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On average, over 18,000 burglaries take place per month in the UK in 2022. As the world progresses, so to do the methods used by criminals to break into homes and businesses. Ongoing maintenance used to be a frequently overlooked area of building maintenance for both commercial properties and residential homes. However, more and more organisations are protecting themselves from security threats by carrying out ongoing maintenance.
What is on going maintenance?
Sometimes referred to as planned preventative maintenance, on going maintenance is a system of works in which various elements of a building security system are routinely checked and maintained to ensure continued successful operation over the long term. On going maintenance can involve but is not limited to the following elements of a building security system:
What is ongoing CCTV maintenance?
When setup correctly CCTV networks form a layer of protection that is not only a deterrent but also helps employees and customers feel safer. CCTV maintenance is important because even the most robust CCTV systems can suffer a glitch, be covered by grime or even staff members may mistakenly fray cables or damage the systems. With ongoing maintenance technical faults can be spotted and fixed before a time of emergency.
Moreover the layout and valuable entry points of a room in a building can change over time. This is why ongoing professional CCTV maintenance comes into its own because where security is concerned prevention is absolutely better than cure.
CCTV ongoing maintenance checks include but are not limited to:
- Camera lens field of vision is checked
- Dust and dirt are removed from the CCTV system
- Lens focus is verified by the engineer
- Wiring is checked for fraying and general wear and tear
- Image quality is checked
- Monitoring equipment is checked and replaced if required
- Time and date stamps are checked.
Maintaining a good CCTV network is an essential part of building security. Elite security supports some of the UK’s most well known organisations with the provision of CCTV systems and ongoing maintenance.
What is ongoing maintenance for access control systems?
An access control system allows only authorised personnel to access a building or area within a building. It is vital that these systems are continuously functioning in order to prevent unauthorised people gaining access to areas – even more so where there is a risk to health and safety or valuable goods.
Checks for access control systems include but are not limited to:
- Tamper detection
- Network connection checks
- Visual inspections of physical security; card readers, barriers, doors
- Checking mains and emergency back-up power supplies
- Checking data logs
- Any required software updates are carried out Keypad / biometric system checks
Access control systems are a favoured by many large corporations who have larger premises to monitor and manage. These systems have a unique advantage over traditional keys. Elite security are experts in the installation of access control systems.
What is ongoing maintenance for intruder alarms?
An intruder alarm that is faulty or poorly serviced and maintained is a false economy, especially if it does not activate during a break in and deter intruders. Carrying out regular intruder alarm maintenance is essential. Like anything electronic, an alarm system comprises many electrical components which need to be tested to ensure they are still working effectively. This means any potential defects can be identified early and a malfunction can be avoided.
Ongoing Intruder Alarm Checks include but not limited to:
- Visual inspection of cabling and connections
- Testing remote signalling equipment
- Check mains and back up battery are functioning
- Ensure user access codes are functioning correctly
- Audible checks of the alarm speakers and sirens.
- Log results of tests
With any ongoing maintenance plans, Elite Security provide a full and appropriate list of checks and customised plans for each client. Clients know that they receive experienced engineers, prompt response to emergency call outs, and a history of providing high quality service to clients.
Looking for a quote on ongoing maintenance plans?
Contact Elite Security Today! Our qualified team of engineers and installation technicians are available, with same day service and 24-hour emergency callout. Trusted by The Natural History Museum, Harvey Nichols & Goldman Sachs. +44 (0)20 85341660, mail at email@example.com,
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Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range.
On arriving at New Delhi Our Representative will welcome you and drive to Mussoorie. On arrival check into hotel. Stay Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast proceed to visit famous Kemtey fall is 15Kms approx. from Mussoorie. It is popular tourists point in Mussoorie. Cloud Ends is 7Kms approx. from Mussoorie. It is hightest point of Mussorie offering awesome view to tourists. Camels Back Road is around 3Kms from Mussoorie. As name suggests rocks are shaped like a hump of camel at the end of road. Gun Hill Point is second highest point in Mussoorie. It is also accessible by a cable car (On direct payment). It offers complete view of Mussoorie. Lal Tibba (Red Hills) is located 6Kms from Mussoorie. If is famous among tourists to view sunset and sunrise.Also visit mall road. Back to the hotel. Overnight at Mussoorie. Note: Cab Will not go to Lal Tibba , Mall Road Etc.. Where not Allowed
After breakfast checkout from Hotel and transfer to Rishikesh. On reaching Check in to Hotel and refresh yourself and Later visit Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, Ganges of Ganga for Arti and Later Overnight stay at Hotel.
After breakfast checkout from hotel and drive to Haridwar. On arrival check into hotel. In evening Attand Ganga Aarti, Visit local market as per your convience. Stay overnight at hotel.
After breakfast checkout from hotel and visit local places of Haridwar like Mansa Devi Temple , Chandi Devi Temple , Har ki Pauri Ghat etc.. Stay Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast checkout from hotel and drive to Dehradun. Check into Hotel and later visit Robber's Cave, Sahastradhara, Tapkeshwar Temple, Mindrolling Monastery. Later come back to Hotel for Night Stay.
After breakfast checkout from hotel and drive to Delhi for Drop.
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A three-year-old patient became the first child in Lithuania to be infected with Covid-19. The child's parents, both doctors, also tested positive for the infection, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
The child is being treated at home, it said.
Six new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Lithuania on Tuesday evening, on top of the 24 confirmed throughout the day, bringing the country's total to 209. Thirty-nine caes of the coronavirus were diagnosed on Monday.
Some of the new cases were contracted locally, including a member of the non-medical staff at Klaipėda University Hospital.
Ten cases were confirmed at the laboratory of Kaunas Clinics, including three people whose samples were taken at a drive-in station in the city. The other seven cases are foreign citizens.
Four cases were confirmed by the National Public Health Surveillance Laboratory. Three people are being treated at the Republican Hospital of Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, and one person is undergoing treatment at Santara Clinics in Vilnius.
Two cases were confirmed by the laboratory of the Republican Hospital of Šiauliai. Both people are isolated and undergoing treatment in the same hospital.
Lithuania extends controls of EU borders
Lithuania's interior minister has extended controls over the country's borders with Latvia and Poland until April 13.
Lithuania introduced the border controls on March 14. Under EU law, border control within the Schengen Area can be initially restored for ten days and then extended for another 20 days, although the total period cannot exceed two months.
Like other EU countries, Lithuania introduced restrictions on the movement of people in order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus.
Since March 16, foreigners who are not resident in the country are not allowed to come, while Lithuanian nationals are banned from leaving the country without a reason.
All returnees and people with mild symptoms to be isolated
The government announced that all returnees will be placed in 14-day isolation at municipal premises as of Tuesday. However, the order also stipulates that people diagnosed with Covid-19 and displaying only "mild symptoms" should also be placed at municipal accommodation.
Municipalities located at the country's border crossing points are now required to provide round-the-clock transportation of returnees from the airports, seaports, and other border checkpoints to the municipal accommodation.
Read more: Coronavirus: US firm to produce test kits in Lithuania
Authorities are also responsible for providing the isolated people with substinance.
Previously, returnees had to self-isolate at home, and those diagnosed with the virus and only showing mild symptoms could be discharged for home treatment.
The decision was criticised by Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius.
"If the decision is not reversed, it will affect all of us and will significantly impede the fight against Covid-19," the mayor said on Facebook, adding that he sent a protest letter to Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
According to the mayor, the decision will lead to a waste of administrative and medical resources, leaving fewer resources for severely ill patients, which "will cost lives".
The measure will prompt people to avoid being tested for the virus and will lead to serious violations of children’s rights, Šimašius warned.
According to the mayor, the minister's order is impossible to implement, given epidemiologists' forecasts that about two-thirds of the population will contract the Covid-19 virus.
"Nearly 2 million people in Lithuania would have to be relocated from their homes," he said.
Šimašius called on Skvernelis to revoke the order and "take steps to ensure that the health minister is no longer able to make similar decisions that aren't based on science and doctors' experience".
Isolation order in effect in all Lithuanian municipalities except Klaipėda
"Since passengers who are arriving by ferry to Lithuania today were not aware of the requirement when they departed, Klaipėda asked to give them an extra day in order to avoid unrest," Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga told LRT Radio on Tuesday morning.
"A lot of people are arriving in their own cars, and Klaipeda needs to make arrangements as to the parking and logistics of these cars. Thus, were are giving the seaport an extra day, but all other municipalities should put the procedure in place from today," the minister said.
"I understand that this is a challenge for municipal administrations, but they were given a lot of time to prepare. In addition, let's not forget that our hotels are empty [...]. These are really good conditions for our returnees to go into quarantine for 14 days," he added.
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The country aims to attract small and high technology investors to set-up business here, as it promotes innovation and utilization or commercialization of intellectual property (IP) assets deemed vital to the economic development.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has launched its National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPS) 2020-2025 which identifies key issues and challenges faced in achieving the goals of IP as a tool for innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness.
To attract small and high technology investors, the NIPS underscored the need to implement the relevant provisions of the Philippine Innovation Act and Innovation Start-up Act.
Republic Act No. 11337, or the Innovative Startup Act, provides benefits and programs to further develop startups and startup enablers in the country. A startup refers to “any person or registered entity in the Philippines which aims to develop an innovative product, process or business model.”
The Philippine Innovation Act, on the other hand, supports innovation activities especially of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and to enable them to become part of the global market.
The NIPS said the country should also implement the revolving fund mechanism under the Technology Transfer Act.
“Given the recent passage of relevant laws on innovation such as the Philippine Innovation Act, Technology Transfer Act, and the Innovation Start-up Act, the key stakeholders of the IP system are in a perfect place to be instrumental in achieving economic and technological development in the Philippines,” it said.
The NIPS further said it is also imperative to improve the country’s research and development (R&D) innovation performance, and enhance the funding rationalization and operations related to government-funded agencies.
It considered IP utilization or commercialization as one of the most important stages of the IP cycle “since it is in this stage where IP can be monetized by the creator towards economic and social prosperity.”
The strategies identified under the NIPS are anchored on the acronym SPEED, laid down as: S – Support Sectoral Advancement Through the Use of the IP System, P – Promote Innovation and Utilization/Commercialization of IP Assets, E – Elevate the Creative and Cultural Industries, E – Enhance the Legal System, Institutions and Structures Related to Intellectual Property; and D – Demystify, Mainstream and Professionalize Intellectual Property.
“Each of these strategic goals sets out a list of doable and well devised strategies and action plans which, if enforced strongly, efficiently and consistently in the next few years, will effectuate success for the IP ecosystem and the whole of the Philippines,” it
The NIPS also hoped that government agencies, universities, researchers, inventors, creators, the business sector, consumers, and IP advocates, will find the urgency to unite to achieve a high level of appreciation and utilization of the IP system.
“While earlier efforts to upscale the country’s innovation and creativity environments are bearing fruitas evidenced by the increased local IP filings, Philippines’ impressive advancements in the Global Innovation Index report, among othersmuch still needs to
be done for local societies to understand the value adding role of IP, and how this can be used as a competitive strategic tool by innovators and creators,” it added.
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AWS re/Start is a full-time, classroom-based skills development and training program that prepares individuals for careers in the cloud and connects them to potential employers. A technology background is not required to apply. The program is focused on unemployed or underemployed individuals, including military veterans, their families, and young people.
Through scenario-based learning, hands-on labs, and coursework, learners can gain the technical and soft skills they need for an entry-level cloud role. AWS re/Start also provides learners with resume and interview coaching to prepare them for employer meetings and interviews.
About the Curriculum
AWS re/Start curriculum teaches AWS Cloud fundamentals to help learners succeed in entry-level cloud positions. Through scenario-based exercises, hands-on labs, and coursework, learners build Linux, Python, networking, security, and relational database skills.
Learners receive job-specific training on building effective front-line support, troubleshooting, escalation, and task automation techniques. AWS re/Start also provides learners with professional skills including effective communication, collaboration, resume writing, and interview coaching to prepare them for employer meetings and interviews.
- Full-time availability to attend training Monday–Friday for the course duration (typically 12 weeks)
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WASHINGTON and ATLANTA — The International Code Council (ICC) and ASHRAE have partnered to publish 2015 WEP: Water Efficiency Provisions of the International Green Construction Code. The organizations said the publication is a complete code resource on water conservation and efficiency. It includes water-related International Green Construction Code (IgCC) provisions to support jurisdictions facing critical water challenges and drought.
“The updated WEP provides the most contemporary requirements for designers, policy makers, and the construction community who are looking for ways to deal with severe droughts and the need to better conserve one of life’s most precious resources — water,” said Dominic Sims, CBO, chief executive officer of the ICC. “The WEP provides a concise and comprehensive resource to address the challenges associated with water scarcity.”
The reference includes indoor and outdoor water efficiency and conservation provisions from throughout the 2015 IgCC, as well as 2015 International Plumbing Code, Chapter 13 on Nonpotable Water Systems and water use provisions from ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES 189.1-2014 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
“Water efficiency and conservation is a critical factor in the design and operation of buildings,” said David Underwood, president of ASHRAE. “Given that buildings consume 20 percent of the world’s available water, this update to the Water Efficiency Provisions is vital in helping our industry save significant amounts of water. It contains water efficiency provisions from Standard 189.1, which deals with all aspects of sustainable building design.”
The 2015 WEP covers water efficient plumbing, appliances, landscape irrigation, and mechanical systems. It also features the latest provisions for alternate water sources like rainwater, graywater, and reclaimed water. It promotes water conservation associated with both the building and the building site addressing numerous systems and components. It can be purchased online in soft cover format or PDF download. More information is available here.
For more information about the International Code Council, visit www.iccsafe.org.
For more information about ASHRAE, visit www.ashrae.org.
Publication date: 11/10/2015
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INTELLIGENT giving requires separating fact from fiction, reality from illusion. Most alumni view their alma maters through the rosy lens of nostalgia. You've heard the joke, "Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be." Well, your college may not be what it used to be, either. Enjoy the memories, but face reality. People don't invest in a company out of nostalgia. They don't buy Singer Sewing Company stock just because in their first job they worked as a seamstress. They don't buy General Motors stock because their first car was a Chevy.
Put aside your nostalgia and look at what’s happening on your campus now. You may still be true to the values you formed at Alma Mater U, but Alma Mater U may not be. Over the years, many institutions have sacrificed core educational standards in order to get warm bodies into classrooms. You need to decide if Alma Mater U is one of them.
You cannot direct your funds in the most effective way unless you look candidly at the college as it is today. Many alumni are shocked and amazed to learn what is happening on campus these days.
Even if your college has resisted compromising its values, remember that it is subject to the same pressures that have eroded academic integrity at other schools. You will want to contribute to programs that help the college maintain a standard of excellence.
If your college has veered off course, don't give up. These days, most colleges are a mix of good and bad, maintaining both strong and weak programs and professors. With guidance, donors and alumni can identify good programs and good professors at every institution. They can create "oases of excellence" with the potential to improve the whole institution. Below we will help you discover how to find and support such programs or create them yourself.
You would not buy a used car without looking under the hood--or at least reading the specs. You should also look under the hood of your college.
Here are some things you can look at:
*College Mission Statement. Is it coherent and consistent? Does it set valid educational goals? Or does it sound more like "blah, blah" or a plan for social engineering?
*Graduation Requirements. Do they reflect a serious conception of "what every educated person should know"? Are general education requirements met by a few comprehensive, well-planned, integrated courses or by a grab bag of dozens of unrelated courses? Can students meet requirements with alternatives that lack breadth and rigor? Our website, WhatWillTheyLearn.com, offers an excellent starting point for assessing your college's curriculum and graduation rates.
*Catalog and Departmental Websites. Look up the programs and departments for the fields with which you are most familiar. Are students being exposed to a range of ideas within those fields? Do the course descriptions look substantive and responsible? Or are they jargon-ridden, narrow, trivial, or tendentious? What are the major requirements? Does the faculty reflect quality and range? Always begin by looking at the catalog and departmental websites, but never stop there. Official course descriptions are often not updated for years and may not reflect what is actually being taught. You may even want to look at syllabi or other available course materials to get a clearer picture; increasingly professors are posting such materials online, and they provide vivid insights into the expectations and goals of the course.
*The American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s publication Inside Academe follows events and trends on campus. We can refer you to other organizations and publications, such as campus newspapers and student publications, that would be helpful. We can also assist you in finding course syllabi. Contact ACTA at 202.467.6787 or visit us at www.goacta.org.
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Special Issue "The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reshaping Public Health Policy Response Envisioning Health as a Common Good"
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 8551
Interests: environmental epidemiology; public health; refugees and migrants; education; ethics
The COVID-19 pandemic is primarily a health crisis, but it clearly extends to many aspects such as economy, trading, inequalities, environment, ethics. Firstly, it showed how health systems throughout the world were unprepared in tackling such a dramatic, but predicted emergency.
The pandemic has forced governments, economies, research and health systems to challenge their limits in terms of preparedness and response. Still, the pandemic represents an opportunity for governments to tackle underlying problems besetting health systems and renew themselves through more inclusive public health policies and best-practices.
The COVID-19 crisis urgently calls to see health as a common and global good; hence requiring a broader perspective.
Thus, Planetary One Health approach is getting the lead for environmental-health communicable diseases control systems by integrating ecosystem changes monitoring.
Socio-economic drivers must also be taken into proper account. To be more resilient to the coming crisis, academics, entrepreneurs and policy makers should promote theoretical work providing the means to global economies to adopt “multiple forms of value and political work that embeds these theories in societal institutions” . Such a need must consider the urgency of the impending Climate Crisis, as “Nature is sending us a message” by means of COVID-19.
- Mair, S. Neoliberal economics, planetary health, and the COVID-19 pandemic: A Marxist ecofeminist analysis Lancet Planet Health 2020, 4, e588–e596. doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30252-7.
- Andersen, I. Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, March 2020. Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/coronavirus-nature-is-sending-us-a-message-says-un-environment-chief (accessed on 22 February 2021).
Dr. Paolo Lauriola
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
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Which type of soil does sugarcane grow?
What is the ideal type of soil for sugarcane? A well-drained loamy soil with neutral soil reaction (pH 6.5 to 7.5) and adequate nutrients and without soil compaction is considered an ideal soil for sugarcane production.
What soil does cotton grow best?
Laterite soil is ideal for cotton production since cotton requires more water. In moist areas, laterite soil is accessible, which is ideal for cotton production. Black soil is also known as regur soil. These soils are rich in calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, potash and lime.
Which type of soil is not suitable for sugarcane?
Saline, alkaline and acidic soils are not at all suitable for sugarcane. For cultivation of sugarcane, the soils should be viewed both by their physical and chemical characteristics.
What kind of soil and climate is needed for growing cotton?
Climate: Cotton grows well in warm and moist climate where summer is long and where there is salinity in the soil. Temperature: Cotton grown well in a temperature of 24°C. But cotton bursts out, high temperature is injurious. Rainfall: 60-100 cm rainfall is essential for the cultivation of cotton.
How do you increase the yield of cotton?
To get a high cotton yield, use alfalfa in crop rotation. It lowers the groundwater level, improves soil structure, and promotes the accumulation of humus in it, preparing the land for farming. Also, thanks to it, the water and air permeability of the soil increase.
Which is best fertilizer for sugarcane?
- Application of azospirillum gives atmospheric nitrogen to the sugarcane crop.
- Apply azospirillum 5 kg/ha, phosphobacteria 5 kg/ha and FYM 500 kg /ha mix it and apply on 30 days after planting along the furrow and irrigated it.
- Bio fertilizer can also apply through fertigation.
How much is sugarcane per acre?
The average yield of cane stalk is 60–70 tonnes per hectare (24–28 long ton/acre; 27–31 short ton/acre) per year, but this figure can vary between 30 and 180 tonnes per hectare depending on knowledge and crop management approach used in sugarcane cultivation.
How many months does sugarcane grow?
Depending upon the variety and sowing time it takes about 12 to 18 months to mature. In general January to march is the period of planting and December to March is the period of harvesting. In some states sugarcane is grown round the year.
Which climate is required for cotton?
Cotton is a plant that needs a long frost-free period, a lot of heat and plenty of sunshine. It prefers warm and humid climate. Cotton seeds will have a small germination rate, if the soil temperature is below 60°F (15°C). During active growth, the ideal air temperature is 70 to 100°F (21-37°C).
Which is best fertilizer for cotton?
Fertilizer: Cotton crop should be manured with FYM or compost at least once in 3 years at the rate of 12 to 15 tons/ha. The fertilizer dose of 100:50:50 (NPK) kg/ha for irrigated cotton; 80 :40:40 (NPK) kg/ha for rainfed cotton hybrids and 50:25:25 NPK kg/ha both for desi and hirsutum varieties are recommended.
How do you grow the best cotton?
Cotton Growing Guide
- Miscellaneous ●
- Rich soil enriched with plenty of compost.
- Full sun.
- Cannot tolerate frost.
- Mix a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil before planting cotton.
- Sow directly when the soil is warm.
- Cotton thrives on heat, but does not respond well to overwatering.
How can I increase sugarcane quality?
Sugarcane yield can be improved by selection of location specific varieties and varietal planning, maintaining optimum plant stand, timely planting, use of optimum row spacing and seed rate, development of water management practices, adoption of efficient weed management practices, balance use of fertilizers, adoption …
What is the current price of sugarcane?
So, for the current 2020-21 marketing year, the SAP would remain at Rs 315 per quintal for the common variety, which accounts for more than half of the total sugarcane produce, while the prices for early variety and rejected varieties of cane would remain at Rs 325 and Rs 310 per quintal, respectively.
Is sugarcane a cash crop?
A sugarcane crop is sensitive to climate, soil type, irrigation, fertilizers, insects, disease control, varieties, and the harvest period. Sugarcane is a cash crop, but it is also used as livestock fodder.
Which is the best fertilizer for sugarcane?
Does cotton deplete soil?
Cotton uses an enormous amount of water, causes soil erosion and degradation, and uses more insecticides and pesticides than almost any other crop. Because cotton requires so much water to grow, this causes problems with the soil in which it grows.
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Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Equipment
We adopt different equipment to produce pure water, mineral water etc. The main equipment of Reverse Osmosis Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Equipment are silica sand filter, active carbon filter, sodium ion exchanger, hollow fiber, RO( reverse osmosis), UV sterilizer, precision filter, ozone generator, water tank etc. The treatment capacity is 0.5-50 ton/hour. It can effectively get rid of muddy organic matter, iron, manganese and oxide, filter suspended substance, colloid, remained oxygen of microorganism and some of heavy metal ion in the water, reduce the hardness of the water to make all specifications of the water quality fully meet the state fresh water standard of fresh drink water.
Porduct name：Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Equipment
The use of multi-medium quartz sand filters, main purpose is to remove the water contains sediment, manganese, rust, colloid material, mechanical impurities, suspended solids and other particles in the above 20UM of substances hazardous to health.
Second stage pretreatment (Carbon filter)
Activated carbon filters used to remove the pigment in the water, smell, a large number of chemical and biological organisms, reducing the residual value of water and pesticide pollution and other harmful pollutants.
Third stage pretreatment (Resin softener)
Cationic resin used for water softening, primarily to remove hardness of water. So as to effectively prevent the reverse osmosis membrane fouling. System can automatically recoil, and so is red.
Fourth stage pretreatment (Micron filter)
Particle size in water to remove fine particles, sand filters can remove very small colloidal particles in the water, so that the turbidity reached 1 degree.
The core equipment of water pump is imported and the membrane film is imported from Hydranautics in America. It is equipped with full set of clean unit. It has the features of simple structure, convenient operation and high technological level.
Flow chart of water treatment
It can effectively get rid of muddy organic matter, iron, manganese and oxide, filter suspended substance, colloid, remained oxygen of microorganism and some of heavy metal ion in the water, reduce the hardness of the water to make all specifications of the water quality fully meet the state fresh water standard of fresh drink water.
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A:We will send one year enough easy broken spare parts together with the machines,shipping together.During the warranty time,we will supply the spare parts with our cost including the delivery fees.
Q:How long time for installation?
A:According your machines order,we will send one or two engineers to your plant,it will take about 10 days to 25 days.
Q:How to install my machines when it arrives?how much the cost?
A:We will send our engineers to your factory to install the machines and train your staff how to operate the machines.Customer pay air tickets go and back,accommodation and USD80/day/person.
Q:When can I get my machine after I paid?
A:Normally production time is around 30-60days,the exactly depend on what kind of machine you order.The shipping time is based on your destination port.
Q:What’s your guarantee or the warranty of the quality if we buy your machines?
A:We offer you high quality machines with 1 year guarantee and supply life-long technical support.
Q:Are you a trading company or a manufacturer?
A:We are an Original Equipment Manufacturer so that we can provide you high quality machines in raeasonable price, Welcome to visit us.
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Lifestyle and bad habits can cause problems for you and the people around you. At High Brooms Dental Clinic we offer solutions to help ease these issues and provide support to our patients.
The damage that smoking can cause to our heart and lungs is well known. However many smokers do not realise that smoking also causes significant damage to their mouths.
If you would like to know more about the help that is available, for people trying to stop smoking, please go to www.smokefree.nhs.uk. Alternatively if you would like to talk about giving up smoking with one of our clinical team, they will be happy to help you. Referrals can be written by the clinician to your local smoking cessation venue who can guide and support you once you decide to stop smoking.
Snoring and sleep apnea treatment has in recent years been made smaller, simpler and more comfortable. Sleepwell Appliances incorporate the latest technology for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. They provide a reversible, non invasive treatment without the use of drugs or moving part machinery of any kind.
A Sleepwell is a custom made oral device, which is worn in the mouth during sleep to reduce snoring and/or sleep apnea. It is a Patent Pending design, which looks similar to two sports mouthguards. These are worn simultaneously, allowing the coloured acrylic bite-ramps to interface and gently position the lower jaw forward. There is a soft inner surface that fits snuggly around the teeth and gums, holding the appliance securely in place.
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Read more about Fashion
Note: If you haven’t read Part 1, you should before reading this part. In the part, you will learn how to sew a straight skirt. One very important detail to note before you start sewing is that at the end of the full length of the skirt minus 2 or 1.5, depending on how fitted you want the skirt. Use your chalk blend it with the other measurement and cut. Don’t mistakenly reduce other measurements when cutting it.
How to sew a straight skirt
- Prepare your sewing machine: Make sure your sewing machine is ready for the task. Thread your needle, check your shuttle and make sure it is ready to use.
- Sew the front bodice: The front bodice is the front of the straight skirt. You can add lining to the skirt, it is optional. If you want to sew the lining to the fabric, make sure you sew it inside out. Sew the hem. Add your band (optional) and very importantly, sew your dart.
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- Sew the back bodice: For the back bodice, you can add your lining (optional) and zipper (optional, depending on the type of fabric). Use a skirt zipper when sewing a straight skirt. A skirt zipper is shorter than a gown or top zipper. Sew the hem. Add your skirt band (optional). Sew your dart.
- Join the front and back bodice together: After sewing your front and back shirt pieces together, you can then join them together. A very important detail to note at this point is that when you place the pieces together, they should fit, and no extra fabric should be left out. Make sure you take note of your sewing allowance as you sew. You can use pins to make it easier.
- Trim the skirt: When you are sewing, you might have little threads hanging here and there. Make sure you trim it so that your skirt will look as neat as possible.
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- Iron the skirt. Ironing clothes give it a perfect finish and make it looks very neat. When ironing a straight skirt, take note of the edges and iron them neatly. It is advisable to iron as you sew, but you can do it afterward if electricity is an issue.
ConclusionYou can wear a straight skirt everywhere. You can make it appropriate for different events by styling it as you wish. For beginners, who are sewing for the first time, you should practice with either your body measurement or someone close to you to check the fitting of the skirt. The steps are very easy to follow. It may not be perfect the first time, but practicing consistently is a great way to achieve perfection. Featured Image source: The fashion tag blog
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Taking The Plunge Into The World Of Aluminum Fencing
There are many factors to take into account when deciding on a fencing material. Keep reading for help finding the best material for the job.
From strength to safety to style, there are plenty of things to consider when making a plan for a new fence around your property. When it comes to fencing materials, people tend to flock toward either wood fences or metal fences. Fences made of wood are good for a certain look on small homes, but more than likely, you are here to learn why aluminum is the metal of choice when it comes to fences.
Consider the building type
Certain types of properties are suited to certain types of fences. For example, you probably wouldn’t see a low-lying wooden fence around a large industrial building. Aluminum fence panels and gates can suit so many different properties, from small homes to large commercial properties. There really is an aluminum fence for any job. You can add privacy panels for a more secure and private fence, or you can choose a more ornate and elegant style to match a specific home or business.
Consider the installation
When choosing a metal material for fences, you need to consider how easy or difficult the installation is going to be. Consider the weight of the fence alone if you are doing the installation on your own; you will want to ensure you aren’t getting in over your head. Thankfully, aluminum fence panels can be ordered online to your unique specifications. There are easy-to-understand instructions to help you DIY no matter how well-versed you happen to be in home improvement jobs.
Consider the strength and security
Aluminum is no match for other fencing materials when it comes to strength and stability. Aluminum fence panels come with a special powder coating that keeps the aluminum metal free from water and debris. Even if there were to be a scratch in the coating, aluminum does not corrode and rust the way iron or other metals would. This means having an aluminum fence with a well cared-for coating can stay strong for years to come.
Consider the style
Style might not be at the top of your list, but it is nevertheless an important consideration when you are choosing a fencing type. From choosing colors to getting entry gates to opting for spikes and finials on the top of the panels, there are plenty of design elements to suit your creative side. You can even personalize your fence and gates with unique inlays and matching entry gates.
Consider the upkeep
Keeping an aluminum fence in excellent condition requires minimal work. This is great for those who are too busy to be constantly checking on their fence or who lack the manpower to do so on a very large property. This is also great news for long-term cost. An aluminum fence will not need costly paint jobs or replacement in a few years because it should last longer than other fencing materials on the market.
Whether you are choosing an aluminum fence due to its ease of installation, safety and security, elegant and strong style, or because the price is right, you are sure to have a finished product that will be perfect for your property’s needs.
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Protein localization to membrane-enclosed organelles is a central feature of cellular organization. Using protein correlation profiling, we have mapped 1,404 proteins to ten subcellular locations in mouse liver, and these correspond with enzymatic assays, marker protein profiles, and confocal microscopy. These localizations allowed assessment of the specificity in published organellar proteomic inventories and demonstrate multiple locations for 39% of all organellar proteins. Integration of proteomic and genomic data enabled us to identify networks of coexpressed genes, cis-regulatory motifs, and putative transcriptional regulators involved in organelle biogenesis. Our analysis ties biochemistry, cell biology, and genomics into a common framework for organelle analysis.
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Cyber Security Management Services
Cyber security is a challenge worldwide. As noted by a recent study, of 134 countries surveyed, half had no cyber security solutions in place. More worrisome? There’s no global standard for cyber security, making it difficult for nations to find solid ground. Enterprise C-suites and IT managers face the same challenges, minus the government resources: Securing data in a world where hackers are constantly one step ahead and security standards are works in progress.
Historically, companies have responded to this challenge by hiring more staff and bumping up training budgets. Yet in a digital world dominated by ever-changing cloud technology and adaptable threat vectors, it’s time for a new solution: Expert, outsourced IT security services.
IT Cyber Security Solutions
How critical is cyber security to the success of enterprise initiatives? Think about it like this — there’s no facet of your organization that isn’t impacted by IT services. There are obvious links between accounting and technology services and the need for IT oversight when it comes to managing mobile devices. However, that’s just the beginning. Now, human resource departments are using cloud-based solutions to manage personnel and recruit new staff; marketers are mining social data to improve product campaigns; and executive staff rely on data analytics tools for long-term decision-making strategies.
The common denominator? Everything depends on an existing IT product, a custom-built tech solution or emerging technology that could take your business to the next level. Nonetheless, increasing integration demands effective IT security management. If cloud apps aren’t properly secured, remote access points don’t properly authenticate, or databases are compromised by hackers, the results are disastrous for your organization.
The Enterprise Impact of Cyber Security
What happens if enterprise networks are breached, data is lost or customer records are compromised? Organizations can expect three typical outcomes:
- Upfront security costs — The average cost of a data breach is just over $3.6 million per organization, while stolen records cost $141. Even one network breach per year could mean the difference between profit and loss. Once hackers know your system is vulnerable, they’re more likely to try again.
- Public relations problems — Customers are more tech-savvy than ever. While they’re willing to provide personal information to access e-commerce and website services, they won’t let data breaches slide. Both human error and technological failure lead to the same outcome: Consumers taking their business elsewhere.
- Long-term disruptions — Paying to clean systems and restore records is a substantial cost, but it doesn’t stop there. IT teams must ensure networks aren’t prone to another breach while also ramping up efforts to detect and defeat attacks before they happen.
External Cyber Security Management
The result? Enterprises are now working with IT security companies to bring on cyber security consultants with the experience and expertise to manage current defenses, suggest new strategies and respond in real time. For many organizations, the push for outsourced IT network security stems from a need to scale on demand and adapt to changing market conditions. At MNS Group, we call it the “Human Cloud” — the right people at the right time to manage your security needs right now. As a leading cyber security service provider, our living contract and process-based service provide the level of IT excellence you need, combined with the flexibility you want to maximize impact and manage IT costs.
Enterprise cyber security is changing. Make sure you’re ready to protect your assets and defend your data with expert IT outsourcing.
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Many people try to calm their nerves before speaking in public. But as a performer, I know that being nervous before a performance actually keeps me focused. When I’m not nervous, I start to get careless and make mistakes.
In my recent article for the Harvard Business Review, I decided to delve further into this topic:
“In his book Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed, Daniel McGinn, an executive editor at Harvard Business Review, talks about pre-performance rituals for athletes, speakers, and surgeons who have to perform in high-stakes situations. There’s one quote in the book, by Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks, that really struck me: “The argument is that anxiety and excitement are actually very, very close, but … anxiety and calmness are too far apart.”
According to Brooks, focusing on excitement rather than trying to calm down actually increases performance. So, when we tell people to calm down before a big speech, we’re actually suggesting something that’s incredibly difficult. We’re also inadvertently recommending something that could potentially inhibit a person’s performance.”
Based on that logic, here is a pre-speech ritual to help you focus, prepare, and turn your anxiety into excitement:
1. Pause & Breathe
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Take a few minutes to center yourself.
2. Remind yourself why you care
Ask yourself why this speech, this topic, or this audience is important to you. Tell yourself – out loud — how excited you are about this opportunity and the positive impact it will have on others.
3. Visualize the entire presentation
Give the speech in your mind, from start to finish; imagine it going incredibly well.
4. Listen to a song that makes you smile
Find a song that brings you positive energy; it could be something from your childhood or a recent song that you are playing on repeat.
Don’t try to completely calm your nerves before your next virtual or in-person presentation. Use the above routine to get into the right mindset and reframe your nerves as excitement. Both you and your audience will enjoy the presentation.
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Data Mining and Analysis: Fundamental Concepts and Algorithms, free PDF download (draft)
New book by Mohammed Zaki and Wagner Meira Jr is a great option for teaching a course in data mining or data science. It covers both fundamental and advanced data mining topics, emphasizing the mathematical foundations and the algorithms, includes exercises for each chapter, and provides data, slides and other supplementary material on the companion website.
Data Mining and Analysis: Fundamental Concepts and Algorithms, by
Mohammed Zaki and Wagner Meira Jr, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2014.
This book is an outgrowth of data mining courses at RPI and UFMG; the RPI course has been offered every Fall since 1998, whereas the UFMG course has been offered since 2002. While there are several good books on data mining and related topics, we felt that many of them are either too high-level or too advanced. Our goal was to write an introductory text which focuses on the fundamental algorithms in data mining and analysis. It lays the mathematical foundations for the core data mining methods, with key concepts explained when first encountered; the book also tries to build the intuition behind the formulas to aid understanding.
The main parts of the book include exploratory data analysis, frequent pattern mining, clustering and classification. The book lays the basic foundations of these tasks, and it also covers cutting edge topics like kernel methods, high dimensional data analysis, and complex graphs and networks. It integrates concepts from related disciplines like machine learning and statistics, and is also ideal for a course on data analysis. Most of the prerequisite material is covered in the text, especially on linear algebra, and probability and statistics.
The book includes many examples to illustrate the main technical concepts. It also has end of chapter exercises, which have been used in class. All of the algorithms in the book have been implemented by the authors. We suggest that the reader use their favorite data analysis and mining software to work through our examples, and to implement the algorithms we describe in text; we recommend the R software, or the Python language with its NumPy package.
The datasets used and other supplementary material like project ideas, slides, and so on, are available online at the book's companion site and its mirrors at RPI and UFMG:
You may download the PDF of the book draft here. Note that it shall be available for purchase from Cambridge University Press and other standard distribution channels, that no unauthorized distribution shall be allowed, and that the reader may take one copy only for personal use.
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Back & Spinal Stem Cell and PRP Treatment and Therapy
Have you been told your only option for back pain is steroid injections or invasive surgery? Minimally invasive regenerative alternative treatments and therapies offer relief for back and spinal pain.
We have a limited amount of capacity this week for our Orthopaedic Consultants to call you for a free 10 minute phone consultation to discuss your condition and answer your questions directly. Please click here to complete the form on this page to book your session.
Back pain caused by bulging or herniated discs, degenerative conditions in the spine or injury can be treated with stem cell therapy, AMPP® Activated Mesenchymal Pericyte Plasma (using Lipogems® technology) and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. Read more on how the Regenerative Clinic can assist you.
What causes back pain?
In a nutshell, it’s down to us getting older. Although the normal wear and tear of natural degeneration accounts for most back pain, it can, much more rarely, be due to infection or even a tumour or a fracture.
What are the first treatment steps for back pain?
Over-the-counter pain relief with Paracetamol or Ibuprofen can often help with mild back pain. Doing more exercise and trying Pilates or yoga can help. If you’re overweight, losing a few pounds is also a good idea. If you try these steps and feel little or no improvement, the next stage is supervised rehabilitation with a spinal physiotherapist.
If you have any leg pain – often called sciatica – linked to the discomfort in your back, then it’s best not to try the physiotherapy but to see a specialist instead.
What is ‘chronic’ back pain?
This is pain you’ve had for a while and hasn’t been helped by the first-step treatments of pain relief, exercise, weight loss and spinal physiotherapy.
When should I see a specialist?
Try the first-step treatments above to see if they help, but if the pain still persists, then you should seek advice from a specialist. Booking a consultation is also recommended if you have pain radiating down your buttock or leg, often known as sciatica. Also, there’s a chance that, in some cases, back pain may be a symptom of something more than normal wear and tear. You should see a specialist or your GP as soon as possible if any of these ‘red flag’ situations applies to you:
You’re under 25 or over 55 and suddenly get back pain
Your pain is in the upper back, called the thoracic spine
It comes on at night, especially if it’s bad enough to keep you awake
It’s associated with weight loss or night sweats
What are the non-surgical treatment options for back pain?
If you’ve had little success with the first-stage approaches of painkillers, exercise, losing weight and spinal physiotherapy, then a course of steroid injections may be offered as a non-surgical step.
Known as facet blocks, they target the small facet joints in each affected segment of your spine. The procedure involves injecting a small amount of anaesthetic and anti-inflammatory steroid to try to block the pain.
If this works for a short time, rather than repeat the injections, the next option for potentially longer pain relief is facet joint ablation, also called rhizolysis and radiofrequency ablation.
Under an anaesthetic, the nerves carrying pain signals to the brain from the affected joints are neutralised using a heated, needle-like probe.
We offer a new non-surgical, pre-cursor stem cell treatment that harnesses your body’s own natural ability to repair itself. Fat from your belly is processed using an innovative technique called Lipogems® that cleans and purifies the cells before they are injected, with x-ray guidance, into the affected joint.
There’s more information on this therapy below.
What are the surgical treatment options?
While surgery for leg pain/sciatica is a very successful and routinely performed, surgery for back pain is generally considered a last resort and needs careful consideration in consultation with a specialist.
After the non-surgical approaches have been tried, there are several operations that may help, though it does depend on what parts of your back are causing the pain, and if it’s linked to discomfort in your buttocks and legs, often called sciatica.
If just one area of your spine is affected, then fusion could be an option. The procedure uses cages or rods and screws to stabilise a segment of your back to reduce pain.
If you have pain or weakness in your legs triggered by a back problem, like a bulging or damaged disc that puts pressure on a nerve, then a possible next step would be a decompression operation or a discectomy.
Decompression is a general term for surgical procedures that aim to free up the trapped nerve in your lower back. In a similar way, a discectomy gives the nerve more room by removing part of a disc.
What are the risks and results of the non-surgical and surgical treatments?
Steroid injections are essentially risk-free, but are only successful for about half of patients. The benefits can be quite short-lived, providing relief for months rather than years.
Facet joint ablation, which knocks out the nerves carrying pain messages to the brain, has about a 65 per cent success rate, though results do vary. Some patients enjoy less pain for up to two to three years, with others see little improvement. It can be quite sore for a week or so afterwards and the procedure carries a very small risk to damage to nearby nerves.
The spinal fusion, decompression and discectomy have the same risks as any surgery plus a one per cent possibility of infection and around a one-in-a-thousand chance of nerve injuries.
With fusion, however, even in the best scenario, only around 60 per cent of patients experience any relief afterwards. Your outlook is much better, though, if you have an operation for leg pain – around 75 per cent are helped by decompression and up to 90 per cent from a discectomy. As always, correct diagnosis for surgical options is essential to gaining the benefit and accepting the risks.
The pioneering AMPP® Activated Mesenchymal Pericyte Plasma (using Lipogems® technology) is less invasive than surgery and has provided some very positive outcomes. The procedure is very safe and the risks are minimal, though all procedures including an injection do come with risks. Some patients experience mild bruising from the fat harvest site and slight swelling on the joint. We maintain the importance of measuring outcomes and the on-going assessment of our patients to determine the medium and long-term benefits.
Why can diagnosing back pain be challenging?
Looking for the source of pain in a large single joint like a knee or hip is fairly straightforward, but not so with your back. It’s made up of bones, discs and facet joints all snugly laced together with tendons, muscles and nerves. It’s not quite a needle in a haystack, but tracking down exactly which part is generating your discomfort takes considerable expertise, especially when there can be more than one source for your pain. A problem in one area can also cause an issue somewhere else, for example a damaged disc or joint could be putting pressure on a nerve that makes your leg or buttock painful, as in sciatica.
Why have a consultation at the Regenerative Clinic?
Our innovative range of treatments goes beyond what’s available on the NHS. As well as providing a full opinion on your spine that includes all the traditional non-surgical and surgical options, our experienced consultants will also assess your suitability for our alternative biological therapies.
Who will my consultation be with and what can I expect?
You’ll see one of our expert spine consultants, Prof. Mohammed Al-Jumaily, Mr. Shahid Khan or Dr. Stefano Palmisani, for around 30 minutes. Either before or on the day, we’ll arrange for you to have an MRI scan so that an imaging report is ready for your appointment.
As well as reviewing this, our specialist will take your medical history, discuss your symptoms and carry out an examination. They will also discuss all the treatment options with you, along with their potential benefits and risks.
Our expert team works as part of a collaborative partnership of surgeons, sports medicine doctors and physiotherapists to provide the perfect patient pathway to get you quickly on the road to recovery. Whether you require conventional treatment or if you are a candidate for our regenerative treatments, you can be sure that you will get the best advice.
What is the autologous biological approach and when should it be considered?
Autologous means ‘from the same person’ rather than from a donor. Essentially, your own cells are used to encourage healing. With this type of treatment, there’s no chance of the rejection, infection or contamination risks that come with using material from someone else. The innovative therapies we offer are based on this idea. If you’ve found traditional treatments aren’t helping your pain, of if you’re looking for a possible alternative to surgery, then this approach is one to consider.
Back and spinal conditions which can be treated with AMPP® and PRP include:
Facet Joint Syndrome
Degenerative Disc Disease
Cervical Spine (Neck) Pain
Thoracic Spine (Middle Back) Pain
Lumbar Spine (Lower Back) Pain
Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Pain
This is an effective and well-researched procedure that’s a potential alternative to surgery. It takes advantage of the blood’s natural healing properties to reduce pain and improve joint function. It uses a specially concentrated dosage of platelets prepared from your own blood to repair damaged cartilage, tendons, ligaments, muscle and bone. Patients usually see their symptoms improve in one to two weeks of having the injections. Read more clinical evidence supporting PRP here.
At The Regenerative Clinic we exclusively offer our patients AMPP® injections. A pioneering new treatment using your body’s own stem cells from a combination of Lipogems® and Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy to treat pain and inflammation. The minimally invasive procedure is a possible alternative to having an operation or can be used after surgery to help healing. It harnesses natural repair cells removed from your body fat to target problems affecting discs, joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles. The procedure takes around an hour and early results suggest an improvement for 75 per cent of suitable patients.
This treatment contains concentrated blood plasma PRP/PRGF, as well as adipose-based pericytes harvested with Lipogems®. Theoretically AMPP® is superior in regeneration and healing. You may have AMPP® in conjunction with the treatment of other joints, the results of which have been very positive.
Also called facet or nerve root blocks, they are recommended if you’ve not had much success with the first-step approaches of painkillers, exercise, losing weight and spinal physiotherapy.
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Sumpner’s Test Or Back-To-Back Test On Transformer
Sumpner’s test provides data for finding the regulation, efficiency and heating under load conditions and is employed only when two similar transformers are available.The O.C. and S.C. tests give us the equivalent circuit parameters but can not give heating information under various load conditions.The Sumpner’s test requires two identical transformers.One transformer is loaded on the other and both are connected to supply. The power taken from the supply is that necessary for supplying the losses of both transformers and the negligibly small loss in the control circuit. Sumpner’s test is also called as back to back test on transformers because of connections are in parallel at input side and connections are in series at output side.
Procedure Sumpner’s Test on Transformers :
As shown in Fig, primaries of the two transformers are connected in parallel across the same a.c. supply. With switch S open, the wattmeter W1 reads the core loss for the two transformers.
Finding Losses With Sumpner’s Test On Transformer
The secondaries are so connected that their potentials are in opposition to each other. This would so if VAB = VCD and A is joined to C whilst B is joined to D. In that case, there would be no secondary current flowing around the loop formed by the two secondaries. T is an auxiliary low-voltage transformer[Regulation Transformer].which can be adjusted to give a variable voltage and hence current in the secondary loop circuit. By proper adjustment of T, full-load secondary current I2 can be made to flow as shown. It is seen, that I2 flows from D to C and then from A to B. Flow of I1 is confined to the loop FEJLGHMF and it does not pass through W1. Hence, W1continues to read the core loss and W2 measures full-load Cu loss (or at any other load current value I2). Obviously, the power taken in is twice the losses of a single transformer.
i.e. copper loss per transformer PCu = W2/2.
i.e. iron loss per transformer Pi = W1/2.
From results of sumpner’s test, the full load efficiency of each transformer can be given as
Advantages of Sumpner’s Test
1.Low power is required to conduct this test. Because no external load is connecting
2.Full load copper losses and iron losses of both transformers determined.
3.Increase in transformer temperature can be found.
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Pioneering Food Service Provider is Proud to Help FoodCorps
Champion Healthy School Food Environments
New York, NY — March 6, 2014 — Today, nine corporate visionaries announced their commitment to support FoodCorps in its mission to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food. FoodCorps is a national organization that connects children to real food in order to help them grow up healthy.
The inaugural FoodCorps Corporate Council pulls together the passion and expertise of proven corporate leaders who care about investing in a healthier America and believe in FoodCorps’ model of placing AmeriCorps leaders into limited resource communities to transform school food environments.
“I am so deeply impressed by the passion and energy these young people have as they set off to change the food system in America. Helping K-12 kids form healthy food habits before they head to university or get a job—which is the soonest Bon Appétit is able to begin to feed them—is absolutely essential,” said Fedele Bauccio, CEO and Co-Founder of Bon Appétit Management Company (which also made FoodCorps the recipient of its annual gift). “I’m proud to join FoodCorps’ Corporate Council, and I hope other corporations will join us in investing in the health of the next generation.”
“A healthier future, one where all children have real food on their lunch trays and an understanding of where it comes from, is within reach thanks to FoodCorps,” said Gary Hirshberg, Co-Founder and Chair of Stonyfield Farm. “Stonyfield is honored to work with FoodCorps to help transform schools into healthier environments, and support service members to go into the world with the knowledge and purpose of a better way to feed our children.”
Through its Corporate Council, FoodCorps celebrates what’s possible with public-private-partnerships as it collaborates around the collective goal of a healthy future for all children.
“Solving the complex problems surrounding diet-related disease requires not working in a vacuum. FoodCorps is thrilled to work with our Corporate Council to give all children the healthy future they deserve,” said Debra Eschmeyer, Co-Founder and VP of External Affairs for FoodCorps. “The successful business and social leaders on our inaugural Council will be close collaborators as we strive to grow a nation of well-nourished children: children who know what healthy food is, how it grows and where it comes from, and who have access to it every day.”
Members of the first FoodCorps Corporate Council include:
- Gary Hirshberg, Co-Founder and Chair, Stonyfield Farm (Londonderry, NH)
- Sarah Bird, Senior VP of Marketing, Annie’s Homegrown (Berkeley, CA)
- Jeff Dunn, President and CEO, Bolthouse Farms (Bakersfield, CA)
- Fedele Bauccio, CEO and Co-Founder, Bon Appetit Management Company (Palo Alto, CA)
- Gina Asoudegan, Director of Communications, Applegate Organic and Natural Meats (Bridgewater, NJ)
- Lori Sobelson, Director of Corporate Outreach, Bob’s Red Mill (Milwaukie, OR)
- Michelle Lamison, Vice President, Marketing for Cooking Light and MyRecipes.com (Birmingham, AL; New York, NY)
- Marc Brush, Editorial Director, New Hope Natural Media (Boulder, CO)
- Vitamix (Cleveland, OH)
For more information on the FoodCorps Corporate Council and for ways to get involved, please contact Michele Matyasovsky, FoodCorps’ Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving, at [email protected].
FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy. FoodCorps places these leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public service where they conduct hands-on food education, build and tend school gardens, and facilitate getting high-quality local food into public school cafeterias.
Bonnie Powell, Bon Appétit Communications Director, [email protected], (650) 798-8022
Jerusha Klemperer, FoodCorps Communications Director, [email protected], (212) 596-7045 x105
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Timeline of David Cohen's Life
- December 11, 1917
- David Cohen is born in a tenement in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, one of two Jewish sections of New York City. He lives there until the age of three or four. The family moves to the Bushwick section in South Brooklyn, which is a mixed community of predominantly German people. He has three older sisters, and he is the first male born into the family. His father is a carpenter, glazier, and locksmith.
- At age 16, David is sent to a Baptist school in West Virginia.
- David graduates from the University of West Virginia. He majors in history and minors in economics.
- David works as a salesman in a furniture store in Princeton, West Virginia. David registers for the draft.
- November 1941
- David has a physical to enter the Navy. He has an astigmatism, and thus fails his physical. He is newly engaged at this time.
- January 1942
- After the December 7th, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, David joins the army. He becomes a radio operator for the Fourth Armored Division.
- Shipped to England in anticipation of the invasion of Nazi-held Europe, the Fourth Armored Division lands in Wales and goes to Wilshire Township in England, near Bath, where he receives more training. His army unit is attached to the Fourth Armored Division of the Third Army, under command of General George S. Patton.
- July 1944
- David's division, a large motorized armored force of tanks, trucks, and half tracks, goes to France from Plymouth, England, on D-36. (D-Day + 36 days) The Fourth Armored Division relieves the Fourth Infantry Division and joins the ongoing battle to liberate France and push into Germany.
- December 1944 – January 1945
- Patton's Third Army is called into the Battle of the Bulge, a surprise Germany offensive on the border of Belgium and France. Their primary mission is to break the German siege of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, which is surrounded in the Belgian town of Bastogne, a town low on supplies and close to being overrun. On Christmas Day, the Third Army pushes through German lines, and the Germans retreat.
- April 4, 1945
- The Allied invasion of Germany is progressing rapidly. David is among the soldiers participating in the first liberation of a Nazi concentration camp by U.S. forces, in Ohrdruf, Germany. At the camp's entrance, he and other troops encounter the bodies of recently executed prisoners, shot and clubbed by retreating camp guards less than an hour before the U.S. Army arrived. David's unit provides medical attention to the camp's surviving prisoners. Urged by a comrade to record Ohrdruf's horrors, "or the people back home won't believe what happened," David takes photographs with a camera he found in an abandoned German house. Several days later he is present when the Allied military top commanders—including U.S. Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton and British General Montgomery—tour the camp. Encountering Cohen in a shed where bodies had been stacked like cordwood, Eisenhower remarks gt FGod, Sergeant, you need a strong stomach to see this." Shaken so much by what he had seen that he was sick to his stomach, an enraged General Patton makes an impromptu speech in which he orders Cohen and other soldiers of the Third Army not to take any more German soldiers prisoner.
- April 12, 1945
- President Roosevelt dies. The Fourth Armored Division is now outside of Buchenwald, one of the major German concentration camps, near Weimar, Germany. Patton's Sixth Armored Division had liberated the camp on April 11th. David enters the camp with others in his unit, and he takes pictures of what he sees. An estimated 51,000 to 60,000 men, women and children had died in Buchenwald, and thousands more were shipped to extermination camps in other parts of Germany. There are no German soldiers to take prisoner; some had been killed in a prisoner uprising shortly before liberation, and the rest fled.
- After the war, David takes courses to become a teacher. He is a junior high social studies teacher in New York for 20 years. Eventually he starts to show the concentration camp photos to his colleagues and to students.
- David moves to Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1984. He works as a paraprofessional in a school in Springfield.
- April 22, 1993
- Holocaust Museum opens. David attends, invited along with other U.S. military veterans who had participated in the liberation of concentration camps. Some of David's photographs of the camps he helped to liberate are on display in the museum.
- 1984 to 2009
David Cohen is active in the Jewish Community Center, and he frequently shares his slides and stories of World War II in area classrooms.
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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (Acts 13:1–2)
Increase the ethnic diversity of clergy of the Anglican Church in North America for the sake of evangelism to all and authentic gospel witness.
The church in Antioch, a thriving center of early Christianity whose witness continues to this day, is well known for its evangelistic fervor. It was the place where the followers of Christ were first called Christians (Acts 11:26), and the sending church of the Apostle Paul (Acts 13:1–2). It was also a church with diverse leadership. Luke tells us that the leadership was comprised of Black Africans, North Africans, and Jewish converts to Christianity. In short, the diversity of the leadership reflected the diverse Roman Empire that they had been called to evangelize. We believe that God is calling for a diverse gathering of clergy and lay leaders to help the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in the work of reaching North America through the transforming love of Christ.
The Scriptures also tell us that when Jesus returns in glory, various ethnicities will be gathered around his throne in worship (Revelation 7:9). This gathering of the nations under the one God of Israel fulfills God’s promise that he would bless the world through Abraham’s offspring, the Messiah Jesus (Genesis 12:3; Galatians 3:16). We are blessed in North America to have many of the nations gathered in our neighborhoods, universities, and cities. We have a tremendous opportunity to embody the universal saving power of the gospel through the creation of more diverse churches and dioceses that reflect the diversity of our rapidly shifting society.
With that being said, for a variety of historical reasons, the ordained leadership of the ACNA lacks ethnic diversity. This lack of diversity hinders our province’s evangelistic imperative. Remedying this situation will require prayer and intentional plans for expanding our clerical leadership so that it includes diverse voices with unique insight on what it means to reach a changing world.
One difficulty for ethnic minorities interested in joining the ACNA is isolation. They may be the only ethnic minority in their diocese, and they may not have access to mentors who understand the difficulties of being a minority clergyperson in a mostly white denomination. Another challenge that afflicts all clergy considering ordination is their ordination job prospects. It becomes an even more significant burden for ethnic minority clergy who may have fears that no parish will hire them. To solve these and other problems, we are proposing the following Antioch Pilot programs with partnering dioceses.
The Vetting process
- NGLI has initial vetting responsibilities (prescreening, formal application, and interview).
- If an applicant comes from within a diocese, initial vetting can occur at the diocesan level.
The Ordination process
- Diocese and Curate will be matched by mutual agreement.
- Partnering dioceses must be willing to partner in creative ways with Anglican and non-Anglican churches to help applicants discern a call.
- Partnering dioceses will work with Antioch Clergy Initiative (ACI) to ensure ethnic minority applicants have a clear progression from applicant to the permanent diaconate or priesthood.
- Diocese pays for curate's participation in annual retreats with another ethnic minority clergy throughout the process.
Late in the process/Ordination
- Dioceses agree to create funded curacies (2–3 years), leading to opportunities for either church plants or parish ministry in the diocese upon satisfactory completion of the program.
- Applicants will enter the process as a part of cohorts and will be paired with clergy mentors who will support them through the process.
- There will be an annual retreat and quarterly zoom meetings for prayer and encouragement.
- Mentoring clergy will check in at least monthly with aspiring clergy.
- The Next Generation Leadership Team will recruit potential clergy and introduce them to a participating diocese
- Any diocese can include their ethnic minorities clergy in the program
- There will be a website and an application process that allows other qualified curates to apply
The diocesan leadership and the churches receiving curates agree to work with NGL on multi-ethnic ministry training including:
- Intentional training on multi-ethnic ministry through reading materials related to a multi-ethnic and ethnic-specific ministry
- Invite speakers to diocesan events who can address issues related to God’s vision for multi-ethnicity and practical tools for organizational change
- Attending retreats/conferences on multi-ethnicity (through consultation with NextGen Leadership Team)
- 45 years and younger
- Member of an underrepresented ethnic group in the ACNA
- Regular church attendance of at least three years
- Experience in leading local or parachurch ministry
- Degree in theology preferred
- Willingness to receive training in Anglican theological distinctive during the ordination process
- Willingness to relocate for curacies or church plants
We hope the upcoming Pilot cohort will consist of between 5–10 members
If you are interested in The Antioch Leadership Network, please click the following link and fill out the form with your information.....Antioch Leadership Network Interest Form
Participating Pilot Dioceses
- Diocese of the Gulf Atlantic
- Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
- Diocese of the Carolinas
- Diocese of Pittsburgh
- Diocese of the Churches for the Sake of Others
- Diocese of Christ Our Hope
- Diocese of South Carolina
Antioch Clergy Resources
If you would like to receive regular news and updates from the Antioch Leadership Network, click here to sign up.
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PARTY DIPLOMACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
In most countries, the leading political forces, united in parties and blocs, engage in a very active international life independently or with help of specialized funds or other public institutions, and thus largely determine conditions not only for themselves, but for the world as a whole. Off the top of my head: let us focus on neighbouring China, where the leading political party - the Communist Party of China - conducts their international activities on every continent round-the-clock. In the CPC, many hundreds of masters of party diplomacy do that on a professional basis (not to mention the parliamentary corps of the RPC and their traditional Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic service, which also enforces the decisions of the CPC Central Committee). This point could be challenged due to Chinese case being rather unique and based on the country’s political system, with its official core as CPC. But next to China is Japan, which has a completely different political culture and is part of the leading Western states’ unit – G7. There, party diplomacy is also taken earnestly, especially within the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. For the record, the United Russia party (UR), which the author is much honored to represent in the international arena, maintains long-term partnerships with both aforementioned parties. What is more, there are a lot of permanently functioning international platforms for inter-party discussions, with the leading one (in terms of overall coverage of parliamentary parties) being the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), headquartered in Seoul. UR, by the way, has been represented there for more than 10 years at the level of the Standing Committee (the key body of the ICAPP structure). Overall, the party of parliamentary majority in Russia has stable mutually beneficial ties with more than fifty parliamentary parties of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America (parties of the US and Canada do not practice broad international inter-party contacts, limiting to ties within the Anglo-Saxon realm). Even from such a short description it is clear that it is difficult to maintain diverse connections in the global world without modern information technology. We came to a similar conclusion a few years ago and proposed back in October 2017, within the framework of a large multinational inter-party assembly in Moscow, to create, by joint efforts, a digital platform to improve the efficiency of international interactions with our partners and between them in bilateral and multilateral formats. The idea received support from most of the four hundred participants of the October forum, but the actions became possible only in current year - 2020. And the reason that accelerated this difficult process of mastering the digital space for the party diplomacy purposes, as well as for many other spheres, was the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, exactly three years later, the International Commission of the United Russia presents the first version of such a global cross-party Internet platform. Its working title is “International Interparty Internet Platform” (IIIP). To begin with, it will “speak” in Russian, English and Chinese, and the first significant event held with the IIIP will be the inter-party forum “SCO+”, planned by the United Russia within the framework of the Russian chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in October 21-23 this year. The author hopes to write a separate material about this forum in the upcoming days, and as what for now, I would like to emphasize that IIIP begins its global operation on a trial basis since October 1, 2020 at the address: www.iiip.online In the United Russia, we view the international inter-party platform as a common space for the work of all our partners, and are ready for its joint promotion and development. I would especially like to draw your attention to the fact that within the IIIP framework, it is planned to organize the work of the “Expert Club”, a place for discussions on the most pressing and important topics for the world nowadays and its foreseeable future. For its part, the United Russia International Commission presents a group of prominent experts by the end of October, and expresses hope for participation of the foreign colleagues in the joint constructive work. The IIIP will also get its own news feed, involving information messages from the sites of partner parties. We hope that after a while we will create a community of authors running individual blogs in the languages of the first cross-party international platform. In the near future, the platform may acquire its own virtual multilingual EXPOCENTRE. The latter, I hope, will be interesting and useful also to the business circles of the countries we represent. For bilateral and multilateral online contacts (both in private and open modes), it is envisaged to create a special platform segment - “Meeting Point”. There are other ideas that the inventors of the IIIP hope to test in the near future. The platform itself and most of the events on its basis will be available to any Internet user. Welcome! KLIMOV ANDREY Chairman of the International Commission of the Presidium of the General Council of "UNITED RUSSIA"
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All events for 1870 – 1879
Talle-de-Saules (now Willow Bunch), Saint-Laurent-de-Grandin and Batoche leave their mark in Saskatchewan
These new communities, created by Métis families trying to preserve their semi-nomadic lifestyle, are established in regions that will later become part of Saskatchewan.
The Red River Rebellion, a popular democratic movement led by Louis Riel, leads to the creation of Manitoba
This is the new Canadian government’s first major crisis since Confederation.
The Common Schools Act effectively removes public funding from separate Acadian schools.
Founded by Monseigneur Alexandre Taché in 1855, the Collège de Saint-Boniface was a pivotal point, a protector and a promoter of French life and culture.
The first hospital in Western Canada starts out with only four beds to meet the health care needs of the people of the new province of Manitoba.
Catholic and Protestant school systems are completely separated.
May 27, 1871
Lawyer Joseph Royal, who bought the presses and equipment in St. Cloud, Minnesota, for $500 is the man responsible for the publication of Le Métis.
Mercier builds a trading post in the Yukon, and his efforts will have a major impact on the development of the territory.
An amendment to the Northwest Territories Act gives English and French equal status in the Legislative Assembly and before the courts
This means that English and French are on equal footing.
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Breathe in. Breathe out.
Most of us don’t normally think much about the oxygen we take into our lungs every day. That is, until COVID-19 knocked the wind out of us. It forced us to consider, and in some cases obsess over, the roughly 25,000 breaths we take each day. Wearing a mask whenever we leave our homes, we find ourselves second-guessing every cough we make, or any time we feel a shortness of breath. This can leave us feeling stressed, anxious, and increasingly tense.
Believe it or not, though, there’s actually a bright side to this increased awareness of our breathing habits. Focusing on our oxygen intake may help our health and resilience. Science has shown us that practicing deep abdominal breathing helps reduce stress and soothe our minds and bodies. These GIFs are timed to help you take deep, controlled breaths; take a few seconds to check them out below.
Notice anything different? You should be feeling calmer, and more relaxed. That’s because deep breathing activates our bodies’ natural relaxation tool, otherwise known as the parasympathetic nervous system. Breathing deeply combats physical anxiety on a fundamental level. Taking in more oxygen lowers our heart rate and calms our nerves. Because of this, many doctors are starting to recommend breathing exercises to help build our respiratory health in the fight against COVID.
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Hopefully every arts-based event will make you suppose, encourage you, problem you or reveal the completely different worlds surrounding you. While art and entertainment carry their very own independent definitions, they’re subjects that share lots in widespread and continue to blur together. When we attempt to picture what art is in our heads, we instantly conjure up pictures similar to a portray, a sculpture, a play, poetry, dance, music, etc. Common photographs of entertainment that pop in our minds include television, motion pictures, rap stars, and extra. The former topics, nonetheless, can be thought-about to include each entertainment and creative worth. Sculptures, work, and different forms provide enlightenment and entertainment for our minds.
There are films that can provoke an enormous emotional response from the viewer, and yet it’s still a type of entertainment. I agree with Stone, in that the key here, is that it is created for an viewers.
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Studying Arts or Humanities help a student develop powers of analysis and expression. Though the study of arts may not make you directly employable, it prepares you for future jobs that require good communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability.
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Five Melatonin Myths Debunked and Explained
It’s nearly summer and short nights are upon us. We’ve talked a little about melatonin, (here, here and here), but besides our own resources, there’s plenty to read online about melatonin. Like anything else, it’s hard to know what’s true, what’s over exaggerated and what’s completely wrong. Here are some common myths about melatonin.
Myth 1: Melatonin will help with insomnia
If you’re suffering from insomnia, taking melatonin isn’t going to solve it. Melatonin is a natural sleep aid that is produced in the pineal gland in the brain and is effective with short-term sleep problems. Because melatonin eases circadian rhythm disorders it’s great for things like jet-lag, shift work, changes in routine, and delayed sleep phase disorders. So, melatonin hasn’t been proven to effectively treat insomnia or improving long-term sleep issues. For long-term sleep issues, treatment solutions often include behavior therapy, improving sleeping habits and finding and treating underlying causes of insomnia.
Myth 2: Melatonin will make me sleepy right away
Melatonin isn’t going to make you sleepy or drowsy immediately. Like we mentioned before, melatonin helps regulate your circadian clock that controls sleep and wake cycles. It naturally rises when the sun goes down (or when there’s less available light) which tells your body that the end of the day is coming and it’s getting close to bedtime. Melatonin will help prepare your body for sleep and can help you start to wind down. What does that mean? Don’t take it right before you go to bed – it’s better to take a few hours before you want to sleep.
Myth 3: All melatonin is natural
In an ideal world, claims on supplement labels would always be truthful. However, there are many products on the market that have been found to be contaminated with other drugs or toxic metals, or simply do not contain what the label states. Make sure when you’re shopping to find a trustworthy and reliable source.
Myth 4: Natural sleep aids are risk free
The first thing to consider is, if you’re already taking a medication, there’s a potential for side effects when taking melatonin (and any other supplement), so make sure you check with your health care provider. Here’s a great link with some of the medications melatonin may interact poorly with.
And, as we mentioned in this post, if you take too much melatonin, you could experience side effects such as headaches, nausea, dizziness and irritability.
Myth 5: Melatonin is a natural sleeping pill
Unlike popular belief, melatonin isn’t simply a sleeping pill. Melatonin assists with short-term sleep issues. And it has many effective uses. But it’s not as simple as swallowing a pill. You need to take into account your sleep environment and nighttime routine as well. For instance, if you’re scrolling through your phone, watching television or working on your computer right up until bedtime, you’re working against any melatonin you may be taking by exposing yourself to light. Practicing good sleep habits along with melatonin is a must to help you get on the right track.
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Newfangled tech gives short film audience agency.
Jeron Braxon and Julian Glander take us through four virtual, full-explorable environments in Plant Room thanks to a 360-degree camera. This is a technologically-drenched future that has replaced organic material with Blade Runner-like replicants, but it also feels a bit like dropping into Wreck-It Ralph for a look around.
The autonomy present, allowing us to dictate our gaze as the camera (as us) moves on a rail around the strange, bright pastels of these animated worlds, is more akin to a video game than a short film.
However, this guided tour is an innovative approach to cinema that has far-reaching applications in documentary (think nature-oriented fare) and animation when the goal is just total immersion. When there’s nowhere specifically designed for us to look, it means everywhere must hold the same charm and invitingness. Otherwise, giving us the directorial mantle won’t help. Plant Room is strange and engaging enough to work.
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Travel expenses – Germany 2022
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Travel expense form - template for download and alternatives
If you want to record travel expenses correctly, you have to pay attention to a few things. This is the only way to ensure that the costs are correctly accounted for in the company and that the tax office accepts the statement. A prepared travel expense form can save you a lot of work. We will show you what you should bear in mind and what other options are available.
What information should a travel expense template contain?
There are no set formal guidelines for travel expense reports. Theoretically, you can write your travel expenses by hand on a piece of paper. What is important is that the listing includes the following information:
- Name of the person who participated in the business trip.
- Employee number/staff number
- Duration of the business trip with date
- Listing of all expense items
- Destination of the trip
- Purpose of the trip
Since expense reimbursements within the company as well as tax deductibility via advertising expenses are only possible with the appropriate receipts, the travel expense template should ideally also include a column for the invoice number or receipt number. Ideally, the receipts are stapled directly to the travel expense report.
To facilitate allocation when posting expenses, the individual travel expense forms can be numbered. It is also possible to file according to the date of receipt.
What are the advantages of the travel expense form as an Excel document?
If you use a template for your travel expense report, you will benefit from various advantages:
- easy handling with common Office programs
- fast processing on PC or notebook possible
- Sending by mail possible
- simplified digital archiving
- Uniform arrangement of central data facilitates accounting
- simplified processing by the tax office
Travel expense forms are implemented as PDF, Word or Excel files. PDF templates are usually used as printouts, in which the data is entered manually. Word templates, on the other hand, can be easily customized by the user by adding additional rows or columns to the tables. Excel templates for travel expense reports have the advantage that the data can be processed more easily. For example, travel expenses from the Excel spreadsheets can be transferred to accounting programs or used for reporting to analyze expenses.
TIP: Travel expense form - when using templates from the Internet, look out for reputable providers.
The Internet is full of numerous free templates for accounting and likewise for travel expense reporting. However, many of these offers should be treated with caution. They may contain malware or spy on data. If you decide to download your travel expense form from Circula, you are relying on high quality and data security.
Disadvantages of travel expense forms
Travel expense forms have the great advantage that they can be filled out easily and quickly by employees. However, this supposed ease of use is offset by many disadvantages.
Reduced clarity: With an increasing number of travel expense reports, the accounting department in a company can quickly lose track of the forms if they are submitted in paper form or in differently formatted documents.
Increased administrative burden: Each travel expense form must be reviewed, usually printed out, and then archived in file folders. This costs a lot of time, which the accounting department can better use for more important tasks.
Insufficient compliance with GoB: Due to the lack of an overview, manually created travel expense templates can easily compromise the principles of proper accounting (GoB). This can result in incorrect postings, which, in addition to potential problems with the tax office, can also lead to internal miscalculations. As a result, budget planning becomes more difficult or "incorrect" costs are calculated for business trips.
More difficult digital archiving: If travel expense forms are printed out, digital archiving of the documents is time-consuming because they first have to be scanned again after posting and then saved. But even digitally submitted Word travel expense templates or Excel sheets do not always meet all the requirements for audit-proof archiving.
As you can see, the simple and flexible handling of travel expense templates is primarily confronted with objections of correct accounting. An equally simple and at the same time secure as well as clear solution for travel expense accounting is digital.
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Multilevel regression investigation makes it possible for us to determine and quantify the extent to which variations in health and fitness are attributable to the properties of the space in which the unique resides. In certain, this approach allows us to establish if area level social capital influences specific wellbeing in excess of and earlier mentioned, or in conversation with, individual qualities. Multilevel regression evaluation permits researchers to investigate how considerably of the area variances in wellbeing can be defined by distinctions in the specific composition of an area, and how considerably of these space variations are explained by their amount of social cash.
Between other motives for applying multilevel regression techniques is (employing statistical terminology) the existence of an region conditioned residual correlation. Failure to consider this dependence creates an underestimation of the conventional errors of the regression coefficients [102,103]. Multilevel examination, originally applied in the places of sociology, education and learning, and demography, has lately attracted greater awareness in the subject of public wellbeing [seventy three]. Scientists are also bringing to mild the function of contextual and environmental aspects on health and fitness [104-106].
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At COP25 in Madrid Heads of UN agencies met for a high-level Leadership Dialogue on how to turn the tide on deforestation and committed to the common goal of helping countries reduce deforestation and improve forest management.
According to the UN, up to 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions derive from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector.
However, a myriad of forest-based solutions taking place on the ground show the real and promising results that forests can deliver.
As President of COP25, Chile initiated the “Santiago Call for Action on Forests.” (See Call for Action in Spanish.) The call highlights the fact that climate change, including increases in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, is impacting terrestrial ecosystems, exacerbating existing risks to livelihoods, food systems, infrastructure, human and ecosystem health, and biodiversity.
The COP25 Presidency issued a call for action on seven essential activities, including on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing so-called “sinks” which absorb carbon.
Together with improved land management options, forests and trees could provide up to 30% of greenhouse gas mitigation required by 2030 to keep the increase in global average temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, the upper temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
All UN agencies at today’s high-level Dialogue committed firmly to the common goal of helping countries to reduce deforestation and improve forest management.
The United Nations Forum on Forests, represented by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which serves as the Secretariat of the Forum, highlighted the importance of promoting sustainable management of all types of forests and implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests by 2030:
“Implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests by 2030 will reverse the loss of forests and increase them by 3% globally and will also help eradicate extreme poverty for forest-dependent people. UN DESA, through its work in support of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the UN Forum on Forests, is committed to playing its vital role in accelerating global efforts to halt deforestation and promoting sustainable management of all types of forests.” – Mr. Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) underlined that addressing deforestation requires looking beyond the forest sector to identify the main drivers of deforestation:
“We need to look beyond the forests. To step up action against deforestation and forest degradation, we need to find consensus to agree on reducing footprints of agricultural commodities. We need to work with all stakeholders in supporting global efforts to turn the tide on deforestation.” – Mr. QU Dongyu, Director General.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) explained the concept of land-degradation neutrality to help countries identify and address the drivers of deforestation in a robust way:
“Halting deforestation and restoring degraded forests are global imperatives. Land Degradation Neutrality– SDG Target 15.3 – provides the robust framework needed to keep land, including forests, healthy and resilient over the long haul, which in turn will keep food, energy, carbon and biodiversity in balance. Restoring degraded lands means better lives and income for farmers and herders and for women and youth, and less pressure to migrate to cities.” – Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) emphasized the need for transformative action that connects sustainable activities across different sectors, in particular land-use and food:
“Faced with growing rates of global deforestation, there is an urgent need to transform economic systems related to food and land use. The new four-year GEF-7 strategy reflects this with a focus on harnessing the existing and emerging multi-stakeholder platforms committed to sustainability, which include important global companies from the food sector.” – Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) agreed with the strong need for action, and highlighted several areas for the implementation of solutions:
“We need to focus on nature-positive agriculture; clean up our supply-chains; adopt sustainable consumption and production methods; partner with the private sector and put a price on carbon. And the good news is that there is much greater awareness about the state of our forests than ever before and when we build leadership in one place, we will witness a race to the top to save our planet’s forests.” – Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director.
“Supporting countries to tackle deforestation is an essential component of climate action and thus of UNDP’s Climate Promise. REDD+ is a “ready to go” nature-based solution. And the UN-REDD Programme provides a platform for the UN to support countries to raise their nature-based NDC ambition.” – Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator.
Regarding implementation on the ground, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeadded:
“The agreement on the REDD+ framework was a milestone. It gives a clear direction on how countries, civil society and the private sector can collaborate to reduce deforestation. While it’s only a starting point, its strength is its flexibility. Each country can adapt it to its national circumstances and enhance implementation over time— especially by including REDD+ activities in their NDCs.” – Ms. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary.
Addressing deforestation is an issue that is a concern throughout the UN organization and for millions throughout the world. All UN agencies emphasized their readiness to support countries in their efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, building on existing efforts to provide technical and financial support, and working together as partners. Trust-building through the UNFCCC transparency framework will remain vital for collaboration on this important matter.
Finally, it was also highlighted that reducing deforestation requires an effort by all stakeholders, engaging local communities and indigenous peoples, women and youth, civil society and the private sector, as well as producers and consumers.
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At the 11th Hour
We have all felt it. The fatigue. The hunger. The hazy fog that ensues 11 hours into our shift. How does the average physician react in times of mental exhaustion? Do we order more tests? Do we miss critical diagnoses? Do we administer inappropriate medications? Let's take a look.
Concentration and Alertness
While there is a bounty of data regarding the health hazards of night shifts and long work hours,1,2,3,4 few studies have focused on the potential for inappropriate care specifically at the end of a long shift. One 2014 study looked at physician concentration and performance after 24-hour on-call duty versus a routine work day and found that concentration-endurance test scores were significantly lower after on-call duty.5 This same study demonstrated subjectively worse moods after on-call duty, which could extrapolate to hindered ability to think clearly.
It is also possible that physicians have an overall decreased level of alertness just prior to leaving the hospital. In a prospective nationwide survey of interns, every extended work shift (>24 hours) that was scheduled in a month increased the risk of a crash during the commute from work by 16.2%. In months when interns worked 5 or more extended shifts, the risk that they would fall asleep while driving doubled.6
Even shorter shifts have been associated with decreased alertness. A study with nurses showed they were more likely to nearly fall asleep driving home when working 12-hour shifts as opposed to 8-hour shifts.7 While clinical outcomes related to length of shift have not been formally studied in any meaningful trials, one could argue that decreased alertness on the drive home would indicate decreased alertness and concentration when making critical decisions just prior to leaving work.
There is a decent amount of literature supporting the fact that decision-making, regardless of profession, varies by how far removed one is from the start of their day. The best known and most cited evidence comes from Israel. These studies show that rulings in Israeli courts are drastically altered by how close the decision is made to a break in the judge's day. Specifically, this study of 1,112 judicial rulings concluded that the most favorable rulings on prisoners occurred early in the morning and just after lunch breaks. Significant drops in favorable rulings correlated with length of time from each break.8
Several interesting studies on the effect of timing as it relates to medication choice have been published. One study in the primary care setting evaluated appropriate antibiotic prescription in a primary care clinic, compared to the physician's proximity to either lunch break or the end of their day. The conclusion was that physicians in this primary care clinic setting were roughly 25% more likely to give antibiotics when they were not necessarily indicated in the hour just before lunch and just before the end of the day.9
Similarly, anesthesiologists in New Zealand had more medication errors when they were pushed beyond their own preset continuous work hour goals.10 Additional data from radiology has shown that radiologists make significantly more errors in the last 2 hours of their 12-hour shift compared to their first 10.11 Still more data shows that longer shifts increase the risk of medication errors among nurses in the ICU setting.12
To complete the circle back to the acute care setting, fatigued EMS providers committed significantly more errors and errors that resulted in adverse events compared to their non-fatigued colleagues.13
As a community, we now must decide how to address these concerns. To start, as more residency programs become aware of these realities, there could be a push for fewer 12-hour shifts.
In reality, a change like that is not easily executed. Instead, one wonders if mandatory breaks, rather than reduced hours, would be helpful. Napping during shift has shown to improve subjective tiredness and some key performance indicators, though not totally negate fatigue.14-16 These findings are again demonstrated in nurses, in a study that found a 40-minute break during shifts leads to fewer performance lapses, increased vigor, and a trend toward faster IV insertion.17 While these results are promising, existing work environment/cultural barriers may prevent these practices being adopted.
Another creative solution can be borrowed from the EMS world. Pilot studies are in place to see if outcomes are affected if provider fatigue is assessed in the middle of the shift, with small interventions as appropriate.18 A similar strategy could be done in the emergency department either in person or via cellular phones.
Tired doctors are bad doctors. Some physicians have chosen to acknowledge this as reality and openly err on the side of caution towards the end of shift. They believe patients deserve a physician's best, and we simply cannot provide that at the end of 12 consecutive hours without a break.
Overall, we likely are more dangerous to our patients and to ourselves when working these extended hours. As the future leaders of emergency medicine, we need to not only pick our work schedule carefully, but also help shape the departments in which we work.
- Akerstedt T, Knutsson A. Cardiovascular disease and shift work. Scand J Environ Health. 1997;23(4):241-2.
- Harma M, Sallinen M, Ranta R, Mutanen P, Muller K. The effect of an irregular shift system on sleepiness at work in train drivers and railway traffic controllers. J Sleep Res. 2002 Jun;11(2):141-51.
- Knutsson A, Alfredsson L, Karlsson B, et al. Breast cancer among shift workers: results of the WOLF longitudinal cohort study. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013;39(2):170-77.
- Baldwin DC Jr, Daugherty SR. Sleep deprivation and fatigue in residency training: results of a national survey of first-and second-year residents. Sleep. 2004;27(2):217–23.
- Ernst F, Rauchenzauner M, Zoller H, et al. Effects of 24 h working on-call on psychoneuroendocrine nad oculomotor function: a randomized cross-over trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014;47:221-31.
- Barger LK, Cade BE, Ayas NT, Cronin JW, Rosner B, Speizer FE et al. Extended work shifts and the risk of motor vehicle crashes among interns. N Engl J Med. 2005;352(2):125-134.
- Dean GE, Scott LD, Rogers AE, et al. The majority of nurses report difficulties with drowsiness driving home after work [abstract]. Sleep. 2006;29(Suppl):A151–52.
- Danziger S, Levav J, Avnaim-Pesso L. Extraneous factors in judicial decisions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011;108(17):6889:92.
- Linder JA, Doctor JN, Friedberg MW, et al. Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. JAMA Intern Med.2014;174(12):2029-31.
- Gander PH, Merry A, Millar MM, Weller J. Hours of work and fatigue-related error: a survey of New Zealand anaesthetists. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2000;28(2):178-83.
- Ruutiainen AT, Durand DJ, Scanlon MH, Itri JN. Increased error rates in preliminary reports issued by radiology residents working more than 10 consecutive hours overnight. Acad Radiol. 2013;20(3):305-11.
- Scott L, Rogers A, Hwang WT, et al. The effects of critical care nurse work hours on vigilance and patient safety. J Crit Care Nurs. 2006;15(4):30–7.
- Patterson PD, Weaver MD, Frank RC, et al. Assocation between poor sleep, fatigue, and safety outcomes in emergency medical providers. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16(1):86-97.
- Mitra B, Cameron PA, Mele G, Archer P. Rest during shift work in the emergency department. Aust Health Rev. 2008;32(2):246-51.
- Cheng YH, Roach GD, Petrilli RM. Current and future directions in clinical fatigue management: An update for emergency medicine practitioners. Emerg Med Australas. 2014;26(6):640-4.
- Smith-Coggins R, Howard SK, Mac DT, et al. Improving alertness and performance in emergency department physicians and nurses: the use of planned naps. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48(5):596-604.
- Fallis WM, McMillan DE, Edwards MP. Napping during night shift: practices, preferences, and perceptions of critical care and emergency department nurses. Crit Care Nurse. 2011;31(2):e1-11.
- Patterson PD, Moore CG, Weaver MD, et al. Mobile phone text messaging intervention to improve alertness and reduce sleepiness and fatigue during shiftwork among emergency medicine clinicians: study protocol for the SleepTrackTXT pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014;15:244.
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Sunday, 19 July 2015
Old art travels fast
They have known about other limestone caves in other parts of the world for many years but there was a feeling that the hot wet tropics would make a the preservation of such art very difficult; and therefore Indonesian rock art most be much more recent. Well not so. A team from U Wollongong in Australia have done some nifty science to date the earliest and latest possible dates for some wonderful pictures [and some less bonzer hand-prints] of mammals, including a probable babirusa, that were present on Sulawesi close to 40,000 years ago.
The technique hinged on the relentless accretion of calcium carbonate nodules (called cave pop-corn by the in-crowd), stalactites, stalagmites as the limestone is dissolved in the running water and recrystalised elsewhere. In places the art-work has been varnished by datable calcium warts. By cutting out a microcore of rock above and below the paint and analysing the relative contents of uranium vs thorium in each layer, the Wollongong team and their Indonesian collaborators have been able to date the art in one series of caves. That fact that it appears to be as old, but not older, than the art-work of Southern Europe is remarkable. There is no earlier art known from Africa or Australia - despite aborigines having been in Oz for 50Kyr. The proposal that this sort of carry-on should have evolved independently at the same time at opposite ends of the range of modern humans is too unlikely to contemplate. So we are left to conclude that itinerant artists were on the move, scoping out the local minerals, plying their trade, impressing the locals, training apprentices and painting, painting always painting. This reminds me of one of Primo Levi's great stories in The Periodic Table; Lead is about an itinerant leadsmith who walks his life away in search of new seams of heavy rock.
Movie time from Nature! Beyond the paywall (free for college people with proper infrastructure): Nature News&Views.
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In his opening remarks in Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy put the Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC at the front and center of the debate.
It is essential that judicial nominees understand that, as judges, they are not members of an administration. The courts are not subsidiaries of any political party or interest group, and our judges should not be partisans. That is why the Supreme Court’s intervention in the 2000 presidential election in Bush v. Gore was so jarring and wrong. That is why the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United, in which five conservative Justices rejected the Court’s own precedent, the bipartisan law enacted by Congress, and 100 years of legal developments in order to open the door for massive corporate spending on elections, was such a jolt to the system.
We hope to hear a lot more about Citizens United in the next few days—a ruling that a recent PFAW poll showed that 77% of Americans want to amend the Constitution to undo.
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Plans to land the first Europeans on the Moon could be in place by Christmas, the Director of Human and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed.
Dr David Parker, former head of the UK Space Agency said preparatory work was already well underway for the project, which would see the establishment of an orbiting Moon base from which astronauts could travel to the lunar surface.
Ministers from states contributing to ESA - which includes Britain even after Brexit - are due to meet in Seville on November 26 to give the final green light to the mission. Ministers meet every three years to decide on which projects to fund.
Speaking at the UK Space Conference in Newport, Dr Parker said: “We want to go to the Moon in partnership with Nasa. There is some idea, especially in Europe that none of this is really happening, well I want to say it is.
“The first elements of the gateway are already under contract. Multiple studies are underway for a human exploration lander. This is happening and we in Europe are part of it.
“We have the plan in front of ministers. If they make the right decisions we will hopefully get the first Europeans on the Moon.
“Europe can punch above its weight on a global scale.”
Dr Parker said reaching the Moon and establishing a base was a vital step in the ‘horizon goal’ of getting humans to Mars.
“Building a rocket to go to Mars is the least difficult bit,” he added.
“It’s how to support humans, how physically you protect them from radiation. So the Moon is a great place to prepare for deep space.
“We still have many challenges if we want to get a human on Mars one day.
“Mars has been waiting for us for three and half billion years, we have to get there.”
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A report into the financial implications of direct rent payments under the Universal Credit system concludes that direct payments will be a threat to housing association finances.
The report is the final output from the independent evaluation of the Direct Payment Demonstration Project (DPDP) conducted by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social research at Sheffield Hallam University in conjunction with Ipsos MORI and the University of Oxford.
Under Universal Credit, due to be phased-in between October 2013 and October 2017, working-age tenants will receive a single monthly payment directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This will include their support for housing costs.
This represents a significant departure from the current arrangements, under which many social tenants have their Housing Benefit paid directly to their landlord and receive other benefits weekly or fortnightly.
Pensioners will be excluded from Universal Credit and residents of ‘exempt’ supported housing will have their help with housing costs provided outside of UC. This means that both groups of tenants will be able to continue to have their Housing Benefit paid direct to their landlord.
Also, the DWP has acknowledged that there are some working-age people who will not be capable of managing a monthly payment, and for whom direct payments to the landlord will remain appropriate.
There will be a mechanism within UC to facilitate the payment of benefit direct to the landlord once someone is identified as vulnerable.
The system of direct payments has been operating in the private rented sector (PRS) for some years but so far local authorities and housing associations have been exempt. Despite prolonged protestations from private landlords over the years since the system was introduced in the private sector, the government have decided to roll this out to the social sector.
It now appears that social housing providers, like private landlords before them, are now concerned about the financial risks to them from the direct payment of rents to tenants.
This final report from the direct payment pilot schemes has called for “mitigating action to be taken” after the analysis showed that tenant arrears had risen over the period of the trials.
The report says that: “Overall, tenants who went onto direct payment in the DPDP paid 95.5% of all the rent owed, compared with a comparator sample (not on direct payment) who paid 99.1% of rent owed (a difference of 3.6 percentage points). However, this masks significant variation over time.”
It appears the problem is most pronounced in the early stages of the transition as tenants struggle to adjust to monthly payments from weekly or fortnightly, and the report continues: “Further analysis strongly suggests that the early arrears spike was not driven primarily by factors specific to the DPDP – e.g. the infancy of the policy and experimental nature of the DPDP programme – but is a pattern likely to repeat unless mitigating action is taken.”
“The ‘spike’ may be less pronounced going forward, reflecting the influence DPDP has had on UC design, but focused intervention and close monitoring of rent accounts may be needed, otherwise financial surpluses may be eroded, with consequences for housing associations’ capacity to build, and the impact of late/underpayment on cash flow could pose significant problems for small landlords.”
The report also predicts that the small increases in arrears experienced through the pilots, when scaled up to thousands of tenants under UC, will put large local authority landlords under pressure. Something they may find “particularly difficult to accommodate in the context of austerity measures and public sector funding cuts.”
These considerations, it said, pointed to “the benefit of a phased introduction of direct payment so that financial risk can be spread over time and the need for mitigating action during the transition to direct payment”.
This, coupled with the extra support needed for tenants, close monitoring of rent accounts, cautious assessments of tenants’ readiness for direct payment, on-going support assessment processes or other intervention will all put extra costs on cash strapped authorities. Add to this increased transaction and rent collection costs, IT system upgrades or renewals, and social landlords’ total costs will increase considerably.
However, there will be benefits. Some tenants in the DPDP programme stated a number of benefits of being on direct payment including better money management and some said it had made them more likely to look for work, hold down a job or increase their hours. During the trials the proportion of tenants with a bank account increased with some tenants also reporting that they had a better standing with their bank including improved credit ratings, all effects the concept of direct payments is aimed at achieving.
Commenting on the report’s findings, the Department for Work and Pensions said: “These projects show most claimants pay their rent on time and fears that the direct payment of housing benefit to social-sector tenants would cause mass arrears was unfounded.”
“They have helped shape the support we have put in place for claimants and landlords under universal credit – indeed that’s why we commissioned them, because paying housing benefit directly to claimants replicates the world of work and so makes it easier for people to take up a job offer.
“The Direct Payment Demonstration Projects tested various methods to switch from payment to the landlord, directly to tenants instead, and that informed Universal Credit. Under universal credit, if a claimant persistently underpays their rent and accrues arrears equivalent to one month’s rent, DWP will review the situation following notification from the landlord.
“At this point DWP can offer the claimant budgeting support and may decide to pay the UC housing element to the landlord. When arrears reach an equivalent of two months’ rent (the ‘trigger point’), an Alternative Payment Arrangement will be put in place to allow a managed payment to the landlord.
“Under universal credit, we are ensuring stronger protection is in place for both tenants and landlords against arrears – where payments for vulnerable people can be made directly to landlords – and we discuss budgeting support with all claimants.”
Read the full report here
Report reveals financial threat to social landlords from Direct Rent Payments. http://t.co/q51r9GEx7S
— LandlordZONE (@LandlordZONE) December 22, 2014
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Daily Devotion 23 October 2020
Romans 1:8-13 ‘Prayer of Thanksgiving’
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. 9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit by announcing the gospel of his Son, is my witness that without ceasing I remember you always in my prayers, 10 asking that by God’s will I may somehow at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you – 12 or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.
St. Paul was a great traveller, reaching much of the Roman Empire with the Christian gospel. The desire to explore and share in the cultures of others is still a central part of 21st Century life. A few years ago, one of our children returned from an expedition to Inner Mongolia, followed by a trip up the Yangtze in China. We have all met friends who have been to the most remote parts of our planet. Age appears to be no barrier, just as long as you can afford the fare. You only have to stand at an airport, bus or railway station on any day of the year to recognise the we are world travellers – a people on the move!
One World Week was started 42 years to focus on the need for all the world’s citizens to think globally and act locally for the good of all mankind. It is a reminder despite the instant access we all have to world news at the touch of a button, it is all too easy to retreat into our own little world, cocooned by closed curtains, high garden fences and private cars.
Not everyone moves by choice, as many people displaced from their communities in Afghanistan, Syria, drought-stricken areas of Africa and countless other places will testify. In our own country people are evicted from their homes through financial difficulty, others are forced out by violence or uncaring parents, and asylum seekers and nomadic travellers are not usually welcome to loiter in any community. We are all too ready to judge others who do not fit into our pattern of life. It is easy to dismiss the idealist, to condemn those who fall by the wayside, or those who challenge our seeming comfortable lifestyles.
Jesus was one of the most unconventional people of his day. He challenged those who were tempted to use their faith as a means of wielding power over others and he made many enemies. He was never welcomed in any town by the powerful and to use his own words, ‘had nowhere to lay his head’ (Luke 9:58). Yet the life he lived and the way he affirmed God’s love for us has become the stimulus for us to love God and to want to love our neighbour. One World week provides an opportunity to reflect carefully on how we can make that a reality in our ‘little world’.
Lord in these days of lockdown and self-isolation, shake us out of any retreat from the world around us.
Fire up your Spirit within us to respond to the needs of a lonely or isolated neighbour.
Open our minds to understand the plight and desperation of the asylum seeker, and break down the barriers that hinder us from living as brothers and sisters in ‘One World.’ Amen.
Reflection & Prayer © 2020 Roger McAvoy.
Image freely available online.
A printable version of this Daily Devotional can be downloaded from here
All material within this order of worship is reproduced by permission under CCL 1226356
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Dundee University is offering students experience of one of the fastest growing and most important sectors of the economy thanks to a new partnership with one of Scotland’s most eminent law firms.
The University’s School of Law has teamed up with MacRoberts, which recently established an office in Dundee, to offer students the opportunity to study a Renewable Energy elective as part of the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice programme.
The 10-week module will teach students the skills and knowledge required by lawyers working in the area of renewable energy. As sustainable power sources form a key plank of future energy strategy and many developments continue to face legal challenges, the need for specialist experts in the field is expected to grow significantly in coming years.
Responding to this demand, the School of Law has introduced the elective in order to offer students an insight into this area of legal practice and enhance their employment prospects as a result. Specialist lawyers from MacRoberts will teach different aspect of the law as it relates to renewable energy, ranging from issues such as planning, financing, property and the environment, each week for the duration of the elective.
“It is essential we keep our eye on emergent areas and the fast-paced changes in the legal sector so we can tailor our courses to best serve the needs of our students and law firms looking for the best graduates to work in these fields,” said Elizabeth Comerford, Deputy Director of the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice programme.
“By working with MacRoberts we have access to leading experts already working directly in this field, and they will help students to obtain the knowledge required for legal practice in this area. This is a great opportunity for students interested in practising in this growing sector.”
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Compare the data of two hospitals: Atlantic General Hospital and Frederick Regional Health Systems. The reports for these organizations are attached. Download and review the two PDF. As you review the Statement of Operations for these organizations you will see some similarities and differences.
Prepare a 3-page narrative report (including exhibits) in Microsoft Word (using the template provided) with at least 2 scholarly sources. You will embed a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with your calculations into your Word document. Follow the template provided for the calculations. The narrative explanation requires the use of proper APA format, complete sentences and citations in APA format. The narrative MUST be written in third person.
1. Determine which operating expenses on the Statement of Operations for each organization are fixed, variable and mixed. Please notes some items will be different between these two organizations so you may have different titles for these companies listed. Be sure to give a brief explanation of why you classified each cost as fixed, mixed or variable.
2. Using the Excel template provided determine the percentage of total fixed, variable and mixed operating expenses to total operating expenses for each organization for 2016 and 2015 by keying in the required data.
Compare the results of the two organization for the two years and discuss which group of cost you would have the most control over as a manager and why. Also discuss how these costs will change if there is an increase or decrease in the number of patients. Include in your discussion detailed examples based on your data.
Submit your work in the attached Word document embedding the calculations from the Excel template provided.
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What is SEO?
Search Engine Optimization is a magic to have more leads and opportunities
1. User experience matters
SEO is as simple as knowing the scale that Google uses to rate your website. And you’re in luck, Google tells you part of it.
Here’s what you need to prove your credentials to Google:
- Connect your website to all the services that Google offers: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google My Business, YouTube… Google did not create them to please you. It created them to collect and analyze as much information about you as possible.
- Respect the basics of one-page SEO. The titles of your pages must be <h1> and the subtitles <h2>. (Ask your dev/CTO if you don’t understand what that means.)
2. Mobile first is Google rule
Look around you, people are on their phones. If you don’t have a mobile version, go and make one. Google already knocks down sites that do not have one.
3. Have an SSL certificate (from http to https)
More & more browsers like Google Chrome blocks sites in http, which they see as unsafe. So you must have an SSL certificate, otherwise you’ll soon find that you aren’t referenced in Google.
➡ Free SSL certificate right here.
WordPress, Joomla & Drupal.
4. Page loading speed is not a joke
5. Learn about Google's Ranking
- Google Title or <title> (what will be displayed when presenting a URL in Google): Make it different from the H1! 65-80 characters preferably (for visibility on mobile). Keep in mind that the first word will have more weight than the second, and the second than the third, etc. Also, avoid “|” in titles, use dashes instead. Finally, a certain school of SEO claims that articles (ex: “the”) are no longer taken into account by Google. Personally, I don’t believe this, because I’ve experienced the opposite. For safety, keep the articles in the H1 of your page, and remove them for the Google Title.
- H1: different from the Google Title! Do not exceed 80 characters if at all possible.
- URL: Ideally, 3–4 words. Delete articles. Really think about the shortcut that the user will search in Google (ex: “wedding planning tips” ➡ yourstartupwebsite.com/wedding-planning-tips). Here again, the first word will have more weight than the second, and the second than the third, etc.
- Meta Description (what will be displayed to describe a URL in Google): Preferably, 80-120 characters. WARNING: A certain SEO theory says that this criterion does not affect the ranking of a page but instead affects the click rate, as it is the commercial text that makes the user want to click or not. I’d note though that when doing a search, Google highlights the keywords you entered in the meta description of each URL that appears in the search results. My advice: Write a meta description using synonyms of the terms used in the Google title.
- H2: Preferably, 70-80 characters. Go into more detail than the H1 (ex: if H1 is “Dog food: dry food, treats…”, the H2 can be “Vegan dry food and treats for dogs made in France”. Otherwise, as people are searching more and more in “question” format, especially via voice search (Siri, Alexa, Google Home…), you can also try something like: “How many treats a day can I give to my dog ?”
Note: It has been proven that the Meta Keywords tag has zero impact on SEO, so it’s useless to indicate it.
6. Write SEO focused content
Try to make each page contain more than 800 words. Beyond that, don’t wrack your brain: write quality content and address a maximum of topics related to your big topic/industry. Try not to hammer keywords, Google punishes this. Use as many synonyms as possible. There is also a trick for Google to identify your business pages as blog posts, which is much better in its eyes: Avoid business vocabulary (ex: “quote request”). Instead, use terms like “advice”, “good idea”, etc., since Google prefers that you advise Internet users rather than selling them something 😉 For Google, sales are done through Google Ads, and sharing valuable information through free search (SEO).
When I talk with entrepreneurs, they always ask me “How do I choose the right keywords? I want to put lots of keywords!” But all there is to say is “Produce good content.” Content that you would like to read yourself. People will love to consume it, and Google will see that people spend time on your site, with the help of Google Analytics (refer to Rule N°1 😉)
8. Localization is important
- You must have a Google My Business account to be referenced in the geolocated search results.
- You must have as many customers as possible rating you 5/5 ⭐️ and giving good reviews
9. Don't copy
Make sure every page has different content for all of those elements: Google title, Meta description, H1/H2, page’s content. And ESPECIALLY, never steal content from another site. Google dates it every time new content appears.
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Presidential Directive 19: Electronic Surveillance and Physical Searches Conducted by the Department of Defense Outside the United States for Foreign Intelligence Purposes [open pdf - 183KB]
Alternate Title: PD/NSC 19: Electronic Surveillance and Physical Searches Conducted by the Department of Defense Outside the United States for Foreign Intelligence Purposes
In this Directive, President Carter amends "Presidential Directive/NSC-19 to include a delegation of power to military judges to authorize electronic surveillance and physical searches directed United States persons who are outside the United States. The military judges included in this delegation are those who are authorized by 10 U.S.C. section 826 to preside at general court-martial and who are designated by the Secretary of Defense to exercise this delegation of power. The Secretary of Defense may designate only military judges who are located outside the United States. Military judges may exercise this power only through issuance of warrants and only with respect to persons who are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 10 U.S.C. section 802, articles 2(1)-(10). Warrants my be issued only on a finding of probable cause that the United States person is an agent of a foreign power and only when necessary to obtain significant foreign intelligence or counterintelligence. Physical searches may entail unconsented entry into real or personal property but shall use the minimum intrusion necessary to obtain information. This amendment also empowers military judges to approve surreptitious and continuous monitoring as defined in Executive Order 12036 under the same terms applicable to electronic surveillance."
PD/NSC 19; Presidential Directive 19
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
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Tenn. is readmitted to the Union July 24, 1866
On this day in 1866, Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the Union. The Volunteer State had also been the last one to withdraw from the Union, after a statewide referendum on June 8, 1861.
Angered by the withdrawal, Tennesseans from 26 eastern counties met twice in Greenville and Knoxville, eventually opting to secede from Tennessee and remain in the Union. The Legislature, however, denied their petition. It sent a 4,000-man force to suppress their bid to secede. During the Civil War, many East Tennesseans waged guerrilla warfare against the Southern cause by burning bridges, cutting telegraph wires and spying.
After the war, a week before its readmittance, Tennessee ratified the 14th Amendment, which guaranteed citizenship rights to former slaves. As a result, Tennessee became the sole state during Reconstruction that did not have an appointed military governor.
Many whites proved reluctant to offer blacks full citizenship rights, including the right to vote. Whites continued to control the state during Reconstruction; only two blacks were elected to the Legislature. But whites widely believed that Reconstruction had seriously harmed their interests. In 1868, the Nashville Republican Banner editorialized that “it has placed the black man over the white as the agent and prime-mover of domination.”
By the 1870s, whites sought to reclaim full political power, forming paramilitary groups to harass former slaves and their champions, suppress voting, and control labor markets. In 1889, a Democratic-controlled Tennessee General Assembly, under the guise of electoral reform, passed four laws disfranchising most blacks as well as many poor whites. The lawmakers thereby brought an end to what had been one of the most competitive Southern political systems in the immediate postwar period.
Source: “The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture” (1998)
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Why Trump’s Trade War Could Mean Heavy Losses for U.S. Farmers
If a trade war breaks out, American farmers are likely to pay a hefty price. In recent months the Trump administration has announced plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and the EU, and on $50 billion or more in products from China. The four major trading partners—who purchased a combined $74.5 billion in U.S. agricultural goods in 2017—have vowed retaliatory tariffs of their own, including on U.S. ag exports. That could add to farmers’ woes: Thanks in large part to lower grain prices, U.S. net farm income has plunged by over 50% since 2013.
A version of this article appears in the July 1, 2018 issue of Fortune with the headline “Much to Lose For U.S. Farmers”
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Get Full Essay Get access to this section to get all help you need with your essay and educational issues. Get Access Ethical Issues and Management Essay Sample Performance evaluations can be a helpful resource to improve many areas in the workplace. They show both strengths and challenges for each individual employee.
History[ edit ] Business ethics reflect the norms of each historical period. As time passes, norms evolve, causing accepted behaviors to become objectionable. Business ethics and the resulting behavior evolved as well.
Business was involved in slavery colonialism and the cold war.
By the mids at least courses in business ethics reached 40, students, using some twenty textbooks and at least ten casebooks supported by professional societies, centers and journals of business ethics. The Society for Business Ethics was founded in European business schools adopted business ethics after commencing with the European Business Ethics Network.
The concept of business ethics caught the attention of academics, media and business firms by the end of the Cold War. This era began the belief and support of self-regulation and free Ethical issues and management paper, which lifted tariffs and barriers and allowed businesses to merge and divest in an increasing global atmosphere.
Many verses discuss business ethics, in particular verseadapting to a changing environment in verses, andlearning the intricacies of different tasks in verses and If a company's purpose is to maximize shareholder returns, then sacrificing profits for other concerns is a violation of its fiduciary responsibility.
Corporate entities are legally considered as persons in the United States and in most nations. The 'corporate persons' are legally entitled to the rights and liabilities due to citizens as persons.
Ethics are the rules or standards that govern our decisions on a daily basis. Economist Milton Friedman writes that corporate executives' "responsibility A business cannot have responsibilities. So the question is, do corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, have responsibilities in their business activities other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible?
And my answer to that is, no, they do not. For example, they can hold title to property, sue and be sued and are subject to taxation, although their free speech rights are limited. This can be interpreted to imply that they have independent ethical responsibilities.
Issues concerning relations between different companies include hostile take-overs and industrial espionage. Related issues include corporate governance ; corporate social entrepreneurship ; political contributions ; legal issues such as the ethical debate over introducing a crime of corporate manslaughter ; and the marketing of corporations' ethics policies.
The way a corporate psychopath can rise in a company is by their manipulation, scheming, and bullying. They do this in a way that can hide their true character and intentions within a company. Functional business areas[ edit ] Finance[ edit ] Fundamentally, finance is a social science discipline.
It concerns technical issues such as the mix of debt and equitydividend policythe evaluation of alternative investment projects, optionsfuturesswapsand other derivativesportfolio diversification and many others.
Finance is often mistaken by the people to be a discipline free from ethical burdens. Adam Smith However, a section of economists influenced by the ideology of neoliberalisminterpreted the objective of economics to be maximization of economic growth through accelerated consumption and production of goods and services.
Neoliberal ideology promoted finance from its position as a component of economics to its core. Neoliberals recommended that governments open their financial systems to the global market with minimal regulation over capital flows.
Some pragmatic ethicistsfound these claims to be unfalsifiable and a priori, although neither of these makes the recommendations false or unethical per se.
In essence, to be rational in finance is to be individualistic, materialistic, and competitive. Business is a game played by individuals, as with all games the object is to win, and winning is measured in terms solely of material wealth.
Within the discipline this rationality concept is never questioned, and has indeed become the theory-of-the-firm's sine qua non". Such simplifying assumptions were once necessary for the construction of mathematically robust models.
However, signalling theory and agency theory extended the paradigm to greater realism. Outside of corporations, bucket shops and forex scams are criminal manipulations of financial markets. Cases include accounting scandalsEnronWorldCom and Satyam.
A common approach to remedying discrimination is affirmative action. Once hired, employees have the right to occasional cost of living increases, as well as raises based on merit.Ethics.
For all activities funded by the European Union, ethics is an integral part of research from beginning to end, and ethical compliance is seen as pivotal to achieve real research excellence. For the fourth year in a row, the University of Notre Dame's John J.
Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values has released a list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science. Law firm risk management. Issues and trends.
New business intake, conflicts management, ethical screens, information security, confidentiality compliance, legal ethics, technology and other concerns for law firm risk professionals. Wildlife managers have long stressed the critical role science plays in their field, but a recent paper has created controversy by suggesting that “hunt management” decisions in the United States and Canada fall short on the “hallmarks of science.”.
§ Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Adopted (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the school year.
2 The board of Franks & Fisher, a large manufacturing company, decided to set up an internal control and audit function. The proposal was to appoint an internal auditor at mid-management level and also to establish a board level internal audit committee made up mainly of non-executive directors.
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Life is way to short to spend it bickering, fussing, and fighting. Oftentimes, it’s just best to let it go! It’s not always the devil’s fault as to why we choose to hold on to dead weight. The flesh craves justice whereas the spirit desires grace and mercy. Fire can only last as long as you continue to throw logs in it. You have to make a conscientious decision to let things go and then the final step is to stop recollecting the memory of the offense. Ephesians 4:31-32 says, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” We all fall or have fell into one or more of these scenarios: you fail(ed)to forgive yourself, you fail(ed)to forgive the situation, you fail(ed)to realize that the situation is over, or you fail(ed) to move forward. Simply put, letting go means that you come to the realization some things are only part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.
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- New Hampshire provides defendants with two avenues of sentence appeal: (1) challenging the constitutionality of the sentence via the traditional appellate court system and (2) appealing the length of the sentence to a three-judge sentence review panel.
Art. 18. Penalties to be Proportioned to Offenses; True Design for Punishment: All penalties ought to be proportioned to the nature of the offense. No wise legislature will affix the same punishment to the crimes of theft, forgery, and the like, which they do to those of murder and treason. Where the same undistinguishing severity is exerted against all offenses, the people are led to forget the real distinction in the crimes themselves, and to commit the most flagrant with as little compunction as they do the lightest offenses. For the same reason a multitude of sanguinary laws is both impolitic and unjust. The true design of all punishments being to reform, not to exterminate mankind.
Sentences reviewed by three-judge panel
Anyone sentenced to more than one year in prison (except when the defendant is serving a mandatory sentence) may appeal his sentence to an impartial three-judge panel. N.H. Rev. Stat. §651:58. The panel has the power to overturn the sentence and substitute another in its place if the panel so decides. N.H. Rev. Stat. §651:59. The panel’s decisions are not appealable unless the defendant argues that the panel’s decision violated his constitutional rights. Bell v. Superior Court Sentence Review Division, 117 N.H. 474, 475 (1977). Likewise, the panel does not have the power to determine the constitutionality of a sentence. Petition of Turgeon, 140 N.H. 52, 54 (1995).
Sentences are reviewed under an “unsustainable exercise of discretion” (abuse of discretion) standard; however, when a defendant asserts that his constitutional rights have been violated by a sentencing decision, the standard of review is de novo. State v. Willey, 163 N.H. 532, 541 (2012). To show that a trial court’s decision was not “sustainable,” a defendant must show that the court’s ruling “was clearly untenable or unreasonable” and prejudiced his case. State v. Johnson, 145 N.H. 647, 648 (2000).
Sentencing courts must consider a number of objective factors before imposing a sentence, including “whether the sentence imposed will meet the traditional goals of sentencing–punishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation.” State v. Burgess, 156 N.H. 746, 751 (2008).
Sentencing judges have broad, but not unlimited, discretion in determining the types of objective evidence upon which to rely in imposing a sentence. Burgess, 156 N.H. at 751. Lack of remorse is one such factor, as it may shed light on whether an effort to rehabilitate would be successful. Id. at 754. A sentencing court, however, may not draw an adverse inference from a defendant’s decision to remain silent at sentencing. Id. at 735-36.
A sentence must be reconsidered if improper evidence is admitted at sentencing, unless it can be shown that the trial court gave the evidence no weight. Id. at 751-52.
Courts “should not rely upon allegations of other crimes by the defendant when such allegations are unsubstantiated, resolved by acquittals, or the product of speculation.” State v. Lambert, 147 N.H. 295, 295-96 (2001). Sentencing judges cannot hold trial counsel’s defense strategies—including a defense that accuses another, uncharged, individual of wrongdoing—against a defendant at sentencing. Willey, 163 N.H. at 543.
Three-judge sentence review panel has the authority to increase a sentence upon appeal. Bell v. State Superior Court Sentence Review Division, 117 N.H. 474, 476 (1977).
The state constitution forbids only “gross disproportionality between offense and penalty.” State v. Elbert, 125 N.H. 1, 15 (1984) (finding no gross disproportionality between a 15-30 year sentence and offense of attempted second-degree murder).
A sentence for a lesser-included offense that is harsher than the maximum provided for the greater offense is grossly disproportionate. State v. Dayutis, 127 N.H. 101, 105 (1985).
Court denied habeas relief for prisoner challenging sentence of 60-120 years (six consecutive sentences of 10-20 years apiece) for conviction on six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. Duquette v. Warden, New Hampshire State Prison, 154 N.H. 737, 739 (2007).
Court upheld fines totaling $160,000 for conviction of 80 counts of gambling; fine was not excessive in light of amount of money being waged at defendant’s gambling operation and therefore not grossly disproportionate to the offense. State v. Enderson, 148 N.H. 252, 259 (2002).
Court upheld three- to six-year sentence for man convicted of criminal threatening with a firearm pursuant to gun-enhancement statute. Man was arrested for waving a gun in the air and ordering a trespasser to “get the F off my property.” State v. Bird, 161 N.H. 31, 40 (2010).
A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys
This Guide to Federal Evidence is the only federal evidence handbook written exclusively for criminal defense lawyers. The Guide analyzes each Federal Rule of Evidence and outlines the main evidentiary issues that confront criminal defense lawyers. It also summarizes countless defense favorable cases and provides tips on how to avoid common evidentiary pitfalls. The Guide contains multiple user-friendly flowcharts aimed at helping the criminal defense lawyer tackle evidence problems. A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence is an indispensable tool in preparing a case for trial.
Modern Digital Evidence & Technologies in Criminal Cases
Modern cases need modern defenses, and modern lawyers can't practice with an outdated playbook. This program is a contemporary training that identifies emerging technologies and digital evidence encountered in today's criminal cases and arms you with the tools necessary to combat expert witnesses, prosecutorial overreach, and an uneducated judge and jury. This comprehensive CLE program covers both general aspects of new technologies as well as practical courtroom application and legal challenges to the use of these new technologies.
Top Shelf DUI Defenses: The Law, The Science, The Techniques (2021)
If you are serious about being an effective DUI defense advocate, or if you’re considering adding DUI defenses to your portfolio, you need to know the latest scientific and legal strategies to optimize your success at trial. Learn from the best-of-the-best in the field in this unique CLE Program, updated for 2021.
Defending Modern Drug Cases (2021)
From challenging the arrest and seizure to picking a jury and cross-examining police officers, defense attorneys handling drug cases must be able to construct a defense that will increase the chances of the client getting a positive result for your client.
Effective motion practice, juror selection, and storytelling have never been more important. This seminar will introduce defense counsel to techniques that have been used at recent drug trials to rebut specific claims and overcome the emotion created in today’s criminal legal system.
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Volfas Engelman - Nonalcoholic
An unseen innovation in the interwar period - "Volfas Engelman Non-Alcoholic" - without strength, but still full of delicious and rich foam, suitable for everyone who appreciates the light taste of beer.
The method of making this Lager-style non-alcoholic beer is using special yeast. During the fermentation of such yeast, it practically does not emit alcohol, and the beer acquires a great taste and aroma. This is the new trend in the production of non-alcoholic beer, which Volfas Engelman has also started to use.
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Marina Mariconti,Thomas Obadia, Laurence Mousson, Anna Malacrida, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna-Bella Failloux and Pei-Shi Yen
Arboviral diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses have been threatening the European countries since the introduction in 1979 of the major vector Aedes albopictus. In 2017, more than three hundred of CHIKV autochthonous cases were reported in Italy, highlighting the urgent need for a risk assessment of arboviral diseases in European countries. In this study, the vector competence for three major arboviruses were analyzed in eight Ae. albopictus populations from Europe. Here we show that Southern European Ae. albopictus were susceptible to CHIKV, DENV-1 and ZIKV with the highest vector competence for CHIKV. Based on vector competence data and vector distribution, a prediction risk map for CHIKV was generated stressing the fear of CHIKV and to a lesser extent, of other arboviruses for Europe, calling us for new public health strategies.
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Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's block on accessing Wikipedia is unconstitutional.
The court said the ban violated rights concerning freedom of expression, and ordered it be lifted.
The Turkish government barred the website in 2017 because of entries suggesting Turkey had co-operated with jihadist militants in Syria.
Turkish censors have often temporarily blocked websites carrying content critical of the government.
The Wikimedia Foundation took Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in May over the ban, arguing that the blocking of the online encyclopaedia violated the right to freedom of expression.
Thursday's ruling is a significant victory for the foundation, writes BBC Europe regional editor Danny Aeberhard.
Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, celebrated the ruling in a tweet.
What are the wider implications of the ruling?
The Constitutional Court voted by 10-6 that the ban violated freedom of speech.
It is expected that the authorities will lift it accordingly.
Turkey imposed the ban after articles on Wikipedia suggested it had co-operated with the Islamic State group and others, and made allegations of state-sponsored terrorism.
Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country is a key foreign player in the conflict in neighbouring Syria, hosting 3.7 million refugees and building a controversial "safe zone" along its north-eastern border.
According to the Wikimedia Foundation, the ECHR has given its case against Turkey priority status and is due to receive submissions from the Turkish government next month.
"Today is a good day for those of us that believe in the power of knowledge and dialogue," the foundation said.
"We are encouraged by this outcome and will continue to work towards a world in which knowledge is freely accessible to all."
Turkey figures towards the bottom of a global index for media freedom put together by the organisation Reporters Without Borders, which rates it at 157 out of 180 countries.
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LETTER: NJ legislation could ensure better stroke care
Oct. 29 is World Stroke Day. Every two seconds someone in the world dies from stroke, and it is a leading cause of disability.
New Jersey has been a leader in stroke care and was one of the first states to designate Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers. These hospitals have resources and processes in place to ensure that they are always prepared to treat stroke. This is especially important because the most effective treatments must be administered in the first few hours.
Although the New Jersey Department of Health approved 52 hospitals to be Primary Stroke Centers and 14 hospitals to be Comprehensive Stroke Centers, the department no longer has resources to make sure those hospitals are still complying with the rules.
A bill currently under consideration by the New Jersey Legislature (S995/A3670) would require hospitals that want to be a Comprehensive or Primary Stroke Center to be certified as such by a national organization, and create a new level of care called Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals for smaller hospitals with fewer resources. It also would require that EMS have protocols in place, so they know what to do and where to go when they are treating a stroke patient. Over 40 hospitals already have certification, creating confusion about which hospitals undergo regular evaluation to ensure compliance and which do not. Hospitals are not required to be stroke centers; the administration of each hospital chooses whether to participate.
It is time for New Jersey to update our system of care for stroke patients so that we remain a leader.
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association New Jersey board member
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by Sarah Weinman
Women crime writers appeared alongside men in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 30s, but they were rare, and largely pseudonymous. Cheap violence and action-packed adventure didn’t offer the proper vehicles for the stories women mystery writers wished to tell. Instead they were more likely to appear in the general interest “slicks,” like Collier’s and The Saturday Evening Post, which paid better; women’s magazines, such as Ladies’ Home Journal and Cosmopolitan; or, after its 1941 founding, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, which made room for all kinds of mystery stories—detective, international, just plain crime—and became a particular haven for women writers.
Women’s magazines are of particular interest in the story of domestic suspense, because of their audience: Young and middle-aged women, single and married were seeking respite from their ennui and alienation. The appearance of domestic suspense fiction poked holes in the “happy homemaker” ideal put forward by the more positive, beauty-and fashion-oriented articles.
Women crime writers were as likely as their male counterparts to publish in hardcover—at firms like Harper & Brothers; Duell, Sloan, and Pearce; Random House; the famed Doubleday Crime Club; and Simon & Schuster’s Inner Sanctum imprint—more often than not working with celebrated women mystery editors such as Lee Wright, Joan Kahn, Isabelle Taylor, and Marie Rodell. Taylor was the pioneer, fashioning the Crime Club for Doubleday in 1928 and working with Margaret Millar, Sax Rohmer, and Mignon Eberhart among others. Wright was considered to be the top editor in the genre, starting from humble beginnings as Richard Simon’s secretary at Simon & Schuster before she founded the imprint Inner Sanctum in 1936, bringing in Stanley Ellin, Gypsy Rose Lee (for The G-String Murders) and Edgar-winner Mildred B. Davis. (Wright later left and joined Random House in 1957, taking many of those writers with her.)Joan Kahn’s first mystery acquisition at Harper & Brothers was Helen Eustis’s The Horizontal Man, setting the tone for a distinguished three-decade run at the house, later working with Patricia Highsmith, Dorothy L. Sayers, John Creasey, and Tony Hillerman. Marie Rodell would be better known for her later career as a literary agent—key clients included Rachel Carson and Martin Luther King—but her nine years at Duell overlapped with Dorothy B. Hughes’s most prolific period, when she published eleven novels in a seven-year span.
Throughout the war, women and men were, in essence, on equal footing in publishing, reaching both genders through hardcovers and then, in greater quantities, paperbacks. But when pulp paperback original publishing came along in the late 1940s and early 50s, and with the advent of imprints like Fawcett Gold Medal, a curious thing happened: the old pattern from pulp magazines re-established itself. Male authors went to the paperbacks, the quick advance, and the gigantic print runs, which were marketed to a predominantly male audience who viewed the books as disposable. With rare exceptions, female authors kept to the hardcovers, their books geared to libraries and book-of-the-month clubs with smaller print runs. The narrowed print runs and general lack of availability to a mass audience may account for the greater focus paid to the male writers over women writers as much as does the mystique of the pulps.
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Opinion: Cities can’t prevent employees from carrying guns
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s local governments cannot prevent their employees from carrying weapons “at all times and places” while on duty, according to a state attorney general’s opinion released Monday.
In reaching that conclusion, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office tied together various sections of Kentucky law governing the authority of local governments to regulate firearms.
Any such local authority is strictly limited, the attorney general’s office said in its review requested by the city of Ashland. State law allows local governments to prohibit concealed weapons in buildings they own, lease or control, the opinion said.
However, they cannot bar their employees from openly carrying firearms inside local government-owned buildings or possessing weapons — whether concealed or not — on public property that is not a building, including public parks, the opinion said. They also can’t be prevented from possessing firearms in their personal or local government-owned vehicles, it added.
“Synthesizing these statutory provisions, it is the attorney general’s opinion that the city may not prohibit its employees from carrying firearms ‘at all times and places’ while on duty as a city employee,” the five-page opinion said.
The opinion — written by Assistant Attorney General Aaron J. Silletto and signed by Cameron — does not carry the force of law. It reflected the gun-rights policies passed by the state’s legislature.
The review was requested by the Ashland city attorney in northeastern Kentucky. Several city employees petitioned the city manager for permission to carry firearms while on duty.
In its response, the attorney general’s office said the legislature enacted several statutes governing the authority of local governments to regulate firearms. The opinion said that as a “general proposition,” lawmakers have “preempted the field of firearms regulation” in the state.
State law, however, allows a local governing body to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons in a building owned, leased or controlled by that local government, the opinion said. That restriction can apply to its employees.
“But the city may do so only ‘by ordinance,’ and not simply (as the city suggests in the first question it asks) as part of its employee policies and procedures,” the opinion said.
But that’s the extent of a local government’s power on the matter, the opinion said. State law doesn’t allow a local government to prohibit or limit the open carrying of weapons, it said.
“The city may not prohibit its employees from: (a) open carrying firearms inside city-owned buildings; (b) possessing or carrying any firearms, whether concealed or carried openly, on public property that is not a ‘building’; (c) possessing, carrying or keeping firearms in their personal vehicles; or (d) possessing or carrying any firearms in city-owned vehicles,” the opinion said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for mandatory prescription of generic drugs by physicians to lower the cost of healthcare, and the likely law surrounding it, is the culmination of three decades of efforts to provide affordable health care for the poor. Doctors in public hospitals are mandated to prescribe only generic drugs. Switching from branded generics to generics, with most pharmacies and medical stores occupied by unskilled or semi-skilled people, would be nearly impossible, as 50% of drugs are combination drugs.
Numerous studies carried out elsewhere in the world highlight the factors influencing the prescribing behavior of generics. While the patient’s financial situation, well-being, compliance and fear of punishment are positive factors, quality issues, lack of regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), poor recall of names generics, patient preference and personal experience are negative factors influencing generic prescribing behavior.
A qualified doctor checks for the causes of a disease and treats the patient after a few diagnostic tests, while quacks treat on the basis of symptoms. An overview of the pharmaceutical healthcare ecosystem in India will help understand the weight of our arguments:
1. Too many brands, loan licenses and link between pharmacists and doctors
There are approximately 92,000 branded generic formulations today. Loan licensing enables the manufacture of rapidly evolving drugs (widely prescribed molecules or fixed dose combinations) generating higher margins for investors. A pharmaceutical representative, a director or a doctor or a group of doctors with a large clinical practice can easily set up a pharmaceutical business. These pseudo-manufacturers in collusion with consenting doctors, under mutually acceptable contract terms, share the gains, leaving the pain to the poor patient. Competitors with larger pockets can easily persuade them to prescribe their products by increasing the transaction sum. This leads to a continuous escalation of marketing costs to the detriment of patients.
2. Regulatory standards
India’s current drug regulatory mechanism has inherent inefficiencies and inadequate infrastructure. There is a big difference in the quality of generics in India and elsewhere in the world. In the United States and other well-regulated markets, strict quality control measures ensure the efficacy of generics administered to patients, through bioequivalence testing in the USFDA-approved laboratory. Simple comparisons with an innovative drug of chemical equivalence do not make it therapeutically equivalent. All this is expensive and puts a barrier to entry for ephemeral operators. The technical infrastructure in India is grossly insufficient for quality testing and certainly not comparable to that in the West.
Most generic formulations are not tested by comparing them with the leading branded generic formulation or the brand name drug for bioequivalence, and yet they are approved. Many of the nearly 10,000 pharmaceutical companies reported do not have a manufacturing facility that conforms and is approved by the World Health Organization (WHO GMP) good manufacturing practices.
The loan licensing system allows start-ups with a million rupees to enter the market with their own generic, thus creating competing spaces at national, regional and local levels. How will the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) ensure that patients get the same quality of generic drug as the brand name drug? A brand name drug maker has its reputation on the line, while the generic drug maker has little to lose.
3. Continued increase in medical education costs
The bond between doctors and pharmacists is growing deeper by the day and, with it, irrational prescriptions for expensive brand name drugs. The ever-increasing cost of medical education, both at the graduate and specialty level, is pushing new entrants into medical practice to recover their education expenses through ungodly contracts with pharmaceutical companies. Neither the government nor the Medical Council of India is in a position to do anything to reduce the capitation fee system at private medical schools, the root cause of corruption among doctors.
4. Shortage of qualified and trained pharmacists in retail pharmacies
It is pathetic that most 7.5 lakh retail pharmaceutical outlets do not have qualified pharmacists in the shop floor. Even the compromising solution suggested by the government, to train the salespeople of these stores, has not yet seen the light of day. In addition, the graduate curriculum of our pharmacy courses does not include many of the newer drugs recently developed. Empowering the less qualified pharmacist to dispense generic drugs can do more harm than good to the patient.
5. Break the link between pharmacists and physicians or create a new link between pharmacists and pharmacists?
The other root cause of the problem lies in the hierarchy of pharmaceuticals – innovative brand name drugs, value added drugs – those that carry the same molecules with a noticeable premium and the generic and branded generics, in that hierarchical order. Appointment at any company hospital: the drugs prescribed there with the highest premium are only available in the adjoining pharmacy.
The envisaged legislation on compulsive prescription of generic drugs would have the distinct possibility of a therapeutic prescription at the best price which would coexist the manufacturer-retailer link with the doctor-pharmacist link, which would make it a win-win situation for everyone. – with the exception of patients. The solution does not lie so much in the law as in cleaning up the entire supply chain, including drug controllers.
6. Lack of good governance
That there is clearly a lack of good governance is evident from the fact that the government has not been able to ensure the respect of all stakeholders despite the presence of well-defined rules governing the manufacture and sale of products. pharmaceuticals in India such as drugs and cosmetics. Law, voluntary UCPMP (Universal Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices), MCI (Medical Council of India) etc. Another law does not make a big difference.
Evolution or De-evolution?
The modern pharmaceutical industry as we know it today has evolved over many years and has contributed significantly to the discovery and development of important drugs. The same industry must also develop future remedies. Consequently, it must constantly evolve around investments in research and innovation. That the industry be encouraged to continue in the process of evolution.
The way forward: a prescription
To change this negative perception of generic drugs, it suffices to approve each generic formulation on the basis of a bioequivalence test, comparing it with the reference drug (either the brand name drug or the leading brand of the generic drug of Mark). If this were to become mandatory, the quality of generic drugs would improve considerably.
Ensure that a qualified and trained pharmacist, who has adequate knowledge about drugs and diseases and can improve patient health awareness, manages all retail pharmacies.
To bring about lasting and lasting behavior change, introduce recognition and reward systems to physicians who prescribe more generic drugs and make names public to speed up the pace of generic drug prescribing.
Strengthen the drug administration department with sufficient staff to ensure compliance and establish good manufacturing practices (GMP) in all manufacturing units.
It must be mandatory for a loan licensee currently using external manufacturers to manufacture in their own manufacturing facility within a specified timeframe, otherwise the unit license will be canceled after the notice period. This will rationalize the number of drug manufacturing units, improve their productivity and the overall quality of generic drugs. It would also help to break the link between pharmacist and doctor.
Currently, there are around 92,000 pharmaceuticals in India, of which around 60 percent are different versions of generic or branded generic versions of single ingredient drugs. There is a need to put a cap on the number of generic formulations for each single ingredient drug. This is by no means exhaustive. It is only to begin the process of holistic thinking with the sole purpose of addressing the cause (s) and not just the symptom (s).
(Ch SVR Subbarao is the former Director of Marketing at Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Dr B Yerram Raju is an economist and risk management specialist.)
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News & Events
The Canadian music community has never shied away from a worthy cause. From local school fundraisers to global initiatives, you don’t have to look far to see artists, venues, labels and publishers lending their talent and time to make this world a better place.
It’s not surprising that a community that has such a strong spirit of empathy and compassion embraced the Unison Benevolent Fund. Now six years old, Unison was created to provide support for Canadian music professionals in times of crisis, illness or personal hardship.
In the spring of 2015, a key goal of Unison’s was realized with the launch of the Financial Assistance program. In addition to the free counselling and wellness services that have been offered for years, Unison began to offer discreet, short-term financial relief.
“The applicants we hear from are in need of immediate help,” said Sheila Hamilton, Unison’s Executive Director, reflecting on these first few months of the financial assistance program.
”Support for groceries and rent are among the most frequent requests. Some stories are truly heartbreaking – and we do our best to help people to seek other support for long-term struggles – but we also hear from those looking to make ends meet during simple, unpredictable problems, like a broken bone.”
With the Financial Assistance program only a year old, the first recipients are beginning to provide feedback on how the process has worked for them.
“Unison went above and beyond for me in one of my darkest times of need,” an anonymous applicant shared. “When all of the odds were stacked against me. They provided some relief at a moment when I had no options.”
All applicants remain anonymous, but their feedback is invaluable.
Generally pleased with the speed of response, applicants have usually received allocated funds within two weeks of first contacting Unison.
The process is kept simple and confidential, but accountable. Support for groceries is provided in gift certificates, and rent and medical bills are paid directly.
With the launch of the Financial Assistance program, more music professionals are also finding their way to Unison’s other service: free counselling. The launch of the Financial Assistance has been a great success, but it’s also showed the real importance of the free counselling and wellness services to address the factors that can contribute to a crisis.
Counselling can cover everything from mental health, to substance abuse, to expert budgeting and financial planning advice. No application is required to access the counselling. A
Canadian music industry workers can simply register online at unisonfund.ca and call 1-855-986-4766 for immediate access.
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Traditional on-site and face-to-face resilience building activities are unavailable to humanitarian and development organizations due to the Coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns. As communities across the globe still face risks in the form of Covid-19 as well as natural hazards like floods, finding practical ways to help communities strengthen their resilience is more important than ever. The flood resilience and pandemic preparedness work of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (ZFRA) team in the Mexican Red Cross illustrates how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated use of digital methodologies and tools and the accompanying opportunities and challenges.
Use of Digital Tools and Methods Before Covid-19
Before Covid-19, the Flood Resilience team engaged in the formation of community brigades and community-based education on disaster risk reduction and management (DRR/M). These activities relied on face-to-face interaction with communities and digital tools only played a minor role in the work. The team used WhatsApp to coordinate upcoming events with community leaders. The local Red Cross branch also received hydrometeorological information from the Institute of Civil Protection through WhatsApp. Social media channels like Facebook and Twitter were only used for standard communication activities. This all changed with the start of the pandemic and lockdown as face-to-face interaction with communities has been, and still is, impossible.
Online Activities for Covid-19 Awareness Raising and Flood Resilience Building
Pushed by the circumstances, the team now increasingly relies on social media, messenger services, and communication tools to stay in touch and support communities through the crisis. For example, while awareness raising and health promotion would traditionally be conducted in face-to-face sessions, the team now shares infographics, podcasts, and videos on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter. Being responsive to communities’ acute needs at the beginning of the pandemic, the team promoted Covid-19 safety measures at home and outside and raised awareness about the differences between Covid-19 and dengue symptoms.
This experience is now used to share key messages on issues other than Covid-19 and to continue the ZFRA programme’s
flood resilience work. For example, the team prepared, and shared infographics explaining how to prepare and respond to tropical storm Cristobal. Moreover, the team have continued to establish community brigades by creating and sharing videos with instructions on how to organize them and how to prepare for emergency situations.
Beyond the messages and information shared with communities, the team’s virtual community work supports and empowers communities to organize themselves. Facilitating social organization and cohesion is more important than ever as lockdowns and physical distancing can lead to social distancing and erosion of social capital. As Brenda Avila Flores, ZFRA Country Programme Manager, puts it: “For us it is very important to strengthen the linkages with and in communities. No matter whether we are talking about Covid-19, floods or storms, we need to keep in touch with them to know how the communities are organizing themselves and to support them.”
Working Through Multipliers for Increased Reach
To achieve wide dissemination, the team works closely with key actors such as local leaders, authorities, schoolteachers, and directors, who act as multipliers. For example, videos and infographics are shared with teachers and directors, who then share them with colleagues, students, and parents. This way, the team can effectively tap into existing communication channels. Feedback from teachers indicate that students particularly liked the animated videos on Covid-19 safety measures.
Podcasts promoting Covid-19 safety measures are shared with local leaders and authorities, who play them on loudspeakers in the communities. Materials are also shared in WhatsApp groups of community brigade members who were recruited before the pandemic. Thereby, the team managed to stay in close touch and support four communities with about 2,000 inhabitants in Teapa and 18 communities with about 6,700 inhabitants in Jonuta.
Weekly follow-up calls with community leaders are used as feedback channels and to monitor the situation on the ground. As Gabriel Reyes, ZFRA Field Coordinator, explains, “remaining in regular contact with the communities also enables them to ask for specific information and the team to create the materials that the people ask for”. Close two-way communication allows the team to stay community-centred and demand driven.
Challenges of Virtual and Remote Community Work
Of course, this new way of working does not come without challenges. Internet access might be limited in remote areas, due to digital illiteracy, and/or the costs of (smart)phones and mobile data. Activities might therefore not reach all community members and particularly poor and remote households risk being excluded. The team is aware of this and explores ways to address these barriers. For example, videos are shared in the smallest possible size to reduce data traffic. However, the extent of the problem is not clear as the team has currently only incomplete information about the communities’ use of phones, social media, and messenger services, which they expected to be very different to experiences in cities.
Another problem is the team’s reliance on other stakeholders and networks, which render content control and impact assessment difficult. For example, the team trusts that its contacts share information and materials with the rest of the community. However, ZFRA staff and volunteers are aware of the risk that information might be misused for propaganda and political purposes. This is particularly challenging in fragile contexts with political conflicts. Moreover, as rigorous monitoring and evaluation is not possible due to the lockdown, the team is limited to anecdotal evidence about the impact of the activities. This evidence most often comes from the key contacts and stakeholders.
What we’ve learnt and how we’ll use it
Digital technologies, and social media particularly, can be powerful tools for DRR and resilience programmes when onsite and face-to-face activities cannot be carried out. The example from Mexico shows how internet access, social media and messenger services open new opportunities to reach and work even with remote and inaccessible communities. Exploring and using these opportunities has accelerated with Covid-19.
We have observed with the Coronavirus and related lockdowns across countries how practitioners are no longer using social media as solely a tool for communication but as delivery mechanisms for core work concerning areas of risk awareness, training and development workshops, and facilitating two-way dialogues with critical stakeholders. Importantly, as we move forward considering ‘the new normal’ as well as potential second waves, we need to anticipate a strategy for hybrid programming and service delivery. As Gabriel Reyes says: “As a field coordinator, I think that we need to combine virtual and presence activities because we expect the current situation to continue for a while. We are exploring ways to improve our virtual communication and activities.”
The Covid-19 crisis can be a time of major reforms in DRR and resilience programming which will accelerate the process of digitalization in an unprecedented way. The reforms sparked by Covid-19 and the capacities organizations develop now will shape DRR and resilience programming in the ‘new normal’ of the post Covid-19 world.
The potential benefits of this transformation are clear. Digital methods and tools enable organizations to work with communities even when access is not possible due to a lockdown, remoteness, insecurity, or impassable access routes due to flooding. Moreover, using digital methods and tools opens unprecedented opportunities for efficient scaling of DRR and resilience service delivery and access to a broader audience. Yet, challenges such as exclusion of vulnerable groups without internet access are serious and need to be addressed.
This blog was written by Jonathan Ulrich, Francisco Ianni and Jimena Cueva and originally published on the Flood Resilience Portal of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance in August 2020. Please find the original blog here. To learn more about how the flood resilience team of the Mexican Red Cross supports communities remotely using digital tool, check out this case study. To learn more about the flood resilience work of the Mexican Red Cross in general, check out this country brief.
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Assignment 2: Discussion Question
Corporate leaders often encounter cynicism from employees when leaders announce that they are presenting a “new” mission or vision statement for the corporation.
Why do you think employees react in this way?
What can leaders do to avoid this skeptical reaction on the part of employees and ensure that the new vision/mission is embraced?
Use examples to support your response.
By Saturday, August 31, 2013 submit your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Start reviewing and responding to your classmates as early in the module as possible and continue until Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
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What is the meaning of Ti Amo?
I love you
“Ti amo” (pronounced [ti ˈaːmo]; Italian for “I love you”) is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell’aria…ti amo. …
What’s the difference between Ti Voglio Bene and Ti Amo?
“Ti amo” has frequently a more physical and passionate implication, while ‘ti voglio bene’ just deals with feelings. It is more used with siblings, parents and friends than with lovers. But it can also be used with lovers.
What does it mean when an Italian says Ti Voglio Bene?
I want good things for you
In fact Italian has three other little words that are just as important: ti voglio bene. Literally they mean ‘I want good things for you’ or ‘I wish you well’ and, while that might sound a bit formal to English ears, in Italy it’s used more widely than ‘I love you’ (ti amo).
Is Ti Voglio Bene for family?
Ti voglio bene, on the other hand, places emphasis on the tender and affectionate feelings you have for the other person, without any sexual or deeply romantic undertones. For this reason, it is used more often towards siblings, parents, children and friends than between couples in a committed relationship.
What does Piccolino mean?
piccolino m (plural piccolini, feminine piccolina) little one (young child)
How do you use Andiamo?
Andiamo is the first-person plural form of the verb andare (to go). When used in a neutral sentence, it simply means we go but when used as an imperative to make a suggestion, it translates as Let’s go! Compare the following two sentences: Andiamo al cinema ogni sabato sera.
What does the word ti amo mean in English?
English Translation. I love you. More meanings for ti amo. love you. . ti amo. l love you. . ti amo.
When did the song Ti Amo come out?
Ti amo “Ti amo” (pronounced [ti ˈaːmo]; Italian for “I love you”) is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell’aria…ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts.
What’s the difference between Te Amo and Te Quiero?
Te amo is generally reserved for more romantic or intense feelings of love, as said between partners or close family members. Te quiero, literally “I want you” but with the sense of “I care about you,” can express more casual affection for friends, someone you’re dating, or more distant relations.
When did Te Amo by Rihanna come out?
Outside of Spanish-language classes, English speakers may have first encountered it in Rihanna’s 2009 song “Te Amo,” about a woman’s passionate but unrequited feelings for Ri Ri.
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Report: Indiana has the most polluted rivers, streams of any state
Indiana has the most polluted rivers and streams of any state. That’s according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project.
It shows that after 50 years of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. still has a long way to go to protect its waterways.
The Clean Water Act of 1972 was supposed to make all of the waterways in the U.S. fishable and swimmable by 1983 and eliminate water pollution by 1985.
Eric Schaeffer is the executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project. He said that goal was probably too ambitious, but the law did make a difference.
"I lived in the Washington D.C. area as a teenager for several years and you could smell the Potomac [River]. And we lived miles away — you could smell it pretty much every summer day," Schaeffer said.
But after 50 years and more than 120 million people added to the U.S. population, the Environmental Integrity Project report shows about half of the country's rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs are so polluted that they're deemed "impaired."
Indiana has the most miles of rivers and streams deemed too polluted to swim in of any state. Almost all Indiana's lakes and reservoirs sampled are unfit for drinking water, putting more pressure on the state’s water utilities to remove harmful bacteria like E.coli and toxic algae.
Schaeffer said the main culprit is manure running off of large animal farms called concentrated animal feeding operations — a type of pollution the Clean Water Act wasn’t designed to handle.
“The law is oriented toward dealing with discharges that come out of pipes that you can see and measure. And that's not typically what you get," Schaeffer said.
Though there are many large livestock farms in Indiana, most of the animals are raised under a contract for just a few major companies — like Tyson and JBS.
“They don't require the big companies to take responsibility for the amount of manure that this kind of factory farm will generate and that's just fundamentally unfair," Schaeffer said.
He said most farmers — even of large farms — don’t have the money to put in the kind of treatment systems needed to keep manure out of local waterways, but those corporations do.
Schaeffer said the Environmental Protection Agency should hold corporations responsible for the problem and regulate these large farms like any other industry.
The Environmental Integrity Project report said state and federal agencies lack the power to enforce pollution controls on "non-point sources" like runoff. And budget cuts to these agencies haven't helped either.
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The EPA is also supposed to review pollution control technology standards for industries and update them when better technology comes along. But many of those standards haven't been updated in more than three decades — including for slaughterhouses.
Indiana has monitored more of its rivers and streams in the past decade than many other states. That suggests other states could have more polluted waterways than what the data shows.
Indiana Environmental reporting is supported by the Environmental Resilience Institute, an Indiana University Grand Challenge project developing Indiana-specific projections and informed responses to problems of environmental change.
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These abnormalities include a decline in kidney function, increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) and uric acid levels, and lower hemoglobin levels, researchers reported in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2013;62:577-586).
The prospective study compared 203 kidney donors with 201 controls, who were healthy individuals with two kidneys and who theoretically would have been suitable to donate a kidney. Donors and controls were comparable with respect to all parameters measured. A team led by Bertram L. Kasiske, MD, of the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR), blood pressure, and other variables at baseline (predonation) and at six months.
Compared with controls, donors had a significant 28% decrease from baseline in measured GFR at six months (94.6 vs. 67.6 mL/min/1.73 m2), a significant 23% increase in PTH level (42.8 vs. 52.7 pg/mL), a significant 8.2% increase in uric acid level (4.9 vs. 5.3 mg/dL), and a significant 3.7% decrease in hemoglobin level (13.6 vs. 13.1 g/dL). The study found no significant difference between donors and controls in blood pressure, urine total protein, urine albumin, body weight, or body mass index.
“The increase in PTH levels is in keeping with the correlation between PTH level and kidney function reported in patients with mild CKD,” the researchers stated.
Additionally, the authors noted that hyperuricemia has long been suggested to cause CKD, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but this has been a source of ongoing controversy because it is possible that hypertension, diabetes, and CVD directly or indirectly cause hyperuricemia. “The present study unequivocally shows that a reduction in GFR causes a significant increase in serum uric acid level, even in otherwise healthy individuals,” they wrote. “Thus, whatever other factors may be causing an association between CKD and hyperuricemia, the reduction in GFR itself may explain much or all of the observed association.”
The researchers stated that they are unaware of any previous report of a significant decrease in hemoglobin in donors. “Possible explanations include mild anemia due to surgical blood loss, iron deficiency, and/or reduced erythropoietin due to the reduced kidney function,” they observed.
“This new knowledge of biochemical changes after donor nephrectomy is welcome,” Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD, of Western University, London, Ont., wrote in an accompanying editorial. “A prospective cohort design, as used in this study, is well suited to describe biochemical, GFR, and blood pressure changes after donor nephrectomy.”
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Here is a compilation of essays on the ‘Community Movements for Conservation of Environment’ for class 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Find paragraphs, long and short essays on ‘Community Movements for Conservation of Environment’ especially written for school and college students.
Community Movements for Conservation of Environment
- Essay on Van Mahotsava
- Essay on Chipko Movement
- Essay on Silent Valley Project
- Essay on Joint Forest Management (JFM)
- Essay on Afforestation Including Social Forestry and Agro-Forestry
Essay # 1. Van Mahotsava:
Forests control soil erosion and landslides. In hilly areas trees along river banks keep soil intact. Trees arrest rain torrents and maintain soil stability. Top soil erosion can be prevented by afforestation. In a grassland, cattle eat the green parts of plants with the result that underground parts become weak. This makes the soil weak. Thus grazing should be controlled.
There are many methods to control the soil erosion like:
(i) To cover the soil with thick vegetation.
(ii) Keeping the soil rough.
(iii) Rotation of crops.
(iv) Extensive plantation of trees to develop shelter belts.
Forests recycle moisture back into their immediate atmosphere by transpiration where it again falls as rain. In 1950, Sh. K. M. Munshi, then minister of food and agriculture started Van Mahotsava. This was done to increase forest wealth of country and thereby reducing soil erosion. It is celebrated during first week of February and July of every year.
Plantation done to raise the forests prevent soil erosion due to:
(i) Their roots bind soil particles.
(ii) Their fallen leaves decrease the speed of water flow.
(iii) These also decrease the wind velocity.
Essay # 2. Chipko Movement:
In December, 1972, the illiterate tribal women of a small hilly village of upper reaches of Himalayas commenced this unique movement against the exploitation of forests by the timber merchants. This demonstration transformed into first Chipko movement in Mandel village of Chamoli district in April 1973, when people declared that they would cling to trees if trees were felled by a sport goods company.
This movement was led by Shri Sunder Lai Bahuguna and Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt. Later a voluntary institution called Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh was formed and a massive membership campaign was launched to demonstrate against removing trees and upto 1978 this movement spread over entire Tehri-Carhwal area of Uttaranchal.
Main features of chipko movement were:
i. It was based on Gandhian thought and persuaded the men and women not to indulge in violence.
ii. This movement remained non-political though several political parties supported it.
iii. It raised certain fundamental issues and questioned the development based on the ruthless butchery of nature. The common people were made aware that deforestation leads to landslides which may threaten the human beings.
iv. It was a totally voluntary movement and relied upon the motivation and morale of small groups of people.
v. It was concerned with the ecological balance of nature. It propagated the idea that ecology as permanent economy.
vi. Main aim of Chipko movement was to give a slogan of five Fs – Food, fodder, fuel, fibre and fertilizer trees; and to make communities self-sufficient in all their basic needs.
i. It stimulated an all-round debate on the problems of economic and social development. Mr. Bahuguna presented the plan of conservation of soil and water through ban of tree-felling at the UNEP meeting held in June 1982 in London.
ii. It inspired similar movements in other parts of country as well e.g. “Appikko movement” was started on September 8, 1983 against the felling of trees in the Kalese forest of North Kanara district of Karnataka. This movement was led by Shri Fanduranga Hegde.
Essay # 3. Silent Valley Project:
The Silent Valley Hydro-Electric Project was aimed to generate more energy for the power-deficit people of Palghat and Mallapuram districts of Kerala, enhancing irrigation facilities to increase agricultural production manifold and to generate employment for thousands of people.
But this project required the large- scale deforestation of large area of silent valley, the forests of which have over 900 species of flowering plants and ferns, large number of rare species of plants and animals, it was one of the world’s richest biological and genetic heritage. KSSP (Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishath) highlighted the wrong policies of distribution of electricity by the electricity board and advocated the increasing irrigation potential by alternative means. Environmentalists asserted the silent valley as home to one of the few remaining rain forests in Western Ghats.
Under the pressure of KSSP, the Kerala Government abandoned the project and declared the silent valley and adjoining areas as Bisphere Reserve.
Essay # 4. Joint Forest Management (JFM):
Joint Forest Management (JFM) committees have been set up as a partnership between the Government and local communities to recover degraded forests. The JFM involves the people’s role in the development and protection of forests. So for 17 states have issued their resolutions for JFM.
JFM involves the management of forests in following manner:
i. State Forest Department and voluntary village community/NGO should work together to implement JFM.
ii. Village community etc., (beneficiary) are entitled for share prescribed by state Government.
iii. Ownership should not be given to beneficiary.
iv. The beneficiaries can use products like grasses, tops of branches and minor forest produce. On successful protection of forests, they may get the benefit from sale of trees.
v. The working scheme should be prepared in consultation with beneficiaries.
vi. Suitable grant should be given to beneficiary for raising nurseries, preparing land and protection of plants etc.
vii. Grazing in such areas is not permitted.
viii. Fruit trees can also be grown in such identified places.
Indian JFM was initiated in 1990 with guidelines drawn from National Forest Policy document of 1988.
About ten to fifteen thousand participatory forest protection committees (FPC) covering about 1.5 million hectares of forest lands are involved in JFM. The scheme is still at initial stage of universal implementation. JFM has the objectives of providing fuel wood, fodder and small timber to village communities. Simultaneously, it also looks at development of forests.
Essay # 5. Afforestation Including Social Forestry and Agro-Forestry:
Different afforestation programmes. Man has now realised the importance of forests and the need for their conservation. The ideas of growing trees as a regular crop is fast spreading. Foresters agree that all our requirements of wood can be met if the forest conservation programmes are properly implemented.
The following steps can help to conserve the forest wealth:
(i) Social Forestry:
National Commission on Agriculture in 1976 for the first time embarked upon social forestry with the aim of taking the pressure off the forests and making use of all unused land. The trees of one type or different types of Indian or the foreign (exotic) species are planted on private land by people for use of society is referred to as social forestry.
Social forestry also aims at raising plantations by the common man so as to meet the growing demand for timber, fuel wood, fodder, etc., thereby reducing the pressure on the traditional forest area. This concept of village forests to meet the needs of the rural people is not new. It has existed through the centuries all over the country but it was now given a new character.
Mostly the multipurpose trees i.e., those that give products for more than one purpose wood, food, fodder etc., are planted e.g., Mango, Shisham, Safeda, Neem, Subabool etc.
Objectives of social forestry according to National Commission on Agriculture (1976) are:
(a) Fodder supply.
(b) Fuel wood supply to replace cowdung.
(c) Timber supply up to some extent.
(d) Protection of agricultural fields against winds.
(e) Recreational needs.
Social forestry was earlier under National Rural Employment Programme. It has been merged now with Integrated Rural Development Programma (IRDP). Social forestry programmes are implemented through District Rural Development Agencies.
The term social forestry was introduced by NCA (1976) to denote tree raising programmes to supply firewood, fodder, small timber to rural people.
Social forestry programmes have been further classified into:
(a) Farm Forestry.
(b) Community Forestry.
(c) Extension Forestry.
a. Farm Forestry:
Trees are grown by farmers or the individual land holder for their personal use or for income. Individual farmers are being encouraged to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic needs of the family. In many areas this tradition of growing trees on the farmland already exists.
Non-commercial farm forestry is the main thrust of most of the social forestry projects in the country today. It is not always necessary that the farmer grows tree for fuel wood, but very often they are interested in growing trees without any economic motive. They may want it to provide shade for the agricultural crops; as wind shelters; soil conservation or to use wasteland’.
Plants like safeda, poplar, shisham, kikar, mango and jamun are commonly planted for farm forestry. The Government should stop subsidies on its own supply of wood to industries, thereby forcing the industry to buy from the farmers at a realistic price.
Farmers should have a range of other short rotation high value species besides Eucalyptus and Acacia (Kikar) on their land, which meet their various needs and spread the risk of their income from the collapse of any one in market.
b. Community Forestry:
Another scheme taken up under the social forestry programme, is the raising of trees on community land and not on private land as in farm forestry. All these programmes aim to provide for the entire community and not for any individual. The government has the responsibility of providing seedlings, fertilizer but the community has to take responsibility of protecting the trees. Some communities manage the plantations sensibly and in a sustainable manner so that the village continues to benefit.
Some others took advantage and sold the timber for a short-term individual profit. Common land being everyone’s land is very easy to exploit. Over the last 20 years, large-scale planting of Eucalyptus, as a fast growing exotic, has occurred in India, making it a part of the drive to reforest the subcontinent, and create an adequate supply of timber for rural communities under the augur of ‘social forestry’.
c. Extension Forestry:
Planting of trees on the sides of roads, canals and railways, along with planting on wastelands is known as ‘extension forestry’, increasing the boundaries of forests. Under this project there has been creation of a wood lots in the village common lands, government wastelands and panchayat lands.
Schemes for afforesting degraded government forests that are close to villages are being carried out all over the country.
Here trees are deliberately incorporated in the agricultural fields in temporal or sequential manner for both ecological and economic gains.
Planting of trees on and around agricultural boundaries, and on marginal, private lands, in combination with agricultural crops is known as agro- forestry.
Agroforestry is indeed a new name for an ancient land practice where land is used for agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. Agro-forestry has been considered advantageous than traditional forestry.
In traditional forestry population explosion creates pressure and requires surveillance to prevent illegal grazing, illegal cutting and illegal clearing. On the other hand agro-forestry responds to population pressure and needs no surveillance, needs no unfamiliar technology. It conserves the environment, produces fodder, fuel, crops and timber.
Plants like Kikar, Mango, Safeda, Poplar, Siris are grown for this type of programme.
Some advantages of agroforestry are:
(i) It does not require any special care to prevent illegal cutting, grazing and clearing.
(ii) It is a cohesive approach to meet both food and non-food demands.
(iii) Few other types of forestry programmes are:
(a) Urban Forestry:
Growing of trees in urban areas in gardens, parks, along roadsides etc. for shade, aesthetic sense and maintaining ecosystem. Plants like Lagerstroemia, Gulmohar, Amaltas, Kachnar, Jacaranda, Bottle brush, Cassia etc. are planted.
(b) Village Forestry:
Trees are grown in village in the houses or in the common land for shade, for cattle and also maintain ecological balance etc. Plants like Neem, Kadamb, Amaltas, Kachnar etc. are famous for this forestry.
(c) Temple Forestry:
It is growing of trees in or around the compound of temples for their sacred value. Plants like Peepal, Bargad, Mango and Pagoda are grown for temple forestry.
(d) Institutional Forestry:
Planting of trees in blocks in the lawns or along boundary wall of institutions for shade, protection, beauty and maintenance of ecosystem etc.
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Wistful, witty and vivacious: In this concert evening, we celebrate the Jewish composers and authors from the musical theatres and cinemas of the early 20th century. And it wasn't just in the major theatres that they played a leading role; they were equally at home on cabaret stages and in the film studios of Europe before many of them emigrated - either by choice or force. They came from Poland, Ukraine, Austria and Germany, and wrote songs about their experiences of exile, about the curiosities of their new homelands, about love and about the trivial joys of life. State Operetta soloists, accompanied by an instrumental ensemble, perform a repertoire spanning film hits, tango and klezmer, as well as the stirring, witty Yiddish operetta songs that once rang out in the entertainment districts of American metropolises but have today been almost entirely forgotten. With music by Joseph Beer, Friedrich Hollaender, Nikolaus Brodszky, Abraham Ellstein and others.
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TAE girls to hold 'Autism Awareness Night'
Fans are urged to wear blue to Thomas A. Edison JV and varsity girls basketball games to support autism awareness.
Thomas A. Edison's girls basketball program will continue its outreach efforts Tuesday night when it hosts "Autism Awareness Night" as part of its doubleheader against Candor at Edison High School in Elmira Heights.
The Edison junior varsity and varsity girls teams will wear special T-shirts as warm-ups. They are asking fans to wear blue, the color that represents autism awareness.
The junior varsity game begins at 5:30 p.m., with the varsity to follow at 7.
"Every season we hold a night in hopes of educating our players, fans and the community and creating awareness about worthy causes," Edison head coach Terry Day said in a media release. "We've done nights dedicated to organ donor, ALS, diabetes and breast cancer awareness. This year, our players wanted to raise awareness for autism."
According to the website autismspeaks.org, one in 68 American children have some form of autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to trouble communicating, repetitive behavior and other effects that vary from person to person.
"Several of our players have family members or know someone with autism, so they felt it was important to raise awareness and show support," Day said. "Our message is on the T-shirts we'll wear: accept, understand, love."
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Just opened a checking or savings account? Great! We’ve talked about these types of bank accounts before (if you haven’t, check out our previous post on it).
Having a bank account is a great way to store your money and even earn some interest but some of these accounts may come with fees.
While it’s usually free to open up a checking or savings account, banks will often charge bank fees. These are typically fees that banks will charge for different things like overdrafts, ATM transactions, account maintenance, or something else.
These fees are a big revenue stream for banks and while some fees make sense, we don’t think banks are doing a good job of making these fees easy to understand. In fact, traditional banks made over $34 billion dollars in overdraft fees in 2017 alone!
The good news is that there are simple ways to avoid getting hit with bank fees so you can get the most out of your checking and savings accounts.
Many banks will charge a monthly maintenance fee for “maintaining” your account. This is basically a service fee but you can avoid it as long as you meet certain requirements, like keeping a minimum amount of money in your account. This fee can range anywhere from $5 to $15 a month, so it’s a good idea to avoid it if you can.
Another way to avoid maintenance fees (instead of keeping the bank’s minimum account balance requirement) is to make a monthly direct deposit of an amount specified by your bank.
Overdraft fees are charges you’ll get from your bank when you try to use or withdraw more money than you have in your checking account. The bank will cover the difference so that you can make your purchase but they’ll charge a fee in addition to making you pay back the amount they covered.
This service is known as overdraft protection, and what most people don’t realize is that you can disable it.
By turning off the overdraft protection feature, your card will be declined if you try to withdraw more money than you have but you can avoid a large overdraft fee (the average overdraft fee was $33 in 2019).
You can also avoid overdraft fees by keeping an eye on your account balance so you never withdraw more money than you have.
Another tip is to link your checking account to your savings account so that if you do need to use overdraft protection, the amount you need will automatically be pulled from your savings account. This still incurs a fee, but it’s much smaller than an overdraft fee.
When you withdraw money from a foreign ATM or an ATM that isn’t connected to your bank, you’ll be charged an ATM fee for every transaction you make. These fees can be charged by your bank, the company operating the ATM you use, or both.
To avoid paying hefty ATM fees, visit your bank’s website or use your bank’s mobile app to find ATMs and branches near you so you don’t have to resort to using an ATM that isn’t associated with your bank.
Another way to avoid ATM fees is by taking advantage of the cash-back option offered by some grocery stores when you pay with your debit card so you don’t even need to stop at an ATM.
Fees happen, we’ve been there. But now that we know more about bank fees, we can protect ourselves and our wallets.
At Unidos we want to protect your money, so you can protect your loved ones. We want you to get the most out of your bank accounts but we definitely don’t want you to pay unnecessary fees.
Hopefully you feel better equipped with the information you need to avoid them.
Questions? As always, we're here for you, so feel free to contact us if you still have any questions.
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Prep Academy serves 70 students in grades 6-12.
Prep Academy placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤20% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 35%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 11-19% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 47%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 4:1 is lower than the Colorado state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 48% (majority Hispanic and Black).
- School Type: Alternative school
- Grades: 6-12
- Students: 70 students
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 4:1
- Minority Enrollment: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 60-79% (Btm 50% in CO)
- Overall Testing Rank: Bottom 50%
- Math Proficiency: ≤20% (Btm 50%)
- Reading Proficiency: 11-19% (Btm 50%)
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education
Prep Academy's student population of 70 students has declined by 59% over five school years.
The teacher population of 18 teachers has grown by 20% over five school years.
Total Classroom Teachers
Students by Grade
Prep Academy is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,783 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Prep Academy is 0.55, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.61. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data
State Level (CO)
Overall Testing Rank
#1563 out of 1783 schools
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
Student : Teacher Ratio
Two or more races
All Ethnic Groups
Eligible for Free Lunch
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education
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Legacy Recordings is an American record label that is a division of Sony Music. Formed in 1990 after Sony's acquisition of CBS Records, Legacy originally handled the archives of Sony Music-owned labels Columbia Records and Epic Records. In 2004, under the Sony BMG joint venture, the label began to manage the archives of RCA Records, J Records, Windham Hill Records, Arista, LaFace, Jive, and Buddah Records. Legacy Recordings also distributes Philadelphia International Records and the catalog of recordings produced by Phil Spector. It is not related to the defunct British independent label Legacy Records.
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News that Jack Ma and Joe Tsai, co-founders of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, have created philanthropic trusts worth as much as $3 billion is another reminder that wealth creation begets philanthropy as surely as May flowers follow April showers. Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the advent of Globalization 3.0, that’s as true in emerging market countries as it is in the United States, with its well-established tradition of individual and institutional philanthropy.
Earlier this month, PND caught up with Joan Spero, former president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the author of a new report that looks at philanthropy in the BRIC countries, to get her take on the spread of Western-style philanthropy to other parts of the globe. Written and researched in collaboration with WINGS (Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support), a global network of grantmaker associations and philanthropic support organizations, the report, Charity and Philanthropy in Russia, China, India, and Brazil (26 pages, PDF), identifies the cultural, economic, social, and political forces that are shaping giving in the BRICs and examines the growth of the philanthropic sector in each of the four countries.
Philanthropy News Digest: What was your aim in researching and writing the report?
Joan Spero: The report is an outgrowth of my study, The Global Role of U.S. Foundations (56 pages, PDF), published by the Foundation Center in 2010. That report, which documented and analyzed the growth of international giving by American foundations, led to my interest in the rise and role of philanthropy in emerging market countries. I knew from my research that a number of U.S. foundations have supported the development of philanthropy and civil society outside the United States. I also knew from my research and from the work of the Foundation Center with the China Foundation Center and WINGS that philanthropy was growing in the emerging markets. As someone with a background in international political economy, I wanted to understand the historical, social, political, and economic setting in which this new philanthropy is taking place.
PND: Tell us a little about the methodology behind the report. What kinds of data were readily available, and how would you characterize the state of philanthropic data collection in the four countries covered by the report?
JS: I began with a survey of the literature on philanthropy in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. I was greatly helped in this literature search by a research assistant whose language skills in Spanish, Arabic, and Hebrew complemented my knowledge of English and French. From that research, I concluded I would have to narrow my focus to several key countries. The emergence of the BRICs seemed the best way to do that. These countries have very different histories, cultures, and political systems. At the same time, they all seemed to have the right conditions for the growth of philanthropy: rapid economic development and wealth accumulation along with political and social change.
While there are numerous primary sources on economic development and wealth accumulation, I soon discovered that basic data — not even mentioning comparable data — on philanthropy and civil society simply did not exist. So, I had to be creative about finding primary sources. With help from my research assistant, I searched in a variety of places: counterparts of the Foundation Center in the BRIC countries that were beginning to gather data, albeit sketchy data; studies and surveys by research organizations, including academic institutions and business consulting firms; legal reports; et cetera. In the report, I point out the difficulty of finding accurate, complete, and comparable data. Nevertheless, I felt I was able to unearth enough information to reach the conclusions outlined in the report.
PND: How might a global philanthropy network like WINGS be instrumental in building awareness and understanding of the diversity and challenges of civil society in BRIC countries?
JS: I conclude my report with several challenges facing foundations and civil society organizations in emerging markets: improving the legal, regulatory, and tax environment; fostering greater openness and transparency about the activities of foundations; capacity building, including best practices in governance and management; and building public trust. I believe that a global philanthropic network could help address all these challenges by, for example, developing principles of behavior, including transparency; creating standards for and promotion of data collection; training in and research on philanthropy; and generally sharing best practices. I truly hope my report and the recent WINGS Forum in Istanbul are the beginning of such a global effort.
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Sunday, January 5, 2003
By Nathan Riggs, IPM Extension Agent (Fire Ant Program)
Texas Cooperative Extension-Bexar County
In my five years at the Bexar County Extension office, I have come to recognize patterns throughout the years as to when certain insects would be active. For example, scorpions tend to be most active in May and June, and chinch bugs do their damage in July and August. These are just average trends observed over the past five years. Having said this, 2002 should have an asterisk as being a mostly unusual year for bugs and such! How many times in 2002 did you utter the words, “I’ve lived in San Antonio (fill in the blank) years and I’ve never seen this (fill in insect or phenomenon) before.” Maybe you heard someone else utter them. Either way, 2002 was truly full of surprises around each corner.
The cause of all this variability: rain, rain, rain and mild temperatures. All of these conditions were perfect for lush vegetative growth on all trees and plants. This lush growth provided an abundant food for the plant-feeding insects such as aphids, scales, grasshoppers and various caterpillars. At last check, the San Antonio rainfall for 2002 was somewhere between 12 and 14 inches AHEAD of normal! Our rainfall this year is typical of what Houston receives on the average. WOW!
With rainfall comes mosquitoes, and hoards of mosquitoes at that! The fact that West Nile Virus reared its devious head in 2002 just made the mosquito issue even larger. Expect a hangover of high mosquito populations to continue for 2003 as well. Buy plenty of repellant and be ready!
All of the lush vegetation produced an explosion of grasshoppers as well. Normally, grasshoppers attack garden and ornamental plants after they exhaust their normal resources of weeds and grasses. This year there were so many grasshoppers that they just spilled over into our landscapes and gardens. Expect a carry over into 2003 for these critters as well. Consider broadcasting some Nolo Bait next spring as the baby grasshoppers appear. It contains a protozoan organism that kills very young grasshoppers, but not older or adult grasshoppers.
Not only did we see hoards of grasshoppers, but many folks’ homes were invaded by inch-long stone centipedes and millipedes. These arthropods responded in force to the vast amount of rotting vegetation produced by the bountiful rains. Both of these organisms feed on decaying vegetation and are considered to be somewhat beneficial. They invaded homes to escape from excessive moisture and subsequently died because indoor humidity is too low for their survival.
Webworms in 2002 were much less of a factor than normal. This is directly linked to predation by very high populations of paper wasps and yellowjackets that have been building up over the past two or three years.
Finally, there are fire ants. For fire ants, 2002 was a “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” type of year. Until the deluge that occurred in July, fire ants had been relatively few and far between for two years. Once the rains stopped, there were fire ant mounds everywhere! The super-saturated ground really brought them to the surface-for all to see. As 2002 drew to a close, the fire ant population was not as apparent due to dry conditions, but these stinging menaces should be ready to go when spring rolls around. Consider broadcasting a bait such as Amdro®, Logic®, or Extinguish™ in your lawn when the weather warms in April. Remember to use a hand-held seeder and spread one pound of bait per acre.
This article can’t begin to touch all of the weird and wacky biological events that marked 2002. However, it does prove that trends can change with the drop of a hat-or perhaps a drop of rain. Happy 2003!
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Christmas with San Mateo County Service League, an agency aiding inmate rehabilitation
Working hand-in-hand with San Mateo Sheriff's Department, the Service League works to encourage a responsible transition back into their communities for inmates.
By Megan Wells, Corrections1 Contributor
The holidays are a time for giving. But many forget about an especially vulnerable population when it comes to charitable giving.
I visited both the McGuire Correctional Facility and the Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City, California early Christmas morning. I joined a group of volunteers who spent the morning handing out Christmas cookies and singing Christmas carols to the incarcerated men and women.
I was invited to participate in today’s event by Jane Shroyer, a board member of The Service League of San Mateo County, (the sponsor of today’s Christmas event). The Service League is a non-profit agency that works hand-in-hand with the sheriff’s department to improve the well-being of inmates, both while in custody and after release.
Shroyer became involved with this nonprofit because one of her loved ones faces a battle with addiction, and was helped immensely by the Service League programs in the San Mateo County Jail, as well as a sister program called Delancey Street. “It’s been a 15-year process, but I can now say I am truly proud of my son. Not for the reasons that brought him here, but for the progress he has made.” Giving back to the program, especially during the holiday season, has become an important part of Shroyer’s life, “I believe jail, and most importantly the inmate programs available in San Mateo County saved my son’s life.”
Shroyer, and the Service League, recently wrapped a couple hundred gifts for children and grandchildren of inmates. The Service League also threw a Christmas Party for the children in the Childcare, and Santa didn’t disappoint. Each activity is a compliment to today’s cookie extravaganza.
The Service League has been around for over 50 years in San Mateo County. They develop, coordinate, and deliver in-custody and after-release programs for all San Mateo County inmates and their families. The goal of this nonprofit agency is to help inmates successfully re-enter life outside as a contributing citizen and responsible family member.
Karen Francone, Executive Director of the Service League, recognizes basic support like providing clothing for court appearances and relaying messages to family members, and emotional support is often overlooked for inmates.
Many inmates are ready to change but don’t have the tools to help them. Shroyer recalls an inmate telling her, “I don’t want a life of crime. When I get out, I want to do what you’re doing”.
Francone says that she’s found while people are incarcerated, they have an abundance of time to reflect. “Being in the jail setting makes inmates increasingly vulnerable and ready to change.” Additional programs the Service League offers to help inmates transition, effectively into society include:
- Anger management and parenting
- Domestic violence counseling
- GED tutoring
- Job search workshops
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Project read
- Substance abuse programs
The Service League also operates seven Hope Houses. Two of the Hope Houses offers a six-month residential treatment for women (some pregnant or with infants) trying to quit drugs, alcohol. The other homes are for male or female inmates that need transitional housing.
Wrapped cookies for the San Mateo County inmates (Photo/Megan Wells)
This agency's good doings are especially important to share during the holidays. As I participated in today’s events I was overwhelmed by the realization these inmates don’t have their families surrounding them today. Even on the floors with the most hardened criminals, there were many tears. It was clear how meaningful these small acts of kindness were to the inmates.
It’s a challenging time, to be incarcerated during the holidays. “The incarcerated want to be home with their families, their children. The Service League can’t heal their pain, but we can do our part to let them know they are thought about, ” says Shroyer.
This holiday season, I was lucky enough to join Jane Shroyer to spread hope in a tangible way. But the Service League looks for help year round. As Shroyer says, “they say it takes a village, but here you have a whole county.” To learn more, or donate, click here.
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Frederiks, Martha (editor)
Nagy, Dorottya (editor)
World Christianity publications proliferate but the issue of methodology has received little attention. World Christianity: Methodological Considerations addresses this lacuna and explores the methodological ramifications of the World Christianity turn. In twelve chapters scholars from various academic backgrounds (anthropology, religious studies, history, missiology, intercultural studies, theology, and patristics) as well as of multiple cultural and national belongings investigate methodological issues (e.g. methods, use of sources, choosing a unit of analysis, terminology, conceptual categories,) relevant to World Christianity debates. In a closing chapter the editors Frederiks and Nagy converge the findings and sketch the outlines of what they coin as a ‘World Christianity approach’, a multidisciplinary and multiple perspective approach to study Christianity/ies’ plurality and diversity in past and present. Readership: All interested in the study of Christianity worldwide as well as scholars from religious studies, theology, history, or anthropology, concerned with methodology.
KeywordsChristian mission & evangelism
ISBN9789004444867, 9789004441668, 9789004444867
Publication date and place2020
SeriesTheology and Mission in World Christianity, 19
Christian mission & evangelism
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“Physical inactivity results in a decline in cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength and flexibility. As one ages, physical activity levels decline in amounts and intensity, often due to physical, functional or current disease impairment associated with the aging process,” explains Tammy Thompson, M.S., RCEP, Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Cardiac Rehab Director at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. “Studies have shown that physical function, muscle strength/endurance and flexibility can be preserved or improved with regular physical activity. You’re never too old to exercise. It is important for all adults, especially senior adults, to maintain an active lifestyle and get the recommended amount of daily physical activity and exercise.”
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends all adults accumulate at least 30-minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each day. Such activities may include brisk walking, stationary cycling and water exercise. Gardening, yard work and housework are other suggested activities. No matter which activity is chosen, it should be accessible, convenient and enjoyable to the participant. In the end, the overall goal is to reduce the amount of time we spend sitting in a day. Also remember that exercise need not be vigorous or continuous to be beneficial.
Obtaining the best results from exercise comes from a sound, balanced routine consisting of three parts: 1) cardiovascular or aerobic training, 2) strength/resistance training and 3) flexibility. First, cardiovascular exercise or aerobic training should be performed daily for 30-60 minutes. Walking is the best and most recommended form of exercise because you don’t need equipment. However, if you have arthritis or artificial joints, walking may not be the best option. Participate in low-impact activities, such as stationary cycling, recumbent stepper or water exercise.
Second, muscle strength decreases as age increases. Over time, lifting a gallon of milk or a sack of groceries becomes difficult. Strength/resistance training keeps your muscles strong. Strength training doesn’t have to take a lot of time; it may be performed at home with small hand weights (1-10 lbs. depending on your strength level), which can be purchased at many stores selling sporting goods equipment. Strength training only needs to be done 3-4 times per week, choosing a weight that you can comfortably lift 10-12 times. Examples of exercises might include: arm exercises (bicep curl and tricep extension, shoulder press, upper back exercise and 2 leg exercises).
Finally, as age increases, muscle and joint flexibility decreases. Flexibility or daily stretching reduces muscle stiffness, and lowers risk of injury with seasonal activities (ie., raking leaves, gardening and snow shoveling). Stretching should be performed daily, concentrating on major muscle groups, the arms, back, shoulders and legs. Stretches should be held for 20-30 seconds, repeated 2-3 times and never bounce!
Pat Stovey, Exercise Specialist at PdCMH, adds, “Starting an exercise program and sticking to it isn’t always that easy, find a buddy and schedule a time. If you are thinking of becoming active in an exercise program, it is never too late to start. Always consult with your physician first and start slow. Over time exercise intensity may be progressed, but give yourself a few months, and most of all, listen to your body. Also remember that the key to leading a healthy lifestyle over age 50 is dedication and time commitment.”
Benefits of physical activity include: increased energy, increased self-esteem, maintain and increase bone mineral density, increase HDLs (good cholesterol), and reduce LDLs (bad cholesterol). With consistent exercise, the heart becomes a more efficient pump, decreasing resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, and increasing exercise threshold for the onset of disease symptoms (angina). Consistent exercise also reduces body fat, increases muscle mass, and increases resting metabolism. Other benefits include improved glucose tolerance, reduced insulin needs, decreased anxiety and depression, enhanced performance of work, recreation and sporting activities, as well as decreasing the development or progression of chronic disease.
Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital offers an individualized exercise program known as Healthy Hearts. The program is available to anyone wanting a medically supervised and monitored exercise program. The Healthy Hearts program is appropriate for individuals with known risk factors for heart disease, such as hypertension, obesity, history of smoking, peripheral artery disease, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, marked stress, family history, and lack of exercise. A physician referral is required and includes monitoring of blood pressure and heart rates; with professional assistance in exercise program progression. Regular exercise reports can be furnished to your physician upon request.
The Healthy Hearts Program is conducted by Tammy Thompson and Pat Stovey, as well as Registered Nurses certified in CPR and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and a Registered Dietitian. For additional information, please contact Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Rehab Department at 608-357-2349.
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Exemption of all goods specified in the Tenth Schedule to the Finance Act, 2010 (14 of 2010) from Education Cess
Dated- 22nd June, 2010
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with sections 91 and 93 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 (23 of 2004), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts all goods specified in the Tenth Schedule to the Finance Act,2010 (14 of 2010) from the Education Cess leviable thereon under the said sections 91 and93 of the said Finance (No.2) Act.
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Trademark is one of the ways in the form of words, marks, or taglines to show your products or services to the general public uniquely and effectively. Trademark is also a way to advertise your product cost-effectively. When you give a name or identity to your products, it could be in any form of image, letter, slogan, or combination of colors.
But the problems to manage the trademark arise when another entity starts using your trademark without seeking your permission. This is regarded as trademark infringement.
As we all know that we are living in the country which comes at place number 2 in terms of population, so keeping check who else is using our trademark seems to be quite difficult, moreover when other people using the somebody's else trademark then they tweak in the existing trademark to use it in their own business so that on the face it is little difficult to oppose the trademark. These things make the management of a trademark portfolio more complicated and cumbersome.
Using another person's trademark constitutes infringement, which is a sin and punishable under the trademark laws in India. Trademark infringement can harm the original owner in many ways, such as loss of the reputation and valuation of the business.
Trademark shows the quality of your product, but when the infringer degrades this quality, this will lead to customer dissatisfaction, and consumers feel cheated without knowing that somebody else is cheating them, not the real owner. In this way, the value of the existing business starts eroding because consumers start shifting to another brand.
Because of all these malpractices adopted by the competitors, trademark owners resort to professionals who can manage their portfolio of trademarks and check on these kinds of ill-legal practices.
Trademark infringement is also subject to some interpretation. Sometimes, another party infringes our exclusive right, but this is not the case in reality. So, it is pertinent to peep into the legal provision to know what constitutes infringement or what's not to unearth the truth.
These cases clearly show that one person is infringing the other person's rights if the case falls under one of the cases mentioned above. But as I have already told you, sometimes some cases resemble the infringement, but they are not. So, let's count them also:
Now you must be aware of the trademark infringement. So, while devising your trademark strategy, you should keep these points in mind. This will help you in both ways, whether you are an existing owner of the trademark or going to file a trademark registration application in India.
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Since you and I (and our pets) only have two eyes, it can be hard to believe that there are animals out there with multiple eyes. Then again, the animal kingdom is a fascinating world of unique and interesting surprises. Some animals, for instance, have far better hearing and sight than us. And then there are the animals that have 360-degree vision.
Those additional eyes aren’t there for no reason. For some fish and amphibians, that extra eye or two helps them to regulate their body temperature and find their way around via the sun’s light. For some invertebrates and mammals, additional eyes help them spot and hunt prey. Since our body structures different so significantly, certain animals need multiple eyes in order to see their full surroundings.
If you’re curious about animals with the most eyes, meet the animals that have more than two eyes.
Iguanas are herbivorous lizards commonly found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. They have a third eye on top of their heads, known as the parietal eye. While it can’t discern shapes or color, it does discern light and movement, enabling iguanas to spot predatory birds from above. It’s definitely handy having that extra eye as it keeps them safe. And their regular eyes pitch in to help as they can see movement at large distances.
Bees are known to have five eyes: two compound eyes and three eyes known as ocellus or ocelli. This insect needs eyes not only to see colors and UV markings in flowers, but also to navigate. The two large eyes at the side of a bee’s head (known as compound eyes) are used for distinguishing shapes and colors in their immediate environment, whereas the three small eyes on the top of the head (ocelli) are essential for navigation. Both sets of eyes play different roles, but are crucial for keeping bees thriving. Next time you see a bee buzzing about, try to steal a little glance and see if you can spot those additional eyes!
Starfish don’t have regular eyes like you and I. They have five – one on the tip of each arm. They’re known as eyespots, and while they can’t detect color or fast-moving objects, they can see light and dark and even large structures. Compared to other animals out there, a starfish’s vision is pretty limited – even with those extra three eyes. However, like every animal in the kingdom, there’s a logic behind their capabilities.
Scorpions have eight legs, two main body regions, and up to twelve eyes (or five pairs), depending on the species: two eyes on top and two to five lateral eyes on the side. With all those eyes, you’d think the scorpion had exceptional vision. Surprisingly, scorpions can’t see very well at all. The main role of their eyes is to distinguish movement and light from dark.
Research shows that butterflies have approximately 12000 compound eyes. Some of them are single eyes and others are compound eyes. The single eyes focus mainly on individual objects, while their 12000 compound eyes are used as their primary eyesight. Butterflies can see lightwaves from 254 to 600 nm – an asset they use to search out food, identify predators and seek a suitable mate.
Butterfly species with exceptional vision include the Monarch Butterfly and Australian Swallowtail Butterfly.
Jumping spiders are active hunters, so they need razor sharp eyesight to be able to track down their prey. They usually have eight eyes: two huge ones at the front to see color and distance, and extra side eyes to detect movement.
You might be wondering why spiders need eight eyes when we get on perfectly well with two. Well, it’s not as straightforward as that. One reason human eyes are different to spider eyes is because we’re built differently. Spiders, for instance, do not have necks, so they can’t turn to look at things. Thus, they need eyes in all areas to be able to see everything – and their eyes do different jobs.
A spider’s large central eyes are best for discerning shapes, while its side eyes play an important role in spotting predators. Sure, they look a little terrifying, but all those eyes are there to keep him safe and thriving.
Chiton, otherwise known as sea cradles, loricates, or polyplacophorans, are sea creatures that have thousands of tiny eyes on their shell – all featuring a light sensitive cell and a lens. Interestingly, the lens of each eye is made from the same material as its shell, so it’s basically like rock. Weird, huh? And the reason they have so many eyes is most likely a backup since their eyes can literally erode.
Chitons may be the only species with rocky eyes like this. According to scientists, there once existed an ocean animal known as trilobites, which had lenses made from limestone. However, that group of animals went extinct a long time ago.
A praying mantis has five eyes: two compound eyes for seeing movement and three smaller eyes located on the middle of their head for detecting light. While they may have more eyes than you could ever wish for, many praying mantises only have one ear – located in the middle of their belly. It’s crazy how the animal kingdom works, but I guess these animals were created that way for a purpose. Maybe the praying mantis needs better sight than he does hearing. Hence the reason for the solo ear.
Many people think that flies have thousands of eyes. It turns out, they actually only have two eyes but these eyes are equivalent to thousands of eyes. Unlike humans, flies have compound eyes – eyes that are made of thousands of eyes. While humans only have two eye lenses, one in each eye, flies have compound eyes each consisting of 4000-4500 individual lenses. This provided them a wide vision so that they can easily catch prey.
Dragonflies have two compound eyes and three simple eyes. Each retina contains thousands of photoreceptors that collect light and process information about their visual surroundings. It might seem strange that flies need so many eyes, but compared to humans who don’t seek out prey, most animals in the animal kingdom need that extra protection in order to survive. Next time you see a dragonfly, see if you can spot those extra three eyes!
Box jellyfish possess a profound visual system. With 24 eyes of four different kinds, this animal is able to easily navigate their way around the mangrove swamps where they reside. The eyes are grouped into four clusters, each containing six eyes. Four of them can detect the presence of light while the other two can see images – with the help of light-detecting lenses.
The four-eyed fish, as it is known, has eyes divided into two parts: the upper half for vision in air, and the lower half for underwater vision. It’s quite a remarkable trait, allowing this fish to swim along the surface with eyes in and out of the water. This enables the four-eyed fish to see two very different environments at the same time. It’s definitely a unique ability not seen in any other species of fish.
Frankly, I think it would be super cool to have an extra pair or two of eyes just to make life easier and more interesting. But I’ll take the two I have! They’ve done me well so far!
The Anomalocaris is extinct. However, it still makes the list for its uniqueness. Although the Anomalocaris only has two eyes, the amount of lenses it has is at least 16,700.
These razor sharp eyes allowed the Anomalocaris to be a top predator in the ocean.
Yes Clams really do have eyes. You may not think it, but giant clams have 700 pinhole eyes. These eyes are used for detecting changes in light and movement.
This helps them detect and protect themselves from predators when their figures pass over a clam. The slight change in light would be picked up by a clams sensitive eyes.
Interestingly, some clams also have compound eyes, which are eyes with multiple visual units. Think of them as smaller eyes within a big eye.
So surprisingly, clams have eyes that are more complex than you think!
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The Evolution Of Print!
In honour of it being National Science and Engineering week, we had a look back at the evolution of printing and where it all began, it has after all been quite the journey.
200AD – Woodblock Printing
The invention of woodblock printing dated back to 200AD and was evolutionary! The design was hand-carved into a woodblock and then coated in ink and pressed onto the desired material. This was the first time in history a design could be created and quickly replicated.
Moveable Type – 1041
Fast forward around 800 years and Moveable Print was created by Pi Sheng in Song Dynasty China. This was very similar in many ways to the woodblock printing; however, instead of being fixed and unchangeable like the woodblock, you could move around the pieces and place them in the desired order. Pi Sheng relief-cut Chinese symbols into porcelain clay that was then kiln-fired.
The Printing Press – 1440
In 1450 Johannes Gutenberg a goldsmith and inventor returned to Mainz Germany (after being politically exiled) with his perfected printing machine. The Gutenberg Press. He replaced the wood with metal printing pieces and incorporated the techniques of movable print but consolidated them all into one hand-operated printing device.
This machine increased the speed at which printed materials could be produced, thus closing the gap in print availability between the upper and lower classes. This also had a knock-on effect making more knowledge available to the lower class, and increasing their quality of life.
Lithography – 1796
The Lithography technique is one that is still commonly used today! Invented in 1796 by a German actor and author Alois Senefelder as a cheap method of publishing theatrical works. Lithography revolves around the relationship between oil and water which repel each other.
An image is drawn onto limestone with an oil-based medium such as a wax crayon. The stone is then covered in a solution of Gum Arabic, which is a natural gum made from the sap of an acacia tree. Using lithographic turpentine, the solution is then removed which allows the ink to take only where it’s required.
The Rotary Press – 1843
Although initially created in 1843, in 1847 Richard March Hoe patented and put into commercial use his innovation of the printing press. The Rotary Press. This press used a cylinder on which the images to be printed were curved around. The constant feeding of the material increases the productivity and speed of the machine, making it A LOT faster than the previous printing presses.
Offset Printing – 1875
In the 150 years offset printing has been around, the process remains almost unchanged and for this reason, still stands as the most popular method of print for modern-day printers. This works by transferring the ink from a metal plate to a rubber blanket onto the final printed surface. This method is often combined the lithographic method as well as the cylinders from the rotary press.
Screen Printing – 1910
Also invented in China During the Song Dynasty between 960 -1279ad. Using a mesh stencil, the ink is pushed through onto the textile/ chosen printed surface underneath. However, this method did not take off in Europe until 1910 when silk stock became more widely available.
Inkjet Printing – 1951
The world’s first inkjet printer was invented by Ichiro Endo, who worked for Canon in Japan. It took away the direct contact with ink and paper, and instead sprayed the ink through jets. This made printers more widely available, and they began appearing in offices across the world.
Laser printing – 1969
Only 18 years after the development of the inkjet printer, along came the laser printer. This advancement produced higher quality images, by passing a laser beam back and forth over a negatively charged cylinder within the printer. It then collects the electronically charged powered ink to transfer the image to paper.
Digital Print – 1991
The development of digital print made it possible to print straight from a digital file without blankets or plates!
Large format printing – 1985 – 1999
The Irish Graphics Model is 3047 was originally introduced in 1985 for Prepress proofing, and it was then used for large format printing. However, it was very expensive to run and too costly to maintain. Not only this but the prints produced on these machines were not very durable and did not last long.
In 1999 Nash Editions, working with Epson became the beta testing site for the Epson Stylus Pro 9500a ground-breaking a ground-breaking large format printer.
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What’s the best bait for lake fishing?
Top Bait for Fishing in Freshwater Lakes
- Leeches. Leeches are an ideal choice if you’re aiming to catch walleye or northern pike. …
- Minnows. These baby fish are the quintessential freshwater bait. …
- Insects. Insects can be purchased at most bait shops or caught on your own. …
- Worms. …
- Dough Balls. …
- Clams and Mussels.
How do you set up a floater for fishing?
Pass an inch or two of line through the loop and pull the first float stop off the wire and onto the fishing line. Next thread the float onto the line, then a second rubber float stop. The float should now be trapped between the two float stops, slide all three 18 inches (45 cm) up the line.
Does the sinker go above or below the hook?
Many times I use a 3 way swivel. I used a long leader for the hook for live bait and a short leader for the hook if the are crabs stealing your bait. I also use sliding sinkers, sinkers with a hole in it. The line goes through the sinker and the hook on a long leader goes on the line below the sinker.
How far should a bobber be from the hook?
1 to 2 feet
Does fake bait work?
Artificial lures are amazing for catching all types of fish, both big and small. … As you will see below in the “amount of fish caught” section, artificial lures have been known to outfish live bait in terms of total fish, but in general, they don’t match up to live bait if you are only targeting big fish.
Is corn a good fish bait?
Corn. Canned corn particularly is known to be a great bait for reeling in trout, carp, bluegill, and perch.
What is the best food to catch fish?
Attach bits of bread, chicken, fish, corn, cheese, hot dogs, or raw bacon to your hook. For catching catfish, use smelly foods in a cheesecloth or a sealed container with holes in it. (This is for when you are fishing in shallow waters without a fishing rod.)
How do you set up a fishing line for beginners?
Start with an arm’s length of 30- to 50-pound monofilament fishing line as a leader. Tie four 2- to 3-inch dropper loop knots 3 to 4 inches apart. Attach a sinker to the bottom loop using one of your fishing knots. Tie a hook to each of the two middle loops.
What size hooks for carp?
The best carp fishing hooks are #4 or #6 circle hooks. Some Europeans prefer #8 circle hooks for their smaller more indiscreet size.
Do you need a bobber on fishing?
It depends on what you want to catch and where you are fishing for it. A bobber makes it so your bait stays at a certain level in the water and does not sink/go deeper. It is best used in live bait, or scented baits that don’t need as much movement to attract fish. … In the end It depends on your bait and your area.
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Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaidó’s envoy to Rome, Francisco Sucre, said in an interview this week that when the nation’s opposition organizes a free and fair election, dictator Nicolás Maduro will have the option of putting his name on the ballot.
Maduro claims to continue being the legitimate president of Venezuela based on a widely discredited fraudulent election held last May. Citing Articles 333 and 350 of the Venezuelan constitution, the National Assembly – the country’s last remaining democratically elected institution – inaugurated Guaidó as president on January 23.
Guaidó’s chief responsibility as interim president is to organize and execute elections to replace himself and all elected officials. While he has the constitutional authority of the office of the presidency, Maduro continues to control the nation’s military, which has made it difficult for Guaidó to execute his powers. Maduro has also refused to vacate Miraflores, the presidential palace, recalling the early years of his tenure when Hugo Chávez’s daughter blocked his family from living there.
Now, Francisco Sucre, Guaidó’s representative in Italy, says that should Maduro choose, he can run for president in the upcoming elections, potentially extending his rule.
“Mr. Maduro is free to present himself in these elections, not as current president but as ex-president,” Sucre said on Tuesday. “If his party nominates him, we will accept him. We do not want to substitute intolerance with intolerance.”
Former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, expelled from his position in a violent raid on his offices in 2015 and since exiled, added a key caveat to the possibility that Maduro may be able to run for office: “It all depends on whether the same thing that happened to Lula in Brazil happens to him.”
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva served as president of Brazil for most of the first decade of the 21st century and sought to return to office in 2018. Before he could launch his campaign properly, however, he was arrested under a series of corruption charges for accepting millions in real estate bribes from private contractors in exchange for preferential treatment by Petrobras, the state-run oil company. Lula is now currently serving 25 years in prison for corruption tied to the greater Petrobras scheme, commonly known as “Operation Car Wash.”
Former Venezuelan prosecutor Luisa Ortega Díaz revealed upon fleeing the country that she had evidence tying Maduro to Odebrecht, the main private firm implicated in Operation Car Wash. Ortega said former Odebrecht officials could testifying to paying Maduro as much as $35 million in bribes to secure contracts with the state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
Sucre’s remarks follow a proposition Guaidó made shortly after taking office that his administration would consider extending amnesty to Maduro for crimes committed while in office as president.
“He is an official, a public official, a dictator responsible for the victims yesterday in Venezuela,” he said on January 24, a day after Maduro troops attacked and killed dozens of peaceful protesters. “[Yet] in transition periods, similar things have happened. It happened in Chile, it happened in Venezuela in 1958. We cannot discard any options, but we have to be firm towards the future.”
Guaidó and the National Assembly have launched an amnesty campaign for members of the Venezuelan armed forces, offering them immunity from prosecution for crimes they committed following Maduro’s orders. The amnesty program is intended to bring soldiers to the side of the opposition and loosen Maduro’s grip on the last remaining government institution in his power.
Maduro has a long trajectory of human rights abuses since taking over for late dictator Hugo Chávez in 2013. Thousands of Venezuelans have been killed attempting to peacefully call for regime change – over 4,000 in 2016 alone – and has taken hundreds of political prisoners. The Venezuelan Penal Forum, an NGO that tracks arrests in the South American nation, posted updated tallies of the missing and arrested on Thursday. The NGO counted over one thousand arrests, 15 “forced disappearances,” and 989 prisoners of conscience nationwide. Over one hundreds of those arrested were minors.
#14Feb Foro Penal informa que han ocurrido 15 desapariciones forzosas (corto y mediano plazo).
723 privados de libertad.
989 presos políticos a la fecha.
De los 1069 detenidos, 102 son menores y 132 mujeres. – @GabyGabyGG
— Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) February 14, 2019
Activists who survived political incarceration have testified to witnessing and experiencing atrocious human rights violations, often at the direction of Cuban government agents, while in prison. Venezuelan police and soldiers have reportedly used rape, beatings, electroshock, sensory deprivation torture, crucifixion, and suffocation, among other tactics, to torture pro-democracy dissidents.
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The first floating turbine for the Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm has been spotted being towed out from Dundee to its position in the North Sea.
It was towed out early yesterday morning after its assembly at the Port of Dundee.
The £250 million development has been kept under a cloak of mystery by Spanish developers Pilot Offshore Renewables.
At two megawatts (MW), the turbine is significantly less powerful than the six larger 8.4MW units which will follow in the months to come.
Footage provided by Paul Morgan.
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State Roundup: B’more Targets ‘Ghost Gun’ Kit Maker; The hopes of democratic government are pinned on fossil fuels; 20 State House primaries to watch
MAYOR OF B’MORE TELLS CITY TO SUE ‘GHOST GUN’ KIT MAKER: Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said Tuesday the city plans to sue Polymer80, one of the nation’s largest makers of “ghost gun” kits — untraceable firearms that have proliferated on the streets of the city and contributed to an outbreak of violence. Ovetta Wiggins/The Washington Post.
DEM GOV CANDIDATES RETURN FASTER FOSSIL FUEL DISPLACEMENT: Most Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they support accelerating Maryland’s transition away from fossil fuels, and some say they are open to using more controversial renewable energy sources such as electricity. nuclear energy and biogas derived from animal waste on farms to achieve these goals. Elizabeth Shwe/Maryland Matters.
20 PRIMARY DELEGATES TO WATCH: Few House of Delegates districts will be competitive in the fall, even with Republicans facing strong tailwinds. Which means most of the action, and most of the clues about how the House will be different next year, will take place in the July 19 primaries. Starting with House District 3 in Frederick, here are the 20 primaries to watch. Josh Kurtz/Maryland Matters.
MONITOR’S HOPES ENGAGE EQUITY EFFORTS: Maryland’s Democratic candidates for comptroller pledged Tuesday night to undertake efforts to bring racial and social equity to Maryland’s tax system and state contracts, but they differed on the office’s recent legislative reforms. Both Democratic candidates would make history if elected: Bowie Mayor Tim Adams would be the state’s first black comptroller and the first paraplegic to hold office statewide in Maryland; Baltimore City Del. Brooke E. Lierman would be the state’s first female Comptroller. Danielle Gaines/Maryland Matters.
GANSLER YOU HAVE 1,000 MORE POLICE STATEWIDE: A Democratic gubernatorial candidate promises to hire 1,000 new police officers and install 10,000 streetlights as part of an effort to reduce crime in Baltimore and across the state. Doug Gansler made these promises as part of a multifaceted approach to fighting crime. Bryan Sears / The Daily Record.
- While his “Safe Maryland” plan is statewide, Baltimore’s recent high-profile crime problems loomed large. Gansler, the former attorney general of Maryland, focused on the city as he held a press conference outside Baltimore City Hall. Tim Swift and Mikenzie Frost/WBFF-News.
POLITICAL NOTES: MOORE & MORE IN RACES FOR GOVERNOR: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore likes to say he’s showing “Moore-mentum” as he racks up endorsements from top political leaders and interest groups. Now he’s getting a boost from one of America’s biggest celebrities: Oprah Winfrey is coming to town, virtually, to help Moore fundraise. In a new digital ad, former Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, dipped into two of her main campaign themes on Tuesday — tackling crime and her principal’s record. GOP opponent, Del. Dan Cox. Josh Kurtz and Bruce DePuyt/Maryland Matters.
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS SUSPEND CUMBERLAND PARK PLAN: Advocates of a proposed river park project at Canal Place in Cumberland may have to seek other sources of funding if federal and state environmental conditions are not met, officials say. The proposed $20 million project includes the installation of a moderate whitewater course on the Potomac River behind Canal Place along with canoe and kayak docks and walking trails. A key feature would include removing the dam under the blue bridge connecting Cumberland and Ridgeley, W.Va. Greg Larry/The Cumberland Times News.
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE AWARDS REPAIR GRANTS: The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has awarded $175,000 in grants to community organizations from a fund created to redress systemic racism and slavery. Six organizations doing the work of “restoring African American and Black communities” have been selected to receive funds through the inaugural reparations process, media reported. The Associated Press.
PG RESIDENTS HOPE TO SLOW DOWN POLICE REVIEW OF PROPOSALS: As a state-imposed July 1 deadline approaches for Maryland courts to approve police accountability measures, some residents of Prince George’s County have urged the county council to slow down the process. After hearing from more than a dozen residents, community leaders and activists, the council agreed on Tuesday to wait another six days to consider the proposals. William Ford/The Washington Informer.
ARPA FUNDS CONTROLLED BY THE MAYOR OF B’MORE COUNCIL EYES: Baltimore City Council members kicked off a week of budget hearings on Tuesday with inquiries about the city’s U.S. bailout spending, a topic the group has repeatedly considered. The $641 million allocation, received from the federal government for coronavirus relief, is controlled by Mayor Brandon Scott rather than the city’s legislative arm. But this power imbalance did little to discourage council members’ interest in the funds. Emily Opilo/The Baltimore Sun.
ARUNDEL EXTEND FOOD PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN SUMMER: Following the expiration of a federal summer food assistance program launched during the pandemic, Anne Arundel County will spend $1.5 million to continue the program this summer as students are out of school and the free school meals program becomes less accessible. Dana Munro/The Capital Gazette.
HOGAN VETOE GIVING STUDENT MEMBERS VOTE ON BA COED BOARD BUDGET: Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed legislation Friday that would have given the student member of the Baltimore County School Board the power to vote on the school system’s $2.4 billion budget. “Student council members play a valuable role in the process, but this bill goes too far in proposing to include these members in matters relating to capital and operating budgets,” Hogan said in a written statement. . John Lee/WYPR-FM.
B’MORE FAMILIES QUESTION EARLY CLOSURE AS TIMES GO UP: Temperatures burned well into the 90s. This heat blast is impacting everyday life, including education. On Tuesday, 31 public schools in the city of Baltimore closed early because they lacked air conditioning. There are still 15 days left in the school year and families say something needs to be done about the AC dilemma. NEWS from Nordea Lewis/WMAR-TV.
KKK IMAGES PUBLISHED ON MO CO SCHOOL WEBSITE, DENOUNCED BY LEADERS: Online search results images for a Montgomery County high school were briefly updated with Ku Klux Klan photos this week, prompting school leaders to speak out against hate speech of any kind. Nicole Asbury/The Washington Post.
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Although whiplash injuries arising from motor vehicle collisions (MVC) are very common, there doesn’t seem to be consistency in the evaluation one receives at an emergency room (ER) or later in an outpatient setting when it comes to the utilisation of x-ray and other imaging. So, what are the pros and cons of imaging a whiplash patient?
A review of published guidelines suggests that if a person involved in a MVC presents to the ER awake, alert, with no neurological deficit or other distracting injury, with no neck pain or midline tenderness, and has a full range of neck motion, then x-ray is not considered necessary.
If a fracture is suspected, an x-ray and/or CT (Computerised Tomography) scan is appropriate. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a role when a soft tissue injury such as a ligament tear, spinal cord injury, and/or arterial injury is suspected by clinical impression and/or prior imaging.
The major concern involving trauma to the neck is fracture, but this is actually quite uncommon as a result of an MVC. Some ERs routinely x-ray all trauma cases to rule on the presence or absence of fracture, though CT scan is much more sensitive than x-ray, especially in subtle or the not-so-obvious types of fracture.
Doctors and hospitals utilise treatment guidelines in an effort to provide the best possible care while limiting potentially unnecessary testing. For example, the Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCR) is an assessment to help determine who does vs. does not need x-rays in trauma cases.
According to the CCR, people over 65 years of age or those who have significant trauma and/or numbness in the extremities should receive x-rays. Situations in which x-rays are not needed include a simple rear-end MVC; if the patient can walk around; delayed (not immediate) onset of neck pain; or the absence of midline neck tenderness.
Another study reported that more than 800,000 patients in the United States (US) receive a cervical x-ray each year. Minimising x-ray use is important, not just because of patient exposure to radiation, but because more than 97% of x-rays are interpreted as negative - costs associated with x-ray exceeds $175,000,000 per year! Hence, there is a definite need for better guidelines in the US like the CCR!
Chartered physiotherapists see many whiplash patients either soon after an injury or later, though sometimes it may be years before a patient with whiplash presents for care. For patients under age 65 who have a full range of cervical motion, no neurological deficits or complaints, no other distracting injuries, and no midline tenderness, in most cases, x-rays can wait.
Note: If you hear anyone complaining of knee or back pain email firstname.lastname@example.org or text 087-2249143 for a free guide listing seven tips to reduce pain. I also offer a free phone consultation with a physio to provide advice. Simply text your name and ‘I would like a free phone consultation’ to 085-2207889.
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We live in a modern world and lead a fast and busy lifestyle that’s really taking a toll on our health. Our feet are especially affected – they bear a heavy load every minute of the day, and walking in high heels just makes matters worse. Millions of women around the world are in bad mood and feel tired just because of walking in uncomfortable high heels, and rarely anyone of them pays much attention to their feet.
Not paying attention to our feet can lead to problems such as fungal infections, varicose veins and cracked heels, which will definitely make your feet look. Although many women think these problems are untreatable, they are – there are many natural remedies that can help.
A nice and relaxing foot soak is one of the best things you can do for your feet after a hard day at work. Foot soaks can relax your legs and eliminate the odor, while also destroying the bacteria and fungi which might cause problems. Adding sea salt to the bath is even more beneficial – the salt will tone your feet and raise your iodine levels as well. Below you can see one such recipe with olive oil and Epsom salt which will relax your feet in the evening and relieve the pain.
Peppermint essential oil
A bowl of hot water
Simply add all the ingredients in a bowl of hot water and mix everything well, then soak your feet in it for 15 minutes and rinse with water in the end. We also recommend scrubbing your feet with a pumice stone afterwards to remove all the dead skin cells from the surface.
The soak offers numerous benefits:
Reduces your stress levels
Epsom salt baths are probably the best way of relieving stress. This type of salt is rich in magnesium, a mineral that can reduce stress and plays a part in numerous important body functions.
Relaxes your mind
Reflexology is an ancient alternative medicine approach which relies on treating certain health problems by stimulating reflex points on the feet. The pressure points are found on different spots on the feet which have a large amount of nerves, and foot baths will work directly on them.
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Women in Wind
Women in Wind is a program for women who wish to improve their sailing skills, enjoy friendship and socialize through a variety of activities.
Wednesday Night Sailing
The regular Wednesday night program is open to people who own or have access to a boat or, if without a boat, have reasonable sailing skills. This is not a learn to sail program but a time to improve your sailing skills and get on-water experience under a variety of conditions. It is a great confidence builder as you sail on a variety of boats with different skippers and crew members. An added benefit is the chance to get to know other members of KYC while having fun. From June through September, WinW sails every Wednesday night at 5:30 for approximately 2 hours followed by an on-shore social time.
The Skills Building program is designed for women who want to improve their ability to sail their own boats. Non-boat owners can participate as crew. The program is geared to the individual needs of the women. Instruction time can be flexible, daytime or evenings, to meet your needs. This will be available if interest is shown.
Women in Wind will be organizing races for its members who want to experience the thrill of yacht racing. This will provide an opportunity to experience racing in a fun setting. We use the same format used by the offshore fleet with a race committee, proper racing rules and timed finishes. Dates will be scheduled early in the season and will be posted on the website. Please register two weeks prior to the races. Prizes will be awarded
Dinghy sailing will be an option for adventurous women. Instruction will be provided by the junior sailing staff. You will learn rigging and sailing on KYC’s 420 Dinghies.
A small fee is necessary to cover costs.
During the winter of 1982 a group of KYC sailors discussed the idea of having a seamanship course for female members. The ideas put forward to help more women become actively and competently involved in all aspects of sailing their own boats culminated in a program which was offered the following June. A total of 16 women registered and four volunteer instructors conducted 8 on-the-water sessions. They covered a wide variety of topics and the result was a keen group of ladies who had gained a huge amount of knowledge and confidence in their boat handling skills. In the summer of 1984 a similar program was offered for another 15 women.
Most of these women wanted to continue sailing as a group one night a week to keep up their skills, their confidence, and the social aspect. Thus began our Wednesday night sailing activity in July, 1984 which continues to this day. The number of women joining this group has increased to over 50 today.
In 2006 a steering committee was formed to explore more activities for our female sailors and to set up a more formal committee structure with a name. And so K.Y.C. “Women in Wind” was born! We continue to offer several activities as outlined in this brochure and welcome new sailors to our group.
Women In Wind Contacts
Women In Wind Co-Chairs
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Vestibular papillomatosis itching. (PDF) KINETOTERAPIE/PHYSIOTHERAPY | pasztai zoltan - intellicig.ro
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The “doctrine of the inerrancy of scripture” held by the Catholic Church, as expressed by the Second Vatican Council, is that, “The books of Scripture must be acknowledged as teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings for the sake of salvation.”
Do Catholics believe in the qualified inerrancy of the Bible?
Catholicism. The Catholic Church speaks not about infallibility of scripture but about its freedom from error, holding “the doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture”.
Does the Bible say its inerrant?
The Bible itself does not claim to be inerrant. Perhaps the closest the Bible comes to claiming to be without error is in a New Testament letter known as 2 Timothy 3:16.
Which Bible does the Catholic Church recommend?
Roman catholic bible? Catholics use the New American Bible.
Is the Bible the perfect word of God?
The words of scripture are God’s words. But not only did God give His words to man, He also promised to preserve them… for specific reasons. They are shown to us in the Bible. We believe that we have the perfectly preserved words of God in our 1611 King James Bible, also called the “Authorized Version” or KJV.
Is the Bible the Word of God?
“All Scripture.” Therefore, the Bible does not merely ‘contain’ God’s Word, but it all ‘is’ God’s Word! If the Bible merely ‘contained’ the Word of God, then that would mean that some small portion of the Bible was ‘not’ the Word of God.
What is another word for inerrant?
What is another word for inerrant?
What does the word inerrancy mean?
Definition of inerrancy
: exemption from error : infallibility the question of biblical inerrancy.
What’s the difference between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible?
Main Differences Between Catholic Bible and Protestant Bible
The Roman Catholic Bible consists of 73 books in the old testaments whereas the Protestant Bible contains only 66 books. The Catholic Bible accepts both Hebrew and Septuagint scriptures.
What do Catholics believe about the Bible?
Catholics believe the Bible reveals God’s word and God’s nature. Catholics believe that they can learn to understand God better by reading the Bible. Parts of the Bible are read during liturgical worship , for example Mass . Worship using the Bible unites Catholics with other members of their faith.
Is the Catholic Bible different from the King James Bible?
The difference between the Catholic Bible and King James Bible is, Catholic Bible imbibes the original version of the Holy book that contains 46 books of Old Testament and 27 Books of the New Testament. … The King James Version of the Bible is a translated English Version of the Bible.
Why do Catholics pray to saints?
It arises because both groups confuse prayer with worship. … When we pray to the saints, we’re simply asking the saints to help us, by praying to God on our behalf—just like we ask our friends and family to do so—or thanking the saints for having already done so.
Why the Bible isn’t the word of God?
Humanists reject the claim that the Bible is the word of God. They are convinced the book was written solely by humans in an ignorant, superstitious, and cruel age. They believe that because the writers of the Bible lived in an unenlightened era, the book contains many errors and harmful teachings.
How do we know the Bible is Gods word?
Since the Bible itself, and the gospel message found in it, is the very power of God (Rom 1:16), the best way to come to know the truth of God is to read the Bible and pray that God would give us eyes to see the wonder of His Word (Ps 119:18).
Why is the Bible called the Living Word of God?
In John 6:63, Jesus said it is the Spirit that gives life. So, it is the Spirit of God using the word of God that produces life. … The word of God is living truth. It is able to quicken and make alive.
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Nigeria says a combination of crude oil price crash and coronavirus will put a severe strain on 2020 budget revenue, forex, and many sectors.
Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, urges citizens to see the killer disease as a menace rather than spreading panic and speculation in the economy.
Ahmed says the government is working to strengthen our macroeconomic fundamentals.
The Nigerian government has advised citizens to see the killer disease, coronavirus (COVID-19), as the headwinds that could reinforce the wake-up call to life without oil rather than spreading panic and speculation in the economy.
Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated this at a Consultative Roundtable on the 'Impact of COVID 19' on the Nigerian economy organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020.
At the event, themed, 'Going for Growth 2.0' held at the CBN headquarters, the minister encouraged Nigerians to out hands together to weather the storm.
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, at the news briefing on Nigeria’s participation in the just-concluded World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, United States on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (NAN) Pulse Nigeria
"We need to put our hands together to weather the storm. We need to work together to take the opportunities provided by this very harsh reality. We are working as a government to strengthen our macroeconomic fundamentals. Today is far stronger and more robust than in 2014-2016."
"There is no doubt that the combination of a crude oil price crash and coronavirus will put a severe strain on our budget revenue, forex, and many sectors, we are drastically reviewing the budget as well as redoubling our effort to raise revenue and plug the leakages and intensify engagement and support of sub-national entities and the private sector in our economic recovery and growth programs."
Ladies with nose mask to prevent against Coronavirus in Nigeria/Illustration (Washington Post) Pulse Nigeria
She said the government is already working on how to mobilise local savings and has formed a committee to fashion out a National Savings Policy.
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The “Together We Rise: Reclaiming the Female Gaze” juried exhibition, organized by Brooklyn-based gallery Visionary Art Collective, features works of Boise State faculty and staff.
The virtual exhibition includes collaborative photography and textile artwork by Carrie Quinney, multimedia coordinator, College of Education and Lily Lee, associate professor, Department of Art, Design & Visual Studies, and paintings by Lisa Roggenbuck, adjunct instructor, Department of Art, Design & Visual Studies.
From the Visionary Art Collective website:
“‘Together We Rise: Reclaiming the Female Gaze’ is an online exhibition for women artists centered around female empowerment. Though women have historically been underrepresented in the art world, female artists have continued to push back and elevate their voices through art. The essential question guiding this exhibit is: how can we use art to visually communicate our thoughts, beliefs, and experiences in response to the world around us? In this exhibit, you will find a wide range of work that responds to this question.”
The exhibition, juried by ArtGirlRising, an advocacy group supporting women artists, is live on the Visionary Art Collective website through Dec. 20, 2021.
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By Robert Langham Carter
Chapter 1 – The Farmlands
Two hundred years ago the unnamed region which was later called Observatory Road and finally Observatory consisted only of open veld and a few large farms, watered by the Liesbeeck and the Black River. Jackals abounded and hippos waded about in the marshes. Apart from the homesteads there were very few houses between the hamlets of Papendorp (Woodstock) and Driekoppen (Mowbray). The only communications were the rough track which led from Table Bay to Simon’ Bay, with feeders leading off through the farmlands
One of these tracks (which later became Station Road) ran to the low ridge of Slangkop, so named because of its many snakes, on the Valkenberg farm. Here the first Anglican presence was established when the Royal Observatory was opened in 1827. For the earliest of His Majesty’s Astronomers was a clergyman named Fearon Fallows who soon equipped the lounge at the south-west corner of his building as a chapel. He used to hoist a flag at the front of the house to announce the services which were attended by his small staff and some of the Dutch farming families.
The area was nominally in charge of St George’s Church in Cape Town though some, including Maclear the third Astronomer, found it easier to attend St Paul’s in Rondebosch. So did his manservant, Thomas Bowler, whose watercolours give a good idea of what the countryside looked like in early Victorian days
By 1830 the main road had been improved and coaches drawn by three or four horses began to ply and soon there were six vehicles a day in each direction. The railway line arrived in 1864, with a station at first called Bellevliet and then Observatory Road and lastly Observatory. The track to it from the main road, however, was neither paved nor lighted and was a sea of mud in the winters. Further transport became available when horse-drawn trams began to run in July 1890.
By 1881 there were enough local children for a co-educational primary school to be started in Collingwood Road, this being the nucleus of the Boys High School. And in 1864 a community of about a hundred workers grew up at the Observatory glass works near the station.
This district came into Papendorp when that parish was formed out of St George’s in 1875 and into Salt River when that was taken out of Papendorp thirteen years later. As there were few trains on Sundays worshippers, often walked up the railway track to their services. Ministry for the local Anglicans began in 1895. On 27 February the Diocese bought for £275 a part of the Malta Estate measuring 153 square roods and five square feet from one J.J. Art to be the site for a church. And a further step forward came when Archdeacon T.F. Lightfoot began to conduct an evening service once a month in a room in the Main Road. Later other clergy from the Cathedral and from Woodstock and Rondebosch were able to hold the services with Holy Communion once a month.
Chapter 2 – The Founder
F.W. Smith, the fourth rector, went on to be Dean of Kimberley. None of the other incumbents have risen so high though all served St. Michael’s with competence and much hard work. One of them in particular, Geoffrey Ferrers Gresley, the virtual founder of the parish, deserves more detailed commemoration. He was a nephew of Sir Nigel Gresley, ninth baronet, of Drakelowe Park in Derbyshire. He was born on 17 August 1851 but was thought too delicate to go either to public school or to university. He went to Ceylon as a tea planter but soon fell seriously ill and had to return to England. He evidently made a good recovery as he lived to the age of 82, despite a life of considerable hardship.
Gresley was ordained priest in 1879 and came to the Cape as chaplain to Bishop (later Archbishop) West Jones. He then served as rector of Woodstock and of Claremont and as assistant chaplain on Robben Island. It was as curate of Salt River, where his Aunt Louisa was the wife of the rector Joseph Taylor, that he came onto the Observatory scene. Appointed priest in charge of this area, he rented Scott’s Hall in Lytton Street for £4.10.0. a month from 1 November 1897, holding his first service there six days later. He organised a day school for coloured children there and in May 1899 also used it for his Sunday School.
On many Sundays there would be only five communicants and he must have been gladdened when no less than 56 took communion on Christmas Day. The parish could not pay him a salary but he had a small private income and very spartan tastes, so he just managed. His lodgings consisted of a succession of single rooms and occasionally two rooms and were sparsely furnished. The only creatures to be in comfort there were his cats whom visitors used to find occupying the few chairs. He had six cats, five of which were pure white. Sarah Beatty, the verger’s daughter, was his housekeeper for many years and continued with him in his retirement at the Strand and Faure.
Gresley was devoted to children. After Saturday morning catechism he would walk a party of his scholars up the slopes of Devil’s Peak to the Rhodes Memorial or across the open fields to Woodstock beach or, a long walk for young people, to Milnerton to gather wild flowers. At a church bazaar he disguised himself as a gypsy woman and told his parishioners’ fortunes. Knowing them as he did, he was able to startle them by his predictions – until a small boy noticed the large masculine shoes and gave the game away.
Chapter 3 – Building the Nave
The population was growing fast. Gas lighting was installed in 1898 and in the same year the residents founded and ran a public library. The Anglicans decided they must now build a church and a committee of twelve began to function. Its most prominent member was Sir David Gill, the Astronomer since 1879 and a most valuable member of the congregation. He served as St. Michael’s first church warden and its lay delegate at diocesan synods and he and Lady Gill were indefatigable in raising funds for the church.
It was at first intended to construct in three stages though in fact only the proposal for the first stage, the nave, was adhered to. The diocesan architects, Herbert (later Sir Herbert) Baker and Francis Masey, drew plans for a nave of six bays to seat about 250 persons. It has been said that it was based on Gresley’s chicken house on Robben Island. Baker certainly paid no attention to any such design – perhaps it was just one of Gresley’s jokes. On Baker’s suggestion a chancel of wood and corrugated iron was added. As he remarked, it would be so unsightly that people would soon put up the money to build a proper chancel.
G. Pallett of 19 Somerset Road in Cape Town was awarded the contract and Adrian van der Byl of Roodebloem allowed him to quarry all the required stone from his estate at no charge to the church. The stone, which is a hard quartzite of an ochre colour, was probably brought to the building site by ox waggon and dressed there.
The foundation stone (which can still be seen in the west wall) was laid with full masonic honours on 23 July 1898 by C.W. Barnett-Clarke the Dean of Cape Town and by the Deputy Grand Master of the Western Division of freemasons and copies of the Cape Times and Argus of the day before were deposited under it. West Jones was present and gave the address. The silver trowel which the dean used can now be seen in the Cathedral muniment room. It has ornamented edges and a carved ivory handle.
In the meanwhile cash and furnishings continued to be collected. A Danish gentleman H.J. Kasserus who owned the swimming baths presented a ship’s bell which had been dredged up from the Dane when she sank in Table Bay. It was hung in a frame in the grounds but soon afterwards was moved to the teak belfry which had been given by the parish of St. James at Sea Point. Nearby was the cross on the west gable, paid for by the children of the congregation.
Oak benches were obtained from Canada at a cost of £213 but arrived only 13 days after the consecration. Gresley found them “solid and good but ugly”. Six hanging oil lamps for the nave were bought for 45 shillings each and two copper and wrought iron ones for the chancel. A text was painted on the chancel arch and later replaced by a better painting within a scroll. Several lecterns were available. Baker offered to have one made in wood in the carpentry shop at Zonnebloem College. But Mrs Heineman of Newlands offered a brass one and Baker gave something else. Till the lectern arrived one was borrowed from St. John’s in Long Street.
A wooden altar, carved at Zonnebloem, was bought from All Saints’ Home in Cape Town for only £2. But a better altar, which Masey designed, and a harmonium, were ordered from England and brought up from the docks by ox wagon, this no doubt being cheaper than moving them by train. The old altar which had been used in Scott’s Hall was then put into good order and given to Malmesbury parish and the All Saints’ altar went to the mission at Suurbraak. A Glastonbury chair was designed by Baker. Two stalls for clergy and seating for 16 choirmen and 24 choirboys were set up in the chancel. And St. Andrew’s Rowbarton in Taunton, of which Gresley’s brother Roger was rector, gave a font of white stone which the Castle Line kindly brought for only half the normal freight charge.
All was now ready for the consecration and this was performed by West Jones on 4 April 1899, with Bishop A.G.S. Gibson preaching the sermon on “The House of God, the Home of Man”. Afterwards a luncheon for 56 people, provided by Dix and Sons’ cafe in Main Road, Claremont, at four shillings a head, took place in Scott’s Hall with speeches from West Jones, Gill, Mansfield of the building committee, Baker and Pallett. The collection that day was £60.
The next day the first wedding took place and the alms box was rifled. This happened three times in the first week. Gresley must have asked the police to watch the church because in July he wrote “Church handcuffed by night policeman finding door open.” Hitherto Gresley had made his entries in the Salt River registers but now he opened his own, making his first entry for marriages on 5 April and for baptisms four days later. Some burials took place in the cemetery of St Peter’s, Mowbray (which in fact was, and is, in Observatory) but the majority at Maitland.
Not long after the nave, the builder Pitt erected a hall for £1300 and it was opened by Lightfoot on 6 June 1901. The day school with its 124 coloured children under Miss Heeger moved in from Scott’s Hall. The church hall was also used for some services, for which Mr and Mrs Warner of Cape Town provided a harmonium, and as a vestry until the present vestry was built. Scott’s Hall was converted into a mission chapel and reopened on 17 September 1905, though regular services began only in the following January. As most of the coloured worshippers were Dutch speaking Gresley learnt enough of their language to be able to conduct their services. Scott’s Hall was later sold and became H.W. Haslam’s garage.
Bubonic plague broke out in the Western Cape in 1901 and an isolation camp was established at Uitvlugt (now Pinelands and N’dabeni). Gresley volunteered to minister to its inmates. This was against the wishes of the medical officers who warned him that if he was admitted he would not be allowed out. “I don’t want to come out, I want to go in,” he told them. Inside the camp he did excellent work until he caught the disease himself though, fortunately, he recovered.
The outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War in October 1899 brought changes in the life of the community, with many young men joining up. Troops were stationed nearby and some came to worship. They were entertained with concerts and war funds were raised. Gresley was surprised in February 1900 to find 1000 sheep from the Argentine, imported for military rations, grazing in the field to the north of the church, with soldiers acting as shepherds.
Chapter Four – The East End
With the further growth in the village’s numbers the nave became too small and people had to be turned away when there was not even standing room. It was decided to carry out both remaining stages of the building programme at the same time, thereby raising the seating capacity from 350 to 600. Baker and Masey completed the specifications by December 1903, the tender of McAllister for £6036 was accepted and some funds were raised. A Ladies’ Collecting Association was formed and Gresley himself paid many visits to Cape Town and obtained money or pledges from its wealthier residents. The Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge in England gave £150 and the largest private donors, of £50 each, were the archbishop, J.W. Jagger, Dr. A. Y. St. Leger of Avondale in Collingwood Road and Gresley himself. He also received some support from his family and friends in England. But money also had to be borrowed, a factor which would lead to endless trouble in the years to come, as a later chapter will show.
Even with the loans it was found necessary to economise a little. Fresh tenders were called for and that of A. B. Reid & Co. of Cape Town and Mowbray, although at £6248 slightly higher than McAllister’s, had to be accepted. Work would start at the east end and if money ran out before the nave was reached, a temporary crossing of iron would be erected to join nave and chancel, something which luckily did not prove necessary.
Gill laid the foundation stone (which, like the nave stone, can still be seen) on 30 October 1904 with a silver trowel presented to him by Masey, and West Jones read some prayers and blessed the stone. Reid’s foreman, Sidney Eddy, got to work after receiving permission to quarry stone from the Roodebloem Estate Syndicate which had taken over the property after Van der Byls’s death in 1902. When construction reached the temporary chancel this was demolished and its fittings, together with an oak litany desk, given by the Armstrongs in memory of their mother, which had arrived from England in October 1903, were moved to the new chancel. The old chancel was re-erected to the west of the nave to serve as a vestry and finally disappeared only when the present vestry was brought into use. Prior to the opening of the completed church the old oil lamps were replaced by incandescent gas.
St. Michael’s was consecrated by the Archbishop on Trinity Sunday 18 June 1905, with Archdeacon R. Brooke preaching and J.W. Williams, the Bishop of St. John’s, being among those who managed to be present despite torrential rain.
In the meanwhile this locality had been formed out of Salt River and Mowbray into the parochial district of Observatory Road. And on 18 June 1905 the parish of that name was constituted with Gresley as its first rector. When its boundaries were being discussed in February 1902, the rector of Mowbray had claimed all the territory south of Station Road but the boundaries finally agreed to were: Cole Street and Rochester Road on the north, the Black River on the east, a line between the Dutch Reformed and St. Peter’s cemeteries on the south and Devil’s Peak on the west.
Chapter 5 – Financial Problems
Most parishes need to raise loans to meet part of the cost of building their churches and manage to repay them fairly soon after their church is completed. St. Michael’s, however, had to endure an anxious spell of no less than 48 years before it was out of debt. Its troubles were due partly to the undue optimism of the building committee but also to circumstances beyond their control.
In 1894 the Observatory members of the Congregational Church had erected a building to seat 180 at a cost of only £970.8.0. Their Anglican neighbours were a good deal more ambitious. They would build their church in three stages, each stage to cost about £2000. The nave, the first stage, went according to plan and was built for £2600 which was completely paid up by the end of 1902.
The community had had to borrow £1400 in 1901 to build the parish hall and this amount was still outstanding when it was decided to effect the two further building stages at the same time at a cost of about £4500, to furnish it for £1600 and to build a rectory for £1600, making a total of no less than £7600.
There were some grounds for this optimism, for the Boer War had been a period of economic prosperity. But even before this the village had been, in a sense, “going down”. Increased urbanisation was driving the wealthier inhabitants into more rural areas further south and it was stated in the Argus Annual for 1897 that Observatory Road had now “become a very popular place of residence for young couples,” who could probably contribute little to the building fund.
The position worsened with the post-war slump. Many had to leave the district in search of employment. A landlord was glad to let a five-roomed house for as little as £3 a month, many newly built houses stood empty. When tenders were called for they proved higher than expected. All hope of building a rectory had to be abandoned but a contract for the church was made with A. B. Reid & Co. for some £6248. A local firm might have been induced to do the work for rather less but Reid’s were one of the top Cape Town companies. They had rebuilt Groote Schuur for Cecil Rhodes and been involved with many other big projects and later they would erect the Union Buildings in Pretoria: inevitably, they were expensive.
So the parishioners were blessed with one of the finest churches in the Cape Peninsula – but at heavy cost in future anxiety. They certainly made valiant efforts to regain their solvency. Gresley received no salary and his curate brother Roger only £150 a year. There was always great need to employ a curate but often there were no funds to pay one. The verger on £56 a year and the organist on £24 were by no means over-remunerated. No rectory was built until 1922 and even that had to be sold only four years later: it was not until 1935 that a rector here got a home of his own when the present rectory came into being.
The creditors agreed to reduce their rate of interest from 6% to 4% and functions of all sorts were held. There were sales of work, cake sales, bring and buys, rummage sales, fetes, bazaars, carnivals and bridge drives. The Gills held sales at the Observatory and even in retirement in London, when they managed to induce several titled ladies to make contributions. Later Astronomers also did their bit. The debts of 1903 were finally cleared in July 1946 when all that remained due was £825 out of the £1500 borrowed to build the rectory and that was liquidated not long after.
Chapter 6 – St Michael’s Music
Music here has always been of outstanding quality and there are at least three reasons for this. Several of the organists and choir masters have been fine musicians, they had an excellent instrument at their disposal and frequent concerts and recitals had to be held to raise church funds. As early as January 1899, when no church had been built, Gresley had already obtained cassocks and surplices from Van Heems of London at a cost of £20 and he had the use of various harmoniums from 1897 onwards. Music took a great step forward when F.A. Burgess was appointed organist in July 1902. Besides being a good choir master he was interested in the teaching of music and wrote several articles on this in the parish magazine. He was also a composer and at least one of his tunes went further a field. Named Observatory, it was composed in 1909 and was included in the Auxiliary Church Hymnbook when this was published in England. He retired in 1926 after long and devoted service and died overseas fifteen years later.
The church’s harmoniums all proved inadequate and the parish of Clanwilliam lent one until St. Michael’s made its next advance, which was to acquire an organ. This was ordered for about £1100 from Norman and Beard of London and Norwich, the firm who had built the large organ for Cape Town City Hall. It arrived in the ship Fort Salisbury but the parish could not afford to pay the customs duty and other charges and it had to remain in the warehouse at the docks in its packing cases till some individuals raised the money among themselves. It was then brought to the church and it was solemnly dedicated on 28 October 1905, with Burgess providing its detailed specifications in the parish magazine in the month following. A contract was made with Price and Sons of Cape Town to keep it in good repair for an annual fee of £1 7.11.6.
Successive organists recorded their appreciation of its excellence and in 1910 E. R. Goodacre, a visiting musician, agreed. “I have played many instruments in South Africa,” he recorded, “but never a better two manual example. Indeed for its size it must be a show specimen.” And in 1957 the church’s organist thought it was the finest two manual organ in the Union. “The workmanship is of an unbelievably high standard.” There was pressed steel where most modern instruments had cardboard and the finest leather instead of the usual modern felt.
Chapter 7 – The Later Years
Gresley was made a canon of St. George’s Cathedral in 1915 and it was truly “the end of an epoch” in Observatory when he retired in the following year. It was fortunate that he was prepared to rough it for, as far as comforts were concerned, he had had a truly appalling time. Apart from the £150 a year the diocese seems to have paid him, in some years all he received was £7 a month to pay his rent. He had no less than nine moves in his first ten years, being, as he said, harried “from pillar to post, if his lodging (which were always dignified by the name of “the rectory”) being usually a single room or two rooms when he was lucky.
Gresley and his brother Roger lived for a while at Strand, where he did valuable services as a volunteer nurse in the serious influenza epidemic of 1918, and then at St. Raphael’s in Faure but made their final home at Butleigh in Somerset. Gresley died on 1 July 1933 and his brother three years later.
Innumerable stories were told about him. Unlike most white folk he normally travelled third class in trains to be in contact with the poorer people. Quite late in life he found a very big man ill-treating a horse and beat him with the man’s own whip and then went into St. Michael’s to ask forgiveness for losing his temper. The school children found him a most entertaining companion on their many walks together. He was a competent artist and had won a prize for a water colour at the South African Drawing Club’s exhibition in 1889. He is sure to have made sketches of the Observatory scene and it is sad that at present none of these can be traced.
Despite the clergy’s vicissitudes the parish went from strength to strength. As there were a good many coloured domestic servants in the congregation and their home language was Dutch the early Eucharist on the first Sunday of each month was held in Dutch. By 1906 Miss May Kewsley and Miss Hilda Dumsday had 124 children in the day school and there were 156 in 14 classes in the Sunday school.
Gresley and other clergy also held Sunday afternoon services at the camp for the unemployed at Oude Molen in Maitland and when the Government built an iron chapel there in 1908 Observatory folk gave some of its furnishings.
Electric light was installed in St. Michael’s in 1912 and ten years later an attempt to house the incumbent better was made. As Le Mesurier, the second rector, had a family a whole house was rented for him in 1916 for £15 a month. 16 Wesley Street was bought for a rectory in 1922 but had to be sold after four years and the Rectory continued to be in lodgings until L. Marriott Earle designed the present house at 8 Howe Street and it was built by Smith & Marks for £1200. It was blessed by Bishop S.W. Lavis on 25 May1935.
A parish room and office for the rector and one for the curate were designed by Victor Morris and built onto the hall by J. R. Hedden of 8 Queen’s Park Avenue, Salt River for £250 in 1922. The hall was the scene of an unusually well attended annual vestry meeting in May 1927, perhaps because the vexed question of whether ladies were eligible for election to the church council was to be raised. The motion was then defeated and it was not until three years later that Mrs Smith, the wife of the rector, became the first woman member, since when many have served with great advantage to the parish.
Observatory people had died in the first World War, and in 1922 the residents were given a site on the de Waal Drive above the path to the Rhodes Memorial for the suburb’s monument. It was designed by Kendall and James Morris and unveiled by Brigadier-General W. E. Tanner on 3 August 1924.
Church attendances continued to be strong: in 1937, for example, 440 took Communion on Easter Day and 450 at Christmas. The parish seems to have struck a bad bargain in 1954 when it bought Benville House in Collingwood Road for £3000 as a site for a new hall, losing about £1000 when it sold the property for R4000 eight years later. But in most other respects it went on its way rejoicing.
Chapter 8 – The Structure
The church consists of a nave with a western narthex and baptistery, transepts, Lady Chapel, chancel, apse, organ chamber and vestry. The over-all length is about 37 metres and the width across the transepts 16 metres. The six-bay nave is 8 metres broad, the chancel is 11 metres by 7 and both nave and chancel have an interior height of 11 metres. There is a spiral fleche over the crossing and the main gables are finished with barge-boards. When construction began it was hoped to build a steeple at the south-west corner.
Internally, the nave had a plastered dado and an arch-braced open ceiling of dark timber with small queen-post struts supported by heavy carved consoles on stone corbels. The roughly dressed walling suggests the Norman or Romanesque style. But two windows have tracery, and all the other have trefoil heads, reminiscent of the English Perpendicular style of the fifteenth century.
Mrs Doreen Greig, an expert on Sir Herbert Baker, calls St. Michael’s “a curious church”. It displays new elements like the window shapes and the fleche, which is typical of Northern France, but “the result is uncongenial. Perhaps the size of the church and a cramped site did not give the idea it contained enough scope.” Nevertheless she devotes a lot of space to it in her life of Baker. And other viewers, who are concerned with its general appearance rather than with its architecture, find it a handsome building.
Baker wrote to Gresley that Pallett had put work into the nave of a higher quality than he had contracted for and the masonry throughout is in fact excellent. The architects evidently liked their work here as they used practically the identical plan for at least two later churches, those at Germiston and Mafeking. Most of their buildings have since been enlarged or altered. St. Michael’s remains one of the few entirely unspoilt Baker churches.
Chapter 9 – The Round Tour
In this Chapter the Church’s treasures are visited by starting at the main entrance door on the south-west and going round clockwise to the Lady Chapel and Chancel and back into the Nave and down to the West end. The erection of private memorial tablets often disfigures a church. St Michael’s is fortunate in having none of these, memorials here all taking other forms.
The space enclosed by two iron screens. Owing to frequent thefts it was decided to keep the church locked out of service times except for the west door of this transept so that worshippers could see up to the altar in the Chapel and thieves get no further than the screens. Because of their inadequate height this precaution did not always prove successful. In July 1990 the screens were finally raised to the stonework above as a memorial to Basil Hendricks, a benefactor of the Church.
The Memorial to men killed in the First World War. Three panels of polished clouded onyx in a frame of mottled red alabaster. The memorial was designed by Kendall and Morris and was unveiled by General Tanner on 8 October 1 922.
The stinkwood pulpit was given by the sons and daughters of James Woof of Upper Wrensch Road, one of the church’s pioneers, and cost them £250. Designed by Kendall and Morris. Hugh Robert Burt of Bloemfontein, who had earlier lived in Wynberg and done much sculpture for churches, began work on it but fell ill and carving was completed by the prolific church furnishing firm of R. H. Morris and Co. of Cape Town. Gresley dedicated the pulpit on 15 December 1920.
The Chapel of our Lady
The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the entrance to the Chapel was given by Charles and Elizabeth Hobrough and dedicated by Bishop Leslie Stradling on Mothering Sunday 1983. In his sermon entitled “Mary: Eye-witness and Servant” the Bishop said: “It’s not surprising that you have put up a statue of Mary; the only surprising thing is that it has taken so long”. The two standard candlesticks in teak were made at Zonnebloem and given by curate Norman Hill and others in March 1930.
The Chapel pews and altar rail, all in teak, were given in memory of Harry D. Cusens by his widow and daughter and dedicated on Easter Day in
Encaustic tile with flower pattern in the north wall. Placed in Westminster Abbey c. 1370 and presented by Francis M. Westlake, the Custodian of the Abbey.
The Tabernacle. In March 1936 the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament donated the tabernacle in which the Sacrament is reserved.
The Chapel altar. This is made in Table Mountain granite by W. T. Attwood of 314 Main Road and given by Miss Ethel G. Golby of Willow Road in memory of her sister Mary. Dedicated by Archbishop Phelps on 27 October1935.
The small processional crucifix on the north wall is probably the original altar cross brought by Gresley from Uitvlugt chapel when the plague camp there was closed down. It was dedicated on 18 June 1905.
The image of Christ the Good Shepherd on the south wall was given by Fr Roger Gresley in memory of “four and a half years of happy ministry at St Michael’s”. An oak missal stand carved with foliage and the figure of a lion is marked on the back “R. Gresley- 1914”.
The Rood which hangs from the chancel arch, designed by Kendall, was given in memory of Fr Geoffrey Gresley and dedicated by Archbishop Phelps on 14 August 1936. The teak cross, which is 2.4 by 1.4 metres, was carved by F. Bakker and Co. The figure on the cross is 1.2 metres high and was made by Faith Craft Works of Westminster.
The teak credence table in the sanctuary was presented by W. Russell-Perkins of Johannesburg, formerly a teacher in St Michael’s Sunday School.
The crucifix above the high altar, thought to be 19th century Spanish, was given in 1984 by Mr Herman Noy of Cape Town. An earlier brass cross, now in the vestry, was given by Fr W. Watkins who had been Gresley’s colleague on Robben Island and is thought to be an exact copy of the cross in the Island’s chapel. A Mr Wood gave a slab of polished dark grey marble in September 1910 for the cross to stand on.
The six Florentine brass candlesticks on the high altar were given in August 1984 by Mr Guy Carter, and Mr Bill Gordon-Rae in memory of his daughter.
The copy of A Virgin and Child by Murillo in an ornate frame on the South Wall was given by Fr Geoffrey Gresley in July 1910 in thanksgiving for his recovery from plague in Uitvlugt camp.
In the safe are kept two silver chalices, a small silver ciborium, possibly the one given by Mr W. Saddler in 1937, and a large silver ciborium inscribed “In memory of Yvonne”.
The two brass seven-branched candlesticks used at Benediction were given by Mr and Mrs J. Steward in 1905. Mrs West Jones donated the two small silver candlesticks and the large brass alms dish in 1909, and the copper font jug was given in memory of Florence Sawyer in 1976. The Italian metal and marble monstrance was acquired in 1983 with money given in the Michaelmass thank offerings.
The unusual Angel Lectern in walnut wood was given prior to 1905 by Mrs Theresa Hudson in memory of her husband.
On the South wall is an oil painting of the Descent from the Cross. This is a copy, probably by a Belgian artist, of a picture in an art gallery in Munich. The angel on each side was painted by an inferior hand, probably the artist’s aprentice. Sir David Gill bought it in Edinburgh and he and Lady Gill presented it to St Michael’s in January 1907, shortly before they left South Africa.
Glastonbury chair. This ornate chair, used by the Celebrant each Sunday, was designed and presented by Herbert Baker in 1899.
The Confessional prie-dieu. Made by T. Thomason and Co. of Manchester and Birmingham and given in 1903 by two daughters in memory of their mother Mrs Armstrong.
The Greek Ikon of St Michael the Archangel was donated in 1990 by Dr Theo Rousseau.
The octagonal Font on stone shaft and base was made by Richardson, a local stonemason, in Pretoria flatpan stone in 1936 for £29.10.0. The Baptistery seats were given in 1938 by Miss E. Golby.
Below the west window is a white marble statue of Christ, a small copy of one in Copenhagen by the Danish sculptor Thorwaldsen. It was made by Taylor and Gibson’s Monumental Works in the Main Road and given by Taylor in 1899.
Chapter 10 – The Windows
Some say that stained glass is a mere ornament and a waste of money. This is not so. Glass adds to the beauty of a church and to its religious atmosphere. Most of us do much of our learning visually and the study of stained glass gives us a much clearer picture of Biblical scenes and people.
St Peter: Made by Burlison and Grylls of 35 Great Ormond Street, London. Most of their glass was based on designs by the architect G. F. Bodley. Given by Theresa Hudson in memory of her son Laurence who died while a choirboy at St Saviour’s, Claremont. Erected on 7 February 1899, this was the church’s earliest piece of glass.
St George: In memory of Claude Clinkscales of Strubens Road who died in 1942. Cost £100. Dedicated by Archbishop G. H. Clayton 13 February 1955. The companion window of St Michael is possibly by C. S. Groves who is noted below.
Tinted “cathedral” glass was placed in the three lancet windows in the north transept in August 1937 at a cost of £50 (this may have included the cost of similar glass in the south transept windows). By 1985 these windows were broken and leaking badly. The Parish Priest, Fr David Binns, wrote to M. Gabriel Loire of Chartres, suggesting stained glass windows based on the design of the famous window in Chartres Cathedral of “Notre Dame de Ia Belle Verriere”.
An appeal was launched and the three windows were paid for by parishioners and friends and dedicated by Archbishop Philip Russell on 31 May 1986. Like Loire’s windows in St George’s Cathedral they were made by the method known as “dalles de verre” and are set in epoxy resin. They cost a total of R 22,224.71.
In the centre are the Blessed Virgin with the Christ Child holding the orb in his left hand and his right hand raised in blessing. Above is the Dove of the Holy Spirit. On either side are angels bearing candles and censers and above them are the star and the sun, symbols of Mary and Jesus.
Below are the three Archangels. Gabriel is on the left holding a lily, and Raphael on the right carrying a fish. In the centre is St Michael bearing shield and spear and overcoming the devil. Above him are the sacred letters Alpha and Omega.
Three windows in the North wall.
Faith: holding the Gospel in her left hand and the Cross in her right. Given in memory of Nigel Walsingham Gresley (1850 – 1912), rector of Ozleworth in Gloucestershire, by his younger brothers Geoffrey and Roger.
Hope: crowned with a flower wreath and holding the anchor of Hope (and of the Cape of Good Hope) in her right hand and ears of corn in her left.
Love: with a golden crown and holding a golden heart with a flame of fire above it.
Hope and Love were given by the Armstrong family in memory of Agnes Edith Armstrong. All three windows are by Burlison and Grylls and were dedicated on Ascension Day, 17 May 1912.
East Window: Three-light window of the Virgin and Child with shepherds and magi. By Burlison and Grylls. Given by the Hudson family in memory of Theresa Margaret Hudson (1831-1907) and dedicated on 24 December 1910, her birthday.
Centre: The Ascended Christ, holding the orb in left hand and adored by angels. It is related in the life of W .M. Carter that Gresley discussed the subject of this window with the archbishop. Carter suggested a Crucifixion but Gresley and Mrs Carter and another lady who was present all preferred The Lord in Glory, and Carter gave in. Presented by Sir David Gill and other members of the British Association of Science who inspected the Observatory in 1905.
Left: Angel in blue robe blowing a trumpet. Emblem of Faith below. Right: Angel in red playing a tambourine. Emblem of Hope below. Both these windows were given by Baker and Masey. All three are by Burlison and Grylls and were dedicated on Michaelmass Day, 29 September 1907.
South: The Magi seek Christ by a star. By Jones and Willis of London, Birmingham and Liverpool who supplied many windows and fillings to South African churches. Given by Miss Augusta Maclear of Wayland, Kenilworth, in memory of her father, Sir Thomas Maclear, Astronomer 1834-1870. Dedicated by R. Brooke, Archdeacon of the Cape, 1 July 1923.
Two windows showing Jesus and St John the Baptist with animals and birds. By Groves 1930. Charles Sidney Groves (1878-1964) was a lecturer at the Michaelis School of Art of the University of Cape Town. He made many fillings and windows for South African churches. Given by the Inglis and Cox families. G.D. Inglis of Rochdale Villa, Alfred Street, was an auctioneer and estate agent in Burg Street, Cape Town. Dedicated by Canon le Mesurier 14 December 1930. The window of the Christ Child was damaged by vandals in 1989 and restored by the firm of Jan Bitenco of Cape Town.
South. St Andrew: Like the St Peter opposite, made by Burlison and Grylls and given by Mrs Hudson in memory of her son.
West. Crucifixion: Sexfoil tracery above. By Lavers Westlake and Barraud of 3 Oxford Street, Manchester and Southampton Street, London. Much of their glass was designed by the pre-Raphaelite artist Henry Holiday and they have other windows in this country. Given by the Parish children. They had begun to collect by July 1908 and the window was installed at Epiphany 6 January 1915.
Chapter 11 – The Holy City
Many of St. Michael’s people played leading parts in local affairs. One matter on which Observatory was almost unanimous for many years was its aversion to liquor shops. As early as the 1890’s there were frequent applications for licences and these were always opposed by public meetings and for many years with success up to as late as 1918 though later the trade managed to get in.
Observatory used to boast more than 16 churches and was called, at any rate by some of its more smug inhabitants, the Holy City. A writer reported this in the Argus in 1983 and felt sad that the number of churches had fallen while the bottle stores had increased, so it was no longer a Holy City. It should be a matter for prayer that the number of the saints will grow larger and Observatory become the Holy City again.
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Voters in Massachusetts and Alaska will decide in November whether they want to implement ranked-choice voting for some of their state races.
If voters approve, they’ll join Maine, which in November will be the first state to use ranked-choice voting for the presidential race.
In ranked-choice voting (sometimes called “instant runoff voting”), citizens don’t just select one of the candidates for an office (though they can if they want to). They are permitted to rank each of the candidates on the basis of preference.
To win a ranked-choice election, one must receive more than 50 percent of the vote, not just a plurality. If no candidate has a majority, the candidate with the least votes is eliminated from contention. Then the votes are tallied again. If you ranked the eliminated candidate as your first choice, your second choice is instead tallied as your vote. And so the process goes until a candidate gets more than 50 percent.
In Maine, voters approved a proposition to introduce ranked-choice voting there for some state and federal elections in 2016. The state’s Republican Party has been fighting it ever since, unsuccessfully. In 2018, ranked-choice voting contributed to the ouster of a GOP incumbent.
In Massachusetts, Question 2 will ask voters if they want ranked-choice voting for state officials and lawmakers, members of Congress, and some county offices. It would not implement ranked-choice voting in presidential races.
In Alaska, Ballot Measure 2 combines ranked-choice voting with open primaries. If it becomes law, candidates for state or congressional offices will first run in a single open primary where candidates for each office all face each other, regardless of party. After the vote, the top four (regardless of party) will face each other again in the general election. There voters will have the option to rank the four candidates for each seat, and then the rules of ranked-choice voting will be followed.
Why bother with such a complicated system? Proponents argue that under ranked-choice voting, you aren’t “throwing your vote away” by supporting a third-party candidate and you don’t have to feel beholden to the two-party model. In Maine, for example, voters will be able to vote for Libertarian candidate Joe Jorgensen or Green candidate Howie Hawkins and still also support either Joe Biden or Donald Trump. Research from FairVote, an activist organization supporting and promoting ranked-choice voting, found that voter turnout trends upwards in cities that have implemented ranked-choice voting.
In Maine, voters have consistently shown support for implementation. But in Massachusetts, polling is currently divided almost evenly between support and opposition, with more than a quarter of voters undecided. In Alaska, it’s polling ahead, 59 to 17 percent. Even so, the most recent poll had about a quarter of the voters undecided.
Ranked choice is not perfect, and it comes with its own set of frustrations. If you support only one of the candidates and that candidate does poorly, then your vote can get tossed out and mean nothing, just like in a winner-takes-all elections. It doesn’t even necessarily make it easier for a third-party candidate to win. But it does mean that major party candidates cannot simply ignore the interests of more independent voters and run simply by appealing to their bases. Those independent voters’ second choice might be what determines the election.
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Powerful but subtle pension scams unmasked: A psychologist reveals five mind tricks that fraudsters use to steal your cash
Honey Langcaster-James: 'Ultimately, scammers deliberately play with and even break the unwritten rules about social interaction'
Honey Langcaster-James is a psychotherapist, a business psychologist and a consultant to the entertainment industry, including Channel 4's Big Brother, and ITV's Love Island.
Here, she gives tips on the mind tricks scammers play to loot pension cash from unsuspecting savers.
Read more here about the ScamSmart campaign, run by the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator, to raise awareness of common ruses used by fraudsters.
Most people are confident in their ability to avoid being scammed.
We tend to assume that it would never happen to us because we think we'd notice something if it wasn't right.
But even the smartest and savviest among us can become victims of crimes and we do often have a 'blind spot'.
Sophisticated scammers take advantage of this and use powerful psychological techniques to build trust and rapport and ultimately to influence our behaviour.
1. The Foot-In-The-Door Technique
A subtle manipulative method to get you to agree to something very small at first and gradually gain your trust.
You then 'let them in' and often, once you have built up trust and accepted certain things, such as a telephone conversation or a call back for example, you are far more likely to agree something else.
They use this technique to reel you in and before you even realise, you've agreed to something you might later very much regret.
2. Social Similarity
To quickly gain your trust and establish a friendly rapport. Psychologically, we are far more likely to trust people who we see as being like us in some way and sharing similar thoughts and feelings.
They might say things like, 'Oh, don't worry, I would feel exactly the same way' or use some other way to convince you that you are similar in order to persuade you.
Using language that is designed to make you feel anxious, hurried and to give you 'fear of missing out'.
However, they'll try to disguise that they are doing that, so they might say: 'Look I really want you to spend time thinking about this, but just to let you know, this offer is actually going to close down really soon...'
The intention is to lead you to believe that they are actually helping you, when in fact they are creating anxiety and hurrying you along, in order to get you to agree to their scam without fully checking everything through.
4. Halo Effect
Using authoritative or complicated sounding language and often telling you that they are legitimately affiliated with regulating bodies.
This is a technique to get you to see them as a trusted authority with legitimate and credible ability, but they are borrowing the legitimacy from the bodies they reference, and often, they have no proper affiliation at all.
5. Social Interaction
Ultimately, scammers deliberately play with and even break the unwritten rules about social interaction.
They will exploit your natural and human tendency to assume that the normal social interaction rules of society are at work.
For example, they might call you up and ask if you've been having a nice day so far, and the cognitive schema we have about such a social interaction kicks in and leads you to respond in a 'normal' human way by saying 'Yes thank you' politely.
They are counting on the fact that you will most likely observe the normal, polite, rules of society, when in fact, the best thing you can do is put the phone down and not respond at all.
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Budget optimization is a familiar concept to most performance marketers — leveraging algorithms that automatically shift spend between different ads or ad sets depending on results. These algorithms are so deeply ingrained in many ad platforms that it can be difficult to imagine a world without them.
For all their ubiquity though, budget optimization algorithms are often misunderstood. Shifts in spend aren’t always immediately apparent, and even when they are they can seem contrary to logic. Today’s topic is: How do budget optimization algorithms work?
Leaving marketing aside for a minute, let’s talk about something called the multi-armed bandit (MAB) problem. This goofy sounding (but important) probability theory is the mathematical basis for budget optimization.
Here’s how the theory works in a nutshell:
Imagine you’re in a casino with 10 different slot machines. Every time you pull the arm of a slot machine, you receive a cash reward.
Three critical factors are at work:
Now, let’s say you’re then told that you can pull the slot machine arms a total of 100 times. How do you maximize your reward?
A naïve approach to the problem might suggest pulling each slot machine’s arm the same number of times: Since there are 10 machines, in this scenario you’d pull each slot machine’s arm 10 times.
The reasoning behind this method is that distributing pulls equally between the slot machines will give you the best chance to compare the rewards you got from each slot machine at the end of your 100 pulls.
Even before you get to your full 100 pulls however, you’ll probably notice that some slot machines appear to be rewarding you more than others.
Intuitively, if you notice this after you start, then you should switch strategies and start pulling the arms of those slot machines with higher rewards more often than the low-rewarding slot machines. This is where we we need to think about exploration and exploitation.
The mathematical solutions to MAB problems are often framed in terms of exploration and exploitation.
In your first few pulls, you have no idea which slot machines are going to generate the best rewards. Therefore, you must explore the different slot machines, and use your pulls simply to get a good understanding of which slot machines appear the most profitable.
Once you start to get an indication that some slot machines are more profitable, you can move into exploitation, where you focus your pulls on the slot machines that appear to be the most lucrative.
Exploration and exploitation happen at the same time. While you might start off with all of your pulls being exploratory pulls, gradually, you can shift more of them to exploitative pulls, as you become more confident in which slot machines provide the greatest reward.
Assuming that the reward distribution of each slot machine doesn’t change over time, you’ll eventually reach a point where your pulls are 0% exploration and 100% exploitation. In other words, you’ll figure out which slot machine is best and pull it every time.
If we introduce a time component that allows the reward distribution of each slot machine to change over time, the situation becomes more complex. In this scenario, you’ll never know for sure that one slot machine is the best, as the reward distributions could change subtly with every pull.
To account for this, you always need to reserve some of your pulls for exploration. You must constantly explore the less profitable slot machines in case they become more profitable over time.
In a marketing context, the slot machines become ads, ad sets, or other creative you’re trying to optimize. Instead of pulling the slot machines’ arms, we’re looking at where we should spend our next dollar of advertising budget.
In the same way that different slot machines have different reward distributions, different ads have different conversion distributions. We don’t know what they are when we run ads for the first time, so it makes sense for optimization algorithms to spend our budget in a highly exploratory way, spreading the budget across multiple ad sets to gauge which generates the best outcomes.
We know in marketing that no ads or ad sets are going to see static performance over time. Market conditions change and users get ad fatigue when they see creative repeatedly.
This is why the solution to budget optimization isn’t to determine which ad set is the best and give that 100% of the budget. The optimal solution is to continuously explore, and dedicate at least some spend toward lower performing ad sets so that we can react in the event that their performance improves.
Understanding the logic behind budget optimization algorithms is crucial to understanding how they act. While certain aspects of their behavior might seem odd or counterintuitive — such as allocating traffic to your worst ads — remember that they are playing out a solution to a well-solved mathematical problem.
Allowing the algorithms to continue exploring all available options is the key to long-term efficiency in budget allocation.
Do you have more questions about how to get the most out of your ad budget spend? Let’s talk.
Sue Cahaly is WITHIN’s Content Marketing Manager. She and her husband live outside of Boston in a house full of kids, dogs and music.
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The Government has issued a public warning about a spate of scam telephone calls directed at elderly people living in the Principality.
In recent days, a young woman has contacted a number of elderly people in an attempt to defraud them. Presenting herself as a member of the family or an old acquaintance, she pretends to have met sudden financial difficulties. She presses the victim to make a bank transfer or to hand over jewellery or cash to be given to an accomplice she claims is a courier.
“The utmost vigilance is recommended, and when such a phone call is received, those targeted are asked to contact Public Security without delay,” the Government said.
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Monaco Government Press Office PHOTO: www.ourwatch.org.uk
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It’s common knowledge that babies born out of tall parents will most likely grow to be just as tall, but it’s only recently that scientists report finding most of the genes responsible for height. Information like this could prove to be useful in diagnosing genetic growth deficiencies or, in the not so distant future, genetic manipulation to enhance growth in height.
Short and tall genes
Researchers at the GIANT (Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits) project studied the DNA of about 250,000 Europeans and more than 2 million genetic factors. Mining the data helped reveal that height is determined by the different variations in DNA sequences. From this, they identified 697 genetic variants located in 424 genetic regions that were linked to height. A while ago, ZME Science reported how men’s average height has risen by 11 centimeters since the industrial revolution. This astonishing growth was made possible through better nutrition, yet diet only accounts for a fifth of the growth spurt, the researchers report.
Surprisingly, the team also found some genes that they never would have thought would be involved in height. One of which is a gene that has always been known to be related to cell growth, but not skeletal functions.
“It’s a mix ranging from completely known things, to those that make sense to things that are completely surprising and things we don’t even know what to think about them,” said Dr. Joel Hirschhorn, the leader of the GIANT consortium at Boston Children’s Hospital, Broad Institute of MIT.
Now it is possible to make reliable genetic tests that screen for diseases that have to do with height, including osteoporosis, at a very early age. In the meantime, treatments may dampen the disease’s advance.
“It’s also a step forward towards a test that may reassure parents worried that their child is not growing as well as they’d hoped – most of these children have probably simply inherited a big batch of ‘short genes,” Hirschhorn said.
This isn’t a full, comprehensive list, though. By enhancing their database, more genes that influence height will be discovered. Even so, the GIANT team made an impressive leap forward in this field of research.
“In 2007 we published the first paper that identified the first common height gene, and we have now identified nearly 700 genetic variants that are involved in determining height,” says co-senior investigator Timothy Frayling, PhD, of the University of Exeter in the UK. “We believe that large genetic studies could yield similarly rich lists in a variety of other traits.”
Findings were reported in Nature Genetics.
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Soil & Health Thrilled At Govt Investment
The Soil & Health Association of NZ is thrilled at the support that the Government is giving organics.
On Monday the funding of $1.5 million to Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) was announced by Trevor Mallard, as Mr Peters was announcing positive concern for organic exports in discussion of NZ's position on Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) at Biosafety talks in Brazil.
The improvements in environmental sustainability and the economic advantage for New Zealand, by the assistance to New Zealand's organic sector umbrella group, will be advantaged by stronger positions around GE. The improved GE position taken by our officials in Brazil is a start, said Soil & Health's Steffan Browning.
However the advantages of
value added price premiums to New Zealand producers from the
rapidly growing international organic market, unfortunately
could also be diminished if the statement on LMOs made
yesterday by Government Ministers is followed.
LMOs (living genetically modified organisms) in organic produce is unacceptable and the suggestion by Mr Peters and Mr Benson-Pope that a little bit of contamination (adventitious) in shipping will be OK, is unacceptable.
This very aspect is being challenged by organic groups in Europe opposed to the regime of contamination acceptance recently mooted there. Why should NZ detract from our positive point of a GE Free Clean Green marketing difference to our customers there?
Clearly the improved and welcomed stance taken by NZ in Brazil was tempered by trading pragmatism, but Soil & Health hopes that an opportunity will arise for an assurance from our Ministers that zero GE tolerance remains the measure for imports into New Zealand and non GE exports out.
Yesterday's statement suggests a movement of acceptance by the Ministers that small scale contamination may be both unavoidable and as a consequence acceptable. While Mr Benson-Pope was referring to the Protocol section dealing in deliberate trade in LMOs, the reference to the unintended and technically unavoidable presence of LMOs in other shipments is disturbing, said Browning.
Health members expect zero GE contamination in their food
and environment, and stringent procedures can provide that
Strong biosecurity measures and a New Zealand focused on improving its sustainability practices can grow the Clean Green image for export produce and tourism.
Yesterdays funding announcement supports these advantages, but the LMO position needs improvement.
However the positive statements and financial support towards organics in New Zealand by three Government Ministers yesterday is an indicator of a possible very bright future for organic production and deserves applause. Thank you from Soil & Health.
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Do you wish to purchase a house? Are you searching for the place that is perfect elevate your household? Or have you been simply on the market to get a residential property? In that case, have you any idea just how you’ll buy the property?
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In today's world, the kitchen is often the center of family activity. Kitchen Lighting requirements depend on the size and complexity of the kitchen space. While the kitchen is primarily a work area, it may also be used for dining or as a gathering place for family and friends. Small kitchens may require only a central ceiling fixture and task lighting tucked under a cabinet. More elaborate kitchens will demand a blend of general, task and accent lighting.
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‘Aisha reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) called his daughter Fatima (during his last illness). He said to her something secretly and she wept. He again said to her something secretly and she laughed. ‘Aisha further reported that she said to Fatima: What is that which Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to you secretly and you wept and then said to you something secretly and you laughed? Thereupon she said: He informed me secretly of his death and so I wept. He then again informed me secretly that I would be the first amongst the members of his family to follow him and so I laughed.
Chapter : The merits of Fatima, daughter of Allah’s apostle (may peace be upon him).
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I drive a 2010 Nissan Altima and my front tires have been making a kind of roaring sound. More of a “woo-woo-woo-woo” sound. It doesn’t get louder the faster I go, but it does make the sound faster when I pick up speed. I used a jack to lift all 4 tires off the ground and shake the wheels, but there was no slack or sound so that would rule out the wheel bearings right? The car doesn’t shake or vibrate either and when I let go of the steering wheel, the car stays straight. That would also rule out wheel balance and alignment right? Any other things that could be wrong or am I missing something?
The last time I had a Woo-Woo sound it was the rear differential bearings. Since you probably don’t have one, it could be a wheel bearing going out.
You really need a good mechanic take the car out for a spin and locate the problem.
The longer you postpone this the higher then cost.
My fix was $400 for new bearings.
Sometimes tires make noise when they get old and worn or just old. Sometimes a LOT of noise. Did you recently rotate these from the back? Did you recently buy 2 new tires? Are any of the tires original to the car, i.e. 5 years old? How many miles on them? Help us out a little by telling a little more.
Wouldn’t there be some slack if I shake the tire if it was a wheel bearing?
I rotated the tires in the spring time and last fall. The car has about 83000 miles on it and is the same tires since I bought the car. The tread looks good and similar on all 4 tires.
Tires make more noise as they wear…Some tires can get REALLY noisy…The “WooWooWoo” sound usually comes from slightly uneven wear or a damaged tire…This can be hard to spot with just a casual inspection…The wheels must be lifted off the ground and the tires spun slowly while you observe the tread, especially the edges of the tread as the tires rotate…Look for an area where the tread is worn more than the rest of the tire…Ply separation? Broken belt? Who knows? Just replace the tires and drive on…
"Ply separation? Broken belt? Who knows? Just replace the tires and drive on… "
The OP states that these tires have over 80k miles on them, and I have to wonder when he thinks it would be appropriate to purchase new tires if they weren’t making noise. I have a hard time believing that, after 80k miles, those tires still have a decent amount of tread remaining on them.
After 80k miles and with some apparent noise problems, it is time to replace the tires.
VDC, no, he said the car had 80k on it, and the tires had not been changed since he bought the car at some unknown number of miles.
His statement could be interpreted as you did, or it could be interpreted as I did.
Unclear communication is widespread nowadays, it seems, so it might be helpful for the OP to clarify exactly how many miles are on these tires.
you are correct, at least half of the posts are very ambiguous.
Sorry, I’ve probably put on about 10k miles on it myself. I’m not sure how long the previous owner had the tires on for or how many miles he drove on them.
Can you post a photo of the tires? A look-see at the treads might be revealing.
Can you read the build date code off the tires?
Here is how
If the last 2 digits are “10” or “09” pat yourself on the back that you got 83K out of a set of original tires and buy new ones. If 2 tires, likely the fronts, are “10” or “09” and the rears newer, buy new front tires and your noise will go away.
Sandman, you have my sincerest apology. I accidentally tagged your post as “off topic” and I don’t know how to undo it. Old people like myself commonly develop a touch of a mild form of Parkinson’s that, while not serious, can cause an erratic spasm… and in this case tag something unintentionally. There is karma, however. I often spill coffee, sugar, juice, and many other things when trying to do anything with precision.
Select the flag again, and it goes away.
I discovered this when flagging spam and tried for a second flag, which turned off the first one.
Thanks for the tip, Bill. I hate flagging anyone accidentally. I never even use the flags intentionally. If I have something to say, I just say it.
As posted above, the woo woo woo sound is often some problem with a tire, but it can be a bad wheel bearing too. First thing to do is make sure four tires are properly and equally inflated. Still got the sound? You can do some experiments switching tires around, to see if the noise follows one of the tires. While you do this, look at the tread wear on each tire. Is one tire different from the other three? Another experiment is to see if the noise is worse turning one direction compared to the other. If it is worse turning right, the problem is usually something on the left side.
The most common symptom of a bad wheel bearing is a growling noise that gets worse the faster you go, sort of sounds like you are driving on a road with a roughened surface. They can still be bad but have no apparent play in them as you rock the tire or push/pull the tire axially. Usually they will make some noise, scratchy noises or like rubbing sand, when you rotate the tires by hand with the car on the lift though. If the wheel bearing is bad, one thing is pretty much certain, the symptom will get worse. Eventually it will be clear which wheel bearing it is.
I just wanted to relate an incident that happened to me a few days ago.
They are repaving part of the freeway, and the road surface has been scoured off, leaving behind a rough texture. That texture generates noise in my tires.
What is weird is that the noise changes pitch as I go along. No, it is not my speed as I hear quick changes in pitch - very abrupt changes as I maintain speed.
I’ve noticed that too. I wonder if it has something to do with the road texture?
CapriRacer: may be due to a different machine (I don’t know what the stripper machines are called) in use for that stretch. Or, same machine but hitting the asphalt at a different angle to your travel.
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I am trying to create a list based on some data, but the code I am using is very slow when I run it on large data. So I suspect I am not using all of the Python power for this task. Is there a more efficient and faster way of doing this in Python?
Here an explanantion of the code:
You can think of this problem as a list of games each with a list of participating teams and the scores for each team in the game. For each of the pairs in the current game it calculates the sum of the differences in score from the previous competitions (only for those competing!). Then it updates each pair in the current game with the difference in scores. Then it keeps track of the scores for each pair in each game and update this score as each game is played.
In the example below, based on some data, there are for-loops used to create a new variable
The data and the for-loop code:
from collections import Counter, defaultdict from itertools import combinations import math # test data games = [['A', 'B'], ['B'], ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'], ['B'], ['A', 'B', 'C'], ['A'], ['B', 'C'], ['A', 'B'], ['C', 'A', 'B'], ['A'], ['B', 'C']] gamescores = [[1.0, 5.0], [3.0], [2.0, 7.0, 3.0, 1.0, 6.0], [3.0], [5.0, 2.0, 3.0], [1.0], [9.0, 3.0], [2.0, 7.0], [3.0, 6.0, 8.0], [2.0], [7.0, 9.0]] list_zz= wd = defaultdict(Counter) past_diffs = defaultdict(float) this_diff = defaultdict(Counter) for players, scores in zip(games, gamescores): if len(players) == 1: list_zz.append(math.nan) continue past_diffs.clear() this_diff.clear() for (player1, score1), (player2, score2) in combinations(zip(players, scores), 2): past_diffs[player1] += wd[player1][player2] past_diffs[player2] += wd[player2][player1] this_diff[player1][player2] = score1 - score2 this_diff[player2][player1] = score2 - score1 list_zz.extend(past_diffs[p] for p in players) for player in players: wd[player].update(this_diff[player]) print(list_zz)
Which looks like this:
[0.0, 0.0, nan, -4.0, 4.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, nan, -10.0, 13.0, -3.0, nan, 3.0, -3.0, -6.0, 6.0, -10.0, -10.0, 20.0, nan, 14.0, -14.0]
Example to understand the code: In the 5th game where A, B and C play, A gets -4 from the 1st game, 0 from the 2nd, -6 from the 3rd, and 0 from the 4th. Note that only A, B and C count in the 5th game. To be more clear A scores -4 in the 1st game, in the second he doesnt play so he scores 0, in the 3rd we count only the results for its competitors B and C which gives -6, and in the 4th he doesnt play so he gets 0. Notices that results are from the past games against current competitors.
If you could elaborate on the code to make it more efficient and execute faster, I would really appreciate it.
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