schools based on geography, size of the school, type of school, etc., visit a range of schools in terms of acceptance rate.
- Find the right fit for you. It might be an instant gut feeling the minute you arrive on campus like love at first sight. It might be a pro/con list as you weigh several schools that have made your cut.
Finding the right college is a journey and an exploration of possibilities. While it can be a busy and stressful time, I hope you all are taking time to take a deep breath and enjoy this process.
BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books.
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It is highly demanding to identify healthy and non-healthy species in a heterogeneous environment such as human tissues. In such a case, one identifier, such as a spectral fingerprint, might be inadequate. Therefore, additional identification is required, for instance, a polarisation measurement. In view of that, the development of a spectropolarimeter that captures two cross-polarised arrays of spectral images is a key requirement. To meet this requirement, an imager optical setup has been designed to provide spatial, spectral and polarisation preference information for species that exist in a heterogeneous environment, such as in medical tissue samples. The spectral and polarisation information is obtained employing an acousto-optic tunable filter and a polarising beam splitter, respectively. The optical imager is designed to operate in the visible-near infrared range (450–850 nm) with a spectral resolution of 3 nm. The spectropolarimeter design along with optical characterisation results are reported.
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Laparoscopic surgery is a surgery in which the laparoscopic surgeons use special surgical tools and make few smaller incisions to treat a person. Laparoscopic or minimally-invasive surgery is known for its immense benefits as follows:
Less blood loss
No or minimal pain
Low chances of infection
No or less discomfort
Higher rate of success
After any laparoscopic surgery, the patients get certain discharge instructions from their laparoscopic surgeons. The recovery time is different for each patient, but, in general, it is much faster than traditional open surgery. Today, ILS Hospitals would like to share the general discharge instructions that need to be followed post laparoscopic surgery. So let’s look at the discharge instructions that a patient must follow post keyhole surgery for a quicker recovery.
1. Consuming a soft diet:
A bland and nutritious soft diet has to be followed after a person undergoes minimally-invasive surgery. Soft foods are good because they are digestible and aids faster recovery as your body does not have to work hard for digesting food. The food should be cooked with less oil and spices. Some of the examples can be boiled and mashed- potatoes, vegetables, rice, peeled fruits, poached eggs, strained vegetables and meat soups, fruit juices, porridge or dalia, pureed dal, lentils or masoor ki dal, and so on depending on the patient’s choice.
2. Avoiding certain foods:
Some foods should be avoided or else they may delay the patient’s recovery. Some of them are fried and oily foods, fatty foods (like red meat), spicy foods, and stale foods as they may cause indigestion, heartburn, and acidity. Also, there’s no question of eating roadside and outside food, so home-cooked food is your only good companion.
3. Taking medications on time:
No matter wherever you go, when it comes to timely medications, doctors from different hospitals are on the same page.
4. Avoiding overstrenuous activities:
It is important to not overexert the body post any surgery. The incisional site is still raw and not completely healed, so all sorts of vigorous activities (outdoor sports, running, moving furniture, carrying heavy weights, climbing stairs, jumping etc.) need to be postponed for some time.
5. Taking care of the incisional region:
The incision, even though minute, must be taken care of by keeping it clean, dry and safe. Do not scrub, scratch and disturb the surgical incisions site and wear loose-fitting comfortable clothes. Never expose the surgical site to sunlight.
After any laparoscopic or minimally-invasive procedure, please get proper discharge instructions from your doctor or medical professional for better recovery. You can get your laparoscopic treatment done from experienced laparoscopic surgeons at ILS Hospitals in Kolkata and Agartala.
Being a woman is hard in many aspects. You go through many phases in life and nurture not only yourself but also the lives of your loved ones. But when it comes to your health, many women are not even aware or concerned about it unless it becomes too severe. Many illnesses loom over women, particularly that require gynecological surgery. Many gynecologists in Kolkata often find that a lot of women do not prefer to undergo surgery and look for oral medicinal treatment instead even if a surgery is vital for them. There are 2 main reasons for the same, they assume –
- It will be painful and need much recovery time and they will not be able to fulfill their duties in personal and professional lives.
- It will leave big scares in their abdominal or pelvic region and thereby will make it look unattractive.
Today we will focus on the Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery (MIGS) and how it overcomes the Drawbacks of Open Surgery.
Gynecological surgery implies surgical treatment of the organs in the female reproductive system. It is done to address problems like uterine inconsistency, infertility, removing tumors (both benign and malignant) and carry out procedures like hysterectomy or tubal ligation.
Earlier all these procedures were carried out by making a large incision across the abdomen or pelvic region. It used to leave large scares throughout life. Though certain medication can help the stitch marks to fade over time, it still remains distinguishable and thus, many women feel embarrassed to wear sarees and lehengas after surgery.
Modern medical science has the perfect solution for the same, in the form of minimally invasive gynecological surgery. These surgeries are carried out through a few minute incisions made near the abdomen. Some special equipment, camera, and light sources are inserted inside the abdominal or pelvic cavity and the doctor carries out the surgery through the same. Once the procedure is over, the incisions are closed using stitches.
As the surgery does not expose the internal organs, it offers multiple advantages, such as
- Lesser risks of operation such as bleeding, infection, injury to the nearby organs
- Much lesser need for blood transfusion (almost nill)
- Lesser risks after the operation such as swelling and infection of the surgical site
- Less painful
- Early discharge from the hospital
- Faster recovery
- Much early resuming to daily life works
- Better aesthetic look of the abdominal/pelvic region as the procedure is almost scarless
So, in case you too are looking forward to having any gynecological surgery, come at ILS Hospitals, as we offer MIGS for a wide range of gynecological procedure.
For more information visit us now!
Today, we live in the advanced medical era when we have numerous approaches to gynecological treatment. We have powerful drugs and injections that can offer excellent treatment for many medical conditions, however, for some illness and condition, having the need for surgery is irreplaceable. Even though traditional open surgery has an immense contribution towards overall healthcare, it does have several complications associated with it as well. Thankfully, laparoscopic surgery has emerged to offer the best results in surgical till date. So, let’s have a brief introduction to Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery (MIGS).
As the term clearly indicates, MIGS is a gynecological procedure carried out through a minimal incision, unlike the open surgical technique where the procedures are executed by making a large incision near the lower abdomen.
Procedure of MIGS
The MIGS initiates by making a few minute incisions, (as small as 1/8th of an inch) near the belly button. Through these orifices, the doctor inserts some carbon dioxide gas to create a working space for the operation.
A thin instrument called the laparoscope is inserted inside the cavity along with a camera, cold light source, and other necessary equipment. The camera capture the real-time visuals of the cavity. Along with the movement of the laparoscope, the surgeon carries out the procedure effectively and then the instruments are removed after completion.
Advantages of MIGS Over Open Surgery
The benefits of laparoscopic gynecological surgery are the same as that of any laparoscopic surgery. These are as follows-
- Better Aesthetics Due To Much Lesser Scarring
- Lesser Risk Of Surgical Complications Such As Bleeding, Clotting, Infection
- Lower Chances Of Need For Blood Transfusion
- Much Shorter Hospitals Stay
- Quicker Resume Of Daily Life Activities
These benefits make it a more preferred surgery technique and needless to say, it is substituting the traditional open gynecological surgery significantly.
Scope of MIGS
Some of the most common minimally invasive gynecological procedures that are carried out are as follows-
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy And Hysteroscopy
- Laparoscopic Myomectomy
- Microlaparoscopic Pain Mapping
- Laparoscopic Cerclage Placement
- Removal Of Ovarian Cysts Or Ovaries
- Removal Of Fallopian Tube Devices
Apart from performing surgeries, the minimally invasive technique can also be used to carry out other medical procedures such as diagnostic investigation and gynecological biopsy etc. or to evaluate the extent of any illness or effectiveness of any treatment.
At ILS Hospitals, we offer extensive treatment for any gynecological and obstetrics condition. Our expert gynecologists and obstetricians offer the best treatment along with the advanced gynecological procedures.
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Auto-DollyTug is a zero emission, all electric autonomous vehicle that will revolutionise airside baggage and cargo operations. The vehicle is designed to carry a standard unit load device (ULD) just like the Auto-Dolly but with the added benefit of being able to tow three conventional dollies, each with a ULD.
This vehicle has the capacity therefore to carry 1.5 tonnes and tow a further 7.5 tonnes. Further, the vehicle can be operated in autonomous mode or driven in manual mode by a driver. The vehicle can even be manufactured as a manually driven vehicle only. This is a huge improvement from today’s manually driven tugs which are mostly diesel and only able to tow. The current tugs take up space in baggage halls where an Auto-DollyTug could do the same job but with the advantage of carrying a ULD. This would lead to significant improvement in the utilisation of the baggage hall space and operation for moving ULDs.
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Key Interview Questions – The “Why?” Questions
The “Why?” questions are the ones that test motivation, curiosity and initiative. They are:
- why are you interested in the sector you’re applying for and
why have you chosen a particular employer?
- Most candidates rely on a mixture of Google searches, milk-round or job fair chats, and hearsay, to answer those questions. That isn’t enough.
What employers are looking for is people who have really bothered to find out what they do as businesses as well as what makes them unique. The key to gaining the right insights, the ones that will really make you stand out at interview, is to talk to as many people as possible who work or have worked in the sectors and organisations you’re applying to. I can’t emphasise this enough. Each conversation will add to knowledge and insights that other candidates don’t have, and will show that you’ve gone the extra mile to find out. That will demonstrate not only curiosity, but real interest and hunger for the job.
Here are some practical tips for building your network.
- Make a list of family friends, friends of friends, school and university alumni connected with the sector and organisations you want to apply to. LinkedIn Premium allows you to do some really useful targeted searches. Get names from Bright events and campus events. Make sure you target at least two people in each organisation you apply to.
- Be bold. Contact all the people on your list. It’s surprising, but people love talking about themselves and their jobs, and they do like helping people up the job ladder. So when you e mail your prospects, write something like : “I’d be really interested to understand what your job involves and what you enjoy about it, and how your organisation works as a business”. I always react positively to these requests, and I can assure you from experience that those who bother to ask usually get their placement of choice.
- Not everyone will respond. But be persistent and follow up. Remember, successful people are persistent.
Image thanks to Emily Morter
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There are few butterflies less picky about where it lives and what it lives on than this guy, the gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus. Or put another way, there are few as adaptable as the gray hairstreak.
You'll find gray hairstreaks in the broad, open plains of the Midwest, even as far north as southern Canada. You'll find them along the Atlantic coastal plain and in the mountains of the Pacific Coast. And you'll find them in subtropical South Florida and just about every other part of the Sunshine State. And unlike some butterfies, it definitely is not picky about what it uses as host plants for its offspring or what it nectars on as adults.
The name pretty much tells you what the gray hairstreak looks like. It is a relatively small, with a wingspan that measures between an inch to about an inch and three-eighths across, blue-gray in color, two jagged lines that run through fore- and hindwings — the hairstreaks— and a large red spot near the tail. Males and females look alike, but gray hairstreaks do vary by season, darker gray in the spring and the fall, lighter gray in summer.
It is the most widespread hairstreak butterfly in North America, found in southern Canada, pretty much across the United States, with the exception of the Rocky Mountain states, south through Mexico, Central America and into the shoulders of South America. Its range includes all of Florida's 67 counties. Up north, the gray hairstreak produces two generations during the time that they're active; down south, they'll produce three or four. In Florida, they're active, or in flight, between March and November. Up north, it's limited to May through September. Preferred habitats include tropical forests and temperate woods and just about everything in between — meadows, scrubs, farm fields, parks, roadsides and other disturbed areas. They're comfortable at sea level and in mountains up to 9,000 feet.
As we said, gray hairstreaks are not particularly picky when it comes to host plants. Males perch in small trees and shrubs waiting for a receptive female to come by. Fertilized females then lay their eggs singly on the buds or flowers of members of the pea, mallow (hibiscus), clover and cotton families among others. The eggs are green and somewhat flattened. The larvae are about a half-inch long, green to pinkish green, sometimes light brown, with brown heads when they mature; they go through four instars, or development stages, over a period of 20 days before pupating. They'll remain in their cocoons for 10 more days before emerging as adults. That time schedule can vary by geography and by host plant. Nectar plants for adults are equally varied and include dog bane, milkweeds, mints, beggar's tick, goldenrod and clover. Because of their wide-ranging tastes, they're important as pollinators.
On the other hand, the caterpillars, called by some the cotton square borer and by other others the bean lycaenid, can damage commercial crops if they're present in large enough numbers. It's rare, however, that the damage they inflict warrants the use of insecticides. The caterpillars are often called cotton square borers and bean lycaenids because of their affinity for those plants.
Gray hairstreaks are members of hairstreak subfamily, Theclinae, and a member of Lycaenidae, the family of gossamer-winged butterflies.
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The relationship between alcohol use and cognitive performance was assessed longitudinally. A non-linear relationship was observed. Those who very rarely consume alcohol performed better than moderate drinkers but as consumption increased beyond moderate consumption performance declined. We suggest that to preserve cognitive performance drinkers should limit their average daily consumption to 8 grams of alcohol.
Electronic Longitudinal Alcohol Study in Communities (ELAStiC)
To determine the life-course effects of alcohol misuse and hazardous use on health and well-being - including injury, mental health, emotional and cognitive development and decline, and on educational attainment and health service utilisation. This will be done by cross-cohort analyses including UK Biobank, ALSPAC, The Health and Social Needs study and The Caerphilly Study.
The current proposal is not linked to the DPUK project. These analyses will inform the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related harm throughout society. This will be achieved by working with stakeholders in both policy, practice and the third sector to bring relevance to the analyses and facilitate outputs that have utility in challenging harmful alcohol use in the UK and internationally. We use data from UKB and other cohorts (see aims) to estimate the association of alcohol related outcomes with a wide range of environmental and social risk factors. We will use standard regression techniques (linear, logistic, Cox) and where the data allow multilevel models. The full UKB cohort
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Horse bit mouthpieces determine the action and severity of the bit. Horse bits have different mouthpiece styles, and selecting the perfect bit for a horse can be a daunting task. Consider some factors, such as the shape and size of the horse’s mouth, the rider’s skill level, and how the horse was trained while choosing. Ultimately, ensure to choose a mild bit that allows you to communicate effectively with your horse. Here are fifteen horse-bit mouthpiece styles every equestrian should know.
The French link is a peanut-shaped, double-jointed mouthpiece that has a small, flat plate at the middle point. These two joints enable a rider to control each side of the horse’s mouth while easing the nutcracker effect. Some horses prefer the rounder model of this French link called the oval mouth or lozenge.
Mullen mouth is a plain mouthpiece with a curve over a horse’s tongue. It’s more comfortable for a horse to carry than using a straight-bar mouthpiece. Also, the Mullen mouth feels milder than a joint mouthpiece since it doesn’t cause any pinching effect when you pull the reins. Most riders use them for all kinds of equestrian activities except dressage.
For better control of your horse, a single joint allows you to apply targeted pressure on the side of your horse’s mouth. However, a single joint can cause a “nutcracker effect,” pinching your horse’s bars (the flat space between a horse’s molars and incisors teeth) and tongue. Even so, this option might feel more comfortable than using the straight-bar mouthpiece.
Also referred to as Doc Bristol, this double-jointed mouthpiece features a flat link at the center. It looks like a French link, except that it has a longer link positioned at an angle so that it exerts more pressure on your horse’s tongue. Like a French link, this Dr. Bristol doesn’t cause too much nutcracker effect.
Like the French link, this ball link has a unique curved shape and sits directly on your horse’s tongue while exerting pressure. While the bit is more severe than the French link, it’s milder than the Dr. Bristol mouthpiece since the link has no edge to press into the horse’s tongue. It’s ideal for all riding and training needs.
Made of copper, stainless steel, or both, rollers are small, rotating metal pieces that relax on a horse’s tongue and jaw. Some horses easily accept this bit, as it encourages them to play with the mouthpiece. However, the rollers might cause the bit to be more severe, and the design of some models might result in pinching.
Designed with different materials, twisted bits can have a joint, straight, or mullen mouthpiece. The twist applies intense pressure in a horse’s mouth, making the mouthpiece one of the most severe options. A fast twist (more turns) is more severe than a slow twist (with fewer turns). Twisted bits come handy if the horse doesn’t respond to a rounded option.
The keys are small metal beads used to encourage young horses to accept the mouthpiece and horse bit. Mostly designed with stainless steel, they produce a calming distraction to your horse. They consist of three separate keys attached to a ring in the middle of the mouthpiece. It acts majorly across the lips and tongue and exerts some pressure on the horse’s bars, depending on its tongue size. The keys are very mild and soft, which makes them ideal for horses that don’t want complicated horse mouthpieces.
Ports have an inverted “U” shape at the center of the mouthpiece, reducing pressure on the horse’s tongue. The curved area doesn’t extend the horse mouthpiece diameter but is only about one or two inches in the middle of the bar. This structure prevents a horse from softening the bit’s effect using their tongue. There are high ports that exert some pressure on your horse’s palate and low ports, with only a slight rise. Some ports include keys or rollers. Both Western and English bits use ports.
Thin or Thick Bit
Generally, the thinner the bit, the stronger the effect in a horse’s mouth. However, some horses with large tongues or low palate might not be comfortable with thick bits. Unlike a thinner mouthpiece that exerts all its pressure on a narrow area in your horse’s mouth, the thicker mouthpiece is usually less severe.
Half or Quarter Moon Link
The half or quarter moon is another kind of mouthpiece link. The moon provides space for the horse’s tongue, and the double joint reduces the nutcracker effect, unlike a single joint.
A chain mouthpiece can use either a bicycle chain or link. They’re not too common because of their extreme severity. Most trainers and riders don’t use the chain horse mouthpiece, and most equestrian organizations prohibit its use in competitions.
The hollow mouthpiece is often a single jointed mouthpiece with a hollow in the middle that makes it very light. It’s usually thick and spreads out pressure to reduce the severity. But the effect varies depending on the horse’s mouth structure. Some horses have small mouths, which doesn’t have enough space for a thick mouthpiece like the hollow mouthpiece, as it may cause discomfort.
A wire bit can be twisted, jointed, or straight, and it’s very severe. Its twists and thin nature targets the pressure in your horse’s mouth. Commonly used in most western disciplines, this wire bit is for strong horses with “hard” mouths, and only an experienced rider with soft hands should use it. Many people consider them to be cruel.
Spade bits originated from vaquero tradition, where horses only use them after extensive training. When a rider pulls the reins, the spade exerts great pressure on the horse’s palate. It can injure a horse’s mouth if used by an inexperienced rider. The spade bit isn’t for training or correcting a horse’s habits, such as head tossing or pulling.
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Rawmarsh Tree Surgeons (S62): There are many advantages to having trees in your garden in Rawmarsh, and apart from the obvious aesthetic gains, trees spread seeds so that more trees can grow, produce oxygen, create a home for wildlife and help the environment. At the same time, trees can also make a wonderful place for kids to climb and play and to build tree houses and all of this makes them amazing additions to any property in Rawmarsh. In the appropriate circumstances this is all well and good, however trees can cause challenges and be more bother than they're worth in certain situations.
It is likely that you'll be looking for the help of a specialist when you are facing such challenges. Whether you are planning to have some overhanging branches trimmed, an entire tree removed or a stump ground down, you'll certainly appreciate the high quality services provided by a tree surgeon in Rawmarsh. For the maintenance and enhancement of a landscaped garden in Rawmarsh, an array of services will be provided by a qualified tree surgeon. The correct care of trees is vital, as an improperly maintained tree can be a danger to life and property, especially when the weather is windy in Rawmarsh.
While a lot of horticultural jobs can be safely accomplished by a passionate Rawmarsh gardener, the tree felling process is best left to the pros. To get a tree skilfully and safely removed, you should use the professional services of a tree surgeon in Rawmarsh. Here we have outlined some of the major benefits of using a professional tree surgeon in Rawmarsh:
Safety - Having total control over the process of felling the tree is going to be incredibly tricky, because a tall tree is certain to be very heavy and cumbersome. If a tree doesn't fall as predicted, there is the possibility of substantial damage and it requires the expertise of a tree surgeon to make certain that it comes down safely. Since tree surgeons are highly skilled in the process of felling, they are able to removed even large trees in a controlled and safe way.
Better Quality Finish - Yet another good reason to depend upon a qualified tree surgeon in Rawmarsh is a better quality look and finish. For aesthetic purposes, a seasoned specialist is able to accomplish the task with a far cleaner finish. A tree that's felled incorrectly can look very unsightly, especially if a large-sized section of stump is left in place. Making certain that the entire stump is ground down or removed, or ensuring the remaining trunk is able to decompose and break down in a natural way, a good tree surgeon will finish the process competently.
Wide Range of Services - Extra services such as transplanting trees, pruning branches that have been damaged by wind and removing dead trees, can be provided by a qualified Rawmarsh tree surgeon as well as top quality tree felling. They'll also be able to give you advice on the best places for planting new trees, where they're going to enjoy the appropriate quantity of sunlight, and be less susceptible to disease or other problems.
Locally based Rawmarsh tree surgery services are likely to have the postcode S62 and the dialling code 01709. They will operate in Rawmarsh itself, in addition to nearby areas such as Swinton, Thrybergh, Parkgate, Kimberworth, Rotherham, Wath-upon-Dearne, Greasebrough, Thorpe Hesley, Mexborough, Hooton Roberts, Dalton, Kilnhurst, Brampton, Old Denaby, and these postcodes: S62 5RY, S62 6AF, S62 5BP, S62 5JB, S62 6BE, S62 5AU, S62 5PY, S62 5HG, S62 5LP, S62 5JG.
For this type of assistance it's unquestionably far better to bring in an approved local tree surgeon. Rawmarsh householders can substantially benefit from the skills and dexterity that are the trademark of a fully trained professional.
Protecting Shrubs & Trees in the Wintertime
Even though you might not feel that the weather in the UK is severe enough to justify protecting your shrubs and trees, it might be advisable to take another look at this. In fact, even plants, shrubs and trees that we normally consider to be hardy, will benefit from a bit of extra protection in the cooler winter months.
Obviously where trees are concerned it is high winds that can be the biggest problem and although the majority of trees will have already shed their leaves come winter, they might still be a risk of damage in windy conditions. If a tree in your garden has been damaged by wind, or is swaying and at risk of falling, a tree surgeon will have to be brought in to carry out an examination. Trees can also suffer damage because of heavy snow, so be on the lookout for trouble in this sort of weather. A thick layer of mulch around the base of trees and shrubs (especially recently planted ones), will help in keeping the roots frost-free and preventing them from becoming dehydrated.
Removal of Tree Stumps Rawmarsh
When you have a tree cut down and removed from your property in Rawmarsh, unless previously agreed with the tree surgery company, you'll be left with a stump to deal with. In certain circumstances it might be plausible for you to simply leave the stump exactly where it is until it decays on it's own. However, a substantial stump could take several years to rot away, and could even produce suckers in an effort to restore itself to its former glory. Protruding stumps can also be a trip hazard, an eysore and can attract harmful pests.
There are several techniques for removing a stump altogether, but stump removal or stump grinding are the 2 key choices. Below we'll be focusing on the stump removal solution.
In regards to getting rid of a tree stump, the 3 primary methods are burning, chemical treatments and digging out by hand. If you wish to have a go at stump removal for yourself, you could choose any one of these solutions when suitable. If you're intending to bring in a tree surgeon to perform the work, they'll normally favour the previously mentioned stump grinding method, however a chemically based stump removal treatment like eco-plugging might be on the agenda.
Stump Burning: As it can be dangerous and may contravene local legislation, burning a tree stump is not really a recommended course of action, so if you choose this method, take care. The technique involves drilling a few 25mm holes in the tree stump and continually filling and topping up the holes with vegetable oil and left to sit for aa few days. You can then cover the tree stump with charcoal or logs and set fire to it. This should not then be left unattended, but be constantly supervised. Once the stump has finished burning, make sure the fire is completely extinguished, leave it to cool down and then dig out the roots and stump debris.
You'll find there are various other burning solutions, such as digging out beneath and setting a log or charcoal fire in the excavated root bowl. Of course, there are a number of circumstances where burning is not appropriate, such as when there are buildings, other trees or fences close to the stump in question.
Chemical Stump Removal: A strong chemical mixture such as Roundup Tree Stump Remover, Vitax SBK Stump Killer or Resolva Xtra Tough Tree Stump Killer, will be needed if you decide to proceed down the chemical treatment route. It is crucial that you follow the instructions to the letter when applying any of these chemical substances, because they can be extremely toxic and dangerous. This isn't a short term resolution, and it can take a few weeks for the stump to decay totally, after which a spade and an axe can be used to chop it up and remove it.
Stump Digging: Digging up a stump by hand calls for an assortment of tools such as a pointed shovel, loppers, a handsaw and a chainsaw. It entails digging down to reveal the roots, cutting the roots with loppers or saws, and eventually freeing up the stump, to make it easier to pull out. For the final freeing process you might need to use some form of winch. This is laborious and exhausting work.
Eco-Plugging Tree Stumps Rawmarsh
If you have large stumps in your garden that need to be removed, the customary technique that's used by most Rawmarsh tree surgeons is stump grinding. However, nowadays "eco-plugging" is touted as a less expensive alternative to this procedure. Eco-plugging isn't only less expensive, but it's also ideal for use in hard-to-reach locations where there could be stump grinding accessibility issues.
An effective treatment for killing off tree stumps, eco-plugging does not affect any nearby vegetation and trees. Eco-plugs eliminate the stump by killing off the whole root system, and can be put to use in any weather, and at any time of the year. Containing a kind of crystalline glyphosate herbicide which is effective on a variety of tree species, eco-plugs give good results in 95-100% of cases.
Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus Fraxineus)
First reported in the United Kingdom in 2021, ash dieback is a dangerous fungal disease that is expected to wipe out close to eighty percent of the current ash tree population, over the coming years. Set to have an immense impact on our beloved countryside, ash dieback is probably going to be just as disastrous as the earlier outbreak of Dutch Elm Disease.
A fatal disease of the Fraxinus genus of trees, ash dieback has an especially devastating effect on the British common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). Originally coming from Asia where the native Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica) and Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis) are less susceptible to it, the fungus which causes ash dieback is known as Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (H. fraxineus), and it kills off the tree by blocking its water transport (vascular) systems.
Dispersed by wind blown spores which can travel for tens of miles, ash dieback has now spread to most parts of the UK.
Ash dieback affects trees of all ages and has symptoms such as:
- Dying leaves and shoots that are visible during the summertime.
- New growth appearing from previously dormant buds (epicormic growth).
- Wilting leaves that turn black and drop prematurely.
- Leaves developing dark patches during the summertime.
- The formation of necrotic lesions where branches join the trunk.
Stronger ash can fend off the disease to some degree, but sooner or later die from sustained attacks. At this moment in time there is no clear strategy for stopping the spread of achalara ash dieback, and there is no cure.
While the "Tree Alert Service" provided by the Forestry Commission is presently only interested in hearing about cases reported in new locations where the disease hasn't previously been reported, if you're worried about an ash tree in your garden in Rawmarsh, you should call in a local tree surgeon or arborist to affirm that you're correct and suggest an effective plan of action.(Tags: Ash Dieback Signs, Identifying Ash Dieback, Ash Dieback Rawmarsh).
Tree Transplanting Rawmarsh
Digging up mature trees and transplanting them in an alternative location might sound tricky, but with heavy lifting equipment and tractor mounted spades, it's become a comparatively straightforward endeavour. Removing a tree from your land no longer means you have to resort to chopping it down and excavating the roots; an experienced tree removal company in Rawmarsh can remove and re-plant even adult trees and repair the disturbed ground afterwards.
Transplanting a tree in Rawmarsh can be completed at any time of year, however in the warmer summer months, soaking the ground becomes particularly important so as to cause as little stress on the root system as possible. To raise a tree from the earth a tractor based mechanical tree spade is pushed down into the dirt to encompass the tree's root ball, before lifting the whole thing free. The tree can then be temporarily stored before its re-planting in its new home.
A certified tree moving company in Rawmarsh will collaborate with the local authorities to make sure that local regulations and preservation orders are observed and followed at all stages of the tree transplantation process. It should be possible to obtain tree transplanting services in Swinton, Thrybergh, Parkgate, Kimberworth, Rotherham, Wath-upon-Dearne, Greasebrough, Thorpe Hesley, Mexborough, Hooton Roberts, Dalton, Kilnhurst, Brampton, Old Denaby, and the Rawmarsh area.
When you have concerns about a tree's health, this might be down to any one of a number of problems, but it is frequently because of issues with the tree's root system. To be able to check for soil compaction, root rot, or other issues, a qualified tree surgeon in Rawmarsh may need to access the roots of your tree.
This was sometimes somewhat problematic to achieve until recently, because while digging out the surrounding soil, the roots of the tree could be easily damaged. A technique called "air spading" is used by many contemporary tree surgeons in Rawmarsh, and this allows compacted soil to be broken down and cleared away by means of compressed air, which doesn't cause any harm to the tree's root system or underground utilities.
When the soil around the flare of a tree becomes compacted by foot traffic, passing vehicles or building work, the health of the tree can be negatively impacted. A tree can become "stressed" when it does not get enough nutrients and water, which renders it more susceptible to attacks by pests, disease and insects. Air spading is also useful for resolving root flare problems, where the flare around the base of the stem becomes covered with an excess of soil, causing it's tissues to break down, and heightening the likelihood of root decay.
Involving the use of an air-spade tool and an air compressor, the air-spading process blows high-speed air into the soil, this breaks it apart by penetrating any voids in the soil, but has no effect on the tree roots or utilities. Soil is forced away from the tree's roots by the powerful flow of air, allowing instant investigation. Any obvious problems can then be rectified and the soil exchanged for a less dense layer of wood chips and fertiliser to encourage the tree to rejuvenate.
Storm Damage Rawmarsh
When you look at a sturdy, strong tree standing proud and tall in your garden it is hard to imagine it ever falling over. The lifespan of most tree species far eclipses that of humans or animals, and in actual fact some species like oaks, sweet chestnuts and yews can live and continue to grow for hundreds (even thousands) of years.
Despite all this, trees can be vulnerable to unfavourable weather, and apart from the possibility of falling tree limbs and branches, when faced with a certain set of conditions they can even topple over completely, causing lots of damage. Trees have one main weather related enemy, and that is wind. As extreme weather events and violent storms become more common with climate change, this sort of damage will happen much more frequently in Rawmarsh. Soil that becomes saturated during prolonged periods of rainfall or floods can be another issue, as can heavy snow in winter.
To reduce the likelihood of problems with your trees in severe weather conditions, it's recommended that you get a professional Rawmarsh tree surgeon to examine them every now and then, and trim any dead or excessively long branches.
To prevent larger trees being struck by lightning, and to safeguard nearby property and buildings which might be affected by "arcs" or side-flashes, it is also important to install copper conductors, lightning rods, or other protection systems. A lightning strike can easily kill a tree completely, or drastically weaken it, making it more susceptible to disease or pest attacks. You may not feel that lightning strikes are that common, yet in the UK there are about 300,000 lightning strikes recorded every year.
To protect your trees from being damaged by storms and minimise the chances of drastic consequences should an unstable tree crash down as a result of extreme weather conditions, ask your local Rawmarsh tree care specialist what they can do. (Tags: Storm Damage Rawmarsh, Storm Damage Prevention Rawmarsh, Storm Damaged Trees Rawmarsh).
Current Tree Surgery Projects
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In Rolls Crescent, Birchwood Avenue, Marshall Close, Taylors Lane, The Gateway, Craven Street, Central Drive, Cornwell Close, Stock's Lane, Kay Crescent, Beale Way, Rockcliffe Road, Meadow Avenue, Dale Court, Rectory Street, Machin Drive, Coleman Street, Hadleigh Close, Ann Street, Great Eastern Way, Greenfield, Maurice Street, Roden Way, Stubbin Close, Wild Avenue, and in the following Rawmarsh area postcodes: S62 5RY, S62 6AF, S62 5BP, S62 5JB, S62 6BE, S62 5AU, S62 5PY, S62 5HG, S62 5LP, S62 5JG, tree surgeons were recently conducting tree surgery assignments. These areas recently saw activity by certified tree surgeons. Rawmarsh business and home owners were given dependable and top quality tree surgery services on each occasion.
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In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak we have all started to see the horrifying numbers of cases and deaths that this very contagious virus is causing. I have heard a few reports of how bad the virus attacks the body. High temperature, sneezing, coughing, shortness of breath, even pneumonia can come upon a victim. It is an insidious disease as it appears to use young people, who rarely show symptoms, to deliver it to older, more vulnerable people. As a result everyone feels at risk.
Our governments have gone to extreme measures to try and protect the public from this virus. Across the nation state of issued shelter-at-home orders, demanding that people stay home except for essential travel. Around the world similar or even harsher methods are being taken. Stores that are open are putting shields between the customers and the workers for added protection. Hospital and clinics are not seeing patients unless they are urgent care or COVID-19 infected. Staying at least 6 feet away from other people is suggested and is even being enforced in many states by police.We are doing everything we can to try and limit the spread.
Even with all these measures, the experts are saying the death toll in our country before this is all said and done will be around 100,000, maybe even as high as 150,000. I read today that they are downgrading that some, but not much. We all seem to be in shock and willing to do anything we can to lower that number. It is a horrible thing to think about as our hospitals fill to capacity and our morgues are overrun. In many cases, funerals can;t be held. People are passing away in isolation with no possibility of seeing there loved ones before they die. There is quite a consensus that this is a terrible thing, the likes of which we have never seen.
The media, in the meantime, is doing everything it can to increase the fear that most people face. They have wall to wall coverage of the virus and it’s impact. They publish report after report of how this is such a dreadful thing, and it is. They tell us all the ways our lives are affected by this little virus that loves to travel between people. They tell us what a horrible thing this is and how much our lives will have to change, They tell us everyday how many are infected and how many die. It is inescapable.
We are clamoring over, and lamenting over maybe 150,000 deaths here. In the course of maybe 8 months for the length of the infections. That’s 20,000 a month if we hit the highest number. I know they are saying around 500 here in Iowa, maybe up to 1,000 by August. People are scared they might be one of them so they do everything they can to protect themselves.
I wish we would have the same concern for the most vulnerable members of the human race. In 2017 the media was cheering the fact that we hit an all time low for abortions – dead babies never given a chance to live. That number was 862,000 according to the Guttmacher Institute, which is a non-partisan group that does it;s best to record the raw data. 862,000! That’s almost 6 times the number that might die (on the high end ) from COVID-19. I don’t see the news media lamenting those deaths! They celebrate there were ONLY 862,000!
These babies were taken from mothers whom I;m sure said they were pregnant. They were probably told by a medical provider they were pregnant, or took a pregnancy test that confirmed the fact for them. Maybe even planned parenthood wold them they were pregnant. The word pregnant is from the Latin prae grasci which means “before birth.” Birth means the act of bringing forth offspring. Many abortion providers use the term pregnant, but then tell the mother that it is only a fetus, not a baby. They say it is not human, but it has all it’s parts in many cases. they try to convince the mother it is only a growth inside them, bu they contradict themselves if they use the term pregnant! Even they know this is a baby developing in the womb, but they would never tell the mother that if it is not already known.
It’s very sad to me that we are so concerned over 100,000 to 150,000 deaths but we pay so little attention to 862,000. They are all human beings, just in different stages of development. It is sad the media is so bent out of shape when 1,000 die in a day from this virus and say nothing of the 2,361 that die every day (on average) day in and day out from abortion.
They can try to use the excuse that abortion does not affect anyone’s life but the mothers, while the virus can affect everyone’s life if we do not take precautions. But the fact that we devalue life so much that we are willing to kill babies even after they are successfully born despite an abortion is troubling at best. You wonder why there are so many shootings and people taking each others lives? We have come to a place where we do not value human life anymore. It’s just a byproduct and can be done away with if we so choose. It’s a mothers right and the child has no voice.
Look at it this way. Right now there are around 350,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US. Even if every single one of them died, it would still be less than half the number of abortions. less than half the number of babies murdered in and out of the mothers womb. Less than half of the harmless, blameless lives lost to a butchers blade. Less than half! It’s a sad thing that we don’t pay more attention to that! It’s a sad thing we do not take every measure possible to try and correct that! It’s a sad thing we don’t care as much about that as we do about a virus that is here today and will be gone tomorrow.
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Odds are you have known about Skype. What is currently Microsoft’s video and texting application has been around for over 16 years, and was once the most ideal way to video talk with anybody, and frequently it’s one of the most incredible ways of interfacing with new individuals all over the planet. was viewed as one.
While a few different contenders have arisen, for example, Apple’s FaceTime or Google’s Duo, Skype is the go-to for video talk for some people and organizations.
What is Skype?
Skype is a video, sound, and text correspondence application accessible on numerous stages. Allowed to download and utilize, Skype is, generally, a phenomenal device for staying in contact with companions or working from a distance with colleagues.
While it started life as an autonomous organization a long time back, today Skype is claimed and created by Microsoft for both customer and business use cases.
The marquee highlights of Skype, video and sound calls and texting are allowed to utilize when you download the application. There are paid components to Skype, like calling and informing versatile numbers all over the planet.
History of skype
Skype started at beginning of VoIP in 2003. It changed hands two times prior to being gained by Microsoft in 2011.
Skype is as of now not the most well-known VoIP as correspondence has become portable. Other applications like WhatsApp and Viber have been more fruitful on cell phones than Skype.
Skype offers various administrations for business, individual and imaginative requirements, including:
Meet Now: For making and sharing gatherings. You click a button, which makes the meeting and gives you a shareable connection to ship off individuals you need to converse with.
Skype Manager: Helps you designate credit (utilized for settling on non-Skype decisions) and control what highlights are accessible to individuals from your business or home gathering.
Skype with Alexa: This allows you to utilize Skype with Alexa, the computerized colleague that accompanies Amazon Echo gadgets.
Skype with Outlook:
Skype’s superior arrangement offers extra highlights and improvements alongside powerful cloud-based business arrangements. Its perplexing, refined back-end motors can fuel even enormous associations.
Remarkable Features of Skype
Skype is wealthy in elements and continues to enhance. Here are a few valuable things you can do with the product:
Skype Translate: Chat in various dialects and see each other as the application deciphers it progressively.
Start to finish Encryption: Talk and meet others without stressing over undesirable guests intruding on your calls.
Screen Sharing: Share your work area to assist with efficiency, preparing, and investigating.
Live Subtitles: View continuous on-screen records.
What might I at any point do on Skype?
Skype offers clients numerous capacities. Most broadly, Skype permits you to settle on video decisions and send texts to other Skype clients.
Skype permits you to video call, numerous clients, simultaneously and record your video calls if fundamental.
A superb instrument for organizations, Skype permits you to share your screen during a video call. Like that, you can show pictures, go through records, and more without sending joins or introducing some other programming.
For any individual who needs captions, Skype currently upholds live captions for expanded reach. Simply turn on live captions, and Skype will leave them on the video discussion itself so you can see who you’re talking with rather than in the visit window.
This multitude of highlights is accessible free of charge, however, there are different things you can do assuming you will pay.
Might I at any point settle on standard telephone decisions utilizing Skype?
You can utilize Skype to call standard versatile and landline telephones all over the planet at no expense.
Settle on decisions from your work area, cell phone, or some other gadget you can utilize Skype on, and get calls from your own Skype telephone number.
To do this, you’ll have to one or the other pursue membership or buy sufficient Skype Credit on the off chance that your calls are more incessant.
What is Skype Credit?
Skype Credit is virtual cash that you purchase to settle on decisions about landlines and cellphones if you would rather not pay the membership charge.
Accessible in $5, $10, or $25 choices, you spend Skype Credit at whatever point you call inside your nation or universally.
Rates relevant in all nations, by and large, apply in pennies per minute reach, albeit a few calls can cost as much as $1.74 each moment.
Skype Credit might be the most ideal choice for certain clients, particularly assuming you well thought out plan to utilize the telephone calling highlight on an unpredictable premise.
In addition depending on where you need to call, allowing you to set aside some cash to call a restricted region.
Also, while plans to call one global area will generally cost $6.99 each month (however some expenses are considerably more), the number of minutes that you get for that month can fluctuate. Addressing that cost, for example, to call Japan gets you 300 minutes, while for China, you get 1,000.
Assuming you’re wanting to call the United States, you can pay just $2.99 each month to call any place in the U.S., including the domains of Guam and Puerto Rico.
However, that $2.99 doesn’t be guaranteed to cover everything, as following 2,000 minutes, you’ll pay an extra pace of 15¢ each moment.
The North American arrangement allows you to call the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Canada, and Mexico for $6.99 each month. Obviously, you’ll get hit with a 35¢ per-minute charge following 2,000 minutes.
To have the option to call anyplace on the planet, pursue the $13.99 per month World membership.
You can call 63 nations and domains all over the planet with this arrangement, however, you’ll need to adhere to call landlines in the vast majority of them. You can call landlines and cell phones in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and Thailand.
Does Skype offer start-to-finish encryption?
Skype offers start-to-finish encryption, however, it isn’t standard with all discussions, and it’s for texts, rather than for video or sound calls.
You can choose to start a confidential discussion with anybody on one or the other work area or portable. These talks are from start to finish scrambled for the most extreme security. Note that you’ll have to begin another discussion with somebody to scramble it, instead of encoding your ongoing discussion.
What gadgets might I at any point use with Skype?
Skype is accessible on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Amazon Echo gadgets, and Xbox.
Where might I at any point get Skype?
For Skype on Windows and macOS, you can get it straightforwardly from the Skype Website.
For iOS and Android clients, you’ll find it on the App Store on iPhones and iPad and the Google Play Store for Android.
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From Mahwah to Moscow – North Jersey’s Trolley Era via Model and Memorabilia
Presented at the Old Station Museum, 1871 Old Station Lane
Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, starting June 26th
In an era before most people could afford automobiles, the trolley provided economical mass transit. Dreamt to run from Suffern through Paterson, the North Jersey Rapid Transit Trolley ran from 1908 and 1928. Its unfortunate demise came when two trolley’s collided tragically head-on in Glen Rock. Yet, the tracks lived on to service the Trans-Siberian Railway that ran from Moscow to Vladivostok. See the fascinating trolley artifacts of the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society on special loan from the Liberty Historic Railway. View the incredible one-of-a kind, exact-to-scale Hollis Bachman Model Trolley Collection, and delight in the moving miniature NJRT trolley railway. Mahwah’s 1929 Erie Caboose will also be open for special viewing during this exhibit. See it all at the Old Station Museum located at Old Station Lane, adjacent to the Mahwah train station, Ramapo Avenue. Open Sundays 2pm – 4pm, June 26 – Sept 26. Suggested donation $3.00 adults, children free.
Dream of the trolley in Northern Bergen
In 1908, Cragmere was designed to be a planned suburban development, one of the first such communities in New Jersey and, partly in response, a trolley line was envisioned to run from Suffern down to Paterson, an industrial center. It would then continue onward through Rutherford and Hoboken and finally into New York City, providing a needed commuter line. The project was started in East Paterson and by the summer of 1910 the line was completed to Ridgewood. The full line from Suffern to Paterson opened in June 1911. The system was 15 miles long and cost less than $2 million to construct. The line never expanded beyond Paterson and after only a few years of operation, a tragic head-on collision precipitated the end of the NJ Rapid Transit line. The tragedy, coupled with the emergence of competitive bus lines and the increasing popularity of the private automobile, spelled the demise of the Trolley. Rail Operation for the North ceased on New Year’s Eve, 1926. Ultimately, the NJRT rails that were ripped up were shipped to Russia to become part of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, which would become the world’s longest electric railway at 6,000 miles long. So, despite the short operation period, the NJRT lines themselves survive. The Trans-Siberian Railway was completed in 1916 connecting Moscow, on the western edge of Europe, to Vladivostok, on the eastern edge near the Sea of Japan.
Hollis Bachman Trolley Collection
The Mahwah Museum features a display of one-inch-scale models of North Jersey Rapid Transit (NJRT) trollies created by Hollis Bachman, a mechanic by trade and a trolley enthusiast. Following a blueprint of the original, he created models using tin cans, pieces of antique glass with detailed parts, including doors that fold back, seats that reverse, and windows that raise and lower. The Museum acquired an extensive set of Bachman trolley models, which are currently on display at the Old Station Museum at 171 Old Station Lane, adjacent to the Mahwah Train, as part of the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society and the Liberty Historic Railway exhibit.
The display includes scale models of various types of trolley cars which operated in New Jersey. The display also offers a rich collection of streetcar memorabilia and artifacts including an operator’s uniform, badges, books, publications, postcards, phones, tickets, lanterns, and hardware.
The Mahwah Museum, in conjunction with the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society and Liberty Historic Railway, invite you to visit the new exhibit at the Old Station Museum, 1871 Old Station Lane, Mahwah, From Mahwah to Moscow, Mahwah’s Trolley past. The display includes scale model trolleys by Hollis Bachman, and other NJ trolley model cars, streetcar memorabilia, operator uniforms, photos, tickets, lanterns, hardware, fare boxes, signage and more.
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03. 04. 2017
The heart of one more talented person ceased to beat. The famous Soviet poet Evgeny Evtushenko passed away. His work will forever remain a true literary treasure, which will help future generations to go through life more confidently.
Let’s not be sad! Let us recall the most entertaining facts from the life of a remarkable person.
- A favorite poet of Evgeny Evtushenko is Alexander Pushkin.
- Evtushenko knew several foreign languages: English, Italian, Spanish and French.
- In honor of the poet, the planet in the solar system is named.
- A collection of poems by Yevtushenko is periodically re-read by the Beatles soloist Paul McCartney.
- In addition to literary talent, Evtushenko was also a gifted actor, director, playwright, and screenwriter.
To understand the depth of the poet’s thoughts, read his statements.
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Gamma Theta also supports the Children's Cancer Connection, our local philanthropy. The Children's Cancer Connection is a nonprofit organization that provides services and programs to children diagnosed with cancer. The organization also supports the families of these children, as the disease not only affects the child, but impacts the entire family.
With the help of Drake's campus, the Des Moines community, friends and family, Gamma Theta raises money each fall to support the Children's Cancer Connection. Our donations are used to send children to Camp Heart Connection Oncology Camp each summer. The week-long camp allows children battling cancer to take their mind off of treatment, partake in typical summer camp activities and enjoy being a kid again. They are able to meet peers and connect with others in similar situations.
During our fall philanthropy week, we hosted an event, Kamp Kappa, to raise money. We invited family members and children from Children's Cancer Connection to play board games and make s'mores at the Kappa house.
Cancer has affected many families, including many members of Gamma Theta. We are all so passionate about this cause and our philanthropy is one of our largest priorities as members.
Our organization is excited to be embarking on a new journey in its philanthropic efforts which will focus on mental health and well-being. As Kappa Kappa Gamma and the Gamma Theta chapter are dedicated to becoming powerful advocates for mental health, we want to unite our members and our communities in educating, raising awareness, and reducing stigma for mental health and well-being through fundraising and service. We are proud to announce that Kappa has selected 6 partners and we have chosen NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness because of its active presence in the Des Moines area and the opportunities for service it provides to our members and community. We look forward to embarking on this new journey together and begin learning more about these organizations and in what ways we can bring awareness to this pivotal topic in our world today. In addition, another partnership that we are already working to implement into our organization and chapter is Talkspace, a digital mental health service to increase our members’ accessibility to mental health care. We are excited that the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation has provided a grant that makes the service free of charge to Kappa collegiate members and provides a discount to alumna members. For more information on TalkSpace, follow this link: Kappa Kappa Gamma Paves Way for Member Accessibility to Mental Health Care | Newsroom | Kappa Kappa Gamma We look forward to sharing more information about this new endeavor in the near future!
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A novel method is presented to analyze the harmonic forced vibration of a main structure with multiple connected substructures. The response of the combined system is represented in terms of the uncoupled modes of the system components. Then, the response equations are given in terms of rational polynomial expansions for the main structure mobility, substructure impedances, and the forcing function. Next, the uncoupled modes with natural frequencies closest to the excitation frequency are isolated by a frequency window. The essential idea of the frequency window method is to retain full mathematical detail for these modes and to retain only the essential effects from all remaining modes. This results in both a reduction of complexity and computation effort. The method differs fundamentally from mode truncation and Taylor's series methods. Furthermore, the method gives parameters which provide insight into the coupling effects between the main structure and the substructures.
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Welcome to the PASSIONPRENEURS online platform!
you will learn about social entrepreneurship, its difference from
“regular” businesses and its effect on local communities and will find
tools to develop entrepreneurial competencies.
consists of 2 sections: one meant for people who want to learn more
about social entrepreneurship and find tools to develop own
entrepreneurial idea; the second one – aimed at coaches, occupational
counsellors, teachers and trainers of VET and adult education centres
who work with the topic of social entrepreneurship
Each section contains 3 parts:
space with information materials, exercises and videos on social
entrepreneurship and the role of personal strengths and interests in its
- Library (information sharing space) with
additional information on the topic: links to the recommendations,
guidelines and toolkits developed by business support organisations,
incubators and funding programmes, success stories and other.
- Networking space (forum) – a place where you will be able to exchange ideas with other users.
About the project Social
entrepreneurship is a growing trend all over Europe: on the one hand,
it tackles existing social and economic challenges – on the other one,
it might help people who have fewer chances for “regular” employment to
become independent and start their own business.
aims to help people facing social, economic or learning difficulties to
turn their interests, talents and passions into social enterprises. The
project is targeted at:
- people facing social, economic or learning difficulties and having interests, talents and passions they want to use in practice,
- occupational counsellors, coaches, employment agencies’ experts, trainers of VET and adult education centres.
To achieve the goals set, the following products will be created within the project:
training programme “Social Entrepreneurship through Passion” to equip
people with fewer opportunities with the knowledge and skills needed to
engage in social entrepreneurship,
- A trainer’s guide containing
additional information that should enable trainers, coaches and career
counsellors to introduce the above-mentioned training programme in their
- The given online-platform that consists of two parts: for aspiring social entrepreneurs and for trainers.
The PASSIONPRENEURS project aims to contribute to:
- Building social entrepreneurship capacities among people with social, economic and learning difficulties
- Enabling adults to lead change and impact on local communities
- Overcoming existing social challenges
platform is created within the project “Social Entrepreneurship through
Passion”, shortly – "PASSIONPRENEURS” (Project Nr
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Gurushishya, Guru-shishya, Guruśiṣya: 1 definition
Gurushishya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Guruśiṣya can be transliterated into English as Gurusisya or Gurushishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram
Guruśiṣya (गुरुशिष्य) refers to “master and disciple”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess (i.e., Kumārī) said to the God (i.e., Bhairava), “[...] Accomplishment is achieved in a special way by the transmission that takes place from master to disciple [i.e., guruśiṣya-krama]. You are my Lord, so how can you relate (to me as my) disciple? O Mahādeva, you are omniscient; how can you (assume the role of a) disciple? Bearing this in mind, tell me what would be best, and free of fear”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Shadgurushishya.
Search found 5 books and stories containing Gurushishya, Guru-shishya, Guruśiṣya, Gurusisya, Guru-sisya, Guru-śiṣya; (plurals include: Gurushishyas, shishyas, Guruśiṣyas, Gurusisyas, sisyas, śiṣyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.7.155 < [Chapter 7 - The Meeting of Gadādhara and Puṇḍarīka]
Verse 2.7.115 < [Chapter 7 - The Meeting of Gadādhara and Puṇḍarīka]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Critical rereading of Pasupata-sutra < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
History of Lakulisa-Pasupata order < [Chapter 1 - The Historical Context]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Part 3d - Āstika Darśana (4): Yoga Darśana of Patañjali < [Introduction]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3.2 - Dakshari (the legend of Daksha’s sacrifice) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
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What will I receive?
• Four printed practice Non-Verbal Reasoning exam papers, in addition to a multiple choice booklet and a Notes and Answers booklet.
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How can my child learn from this pack?
• Our Notes and Answers booklet gives answers and explanations to every question, helping your child to advance in challenging areas.
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Things to Do in Central Scotland
Historic Tourist Attractions
Clackmannanshire Tower Houses
Within Clackmannanshire there are a collection of tower houses, dating from the 14th and 15th century. Many of the tower houses have been part of some interesting history including a host to Mary Queen of Scots, the plotting of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 led by the 6th Earl of Mar and many disputes over the centuries. The tower houses include Alloa Tower, Castle Campbell, Menstrie Castle, Clackmannan Tower and Sauchie Tower.
Clackmannanshire's Tower Trail takes you on a tour of Clackmannanshire's Tower Houses. Click here to view the Tower Trail visitor booklet.
Located in the heart of Stirling, Stirling Castle is one of the largest and significant castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. Highlights include the Great Hall, Chapel Royal, Castle Exhibition, Regimental Museum, Great Kitchens and Tapestry Studio within the castle.
Standing tall overlooking the city of Stirling and the Forth Valley, the Wallace Monument offers visitors the captivating story of Sir William Wallace. From the top of the monument, accessed via a spiral staircase, with a total of 246 steps, offers views of Ben Lomond and The Trossachs and The Ochil Hills.
Bannockburn Heritage Centre
The Bannockburn Heritage Centre is a brand new visitor experience using 3D technology to bring the battle of Bannockburn history to life. A short walk from the heritage centre, visitors can view the historic landscape and battlefield.
Stirling Old Town Jail
Located in the heart of the Stirling’s historic old town, is the famous prison where visitors can experience how a Victorian jail operated in the 1800’s. The Victorian jail is brought to life by live actors.
Family Tourist Attractions
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Zoo and Safari Park located between Doune and Stirling in Central Scotland. Visitors to the park can drive through animal reserves, take a boat trip to Chimp Island, watch a sea lion show and much more.
The Helix and Kelpies
The Helix is a new regeneration park that connects the Forth & Clyde canal to the Eastern edge of Scotland. The park provides access to woodlands, wetlands, waterways and recreational space via a 27 km pathway network ideal for walking, running and cycling. The most spectacular feature of the park is the two unique equine structures known as The Kelpies. The structures are definitely a must see!
For more information on the Helix and Kelpies, please click here.
The Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The attraction offers visitors boat trips, woodland and canal walks, kids play areas, a visitor centre and café.
For more information on The Falkirk Wheel, please click here.
Shopping and Theatre
Stirling has a has a good range of shopping including The Thistles Centre and the beautifully renovated Stirling Arcade with its boutique style shops and cafe. Just 20 minutes from Stirling and 10mins from Alloa is Sterling Mills Shopping Outlet Village; offering a range of high street shops selling at discount prices.
Located in the heart of the old town of Stirling, the Tolbooth is an intimate venue for music, performance, exhibitions and arts classes. The Macrobert Art Centre within Stirling University campus offers a full programme of theatre, comedy, music and children's entertainment.
Stirling city centre and surrounding areas including Bridge of Allan, 10 minutes from Inglewood House offers a vibrant nightlife. Pubs, clubs and bars with DJs and a selection of traditional pubs providing quieter alternatives, with open fires and live music.
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Thinking strategically requires prime attention to the present context and the foreseeable future. I have emphasised the importance of relationship between:
- situations of interest (in areas of practice) as raw material for using tools
- practitioner or tool user attempting to improve the situation
- actual tools used.
In this course the term ‘tools’ is used in a generic sense to incorporate the systems thinking and systems practice ideas embodied in the systems approaches. Systems thinking provide conceptual tools for dealing with three features of complex situations of change encountered when thinking strategically:
- making sense of countless interrelated and often interdependent variables
- engaging with multiple contrasting and often conflicting perspectives
- dealing effectively and constructively with boundary tensions arising from inevitable uncertainty about interrelationships and interdependencies and conflicts between contrasting perspectives.
The five approaches were chosen because of their respective pedigrees in supporting strategic decision making in different and changing contexts. Each approach embodies all three imperatives of systems thinking summarised above. But each approach also has an historic slant towards one imperative. System dynamics and the viable system model have been particularly significant in dealing with interrelationships among variables. Strategic options development and analysis, and soft systems methodology have been particularly significant approaches in dealing with multiple perspectives. Critical systems heuristics has been particularly significant in dealing with boundary tensions.
The important point to take forward when practising the five systems approaches is to continually reflect on how the approaches and their respective tools can enrich your existing capacities for thinking strategically in dealing with present messy situations in order to improve them for the future.
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Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman, on January 25, 1964. The company initially operated in Eugene, Oregon as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. Throughout the 1980s, Nike expanded its product line to encompass many sports and regions throughout the world. In 1990, Nike moved into its eight-building World Headquarters campus in Beaverton, Oregon. The first Nike retail store, dubbed Niketown, opened in downtown Portland in November of that year.
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Lichen sclerosus is a skin problem that causes thin, wrinkled white patches that are itchy and painful. If the skin tears, bright red or purple spots may appear.
Doctors don't know the exact cause of this problem. But genetics, autoimmune diseases, and changes in hormone levels may be part of the reason. It is not caused by an infection and is not contagious.
Anyone can get lichen sclerosus, but women who have gone through menopause are more likely to get it.
This skin problem can affect any part of the body. But in most cases, it occurs on the skin of the anus (the opening where stool leaves the body), the vulva (the area around the vagina), and the tip of the penis in men who haven't been circumcised.
If these skin patches are on the anus, vulva, or penis, they may need to be treated. If these areas are not treated, the skin can thicken and scar. This can cause the openings to the vagina and anus to become narrow and the foreskin over the penis to tighten and shrink. If this happens, going to the bathroom and having sex can be painful. In most cases, skin patches on any other part of the body go away on their own without treatment.
Lichen sclerosus can be treated with strong, medicated creams or with a prescription medicine. In most cases, surgery to remove the foreskin is the recommended treatment for men who have this condition on the tip of the penis.
Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine & Ellen K. Roh MD - Dermatology
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Divorce a vinculo matrimonii in Latin means divorce from the chains of marriage. Divorce a vinculo matrimonii refers to a total divorce of husband and wife, dissolving the marriage tie and releasing the parties wholly from their matrimonial obligations. … Divorce a vinculo matrimonii is also termed as absolute marriage.
What is Vinculo?
vnculo m (plural vnculos) tie, bond (strong connection between people or groups of people)
What is a pendente lite order?
It’s pronounced pen-den-tay lee-tay (not light). This Latin term has been around for about 300 years and means pending the litigation. Pendente lite applies to temporary court orders that are in effect while a matter is pending.
What does AB extra mean?
from outside Borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally from outside ) From Late Latin ab (from ) extra (outside ).
How can a mother lose custody of her child?
A mother who is proven to have physically and or psychologically abused her children is highly likely to lose custody of her children. Examples of physical abuse include hitting, kicking, scratching, biting, burning, physical torture, sexual abuse, or any other type of injury inflicted on the child by the mother.
What makes an unfit parent?
In California, an unfit parent is a parent who, through their conduct, fails to provide proper guidance, care, or support to their children. This can include not only a parent’s actions but also a home environment where abuse, neglect, or substance abuse is present.
How can I avoid paying spousal support?
9 Expert Tactics to Avoid Paying Alimony (Recommended)
- Strategy 1: Avoid Paying It In the First Place. …
- Strategy 2: Prove Your Spouse Was Adulterous. …
- Strategy 3: Change Up Your Lifestyle. …
- Strategy 4: End the Marriage ASAP. …
- Strategy 5: Keep Tabs on Your Spouse’s Relationship.
What Fecundation means?
fertilizing; fertilization The act of fertilizing; fertilization. …
What does ab initio mean in law?
from the beginning A Latin term meaning from the beginning. Used to indicate that some fact existed from the start of a relevant time period. criminal law.
What is res integra?
: a case or a question that has not been examined or passed upon used chiefly in law and diplomacy.
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A+, Satisfactory, 58%, Partial understanding, Needs more work, below average – yes there are many ways for us teachers to express how well we think a student has done in an assessment activity. This is very important as sometimes we want to give a very precise grade and other times we just want the student to know that they are doing well. To do this we use grading scales.
Grading scales are a way of capturing, and communicating, student performance in a learning or assessment activity. A very typical grading scale is to use a percentage to represent the amount of correct responses from a given student. Another popular grading scale is to use letters to indicate performance e.g. from an ‘A’ grade for the best possible performance on the assessment to an ‘F’ grade, to represent a failing grade in the assessment.
Moodle allows for the use of both numeric and non-numeric grading scales for Forums, Glossaries and Assignments. Numeric grading scales are defined from 1-100, where the instructor indicates the maximum grade for the activity, e.g. a max of 100 is a percentage grade or a max of 10 can be used where students are marked out of a maximum mark of 10. Moodle has one non-numeric scale defined out of the box called “Separate and Connected ways of knowing”. This scale allows an instructor to define a learner’s knowledge of an area in terms of connected knowing or separate knowing as defined by Belenky et. al (1986).
Moodle also allows instructors and administrators to define new non-numeric course-wide and site-wide grading scales respectively. The screen-shot below shows the Moodle screen used to define a new grading scale. The “name” field is used to define the name of the new scale, “scale” is used to define the separate grading scales (each scale is separated by a comma) and the “description” field is used to describe the rationale behind the new grading scale. Each non-numeric grade is assigned a numeric value behind the scenes. When entering grades they should be entered in increasing order of value, therefore the grades A,B,C,D should be entered as D,C,B,A. The value of each grade is based on the number of grades in the scale. To illustrate how the value of grades are calculated, below, we have taken the grades generally used in university degree programmes:
- University degree grading system – Fail, Pass, 2nd Class Honours (Grade 2), 2nd Class Honours (Grade 1), First Class Honours
- (Valued as 0/4pts, 1/4pt, 2/4pts, 3/4pts and 4/4pts respectively in any normalized aggregation method)
- (Valued as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively in the sum aggregation method)
Okay so you have your grading scale set up, now how do you use them in your assessments? Easy all you do is specify the appropriate grading scale when you are creating your assessments. To do this all you need to do is set the “grade” in the assessment settings. In the screen shot below you can see the custom scales at the top of the list. There are two non-numeric grading scales:
- MyScale – Excellent, Very good, Good, Average, Poor, Very poor
- Separate and Connected Ways of Knowing – Separate knowing, Connected knowing, Separate and connected knowing
So what does the teacher see? The screen shot below displays what a teacher will see when correcting an offline assignment that is using the MyScale as a grading scale.
For more information on grading scales have a look at the grading scales page on the moodle.org web site – http://docs.moodle.org/en/Scales
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Because of the little region accessible to certain property holders and loft tenants, Patios and little gardens might appear to be a test to scene. What follows are a couple of basic hints and techniques intended to expand space, and assist you with making a lavish and energetic outside living region.
Inspect your Patio or little Garden, and you will likely see only straight lines and right points. One stunt utilized by proficient greens keepers is to mellow these lines, or round the corners with plants or trees filled in huge holders and set firmly against dividers, in corners, or at the edge of Patios. A decent guideline is the familiar proverb; there are no straight lines in nature. While many individuals might partake in a more formal or even scene, little gardens will quite often profit from a more normal, less organized plan. Both enormous and little, holders arrive in a wide assortment of shapes, shadings, and plans. By putting a little tree, plant, or blossoming bush, planted in a huge holder in a corner, and setting around it an assortment of more modest plants in pots and compartments, you can make a multi-layered impact with a lot of surface and shading.
Envision a painters material, taller articles will remain behind the scenes with logically more limited items working their direction into the closer view. This makes a feeling of profundity, and in more modest nurseries this can give the deception of more profundity than really exists. One technique used to make this deception of profundity, is to utilize plants with hazier foliage greens or purples behind the scenes and spot plants with multi-shaded, or variegated leaves variegated is an agricultural term for plants whose leaves normally have more than one tone, or brilliantly hued blossoms in the closer view.
Plants, filled in a huge compartment, and prepared to cover dividers or a lattice, will permit you to cover huge spaces of your material and still amplify space in more modest nurseries or Patios Boompje voortuin. This will likewise serve to mellow, the unbending box-like feel of more modest regions. Likewise, a little, independent wellspring, cascade or lake set against dividers, or in corners, can turn into a point of convergence, or focal point from which to work out from. Low developing plants with multi-hued foliage variegated, are incredible decisions for little gardens.
These sorts of plants, many having leaves with striking reds, creams, and wonderful shades of green all on a solitary leaf, can add interest, assortment, and surface to regions where they are planted. Many plants alluded to as house-plants will have variegated foliage or intriguing blossoms. Most house-plants are local to tropical or semi-tropical districts of the world and in warm-winter regions will truly do well external all year. Most house-plants will generally be conceal adoring thus best in conceal gardens or underneath bigger plantings. In locales with weighty ice or snow, you should bring the plant inside until the climate warms once more. Bantam assortments of trees are a brilliant decision for enormous pots or ground planting in little gardens.
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Registering the Homeless to Vote
Presidential candidates Sen. John Kerry and George W. Bush are eagerly stumping for votes from suburban "soccer moms," "NASCAR dads" and undecided voters in swing states.
But volunteers are also targeting some of the nation's most overlooked voters. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on efforts to get out the vote in the most unlikely of places -- the grimy streets of skid row in downtown Los Angeles.
Those streets are home to thousands of men, women and children -- at night, the sidewalks are lined with makeshift tents made from tarps and cardboard. There are few facilities, and the shelters are filled to the bursting point.
Registration volunteer and activist Bilal Ali, a former Black Panther, says most people have the wrong idea about the homeless. "There are a tremendous number of people down here who are registered to vote already, and who will vote," he says. "That debunks the whole myth of people saying (the homeless) are apathetic, it's not going to happen, these people are drug addicts, they don't care. So we're proving them wrong."
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Don S. Doering, Executive Director at firstname.lastname@example.org, (206) 454-7915. SEATTLE, Washington – October 8, 2019 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation announces grant awards totaling nearly $595,000 in support of JRS’ Pollinator Biodiversity and Services…
Pollination is critical to sustaining human nutrition and agricultural livelihoods. Studies show a decline in pollinator biodiversity in regions such as North America and Europe where long-term studies are available. In Africa, the conservation sector lacks the baseline data, effective monitoring methods, information services, and evidence of pollinator status and value to influence policy or contribute to global assessments. Currently, the main end-user of pollinator information is the agriculture sector, which must manage pollination to increase productivity and reduce reliance on chemicals.
Our goal for the Pollinator Biodiversity Program is to increase the accessibility and quality of pollinator biodiversity data through a long-term investment in collecting baseline data, developing technologies and methods to do so, and creating data sharing platforms relevant at regional and local levels.
- Our grantmaking initiatives aim to meet needs in Africa to establish pollinator biodiversity baselines, assessment tools, and data sharing platforms.
- We seek to increase the ability of the agriculture sector to use biodiversity data collection and assessment tools to make the case for pollinator management and improved practices.
In 2016, we launched our pollinator program. Since the program began, we have funded projects that strive to bring pollinator biodiversity data to the public. We have funded six projects, committing $1,400,000. We are happy to share the draft strategy for our work in Pollinators and we invite your comments and questions. We hope that this transparency about our strategy development will engage our stakeholders in a dialogue to ensure we find the best intersection of our mission and the needs to advance the access to data and information about African pollinator biodiversity. Download JRS Emergent Pollinator Strategy 7 July 2016. The most recent 2018 projects are in these areas:
- A grant to assess changing climate’s effects on native pollinators in the Eastern Arc Mountains and share data with decision-makers.
- A planning grant to adapt the Atlas of Living Australia to serve Tanzania’s coastal forest pollinator biodiversity data.
Technical Scope: We welcome proposals that focus on any significant pollinator group. We have an interest in building our grant portfolio related to Hymenoptera (bees & wasps) or Lepidoptera (butterflies). Our technical priorities are:
- Methods: (1) Approaches for large scale/low-cost pollinator data collection; (2) Methods for pollinator identification; and (3) Methodology, standards, and database design for plant-pollinator data.
- Platforms: (1) Develop transferrable database and website models; (2) Develop pollinator knowledge platforms; and (3) Online access to field guides and checklists.
- Capacity Development: (1) Biodiversity informatics expertise; (2) Baseline datasets; (3) High-quality pollinator biodiversity data components of agricultural studies; and (4) Network formation and capacity building.
Recent Pollinator News and Stories
SEATTLE, Washington – September 18, 2018 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation announces two new grant awards, totaling $306,510, to support pollinator biodiversity data in Tanzania. These investments are a part of the JRS Pollinator Biodiversity and Resources Program, committed to…
In November 2017, partners of the JRS Biodiversity Project “PINDIP” held a two-week training course in dipterology (the study of the two-winged or "true flies" for you non-dipterologists). The course provided researchers with a basic training on the identification and ecology…
SEATTLE, Washington – January 24, 2018 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is proud to announce a new $324,000 award to the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) to develop an African Pollinator Plant Interaction (APPI) database, a public platform containing pollinator-plant interaction records. Pollinator biodiversity loss is occurring worldwide, predominately due to the…
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Sat Tila Ekadasi
February 4, 2016
This Ekadasi occurs in the Phalguna month, as the moon wanes at this time a very special atmosphere is created. The glories of Sat-tila Ekadasi are narrated in the Bhavisyottara Purana in a conversation between the sage Dalbhya and Pulastya muni.
”Oh esteemed brahmana!” began Dalbhya muni.
”People are most polluted in the age of Kali, there are sinful acts taking place at all times! Heinous crimes such as the killing of brahmanas, killing of cows and general freeloadering are rife.
Please elucidate the process by which these perpetrators can be freed from their sinful acts.”
The sage Pulastya replied: “O my dear friend and fortunate one, by observing the vow of Ekadasi which falls during the waning moon in the month of Phalguna all sinful reactions can be burnt to ashes.
“On the Ekadasi day the aspirant should rise early, bathe and then worship the Lord with prayers: O Lord Janardana! O most merciful Sri Krsna! You are the deliverer of the fettered fallen souls. Please do not exclude anyone from your mercy, those drowning in an ocean of grief need your mercy most. O Supreme Brahman! O Supreme Personality of Godhead! O Lord of the universe! Please hear my prayer and grant me the boon of assisting you in helping the conditioned souls of the material world. Please accept my fidelity and use me as an instrument in the struggle against Maya. O dear Laksmi devi please be kind to this lowly servant and grant that he may be freed from all anarthas.”
”Thenceforth one should give charity to brahmanas, depending on means available one can offer umbrellas, cloth, shoes, sugar, or a pitcher filled with water. Cows of many colours may also be given and specific to this Ekadasi sesame seeds. By gifting sesame seeds on this day one can live in the heavenly planets for many years.
”Sesame seeds are used in different varieties on this day; one may bathe in water mixed with sesame seeds, smear sesame seed paste on the body, execute fire sacrifices with sesame seeds, offer oblations to the ancestors with sesame seeds and give sesame seeds in charity. By doing so one will free himself from more sinful reactions than he is able to commit. Thus this Ekadasi is known as Sat-tila.
Narada Muni once approached Sri Krsna and asked to hear the glories and results of observing Sat-tila Ekadasi; Krsna thus recounted the following story. “In ancient times, long before the world began even, there lived a female brahmani called Vanalika. She very soberly followed a strict vow of celibacy and engaged in worshipping the Lord. By constantly fulfilling the edicts of various vows she became emaciated and wearily weak. Although she gave charity to poor brahmanas and unmarried girls, she never offered food grains and thus the Demigods became wrathful against her. Despite this shortcoming I considered her a purified soul due to her extreme penance and heartfelt generosity towards the beggared brahmanas.
”O dear Naradaji, in order to test this brahmani I donned the garb of a mendicant and disguised myself suitably. I personally appeared in this mortal world, and taking a begging bowl in my own two hands I approached the house of that Vanalika brahmani.
”As I approached the house she appeared before me and said: “O dear mendicant! Where have you come from and please do not lie to me!?!”
”I played dumb and asked for charity once more; she became angry and placed a lump of clay in my begging pot. Thereafter I returned to my abode and resumed my duties. In due course of time that self same brahmani also returned to my transcendental abode and got a beautiful house to reside in. However, due to her misfortune she was bereft of wealth. She had no food grains in the house and gradually she grew restless and approached me with folded palms. She humbly inquired ‘”O Janardana, I have been engaged for many moons in performing penance and austerity; why am I now bereft of food grains and wealth?”’
”I replied to her thus: “You have come here from the material world, please return to your new residence and wait for a visit from the Demigods. They will come out of curiosity and the wives of the Demigods will take your darshan; then you should ask them about the glories of Sat-tila Ekadasi. Do not let them leave until they finish the narration. After hearing my instruction Vanalika returned home.
”One day when she was sitting in her house, the doors all locked shut. The wives of many Demigods mystically entered and said: “O dear beauty, we have come to take your darshan, as a resident of the spiritual realm you are indeed worshippable and we have thus come to see you.
’”If you wish to see me then, please explain the importance, piety and glories of Sat-tila Ekadasi before you leave.”’
”Thereupon, one of the wives narrated the glories of this Ekadasi. Upon completing the recountal, Vanalika became satisfied and the Demigoddesses left, also satisfied with their darshan. Under the instruction of these munificent creatures Vanalika observed the Sat-tila Ekadasi day and became beautiful, effulgent and she received plenitude grains, wealth and gold.
”However, no one should observe this Ekadasi being controlled by greed or lust. By following this Ekadasi one’s misfortune and poverty are destroyed. If one donates sesame seeds on this day then all his sinful reactions are vanquished.”
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What is considered a large yacht?
- A yacht would be considered a large yacht once it’s length is over 79 feet. A yacht is considered a superyacht or megayacht if it is over 115 feet long. The yacht the holds the record for being the longest yacht is 590 feet long. This yacht is called the “Azzam” and has held onto its title for over 5 years.
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What are the dimensions of a yacht?
Yachts can range from about 35 feet in length all the way up to 160+ feet in length, however, most will be somewhere in the middle. Anything over 160 feet would be considered a “Superyacht”. Boats are generally anywhere from 15-30 feet in length.
How much is a 180 ft yacht?
But a typical 180-foot Amels yacht sells for $35 million to $40 million. The yachtmaker declined comment, citing its strict client confidentiality policy.
What is the widest yacht?
The Azzam, touted as the world’s largest yacht. The biggest privately owned yacht ever built has been launched from a shipyard in Germany. The 180-metre long vessel, named the Azzam, was launched in Bremen last Friday.
How big is a 100 foot yacht?
Superyachts come in a myriad of shapes and sizes, but the 100 foot yacht ( just over 30 meters ) is a common size range for new buyers.
How big of a boat is considered a yacht?
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It’s probably one of the first questions you’ll ask when you’re considering buying a boat, and the simple answer is that there isn’t a strictly speaking a ‘boat license’ which tests competency in the same way as a car license does.
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Technically, a yacht begins at 23 feet. However, yachts that size will more often be referred to as boats. A 40-foot yacht is a great option for looking for relative simplicity and plenty of comfort and capability. This size is great for day trips dedicated to speed boating or simple cruising.
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How much is a 100ft yacht?
Average Cost of Yacht New yachts over 100-feet long have an average price of a yacht equal to $1 million per 3.3 feet in length. In other words, a 100-foot yacht will, on average, cost more than $30 million. Older yachts below 85 feet are less expensive.
How much is a 190 ft yacht?
The 190-foot Trinity yacht Skyfall is on the yacht brokerage market. Asking price: $35 million. Yachting Mag.
How much is Jeff Bezos yacht?
The 417-foot-long, triple-masted craft, with a price tag of upwards of $500 million, is being constructed by Dutch builder Oceanco. The YouTube channel Dutch Yachting offered up an aerial video (above).
What size is the largest yacht?
The 590-foot Azzam is considered the longest yacht in the world and is reportedly owned by the royal family of Abu Dhabi. Built in 2013, this Larsson yacht made yachting history for not only its size, but its ability to reach top speeds of more than 30 knots.
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Princess Y78 yacht tour: The biggest boat you can run without crew. For many, the joy of boating is the freedom to go where you want, when you want and with who you want – and for this reason, boats that limbo under the 24m LWL mark are always in demand.
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Telecaribe is a regional television network for the Caribbean region of Colombia.
The station was set up in the early 1980s in Valledupar, Colombia. It started as an unlicensed TV station and as a personal hobby with aficionado equipment brought from the United States, transmitting American movies and local vallenato musical groups, including first versions of the Vallenato Legend Festival. All the antennae and equipment were attached with ropes onto one of the highest buildings in the city.
Since 2018, Telecaribe took over the broadcast rights to the Miss Colombia pageant from former broadcaster RCN Television. While being a nationally owned regional broadcaster, its cable and digital coverage nationwide enables it to broadcast the event on all platforms.
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Canal Capital is a Colombian local public television channel, launched 3 November 1997, operated as an industrial and commercial company, property of the government of Bogotá. Its programming is general, though focused on political, cultural, and educational programmes.
Televicentro de Nicaragua, or Canal 2 was founded in December 1965. The first broadcast was in March 1966 and then it was the second TV channel in Nicaragua. Then, in 1973 was the first color broadcasting. TV channel's programs are: Original Telenovelas, Foreign Telenovelas, informative programs, foreign TV series, cartoon, and special events.
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Accrington and Rossendale College leading the way – with liquid nitrogen!
Accrington and Rossendale College are leading the way in the North West. On Tuesday 24th April, BSc Sports Science and Coaching students visited the first and only cryotherapy clinic in the UK – Cryo Express.
Now in their second year, the students visited the company to gain knowledge and understanding about the futuristic technology of cryotherapy: the use of sub-zero liquid nitrogen for sports, cosmetic and health reasons.
The students were accompanied by Programme Leader of Sports Science and Coaching, Gareth Henry. He said:
“It was really important for us to get the students in to a place like this. Even if you take away the educational side of the visit, it enriches them. It puts them in good stead. They are the first students in the North West, likely the UK actually, to get up close and personal with this form of therapy and the equipment. There are many unique opportunities presented to students by the college.”
Accrington and Rossendale College organised the trip in the hopes some of the students would choose to focus on cryotherapy in their upcoming research projects.
“Cryotherapy being the subject matter in research projects this year would be great,” Gareth added, “not only will it be something a little different to those done in previous years, but with the calibre of the company it’s likely students would be working with elite athletes – giving them an amazing insight in to what they could be doing upon completing their degree.”
Nargis Malik and Debs Masson, joint partners and directors of Cryo Express, were enthused to have students at the company for the afternoon.
“The end goal really is to have a module about cryotherapy embedded in the programme taught at Accrington and Rossendale College. It was absolutely fantastic to have them in today, both Nargis and I really enjoyed it! We look forward to hopefully having them come back.”
Four of the students were able to experience a three minute session in the cryotherapy capsule. For the duration of the session they were treated with liquid nitrogen at a chilly -160°c.
Student, Declan West, said about his experience:
“I was quite nervous before going in but it wasn’t too bad once in the machine. It wasn’t uncomfortable or painful, just really cold! I really enjoyed visiting Cryo Express and learning about this therapy. Accrington and Rossendale College have opened up a lot of doors for me and enabled me to experience many things that I wouldn’t have experienced otherwise.”
For more information about Cryo Express visit www.cryoexpressltd.com
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Discount – deduction from the whole
In conversations with friends and family over a period of time, I have come to understand that there is a tendency to distort or stretch the truth. Such alterations make for interesting anecdotes and lively conversation. But, when it comes to regular interaction with people in daily life, staying close to reality keeps life’s flow relatively smooth.
Over the years after listening to numerous personal stories, I realized separating the husk from the grain can be really hard. I also realized that I don’t have to know the absolute truth about everything to have healthy relationships. All I need is a credible approximation of the broad reality. To ascertain this, all I need to do is to discount certain parts of the issues presented, according to the individual’s nature and character.
This is my current formula to get to the heart of the matter:
At first I take all things said in a conversation at face value. No assumptions, no presumptions unless the context is obvious or common in social parlance. In time, a pattern would emerge and some lack of consistency would begin to show, in the continuity of the narratives. Depending on the degree of this inconsistency, I assign discounts to the information presented to me. Continue reading “Ramblings on a word – Discount”
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Swiss authorities said Friday, December 2 they had seized cultural relics looted from Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, as well as from Libya and Yemen, which were being stored in Geneva's free ports, AFP reports.
The free ports provide highly secured warehouses where basically anything can be stashed tax-free with few questions asked.
The confiscated objects, from the third and fourth centuries, include a head of Aphrodite and two funereal bas-reliefs.
Most of the items reached Switzerland via Qatar and were taken by looters, Geneva's public prosecutor said in a statement.
They were deposited at the free ports in 2009 and 2010 and the alarm was first raised in April 2013 during a customs inspection, prosecutors added. It was not immediately clear when they were seized.
The customs office contacted the cultural authorities in Bern whose expert confirmed the artefacts were genuine, prompting the start of criminal proceedings in February.
Three of the pieces came from Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site devastated by Islamic State group jihadists who seized it in May 2015. The Islamists sent shock waves around the world as they systematically destroyed the central city's monuments.
Five of the confiscated objects were from Yemen.
Last year the UN cultural agency placed two ancient cities in conflict-torn Yemen, Sanaa and Shibam, on its list of endangered World Heritage sites.
UNESCO said Sanaa, known for its many Islamic sites and multi-storey rammed earth houses, "sustained serious damage due to armed conflict" between Iran-backed rebels and the beleaguered Saudi-supported government.
The Aphrodite relic was from Libya and characterised "the Hellenisation of north Africa" the statement said.
While awaiting return to their countries of origin the archaeological contraband is being looked after by the Geneva Museum of Art and History where the relics will be put on public display.
Last month French Finance Minister Michel Sapin complained that Swiss, and other, free ports were a "weak link" in countering terrorist financing.
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Recorded as Noen, Noon, Noone, this is an Anglo-Irish surname, but with separate and distinct origins. Firstly it can be medieval English, and a nickname for a bright and cheerful person. This is from the word "non", meaning noon, and hence the brightest time of day. The word is derived from the Latin "nona" originally denoting the ninth hour, which was about three o'clock in the afternoon. The change in meaning from mid-afternoon to mid-day probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.Secondly the surname could be Irish, and a developed form of the Gaelic surname O'Nuadhain. This was from the Gaelic prefix O', meaning grandson or male descendant of, and the personal name "Nuadha". The sept claim descent from Niall of Nine Hostages in the 4th century a.d., and it is said that they originate from County Sligo in the far west of the country. Certainly the earliest recordings are found in that region in the census of Ireland in 1659. Other early recordings include those of Andrew Noen, given as being a student at Oxford University in the yeat 1575, and the christening of John, the son of John and Martha Noon, on March 19th 1726, at St. Dunstan's in the East, Stepney. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Why have these traditionally eastern practices gained such popularity in the West?
The West is experiencing a rapid growing popular interest in meditation and the eastern traditions that developed these methods. The rising interest has mainly focused on the Buddhist and Yoga traditions which, although quite distinctive, share much in common. Both originated in the Indian subcontinent over two thousand years ago. Buddhism began with the life of Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of a Hindu tribe in what is now Nepal, who lived around the time of Socrates (approximately 500 BCE). He gave up his royalty in favor of a contemplative life which led him to be eventually called the “Buddha” or the “one who is awake”. The origin of Yoga is much more difficult to trace. Yoga’s origin lays in Hinduism, but was arguably first systematized in a series of Sātras by the Hindu Philosopher Patañjali who lived around 150BCE.
Either within or outside a religious context, meditation can be understood as methods for understanding our self, emotions, motivations, behavior and our relationships to others. Meditation provides a person with tools for investigating the whole range of their experience so that they may, ultimately, better understand why things are the way they are. Nevertheless, a very reasonable question we should ask ourselves is what relevance, if any, does meditation have to the modern western world?
Meditation is penetrating mainstream western culture. In academia, meditation is now a legitimate object of investigation by psychologists, neuroscientists, philosophers, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and other health professionals. This intellectual interest runs in parallel with pragmatic concerns. For example, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) are therapies which use meditation and have been found to be effective treatments for depression, anxiety, stress, and disease-related emotional distress. It was not so long ago when meditation and yoga centers were strange to see in western cities. Now they are found in all major urban metropolises. Even celebrities have taken a fancy to these traditions. Famous Buddhists include Richard Gere, Orlando Bloom, and the late Steve Jobs. Jennifer Aniston and Sting practice yoga.
However, the fact that something is popular does not necessarily mean that it is relevant. Returning to my original question, it seems westerners find these eastern traditions relevant because they seem reconcilable with their secular and scientific world view. In the "Kālāma Sūtra", the Buddha is approached by a group of people who are troubled by the fact that each priest who passed through their village declared that their doctrine was the true teaching and that the other priests’ teachings were false. The villagers wanted the Buddha to tell them, once and for all, which was the true doctrine. The Buddha famously replied that they should be skeptical of knowledge based on hearsay, tradition, scripture, and authority. Rather, he encouraged them to critically investigate the priests’ claims, like an experiment, in order to see for themselves whether they are true or not.
Similarly, Patañjali defines yoga in the "Yoga Sūtra" as “yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ”, This means, “yoga is to calm the patterning of the mind”. Again, we see that yoga and meditation are tools to help a person understand their mental life. But why does mind need to be calmed? In the Buddhist and Yoga traditions, the mind needs to be calmed because the dissatisfaction and misery we all experience – regardless of whether you are rich or poor – is constructed by the mind itself. By calming the mind, genuine happiness is possible. However, this raises a very strange question. Is there a connection being a westerner, the rapid growing popular interest in meditation, and the promise of overcoming misery and dissatisfaction? What does this say about modern western culture itself? I do not know the answer to these questions, but I suspect it has something to do with why meditation is relevant to the West. What we see is that many westerners feel something is missing and astray, which is why they turn eastward, like many before them, for an answer.
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Iduna is an Austronesian language spoken on Goodenough Island of Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
The inventory of the Iduna language consists of 14 consonant phonemes.
Voiced plosives generally contrast with their unvoiced counterparts, except for the bilabial series, where /b/ varies freely between [b] and [p]. Moreover, the phoneme /g/ is commonly realized as [g], though for some speakers it may be pronounced as a voiced fricative [ɣ] without contrast. Finally, /t/ has also two allophonic realizations: [t] occurs word initially and word medially before non-front vowels /a/, /o/ or /u/, whereas [s] only appears before front vowels /i/ or /e/. Other minor allophonic realizations may occur. Among these variations only the last one is reflected in the orthography.
|/b/||[b ~ p], [bʷ]||free variant; [bʷ] before non-syllabic /u/|
|/f/||[f], [fʷ]||Normally [f]; [fʷ] before non-syllabic /u/|
|/k/||[k], [kʷ]||Normally [k]; [kʷ] before non-syllabic /u/|
|/g/||[g ~ ɣ], [gʷ]||free variant; [gʷ] before non-syllabic /u/|
|/t/||[t], [s]||[s] before /i/ and /e/; [t] elsewhere|
|/d/||[d], [tʰ]||[tʰ] before /i/ in final syllable position only; [d] elsewhere|
|/m/||[m], [mʷ]||Normally [m]; [mʷ] before non-syllabic /u/|
There are 5 vowel phonemes in Iduna.
Vowels have allophones too. The major allophonic variations are described in the following table. These include the double realization of /a/, which corresponds to [a] when found in stressed syllables, while it approximates [ʌ] in unstressed environments, and the nasal allophonic variant of /u/.
|/a/||[a], [ʌ]||[a] in stressed syllable; [ʌ] elsewhere|
|/u/||[u], [ũ]||[ũ] following /m/; [u] elsewhere|
The language also has 4 monomoraic diphthongs: /ai/, /au/, /ao/ and /oi/. These are distinguished from vowel sequences, which instead are bimoraic, e.g. the word giyauna [gi.jau.nʌ] "he scrapes it" contrasts with giyauna [gi.ja.u.nʌ] "he unties it".
In Iduna consonant clusters are forbidden, therefore there are only open syllables of type V, CV and CVV. Also, the special kind of sequence CuV is generally interpreted as CʷV.
The Iduna alphabet is shown in the following table:
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While both vanilla and whey protein can be a useful part of a healthy diet and fitness plan, there is still no clear cut answer when it comes to which one should be used in tandem. The question may also raise another one: Should they be combined? Here are some important factors to consider when it comes to each kind of protein.
The biggest reason that vanilla and they seem to be able to work as part of any diet is the way that they are able to work as appetite suppressants. For instance, many of the different forms of cocoa and chocolate powder are derived from the cacao bean.
Along with helping with your fitness programme they can also help with various health issues including diabetes and hypertension
The high levels of flavonoids that are present in the beans make them ideal for this purpose. Because of the way that they work, they can be taken by those who suffer from a number of different health issues, such as diabetes and hypertension.
Another reason why they are ideal for dieters is that whey is designed to help those who wish to lose weight and improve their overall health. It helps to lower cholesterol and is known to help boost metabolism and aid in muscle recovery. As you can probably tell, these are two of the most important reasons to consider whether or not these can work together as part of your diet and fitness program.
The most important reason to use whey as part of your overall diet and fitness routine is that it’s a great choice for increasing protein synthesis. Even when you are eating foods that are low in protein content, such as lean meats and fish, they can help increase the rate at which your body breaks down protein and converts it to muscle and tissue.
They are a great way to deliver protein and accelerate the burn up of body fat
When combined with a good training routine and exercise, they will help you gain lean muscles and burn up body fat at an accelerated rate. Whey also helps increase your ability to recover faster from exercise, and it can aid in keeping your heart healthy.
Many people have discovered that adding whey to their diet or drinking it after a strenuous workout can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. This is thanks to its ability to increase your circulation. Other benefits that whey has as an ingredient in supplement products are better cholesterol absorption and less joint pain and stiffness.
When it comes to whether or not vanilla and protein blends can work as part of your diet and fitness program, you will have to look at how they will affect the amount of protein that you consume. While it is important to eat a lot of protein, it is also important to watch how much that protein is digested. This is the reason why both types of protein are better to combine than if you were to try to eat just one or the other alone.
Dieting is always better when it is part of a system and not on its own. By including both types of protein, the combined effort can help you to lose weight while still maintaining a healthy amount of protein in your body. You will still have to be careful not to exceed the recommended dietary amounts so that your body does not become overloaded and your body does not burn out.
Always use protein blends in conjunction with other all-natural foods for maximum effect
It is a great idea to use both types of protein in conjunction with other supplements and foods. Many people who suffer from a variety of health problems include whey in their diets to help them stay healthy and strong and boost their energy levels.
However, it is also a good idea to use other foods such as almonds and walnuts that are high in protein for the same effect.
There is no doubt that whey is an extremely important part of any type of diet and fitness program. While it can work wonders for many people, it is also important to watch the amount that you eat. You do not want to overdo it and end up hurting your body and causing yourself more harm than good. That is why it is wise to try to keep your intake at reasonable levels.
Whether or not vanilla and whey protein blends are right for you is dependent on your needs. Just be sure that you take the time to research the topic and determine if you truly need them or not. before using either. Do your research both online and with others who are using vanilla and whey protein blends as part of their diet and fitness programme
Once you have made the decision that you do need them, it may be a good idea to look into where you can get them. You may find that you can order them online from companies that will ship them directly to you. However, this may be a very expensive route and you may not have access to the amount of protein that you need.
You may be able to get the protein that you need from another source, however, it may be more costly and not as easily found. so that may be a good option to consider if you want to save money. or you simply want to ensure that you receive what you need.
Whey protein is a great way to increase the quality of your life and to develop lean muscles, and the benefits of these supplements are hard to beat. If you have questions about how and when it’s best to take a particular blend, talk to a doctor or nutritionist first. You might find yourself asking the question, “When can vanilla and whey protein blends work as part of your diet and fitness program.”
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Can someone explain to me how, where, and when is the https://github.com/oraclize/ethereum-api/blob/master/connectors/oraclizeConnector.sol deployed to ethereum blockchain ? This is the implementation of doing the queries. The user only imports the OraclizeAPI https://github.com/oraclize/ethereum-api/blob/master/oraclizeAPI_0.4.sol in his own contract. Where does reside the connector implementation? it's not specified in the OraclizeAPI. Thanks.
Let's do some detective work.
In the oraclizeAPI contract, there are these lines that connect to an OraclizeAddressResolver (OAR). If we look at the rest of the code, this OAR is queried for the current OraclizeConnector address, and then initialized.
The following lines state the active OARs on various networks the API will connect with:
OAR = OraclizeAddrResolverI(0x1d3B2638a7cC9f2CB3D298A3DA7a90B67E5506ed);
So from that, it would appear giving
0x1d3B2638a7cC9f2CB3D298A3DA7a90B67E5506ed address on mainnet a look would be worthwhile.
Reading the contract, as of this date it appears to have
0x3dbdc81a6edc94c720b0b88fb65dbd7e395fdcf6 address in its storage.
When we go to this address on etherscan, its verified code appears to point to it being
Oraclize Connector v1.2.0
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A new report urges the Bush administration to be flexible in enforcing the myriad requirements of the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001, warning that a rigid approach could turn states and localities from genuine efforts to make the law work to “mere technical compliance.”
Based on an extensive review of how federal and state officials are handling the law, which marks its first birthday this week, the report from the Center on Education Policy examines several key areas of compliance—such as assessment and accountability demands—and offers recommendations for the future.
“Our study found that the states are committed to the goals of the legislation and are trying hard to carry them out, but the prescriptive nature of the requirements is causing great concern,” writes Jack Jennings, the director of the center and a former longtime aide to Democrats on the House education committee, in a commentary accompanying the report. The report was scheduled for public release on Jan. 3.
The Washington-based center spent five months this past summer and fall reviewing implementation of the law by the Department of Education and states. The center reviewed plans states submitted to the department spelling out their strategies for compliance, conducted confidential interviews with state administrators in almost every state, and analyzed the department’s recent guidance and regulations.
In a preamble to final Title I regulations issued in November, Secretary of Education Rod Paige said that the department had tried to provide states with “additional flexibility wherever possible,” while faithfully implementing the “very specific, rigorous requirements” in the law. (“Final Rules Give States Direction, Little Flexibility,” Dec. 4, 2002.)
The new report says states are making headway in meeting the demands for standards and assessments, because those are areas in which they already have extensive experience, but they are moving more slowly in less familiar areas. Those more difficult new responsibilities, the study found, include drawing up lists of approved providers of supplemental educational services, helping school districts assess the qualifications of Title I instructional aides, and providing guidance to districts about which instructional practices are based on scientific research.
State officials interviewed for the center’s report offered a mixed review of the Education Department’s record in developing and distributing detailed information about how to comply with the law. A majority of states rated the quality of guidance and regulations as “good to fair.” The guidance on assessments and teacher quality received higher ratings than that for scientifically based research.
States, however, gave the agency lower marks on the timeliness for releasing documents. Nearly seven in 10 surveyed rated the department’s efforts as “fair” or “poor” in that category. The department originally had been expected to release final Title I regulations last summer.
But when those rules were issued in November, the department’s undersecretary, Eugene W. Hickok, said that, based on his knowledge of past ESEA reauthorizations, this was the first time that final regulations had been issued within a year of such overhauls of the law. “That’s no small accomplishment,” he said then.
The report also contends that insufficient funding from the federal government jeopardizes the ambitious goals of the new law.
“The act is asking states to do more than ever before at a time when most states are facing severe financial strains,” the report says. It warns that if the “modest increase” President Bush proposed for the law’s programs in fiscal 2003 prevails, states and districts will be hard-pressed to carry out the many new demands.
The Bush administration and some leading Republicans in Congress have contended that there is sufficient money to meet the demands of the law. The Education Department’s budget has more than doubled in the past six years, they note. Mr. Bush’s proposed fiscal 2003 budget requested a $1.4 billion increase over fiscal 2002, or 2.8 percent, for the department.
The first order of business for the new 108th Congress, which convenes this week, is expected to be completion of work on the overdue spending bills for fiscal 2003, which began Oct. 1.
The toughest task, according to the state officials surveyed for the report, is devising suitable plans in each state for evaluating if schools are making “adequate yearly progress” in raising student achievement. Under the law, states are expected to make steady gains toward ensuring all students meet a state standard of proficiency within 12 years, and must show consistent progress for various subgroups of students.
The report says the rules for determining such progress “present practical and technical dilemmas that could result in large numbers of schools being identified for improvement.” And it urges officials to “tone down the rhetoric” about the law, warning against “making grand promises ... because the challenges of carrying them out will soon become very clear.”
The Center on Education Policy’s report is the first stage in a six- year project by the research organization to monitor implementation of No Child Left Behind. This analysis focused mainly on states and the federal government, while future editions will pay more attention to districts.
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If you are looking for Alhambra hospital patient portal then Check here all about Alhambra hospital patient portal. Also, you will get details about What patient Portal and Related Useful Official Information. Click on The Links Given On this
What is a portal for patients?
- Recent doctor visits
- Discharge summaries
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Some portals for patients also let you:
- Send a secure message to your doctor.
- Request refills on prescriptions
- Set up appointments that aren’t urgent.
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- Update Contact information
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Through your portal for patients, you’ll manage your health and medical care. Patient portals also help make your life easier, aid you connect with your doctor, and provide support between visits.
What Is a Patient Portal?
A patient portal is a secure online website that gives you convenient 24-hour access to your personal health information and medical records—called an Electronic Health Record or EHR—from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Why Is Using a Patient Portal Important?
Accessing your personal medical records through a patient portal can help you be more actively involved in your own health care. Accessing your family members’ health information can help you take care of them more easily. Also, patient portals offer self-service options that can eliminate phone tags with your doctor and sometimes even save a trip to the doctor’s office.
What Can I Do With a Patient Portal?
The features of patient portals may vary, but typically you can securely view and print portions of your medical record, including recent doctor visits, discharge summaries, medications, immunizations, allergies, and most lab results anytime and from anywhere you have Web access.
Other features may include
- Exchanging secure e-mail with your health care team
- Requesting prescription refills
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A patient portal may also allow you to access these features on behalf of your children or other dependent family members.
How Do I Get Access to a Patient Portal?
Ask your health care providers. If they offer a patient portal, they will provide you with instructions for setting it up. There may be a couple of steps involved in setting up your account, including creating a secure password. This is to make sure only you have access to your health information.
Once your account is set up, you’ll be ready to conveniently access your health information and medical records.
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Patient portals have privacy and security safeguards in place to protect your health information.
- To make sure that your private health information is safe from unauthorized access, patient portals are hosted on a secure connection and accessed via an encrypted, password-protected logon.
- EHRs also have an “audit trail” feature that keeps a record of who accessed your information, what changes were made, and when.
Although patient portals use safeguards, there are other safety tips you should follow when accessing the patient portal. Always remember to protect your username and password from others and make sure to only log on to the patient portal from a personal or secure computer.
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By Bejay Browne
THE family and friends of a toddler from Paphos are racing to find the final €8,000 they need to help give sight to the two-year-old.
Iordanis (Dani) Demetrof has been blind since birth and has already been treated in Thailand at a cost of €28,000. He needs three such treatments and his parents only have weeks left to raise the final €8,000 for the second trip.
Rafaela Dimitrova, Dani’s mother, said that just months after his birth the infant – born in March 2011 – was diagnosed with severe optic disc hypoplasia by a specialist at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Family friend, Nadia Frangeskou, has helped to raise awareness of Dani’s plight since his mother realised that he might have problems with his vision.
According to Frangeskou, the first stage of Dani’s treatment was carried out successfully in Thailand at a cost of around €28,000. The second phase will take place on April 20.
“The total cost involved is again around €28,000, which includes the cost of Dani’s treatment and flights.”
She says the final €8,000 was urgently needed.
Family members have raised about €16,000 in total, while another €4,000 has come from fundraising events.
“We urgently need to secure the rest to ensure his treatment can take place. We are appealing to the public to help with that,” Frangeskou said.
She said Dani would have to stay at the hospital in Thailand for about a month. His mother will stay with him.
Prior to his treatment, the baby underwent numerous tests at a specialist ophthalmic eye centre in Limassol, where it was discovered that he was unable to ‘fix or follow’. He also showed no response to bright light and had roving eye movement. More tests took place at Great Ormond Street Hospital where he was finally diagnosed as blind.
However since his first treatment Dani’s sight has slightly improved in one eye and he is now able to react to light stimulation.
“We don’t yet know the percentage of improvement, as these tests are not available in Cyprus, so he will travel to Bulgaria – where they are available – to undergo checks during the summer,” said Frangeskou.
The family friend added that results of the treatment so far were encouraging. The optical nerve which had previously been white has turned a pinkish colour and according to doctors this means that blood flow has already started.
“After the second phase, it’s hoped there will be a marked improvement, and after the third we hope he will be able to see and lead a normal life. He will be able to go to school and interact with the world on a whole new level. We need to help Dani to find the light,” Frangeskou said.
The boy needs all three treatments for any real chance of being able to see.
Family and friends describe Dani as a sweet, good natured and brave boy and although a number of new fundraising events are being organised, further efforts need to be made to raise the thousands outstanding, says Frangeskou.
Initiatives have so far been organised by a variety of local groups and charities, including Children’s Smile Cyprus.
Donations can be made at Laiki Bank – Account number 35000511403.
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The cryptocurrency market is one of the most volatile markets in the world. With this volatility, it's not easy to predict what might happen in 2022. But we can still try! This blog post will explore cryptocurrency trends for 2022 and how they could affect the market.
One of the major trends we can expect to see in 2022 is more government regulation. There are more than 200 cryptocurrency-related bills currently being scrutinized by legislatures around the world. And some countries like South Korea and Japan have already implemented tougher cryptocurrency trading policies due to money laundering and tax evasion issues.
With stricter regulations for exchanges, many may be discouraged from participating in ICOs or even selling their coins on exchanges, resulting in less activity within the market as a whole (less demand). Bitcoin Era is a top trading platform that you must use.
Big Breakthroughs of the Blockchain
Bitcoin and Ethereum will be used as the main payment methods in dozens of countries around the world. Many governments, including those opposed to cryptocurrencies, will begin to see their benefits over traditional currencies for citizens and businesses.
Notably, Japan is already taking steps towards legitimizing Bitcoin as a currency with its new law coming into effect next year. This trend could quickly spread across Asia, which has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency trading volume since its inception.
Fall in Bitcoin prices
La quotation Bitcoin has been declining in recent months, and this trend is expected to continue throughout 2022. This could be due to several reasons, including global economic instability, growing cryptocurrency regulation, and declining interest in Bitcoin as a payment method.
However, despite the drop in prices, Bitcoin is still expected to be the dominant player in the cryptocurrency market throughout 2022. Other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Litecoin may see some gains in popularity during this period, but they will not exceed Bitcoin's market share. .
Increased government interest
The G20 nations are working together to develop a standard for regulating cryptocurrencies. They will likely delay the full implementation of their plans until after the 2020 election, but it is clear that they intend to act on cryptocurrencies in one form or another.
Suppose a country acts unilaterally without considering the interests of other nations. In this case, this could cause problems with international trade and possibly even lead to war if tensions escalate enough between countries.
Web 3.0 is expected to break into the mainstream
This will be the year when web-based applications and services finally overtake their traditional counterparts. With more and more people using smartphones and other devices to access the internet, it is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to ignore the potential of decentralized technologies. We can expect to see many more dApps developed in 2022 and an increase in mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies.
The world of blockchain is moving at the speed of light. It is important to remember that while some cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum will inevitably fall out of favor, other cryptocurrencies can increase in value based on their true usefulness. The technology itself has proven useful for many non-cryptocurrency purposes (such as logistics), which can help bring more confidence to this nascent space.
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Much as individuals might need to trust that they work exclusively upon the transcriptions of their logic, actually individuals are only not able to work in that way. The normal human mind is affected by a wide range of components besides logic. Actually, individuals may not know about the way that the things they do regularly are impacted by things they may not focus. Such is the truth of being human, feelings, madnesses, and an entire host of different elements dependably appear to assume a greater part than they ought to. It’s one thing to act thus and have its belongings turn out to be moderately considerate, yet these sorts of practices wind up having a greater amount of an effect than what individuals might want to concede. That turns out to be even more genuine inside the setting of monetary choices.
Madness, the word itself suggests that it is total without rationale. It’s not precisely perfect inside the universe of financial matters, but then individuals frequently extend their own madnesses at whatever point they are squeezed to settle on monetary choices. I trust that these madnesses contribute such a great amount to how the economy itself capacities. Being silly stands as an extremely lethal defect inside the setting of business, however, is regardless existent inside it. It then turns into the obligation of the persevering agent to comprehend these madnesses and utilize them to either further or ensure a business. On the off chance that they are continually going to be a part of the monetary world, then any cash made of them is not out of the question amusement.
I likewise cling to the conviction that feeling assumes an imperative part of the universe of business. Individuals are quite often going to twist to the will of their feelings. It is an inescapable occasion as opposed to a conceivable one. Individuals are exceptionally inclined to follow up on their feelings imprudently, and that can bring about budgetary choices that can be regarded to be extremely limited. The key then is to either hold these feelings within proper limits or to at any rate perceive the predominance of them previously so they can influence minor money-related choices, best case scenario.
The across the board utilization of logic is a key segment of an effective business. Notwithstanding, exploiting when individuals quit utilizing theirs is likewise a truly decent approach to profit. All’s reasonable in the business world, and if individuals can’t control their feelings and nonsensical insights, then they will probably pay an extremely robust cost.
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We are working with Revit MEP heating and cooling loads now. Before we can do the analysis, we need to define the spaces. Spaces have the information to run the calculation correctly.
For this tutorial, we will work on a new file.
Create a New MEP File and Link Architecture Model
Create a new file using default mechanical template.
Link the sample file to your new file. You can find the Revit sample files in this folder: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 201x\Samples.
Link file rac_advanced_sample_project.rvt to this file. You can refer to our first tutorial if you have difficulties in linking the file: Create a new project and link architecture model.
Enable Room Bounding
By default, you can’t use Revit link walls as room bounding. You need to enable it before we continue.
Click the linked file in your view until it’s highlighted. In the Properties Palette, click Edit Type.
Check the Room Bounding option in the Type Properties. Click OK to close the dialog.
If you are familiar with creating rooms in Revit Architecture, then creating Space is similar. You can find the tools in Analyze tab> Space and Zones panel.
Click Space to activate the tool. Review the properties on the Properties Palette.
Hover your mouse on a room. You can see the preview of your space, click to place it.
Repeat the steps above to a few rooms.
Place Spaces Automatically
You can manually place the spaces following the steps above. But if you want to automatically place all spaces, you can click Place Spaces Automatically on the Modify tab. It will create spaces for all rooms that is closed by wall boundaries.
You might want to check the boundary first using highlight boundary tool
After Revit completed creating spaces for this floor, it will show this summary.
You can rename a space by clicking the space name. Type the new name then press Enter.
Use Architecture Room’s Name with Space Naming
Space and rooms are using the same boundaries. You may want to rename your spaces with the same name as the room’s name. It will be a tedious task to rename all the spaces.
You can use Space Naming tool. This tool is included since Revit 2017.1. However, if you use the older version you must install Space Naming Utility separately.
Click the Space Naming tool. The tool will offer you these options.
Change the options if necessary then click OK to change the names.
We will continue working with spaces in the next tutorial.
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David ben Abraham Ha-Lavan
DAVID BEN ABRAHAM HA-LAVAN
DAVID BEN ABRAHAM HA-LAVAN (c. 1300), kabbalist who lived in France or Spain. His grandfather was rabbi in Coucy, France. David wrote Masoret ha-Berit, a kabbalistic-philosophic tract distinguished by its radical formulation of kabbalistic doctrines. His method of argumentation resembled that of the neoplatonic philosophers and his system was not far removed from pantheism. All things existed in the Creator's mind "in a spiritual actuality" and the difference between their state in the Creator's mind and their current state is only the fact that they have been materialized, i.e., "they took on a material form in time." All creation out of nothing is either creation out of the essence of the Glory of God or out of His word, and in any case out of the power of the first source of emanation; this ayin ("nothingness") is more real in its existence than any other reality. The process of emanation of all created beings by action of the Will, even the minerals, and their return to the origin of their existence in the divine Will, is called "the secret of the true transmigration."
Mekiẓe Nirdamim, Kobez al Jad, 1 (n.s. 1936); G. Scholem, in: Gaster Anniversary Volume (1936), 503–8.
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Time to take a look at artificial colors. How many products in your pantry and fridge contain artificial colors? And how can we lower that number extremely or eliminate it altogether?
Research artificial coloring today and how it affects the body. Be sure to include a search for common names given to artificial colors as they appear on ingredient labels. Write down what you find and if you feel you or your children might be affected by them.
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What is a Lockout Tag? A lockout tag can also be known as tag out tag. It is a highly visible safety tag used to help with the safe running and maintenance of site machinery. The tag is always used when the lockout is required.
The lockout tags can be written on with the details of the date the lockout has begun, details of the issue and who holds the key. These details are required as they are the only person that can remove the lockout tags and give permission for the lockout to be removed.
Types of lockout tags
Lockout tags are used with lockouts and are kept in the areas that contain all the required lockout stations
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Data derived from the Science Watch/Hot Papers database and the Web of Science (ISI, Philadelphia) show that Hot Papers are cited 50 to 100 times more often than the average paper of the same type and age.
The hunt for endogenous or synthetic molecules that can stimulate growth hormone production has always been appealing. Finding the right molecule or molecules that control appetite, for example, could have significant financial returns. About two years ago, two research groups, whose work has reached Hot Paper status, identified the elusive ligand for an endogenous G-protein-coupled receptor that stimulates the release of growth hormone. One of the groups, headed by Kenji Kangawa, director of the Department of Biochemistry at the National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute in Osaka, and professor at the Translational Research Center at Japan's Kyoto University, was interested in novel peptides and discovered the ligand, naming it ghrelin.1 A team...
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At its heart, the Eucharist is a sacrament of communion, bringing us closer to God and to our brother and sisters in the Body of Christ. If we live the fruits of the Eucharist in our daily lives, we will fill our families and our communities with the life-giving qualities that the Liturgy brings: hospitality, concern for the poor and vulnerable, self-offering, and thanksgiving.
Monday – Friday
Saturday Vigil Mass
9:00 AM – Live-Streamed on YouTube
To request a weekday or weekend Mass Intention online visit: Mass Intention Request
Recited at Noon before Mass Monday-Friday.
St. Anthony Devotions
Tuesdays after the 12:05 PM Mass with veneration of the relic of St. Anthony.
Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Thursdays after the 12:05 PM Mass concluding with Benediction at 2:00 PM.
Sacred Heart Devotions
First Fridays of the Month after the 12:05 PM Mass.
Rosary for the Respect and Dignity of All Life
Second Fridays of the Month after the 12:05 PM Mass in St. Anne’s Chapel.
Children are normally prepared for their First Reconciliation (Confession) in the second grade; followed by preparation for the sacraments of First Communion (Eucharist) and Confirmation in the third grade. In the Diocese of Phoenix the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist are celebrated in the same Liturgy. St. Mary’s Basilica also provides sacramental preparation programs for children older than the third grade. For more information Visit: Confirmation and 1st Eucharist for Children
If you haven’t received your First Communion (Eucharist) and Confirmation your preparation will be completed through the year-long Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process as required by the Diocese of Phoenix.
Free parking is available for parishioners and visitors attending Mass and sponsored events at St. Mary’s Basilica.
Our parking garage is located on 5th Street between Van Buren Street and Monroe Street.
Coordinator of Children’s Ministry
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Tikkun – Repairing the World by Serving Others.
Tikkun (תיקון) means to fix or to repair. The Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (fixing the world) is the idea that we can do good works to improve the world around us, and by doing so, we bring honor to HaShem.
Here at The Bridge, we want to put action to our faith, and this is one way that we can do that. We are working to put together opportunities to serve the Treasure Valley together as a group, ideally as families as well.
Tikkun events are open only to those who are part of the The Bridge community.
Please click -here- or check the bulletin for information about our scheduled events!
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There are few things in life that are as distressing as chronic pain. It depletes your energy and is emotionally draining. Overtime, pain can become a vicious cycle with a life of its own, continuing even after the original cause is resolved.
Chiropractic techniques are a simple, effective way of dealing with your pain.
The pain cycle is a complex chain of events which reinforce each other. It can begin with injury, illness or even stress, but each element can trigger or amplify another, creating a self-perpetuating cycle.
Brown Family Chiropractic specializes in helping you live a pain-free life by finding and treating the cause of your pain, including lower and upper back pain. Do you suffer from neck pain and headaches? The root cause is often within the spine, spinal column and nerve network, which controls nearly all of the body's functions, including its ability to fight off disease. We consider your whole being in order to help you achieve effective pain relief.
Brown Family Chiropractic uses proven, progressive methods like spinal adjustments and therapeutic massage that allows you to discontinue medication and disregard surgery. We'll check for a variety of neuromuscular conditions like protruded or slipped discs, and look for potential root causes of your pain and headaches, like improper exercise, emotional and physical stress, and poor office workplace ergonomics.
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Download PDF of Best Short Stories For Kids With Moral
Hello friends, today I am going to share Short Stories For Kids with all of you. Because we all see that along with being entertained through stories, you also get inspiration from it.
Apart from this, you also get to learn something from all these stories. Especially if we talk about children. So they get to learn a lot from all these short stories. And it improves morality.
Short stories teach us a lot and all these stories are based on the life of a person. Water also has to do with real life to some extent. Although it is not completely real.
If we talk about children’s short stories. So all these stories are meant to entertain all the little kids. Along with this, alphabet knowledge is given to them through all these stories.
In today’s article, we have brought some short stories for all of you. Which you can download from the link given below. Also, some stories are being given to you below, to read more stories download PDF by clicking on the link.
We have also given Moral at the end of thes short stories, which tell you what knowledge you get from these stories.
Story No. 1 – Two Friends and The Bear
Once there were two friends who were crossing the jungle. After some time they saw a bear coming towards them.Then, one of the friends quickly climbed the nearby tree and the other one did not know how to climb the tree. So he lays down on the ground holding his breath.
The bear reaches near him and sniffs him in the ear. After some time the bear left the place, thinking the man is dead. Now the other friend climbs down and asks his friend, what did the bear say to him in his ear? He replied, ” to be safe from the fake friends.”
Moral-: Beware of Fake Friends.
For Reading More Short Stories For kids Click on the Download link given below. all Short stories are free.
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The current global social, political, and economic climate poses several challenges for Latin America. On the one hand, the region must achieve long term, inclusive, sustainable development and improve its odds of convergence with advanced economies. Realizing this goal will require material improvements in key areas such as education, trade integration, infrastructure, productivity, equity, public safety, and governance. On the other hand, the continent faces the macroeconomic challenge of establishing credibility in the long-run solvency of public finances while preserving the pillars of the social safety nets set up over the past 15 years. These challenges must be addressed at a time when the political class in many Latin American countries has been severely weakened and delegitimized by years of lackluster performance and far-reaching corruption scandals.
For this first issue of Spotlight Latin America, the Brookings Global-CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative (ESPLA) invited experts from the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings to examine what they consider to be the key issues for Latin America this year and beyond, in the context of the broad challenges mentioned above. The essays in this collection do not aim to cover all of the region’s problems; rather, they serve as a starting point for dialogue. It is our hope that the conversation will continue through the year and for years to come.
Spotlight Latin America was edited by Ernesto Talvi and Sebastian Strauss.
To view the Spanish version of Spotlight Latin America, click here.
A quarter of a century since Chilean-style pension reforms swept Latin America, the state of the region’s pension systems is worrisome. Old and new problems are rearing their ugly heads, some setting off serious alarms, all posing thorny political and technical challenges. Pension issues have therefore once again taken center stage in the policy debate. This essay explores the root causes of the salient problems ailing pension systems in Latin America and outlines a forward-looking reform agenda.Continue Reading
Fiscal deficits are prevalent across Latin America. But how threatening are these deficits? Should countries engage in fiscal adjustment programs to avoid debt sustainability problems down the line? This essay explores under what circumstances fiscal deficits may be acceptable or even desirable, and analyzes how Latin American countries have fared in the last decade.Continue Reading
Many countries in Latin America are investing heavily in education and pursuing reforms to improve its quality. While these efforts will undoubtedly increase social welfare, the tacit assumption has been that if only the supply of human capital could be increased, then economic growth would accelerate. However, in cases such as Mexico, misallocation is thwarting the returns on these efforts. The potential productivity gains from a more educated labor force can, in some circumstances, be just that: potential.Continue Reading
Over the past decade, Latin America has seen significant improvements in educational performance and equity. However, the region still struggles to adequately prepare its young people for the future. Even if Latin America manages to close the academic achievement gaps of today, students will still not have the broad range of skills needed for work and life. Latin American countries must therefore find ways to “leapfrog” education. This essay explores the potential of existing education innovations in the region to rapidly accelerate progress toward transforming education.Continue Reading
Over the past decade, the government of Chile introduced education reforms aimed at raising student learning and reducing inequality, while successfully maintaining the school choice system introduced in 1981. This essay analyzes the main lessons learned from the Chilean experience. Other Latin American countries currently struggling to improve educational opportunities for all may be well advised to consider them.Continue Reading
Economic relations between Latin America and Asia are at a crossroads. Latin American countries must reignite trade with Asia, which remains the world’s fastest-growing region, while also diversifying and adding value to their exports. While the current global trade environment presents many challenges, it also gives renewed impetus to several projects to deepen trade and investment relations between Asia and Latin America.Continue Reading
As part of the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations, the Trump administration is seeking substantial changes to the treaty’s investment rules. While many of the U.S.-led reform proposals have been met with skepticism in both Mexico and Canada, this essay argues that Mexico should not fear a renegotiation of NAFTA’s investment chapter. There is little reason to believe that Mexico would necessarily be affected in any substantial manner.Continue Reading
In 2017, China was a more significant source of demand for Latin American products than had been expected, but a less significant source of capital. The Chinese economy is undergoing deep cyclical and structural changes that put the brakes on the country’s overseas investment activities. However, investment relations between Latin America and China remain at historically high levels. Although some of the media hype about Chinese financing has been out of touch with economic realities, Chinese investment—both direct in resources and lending for infrastructure—is likely to be increasingly important for the region.Continue Reading
Close to 40 million Latin American citizens live outside their countries of origin; this figure has been rising for decades now. This essay explores one of the many ways in which these growing diasporas represent an untapped economic opportunity for Latin America. The geographically localized nature of knowledge means that migrants can play a crucial role as carriers of innovation and technology across borders. Engaging diasporas in programs to improve competitiveness and productivity could yield significant economic benefits for the region.Continue Reading
Policing outcomes are to a large extent determined by the quality of police officers and by the incentives these face on the job. Beyond specific interventions such as police training or body cameras, it is necessary to broaden the lens through which we view the relationship between police and society and assess the quality of police practices. Policymakers need to understand how police officers are selected, what incentives they face, and to what extent monitoring technologies succeed at eliciting desired behaviors. This essay explores the determinants of police behavior and suggests ways for Latin America to improve its policing outcomes.Continue Reading
Cities have been central to the economic growth and development of Latin America for decades, but this economic growth has not always been well distributed and inclusive. Where one lives clearly determines her level of access to public and private resources. In order to achieve greater equality, Latin American cities must remove the spatial barriers the poor face when accessing employment, commerce, housing, schools, and health services. This essay examines the role of policymakers at the national and subnational levels in achieving spatial equity and enhancing inclusive urban development in Latin American.Continue Reading
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There are large numbers of Christians in the world today who are suffering badly for their faith.
In many countries they are routinely forced into low-paying jobs and denied places in higher education.
It is common too for them to be imprisoned for what they believe. And being in prison is often a far more difficult experience than it is in Western countries. There is frequently severe overcrowding, terrible heat or cold, poor sanitation, and a lack of food and water. And it is not unusual for there to be physical and mental torture as well.
Worst of all, there are some countries where Christians are often murdered for Jesus, sometimes in horrific ways.
Those of us who live in the relative safety of the West should try to imagine what it would be like to live in a place where Christians have recently been murdered. It must be very difficult, even taking into account the power of God to help. Yet this is the reality for thousands upon thousands of Christians today.
Biblical instructions to help persecuted Christians
The Bible teaches us in a number of places to help Christians who are suffering persecution.
In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus refers to various good deeds that are typically performed by those who will experience final salvation. And one of these is visiting people in prison (v. 36).
Jesus is surely referring, in large part at least, to visiting those who are prisoners because they are Christians.
The author of the letter to the Hebrews also teaches along these lines.
In Hebrews 10:32-34 he writes:
“But remember the earlier days, when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard and painful struggle. At times you were publicly exposed to insults and sufferings, and at other times you associated with those who experienced these things. You suffered with those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the seizure of your property, knowing that you have a better and lasting possession.”
The author is clearly encouraging his readers to get back into the habit of associating with and suffering with persecuted Christians.
Later in his letter, in Hebrews 13:3, he tells his readers:
“Remember the prisoners as if you were in prison with them, and those who are badly treated as people who are also in a body.”
Again, the author is instructing his readers to sympathise with and help persecuted fellow Christians.
We find the same theme in Paul’s letters too.
In 2 Timothy 4:16 he writes:
“At my first defence no one stood by me, but everyone abandoned me.”
Paul is referring to what happened on one of the occasions when he was on trial for being a Christian. Imagine how he would have felt, being let down by fellow believers in this way.
One of God’s purposes in making these words Scripture is surely to encourage us not to treat other Christians in the way Paul was treated on this occasion.
Another relevant verse in Paul’s letters is Colossians 4:18. Here, at the end of his letter to the church in Colossae, he makes a plea to his readers:
“Remember my chains.”
I think there are many thousands of Christians today who would say something similar to us if they could.
The obligation we are under
These passages, and others, show us how important it is for us to support our fellow Christians who are suffering persecution.
If we are in Christ, the ties that bind us to each other are strong. We are all part of one spiritual family (Mark 3:31-35), and if family members are badly treated, the others should rally round to help. We are all parts of one body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27), and if one part suffers, all parts suffer with it (v. 26).
Importantly, we should never think that the persecution of Christians who live in distant countries is not our concern. The Bible makes it clear that believers in the first century took a close interest in what was going on with churches all over the known world. And we should certainly do the same today.
In fact, in a real sense the world today is a much smaller place than it was in the first century. It is possible to fly to the opposite side of the globe in 24 hours, and to communicate with someone there in a matter of seconds. We are therefore much more able to find out what is happening to Christians in various parts of the world than was possible in the first century.
Given that getting information is relatively easy, and given the emphasis in Scripture on Christians taking a close interest in each other, there is really no excuse for us not to take an interest in what is going on with our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world. We should be finding out what is happening to Christians in various places and helping some of those who are in need. And a large part of the help we give should typically be for those who are suffering persecution.
Too often in Western countries there seems to be a self-centred attitude among Christians that only rarely looks beyond the borders of the country in which they live. This is surely displeasing to God, and is strikingly different from the attitude of believers we read about in the Bible.
Steps we can take
So what can we do to help? How exactly do we go about helping persecuted Christians in other parts of the world?
First of all, we can find out information about suffering believers in various places, and then pray fervently and persistently for them.
In this respect, I would like to specifically mention Open Doors (https://www.opendoors.org) and Barnabasfund (https://barnabasfund.org). These are Christian organisations which help the persecuted church, and they are excellent places to get up-to-date information on how to pray for Christians suffering persecution.
Second, we can put pressure on politicians who represent us.
It is a fact that some Western countries, especially the United States, have a lot of influence in world politics. If we pressurise politicians, sometimes this can result in influence being successfully brought to bear on the governments of countries where persecution of Christians is severe.
Again, I would recommend doing this through Open Doors and Barnabas. They often have online petitions and letters to sign, and they know exactly which politicians to contact about any particular issue. Pressurising politicians through these organisations is not a difficult thing to do.
Third, we can help financially.
Once again, I would recommend doing this through Open Doors and Barnabas. A major part of their work is to give practical aid to Christians who are in financial difficulties because of persecution. There is a great need for help of this kind, and these organisations are well able to distribute funds wisely.
Not making excuses
It is, of course, true that not everyone who professes Christian faith is genuinely born again. So it makes sense to think that some of those who experience persecution for the name of Christ will not be genuine believers.
Yet to use this as a reason not to give financial help would be a big mistake.
First, just because someone is not a real Christian would hardly be a good reason for not helping them. We are under obligation to love everyone, including those who are believers in name only. In fact, practically loving those whose faith is not real is likely to lead some to a genuine faith and relationship with God.
Second, we need to recognise that we are usually not in a position to say if professing Christians we don’t know personally are really born again or not. And it would be a terrible error to guess wrongly that someone is not a genuine Christian, and therefore to decide not to help them because of that bad guess.
Third, there are undoubtedly very many genuine Christians among those who are persecuted for professing Christian faith. Any Christian who is in contact with churches in places where persecution is strong will testify to the fact that many of those who say that they are believers really are, and clearly know God in a deep way.
Fourth, it is often precisely because Christians are genuine that they are persecuted. They have dared to stand up for Christ against all the odds humanly speaking, when if they had just stayed quiet they could have avoided persecution.
Refusing to give financial help to the persecuted church, then, because there will be some non-genuine believers among their number, makes no sense.
Asking God what we should do
In view of all that I have said, I would encourage everyone who reads this article to prayerfully consider what they are doing to help persecuted Christians. If you are a Christian, it is not someone else’s job to help them. It is all of ours.
At the very least keep them regularly in your prayers. And ask the Lord if He wants you to help in other ways too.
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Effects of Income Inequality in Asia
Asia has several emerging economies in the world. Countries like China and India have become a center of global economic attention because of their potential. Notably, China and India are the most populous nations on the planet taking the first and the second positions respectively. However, despite this growth, and the glittering future, Asia continues to experience widespread income inequalities in different countries like India, China, and Indonesia. The effects of income inequality in Asia are enormous. From poverty to poor infrastructure, many countries continue grappling with ways of taming the trend, which hampering economic growth in different ways.
What are the Effects of income inequality in Asia?
The rising level of income inequality in Asia is of great concern in the modern day and age. However, Asia is not alone since research shows that income inequality among emerging and developing economies in the world is on the rise. This is drawing the attention of policy makers. Today, the gap between the rich and poor in Asia continues to widen with no signs of the trend changing in the near future. As a result, the rich are getting richer while the poor become poorer every day.
The effects of income inequality in Asia cut across many countries. The first one is poverty. Asia today faces a serious economic scourge called poverty. While a few people in India, China, Indonesia and other Asian countries are living large because of massive wealth, majority are living below the poverty line. They cannot afford basic needs like food, safe water for drinking, and healthcare among other. Many cannot access good education, meaning they are likely to grow without enough education to guarantee them professional skills. Without going to school and later to college and earn a degree, the poor are destined for a dark future ahead, as the children of the rich attend the best schools and study abroad. This implies that income inequality in Asia remain a generational problem.
With an exception of China, it is important to note that East Asian countries have experienced rapid economic growth throughout history. Because of this trend, they have managed to keep their income inequalities at moderate levels.
Economic Effects of income inequality in Asia
The effects of income inequality in Asia vary from country to country. This is because Asian countries have continued to experience varying economic growth rates. For Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, which pride in having considerable growth in the region, several factors have alleviated income inequality. For example, land reforms and agricultural restructuring have helped to improve the situation.
Throughout history, China has had a different experience in terms of inequality. Until 1970s, China, the most populous country in the world had the lowest level of inequality. This was attributed to the fact that China was a purely socialist country. However, with sweeping economic reforms towards the end of the 19th century, China grew into a market economy, leading to exponential economic growth, which subsequently led to high levels of inequality.
Today, China for example is the world’s fastest growing. However, despite this exemplary performance, China has the highest level of income inequalities in East Asia. Because of this trend, the growth cannot reduce the levels of poverty in China as it were for the other countries in the region we mentioned. According to economic experts, several factors have contributed to this case. Importantly, spatial labor mobility has contributed to urban-rural inequality in the country topping the global list.
India, another important country in Asia has had experiences that are not too far from China’s. For example, its economic reforms that saw its economy boom in the past 20 years have equal measure of effects on the vast poor. Today, the gap between the poor and the rich is ever increasing. In India, 10% richest people earn about 12 times more than the 10 percent that live in poverty, a pointer to unequal income distribution. The situation, which has contributed to high levels of poverty, appears to have doubled in since 1990s. Thus, the effects of income inequality in Asia continue to undermine economic growth in the region.
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All you need to know about using mechanical reasoning test:
Generally, there are ample of hiring processes that are used to choose the capable candidate. The most common one is of course the personal interview. But when it comes to technology, the real question comes is how much are you really sure about the technical experience of the candidate. Of course, the answers that you get in personal interview are solely something you can’t be really sure of unless, you know the person or have seen him/her personally and that is the main reason when it comes to hiring a technical or say mechanic person, you need to carry a different approach. Do not worry; since this approach would give you the precise reason on why the shortlisted candidate must be taken to the next level of interview.
Understanding the concept of machinal reasoning test and its purpose:
Mechanical reasoning tests are designed for hiring process where the job profiles like engineering or emergency services or army are quite common. Such type of test us used for evaluating the individual in terms of reasoning for any situation when it comes of dealing with it in a practical environment. Candidates also need to answer those questions that are based on some topics such as levers, electrical circuits., springs, tools, maps, and even gears to name a few. Such type of test is important for you to know if the candidate holds a good knowledge for every area and have the basic principle along with it although it is not likely that a candidate must have reached to that stage where his experience or knowledge has not contributed.
There is no hard and fast rule associated with such type of test. Of course, the test comes with some challenging questions but since you would be using it for hiring for the first time then speaking with subject matter expert in this situation can be helpful. The candidate, in such type of test generally gets an image that depicts the scenario or a machinal problem which is more likely to include the potential energy, forces and even friction. Such types of questions are more specially related to dealing witch machines.
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The types of test you may want to know:
Such type of test is categorized into certain types. Every type of the test is known for its special characteristics and needless to say it holds a great importance. The test more basically focuses on hiring the candidate with a certain set of interest and know if the person is a perfect fir for the job role where he has applied or not.
Barron’s Test of Mechanical Aptitude:
Such type of test is used in the selection process for the military students who want to get enrolled in the same field in future. The test helps in evaluating the candidate spending on the subject which is associated to persona abilities to achieve success in the occupation
Bennett Test of Mechanical Comprehension:
The test is used for evaluating the machinal or engineering based candidate. It more basically evaluates the ability fi the candidate to understand the physical force that may affect the mechanics.
Approaching mechanical reasoning tests:
This is another interesting test which is considered to be good for using it in prediction sector. It evaluates the employees at work. The candidate is expected to practice as much as they can to make themselves more aware on the type of questions and get the accurate results in form of the employers’ response.
Wiesen Test of Mechanical Aptitude:
This is another extremely interesting test that you are likely to come across. The focus of such test is to understand if the candidate has got ability for operating and even the servicing tool and machinery and whether it measures the ability within the assessment
Stenquist Test of Mechanical Aptitude:
This is another interesting type of test in which a person does not need any kind of experience in a specific domain. Rather the questions that are put in this test are associated with the pictures from which the candidate has to choose the one which is suitable for the situation.
Of course, the test is specifically timed and to make sure toy choose the right solution, you need to be extremely careful with the approach that you hold in terms of hiring a candidate while using the test. For those job roles where the test holds a great importance, it is expected from the candidate to use the formulas and even the principles by which all the questions are answered in a correct manner. This way if you intend to hire a candidate for the profile at times where his sector is not related such as accountancy, the person is expected to be flexible in that situation.
So go ahead and create a strong test by which you can actually hire the potential candidate who can be part of your business at the same time increase your company’s value in the market.
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Anyone who knows me at all recognizes that among the many things I am passionate about, a top contender is preserving our environment. And one important way to do that is through repurposing of items.
That’s why when one of my friends told me about a Facebook group called The Buy Nothing Project, I was more than intrigued. Now keep in mind, I hardly get on Facebook and rarely post anything so this was certainly not in my comfort zone. But the concept was definitely right up my alley.
So, I went exploring on the page. It was super easy to join the group by answering three simple questions to determine that I was in the right geographical group.
Buy Nothing has eight different neighborhood groups around Fort Wayne including the northside, downtown and all ‘round. Our Buy Nothing Waynedale/Foster Park/Indian Village group is for neighbors south of Home Ave, West of Fairfield, East of Ardmore, and North of Airport Expressway, Fort Wayne, IN. Check out this link to make sure where you fall so you can “Give where you live”. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1b4ysoEDSQ2B1iF5t_0SLy7uMznnxoNVT
Curtis Liberalis is responsible for bringing the Buy Nothing group to our neck of the woods in early 2019. He helps other groups get established and is currently working with individuals from Buy Nothing groups in the Huntington and Leo areas. He is an administrator along with two other individuals, Chelsea Hart-Shilling and Ashley Kick, who oversee the activity of the currently over 650 members and growing. They prompt people who have questions, are not following the guidelines, and occasionally deleting them if necessary for not abiding by the rules.
The rules are simple: Participate as yourself; Keep it legal; Keep it civil; Participate at your own risk; Respect your neighbors – their privacy, their property; Give freely; Give from your own abundance; Buy Nothing is a gift economy; and Ask, give, and share creatively. The full explanation of each rule is on the page.
When I spoke with Curtis, his genuine passion for Buy Nothing was obvious. One of the group members, Michelle Zeigler states “Curtis was the perfect person to get the ball rolling in our area. He is very personable and really cares about people.”
Curtis tells me “Buy Nothing helps foster community in an age where it is difficult to feel community. We are neighbors helping each other.” His example of when people used to go to the neighbor next door to borrow a cup of sugar really resonated with me. I feel blessed that I can do that in my neighborhood but not all people feel comfortable doing so. Curtis says, “Every day is full of really good feels, there is consistent kindness, people sharing with one another.”
In the Buy Nothing group, you must begin each post with a header:
GIFT – You are giving something away. As the “gifter”, you make the decision on who receives it. Members generally comment why they would like to be considered for the gift. That helps you make your decision. You may choose to let the item “simmer” for a few days to see what additional responses come in. Once you decide who gets the gift, most people typically arrange privately to pick up or leave the item on their front porch for immediate pick up. Remember you are all within a couple of miles of each other.
ASK – You are in need of something. You simply watch and keep your fingers crossed that another member has whatever item you seek sitting unused in their attic or garage and you might end up with it.
GRATITUDE – This is really fulfilling to watch as people post pictures of the received items in their new homes and in use. Truly a cheery feeling.
Bethann Matthews states “Our local Buy Nothing group seems to be unique. Many of us have become closely connected. I’ve seen deep friendships and incredible acts of service among the members of our group. It has been invaluable to me as a single mom of special needs kids in terms of clearing clutter and receiving things we have need of, but it is the relationships that have been built that are truly priceless.”
The concept of nothing going to waste is significant in a world where our landfills are full and people are in need. I find following the posts intriguing. Items vary, ranging from an ice maker to clothing, live plants to extra meals. Nothing is considered too insignificant to share.
Another longtime member of the group, Ann Petro agrees, “It feels good to be able to give someone an item they ask for and I especially love finding a home for things I no longer want but another person is excited to receive. I’ve seen the group rally around a mother with a special needs child, showering her with caring words, a hot meal, and thoughtful gifts in addition to the box of diapers she asked for! Dresses for special occasions have been borrowed and gifted instead of purchased. I asked for a sleeping bag for a friend going to camp and had one gifted to me in a couple hours. This is the way neighbors are supposed to be.”
I stepped out of my comfort zone and took the plunge. My first ASK, looking for shelving to use in the storage unit for Waynedale event supplies hasn’t had a nibble yet, but I may get lucky!
- Giving From Your Heart ~ Community Spotlight - July 15, 2022
- There Is No Better Time Than Right Now – Community Spotlight - May 6, 2022
- There Is No Better Time Than Right Now – Community Spotlight - April 22, 2022
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Last few points are regarding how to approach outbreak, identify, communicate to stop the fear in people. In the era of social media, internet browsing – more information is available. However, to give correct information the effective community communication is needed. This can be achieved by (WHO) stopping rumors, by building trust, informing in local language and reducing the fear of outbreak.
7. The approach and messaging directed towards each community must evolve with the epidemic and incorporate new messages and communication methods as it unfolds. These messages must also proactively detect misinformation and rumors. Effective community engagement limits the opportunities for misunderstandings and the proliferation of rumors, and it mitigates the spread of fear and anxiety.
8. Identify people that the community trusts and build relationships with them. Involve them in decision-making to ensure interventions are collaborative, contextually appropriate and that communication is community owned.
9. Two-way communication should be achieved through the most socially acceptable and effective channels. Messages must be “translated” into local language, local context and to match the education levels and preferences (e.g. visual, written or oral cultures) of the target population. All communication with communities should be transparent, timely, easy-to-understand, acknowledge uncertainty, address affected populations, link to self-efficacy, and be disseminated using multiple platforms, methods and channels.
10. Disease creates fear which often leads to practices that further amplify the epidemic. These can be both individual and collective. They can relate to the transmission of the disease, or the stigma, and extreme stress on the ties that bind communities.
Main article: https://healthylife.werindia.com/your-road-to-healthy-life/community-communication-and-covid-19-outbreak
Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: March 18, 2020
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By Anu Hosangadi
Liver Cancer Connect’s “Fighting the Doom and Gloom” series is highlighting some of the advances in prevention, screening, and treatment that are helping to increase survival among people with liver cancer. Previously, we talked about how prevention works. Now we’ll explain how screening and surveillance save lives.
Why Are Screening and Surveillance So Important?
Screening and surveillance (regular monitoring) for liver cancer help detect the cancer early. Early detection is one of the most effective ways to improve treatment success and survival rates. Screening refers to the first test to detect cancer or an increased risk for cancer. Surveillance refers to the regular testing or monitoring that is done after the first screening test.
Surveillance in people with risk factors for liver cancer can help detect liver cancer before symptoms occur and while the tumor is small and can be surgically removed. This greatly increases the survival rate.
Who Needs Liver Cancer Screening?
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recommends that men with hepatitis B should start screening/surveillance at age 40 years, and women at age 50. Screening should be done at 6-month intervals. But some high-risk groups could benefit from earlier and more frequent screening and testing. Did you know that as many as 33% of liver cancers that develop in people with chronic hepatitis B infection occur without cirrhosis? So regular monitoring is essential.
Someone with a family member, such as a parent, sibling or child, with liver cancer is about four times more likely to develop liver cancer than someone without such a family history. This increased risk is seen even among people without viral hepatitis. So it’s possible that either genetic factors or shared environmental factors influence the risk of liver cancer. And individuals with more than one risk factor have the highest risk of developing cancer, especially at a young age.
What Does Screening Involve?
Screening for liver cancer involves a physical examination, blood tests to detect levels of a protein called alpha fetoprotein (AFP), and ultrasound imaging. Several new blood tests are being studied to see if they can pick up liver cancer earlier than using AFP and ultrasound. The ultimate goal is to detect the cancer as early as possible, which increases the number of treatment options available, and may increase the treatment successes.
Have More Questions?
- Do I have to go to a liver specialist for screening?
- I was born in a country where hepatitis B is common, but I don’t have any signs of liver disease. Do I need screening?
- Ultrasound, CT, or MRI- what’s the best for diagnosing liver cancer?
For the answers to these questions, check out Liver Cancer Connect’s webinar series on liver cancer, where leading liver disease experts explain what you need to know about liver cancer. Our next blog will cover the treatment options for liver cancer.
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The word Shoftim means “judges.” And that is precisely what this week’s portion is all about. Both the Torah and the Zohar discuss the subject of judges at length, in what seems to be very different ways. In the Biblical story, we find Moses instructing the Israelites on how to nominate and identify judges amongst themselves. In the Zohar, there is a lengthy discussion of the spiritual process after death and the gates of heaven. When the soul leaves the body, it goes through different gates, and before each one there stands a judge. The Zohar reveals that these spiritual gates correspond to our own physical gates – our eyes, our nose, our mouth… all the senses we use to judge others.
"We can cool the fire of our judgment with mercy."
The problem with judging is that things are rarely as they seem. We see someone hurting others, but we don’t see how badly they were once hurt. We see those who act like fools, and don’t stop to think how the very definition of a fool is one who knows no better. We see those who behave like clowns, but we are not aware that their motivation is simply to make someone smile.
Vision does not come from our eyes. The eye itself is like a blank canvas receiving images in black and white and upside down. Our mind then turns it around and creates the visual. What does that mean? Our mind perceives what we see, and therefore we see mostly with prejudice. Everything, from what we experienced in our childhoods to what happened two minutes ago, informs how we see and how we judge someone or something in the present moment.
So, how is it possible for us to see a true and clear picture? How can we start to see the essence of people and intentions for what they really are? The truth is, we can’t. But what we can do is begin to understand that we can cool the fire of our judgment with mercy. Not only is it not our place to judge others, but one of the most merciful things we can do sometimes is to open our hearts and give others the benefit of the doubt.
"Things are rarely as they seem."
This is what many of the ancient kabbalists made into a way of life. There are countless stories of sages who simply could not see negativity in others. If someone was eating with no manners, for instance, swallowing without chewing, a kabbalist would be of the mindset, “He must be eating in such a hurry because he has to get somewhere quickly to help someone.” No matter what these kabbalists would see with their eyes, they would justify it with their minds and in their consciousness as an act done for the purpose of serving the Light. By doing so, they kept their own hearts open, their thoughts positive, and their souls in alignment with the way of Light. For the Creator too makes allowances for our actions.
There is an energy that exists in the universe right now that can support us in this work of becoming more merciful and less judgmental. Let us use our minds to make right side up what we see that might look upside down. Let us use our eyes to see with mercy, not judgment. Instead of creating a movie in our minds that paints people and situations in black or white, let us apply consciousness to paint our vision with glorious color and beautiful souls beaming only positive intentions.
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Although at times it may feel like it, oil isn’t the enemy! We all need oil to maintain a barrier allowing moisture to stay in but keep environmental nasties out. But too much oil can mean unwanted sheen and breakouts. Whether your skin is normal, dry, or oily, you have a certain amount of natural oils (sebum). Dry skin lacks these vital oils. A normal skin type has a perfect balance. If you have oily skin, you produce sebum to excess. To manage your oily skin effectively, follow our tips for the best at home care. 1. Find the right cleanser Using the correct cleansing products can make a huge difference in the amount of oil that’s left on your skin. If you have more dry skin during the winter months, it’s possible you may need to rethink your skincare plan for the spring and summer with a gel-based cleanser. By finding the right cleanser for you, and using it properly, every morning and night, you can keep the benefits to balance your skin and keep your pores in good health. Firstly wet your face, massage in your cleanser and pat dry. It’s not rocket science but it will have your glow soaring. The aim is to cleanse without stripping off moisture so no matter what skin type you have, avoid cleansers that contain soap or scrubbing agents. These can make pores look bigger and send oil production into overdrive. You can also go for a cleanser with BHAs in it to really assist in dissolving excess oil. In fact, many women have turned to actually use oil to cleanse! Using oils can help protect the natural lipid layer of the skin and the good bacteria that live there. 2. Don’t miss the moisturiser We’ve found that products specially formulated for minimising oiliness can provoke the situation, as so many contain harsh ingredients that remove every last drop of sebum from the skin. Adding moisture to the skin actually helps reduce the oiliness because it helps slow down sebum production. It’s most likely oil production increases in the warmer months. Even if you have oily skin or your oil production increases during the warmer months, you need to hydrate so ensure you continue to do so. Try a light one with Vitamin C! Also focus on your water intake to prevent skin from becoming dehydrated. Hydrating internally results in better skin hydration too. That’s what our bodies naturally crave hydrating foods during warmer climates. Think of those antioxidant-rich, refreshing foods like sinking your teeth into a sliced watermelon or snacking on blueberries. Summer heaven (remember to be pro-active with your sincere routine too)! 3. Go easy on the toner (or try a mist instead!) Everything in moderation and especially when it comes to toner! Like with all skincare products…choose the right one for you and don’t over-do it. It’s easy to become overwhelmed with what is on offer so know your stuff (or ask us)! Many people think a toner or astringent is the answer to oil-banishing prayers. However, a harsh toner merely strips the skin and in turn, it tries to compensate for such. In simple terms, if the oil is stripped away then more oil will be produced to replace it. Take note; Freshners: the mildest form of toners, they’re alcohol-free and suitable for all skin types, including dry and sensitive. Tonics: they contain a small amount of alcohol, and are mostly suitable for normal, combination, and oily skin. Astringents: the harshest form of toners, they contain antiseptic ingredients and a high amount of alcohol, and aren’t suitable for anyone. Avoid! A nice introduction to toning your skin is with the Ultra Hydrating Skin Mist. 4. Sunnyside up Try a retinoid. It’s vital we are sun aware at all times, even on those cloudy days. Eliminate sun exposure as much as possible and use a high SPF when out and about. The sun ages our skin so be sure to reach for the retinoid! Retinoids are Vitamin A derivatives. They have found to be useful in medicine where they regulate epithelial cell growth. They have superpowers to improve fine lines, texture, and tone and actively encourage your skin to behave like a younger version of itself! Increasing cell turnover is how they work their magic whilst stimulating collagen and they can prevent pigmentation. It also works wonders for acne by controlling the oils. It will reshape the lining of your pores, so oil comes out easily rather than getting trapped and causing a clogged pore, blackhead, or pimple. Because retinoids function as antioxidants and reduce the amount of melanin the skin produces, you’ll get the results of a more even skin tone. It’s best to pop retinoids into your evening skincare routine to avoid interactions with other ingredients and start slowly with a little every few evenings to build up your tolerance. Good for all skin types, your oily skin can cope with such ingredients. 5. Alternate your active serums Too much of a good thing can be a true statement indeed. The tendency to overuse any powerful ingredients on any skin type can lead to irritation. Where oily skin is concerned, that irritation proves itself as more oily. Jeepers! That is why you should try to stick to one active per night. For example, if you use a chemical exfoliator with acids or enzymes, use it on the nights you’re not using your retinoid product. Give them all a chance to shine in their own light! 6. Choose your makeup wisely There is really no need to carry that blotting paper and a pot of powder for touch-ups. What a relief! You just need to choose your foundation wisely. Luckily, long gone are the days when you only have long-wear liquid foundations on offer. Mineral powders have opened new doors for oily skin customers offering a flawless base without a caked on look! It’s weightless on the skin and effortlessly gives an invisible natural finish. Mineral powders come with so many benefits as they won’t clog your pores, they’re winners in the oil-absorbing department, and can easily be reapplied up as the day goes on. It’s ok if you do prefer a liquid though as you can seek a loose setting powder for a shine-free finish. Press it into the skin to seal the deal. Remember to always remove your make-up before bed and allow your skin to breathe.
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Working with Young People is designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills you need for supporting young people as they learn about themselves, others and society and prepare for the transition to adulthood. It introduces the fundamental concepts and issues that lie at the heart of contemporary work with young people and challenges you to think deeply about: - the social context of young people - values and principles that underpin practice - the variety of settings in which practice takes place, and - the importance of informal learning in the lives of young people. Whether you are a new student or returning to study, Working with Young Poeple provides a stimulating introduction and a foundation for further study. Sheila Curran is Senior Lecturer at The Open University. Roger Harrison is Senior Lecturer at The Open University. Donald Mackinnon is Lecturer at The Open University.
Chapter 2: Youth as a Social Construction
Youth as a Social Construction
The idea that youth is a social construction – that it is made and shaped by the society we live in and will therefore change time and place – can have a powerful influence on how we look at young people and interpret their behaviour. This chapter explains what is meant by social construction and explores some of the processes through which our understandings of young people are being shaped.
This chapter will introduce you to the concept of youth. Generally referring to an age-bound stage in the life course, the term has particular associations and meanings in Western societies. This chapter will demonstrate how the idea of youth can be understood as a ...
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