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Portswood Primary School Nursery is located in a fantastic new purpose built building, which is part of Portswood Primary School. This ensures a smooth transition for the children into the Primary School but also they feel part of the wider school community from a young age.
We are delighted to have a large bright and airy environment, with direct access to our own covered outside play area. We are also fortunate to have direct access to the environmental area which we share with the rest of the school. There is a large variety of toys and equipment for the children to play with, both inside and outside.
Our Aims and Values
At Portswood Primary School Nursery we believe strongly in a safe, nurturing environment, where each child is able to feel happy and secure. We believe that learning should be an enjoyable, varied experience that takes place both indoors and outdoors. At Portswood Primary School Nursery we believe that it is important to give your child the best start to their development and education and therefore believe that as parents and guardians you play a vital role alongside us in this.
Successful personal, social and emotional development is critical for young children in all aspects of their lives and gives them the best opportunity for success in all other areas of learning.
We provide our children with the lifelong skills and essential tools needed to grow and prosper in the future.
The children will be treated as individuals and will be given the opportunity to develop important social skills such as co-operation, sharing and socialising with other children and adults.
The Early Years Curriculum
We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum to ensure all children learn and develop towards their potential.
Key Person and Groups
We operate a key person system providing you and your child with a sense of security.
The staff will plan for each week to include various activities based around a theme. Activities will be a balance between those that are adult-initiated and those that are child-initiated.
A Typical Day
8:00-9:00 Settling in activities for 30 hour funded children
9:00- Arrival of 15 hour per week children
9:15- Hello Time in Groups
9:25- Discovery Time, child-initiated learning
10:25- Rainbow Time in Groups, adult-initiated session
10:40- Continuation of Discovery Time
11:45-12:00- Storytime and getting ready for home
11:45-12:30- Lunch Club
12:30- Arrival of afternoon children
12:45- Hello Time in Groups
12:55- Discovery Time, child-initiated learning
2:25- Rainbow Time in Groups, adult-initiated session
2:40- Continuation of Discovery Time
3:15-3:30 Storytime and getting ready for home for the remaining children
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I have always loved UFOs and aliens and all things little green men from another planet.
As a kid I was excited by the idea of seeing a flying saucer or another form of alien craft. I was one of those rare kids who wanted to meet an extra-terrestrial and maybe even take a ride on their ship.
I would still be thrilled to meet up with a being from another planet. But what are the chances of that?
Turns out, according to scientists, it is pretty good. In our galaxy alone, scientists estimate there are nearly 43,000 intelligent alien civilizations. Yes, that is a lot. But when you consider that our Milky Way galaxy has 200 billion stars and possibly 100 billion planets, the number doesn’t seem that big.
And when you also consider there are an estimated 2 trillion galaxies in the universe, you can see why the likelihood of alien life being out there is not only high, but I would say a certainty. Thinking otherwise seems to go against the numbers.
Sure, I know we think of ourselves as incredibly special, but we are just star dust, every one of us and everything around us. We are insignificant when it comes to the universe, our galaxy and really, even our little planet.
We might think we are a big deal, but we truly are not.
I think it is exciting to think about. And we also need to look at other evidence, including videos released in recent years by the military. They have objects clearly recorded doing things that no object known to man can do. Even the government is not offering up the excuses it did for years. It now, publicly, seems to being saying, “Hey, we don’t know what this is, but we are keeping an eye on it.”
The reality? Well, I am not so sure. I am one to stick to evidence and the math, while not buying into some ranting conspiracy nuts. Conspiracy theories are for the weak minded.
So why haven’t we met these space neighbors? Well, there is something called the Drake equation that says there should be a least 20 civilizations that are in our neighborhood.
But there are many reasons we might not have met them yet. It is possible they are not developed enough. Some civilizations also might have already killed themselves off.
But I recently read about something called the Dark Forest solution, which is based on a science fiction novel “The Dark Forest” by Liu Cixin. Yes, it is a novel, and not a science paper. But some of what he writes makes sense to me.
Basically, he says all life forms want to live, and other lifeforms are an unknown, so the safest course of action is to kill other lifeforms before they kill you.
Yes, that is some dark stuff. But if you were a galactic neighbor keeping tabs on little old Earth, our actions would be pretty shocking. World wars, lots of murder, destroying the planet. We don’t look like friendly neighbors who might be up for a little visit.
Now, I don’t mean to say that aliens are going to attack us and wipe us out. And while I believe there are other civilizations out there, that is simply down to the numbers. I am likely to be on the side of evidence, and I have never seen a UFO or an alien. But I have met some people that seem like they are from another planet.
Eventually, we will have contact with a civilization from another planet. I probably won’t be around to see it, but I think it will happen. Hopefully, they will not simply come down and destroy us, even though I honestly wouldn’t blame them.
My hope is that they are very advanced and will teach us how to get along. Maybe there is some technology that will help us find harmony, solve climate change, cure cancer, teach people to use their blinkers.
In the meantime, I will be keeping my eyes to the sky and my mind open.
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Identify current and anticipated challenges and problems in assuring autonomous systems within and across applications/sectors.
The goal of this workshop was to bring together a group of researchers with expertise in relevant content, technology, and method domains to accelerate and guide progress in this important area.
The Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium offers its Leadership in Science Policy Institute to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and how our government works. LiSPI features presentations and discussions with science policy experts, current and former Hill staff, and relevant agency and Administration personnel about mechanics of the legislative process, interacting with agencies, advisory committees, and the federal case for computing.
Modern datasets are often distributed across many locations. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners in the database, networking, distributed systems, and storage fields in order to bridge the gap in research within wide-area data analytics.
This roundtable will bring together computer scientists along with experts from disciplines potentially to include electrical engineering, psychology, marketing, information science, and political science to discuss challenges in detecting and countering misinformation.
In fall 2018, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) started a new initiative to create a Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence, led by Yolanda Gil (University of Southern California and President-Elect of AAAI) and Bart Selman (Cornell University). A series of three workshops were held in the Fall/Winter of 2018/2019, with the goal of identifying challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls, and create a compelling report that will effectively inform future federal priorities—including future AI R&D Investments. The final report is now available.
Fairness and Accountability Task Force will hold a visioning workshop on Economics and Fairness, May 22-23, 2019 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This workshop will bring together computer science researchers with backgrounds in algorithmic decision making, machine learning, and data science with policy makers, legal experts, economists, and business leaders to discuss methods to ensure economic fairness in a data-driven world. '>
The Computing Community Consortium's (CCC) Fairness and Accountability Task Force will hold a visioning workshop on Economics and Fairness, May 22-23, 2019 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This workshop will bring together computer science researchers with backgrounds in algorithmic decision making, machine learning, and data science with policy makers, legal experts, economists, and business leaders to discuss methods to ensure economic fairness in a data-driven world.
Code 8.7 is a two-day conference that brings the computational research and artificial intelligence (AI) communities together with those working to achieve Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals. With Target 8.7, 193 countries agreed to take immediate and effective measures to end forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030, and the worst forms of child labour by 2025. Computational science, AI and machine learning can accelerate our understanding of these problems and help us determine “effective measures” to address them. The featured image was made by Ira Gelb.
Given the increasingly pervasive use in AI technologies in all sectors of industry and government and the enormous potential for future AI-based technologies, NSF has asked the Computing Community Consortium to organize an AI Roadmap to help prioritize research investments. The third workshop theme is Learning and Robotics and will take place on January 17-18, 2019 in San Francisco. The chairs of the Self Aware Learning workshop are Fei-Fei Li (Stanford University) and Thomas G. Dietterich (Oregon State University). This is part of the AI Roadmap workshop series – view the series page here.
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Developmental history shapes the epigenome and natural function of differentiated cells. methylomes of neonatal keratinocytes talk about a lot more DMRs with AZ-20 adult breasts luminal and myoepithelial cells than with melanocytes and fibroblasts through the same neonatal epidermis. This shows that SE origins plays a part in DNA methylation patterning while distributed skin tissues environment provides limited influence on epidermal keratinocytes. Hypomethylated SE-DMRs are in closeness AZ-20 to genes with SE relevant features. Also they are enriched for enhancer- and promoter-associated histone adjustments in SE-derived cells as well as for binding motifs of transcription elements essential in keratinocyte and mammary gland biology. Hence epigenomic evaluation of cell types with common developmental origins uncovers an epigenetic personal that underlies a distributed gene regulatory network. Launch While epigenetic systems are necessary in building and preserving cell identification the function of developmental origins and tissues microenvironment in shaping the epigenome is merely beginning to end up being unraveled. Marked epigenomic transitions take place upon aimed embryonic stem cell differentiation in to the three main embryonic lineages1 2 and during AZ-20 AZ-20 the period of advancement3. Differentiated cells and tissue have particular DNA hypomethylation signatures especially at enhancers4 5 nevertheless a subset of hypomethylated enhancers are in fact dormant in adult tissue and active just in matching fetal tissue suggesting a DNA methylation storage of fetal origins may be maintained in adult cells6. Likewise DNase I-hypersensitive patterns in differentiated cells can reflect embryonic mark and lineage a subset of embryonic enhancers7. Tissues microenvironment affects cell identification and morphogenesis8 and could influence epigenomes consequently. Appropriately perturbation of tissues microenvironment is connected with epigenomic alteration9 10 These research claim that embryonic origins and tissues environment may impact normal mobile epigenomic AZ-20 states which differentiated cell epigenomes can be employed to infer epigenomic patterns of precursor embryonic cell populations. To research how developmental origins and tissues environment donate to cell type-specific epigenetic patterns we make use of skin being a model program. The three most widespread epidermis cell types are each produced from an alternative embryonic origins (keratinocytes from surface area ectoderm fibroblasts from mesoderm and melanocytes from neural crest11) but can be found within a distributed tissues environment (Body 1). We generate DNA methylation and histone adjustment profiles for these three epidermis cell types and likened their epigenomes among your skin cell types and against breasts blood and human brain tissues epigenomes. The three epidermis cell types talk about few locations with common DNA methylation and histone adjustment states which were not really also within the other tissues samples. Surface-ectoderm produced epidermis keratinocytes and breasts cells however talk about many common differentially DNA methylated locations (SE-DMRs). SE-DMRs are enriched for enhancer- and promoter-associated histone adjustments in SE-derived cell types as well as EDNRB for binding motifs of relevant transcription elements. Reconstruction from the gene regulatory network hooking up these transcription elements and putative focus on genes with close by SE-DMRs demarcated epigenetic and regulatory occasions connected with structural elements and AZ-20 signaling pathways in SE-derived cell types. Hence for surface area ectoderm-derived cells their distributed developmental origins affects their epigenomes to a larger extent than tissues environment. A shared gene regulatory networking surfaced through the SE-DMR signature furthermore. Body 1 Developmental roots of samples Outcomes Epidermis cell type-specific differentially methylated locations Fibroblasts melanocytes and keratinocytes had been independently isolated from each of three neonatal individual foreskins and extended as short-term major cultures. From these examples we produced nine high-resolution epigenomes encompassing essential histone adjustments (H3K4me1 H3K4me3 and H3K27ac) and DNA methylation alongside mRNA and miRNA appearance profiles (Supplementary Data 1 and 2). The consequences of environmental and aging exposure were reduced through the use of neonatal samples.. | <urn:uuid:20794666-3151-45e5-a14d-54e8c9c029b8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.immune-source.com/tag/az-20/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.9257 | 865 | 2.0625 | 2 |
A July report on job trends indicates five key positions in the tech industry are going unfilled, likely due to low unemployment numbers and the knowledge among skilled professionals that they have their pick of positions.
According to career solutions and talent development company LHH, software developer/engineer, product manager, program manager, network engineer/architect and computer systems engineer/architect jobs have, in descending order, been the hardest to fill in the past 90 days.
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The jobs going unfilled don’t necessarily match up with the most frequently posted job titles, though. The top five tech jobs by number of postings are project manager, senior software engineer, software engineer, Java developer and systems administrator. The titles may not be the same, but it’s easy to see the overlap: The tech industry is desperately seeking engineers, developers and managers.
This trend isn’t surprising when LHH’s numbers are compared to other jobs reports from earlier in 2021. A June survey of professionals found that nearly a third were considering leaving for other jobs that paid better, had formal flexible work policies in place or were more mindful of employee well-being.
“It’s a very hot job market. Unemployment within the tech sector is low, and organizations are seeking highly specialized experts in cutting-edge areas. Hiring managers are competing for top talent, and tech candidates have the advantage here with a high demand for their skills,” said LHH President John Morgan.
This plays right into another employment statistic cited by LHH: H-1B visas for tech jobs are increasingly going to non-traditional tech hubs, indicating that smaller cities are starting to threaten Silicon Valley’s dominance. New York City, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago and Atlanta are cited as the top five cities by H-1B filings, and Morgan said it’s not only foreign workers who are trending toward new and growing tech hubs.
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“We’re seeing tech talent leaving tech hubs to seek out cities with a lower cost of living, which has benefited a lot of smaller U.S. cities. With companies having proven they can make remote working successful, many companies are more flexible with employees pursuing new locations, Morgan said.
In the post-pandemic world flexible and remote work are essentials; businesses who are seeing essential tech jobs go unfilled should be sure they’re using the best possible strategies to attract top talent.
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A recent insightful article on Scroll which should be of interest to our readers, and those who share our preoccupation with ‘Envisioning the Indian City’
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The latest course, ‘Sustainable Cities’ should be of interest to those following ETIC. The course explores what Sustainable cities are all about. It examines how urban sustainability can be delivered: how cities function as systems of systems; how we can increase urban productivity and reduce urban poverty and inequality, enable urban inclusion and safety; provide universal basic services, housing and infrastructure; protect the urban environment, reduce risk and vulnerability . It further explores what actions need to be taken to improve urban governance and financing for sustainable development and key institutions and agents that can make this possible.
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Sarover Zaidi, who has been associated with the ETIC project for a while now, hosted an unusual discussion in Room 003, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU. For once, I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
The first part of a series of ‘Happenings’ under the rubric of the Love in the Time of Choleric Capital (LITTOCC) exhibition, ‘Working with Language and Architecture’ offered a refreshing view of the city. Zaidi led with a question that I am sure many of us have wistfully considered and resignedly let go: where do lovers go in a city–in this case, Delhi.
The panel was formed by an interesting mix of people. Zaidi has been writing on architecture and the city for a while now. Her focuses lie at the intersections of material and visual cultures, texts, aesthetics and religion. Briana Blasko, Zaidi’s partner on a recent project, made her presence felt through her photographs taken around Delhi, especially in the Lodi Gardens. She has done very interesting work with textile.
To share their experiences from daily and literary lives, were Mohammad Sayeed, a sociologist and anthropoligist based in Delhi, who has worked on congested areas in the Batla House neighbourhood. And finally, to charm with his reckless love for Urdu poetry was Saif Mahmood, lawyer by day, and “a late 18th century Urdu poet, walking the streets of Delhi” generally.
As the audience trickled into the room they saw on the screen the results of Zaidi’s Google search for places for young couples in Delhi. She described how she and Briana had embarked on a project to document these spaces. Exploring certain parts of the Lodi Garden, of instance, they had photographed and spoken to couples who were spending some private time there. Needless to say, the photographs were taken with permission, and in a few cases at least, the participants in the study had requested to be photographed with their faces turned away. Zaidi clarified in response to a question from the audience that although the focus of the few photographs that were shared was on heterosexual love, that was only a partial representation of their intention. They had spoken to groups who identified as queer, but so far they had not expressed desire to be caught on camera. Perhaps as the project evolves and grows in size, it will come to represent a more inclusive range of sexualities.
Sayeed offered us three stories–anecdotes, notes from fieldwork, call it what you will–through which he tried to convey the kinds of encounter that couples in urban spaces have to engage in. He spoke of his uncle who had come to visit Delhi and appeared to be unaware of the specific urban codes of conduct that govern each city. While this appeared to cause Sayeed some embarrassment on occasion, until he caused the story-teller even more embarrassment by getting involved in a fight between a guard at the Purana Qila and a couple who were enjoying a moment of privacy in the premises. While recalling the story, Sayeed did of course question his immediate response to this intervention, and his narration of the story was evidently tinged with a kind of grudging admiration for his uncle.
He also recalled the time when during one of his field surveys conducted in the congested and densely populated locality near Batla House, one of the residents, who had reason to fear for his life, had shared a story of voluntarily disappearance at night. The person he was dating had told him that her parents were away for the night, and what is a young couple to do? When he did not return till late, his friends searched for him, and as will be known to anyone who followed the series of incidents, it was not a safe time for the residents there. He came back much later only to reveal that he had not been to his partner’s house at all, but had spent their night on the streets of Delhi, because the anonymity was a greater source of comfort and security than any home.
For the next half hour Saif Mahmood mesmerized the audience by travelling back and forth in time, not simply reciting shayaris, but in fact speaking in and through them. Mahmood, who is working on a book on Urdu poets in Delhi, displayed an astonishing familiarity with his favourite poets–starting with the earliest laments for the changing nature of the city of Delhi to the most recent ones–still, lamenting the changing nature of the city. Weaving beautifully in and out of monuments, present and absent, verbal and marmoreal, Mahmood brought out the nuances in the range of expressions of love in Urdu–going so far as to cheekily claim that it is difficult to think of another language where one can express these emotions.
A point that Zaidi made initially was borne out by the discussions–the confusing interface of history (architectural or verbal) as carefully preserved past, and usable present. How do we read acts of inscribing sweet nothings or emphatic declarations of love on historic monuments, for instance? How do we justify the appropriation of our built environment by agents of historic preservation in favour of their use by citizens. This is a phenomenon that is observable in cities around the world, whenever there is shortage of private spaces for the couples. And this is not restricted to young couples–or indeed limited to couples only. Zaidi spoke of an elderly lady who had volunteered to be photographed near Lodi Garden, who would visit these places on family picnics but find for herself quiet benches and shades.
One of the audience members also pertinently observed that these spaces–gardens, premises surrounding historic monuments–could also be read as constructions based on aesthetic negotiations. The lines of sight or placement of foliage would in the past be determined by movements such as the picturesque. The question is whether such choices are informed by principles in art today, and if so, how this added layer of meaning being imposed upon a space negotiates with the existing tussle between history, memory and private use of public space.
Joshua Ehrlich has written an exceptionally entertaining piece for The Public Domain Review which sheds light on a little known Calcuttan Society…
Sarover, whom we were lucky to have at the third ETIC conference (second at Jadavpur) back in August 2015, writes a guest post for Ajam Media Collective on life and architecture in and around the ‘native town’ of Bombay/Mumbai.
A one-day workshop titled ‘Urban Futures and Urban Utopia in South Asian Megacities: Narratives, Play, Planning’ was organized by Utrecht University, Netherlands, and the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata. Organized thanks to the combined efforts of Dr. Paola Monachesi, Prof. Achin Chakrabarty, and Dr. Barnita Bagchi, the workshop took place yesterday, July 25, 2016.
Researchers at the Institute of Development Studies may be used to their auditorium on the sixth floor, but as a first-timer in that room I was struck by the seriously informal setting. One of the walls carries colourful abstract graffiti and for the most part the seating arrangement comprises circular tables with chairs on all sides. It makes for much more multi-directional exchange of ideas, as paper presenters were allowed to sit in their places after reading their papers and respond to questions and comments.
One of the main ideas behind the multidisciplinary workshop was to ‘create an alternative, bottom up way of to achieve consensus in urban development, or literary and filmic utopian and dystopian narratives’, by considering Kolkata and Mumbai especially using ideas of utopian and dystopian thinking.
The first session, chaired by Professor Prasanta Ray, began a little after half-past ten, with Achin Chakraborty’s paper Planning Urban Future: From Normative to Positive Analytic. Tracing three major normative lines of thinking about the development of cities: the smart city; supporting medium sized cities with potential; and green cities. Policy makers often tend to ignore the fact that the three major concerns of urban planning (growth, sustainability, social justice) cannot be addressed uniformly at the same time and that conflicts of interest are bound to arise. Chakraborty discussed the formation of degenerated peripheries growing in proximity to Class I cities, and closed with musings on the reasons for failure in implementation of promising plans, such as Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA), a plan suggested by former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Jenia Mukherjee in a remarkably animated and engaging presentation spoke about the Blue Infrastructures of Kolkata. Pointing out the lack of critical evaluation of the notion of sustainability she spoke about the need to look closer at environmentalism of the poor rather than its more affluent definitions. Starting with Joseph Townsend’s measurements of the Hooghly river in the late seventeenth century, her account came down to the drying up of the Bidyadhari and the Kulti Outfall Scheme in 1943, as she emphasized the importance of the hydro-social aspects of town planning.
A team of researchers (Prerna Mandal and Dipanjan Nag) from IIT Kharagpur led by their supervisor, Joy Sen, spoke about the Role of Innovation Zones and IOT in Urban Futures, looking at three case studies, Evans, Denver; Delhi; and Hong Kong. Sen spoke of Utopic thinking as setting a yardstick against which one can measure the efforts that have been successful, and mentioned a number of innovative ways of conceptualizing cities, such as Madan Mohan Malavya’s plan based on the organization of people and movements in the Kumbh Mela. Arkopal K. Goswami who had made significant contributions to the paper, especially on the section on Transit Oriented Development was unable to be present for the workshop, but his colleague and students dealt with the section efficiently.
Barnita Bagchi and Paola Monachesi’s paper City Utopias, City Futures: Narrative, Play, and Urbanism in the Context of two Asian Megacities focused mainly on the “ludic urban utopian imagination” in which social justice drives urbanization processes. Bagchi warned about the recent trend of forgetting history in a dangerous way and illustrated her point about a ‘layered non-reductive model’ citing instances from Aneek Dutta’s film Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012), where a property developer looking to replace an old mansion with a shopping mall meets unexpected opposition in the form of ghosts of Kolkata’s past. Monachesi spoke about her very interesting work on the game, YouPlaceIt! which hopes for conflict resolution between different stakeholders, based in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Nilanjana Deb opened her paper, The Tide of Migrants Ebbs and Flows: Envisioning Calcutta as a Born-again Cosmopolis, recalling her during her research for the paper the optimism about the city’s re-imagining had dwindled, leading her to suggest the title include the phrase ‘Failing to Envision’. Her paper raised the important question: how cosmopolitan is Calcutta–and, how cosmopolitan it has ever been. Deb’s paper focused on the Metia Bruz area where Wajid Ali Shah had settled and established a ‘chhota Lucknow’. The selective tolerance of Kolkata’s populace may not be a very recent phenomenon after all, as she suggested, by looking at the gradual desertion by the English of the Metia Bruz area after the Muslim migrant worker populace started settling down. She ended with David Harvey’s question: who can claim the ‘right to the city’?
In the post-lunch session Carla Danani gave an extremely lucid paper titled Utopia and a Rethinking of Public Space, where she distinguished between ‘utopic configurations’ and ‘utopian intentionality’. She elaborated on the notion of ‘public space’ referring to its physical characteristics while acknowledging how places have been made more complex with the advent of technology. Her attempt to develop a ‘utopian idea of public space’ takes into account that something “in common” must be built keeping intact the differences in spaces and uses.
In Reimagining Mumbai from the Margins of the City Ratoola Kundu noted how in recent discourses the cities of the Global South are characterized by chaos and lacking infrastructure. She argued for the existence of many ‘subaltern urban imaginaries or visions’ of Utopias that resist broad metanarratives of urban Utopianism. Using case studies of Dharavi and Kamathipura, Kundu explored the relationship between the demography residing in these parts and their sense of possession and identity associated with the land. Suggesting that possible urban futures may be imagined from the margins, she asks what the centuries old existence of these ‘dystopic’ neighbourhoods tell us about visions and planning.
The last few minutes of Souvik Mukherjee’s paper went almost unheard as he unleashed a 3D viewer cardboard box showing views of different cities. His paper titled Gamifying Kolkata: A Ludic Approach to Viewing the City considered various computer games, augmented reality apps and the inaccurately named immersive experience games. Seeing Kolkata as a fundamentally ludic city (citing all kinds of makeshift street arrangement for games), Mukherjee’s paper lamented the absence of the cityscape in video games, but posited a number of exciting possibilities. The paper traced a brief history of games based on the city, bringing it down to video games, and finally to games such as PokémonGo which compel the player to explore the city in different ways while playing the game.
The final session opened with a fascinating account by Madhusree Dutta of Bombay cinema, which was based on her work in the city, featuring various experiments with the movie form and unexpected ways of installing them, such as at the ends of waterpipes at the Kalaghoda promenade. One of the things that the works aimed to highlight was cinema in Mumbai as labour-intensive industry. She took us through a wonderful series of slides showing the work that had been done to revitalise the movie archives, recreating posters and other film memorabilia. Finally she addressed the issue of the gradual fragmentation of the spaces of viewing. She cites the example of multiplexes, home viewing, and the most popular cheap forms of viewing–all of which she suggests are similar in their extreme exclusionary nature, however different in ambience.
Sujaan Mukherjee presented on spaces of dying in Kolkata addressing the question of public commemoration, historiography and the regenerative power that resides in such spaces, especially in the fiction of Nabarun Bhattacharya. The paper discussed briefly the emergence of the public sphere among the nationalist elite of Bengal before looking at the representation of burning ghats in Shakti Chattopadhyay and Allen Ginsberg. Kangal Malshat (2003) was seen in its Bakhtinian potency, and Mukherjee suggested that it is a mistake to look for the carnival in the events of the novel, but that the novel itself should be seen as a carnival. What the the insurgency that takes off from spaces of death (burning ghats and cemeteries) suggest about Nabarun’s perception of history and memory, as well as the power of representing bourgeois life as vulgar spectacle were teased out.
In the final paper of the day, Moinak Biswas offered an insightful history of the representation of space in Indian cinemas. He illustrated how the notion of space was value-laden from the onset in early mainstream cinema. The spaces were denominational and not in rationalized continuity. Gradually the change sets in and the city or the outdoor landscape begins to play a more important role. He cited the example of post-independence cinema which frequently feature outsiders who come to the city to become expert users of the city. Biswas spoke about the concept of ‘neighbourhood realism’, before going on to illustrate many of his points by taking the audience through a chase sequence from Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday (2004), where the neighbourhoods through which the chase takes place ultimately modifies the relationship between police and fugitive.
The day closed with a viewing of Ranu Ghosh’s remarkable documentary, Quarter Number 4/11, but followers of the ETIC blog know all about the film by now! It is a ‘ground zero perspective of urban real estate development’, which uses innovative shooting methods to narrate the experience of ex-factory worker Shambhu Prasad Singh and his family to hold on to their rightful home as the South City residential complex and shopping mall take over the land. The director has previously spoken to the ETIC project group about her personal experiences while making the film and the methods she employed to get two perspectives within a single documentary.
With that a most enriching day’s conference featuring a mind-boggling array of approaches came to a close. Our sincerest thanks to Dr Paola Monachesi, Prof. Achin Chakraborty and Dr. Barnita Bagchi for taking the trouble of organizing an enthralling workshop.
Four-year PhD Studentships
Location: University of Westminster
Deadline: 26th August 2016
Two x four-year, full time PhD studentships in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment as part of ERC grant funded project Monsoon Assemblages.
Stipend of £16,000 p.a. and Tuition Fees (Home/EU fees only).
Two x four-year, full time PhD studentships
Monsoon Assemblages is a five-year long research project funded by the European Research Council (Starting Grant no. 679873) with the ambition of confronting challenges of urban climate change through novel, inter-disciplinary research in three of South Asia’s rapidly growing cities: Chennai, Delhi and Dhaka. It is driven by questions of how these cities might be transformed if no longer thought of as exclusive products of human agency, but as co-designed by the material energies of earth systems.
PhD applications are invited from the spatial design and/or environmental humanities disciplines to engage with these questions. The exact areas of study will be developed with the successful applicants; proposals may draw from a number of theoretical perspectives, including urban political ecology, actor network theory, urban assemblage theory or more-than-human ontology, and propose to make use of a range of research methods, including archival research; policy research; literature review; textual and graphic analysis; ethnographic fieldwork; mapping and data visualisation; spatial modelling and design. All proposals should include a practice based component. Successful applicants will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team of supervisors drawn from the project team and will be encouraged to engage fully in the activities of the Monsoon Assemblages project, including participation in symposia, workshops, exhibitions and publications.
Full details and instructions on how to apply are available here:
Settled Topographies: From Gibraltar to the Ganges
ArCHIAM Centre Conference
July 11 – 12, 2016
10:00 – 17:00
School of the Arts Library
19 Abercromby Square
Last week the ArCHIAM Centre at Liverpool School of Architecture hosted a two day symposium, ‘Settled Topographies: From Gibraltar to the Ganges’, exploring how culture and spatiality have comingled across this trans-continental region in contemporary and historical settings. As Professor Souymen Bandyopadhyay (Director ArCHIAM) introductory remarks stated, ‘there is a need to reflect on the area’s global interactions to help inform contributions to the present world’.
The opening sessions including papers by Dr Iain Jackson (University of Liverpool), ‘State Building and Nation Creation: British Mandate Architecture and Planning in Iraq’, and Cleo Roberts, ‘The River Ganges: Colonial Calcutta’s Sub-City’, provided a rich insight into how British colonial relationships had sought to harness inherited environments through a combination of infrastructural, and prestige projects, and the ecological riverine environment respectively.
Jackson’s discussion looked at the legacy of British architecture in Iraq, and argued that flamboyant structures such as J.M.Wilson’s University of Al Il Beit, 1922-27, created to resonate with local aesthetics and indebted to New Delhi design, served as conduits for governance. Roberts drew on this analogy and discussed how the river Ganges, popularly framed as a commercial conduit to colonial Calcutta, was, as her catalogue of visual sources was beginning to show, a lived space which challenged concepts of spatial governance, and in doing so held the city together, and allowed it to function. The notion of spatial politics was further drawn out by Dr Jyoti Atwal (Jawaharlal Nehru University_ whose work, ‘Mapping Widowhood: Observations from Colonial North India’, used a method of gender geography to understand how state administration and caste enmeshed, and affected trends in widowhood.
Dr Sharon Smith (Aga Khan Documentation Centre at MIT) provided valuable insight into how visual methodologies, similar to those adopted by Jackson and Roberts, are supported and promoted by the active online documentation programme at the Aga Khan Documentation Centre. She encouraged researchers to access the diverse range of visual and material archives of the Islamic world, and to collaborate with their ongoing work and drive to digitise their resources. As Dr Michael Toler’s (Aga Khan Documentation Centre at MIT) paper ‘Visually Documenting Early 20th Century Tangier: A Study of Glass Negatives’, showed items from the collection, and showed how the archive’s development, through the open source resource, ArchNet, is enriching historic perspectives, and being used to shape current infrastructural projects.
The series of papers presented by Dr Martin Goffriller (University of Liverpool), ‘The Death of Place: An Archaeology of Oman’s Super-Modernity’, and Dr Harriet Nash (ArCHIAM affiliate researcher) continued to show how historic research in Oman, and an understanding of past settlement, is informing contemporary methods of heritage and infrastructural management. Goffriller’s archaeological work in Bahla Oasis, and Nash’s studies of the Aflāj Irrigation Systems of Oman explained how contemporary practices hinge upon historic forms of knowledge, such as the practice of star and sun watching to time, and allocate water resources described by Nash. As a subsequent paper ‘A Short Walk in the Himalaya: Vernacular Architecture on the 30th Parallel’, presented by architect John Harrison (ArCHIAM affiliate researcher) showed through detailed and continual survey, how water supplies, and drainage facilities shaped architecture and the social relationships.
The influences of water, and travel facilitated by oceanic regions was emphasised in research presented by Professor Soumyen Bandyopadhyay (University of Liverpool), and Professor Nicholas Temple’s keynote, ‘Migratio/Pelegrinatio, Traversing the Mare Nostrum and the Levant’. Both noted how global connections and varied routes through the Indian ocean and Mediterranean Sea respectively, had impacted on social and architectural geographies from time immemorial. Bandyopadhyay described his survey work in the Omani hubs, Muscat and Muttrah, and showed through specific architectural detailing and motifs found in a series of mosques how routes through the Indian ocean had influenced design.
A rich series of papers focused on North Africa concluded the symposium. (Abdullah Gül University) and (University of Liverpool) provided architectural insight into vernacular architecture. Polimeni’s paper presented a series of Ibadi settlements, and showed how topological analysis needed to integrate the importance of cultural identity. Quattrone’s research conducted in the oasis town of Nefta, Tunisia analysed how social and cultural requirements were reactivating the regions architecture and creating hybrid constructions, and new vocational training programmes.
A rich series of papers focused on North Africa concluded the symposium. Dr Beniamino Polimeni (Abdullah Gül University) and Dr Giamila Quattrone (University of Liverpool) provided architectural insight into vernacular architecture. Polimeni’s paper presented a series of Ibadi settlements, and showed how topological analysis needed to integrate the importance of cultural identity. Quattrone’s research conducted in the oasis town of Nefta, Tunisia analysed how social and cultural requirements were reactivating the regions architecture and creating hybrid constructions, and new vocational training programmes.
The ability to activate the landscape through practical outputs and public dissemination was shown by (University of Sheffield) and Carmen Moreno. The papers showed how researchers were creating on-site projects and workshops in the North Africa, such as the creation of for hammams, and social housing across the region described by Dr Magda Sibley, which were changing perceptions and encouraging re-use and new engagement with heritage sites. As Carmen Moreno from explained, architectural and restoration workshops informed by traditional knowledge had helped regenerate M’Hamid Oasis in South Morocco, and pass on new skills to young architects in the area. Future projects planned with Indus University in Gujarat were intending to achieve similar.
The ability to activate the landscape through practical outputs and public dissemination was shown by Dr Magda Sibley (University of Sheffield) and Carmen Moreno. The papers showed how researchers were creating on-site projects and workshops in the North Africa, such as the creation of LED solar lights for hammams, and social housing across the region described by Dr Magda Sibley, which were changing perceptions and encouraging re-use and new engagement with heritage sites. As Carmen Moreno from Terrachidia NGO explained, architectural and restoration workshops informed by traditional knowledge had helped regenerate M’Hamid Oasis in South Morocco, and pass on new skills to young architects in the area. Future projects planned with Indus University in Gujarat were intending to achieve similar.
The plenary session held in Beech Gallery amongst the exhibition, ‘Yesterday’s Rooms’ by photographer Clive Gracey, synthesised the discussions, and suggested a series of new directions. There was emphasis placed on creating sustainable projects, which were aware of the on-going past, and appreciated that histories, and spaces were multiplicities, which needed to be explored in collaboration with contemporary users.
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Twibbon is a term used to describe photo posts using attractive frames. Twibbon is one of the media used for promotions, banners, pamphlets, support, and so on. Twibbon is a form of border or frame that is designed and edited in such a way that it looks nice and attractive.
Twibbon is an important medium in promotion because it can be disseminated through various social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others. That way, the promotions made can be seen by many people.
The making of Twibbon 2022 has the aim of making photos more beautiful and used as promotional media. The promotions made can also be various, for example, product promotions, event promotions, social campaigns, and so on. The more attractive Twibbon is, the more attractive it will be for people to wear it. That way, promotions on Twibbon can be spread widely easily.
Uses of Twibbon
Now Twibbon is an alternative that is used by many people in doing promotions. Twibbon is very useful for people in spreading promotions. For example, when making an event such as a competition, the organizers can make Twibbon as attractive as possible. The Twibbon will then be used by people and uploaded to social media so that many people will see and follow it. Here are some of the functions of Twibbon.
Can be used to make posters
Become a banner on the Facebook page
Become a promotional media
Become a media support for an event
Tips for Making Attractive Twibbons
To attract the attention of many people, generally, Twibbon 2022 is made attractively. Twibbon that can attract other people will get a good response, such as Twibbon being widely distributed, the use of Twibbon increasing, many people getting information through the spread of Twibbon, and so on. To make Twibbon attractive and good so that it is widely used, people can use the following tips.
In the selection of Twibbon colors can be adjusted to the color of the logo. Use 2 to 2 colors. Do not use too many colors and use appropriate colors. Using too many colors can make Twibbon less attractive.
Choose the Best Photo
In order to get good Twibbon results, choose photos that are also good to support good Twibbon results. Choose the right photo to use on Twibbon. Use photos that are of good quality too so that the display results will be more attractive.
Avoiding Old and Stiff Designs
The Twibbon design part is very important to produce an attractive Twibbon. To produce an attractive Twibbon, use a design that is also attractive, not old-fashioned, and not stiff. To get an attractive design, you can use the Canva application. Old and rigid designs tend to be unattractive to look at.
Looking for as many references as possible
To find interesting designs, you can use the Canva application or other applications. You can get references from the internet to get design inspiration that is not rigid and interesting. The Canva app also includes a variety of interesting designs for Twibbon.
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1. Classic theory holds that the main interaction within the herbivore guild is competition, based on research focused on co-occurring, similarly-sized species that reduce the quantity of shared plant resources. However, plant quality may also be crucial in mediating herbivore interspecific interactions. This is especially true when competition occurs between distantly-related herbivore species, given that small terrestrial herbivores (e.g. insect herbivores) appear to be more sensitive to alterations of plant quality than plant quantity. 2. In this study, we first tested in the field whether large vertebrate herbivores (cattle Bos taurus) exerted a negative effect on smaller insect herbivores (grasshopper Euchorthippus unicolor) through their overlapping foraging preferences for a dominant grass Leymus chinensis. We measured changes in grass quantity, grass quality, and microclimatic conditions in response to vertebrate grazing and conducted additional manipulative studies in the field and the laboratory to identify potential mechanisms underlying the interaction. 3. Our results showed that grazing by large herbivores caused a significant decline in grasshopper population density and individual performance (survival, size and weight of both female and male E. unicolor), despite a 38% increase in grass nitrogen (N) content in grazed plots. Experiments manipulating N levels of L. chinensis in the field and the laboratory confirmed that enriching plant N had a negative effect on grasshopper individual performance and population size. Therefore, enhanced quality (N content) of plant resources appears to be an important driver in mediating the negative effect of vertebrate grazing on grasshoppers. 4. Synthesis. We document that phylogenetic relatedness and trait similarity can be poor predictors of interaction strength in some cases, since distantly related herbivores of disparate size can interact indirectly via changes in plant quality. Counter-intuitively, the observed negative effect of cattle on grasshoppers was mediated, at least in part, by an increase in plant quality in cattle grazed areas. The implication is that light to moderate grazing, a common management strategy, may contribute to suppression of grasshoppers in the Eurasian steppe grassland system by altering plant nutrient supplies.
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When celluloid was first invented and became famous, and this was in the 1870s, almost all dolls were beating and fragile – biscuits, papier-mache, and wax, all these materials were easily broken. So it is not surprising that puppet companies began experimenting with celluloid rather quickly after its appearance. By the early 1900s, celluloid dolls were already numerous, as celluloid is easily formed and inexpensive to produce.
Today’s post is just an overview. While I was busy with orders, I have collected a few beautiful outfits for my dolls. Here they are my dolls. These dolls are made of a material called Celluloid. A bit of history about this stuff.
Celluloid – one of the first synthetic plastics ever created by man, and that in itself is remarkable.
By the early 1900 s celluloid dolls were already numerous, as celluloid is easily molded and inexpensive to manufacture. This plastic created on the basis of wood products that includes cellulose nitrate and camphor. First established in 1863, it has become a popular material for the manufacture of such items as decorations and dolls. The main period of production falls.
This plastic created on the basis of wood products that includes cellulose nitrate and camphor. First established in 1863, it has become a popular material for the manufacture of such items as decorations and dolls. The main period of production falls in the 1870-1930 years.
Celluloid was not the perfect plastic for made dolls. Celluloid is a flammable and easily spoiled when exposed to moisture. Also, it was too cracking and yellowing. Celluloid dolls are very diverse: the size can vary from 3-5 cm to meters for large Japanese celluloid baby dolls. The majority of plastic dolls are usually not too large, because of the lightness and fragility of the plastic. Therefore, in many collections of dollhouses, the most popular are miniature plastic dolls.
Hundreds of different companies have produced celluloid dolls in different countries – in Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the USA, and others. As I know, Germany began to produce them before anyone. later these dolls will make the USA and Japan. A well-known company for the production of celluloid dolls includes Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid Fabrik Co. (Germany, the sign of the turtle), Petitcolin (France) and Irwin (USA).
Dolls collection what you see in the photo, made in Germany, and marked ES.
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Parental Report via a Mobile App in the Context of Early Language Trajectories: StarWords Study Protocol
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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OriginalversjonInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 2022, 19 (5), 1-18. 10.3390/ijerph19053067
Social sciences researchers emphasize that new technologies can overcome the limitations of small and homogenous samples. In research on early language development, which often uses parental reports, taking the testing online might be particularly compelling. Due to logistical limitations, previous studies on bilingual children have explored the language development trajectories in general (e.g., by including few and largely set apart timepoints), or focused on small, homogeneous samples. The present study protocol presents a new, on-going study which uses new technologies to collect longitudinal data continuously from parents of multilingual, bilingual, and monolingual children. Our primary aim is to establish the developmental trajectories in Polish-British English and Polish-Norwegian bilingual children and Polish monolingual children aged 0–3 years with the use of mobile and web-based applications. These tools allow parents to report their children’s language development as it progresses, and allow us to characterize children’s performance in each language (the age of reaching particular language milestones). The project’s novelty rests on its use of mobile technologies to characterize the bilingual and monolingual developmental trajectory from the very first words to broader vocabulary and multiword combinations.
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | <urn:uuid:9dc8ba1a-9426-4084-831a-c6309ac6f111> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://brage.inn.no/inn-xmlui/handle/11250/3010389 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.85561 | 423 | 2.375 | 2 |
The Hebrew word for Champion, rav, typically means “chief” or “captain” and, as an adjective, can mean “great” (as in the word “rabbi,” “my great one”).
Champion in Hebrew:
Strong’s Concordance number: 7227b
Bible reference: Isa. 19:20
In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord near its border. It will become a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them. (Isaiah 19:19-20)
There are other versions of this name in English Bibles (Defender NIV, Great One KJV).
Jeremiah 20:11 likens God to a “dread champion” (gibbor), but the word is not used as a title or name of God. | <urn:uuid:db46736f-4cae-415e-9fe7-221e8954c360> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://namesforgod.net/champion/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.949004 | 235 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Care homes medicine re-use scheme introduced
New measures allowing care homes and hospices to introduce medicine re-use schemes have been introduced in light of fears Covid-19 could exacerbate supply chain pressures.
The standard operating procedure developed by the Department of Health and Social Care allows care homes to ‘re-use’ a medicine prescribed for one patient with another patient, rather than always having to return unused medicines to a community pharmacy or external company.
If they choose to introduce the scheme, care homes must carry out a risk assessment for each medicine to be re-used, including making sure no other stocks of the medicine are available and that the benefits outweigh any potential risks.
PSNC said the use of such schemes “will hopefully be an extremely rare occurrence†and that most community pharmacies were unlikely to encounter this.
“It is those that regularly supply medicines to care homes and hospices that are most likely to need to be aware of the operation of medicines re-use schemes.
“Those pharmacies may want to discuss with the managers of care homes and hospices they provide services to, whether a medicines re-use scheme is being planned.â€
The guidance states that when supplies run out for a medicine that is urgently needed, an alternative should be supplied and dispensed where possible.
But where an alternative cannot be sourced, the pharmacy that supplies the care home can inquire whether the care home or hospice runs the scheme and whether they have unused supplies of the medicine.
The pharmacy must share a copy of the original prescription with the care home before the medicine can be re-used, and the supply of medicine must be done in accordance with that prescription.
According to PSNC, pharmacists or pharmacy technicians may choose to undertake checks on-site, but because this is not part of the NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework they must ensure they have appropriate indemnity insurance.
This module busts the myths surrounding diarrhoea treatments and explores the products available OTC so you can recommend the right treatment. | <urn:uuid:ecfed67e-4711-4f17-bc1b-7c1faeb6d3e5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/latest/605661-care-homes-medicine-re-use-scheme-introduced | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.92192 | 431 | 2.25 | 2 |
11th February 2014 Content supplied by: Campden BRI
Where Did All the Food Microbiologists Go?
Following feedback from some of the world’s leading food and drink businesses, Campden BRI have identified that there is a microbiology skills gap in the industry, Campden BRI has published a report identifying the key areas of microbiological training that need to be addressed to plug the gap and ensure that employees have the skills and knowledge to do their jobs effectively.
Devised in close collaboration with representatives from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer, Tulip, Greencore and Two Sisters Food Group among others, the report will be used by Campden BRI to inform the development of industry training provision and related continuing professional development. It will also be used to promote the sector’s training needs to other training providers and relevant organisations.
Date Published: 11th February 2014
Campden BRI UKAS Accreditation Extends
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KID Museum was bustling with future engineers for our first ever Robotics Day on Saturday. Participants learned about different kinds of robots and the different parts it takes to build one.
There was a station for every age and skill level. For beginners, the circuit station showed them how batteries, wires, and metal connect to turn on a light bulb. Aspiring programmers learned about robot design and coding with VEX, LittleBits, and Arduino. There were also two workshops: Lego WeDo, where participants designed and programmed their own Lego creation, and MakerWear, where participants learned about an e-textile construction kit made by the University of Maryland’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab.
Without a doubt, however, the most popular Robotics Day activities were the demonstrations from two high school robotics teams. Team 1389 from Walt Whitman High School and Team 449 from Blair High School showcased the robots they built for this past year’s FIRST Robotics Competition. These robots could act like basketball players, with the ability to pick up balls and shoot them into nets. Eager participants even had the opportunity to give the robots a test drive.
Although the teams normally compete against each other, they shared the mic on Saturday to convey their love of robotics. Ari Mindell from Whitman outlined the details of the competition, describing it like a sporting event. Urjita Das from Blair added that teams make mistakes, but robotics is mainly about “growth and learning.” Both were excited to encourage their young audience to try it out. Urjita, whose team is about 40 percent female, particularly encourages young girls to join robotics teams.
Rising fourth through eighth graders are in luck! KID Museum is starting our very own FIRST Lego League robotics team. Check out KID’s website in the fall for information on how to join. | <urn:uuid:69bee804-3f68-405c-bd5f-5aefa1cf0423> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kid-museum.org/blog/robotics-day-at-kid/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.963428 | 382 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Next week begins a month-long celebration of older Ohioans in your family and communities marking May as Older Americans Month. Many counties in our region plan recognition activities including naming selected Outstanding Senior Citizens. Click here for the latest listing of plans with contact information for your county.
Older Americans Month was established by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, and this year’s theme of “Age My Way” celebrates the many ways that older adults contribute to, support, and benefit from their communities, as well as the many programs, advocates, and providers who help them do so.
Nearly one-quarter of Ohio’s population is age 60 and older, a key source of our state’s strength drawing on lifetimes of experiences, successes, difficulties, and resilience. The Area Agency on Aging contributes toward helping older adults stay in their homes and live independently within their communities for as long as possible for their own benefit and that of their families, friends, and neighbors. | <urn:uuid:cfc07357-8402-4c9e-80fc-6ed6d18d90b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://info4seniors.org/may-is-older-americans-month/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.969047 | 204 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Tachyonized Blue Green Algae is Certified Organic, GMO-free, non-irradiated, pesticide-free, and Certified Kosher! Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, containing 92 minerals and trace elements. It is high in human active B12, so vegetarians needn't worry about getting enough B12 in their diet as long as they take Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae. There are many general health-promoting properties, including the ability to assist in the increase of mental and physical energy. Many feel the real value of Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae when living in a 5G world is its effect on the mind-brain-nervous system in general. Specifically on the enhancement of hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal function. The hypothalamus is considered the master gland of the body, and its optimal functioning is key to the balance of the whole body.
Many endocrine imbalances are associated with a malfunctioning hypothalamus. It is challenging to correct imbalances in the adrenals, thyroid, pancreas, and other endocrine glands without first correcting the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal glands are also associated with higher spiritual centers. According to Dr. Cousens, the Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae is the only vegetarian food source or concentrate he's found that enhances and corrects the function of the hypothalamus.
The Tachyonization process restructures all ingredients into Tachyon antennas. When taken orally, these tiny antennas are absorbed into your cellular structure. They fortify the Subtle Organizing Energy Fields (SOEFs explained) and transforming your entire being into a Tachyon superconductor from the inside out. Becoming a super conductor is an essential part of thriving in a 5G world.
Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae has a positive effect on the whole mind-brain-nervous system in general and enhances the hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal function. Because of the overall health-promoting properties, Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae, along with all the other uses, is now also considered an essential part of preventative 5G health practices.
Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae enhances long and short-term memory and is useful as an antidepressant. Other suggested uses are Alzheimer’s disease, dementia related diseases, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and endocrine imbalances.
The Tachyonized Blue Green-Algae capsules come in 2 sizes:
75 and 200 capsules.
1 capsule contains 250mg.
The powder is available in 3/4oz (21g) which contains about 70 1/4 teaspoon doses (0,3g), and 1/4lb (112g) which contains about 376 1/4 teaspoon doses (0,3g).
3 capsules equals 1/4 teaspoon (0.75g).
Start with 3 capsules daily and increase to 4 capsules three times per day for a maintenance dosage.
The capsules used for the Tachyonized Blue-Green Algae are Vegi Caps.
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The southern magnolia grows to a height of 60–80′ and a spread of around 40′ at maturity.
How long does it take a southern magnolia tree to grow?
Cultivar and growth rate may dictate that a magnolia attains maturity in between 10 to 30 years, but conditions of soil, moisture and environment might oblige the tree to take longer.
Can you keep a southern magnolia small?
With the exception of Dwarf Southern Magnolias, such as Little Gem, most varieties of Southern Magnolias are not suitable for growing in containers over the long termthey simply grow too large.
How much space does a southern magnolia need?
The Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) grows 50 to 90 feet tall in USDA zones 6 through 10. The leaves measure about 8 inches and the flowers can reach 14 inches across depending on the cultivar. In general, plant large trees 30 to 50 feet from the house foundation to prevent damage by the roots.
How big does a southern magnolia tree get?
These trees grow to a height of 80 feet (24 m.) tall with a spread of some 40 feet (12 m.). Southern magnolia facts suggest that the trees grow quite fast, shooting up some 12 to 24 inches (30.5-61 cm.) per year.
How do you keep a magnolia tree small?
When deciduous magnolias are young, prune out any weak growth or branches that spoil the overall shape. In subsequent years, only prune to remove dead and damaged wood, or to improve the shape. Mature trees often produce vertical shoots, known as watershoots.
Do magnolia trees have invasive roots?
While the roots are not necessarily invasive, you may get magnolia tree root damage when the trees grow too close to your house. In fact, magnolia tree roots spread farther than those of most trees. If your house is within root range, the roots can work their way into pipes under your house.
What will grow under a magnolia tree?
You can plant the elephant ears under the outer branches where they can enjoy half shade and half sun. A mixed planting of ferns and hostas looks lovely under a magnolia tree, and they do well on just a few hours of morning sunlight. Foliage plants can completely transform the area by giving it a lush look.
How much does a southern magnolia tree cost?
When mature, Southern Magnolia trees can reach between 60 to 80 feet and they thrive best in sunny or partially shady conditions. Because of their popularity, they are one of the most expensive varieties, typically starting at around $70 to $100.
What is the smallest magnolia tree?
Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata), hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8 or 9, is a mini-magnolia tree that usually only reaches 15 to 20 feet tall. It has nearly equal spread. The flowers of this miniature magnolia tree have narrower petals than those of Southern magnolia and some other species.
What is the best place to plant a magnolia tree?
Where to plant magnolias. Magnolias grow best in fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun. Choose a sheltered spot that is not in a low-lying frost pocket – frost can damage the flowers. If you live in a cold part of the country, choose a variety that flowers later.
Where should I plant my magnolia tree?
Magnolias prefer full sun to light shade. If you live in a particularly warm or dry climate, your magnolia might benefit from a location shaded from the hot afternoon sun. If possible, avoid exposed, windy locations because strong winds can damage large flowers and the typically brittle branches.
What is the most beautiful magnolia tree?
Considered one of the most beautiful Magnolias, Magnolia denudata is a large deciduous shrub or small tree. Upright and cup-shaped when borne, its creamy to ivory white flowers gracefully open their 9-12 tepals as they mature, resembling lilies.
Is Southern Magnolia fast growing?
This tree grows at a slow to medium rate, with height increases of anywhere from less than 12″ to 24″ per year.
When should magnolia trees be planted?
What time of year should you plant a Magnolia? Deciduous magnolias (those that drop their leaves in fall) are best planted when dormant, typically in late fall or winter in warmer climates and early spring in cold climates. Evergreen magnolias are best planted in early spring.
What is Southern magnolia used for?
Uses: The Southern Magnolia wood is used for furniture, boxes, cabinetry, and doors. Trimming tips: The best time to trim a Southern Magnolia is after it has bloomed, but before winter. History: Species of magnolias have survived for 100 million years, according to fossil records. | <urn:uuid:16d506d0-d45d-43bf-9394-d11d5d31d6a5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lastfiascorun.com/faq/often-asked-how-tall-does-a-southern-magnolia-get.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.921385 | 1,033 | 2.875 | 3 |
Finally, the need for tougher antitrust enforcement is dawning on politicians across the American political spectrum. One company dominates online retail. Two ride-hailing companies dictate wages for hundreds of thousands of drivers. In agriculture, two chemical companies control the market for the most important seeds and have the leverage to gouge farmers. This is why a number of Democratic presidential contenders, including Bernie Sanders on the left and Amy Klobuchar in the center, have vowed to act against concentrated corporate power. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has initiated investigations of big tech companies. If federal agencies start busting up monopolies, halting big corporate mergers, and stopping predatory practices, the two of us would enthusiastically welcome the government’s new vigor.
But government agencies like the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission shouldn’t be the only check on corporate power. The other, equally vital way to keep monopolies and near-monopolies in check is to build up the power of everyone else in the economy—the workers and small-business owners who, in making their livelihoods, must interact with ever-larger corporate giants. Especially when regulators stand down, ordinary people have to be able to join forces and create unions and cooperatives that could hold the largest corporations in check. But all too often, American laws—including, ironically, antitrust laws—put up barriers to this kind of collective power.
You might think of antitrust law, which led to the breakup of Standard Oil and AT&T, as applying primarily to giant corporations. Yet the same set of laws also prevents some of the weakest players in the economy from finding their strength. A corporate cartel whose members set artificially high prices for goods is illegal under long-standing antitrust rules, but so are groups of powerless independent contractors—Uber drivers, home health-care providers, and millions of other workers—or small firms banding together to compete on fairer terms. Indeed, while antitrust enforcers have done little or nothing to check the power of corporate monopolies and stop consolidation, they have attacked the collective action of workers and small firms as illegal collusion. Promoting a rebalancing of power in the economy will require not just more antitrust enforcement against big corporations but a reorientation of antitrust.
Antitrust law should distinguish between huge companies and economic minnows. And collective power—that is, allowing independent workers and small businesses to collaborate to negotiate better treatment from megacorporations, or to start enterprises of their own—should be a pillar of creating an equitable economy.
Workers in traditional employment relationships have an antitrust exemption for some of their concerted activities. That’s how labor unions became synonymous with collective power among workers. But unions are in a beleaguered state. Due to legal and political changes over the past 40 years, only about one in 10 American workers belongs to a union. A 2018 Supreme Court decision threatens the viability of public-sector unions, the one segment of organized labor that has bucked the downward trend. All of this has left the American labor movement in a weak position to counter the stagnation of wages or confront the rise of the app-emboldened gig economy.
Nationally, more than a third of workers have part- or full-time arrangements in the gig economy. Indeed, an entire gig economy is built on denying drivers and food deliverers the benefits and protections that would come with treating them as employees. If ride-sharing drivers, home contractors, and freelance editors could band together—if not in a union, then as employees of a co-op or as a coalition of businesses—they could negotiate better terms. Yet when the city of Seattle tried to facilitate collective bargaining for Uber drivers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with an assist from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, sued the city using the Sherman Antitrust Act and compelled it to back down. This was not an aberrant misuse of antitrust; it was official policy. The Federal Trade Commission has repeatedly targeted the collective action of professionals and small firms and sued, among other collectives, associations of music teachers, organists, and public defenders.
Where independent producers are allowed to collaborate, they gain leverage. Rural organizations like the Farmers’ Alliance and the Grange formed producers’ cooperatives that enjoyed significant bargaining power in their dealings with railroads and agricultural middlemen. These efforts formed the basis for later co-op brands like Cabot Creamery and Land O’Lakes, as well as for the New Deal–era electric cooperatives that still bring electricity to 42 million Americans.
Collective power is even more relevant in the internet age. For some time, courts and public-policy makers have been wrestling with whether ride-hailing drivers, whom Uber and Lyft treat as independent contractors, should be reclassified as employees and gain the rights that come with that status. A California Supreme Court ruling has nudged the state’s legislature in that direction. Yet converting drivers into Uber employees isn’t the only option. An intriguing new bill proposed by the SEIU-affiliated United Healthcare Workers West puts forth another possible arrangement—establishing a new category of cooperative, worker-owned companies that would supply labor to gig-economy platforms. Drivers and other gig-economy workers would be employees of these cooperatives, which would negotiate with Uber, Lyft, and other platforms to set contract terms, such as wages and working conditions. (This approach may be aided by the fact that federal law allows state legislators to protect co-ops from antitrust enforcement, as long as legislatures authorize and supervise their activities.)
Another kind of collective power could transform the governance of the Amazon Marketplace in which 2.5 million third-party sellers participate. While the Marketplace offers new opportunities for small sellers around the world, it also leaves them subject to Amazon’s whims. Sellers of most products pay Amazon 15 percent of every sale and can be removed from the platform, or banished to the bottom of search results, for any reason at all. They are at the mercy of rules set by Amazon and, in the event of a legal dispute, forced into individual arbitration.
Even while sellers are at the mercy of Amazon, they often resort to unfair and unethical practices against one another as a means of obtaining a competitive advantage, however fleeting. These tactics include submitting fake reviews of rivals’ products and making specious trademark-infringement allegations. Although Amazon does punish the worst of these tactics, it benefits immensely from pitting independent sellers against one another.
Organized sellers could build their own cooperative online commerce platform—or at least wield real power against Amazon. An association of sellers could negotiate a lower cut for Amazon, and members could keep 90 or 95 percent of their sales revenue, instead of the typical 85 percent. They could also establish dispute-resolution processes with more transparent rules. Much like what labor unions do with employers, collective power among sellers would transfer some power from Amazon’s executives and shareholders to the people whose daily exertions actually make the platform work.
New forms of collective power will require, among other legal reforms, significant legislative revision of the antitrust laws. To protect beneficial cooperation, as we have explained in detail elsewhere, Congress has a template on which to build. The 1922 Capper-Volstead Act grants farmers and other agricultural producers the right to engage in collective action free from antitrust interference. They can cooperate in selling and processing their crops, milk, and other output and marketing the resulting products. While protected from the antitrust prohibition on collusion, farmer cooperation is still subject to oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Congress should generalize the Capper-Volstead Act and extend its protection to all powerless actors in the economy—workers, professionals, consumers, and small firms. To prevent abuse of the cooperative form, Congress should also ensure this new protection is restricted to bona fide small players.
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India has progressed immensely over the last few decades and is well on its way to becoming the next economic superpower. The possibilities are immense and the world is watching with bated breath. But who will lead India into the future? According to NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), India will have the largest young workforce by 2020, with 29 being the average age. It’s obvious that millennials will take forward the baton for India to move to the next level. But they can drive the nation towards a better future only if they are empowered with the right tools and ammunition.
What do millennials need, why?
While millennials aren’t ‘different’ human beings, they do have certain defining character traits. Many of the young ones I meet are ambitious and focused. They do want to achieve more but are equally impatient. They tend to be more focused on the quick turnaround of projects, rather than on following workplace processes and procedures. These traits and preferences differ from those generally seen in previous generations. The more senior folks were more patient in dealing with roadblocks and overheads in doing their jobs. Their attitude towards work was different, including their expectations when it came to a perfect work-life balance. It’s no wonder, then, that so many organisations today are finding it difficult to keep up with millennials and modern work styles. They are in a fix!
Slowing down… workplace efficiency and productivity
Technology, and the speed at which it has evolved, is a big part of this puzzle. Millennials are fast learners and are constantly running ahead in the productivity race. That’s why seniors and more experienced professionals need to upgrade their tech skills to keep up with millennials’ speed. At any rate, workplace productivity should not be comprised. And this brings me to the most vital point. Workplace productivity should not be equated with ‘presence at the workplace’. In fact, it’s time to do away entirely with this presence paradox. For millennials, commuting is often an impediment to work, and not just part of the job, as was accepted by their seniors. And urban congestion levels only make matters worse. The time an employee spends on commuting to and fro work, which often totals up to four hours everyday, could be better spent on doing actual work. Or, better still, split between work and leisure. In fact, this urge to improve one’s work-life balance holds true across different generations of workers. Four hours is, after all, half of the eight hours one is assumed to work for. A 33% time overhead is becoming increasingly unacceptable. Many studies have shown a strong correlation between long commutes and worsening human health. In a country where many end up working long hours, commute-related health issues can only worsen the general work experience. According to a survey by Mintel, the global market research and market insight firm, over one in five Indians aged between 18 and 64 (22%) are concerned about being tired and fatigued. About 52% of Indians are concerned about their health and immunity due to extended hours spent for work. Sleep deprivation is more of an epidemic than ever before. And it has been proven by medical science that lack of sleep affects performance, attention and long-term memory, and encourages drug and alcohol use.
Virtual workplace—not such a distant reality
It’s time to rethink policies like mandatory card-swiping or logging-in from office computers to signal presence at the workplace. Instead, companies should allow their employees to work at their pace and place, with their choice of coffee and clothes. Virtual workplaces also help companies save on real estate and operational expenses. At the same time, they enable employees to work from anywhere, without worrying about extensive travel or coming late to work. However, many organisations are reluctant to allow flexi-working, or work-from-home, for two primary reasons. Firstly, as collaboration is essential, it is expected that teams will have to sit together in one place. And secondly, employers may find it difficult to ensure that employees working from outside the office are actually being productive. Team messengers to the rescue Technology is a big burner of such excuses. By deploying Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), or simply team messengers, companies can solve all their communication woes. Team messengers are built on the foundation of instant messaging and can be customised to suit the needs of virtually all types of enterprises. They are pretty much a one-stop shop for the communication and project collaboration needs of enterprises and SMBs alike. With team messengers, geographically-dispersed teams and individuals no longer have to be present in the same room to collaborate. They can connect via a simple chat interface, and do so many vital tasks. They can easily share documents, set calendar events, track project status, and get on video calls instantly. There are many team messengers—allow me to mention Flock—that allow users to integrate other apps, and receive and respond to notifications from within the messenger itself. The very nature of team messengers allows managers to easily connect with their team members and stay on top of things. They no longer have to worry about issues such as transparency and productivity when it comes to remote workers.
Make the switch!
Ultimately, equipping the workforce with tools like team messengers will empower them to work from anywhere and motivate them to take charge of their schedules and plans. That’s why I believe that team messengers are set to play a revolutionary role in modern workplaces. | <urn:uuid:6c2324ee-a02c-4c42-99cd-64ef808e141f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.nabard.org/news-article.aspx?id=25&cid=552&NID=108 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.965672 | 1,133 | 1.859375 | 2 |
|Preece, Ag Conglomerate, 2012|
Nolan Preece is a chemigramist, which is to say he makes pictures on photographic paper using, basically, the simplest of means, developer and fixer. No camera, no darkroom, no enlarger. Since he has spoken with us often about his artistic methods, I thought I’d leave him alone in the Nevada desert for a while with his projects, no need to bother him. That is, until one day recently when he sent in a picture of his latest work, Ag Conglomerate, shown above.
The scale and aspiration of Ag Conglomerate shot an immediate rush of recognition through me. Where had I seen this device before?
I remember now: that heap of pictorial elements rising toward an apex in a kind of emotional crescendo somehow caused me to think of Tintoretto’s Ascent to Calvary (1567) or Rubens’ altarpiece for the abbey of Afflighem, Christ Carrying the Cross (1637), the best version of which may be an oil sketch completed a few years earlier and now hanging in a museum in Berkeley, California. The size certainly helps too.
|Rubens, Christ Carrying the Cross, U. of California Berkeley, 1632|
But there is also the basic structural gambit, that pyramid of multitudes of interchangeable parts that grow into a great, rankless disturbance, each part in the act of rising, tossing, or falling. The hierarchy in each artist’s imagery is fluid and impermanent; there’s an uncanny resemblance in the way each is organized, even though one was created on commission from a powerful, wealthy institutional client many centuries ago and the other essentially on a notion and a shoestring just yesterday. The two pictures are conjoined in my mind like blood relatives.
|Preece, Ag Conglomerate, detail, 2012|
I had to ask him how he did it, not the conception but the details. Here’s what he tells me. He starts his chemigram by applying an acrylic resist to a standard piece of 8x10” photo paper. Before the resist dries, he impresses substances into it, the way one uses a soft ground in etching. He then proceeds to the chemigramic fix-develop-fix routine, and once that’s done to his satisfaction he washes and dries the print. Next, he then takes it over to his Epson 4990 scanner and scans it, using Silverfast as the scanning software. He sets the output to the largest he thinks he’ll need, 48x72” at 300 ppi. From there the image is pulled into Photoshop Camera RAW to work over the color balance, density and contrast of the image plus give pre-sharpening. The laborious part is coming up: using the clone-stamp tool in Photoshop to rid the scan of dust spots, a process that can take hours, switching magnifications back and forth depending on the size of the desired print. He calls this ‘dust farming’ the image. Nolan has a nice little short-cut here – he sets the Photoshop noise filter to ‘dust and scratches’, radius 2, threshold 20, which cleans up most of the small stuff. When he’s finally done, he does a ‘crop test’, cropping a small representative area of the print as a sample to print out and get an idea of what the whole print will look like.
His friend Dave Staley operates a digital photo lab nearby in Reno called Outdoor Plus. Nolan takes him the file and they consult on any further adjustments needed. Once they’re ready, the file is routed to Dave's Light Jet, a continuous-tone, digital C type printer, and the final print is made on Fuji Crystal Archive, a silver-based photo paper that Nolan loves for its rich color saturation. Now he’s ready to go for mounting and framing and that’s it. Ag Conglomerate will be the first of a new series. Keep an eye on his website for more. | <urn:uuid:f4996e49-200c-4e96-a54e-4a226c331371> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nonfigurativephoto.blogspot.com/2012/09/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.950844 | 874 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Did you know?
Since the 1980s, the black bear population has been expanding along with our human population. Florida has grown from 5 million residents in 1960 to 20 million today and is projected to reach almost 36 million by 2060. Urban sprawl is encroaching on traditionally remote areas, bringing people into prime bear habitat. As a result, bears and people are encountering each other more than ever.
The mere presence of a black bear does not represent a problem. In fact, living in black bear country can provide unique and rewarding experiences! The best way to enjoy our wildlife is to keep them wild and away from food sources like garbage, pet food, and bird seed.
About Bears Cheat Sheet
Here are some quick facts you should know about bears. For more information, see the above links!
- Black bears are the only species of bear found in Florida.
- FWC biologists estimate that there are approximately 4,050 black bears in Florida.
- Adult male black bears usually weigh between 250 to 350 lbs. The largest adult male black bear in Florida weighed 760 lbs. Adult female black bears are smaller than males, usually weighing between 130 and 180 lbs. The largest adult female black bear in Florida weighed 460 lbs.
- Adult male black bears usually live within a 60 square mile area, whereas females usually live within a 15 square mile area.
- Female bears have their first litter at about 3 ½ years old and generally have a litter every other year.
- In Florida, the breeding season runs from June to August and cubs are born around late January or early February.
- Bears are excellent climbers and often climb trees when they are frightened.
- About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (e.g., fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (e.g., termites, ants, yellow jackets) and 5 percent from meat (e.g., opossums, armadillos, carrion. | <urn:uuid:4d90202a-2661-40df-bafe-914f5a253ed2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/bear/facts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.950609 | 410 | 3.34375 | 3 |
It’s a common search query… ‘How to put out a fire pit?’
Usually, the best way to put out a fire pit is to let it die out naturally. This prevents damage and mess. However, you probably want a quicker solution than that, because that’s obvious and you wouldn’t be searching for answers.
Here are the different ways I put out fires in my cast iron fire pit – there are pros and cons to each method!
Best Way To Put Out A Fire Pit
As already mentioned, the best way to extinguish a fire pit fire is to let it die out on its own.
To do this, stop adding fuel to the fire and spread the remaining embers out around the fire pit. If they are all bunched together they will stay hot longer, but if you isolate them, they will go cold.
If you use this method, it’s still important to keep an eye on the fire until it is completely out.
A good fire pit spark screen can help ensure no sparks exit the pit as well, and should always be used in areas of heightened fire danger.
The are multiple benefits to letting a fire die out:
- It will be easier to clean out
- Easier to restart next time
- You won’t potentially damage your fire pit
But if you need to put out a fire pit quickly, here are 3 of the best ways to do it.
*Always make sure to consult your fire pit instruction manual as some methods may be preferable to others. With some types of fire pit construction, it’s very bad to use water, for example.
1. Fire Pit Cover
How to put out a fire pit without water?
Placing something over the top of a fire pit will extinguish it, as it suffocates the fire. Not everyone will have something on hand to do this, but it is a preferable method.
I’m talking about putting some sort of metal sheet or cover over the fire, such as pictured above, so that it can’t get any oxygen and will go out. For example, we’ve got an old round metal bin lid that can be placed over the top of our Sunnydaze cast iron fire pit.
You don’t really want to do this on top of a blazing fire, but once it’s died down significantly, doing this will help put out the embers.
Always remember, the cover will also then become very hot, so don’t try to lift it up without protection!
- Won’t damage the fire pit
- Doesn’t create as much smoke
- Can be a fast method if oxygen is completely cut off
- Cover will get very hot
- Embers can stay hot for a long time
- Finding a suitable cover can be tricky
2. Sand Or Dirt
It’s a good method if you’ve got a campfire going at the beach or something like that. It basically does the same thing as suffocating the fire by now allowing it to get oxygen.
The downside of this method is that it can make a mess of your fire pit and be difficult to clean up. However, it’s unlike to damage your fire pit (as using water can), and it is another effective method of putting out a fire pit without water.
Sand can make a good bed for a fire pit fire, so you may not even need to clean it out before using it again the next time.
- Quick and easy method
- Most people already have dirt or sand on hand
- They will also put out embers
- Makes a bit of a mess
- Can be difficult to remove from some pits
Can you put out a fire pit with water?
Water is an obvious and good solution for putting out a fire pit quickly.
A year or two back while I was roasting marshmallows with some children, one of them had an accident and got a hot marshmallow stuck to her cheek (missed her mouth).
It was quite serious, so it was a case of grabbing the garden hose that we always have nearby, and putting it onto the fire. The fire was extinguished very quickly.
The downside of using water on a fire pit is that it can create a big sloppy mess, and it could even damage the pit. If the fire pit is extremely hot and you pour water onto it, it can warp the metal or damage the coating, among other things.
If you had a clay chiminea fire pit, for example, pouring water onto that would crack the clay and ruin it altogether. Copper fire pits can also be weakened or cracked if you pour cold water onto the hot metal.
It’s best to let a fire pit cool down a bit before pouring water on (and don’t use water at all on a clay model).
- Puts fire out quickly
- It will also put out embers
- Can be used on large fire pits effectively
- Can damage or destroy some fire pits
- Creates a mess (aka ash soup)
How To Put Out A Solo Stove Fire Pit
If you have a Solo Stove Fire Pit, there are special instructions for extinguishing one of those – watch this video for the complete rundown.
Points from the video:
- Don’t use water to put out a Solo Stove Fire Pit
- Water will warp the stainless steel and collect in the bottom of the tip and stop it from working effectively
- Let the fire go out naturally
- Apply the Solo Stove Shield to stop sparks and ashes from leaving the fire
- Once the fire has gone out you can put the lid on the fire pit which will complete the process
- Still don’t touch the fire pit for another hour or so which is when the fire pit will be cool to touch
So that process can take up to 2 hours from when you apply your last piece of wood to the fire pit till when you can walk away. It takes some planning, but this will keep your pit from damage.
Check out the full range of Solo Stove accessories here for the shield, lid, tools, station, etc. Options for all Solo Stove models, including Ranger, Bonfire, and Yukon.
Put Out Fire Pit FAQs
Can you leave a fire pit burning overnight?
You can leave a fire pit burning overnight, but it’s best not to – especially if you are in an area prone to bush fire danger.
It’s less of a risk if you have a cover or screen over the pit, but the general rule is to never leave a fire unattended.
Can you leave embers burning in a fire pit?
It’s best to make sure all embers are extinguished after you have finished with the fire. Put a cover over the top of it and let it die out completely. Alternatively, use sand or water to completely put out the embers.
When can you leave a fire pit?
Don’t leave a fire pit until it is completely out, including the embers.
It’s also a good idea to ensure the pit itself has completely cooled down before leaving it as well, just in case kids or pets still have access to it.
How To Put Out A Fire In A Fire Pit
Starting a fire pit is one thing, but putting it out is another.
However, it’s basically about doing the reverse, right?
When lighting a fire you want plenty of dry fuel and oxygen, when putting one out, you want to cut off the fire’s fuel and oxygen – a lot like putting out a fire in a fireplace.
Keep these things in mind and you’ll have a dying and smoldering fire pit in no time!
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear some things will never be the same — from the ways we socialize with one another to the way we shop to how and even where we work. The traditional workplace was already evolving before the pandemic, cities were changing, and technological advancements had enabled the widespread use of videoconferencing and streamlined collaboration.
But the sudden and forced social distancing of COVID-19 quickly pushed workers out of city center offices and into their homes in adjacent neighborhoods and suburbs. While this is an exciting time for many, downtowns and small businesses are at significant risk of shuttering — ultimately crippling the economic engines of our cities unless we make strategic decisions now to invest in those communities.
Until recently, workplace productivity was typically focused in urban centers. Large office spaces that fit entire corporations were a necessity for most businesses. These offices, historically based in “downtown” areas of cities, became centers for commerce of all kinds. Transportation, dining, retail and entertainment alike all flocked to these concentrated areas of business professionals and the opportunities that come along with them.
But when offices move, shutter or simply cut their daily occupancy in half, not only does real estate take a hit — so do the small businesses that depend on the 9-to-5 crowd in and around business districts and ultimately the city itself in reduced taxes. The deli next to the office, the dry cleaner near the metro stop and the bar down the block all lose customers, and many may have no choice but to close up shop.
If cities do not adapt to the evolving shift in working behavior, then the infrastructure that once thrived will surely crumble, leaving myriad businesses in shambles, communities broken, higher crime rates and once-prime real estate vacant. Action must be taken now to avoid the urban decay the U.S. experienced throughout the 1960s and ’70s, which can still be seen in many cities across the country. Single-use business-driven city centers need to be converted into complete communities, where future generations can live, work and play within a walkable and transit-rich downtown neighborhood.
Fortunately, there is a commonsense legislative solution to help cities adapt to the evolving business and real estate landscape. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., along with Reps. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Dan Kildee, D-Mich., and John Larson, D-Conn., recently introduced the Revitalizing Downtowns Act, which would create a new federal tax credit to convert obsolete and excess office spaces into residential, institutional or mixed-use properties. Since many office spaces are no longer needed by the companies who once occupied them, converting such spaces into homes and businesses could present new opportunities and bring new life to our downtowns when they need it most.
But such conversions won’t happen on their own: They can be expensive and challenging, and there are no financial guarantees. Reworking office structures generally requires gutting the interior, subdividing large floor plates, and significant investment. Offices typically deliver a greater return than residential buildings, and obsolete buildings are oftentimes abandoned rather than repurposed.
That is why supportive tax policy can offer incentives and play a key role in rebuilding our cities. The Revitalizing Downtowns Act, modeled after the Historic Tax Credit program, would provide a credit equal to 20 percent of the qualified expenses to convert obsolete office buildings into residential, institutional, hotel or mixed-use properties. A project could even qualify for an enhanced credit of 25 percent if it incorporates affordable housing.
From affordable apartments and condos to cutting-edge retail and entertainment spaces, repurposing empty or underoccupied commercial space could stand to reshape the way we conceptualize “going downtown” in American cities. These properties pose a ripe opportunity to provide innovative and affordable housing in urban areas, support the small businesses that once relied on office workers and create new streams of tax revenue for our cities.
With a renewed national focus on infrastructure, it is important we consider all facets of our infrastructure network and investments to promote a more prosperous and resilient future. Now is the time to act because failure could lead to severe economic consequences for decades to come.
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Vitamins May Help Prevent Eye Problems After Weight-Loss Surgery, Study Finds
Vision-related complications can range from dry eye to night blindnessThursday, December 4, 2014
THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery patients who don't take prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements could put themselves at risk for vision problems, a new study says.
Digestive system changes caused by the surgery can reduce nutrient absorption from food, the researchers explain in the current issue of the journal Obesity Surgery.
"There is a risk that bariatric surgery patients, who do not take the vitamin and mineral supplements prescribed to them, could develop eye-related complications because of nutrient deficiencies," study co-author Rui Azevedo Guerreiro, of the Lisbon Hospital Central in Portugal, said in a journal news release.
"Such complications after bariatric surgery are not frequent, but if undetected, they can have devastating consequences for the patients," the researcher added.
The study authors reviewed the available research and found that nutrient deficiencies after weight-loss surgery can lead to a wide range of eye conditions. They include night blindness, ulcers, scarring of and changes to the cornea, involuntary eye movement, paralysis of the eye muscles and dry eyes.
A lower intake of vitamins A, E and B1 (thiamine) and copper are especially concerning because they help with the normal functioning of the eye and optic system, the researchers said.
They found that vitamin A deficiency was most strongly linked to eye problems after weight-loss surgery.
"The real prevalence of these complications is unknown but the rarity of clinical reports that link nutrient deficiency with eye-related complications could also mean that no one is looking for such problems," said co-author Rui Ribeiro in the news release.
SOURCE: Obesity Surgery, news release, Dec. 1, 2014
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WHAT THE “TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT” MEANS FOR STUDENTS: DO WE WANT INCENTIVES OR SIMPLIFICATION?
By: Melanie Pulles Benson, Volume 102 Staff Member
The new House tax reform bill, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“Act”), significantly departs from the current tax code. The Act alters the tax brackets, lowers the corporate tax rate by 15 percent, and eliminates the majority of current deductions and credits. The main goals of the Act are to simplify the tax code to enable the average taxpayer to better understand their tax liability, achieve better compliance at lower cost, and reduce the tax bill for the average family. The overarching goal of the tax code proposal is economic growth.
The Act fails to account for the incentives currently built into the current tax code. For example, the current code provides tax relief for education expenses in an attempt to incentivize higher education. The Act eliminates almost all of those education tax benefits and the incentives intended by those benefits. The Act would harm not only current students who now depend on those tax benefits, but would also harm future students.
This Post briefly discusses current education benefits and how they incentivize students. It explains how these benefits would change under the proposed revision, and the consequences of the proposed reform for students. The Post then further details the motivations for those changes. The Post concludes that the proposed tax simplification should be altered to preserve these benefits.
I. CURRENT TAX BENEFITS FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES
The current code has a variety of tax benefits for students and education in the form of deductions, credits, and exemptions. The overall purpose of these tax benefits is to encourage individuals to pursue education despite the high cost of attending college or graduate school. First, there are two deductions that benefit students: the deduction for tuition and the student loan interest deduction. Both of these deductions are “above-the-line,” meaning that students who claim the standard deduction, rather than itemizing, can still take advantage of them. This is important because most students do not have enough deductions to make it advantageous to itemize, meaning almost all take the standard deduction. The maximum deduction for qualified education expenses is $4000, provided the prescribed income level is not exceeded, but it may not be taken if the taxpayer takes advantage of any of the education credits available. Most likely, if a student is able to take an education credit, they will take that credit over the deduction because tax credits are generally more beneficial than deductions. The deduction for student loan interest paid on a student loan is $2500 per year, provided the specified income limits are not exceeded.
The current code also provides education credits, most importantly the American Opportunity Tax Credit (“AOTC”) and the Lifetime Learning Credit (“LLC”). The AOTC is significant for students because it is a refundable credit, payable to the taxpayer even if it exceeds taxes due. The credit is for up to $2500 of qualified education expenses paid throughout the year. The AOTC is only available for the first four years of post-secondary education. Additionally, the credit is not available if the taxpayer is a dependent. The LLC is significant for graduate students or students who are in school longer than four years. The LLC is a non-refundable credit for up to $2000, but it is available for every year of education after the first four years.
The current code also exempts certain education benefits from a taxpayer’s income. This includes the exclusion of scholarships, employer tuition reimbursement, and tuition waivers. This is a significant benefit because it reduces the overall tax liability that may be assessed, as the taxpayer has a lower income subject to taxation.
Finally, the tax code provides for tax benefits based on education savings programs. Essentially, parents or students can contribute to savings accounts or programs and list the student as the beneficiary. When the student takes money out of the accounts to pay for qualified education expenses, the funds are generally not taxable for the student as long as the funds are less than the qualified education expenses.
Critics have often called for reform of the tax benefits for education. Some have argued that the tax benefits are too confusing for the average taxpayer to decipher, which can lead to high costs in tax preparation services or the taxpayers failing to take advantage of the benefits. It has also been argued that the tax benefits do not actually incentivize students to pursue further education.
II. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE EDUCATION TAX BENEFITS
The Republican tax provision would eliminate or alter the majority of these educational tax benefits. What would remain is a revised version of the AOTC and parts of the educational savings programs. Significantly, with the elimination of the LLC, education credits would no longer be available past the fifth year of higher education. The deduction for student loan interest would also be eliminated. In addition, students who have their tuition waived by their educational institution would now have to include that tuition as income on their tax return.
III. CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES
The Republican sponsors defend the Act’s modification and combination of the education tax credits by saying that the change “will continue to serve to make college more affordable, while also streamlining these tax provisions so that they are easier for families to apply.” However, the modified AOTC does little to aid and incentivize students. First, in general, only wealthier taxpayers take advantage of the tax credit. Second, the taxpayer can only take advantage of the credit for five years. Eliminating the LLC impacts graduate students and non-traditional students who will be in school longer than five years. The credits as revised may be insufficient to provide meaningful assistance to existing students, and are likely not enough to encourage students to pursue higher education.
Some of the changes, such as the loss of the LLC and the student loan interest deduction, could be ameliorated with the Act’s proposed increase in the standard deduction. However, the change in tuition waiver taxable status is extreme for students and cannot be balanced by the proposed standard deduction, especially in combination with the elimination of the loan interest deduction, the elimination of the LLC unlimited application, and the elimination of the personal exemption. This taxable income change has created the most backlash for the bill because it significantly increases the tax liability for graduate students who do not have the income to pay it. Theoretically, this tuition waiver is considered a benefit to the student as a part of their compensation plan, and it should accordingly be taxed under an equitable tax system. However, this “income” never touches the students’ bank accounts or their hands. They are not able to save some of that income to pay for the resulting tax liability in the same way that an employer or an employee treats normal income. The result is a graduate student who makes around $30,000 a year having to pay tax on a “phantom income” of $80,000 a year.
IV. MOTIVATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES
In the House Report that accompanied the bill, the explanation for the majority of these eliminations or modifications, other than the credits and savings plans, is boilerplate language that does not adequately explain the changes:
“The Committee believes that the repeal of many existing tax incentives, including the exclusion for qualified tuition reductions, makes the system simpler and fairer for all families and individuals, and allows for lower tax rates. The Committee further believes that repeal of this provision is consistent with streamlining the tax code, broadening the tax base, lowering rates, and growing the economy.”
Most would agree that some sort of tax reform is warranted because the current tax code is very complicated and long, with numerous exceptions, specifications, and details. For example, the definition of a qualified education expense can vary greatly across all of the educational tax benefit options. This inconsistency requires an analysis of what all should be included for the credit calculation, which in turn requires longer and more expensive tax preparation services. The tax code should be simplified. The important question when simplifying the code is what provisions should be eliminated and what provisions should remain.
The House Report explains that charitable contribution deductions get to stay because “a robust charitable sector is vital to our economy, and that charitable giving is critical to ensuring that sector thrives. For this reason, the Committee believes that it is desirable to provide additional incentives for taxpayers to provide monetary and volunteer support to charities.” Thus, unlike charitable deductions, continuing to provide tax incentives for education would not be as beneficial as simplifying the overall tax code, hence their repeal or modification. The behavior the benefits incentivize—pursuing school—is not achieved to a high enough degree to justify leaving the benefits in the tax code at the peril of simplification. What proponents of the Act have not considered, and what has been voiced as a criticism of the bill, is that education furthers the goal of economic growth. Higher education drives economic growth in many direct and indirect ways. Simply put, the more educated the workforce, the more profitable the company. Eliminating educational tax incentives could harm the goal of economic growth, even if the elimination may further the goal of simplification.
Although a lot of people would disagree with this justification for eliminating the tax benefits, the solution would be defensible if that were really the reason why the House proposes to make these changes. However, perhaps in addition to the simplification rationale, it can be argued that the House specifically made the tuition waiver taxable income and eliminated other tax-reducing benefits to compensate for the loss in revenue the other changes proposed to the tax code would create. The Act would reduce the tax on corporations from 35 percent to 20 percent. Regardless of the justifications for this corporate change, the fact remains that when income for the government is reduced, and expenses remain the same, the existing deficit of the country will continue to rise.
If one goal is to reduce that deficit as much as possible, logic dictates that the government would need a new source of revenue to compensate for the lost revenue from reducing the corporate tax rate. Hence, the House created the taxable tuition waiver under the proposed Act to help make up for lost revenue. Although this additional income is not enough to make up for the loss from corporations, it is still revenue. The House Ways and Means Committee contemplated this problem and general solution when it considered tax reform in 2015. One of the panelists, whose suggested tax reforms in 2015 appear throughout the Act, including the lower corporate tax, stated, “I think we all want to simplify the number of itemized deductions and loopholes in the Tax Code, but we ought to use those savings to lower tax rates across the board.” Those who support a majority of the changes in the Act contemplated making up for the lowered revenue from reducing the corporate tax by eliminating tax benefits, including education tax benefits (although referred to as government “savings”), with the overall goal of stimulating businesses and economic growth.
This brief analysis of education tax benefits is just a small part of the proposed tax reform. Simplification of the tax code is warranted and beneficial. Still, the tax code needs to serve other purposes—like incentivizing and helping students afford higher education. Congress should not abandon existing credits, deduction, and exemptions without meaningful compensations elsewhere in the code. The proper way to structure tax benefits for students is debatable, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which eliminates important benefits and maintains questionably effective benefits, is not an adequate solution.
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, 115th Cong. (2017) (as passed by House, Nov. 16, 2017). ↑
- Id. at § 3001 (“Reduction in Corporate Tax Rate”), §§ 1101–1602 (Tax Reform for Individuals, Subtitles B–G). ↑
- H.R. Rep. No. 115-409, at 112 (2017). ↑
- Id. ↑
- See Sean Stegmaier, Tax Incentives for Higher Education in the Internal Revenue Code: Education Tax Expenditure Reform and the Inclusion of Refundable Tax Credits, 37 Sw. U. L. Rev. 135, 137 (2008) (discussing educational tax benefits as incentivizing higher education). ↑
- H.R. Rep. No. 115-409, at 147–62 (2017) (providing an explanation of the current law of the educational benefits, the effect of the current law, the proposed change, and an explanation of the proposed change). ↑
- See, e.g., Kaitlin Mulhere, College Students Set to Lose Several Big Tax Breaks Under GOP Tax Plan, Time (Nov. 2, 2017), http://time.com/money/5007540/gop-tax-plan-tax-breaks-college-students/ (discussing how the proposed tax changes will affect students, citing the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ statement that “the tax plan will undermine public higher education through changes to tax breaks for students and families.”). ↑
- See Stegmaier, supra note 5. ↑
- Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center, IRS, https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-benefits-for-education-information-center (last updated Oct. 18, 2017). ↑
- Id. ↑
- Cf. IRS, SOI Tax Stats- Individual Statistical Tables by Filing Status, Individual Income Tax Returns Filed and Sources of Income (2015), https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-individual-statistical-tables-by-filing-status – _grp1 (stating that roughly 30% of total filers in 2015 claimed itemized deductions). ↑
- Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center, supra note 9. ↑
- Tax Credits vs. Tax Deductions, U.S. Tax Center, https://www.irs.com/articles/tax-credits-vs-tax-deductions (last visited Nov. 21, 2017). ↑
- Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center, supra note 9. ↑
- American Opportunity Tax Credit: Questions and Answers, IRS, https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/american-opportunity-tax-credit-questions-and-answers (last updated Aug. 4, 2017). ↑
- Id. ↑
- Id. (noting the credit is for 100 percent of the first $2000, and 25 percent of the next $2000). ↑
- American Opportunity Tax Credit, IRS, https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/aotc (last updated Aug. 3, 2017) (noting common errors on the right hand side of the page, one of which is claiming the credit when you are a dependent). ↑
- Id. ↑
- Lifetime Learning Credit, IRS, https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/llc (last updated Aug. 11, 2017). ↑
- Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center, supra note 9. ↑
- Id. ↑
- See, e.g., Amy Oliver, Improving the Tax Code to Provide Meaningful and Effective Tax Incentives for Higher Education, 12 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 91, 94 (2000) (discussing the need for more effective tax incentives for higher education); Camilla Watson, Reforming the Tax Incentives for Higher Education, 36 Va. Tax Rev. 83, 83 (2017); cf. Chris Edwards, Our Complex Tax Code Is Crippling America, Time (Apr. 11, 2016), http://time.com/4286921/complex-tax-code/ (discussing the current complexity of our tax code in general). ↑
- See Mulhere, supra note 7 (“Republicans say this plan will ‘streamline’ education benefits for families, and that’s a net positive. The current benefits are ‘so complicated that they are ineffective because many taxpayers cannot determine the tax benefits for which they are eligible’ it reads.”). ↑
- See Watson, supra note 23, at 86 (“Many of these proposals [to reform federal spending on higher education] focus on education tax incentives because they are low-hanging fruit; virtually everyone agrees that these incentives collectively do not work well.”). ↑
- H.R. Rep. No. 115-409, at 147–62 (2017). ↑
- Id. ↑
- Id. at 147–48. ↑
- Id. at 154–55. ↑
- Id. at 158. ↑
- Id. at 148. Another change that is not discussed in this post is the proposed tax on endowment funds. This is an important factor that may alter affordability of higher education for students, but the analysis of that change is outside the scope of this post. ↑
- See Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Tax Credits Are a Bad Way to Help Families Pay for College. Here’s Why., Wash. Post (Apr. 10, 2015), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/10/tax-credits-are-a-bad-way-to-help-families-pay-for-college-heres-why/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.afdea1e93bcb (discussing how education credits have not worked in the past to incentivize education, especially for low-income families who do not owe enough in taxes to take advantage of the credit). ↑
- Id.; see also Watson, supra note 23, at 93–94. ↑
- See Mulhere, supra note 7 (“The maximum benefit from the student loan interest deduction is $625, and the average benefit is just $202.”). Although, this has to be weighed against other factors, including the elimination of the personal exemption. ↑
- See Chris Arnold & Emily Sullivan, Massive Tax Hike Under House GOP Plan, NPR (Nov. 14, 2017), https://www.npr.org/2017/11/14/563879136/house-gop-tax-plan-would-hit-grad-students-with-massive-tax-hike. ↑
- See, e.g., id; Erin Rousseau, The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students, N.Y. Times (Nov. 16, 2017), https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/opinion/house-tax-bill-graduate-students.html. ↑
- See Mary Grace B. Hebert, Everyone Should Care About Graduate Student Tuition Waivers, Inside Higher Ed (Nov. 16, 2017), https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/11/16/exempting-tuition-waivers-graduate-students-helps-all-society-essay (“Many graduate student employees receive tuition waivers as part of their compensation package.”). ↑
- Colleen Flaherty, ‘Taxing a Coupon,’ Inside Higher Ed (Nov. 7, 2017), https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/11/07/grad-students-and-policy-experts-say-taxing-graduate-students-tuition-waivers-would (“[A graduate student] never sees the tuition dollars that are waived, of course, so [the student would] have to pay taxes on them with the stipend checks she receives for her [work]. . . [the student] likened it to ‘taxing a coupon.’”). ↑
- See Arnold & Sullivan, supra note 35 (discussing that because a graduate student is paid $30,000 and has $50,000 of tuition waived, the student would have to pay tax on the total $80,000). ↑
- H.R. Rep. No. 115-409, at 158 (2017). ↑
- For a brief discussion of the complexity of the tax code, see Chris Edwards, supra note 23. ↑
- See Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center, supra note 8 (listing the various education benefits with specific definitions of a qualified tuition expense). ↑
- H.R. Rep. No. 115-409, at 177 (2012). ↑
- See Watson, supra note 23, at 117 (“A more educated populace not only would strengthen the national economy, but it also would make the United States more competitive in the global market.”); Arnold & Sullivan, supra note 35 (“Kim Rueben, a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute, said the plan wouldn’t harm just grad students. If young people opt out of graduate education, the damage would be felt throughout the economy.”). ↑
- Cf. Amy Webb, A Tax Plan that Hurts Education Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness, Harvard Business Review (Dec. 01, 2017), https://hbr.org/2017/12/a-tax-plan-that-hurts-education-will-hurt-u-s-competitiveness (“An educated electorate results in a strong, resilient, creative workforce. A country full of educated citizens innovates, solves challenges, gives rise to new businesses, supports new jobs, makes the economy strong, and creates the creature comforts we all want.”). ↑
- But see Watson, supra note 23, at 84 (“Today, the federal government spends over $180 billion on higher education, of which. . . around $34 billion is spent indirectly through foregone revenue attributable to the tax incentives.”); id. at 141 n.7 (“The largest of these tax expenditures (around $15.6 billion) is attributable to the American Opportunity Tax Credit.”). ↑
- Critics of the proposal agree. See, e.g., Erica L. Green, House G.O.P. Tax Writers Take Aim at College Tuition Benefits, N.Y. Times (Nov. 15, 2017), https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/us/politics/house-tax-bill-higher-education-increases-tuition.html (quoting the American Council on Education’s statement that “Congress is sending a clear message that they’d rather use that money for corporate tax breaks.”). ↑
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, 115th Cong. § 3001 (2017). ↑
- Id. ↑
- See supra note 46. ↑
- Perspectives on the Need for Tax Reform: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Tax Policy of the H. Comm. on Ways and Means, 114th Cong. 23–24 (2016) (statement of Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation). ↑
- Id. ↑
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Robots have existed round for fairly a very long time prior. They arrive in every construction and kind. With steady mechanical developments, robots maintain coming nearer to residing souls and fusing into every a part of life and work.
Robotic know-how basically means the computerization of an assortment of assignments that individuals earlier carried out.
Superior robotic innovation has progressed considerably from analysis labs to wander into new circles. From self-driving automobiles to robotizing advanced duties and lifting concrete machines, robots assist folks in every enterprise.
As indicated by Statista, the worldwide robots market is anticipated to achieve nearly US$210 billion by 2025, creating at a CAGR of round 26% throughout 2018-2025. Right here’s a look on the prime game-changing mechanical developments value taking a gander at in 2021.
Picoh is an specific brief robotic skull and a programmable robotic that may come to be as clever as you make it. The robotic has an expressive face that depicts a scope of emotions using Pixel IntoFace innovation, a shading altering base, and a touch-delicate nostril, making the bot optimistic and energized. Shoppers can ship ongoing updates to Picoh so the framework may be modified as needed with a few code modifications.
Saul Robotic is a germ-destroying robotic that tackles the drive of innovation to homicide off infections, together with the Ebola an infection. The Air Power utilized the robotic to kill the an infection in rooms the place remoted programs are directed on information laborers. Saul is created by Xenex and might dispense with hints of Ebola using unimaginable beats of profoundly vivacious vibrant beams. It separates and debilitates the cell dividers of the an infection.
DeeperSense basically improves the capacities for local weather impression of administration robots to enhance their exhibition and unwavering high quality, accomplish new usefulness, and open up new purposes for superior mechanics. DeeperSense embraces a novel methodology of using Synthetic Intelligence and information-driven Machine Studying/DeepLearning to consolidate the skills of non-visual and visible sensors with the goal to enhance their collective capability of local weather perception previous the capabilities of the person sensors.
Inflatable 3D-Printed Robots
Inflatable 3D-printed robots are being created by NASA understudies Chuck Sullivan and Jack Fitzpatrick to research Mars. These tender robots are made with swish elastic that’s primarily labored by a 3D printing mould. The fragile physique permits the robots to maneuver and curve with out harming their inward mechanics. The adaptable physique likewise improves the tender robots ready to maneuver troublesome territory, increment their motion scope, and diminish their dimension to accommodate their environmental elements.
Luka is a perusing robotic ally for kids. The robotic perceives and peruses 20,000 English image books and greater than 70,000 Chinese language titles. Persistently, new books are being added to its cloud library to make it extra ideally suited for kids. Luka connects with and upholds children to pursue autonomously, at no matter level, anyplace. Created by LingTech, Luka has an amicable owl-propelled plan that can make it participating for kids to attach with persistently.
It’s a humanoid administration robotic that plans to develop the skills of a enterprise to maintain shoppers and colleagues related to the information they want most. The robotic features a versatile plan with out a lot of a stretch transfer round an workplace house and even an air terminal and highlights a large display screen that can give visible knowledge to shoppers. It likewise consists of an open-source stage that can allow organizations to tweak the unit’s skill to behave as wanted in clear circumstances.
Worldwide Synthetic Intelligence and Robotics for Protection, Market and Know-how Forecast Report 2021-2027
The World Synthetic Intelligence (AI) and Robotics within the Protection enterprise market, which is esteemed at US$39.22 billion out of 2018, is projected to develop at a CAGR of 5.04%, to worth US$61 billion by 2027.
The full marketplace for worldwide consumption on AI and Robotics Protection Methods is esteemed at US$ 487 billion over the conjecture interval. Curiosity in AI and Robotics guard frameworks is anticipated to be pushed by the large enterprise made by nations just like the US, China, Russia, Israel within the enchancment of leading edge safeguard frameworks and the huge scope of such frameworks by international locations like Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, and South Korea.
The US is the most important high-roller in house, with China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea anticipated to signify the central a part of the expenditure.
Relating to classifications, Robotics is relied upon to signify probably the most important extent of expenditure, trailed by enterprise sectors for PC imaginative and prescient, attribute language getting ready, and web-based media investigation. The marketplace for Robotics is anticipated to be probably the most important classification basically due to the continual acquisition of such frameworks by nations of the Asia Pacific, North America, and European districts.
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For many years, Ta Thi Thanh Thuy has worked hard on the sands between the Mekong River and the South China Sea, an area known as Vietnam’s rice field, to grow valuable wheat.
But Thuy, along with other neighbors, over the past 10 years has completed an exchange – with shrimp – the unpredictable change that results from climate change.
As rising sea levels attract more salt in the Mekong Delta region, the path to shrimp lakes is expected to sell freshwater fish to the country.
The government has set a target of exporting more than two varieties of crab export from now to $ 10bn by 2025 and Delta farmers have benefited from local government training and alternatives, including small loans.
“Life was very difficult for us until we started growing lobsters,” said Thuy, 52. “Many lobster farmers around here can build better homes and keep bank accounts.”
The rise in sea levels in the Delta has been boosted by the construction of a number of offshore dams, which reduce water shortages.
“We planted rice but did not harvest rice,” said fellow crab farmer Ta Thanh Long. “There was a time when rice could grow when the water was still good. But each year the water increased in salt. ”
About one-third of Soc Trang’s land area within 72 km (45 miles) has been affected by salt levels in recent years, says Duong Minh Hoang, former head of the Agriculture Promotion Center.
“We have encouraged locals to change salty crops,” Hoang said. “Climate change is affecting everyone here. We must try to change in order to survive.”
Vietnam is the third largest exporter of rice in the world, but exports from shrimp exports have exceeded revenue from rice since 2013 and are growing rapidly.
“The local seafood growers come here to buy all the fish we grow,” said Ta Thanh Tung, 44, one of Thuy’s brothers who has converted rice and started lobster farming.
“We have heard that he is exporting crabs to Europe, China and the United States.”
Industry analysts expect exports to increase by 5 to 10% a year over the next 10 years while the total crab-eating area – mainly in the Delta – increases by 3 to 5% annually.
Vietnam’s largest fish exporter, Minh Phu Seafood Corp, aims to transform the country into one of the world’s largest fish exporters. Minh Phu expects more than a dozen international agreements with the international community to help raise exports to $ 20bn, or a quarter of exports, by 2045.
This may help to alleviate the economic woes of Southeast Asia in the coming years. The World Bank estimates that climate change alone is about to reduce Vietnam’s foreign exchange earnings by 3.5% by 2050.
The transformation of shrimp from rice, however, comes with its many environmental problems.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a non-governmental organization in Switzerland, says that nearly half of the country’s natural forests, which protect against erosion and hurricane erosion, have been cleared.
Marine experts have shown a lack of control over the eruption of small lobster fields, with questions on everything from the raw materials they use to how they store their water.
There are other risks of using antibiotics to treat infections in shrimp stocks. Antibiotics can penetrate liquids, which are often discarded, untreated or treated incorrectly, return to neighboring water, increasing the risk of contamination in the area and damaging the effects of food.
“While people are talking about fishing and dams … the rejection of unseen pollutants is unthinkable,” said Matt Landos, an Australian pathologist at the marine life. “However, it is clear that it exists, and its abundance does not contribute to the fishing industry.”
In addition, the high salinity and rising sea levels that lead to early changes are likely to damage the Delta.
A height of 0.7 to 1 meter (2.3-3.3 feet) could cover about 40% of the water area, according to Le Anh Tuan, a professor at the College of Environment and Natural Resources at Can Tho University.
“The declining supply will continue in the coming years and parts of the rice fields will be converted into seafood, orchards and other crops,” adds Tuan.
Shrimp farmers say they already have problems with salt depletion.
“We have to dig deep wells to get clean water now,” added Thuy. “We are concerned that due to rising sea levels one day our fields will be flooded.” | <urn:uuid:8f109415-3d20-46a7-bb57-79495b456bee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://topglobe.news/climate-change-brings-benefits-to-some-vietnamese-farmers-at-a-price-agricultural-issues/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.956764 | 995 | 2.75 | 3 |
Figure 6H-12. Lane Closure on Two-Lane Road Using Traffic Control Signals (TA-12)
This figure illustrates an example of a lane closure on a two-lane road using traffic control signals. A legend under the figure states that this is Typical Application 12. A note states "Note: See Tables 6H-2 and 6H-3 for the meaning of the symbols and/or letter codes used in this figure."
This figure shows a vertical two-lane roadway with one lane of traffic in each direction. Downward-pointing black arrows in the left lane and upward-pointing arrows in the right lane denote the direction of traffic. The opposing lanes are shown separated by a broken yellow line. A shoulder is shown to the right of each travel lane. The shoulders are shown separated from the travel lanes by a solid white line.
At the bottom of the figure and to the right of the shoulder of the northbound lane, a black inverted "T" is shown denoting a sign. The sign assembly is shown as composed of a yellow warning light labeled optional mounted above a diamond-shaped orange sign with a black border and the words "ROAD WORK AHEAD" in black. This sign assembly is shown at a dimensioned distance C in advance of another sign assembly to the right of the shoulder. This sign assembly is shown as composed of a yellow warning light labeled optional mounted above a diamond-shaped orange sign with a black border and the words "ONE LANE ROAD AHEAD" in black, which is shown above a square orange advisory speed plaque labeled optional with the speed "XX MPH." in black or its metric alternate "km/h." The "XX" in the km/h sign is shown inscribed within a black circle. This sign assembly is shown at a dimensioned distance B in advance of a diamond-shaped orange sign with a black border to the right of the shoulder. The sign shows a symbol of a traffic signal with red, yellow, and green circles from top to bottom inscribed on a black vertical rectangle and is shown at a dimensioned distance A in advance of a vertical rectangular white sign with a black border to the right of the shoulder. It shows the words "STOP HERE ON RED" in black above a diagonal black arrow pointing down and to the left.
Adjacent to this sign, a temporary white stop line is shown on the pavement extending across the northbound lane. For a dimensioned distance of 150 to 180 m (500 to 600 ft) in advance of the stop line, a solid yellow line labeled as temporary is shown on the pavement to the right of the broken yellow line. At the location of the Stop Here On Red sign, a series of orange squares, denoting channelizing devices, is shown. The devices are shown beginning at the far right edge of the right shoulder and tapering to the white line separating the shoulder from the right lane at a dimensioned distance of 12 to 45 m (40 to 150 ft). At this point, a black circle-and-arrow symbol, denoting a traffic signal, is shown at the right side of the shoulder facing oncoming northbound traffic, and another is shown opposite it in the middle of the left shoulder of the southbound lane, also facing northbound traffic. For a dimensioned distance of 30 m (100 ft) MAX. beyond the signal, the channelizing devices are shown continuing to taper to the left to the broken yellow line separating the two lanes. The devices then are shown continuing in a straight line along the broken yellow line and to the left of the work space in the right lane, denoted by a vertical rectangle with diagonal black and white stripes. Another taper area is shown beyond the work space, where the channelizing devices are shown tapering back from the broken yellow line to the right edge of the right lane for a dimensioned distance of 30 m (100 ft) MAX. Temporary pavement marking is shown along the length of the channelizing devices from the right edge of the pavement at the south end adjacent to the traffic signal symbol to the end of the taper at the left edge of the shoulder on the north end. The marking is shown as a solid white line to the left of the devices. Adjacent to the taper, a horizontal black oar-shaped symbol is shown, labeled Lighting (optional), which is shown beginning to the right of the shoulder and extending almost across the shoulder. Beyond the taper, a traffic signal symbol is shown on the right shoulder facing southbound traffic, and another is shown opposite it in the middle of the left shoulder of the southbound lane, also facing southbound traffic. A dimensioned distance of 12 to 45 m (40 to 150 ft ) is shown beginning at the traffic signal symbol and extending northward to a stop line in the southbound lane. To the right of the shoulder and at the top of the figure, a horizontal rectangular orange sign with a black border is shown with the words "END ROAD WORK" in black.
At the top of the figure in the southbound lane, the same series of a Road Work Ahead sign, One Lane Road Ahead sign, traffic signal sign, Stop Here On Red sign, and temporary pavement markings (solid yellow line and stop line) is shown in advance of the work space, and the same lighting and End Road Work sign are shown beyond it. | <urn:uuid:645ae39f-3c7e-4ecd-8d1c-f56e266c30a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2003r1r2/part6/fig6h-12_longdesc.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.891901 | 1,101 | 3.171875 | 3 |
An alternative model of the refraction mechanism is proposed based on the scattering concept of light radiation by atoms. The effect of the body movement aberration on that scattering model is also presented. The model is applied to Fizeau and Michelson experiments, which made it possible to conclude that the precision of the latter was not enough to detect the ether wind. Reference is made to the Shamir and Fox experiment (1969) in which a 6.64 km/s velocity was detected, i.e., about 22% of the orbital velocity of earth (30 km/s). Nevertheless, the very authors and other relativity theory specialists have considered such result as negative.
Therefore, two experiments are suggested, which are likely to contribute to enlighten the problem: the first is similar to Shamir and Fox?s. In this experiment, the optical fiber reels replace the apparatus arms. The second is an attempt to detect the ether wind by means of the variation of the refraction index, provided that the measurement of that index is likely to be done with a 10-4 precision. | <urn:uuid:8653213f-63c6-4902-8f50-0e1f21f5d108> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://db.naturalphilosophy.org/abstract/?abstractid=5325 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.958632 | 222 | 2.828125 | 3 |
According to a report by grandviewresearch, the mobile application market was evaluated at 154.05 billion USD in 2019 and it is growing faster than ever.
To compete better in the market, most application developers have to finish the development in a fixed time frame. This is to make sure production cost of the application is at the minimum while increasing the throughput. In this race of developing applications faster, most applications developers forget about one most important component of application, i.e. Security.
Most Applications still use insecure methods of storing as well as transmitting data over the network. In this article, we will look into techniques of reverse engineering an android application to extract sensitive data which can deal damage to the business.
Mobile Security Framework
Mobile Security framework is an all in one automated tool to analyze and reverse engineer android, ios and windows applications. It is able to perform both static and dynamic analysis on mobile app binaries and zipped source codes. Advanced users can also take advantage of the REST api provided by the MobSf to seamlessly integrate MobSf to DevOps pipeline or CI/CD
We will install the Mobile Security Framework on a linux distribution with provided installation scripts.
First, we need to grab a copy of the framework, we can use git clone tool in command line or download the zipped version from the github repository of the mobile security framework
Type the following command in your terminal to download the repository
You can also download zip as following
After repository is cloned, run the setup script with bash
You will get output Installation complete once setup is done
Now you can simply execute the run.sh script to get the mobsf up and running
As you can see, a local GUI has been started at http://0.0.0.0:8000 for Mobile Security Framework. We can open the URL in the browser to get started.
We will be analyzing the Damn Insecure and Vulnerable Application by Aseem Jhakar from Payatu. You can find more details about the application on payaty's blog.
Application can be downloaded from this url
Once Downloaded, you would need to extract the downloaded tar.gz file and get the apk file.
Next step would be to go to the mobsf home page and upload the apk file.
Once uploaded and analyzed, mobsf will present you with the dashboard containing results of the analysis.
As you can see, the dashboard provides a lot of useful information. In addition to providing file and app information, mobsf also calculates CVSS and security score based on the underlying implementations. MobSF works by first unzipping the apk file, then converting the APK to JAVA and DEX to SMALI, so this can benefit you if you want to analyze the underlying source code that has been reverse engineered by mobsf as well as you can download Java, Smali and the APK manifest file
In the Manifest Analysis section, we can see certain settings enabled for the insecure application with detailed information on the severity of that configuration with full details.
We can see that Debug is enabled for the application with android:debuggable=True. This makes the task of attaching a dynamic hooking engine such as Frida to the application so we can dump a stack trace and extract the sensitive data hiding inside the application.
After taking a look at the report generated, the first step of reversing an android application should be to open the main activity file and try to understand the logic behind the application.
Source can be opened with clicking on View Source section of the dashboard
On the left section of the page, whole decompiled source code tree can be seen
Click on MainActivity.java to open it on the right pane
This file contains many functions and their definitions. If we scroll to the bottom of the file we see a startChallenge() function which starts an Activity depending on the View
Out of all Activities, HardcodeActivity stands out, so we will open the HardcodeActivity.java file for analysis.
As we can see, there is one access function which compares the entered secret key and if the entered secret key is correct, access is granted. But for the purpose of comparison, developer has hardcoded the secret key, which is "vendorsecretkey" which an attacker can use to easily bypass the access protection.
Hardcoding sensitive information is one of the top OWASP Top Mobile vulnerabilities. This is why to ensure better security, credentials should never be stored in plain text inside the application
Same as Hard coding Credentials, many developers hardcode API keys inside their mobile applications, which allows any attacker to have unauthorized access to remote api and the data handled by the api service.
To better understand the API vulnerabilities, we can analyze the ApiCredsActivity.java file
As we can see, both the Api key and username:password are stored in plaintext inside the source file.
Another Activity that should be analyzed is SQLInjection activity
Sql injection is one of the most interesting vulnerabilities to find in an android application as most mobile developers choose to ignore secure sql implementations as implementation is quite different from what is usually found in web applications.
At first, the activity sets up a database and creates a table to enter few columns containing username, password and credit card number
After building up the table, we can see a sql query built with username extracted from the user input with srchtxt.getText().toString. The whole query is then directly executed. Attackers can simply provide their malicious sql payload and backend application will execute the query returning the output.
While seeming complicated at first, it is possible to correctly reverse engineer an android application. In addition to the potential leak of application logic, it can also deal much larger damage if an attacker discovers potential vulnerabilities. It should be always preferred to test for owasp mobile top 10 as well as put proper anti-reversing techniques in place | <urn:uuid:a68d4a29-6db7-4aee-882c-c619bb97ab2a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://codingsecure.com/basics-of-android-reverse-engineering | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.914465 | 1,229 | 1.703125 | 2 |
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Australia’s fertility rate continues to plummet, with registered births dropping below 300,000 for the first time in 14 years.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed there were 294,369 registered births in 2020, a decrease of 3.7% from 2019. The previous year’s decline was 3%.
Importantly, the total fertility rate (TFR) fell to a record low 1.58 babies per woman, extending a decline from 2.02 in 2008. The rate rose from about 2.1 – the population replacement rate – in the early 1930s to a peak of 3.55 babies per woman in 1962.
ABS director of demography Beidar Cho said fewer births in most jurisdictions could largely be attributed to “a year marked by Covid-19 disruptions”.
The Northern Territory had the highest fertility rate, at 1.86 babies per woman last year, ahead of Tasmania at 1.77 and Western Australia at 1.70. Victoria posted the lowest rate, at 1.43 babies per woman.
Aude Bernard, a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland’s school of earth and environmental sciences, said Australia’s population growth rate was probably at its lowest in at least a century.
The pace may accelerate this year to an actual contraction, with migration all but stopping and people leaving Australia, she said.
However, with reports of maternity wards filling up and the return of migration, the decline of births should halt, at least temporarily.
“Based on historical data, it’s very likely to rebound,” Bernard said. “But it’s going to be short-lived. There’s going to be an increase in people who just postponed having children because of the uncertainty before the [Covid] lockdowns.”
The data revealed longer term trends such as a reduction of younger women having children, while the number of those aged between 40 and 44 giving birth has tripled in recent decades.
The decline in the fertility rate was largest among women aged 15-19 years, decreasing by nearly two-thirds to 7.8 per 1,000 women. Babies born to women aged 40-44 almost tripled, to 15.2 per 1,000 women.
Given the later age women are giving birth, the window for more children is reduced, Bernard said. “There is this very well-established relationship between the age at first birth and the total number of children one will have.”
The median age of parents also edged up, to a record 31.6 years for mothers and 33.6 years for fathers. The two-year age gap has been roughly constant since the ABS began releasing such data in the mid-1970s.
The total fertility rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers was 2.25 babies per woman, down from 2.32 in 2019. “There were 22,016 births registered (7% of all births) where at least one parent was an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian,” Cho said.
Victoria had the biggest drop in registered births, with 3,846 fewer in 2020 than the previous year, while NSW had 3,330 fewer. The Northern Territory had the largest increase, with 103 more births than in 2019.
In 2020, 63.5% of the births were in a registered marriage, down from 64.4% in the previous year, the ABS said. | <urn:uuid:296c3954-e85e-49db-96e4-923b4df7467f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/australia-fertility-rate-falls-record-045231357.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.969184 | 716 | 2.71875 | 3 |
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by Dana Rudolph
Beginning with the vibrant sunburst and smiling child on its cover, Marcus Ewert’s 10,000 Dresses is a joyous book about self-acceptance and identity. It is also the only children’s picture book that features an openly transgender protagonist, and does so with both sensitivity and celebration.
Young Bailey dreams of 10,000 beautiful dresses made of crystals, rainbows, flowers and magical windows. “Boys don’t wear dresses,” her mother, father and brother each tell her. Bailey replies, “But … I don’t feel like a boy,” to which her family responds, “Well, you are one, Bailey, and that’s that.”
It is only after meeting Laurel, an older girl who befriends Bailey over their shared love of dresses, that Bailey is able to see her creations come to life.
10,000 Dresses is the first children’s book from Ewert, whose writings have appeared in such works as the 2004 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology I Do/I Don’t: Queers on Marriage (ed. Greg Wharton and Ian Philips). Ewert also created Piki and Poko, an animated cartoon airing on Logo, but aimed at an older audience.
The striking collage and paint illustrations by Rex Ray make 10,000 Dresses stand out in comparison to the many children’s books with uninspired or imitative art. Ray is an artist and graphic designer whose work has appeared in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and who has created tour posters for the Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Bjoerk, U2, and Beck, among others. 10,000 Dresses is the first children’s book he has illustrated however, taking on the challenge at the request of his friend Ewert.
Ewert says gender has always been of deep interest to him, although he does not identify as transgender. The first person he ever came out to was RuPaul, when the singer was a local performer in Ewert’s home town of Atlanta in the 1980s. Ewert himself did “a ton of drag” in his 20’s. “Transgender studies helped me make sense of a lot of stuff that didn’t make sense for me in my own life,” he observes.
More immediate inspirations for the book were the movie Ma Vie En Rose, about a transgender girl, and hearing an intersex person talk of wishing there could be a bunch of happy little intersex kids running around. “Transgender stuff and intersex stuff aren’t necessarily congruent,” Ewert notes, “but the hope and the dream that people can grow up without having their gender messed with and their identity messed with, and that they can be happy people, really moved me.”
Ewert did not, however, want to make “a one-note issue book.” He explains, “Although the gender stuff gets the lion’s share of the attention … it’s also equally the story about a young artist and what it’s like when you have these ideas and other people around you are saying, ‘that’s impractical, that’s not right or you.'”
An early influence that helped Ewert stay true to his artistic vision was the Caldecott Honor Book Frederick, by Leo Lionni, about a mouse who wants to be a poet but faces family skepticism until his poems inspire them through a cold winter. As a child, he identified with the tiny hero. “I think my whole identity has been built around that,” he reflects.
Supportive parents may, however, raise an eyebrow at the harsh reactions of Bailey’s family to her insistence that she is a girl and should forget about dresses. While her family’s responses unfortunately reflect the all-too-frequent reality of many transgender childrens’ lives, accepting parents may not want to present these negative images to their children who have not yet experienced such bias.
Ewert admits he is walking a fine line here between expressing common reactions and frightening some children who may be reading the book. He sees the scenes as an opportunity for discussion, however, chances for accepting parents to say, “Well, honey, I would never do this to you. I’m sorry this parent didn’t get it.” He adds that he has heard of transgender kids with supportive parents reading the book and themselves responding, “I don’t get it. Why wouldn’t the parents accept that?” and says, “That’s a great reaction.”
Part of the issue, he explains, was the limited space of a picture book. He believes there is more to Bailey’s story. “In my mind, Bailey’s parents will totally come around,” he says. “Not instantaneously, but now that Bailey has an ally in Laurel. I really would love to do a sequel and to show how things are a few months later in the household and that the parents are more accepting now. They’re going to have to process a little bit, and they are going to be accepting.”
For parents, teachers and others wanting more information and guidance about the transgender issues raised in 10,000 Dresses, Ewert recommends The Transgender Child, by Rachel Pepper and Stephanie Brill, as well as the some of the safe schools resources available through PFLAG (pflag.org).
For parents of transgender children, he also advises finding other families in a similar position, “to help normalize it for yourself.” One place to start is Trans Youth Family Allies (imatyfa.org), an organization founded by four mothers of transgender children.
Bailey may continue to inspire families in new ways with her bravery and artistic vision. “I love Bailey and want to do a whole lot more stories around her,” Ewert insists, “in part to answer some of the questions that I’ve heard from people, like, ‘What do all the other 10,000 dresses look like?'” | <urn:uuid:9c824564-3566-4255-9689-02e86348b191> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pridesource.com/article/10000-dresses-celebrates-transgender-children/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.971733 | 1,321 | 2.25 | 2 |
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Laser & Dermatology Institute offers laser hyperpigmentation treatment in Covina. Hyperpigmentation is a discoloration affecting the skin, causing some areas to appear darker. Darkened spots or patches are usually harmless. They occur when melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color, collects in certain areas, giving the skin an uneven appearance.
What Can Cause Hyperpigmentation?
Changes in skin coloration can occur due to:
Sun damage: Known as solar lentigines, sun spots or age spots form over many years. Freckles, common in people with light to medium skin tones, are light brown sun spots caused by UV exposure and a lack of protection.
Hormonal changes: Dark spots can appear on the face, abdomen, or anywhere on the body during pregnancy, during which hormone levels can boost melanin production. Birth control pills and menopause can have a similar effect.
Injury/trauma: Eczema, psoriasis, and severe acne can injure the skin. Inflammation or trauma may increase pigmentation, causing dark spots to appear where skin was inflamed or an injury healed. These may be black or light brown and grow larger with sun exposure.
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Light brown spots, mostly occurring on the face, neck, hands, or chest, primarily caused by sun exposure. Freckles are usually not a concern, unless they are asymmetrical, have irregular borders, or change in color or diameter.
Also known as age spots, these are generally small. Some may reach as large as 2 centimeters in diameter. They are common in people who didn’t properly protect themselves in their younger years.
A type of hyperpigmentation common in women with darker skin tones. Often associated with hormonal changes or therapies, it appears as symmetrical brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, chin, bridge of the nose, and sometimes on the neck and forearms.
Redness of the face that tends to be patchy, flare up for weeks or months, and ease up. Increases in blood flow to the skin can aggravate rosacea, so sunlight, temperature extremes, hot drinks, alcohol, and exercise may worsen the condition.
Present at birth, these abnormalities include vascular birthmarks, or malformed blood vessels, and clusters of pigment cells. Most of the time, birthmarks aren’t serious. Some even go away on their own, while others don’t change or get larger; if a birthmark changes, see your healthcare provider.
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Fractionated RF energy can be used on any skin type or tone to improve complexion and provide skin discoloration treatment. It’s often used on the eyelids, forehead, cheeks, and neck, and around the mouth.
Intense pulsed light is used to treat pigmented/vascular lesions on the face, arms, and abdomen; in 1-3 sessions, it can improve age spots, vascular lesions like spider veins, rosacea, freckles, and sun damage on any part of the body.
An acoustic laser stimulates collagen production to improve pigmentation, often after three to five sessions; improvements may be seen over six months. It is effective for melasma, brown spots, freckles, and other abnormalities.
This laser penetrates the skin surface, without damaging it, to increase collagen production and provide skin pigmentation treatment for sun spots, vascular conditions, and even removing hair.
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Pritam Dash, Mehdi Karimibiuki, and Karthik Pattabiraman, Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC), 2019. (Acceptance Rate: 22.6%) [ PDF | Talk ] (Code – Artifacts Reusable Badge from ACM)(Videos) This work appeared in the media (Eureka alert)(TechXplore)(Globalnews)(Market Associates)(Helpnet, SERENE-RISC digest)
Abstract: Robotic vehicles (RVs) are cyber-physical systems that operate in the physical world under the control of software functions. They are increasing in adoption in many industrial sectors. RVs rely on sensors and actuators for system operations and navigation. Control algorithm based estimation techniques have been used in RVs to minimize the effects of noisy sensors, prevent faulty actuator output, and recently, detecting attacks against RVs. In this paper, we propose three kinds of attacks to evade the control-based detection techniques and cause RVs to malfunction. We also propose automated algorithms for performing the attacks without requiring the attacker to expend significant effort or know specific details of the RV, making the attacks applicable to a wide range of RVs. We demonstrate these attacks on ArduPilot simulators and two real RVs (a drone and a rover) in the presence of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) using control estimation models to monitor the runtime behavior of the system. We find that the control models are incapable of detecting our stealthy attacks, and that the attacks can have significant adverse impact on the RV’s mission. | <urn:uuid:3e9783c1-1eb2-4dca-9f38-37921f462295> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blogs.ubc.ca/karthik/2019/08/25/out-of-control-stealthy-attacks-on-robotic-vehicles-protected-by-control-based-techniques/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.903481 | 324 | 1.898438 | 2 |
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert
January 27, 2018 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmFree
Young Israel of Tampa, The University of South Florida, and The Florida Holocaust Museum are pleased to present a special concert of new and existing musical works, featuring the music of Sarasota-based composer, Francis Schwartz, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This concert will be held in remembrance of the victims of this tragic event, and in an act of solidarity against all forms of persecution. Also included in the concert will be works by three student composers, including chamber ensembles, modern dance, and audience participation.
This program is free and open to the public and will take place on January 27th at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre 1 at the University of South Florida Main Campus is located at 3839 USF Holly Drive, TAT, Tampa, FL 33620.
7:45PM- Pre-concert discussion with featured composer, Francis Schwartz
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Dr Tracy Woodroffe explains the power of equipping pre-service teachers with sufficient experience in Indigenous context.
Pre-service teachers look to their supervising teachers for guidance and see them as examples of good practitioners.
This is the accountability that supervising teachers carry in return for their supervision payment. Some might argue that they supervise purely for the love of it, and their dedication to the profession.
Whatever the case, the responsibility of demonstrating professional practice is not to be underestimated.
This becomes even more relevant considering the 2018 Network of Academic Directors of Professional Experience (NADPE) Report findings about Indigenous-specific Australian professional standards for teachers 1.4 and 2.4 regarding knowing Indigenous content and how to teach it and knowing Indigenous students and how they learn.
Professional standards and the potential of supervising teachers
The NADPE Report, commissioned by the Australia Council of Deans of Education, investigated pre-service teacher practicum experience, and determined that pre-service teachers were not being given sufficient experience in Indigenous contexts, that pre-service teachers were still reporting to feel unconfident or underprepared to teach Indigenous learners, and that it was highly unlikely for supervising teachers to even mention standards 1.4 and 2.4 to their pre-service teacher.
What does this mean for the teaching profession?
It means that there is untapped potential for supervising teachers to change the current situation and help lead the charge in improving pre-service teacher capacity, and ultimately impacting on Indigenous educational outcomes.
This cannot happen without initial teacher education providers sharpening their focus on Indigenous outcomes, in line with Federal Government annual NAPLAN reporting and Closing the Gap 2020 revised targets.
I would also argue that it cannot happen without Indigenous educators’ input and mentoring.
Indigenous knowledge and perspective
Indigenous educators are in the unique position of being able to see the Australian education system through two world views.
They know what is expected by western standards and can also see the areas of need pertaining to improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students.
This knowledge is a cultural understanding that is important to Indigenous people but perhaps invisible to someone else.
While this is the case, Indigenous educators should not be expected to shoulder the responsibility for educational change.
Without a consensus and action, the current system will continue unchecked and be a mediocre version of something that could be truly inspiring.
As recommended in the NADPE Report, more research is required into the Indigenous-specific specialised aspects of Initial Teacher Education and opportunities to improve the communication and professional development between pre-service teachers and supervising teachers.
The Australian Indigenous Lecturers in Initial Teacher Education Association (AILiTEA) was set up to advise the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) about this specialised aspect of Initial Teacher Education.
AILiTEA was developed as one of the key professional mechanisms required for success of the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiatives (MATSITI), which ended in 2016, citing the need for many more Australian Indigenous Lecturers in Initial Teacher Education to be identified, and the necessity for an association of expert Indigenous educators to advise on such matters.
Conditions for change
Indigenous educator voice and mentoring, working in conjunction with supervising teachers and pre-service teachers focusing on Australian professional standards for teachers 1.4 and 2.4, while departments and initial teacher education providers sharpen their focus on improved Indigenous educational outcomes should create ideally optimal conditions for positive change.
As usual there are limitations to consider and prepare for.
The first limitation could be the small numbers represented in this workforce of Indigenous educators to provide comment, support or mentoring.
Added to this is the fact that not all Indigenous educators may wish to participate or take on the extra load.
Secondly, to make impact and effect change, you must be participating in the system in question.
Therefore, Indigenous voice and mentoring would need to be translated across into system processes already in place.
There is not always a direct translation. For example, it may be difficult to transpose Indigenous voice to fit within the standards, or for the importance of this to be understood.
Indigenous educator mentoring may have cultural elements that are not necessarily recognised in current leadership pathways.
A third limitation could be a lack of knowledge about what is already in place or under development in various state education departments and initial teacher education providers to improve Indigenous educational outcomes. A differentiated approach would be required to achieve the best results.
Reiterating the NADPE Report findings, more research is essential into practicum experience and the impact on teacher confidence and capacity in demonstrating professional standards 1.4 and 2.4.
These two professional standards are not the only ones that are relevant to the success of Indigenous students, but they are the two recognised Indigenous-specific standards that reinforce the importance of Indigenous culture in education.
They are a baseline, or a benchmark of professional practice and it is not unreasonable that they should be a starting point for transformation.
Australia has a bright future and Indigenous students should feel that they are a part of that.
It begins with education and the opportunities that arise from educational success. Supervising teachers (non-Indigenous and Indigenous) in collaboration with Indigenous colleagues, are important players in the development of a culturally responsive teaching workforce.
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The great irony of Joseph Biden’s presidency is that he could be good for the gun industry.
President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are already fueling gun sales with the gun control platform they ran on. Americans are buying guns like never before. Gun sales have surged since the Covid-19 pandemic swept through America in March.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted 32.13 million background checks in the first 10 months of the year, breaking an annual record before the year is over. While FBI background checks are not the same as sales, they serve as the closest nationwide proxy.
Gun sales are fueled by fear over the coronavirus pandemic, a flattened economy, the millions of unemployed workers and civil unrest stemming from volatile protests and police brutality. Gun sales are also fueled by politics, and consumers are motivated by the fear of gun control.
Biden’s election is seen as a victory for gun control groups like Everytown for Gun Safety. “We can count on Biden and Harris to address gun violence and save lives via executive action, and we look forward to standing behind them every step of the way,” said Everytown spokesman Adam Farina, who praised Biden-Harris as “the strongest gun safety ticket in history.”
But not everybody sees this as a good thing. Frantic buyers are rushing to gun stores to stock up before Biden has the chance to impose gun control restrictions, including a proposed manufacturing ban on assault rifles.
Now that Biden is president-elect, gun stocks are running scared while the market rallies. Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger
But investors are missing the big picture. Despite Biden’s stance on guns and America’s recent history with mass shootings, gun control was not a serious topic during the campaign. Gun control was never mentioned during the debates, which were dominated by coronavirus and the economy.
Gunmakers could face limited actual risk due to the likelihood of a divided Congress: the Democrats need wins in two runoffs in Georgia to knot the Senate at 50 seats apiece, which would allow Vice President Harris to cast a deciding vote in any legislation that receives party-line support. President Obama was unable to pass gun control legislation in 2013 when he faced a divided Congress.
“Congress hasn’t done anything, and isn’t in all likelihood going to do anything for the foreseeable future,” said Philip Cook, a sociologist at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and co-author of Gun Violence: The Real Costs. “It’s kind of a remarkable situation where fake politics is driving real decisions.”
Cook said that a divided Congress calls into question whether there is any real need to be rushing out and buying guns over the fear that they’ll soon be taken away. “That, as a concern, has turned out to be false,” he said.
Biden, like President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before him, could serve as a greater catalyst for gun sales than President Trump, a Republican endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
Biden’s gun control plan includes a ban on the manufacture of assault weapons and high capacity magazines, which have been used in the deadliest mass shootings. It also includes the expansion of background checks and the registering of all assault weapons under the National Firearms Act, which requires a $200 tax and lengthens the background check process from about 20 minutes, to about eight or ten months. Biden is planning nationwide gun buybacks for gun owners who don’t register for the NFA and he also wants to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, the industry’s protection from liability lawsuits.
Mark Oliva, director of public affairs for the National Shootings Sports Foundation, the gun industry group, called the Biden plan “the most far-reaching and radical anti-gun agenda ever proposed by a presidential candidate.”
He said it amounts to the “confiscation of lawfully-owned firearms.” He also said that repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act “would expose manufacturers and retailers to frivolous lawsuits that are designed to only drain the finances and bankrupt organizations while doing nothing to reduce crime or hold criminals accountable.”
Americans remain closely divided on these issues. With a gridlocked Congress, Biden and Harris face considerable challenges in passing their ambitious plan. The buyback faces logistical challenges because there are estimated to be hundreds of millions of guns in private ownership.
“Anarchy will reign and I don’t expect any compliance amongst citizens,” said Brian Rafn, a recently retired gun industry analyst from Morgan Dempsey whose family owns shares in Sturm, Ruger. He estimated the “civilian gun arsenal” to be 585 million in guns in private ownership, which he referred to as “a Red State and rural/suburban reality.”
Gun violence is an important issue, but Biden has already declared the coronavirus pandemic to be public enemy number one, and his clear priority when he takes office in January 2021. America has suffered an epidemic of mass shootings in recent years, but they have subsided during the Covid-19 pandemic, which closed schools and prevented people from gathering in large groups, providing fewer opportunities for mass shooters.
If no gun control measures are passed during the Biden presidency, the gun industry could enjoy the best of both worlds: sales fueled by the hysteria of a gun control policy that might never happen.
“It’s hard to see that Biden is going to be able to do anything that would restrict the public’s ability to buy all the guns they want, of whatever sort,” said Cook. “If they were genuinely concerned about what was going to happen under a Biden administration, they don’t need to be.” | <urn:uuid:f4c04d71-8c58-41c7-ae9b-957afff56ac9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/aaronsmith/2020/11/19/president-elect-biden-brings-a-boost-to-gun-sales/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809124724-20220809154724-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.966265 | 1,217 | 1.5 | 2 |
In terms of botanical diversity, the cloud forests of Mexico are exceptionally rich, with over 2,800 plant species recorded within them, 25% of which are trees. However, a new Red List of these trees has revealed that 60% are threatened with extinction.
The cloud forests of Mexico are mostly found on steep slopes and protected ravines in tropical and subtropical mountain areas. However, this has not prevented them from becoming severely threatened in recent years by deforestation and the effects of global climate change.
The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees is based on collaboration of a number of cloud forest experts taking part in several workshops between 2007 and 2009. The project was led by Dr Mario Gonzalez-Espinosa of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chiapas, Mexico, with support from colleagues throughout Mexico, and Prof. Adrian Newton of Bournemouth University.
The report details the IUCN conservation status of 762 tree species and also includes information on current and potential uses of each species, in the hope that this will help promote sustainable resource management and conservation in the future.
Various parts of trees found in the forest are used to make products as diverse as baseball bats, toothpaste, clothing dyes and hammocks and several species have edible parts or medicinal properties. Some species are also important culturally, with one being used during the important Día de Muertos folk festival.
Despite the ecological, economic and cultural importance of these forests, they are not well represented within the country’s protected area network. The new Red List report will provide a solid scientific foundation on which conservation strategies can now be built.
“The collection of information on tree species of conservation concern is vital for planning conservation action and the restoration of forest ecosystems” said Sarah Oldfield, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.
“The results of this assessment indicate that over 60% of the trees of Mexican cloud forests are threatened with extinction. Clearly action must be taken to conserve and restore the forests” she added | <urn:uuid:b89c39dd-b364-46fd-bc39-4c0af7b8e0e4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://globaltrees.org/news-blog/new-red-list-mexican-cloud-forest-trees-reveals-60-threatened-extinction/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.947809 | 421 | 3.8125 | 4 |
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- The world's biggest cryptocurrency suffered its biggest daily drop in a month, falling as low $45,000.
LONDON/SINGAPORE: Bitcoin tumbled 17% on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off across cryptocurrency markets as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations and leveraged players took profit.
The world's biggest cryptocurrency suffered its biggest daily drop in a month, falling as low $45,000. Bitcoin was last down 11.3% at 0939 GMT.
The drop extended a slump of nearly a fifth from a record high of $58,354 hit on Sunday - though bitcoin remains up around 60% for the year.
"The kinds of rallies we've been seeing aren't sustainable and just invite pullbacks like this," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at OANDA.
Ether, the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation that often moves in tandem with bitcoin, also dropped more than 17% and last bought $1,461, down almost 30% from last week's record peak.
Cryptocurrency markets have been running hot this year as big money managers and companies begin to take the emerging asset class seriously, piling money into the sector and driving confidence among small-time speculators.
A $1.5 billion investment in the crytocurrency by electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) this month has helped vault bitcoin above $50,000 but may now lead to pressure on the company's stock price as it has become sensitive to movements in bitcoin.
Rising government bond yields over recent days have hit riskier assets, spilling over into leveraged bitcoin markets, said Richard Galvin of crypto fund Digital Asset Capital Management.
"Markets were quite hit from a leverage perspective so that didn't help," he added.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who has flagged the need to regulate cryptocurrencies more closely, also said on Monday that bitcoin is extremely inefficient at conducting transactions and is a highly speculative asset.
Critics say the cryptocurrency's high volatility is among reasons that it has so far failed to gain widespread traction as a means of payment.
Analysts said key price levels have played a large part in determining the direction of crypto markets.
"Because we're so lacking in fundamentals, it's the big figures that have proved to be support and resistance points," said Michael McCarthy, chief strategist at brokerage CMC Markets in Sydney.
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Imagined in the Context of a Room is a major retrospective celebrating the career and legacy of Joanna Margaret Paul (1945–2003). Paul’s intimate explorations of domestic life pushed the boundaries of artistic practice through an experimental, multi-disciplinary practice spanning drawing, painting, poetry, photography and film. Imagined in the Context of a Room considers the resonance and legacy of Paul’s work in the contemporary moment. This major exhibition presents a close study of her career from the 1970s to the 2000s and is accompanied by a significant publication. Moving across the different phases of Paul’s life as an artist, the exhibition traces key journeys that shaped her career: from Ōtepoti Dunedin to Te Pataka o Rakaihautū Banks Peninsula, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Whanganui and beyond; traversing the spaces between the mind, body and spirit; between the domestic and the political; between grief and beauty.
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Self-suction pulling pump at the efficiency of 20m³/hour and the lifting height of 22mH2O, the pump suction height is 7,0mH2O.
The LR-20 pump is designed to work in the shortage or temporary lack in the agent. The pump can suck in the liquid from the pipeline which is filled with the liquid partially or suck in washing agents from a vessel or a device removing them during washing which prevents from sediments on the walls of washed devices.
Normal working condition is pumping the air, foam and liquid misture.
Food, pharmaceutical and cheemical industries as a pulling pump in the return CIP plumbering,
|Typical current / tension||[a/v]||14,4/400|
* Values for clean cold water
The pump LR-20 general characteristics
LR series pumps have monolithic compact design where a specifically designed engine roller is the base for the rotor and the stator keeps the pump trunk. The engine trunk is screwed into the bottom being equipped with for spherical legs being used for leveling and placing the pump. The pump does not need additional foundations. The engine shield protects it during washing accessory devices as well as the room. The LR pump is the variant of centrifugal return pump working on the centrifugal liquid ring principle. The pump enables to pressure air-containing and froth liquid.
Leaving the pumped agent leftovers in the trunk make product applications impossible.
The pump is able to work when there is a need to cut the agent off when the suction is still present.
Make: stainless steel 1.4301
Roller sealing: front, mechanical as graphite ring / silicon carbide +epdm.
LR-20 pump dimensions
LR-20 pump section
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Kids and Motion
Others with small children struggling at this time? This entire home-care-while-working thing has me conflicted. On one side, I love having so much time with the kids. My youngest is now talking more and more and is a really exciting age (just under 2 years). It’s great to have 24 hour access. Our family becomes closer, both us and the kids, but also the kids in between. It’s just them and each other.
But, and this is a major but, we are also under pressure. It’s difficult to work and continually engage the youngsters. They are too small to fit. They have a lot of fights and need more entertainment than we can give them now that we have to work. Noah needs to play with his peers.
I know things might be worse, but this isn’t a hernia post. We are now very well off with employment, etc. The post would be useful for ideas for activities and entertainment at home with the kids now that they are so settled. Children and movement go hand in hand, therefore I hope you can spend some time here.
Obstacle Courses and Games
We’ve been enjoying the great weather by playing in the garden, walking, throwing stones and playing on the playground. We played ball, king games, save (finding anything to save) and obstacle courses in the garden.
These obstacle courses are great since they not only entertain the youngsters but also help their growth. They can be built inside as well, but outside usually has more air and room. It lets kids run, ride bikes or scooters, throw balls, etc. I started by making one for Noah, and then we switched and he made one for me. It’s just as much fun to devise a course. Here are some examples of course content:
- Jump over anything, preferably with your legs together if you can. Maybe a one-leg jump.
- walk on the internet or another slightly shaky surface: improve balance
- hit with a ball
Children and Movement: a Win-Win
These courses not only entertain but also help the child’s motor abilities. Movement is plainly important in children’s lives and helps them develop physically, cognitively, and socially. Exercise benefits the heart, joints, and muscles. It is especially useful to children’s neurological systems, coordination, and motor abilities. The same goes for their sense of self-worth, curiosity, responsibility, and creativity. So encourage kids to get out every day, even if we are at home. Make movement enjoyable so they want to move. Adjust the difficulty so they are challenged, but not overwhelmed, so they gain confidence.
Smaller Child’s Play
They are naturally busy as tiny children. They are interested, confident, and trusting of others. Here, the youngster needs to be supported, guided, explored, and safe. They have mastered most basic movement patterns but lack fine motor skills and coordination. Make the movement fun and low-impact, challenging the child’s balance, strength, fitness, and coordination. The more basic motor abilities they learn now, the easier it will be to learn new sports later. The heart of a healthy youngster can readily handle the demands of play and sports. Children recover rapidly from exertion, whereas adults get very exhausted keeping up with them. So go for it with these tracks. | <urn:uuid:fd7f12ac-2735-470e-b70f-d278142a860e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.a-magazine.co.uk/children-and-movement-activate-the-kids-during-this-time-at-home/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.966539 | 716 | 2.390625 | 2 |
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EC number: 812-724-1
CAS number: 106705-37-7
Metal carboxylates are substances
consisting of a metal and a carboxylic acid. Based on the solubility of
strontium neodecanoate in water (8.47 g dissolved Sr/L at pH 8.4
corresponding to 45.07 g strontium neodecanoate/L), a complete
dissociation of strontium neodecanoate resulting in strontium and
neodecanoate ions may be assumed under environmental conditions.
Soil-plant bioaccumulation factors are
available for stable strontium, 85Sr and 90Sr. Heine and Wiechen (1984)
reported bioaccumulation factors in the range of 0.04 to 0.14 for stable
Sr in pasture plants at different locations whereas BAF values of Sr90
in pasture plants ranges from 0.17 to 0.94 and in vegetables and grain
from 0.07 to 1.48. The BAF values of Twinning et al. (2004) are based on
85Sr accumulation by different plant species in spiked tropical red
earth and range from 0.44 in Sorghum to 63 in mung bean leaves. In sum,
strontium bioaccumulation in terrestrial plants appears to be low. No
terrestrial bioaccumulation data for neodecanoate could be identified.
Therefore, strontium neodecanoate is expected to have a low potential to
bioaccumlate in terrestrial organisms.
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Making that long-distance call in Xenovita…
After mapping the galaxy and figuring out a way to travel from one end of it to another, we settled down to figure out how to communicate across vast interstellar distances using a method with story-telling potential but also pinned to Xenovita’s other meta-mechanics so it would have a solid foundation.
Josh drove a lot of the development of communications in Xenovita, which was patterned on the structure of modern real-life communication infrastructure and technology. Coupled with a little Xenovita subspace magic, some good old-fashioned alien “whodunit,” and some imagination, the finalized interstellar communications network was formed.
The communication treatise is pretty long and has a bunch of charts, math, and actual potential usage data (the extrapolation was that thorough), but the basic gist of the galaxy-wide network is a decentralized system based on ancient alien technology that utilizes a specific layer of subspace to function.
At its core are the ancient alien communication devices that can transmit and receive copious amounts of data essentially anywhere in the galaxy instantaneously. The small transmission devices are pretty much everywhere and all Gen-7 species can manufacture new ones. Installed in ships, space stations, and on planets, the alien transmitters allow any communication device in range of one, like a personal communicator, to connect with other connected devices on the network. The transmitter’s one downside is their inability to work while physically in hyperspace. This means that ships traveling in FTL can’t use their transmitters. A second downside is that since data is transmitted in “the clear” encryption and decryption are incredibly important to secure important communications. If a player isn’t careful, others may be listening in on their conversations.
One of the many reasons why a decentralized system with no data limitations was created was so we could have a setting where players didn’t have to worry about communicating across vast distances in their games. GMs can have their players galavant all across the Varuna while still being able to access NPCs, data, or even other player characters no matter where they are. That said, there’s a lot of granularity built into the fictional infrastructure and setting equipment for GMs and players that want to make interstellar communication a bigger part of their games.
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Middle School Literature-Based Language Arts: STEM Novels and Science Fiction
In this seven week course, learners will read three novels that explore the range of ways science can interact with fiction including stem novels and speculative science fiction while developing spelling, grammar, and composition skills.
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Twice per week
over 7 weeks
learners per class
per learner - per class
How does a “Multi-Day” course work?
Meets multiple times at scheduled times
Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries
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This is the second course in a year-long rotation. This class goes a step beyond your average book club and is designed to support neurodivergent learners. The texts are chosen with high concepts and interest but with easier language. Texts chosen are available on platforms with dyslexia-friendly options including audiobooks. Explicit phonics/spelling instruction is provided to allow students continued exposure and support. Scaffolding is provided for new or non-literal language. The course...
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.3 Identify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. c. Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. d. Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events. 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience
I began reading at the age of three and have averaged multiple books a week since. I have a honor's in discipline in English from East Tennessee State University where my focus was on middle grades and young adult literature. I was a peer tutor for four years teaching college level English including preparing students to take the GRE for an additional two years. I have been teaching online book clubs for two years online and last year my average student who took standardized pre-post tests (The NWEA MAP Growth exam) improved their reading placement by two grade levels. I completed my undergraduate thesis on the subject of middle grades literature and won local and state wide awards including having the honor of presenting at a statewide conference for outstanding undergraduate research. In this thesis, I critically analyzed middle grades literature for representations of complex issues related to neurodivergency and disability across genres. Relevant Coursework: Read 3100 Teach Read for K-6. This course is exceptionally relevant to this course as it provided a foundation in the science of reading approach which provides explicit, direct, and accurate phonics based instruction to support all readers. This is utilized in this course despite the difference in age ranges through optional spelling activities to support learners who may have lagging skills in reading and spelling. Read 3200: Teaching Writing and Language Arts. This course provided frameworks and strategies for teaching writing in motivating ways to students and for understanding the development pathways of writing and language arts. Eng 3118: Honor's Lit Focus. In this focus I explored representations of American History, focusing on the complex history of California, through a variety of literature for adolescents. This class also modeled engaging ways of teaching literature for this age group and dealing with complex subject matter. English 4077: Literature For Adolescents This class focused on the teaching, critical analysis, and exploration of literature for middle school students. It explored methods of education and dealing with complex subject matter as well as strategies for evaluating texts both academically and developmentally. I am also a life-long science fiction fan and have worked extensively in science education for over a decade which allows me to bring passion to the subject material of this class.
Students will complete daily reading and writing activities Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This should take approximately 30 minutes to one hour per day.
Learners will need the printed workbook designed and provided by the teacher as well as a pencil and notetaking supplies. Learners will need a copy of each of the three unit texts A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough The Walking Fish by Rachelle and Kopel Burke The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Students will be provided with a weekly progress report. Students will complete a final project.
1 hour 30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
These novels, short stories, and poems contain age appropriate references to disaster and tension common to the science fiction genre but do not contain any on-screen violence or systematic injustice. In A Field Guide to Getting Lost, two minor characters are briefly lost in a state park but are rescued with no injuries and a character goes to the Emergency Room, due to the overreaction of a babysitter, after suffering an allergic reaction with no lasting effects. In The Walking Fish, a preteen character sneaks into a cave to try to make a discovery and suffers a minor injury (a broken ankle) they are rescued quickly and the scene is not written in an overly scary or dramatic way. In The Jamie Drake Equation, the main character learns his parents are getting a divorce. The divorce is handled well (Jamie does not witness adults fighting or treating each other disrespectfully) and the last scene of the novel shows both of Jamie's parents interacting happily to support Jamie at an event. Additionally, a main character's father is in danger due to his job as an astronaut but is rescued. Learners will use nearpod to complete activities during class-time. Learners will click a link in chat and enter their first name, initial, or nickname. They should not enter their full name and no other information is collected. Learners do not need to create an account or remember a password.
A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough The Walking Fish by Rachelle and Kopel Burke The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge Academic Sources: Uncovering The Logic of English: A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy by Denise Eide Kramnick, J. B. (1997). The making of the English canon. PMLA, 112(5), 1087-1101. Thein, A. H., Beach, R., & Fink, L. (2013). Critiquing and constructing canons in middle grade English language arts classrooms. Voices from the Middle, 21(1), 10.
Education as Unique as Your Learner
🇺🇸Lives in the United States
151 total reviews
120 completed classes
I am an autistic adult with a masters degree in museum and museum evaluation focusing on applying science to museums and museums as a place of informal learning for neurodiverse learners. In my undergraduate education, I elementary education,... | <urn:uuid:5a7be8ad-058a-436d-a147-2e95cbf1e554> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-literature-based-language-arts-stem-novels-and-science-fiction-ZWkxdtJM | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.91961 | 2,148 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Hundreds of Central Florida gas stations are facing an end of the year deadline: upgrade storage tanks or face fines and possibly be forced to close.
About 1,250 tanks in Central Florida-900 underground and 350 above-ground-still remain out of compliance, News 13 a central Florida news station reported.
Many of the gas stations are independently owned and having difficulty coming up with the fee for the upgrade cost which can run about $250,000. For those that mange to come up with the funds, the investment could take them years to recover from. And some who want to comply are having a hard time finding storage tanks at the last minute-the wait is reportedly about six to eight weeks.
Some, such as Maurice Noukjam who has been operating a Citgo in central Florida for 40 years, is still deciding if it is worth staying in the businesses amid the upgrade requirement. “A lot of independent people are going to be hurt by this-a lot of small business people, because the economy is bad,” he told News 13. “The bank’s not going to loan you money. Where are you going to get that?”
The law, however is nothing new. Florida’s legislature has given the gas stations more than 20 years to comply, having passed the law requiring secondary containment in 1984. The law was designed to protect the state’s groundwater, which makes up about 92% of drinking water.
Station owners who decide to stay open without the proper upgrade face a $10,000 daily penalty, but if the stations close, reduced competition could be bad for consumers if it leads to higher gas prices. Depending on the number of pumps, stations can have anywhere from two to about six tanks.
An estimated 10% of gas stations statewide could close. In the 25 years station owners have had to comply, there have been 28,000 fuel weeks, the Department of Environmental Protection told News 13. | <urn:uuid:628c8634-4d27-48d9-b04c-97bb5d154ff8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cstoredecisions.com/2009/12/04/florida-gas-stations-struggle-amid-tank-upgrade-deadline/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.973986 | 400 | 1.734375 | 2 |
The bible is sufficient in telling us everything we need to know. Emphasis on the word “need.” The bible is not sufficient in telling us everything we want to know. That’s not a flaw; it’s intentional. God is not saying to us: “If it’s not in the bible, I don’t want you to know about it.” Rather, God is saying: “If it’s not in the bible, I’ve given you the wisdom to figure it out for yourselves.”
This is where philosophy comes in. Philosophy: philein sophia – lover of wisdom. Philosophy doesn’t replace the scriptures. My faith is based on scripture, not philosophy. Truth is based on scripture, not philosophy. The nature and character of God is based on scripture, not philosophy. So what is philosophy good for? For figuring out the things not directly revealed by God.
God gave us curious and inquiring minds. He gave us the ability to gather information and solve problems. He expects us to wrestle with difficulties and obstacles so that we will grow in maturity, understanding, and knowledge (see Luke 2:41-52). We can ask the tough questions. We can safely talk about the possible answers. We can philosophize.
As long as we keep philosophy in it’s proper place, and not make it the foundation of our lives (that’s what the scriptures are for), we do indeed have sufficient wisdom to find and know what we want.
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Force, Momentum, Impulse, Gravitation, Work and Power
Solve the following problems on a separate sheet of paper, using proper problem-solving techniques. You must show all work, including equations, substitutions, calculations, and units. Consult your Reference Tables as necessary.
1. It takes a force of 50 N to give a body an acceleration of 10 meters per second per second. Calculate the mass of the body.
2. a. Calculate the weight of a 10-kilogram block of iron. b. Calculate the mass of an object that weighs 490 N.
3. An 8.0-kilogram rocket fired horizontally encounters a force of air resistance equal to 4.9 N. The force supplied by the rocket's engine is 60.9 N. a. Calculate the net force accelerating the rocket. b. Calculate the acceleration experienced by the rocket.
4. Assuming that at sea level the value of g is 9.8 meters per second per second, calculate the gravitational force exerted on a proton.
5. It requires a force of 300 N to keep a 500-N box sliding at constant speed across a floor. Calculate the coefficient of sliding (kinetic) friction.
6. A force acting on a 5.0-kilogram body increases its speed uniformly from 2.0 meters per second to 8.0 meters per second in 3.0 seconds. a. Calculate the initial momentum of the body. b. Calculate the final momentum of the body. c. Calculate the magnitude of the force acting on the body.
7. Calculate the length of time a 50-N force must act on a 400-kilogram cart to increase its speed from 10 meters per second to 12 meters per second.
8. When a car of mass 2.0 x 10exp3 kilograms moving at 9.0 meters per second collides head-on with second car possessing a mass of 1.5 x 10exp3 kilograms, the cars lock together and come to rest at the point of collision. a. Calculate the momentum of the second car just before the moment of collision. b. Calculate the speed of the second car just before the moment of collision. c. Calculate the momentum of both cars after the collision.
9. A ball of mass 0.20 kilograms is pitched to a batter at 30 meters per second. The ball is struck and hit back to the pitcher at a speed of 20 meters per second. If the ball and bat were in contact for 0.025 seconds, calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the ball by the bat.
10. A 1-kilogram body moving forward at 5 meters per second collides directly with a second body at rest. After the collision, the 1-kilogram body reverses its direction and moves at 1 meter per second while the second body moves forward at 2 m/s. a. Calculate the direction and magnitude of the momentum of each body before collision. b. Calculate the direction and magnitude of the momentum of each body after the collision. c. Calculate the mass of the second body.
11. A satellite of 100-kilogram mass is put into orbit around the Earth at which point it weighs 920 N. The period of the satellite was observed to be 5.3 x 10exp3 seconds. a. Calculate the centripetal force exerted on the satellite by the Earth. b. Calculate the distance of the satellite from the Earth's surface (altitude).
12. a. Calculate the value of g at a point 400,000 meters above the Earth. b. Calculate the orbital speed which must be given to an Earth satellite to maintain it in orbit at this distance.
13. A 60.0-kilogram woman climbs a staircase to a level 11.0 meters above her starting point in 66.0 seconds. a. Calculate the minimum force she must exert to raise herself from step to step. b. Calculate the total amount of work done in climbing to the upper level. c. Calculate the power she generated in climbing to the upper level.
14. Calculate the power of a motor that does 700 joules of work in 35 seconds.
15. Calculate the amount of work done by a 250-watt motor in 20 seconds.
16. A boy applies a steady force of 32 N to a cart and pushes it 12 meters in 16 seconds. Calculate the power he generated.
17. A motor raises a 5000-N elevator 7.5 meters in 15 seconds. a. Calculate the work done by the motor. b. Calculate the power generated by the motor.
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Gashena, Ethiopia: Eye Medical and Surgical Treatment at Emanuel Clinic
As one of the oldest and most pivotal projects permanently undertaken by PBF, Gashena Medium Health Clinic has been serving the needy since it was officially implemented in November 2012; in a smaller town called “Gashena” – in North Wollo, Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. Since its establishment, the clinic has been offering all kinds of medical diagnosis, treatments including the provision of medicines and other facilities with full financial support from PBF.
Largely attributed to the infectious weather condition and the sanitation related problems, sizeable number of people in the community are susceptible to different and constantly reoccurring acute eye-diseases. Symptoms such as cataract, glaucoma, pterygium, Uveitis, Eyelid turned in, Trachoma, Dry-eye, Sclerotizes, Far or Near-sightedness, and Other conjunctiva are the most frequently detected eye-diseases in the area.
Notwithstanding the vulnerability of all sections of the community, children and elderly people are the most exposed ones. More worrying is the absence of well-equipped health services and lack of specialist doctors in the area. This paucity, coupled with very the far locational distance of the place from the cities with relatively better services has made it extremely difficult for the patients to have any prospect of getting the service hoping to recover from these various eye-sicknesses. For that matter, most of the patients cannot afford the cost for the treatments.
It was this very demanding situation of the people in this area that prompted PBF to expand and reorganise the Clinic with the necessary facilities and human resource, in order for the victims to get the service at the town of their own.
Currently, Gashena Clinic is providing both medical and surgical treatments to a large number of patients. During the months of May and July 2017 periods alone, the Clinic was able to provide the surgical and medical treatments for 122 patients. Few others had to be referred to higher hospitals in Addis Ababa due to the seriousness of their condition – most of them suffering from retinal detachment and diabetic – so that they may have a chance for intense medical and surgical treatment.
As there is no permanently employed eye-specialist doctor, the Clinic is providing the service only on a periodical schedule by inviting specialists who could come and treat our patients staying for some time interval. Given the pressing demand for the service, we hope to provide the treatment on a regular basis if we can employ a specialist doctor for the Clinic on a permanent base.
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by Justine Glenton
Ashtanga & Zen Yoga Teacher
Yoga Postures to Increase Energy and Reduce Fatigue
Sometimes unusual mental or physical exertion, stress, and lack of sleep can make people tired. Prevention in these cases simply requires self-observation and needs us to listen to our bodies. It means not pushing the body and mind beyond its limits. Other times it means walking or doing some physical work to help increase the energy levels.
Some yoga poses are excellent to reduce fatigue and adjust the hormone cortisol - too little of which can zap your energy. As your stress levels go down, energy levels improve you can increase energy with balancing poses and backbends.
Here are 8 Yoga postures to increase energy and reduce fatigue. Practicing yoga increases your energy, power, strength and endurance, whilst strengthening weak or under-activated areas of the body.
|Cobra pose strengthens the upper back, neck, shoulders and chest. It also stretches the spine, improving spinal mobility of the upper and mid-back. It opens 4 chakras within the body, reduces tension, stress and fatigue.
To do this pose, start by lying on your stomach with your hands on the floor by your chest. Keeping your legs together, point your toes back while pressing feet into the ground. Keep your elbows bent in by your sides as you slowly lift your head and chest off the floor. Look straight ahead and hold anywhere from 20 seconds upwards to a minute.
Inhale as you lengthen the sides of your body, then exhale, pressing your tailbone down. Press the lower tips of your shoulder blades toward the back of your heart while keeping the upper shoulder blades broad and open. Root your hands into the earth, and curl up toward the sky.
|Has a very restorative and rejuvenating effect on the mind, body and spirit. It opens and lengthens the back of the body and creates great sensations within the body.|
|This pose, which looks like an archer's bow, strengthens the back while lengthening the front of the body.
To do this pose, lie on your belly with your arms by your sides, palms facing up. Bend your knees and bring your heels close to your buttocks. Reach back with your hands and grab your ankles (not the tops of the feet). Keep your knees about hip-width apart. Lift your heels away from your buttocks while simultaneously lifting your thighs away from the floor. This will lift your upper torso and head off the floor. Press your shoulder blades down and away from your ears. Keep your gaze forward.
Hold this pose anywhere from 20 to 30 seconds. Release your ankles as you exhale, and rest quietly for a few breaths.
|Tree pose strengthens the muscles of the lower extremities around your knees. It is a balancing pose, requiring focus and attention.
This pose starts in a standing position with your hands on your hips. Bend your right knee and place your right foot on the inside of your left thigh. Press the thigh against the foot. Bring your hands together in front of your chest, or for a further challenge reach your arms up overhead. Gaze forward at a fixed point.
Hold for 30 seconds to a minute. Repeat on other side.
|Energises you physically and mentally; it is a back bend that strengthens, lengthens every vertebrae therefore increasing elasticity and flexibility of the spine as well as reducing fat build up from the oblique area and reduces stiff hips.|
|Helps alleviate stress, stimulates abdominals, lungs and thyroid, reduces fatigue, backache, headaches and insomnia.|
|Reverses the effect of gravity by revitalising the organs as pressure is relieved from the lower areas of the body, it stimulates all the digestive, nervous, hormonal and endocrine systems of the body improving our overall health, reducing fatigue and alleviating insomnia. It also changes our perspective.|
|The destroyer of all disease. It helps control the hormonal function in the body, releases tension and induces deep relaxation. This sequence engages your core and energises your system from the inside out. The poses also require balance, which sharpens your focus, as well as lots of deep breaths, which increase your oxygen intake to help you feel more alert.
Do each of these moves in order, holding the poses for 10 - 20 deep breaths. Repeat the sequence on the other side when appropriate.
Other major causes of fatigue include anaemia, low gastric fire, and weakness of the liver. If the fatigue is due to anaemia, eating iron-rich foods and blood builders such as pomegranate juice, grapes or grape juice, and beets or beet/carrot juice, can help. Right nostril breathing is also helpful, as it stimulates the liver, which plays an important role in building blood. For fatigue caused by physical exertion, drinking fresh orange juice with a pinch of rock salt gives a quick boost. Add 10 drops of lime juice to help the body cool down.
When agni (the digestive fire) is low, digestion will be sluggish, bringing the energy level down. One way to raise agni is to chop or grate a little fresh ginger, add a few drops of lime juice and a pinch of salt, and chew it before meals. Also, it is best to avoid cold or iced drinks, as they counteract agni and impede effective digestion. Instead, take small sips of warm water while eating. | <urn:uuid:5c5f4508-8314-4319-89c7-4c6f199997ca> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.healthandfitnesstravel.com/advice/topics/increase-your-energy/increase-your-energy-justine-glenton?tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.924783 | 1,138 | 2.171875 | 2 |
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Three thousand years ago, when Chinese medicine was first being practiced, there was no light or electricity. No way to mask the darkness of winter. No way, either, to ignore the longer, warmer days of springtime. Because it is such an ancient practice, a lot of the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine comes from a time when people spent much
More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90 percent of them have type 2 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Type 2 diabetes, while its exact cause is unknown, develops when the body becomes resistant to insulin or the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin. Because of this, treatment often involves taking “insulin sensitizers”
It’s that time of year again: the time when many of us engage in the practice of setting a new year’s resolution.
It seems, though, that hand-in-hand with new year’s resolutions is the prediction of inevitable failure. That as soon as you pick a resolution, you won’t actually make it through the whole year sticking with the new behavior,
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, health is achieved by living in balance with nature and the seasons. Winter, the season of the Water Element, is the season for slowing down, reflecting, and conserving our resources. We all feel this tendency, but we don’t always listen to our bodies. In Western culture, being active is rewarded and expected. We feel
Autoimmune diseases are a collective group of disorders that plague nearly 50 million people in the United States today. When a person suffers from an autoimmune disease it means their own immune system is attacking the body and altering or destroying the tissues. Autoimmune diseases include things like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn’s disease, pernicious anemia, multiple sclerosis, irritable | <urn:uuid:a67baca6-7193-4972-aaaa-0806f1747a92> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://orchidblossomacupuncture.com/tag/tcm/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.925614 | 429 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Image Makers will be Punished on the Day of Judgement
Narrated Abdullah ibn 'Umar (d. 73H) radiallahu 'anhu: Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said:
"Those who make these images (suwar) will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, make alive what you have created."
Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar (d. 852H) said:
"It is a command to do that which one is unable to do. From it we get a description of how the punishment of the image-maker will be. He will be ordered to breathe the soul into the image which he has made and he will not be able to do so. As a result his punishment will continue (unceasingly)."
It should also be mentioned that there must be consideration in this matter if the making of a picture is necessitate by urgency or emergency, such as x-rays for identification or diagnosis of a disease or sickness. In this case the condition is that the picture itself be not the immediate goal or objective. This is based on the rule is usul ul-fiqh: necessity should be measured by the existing circumstances. Whatever goes beyond that, to the point of being done out of pride, and enjoyment of these images, is forbidden. [Nuzhatu'l-Muttaqin, 2/1150, no. 1680]
The Command to Remove Curtains Containing Images
'Aishah (d. 58H) radiallahu 'anha reported that Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam came back from a journey and that she had screened her door with a curtain having (images) of winged horses on it. He sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam commanded 'Aishah to remove them, and so she pulled them down. [This is the wording narrated by Muslim, 3/1158, no. 5256]
Al-Bukhari's narration is:
"I had hung a thick curtain having images (tamathil). He, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, commanded me to remove them, so I pulled them down."
Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar said:
"It has the word tamathil which is the plural of timthal and refers to something whose image is made; and it is more general than to be limited to shakhis (that which has body like a statue) or naqsh (engraved), dahn (painting), or nasaj (weaved) in a cloth. In the narration of Bukayr ibn Al-Ashajj from 'Abdur-Rahman ibn Al-Qasim, reported by Muslim [3/1159, no. 5265], it contains the words ' ... she hung up a curtain which had in it tasawir (images)'."
See also Ahmad 6/208, 6/281, where 'Aishah's narration contains, " ... she said then he sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam tore it up."
Pulling Down and Tearing up Curtains Containing Images
'Aishah radiallahu 'anha reported that she had a curtain which had images (tasawir) in it. Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam entered (the room) and pulled it down. 'Aishah said, "I then tore it and prepared two cushions from it." A man who was present at the time when this hadith was being narrated and whose name was Rabiah ibn 'Ata ibn Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad was one of the students of Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, asked, "Didn't you hear Abu Muhammad (Al-Qasim, the narrator from 'Aishah), making mention of 'Aishah radiallahu 'anha having stated that Allah's Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam used to recline on them (the two cushions)?" Abdur-Rahman ibn Al-Qasim said, "No, but I heard Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad saying so." [Muslim, 3/1159, no. 5265, footnote 2518].
'Abdul-Hamid Siddiqui in his commentary of the english translation of Sahih Muslim, [3/1159, footnote 2518] said:
"One may ask the question if the cloth having pictures on it is forbidden to be used as a curtain, why is it not forbidden to be used as a cushion? The answer is that when the cloth having pictures upon it is torn into pieces and sewn in another shape, the pictures lose their form altogether and they no longer remain pictures. Moreover hanging-pictures are more conspicuous, while those on cushions, etc, become insignificant."
This is similar to what Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar said concerning the reconciliation ('jam) between the following hadith containing the words, " ... he tore (the curtain containing images) apart ... so we turned the curtains into one or two cushions", and the next hadith containing the words, "She bought a cushion having images on it. When Allah's messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam saw it he stopped at the door and did not enter ... he sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam added, 'Angels do not enter a house in which there are images.' "
Al-Hafidh says another possible explanation for reconciliation between the two ahadith is that when the curtain was cut up, the cutting could have been, for example, in the middle of the image, thereby changing it from its original form. For this reason he sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam began to use it to lean on.
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Anne Barth: State needs tax credit for ‘angel’ investors
The decision by Progenesis to open an office in downtown Huntington is the latest success story in our state’s ongoing efforts to create home-grown innovation businesses.
This success is due to a variety of initiatives that are helping to facilitate a robust system of university research and boosting commercialization of that research. However, our state still has a missing ingredient, and that is adequate early stage and seed capital funding.
Securing funding for start-up firms based in research and innovation can be an especially tough challenge because banks do not generally lend money for intangible assets. Providing an incentive for investors to back these fledgling companies is a proven way to solve that problem, and it will help West Virginia compete in the new economy.
A key solution for this is Senate Bill 419, which has been introduced by West Virginia Sens. Robert Plymale, Richard Browning and Art Kirkendoll. The bill would reinstate a tax credit previously on the books in West Virginia for qualified investors, often referred to as “angel investors.”
The bill proposes a state tax credit to qualified investors for 50 percent of their investment, up to $100,000 with a maximum $50,000 credit per person. What this means is that West Virginians who invest in West Virginia start-up companies and create West Virginia jobs would receive a credit on their West Virginia taxes. The credit will encourage investment in start-up companies, which are by definition more risky ventures.
Of West Virginia’s neighboring states, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia have angel investor tax credits, while lawmakers in Kentucky and Pennsylvania are currently considering similar legislation.
More than 22 states across the country use an angel investor tax credit to generate start-up companies, which result in capital investment of three to 15 times the tax credits issued. Having this tax credit on the books is a way to grow companies — and good-paying jobs — here at home.
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How to Deploy A Software Defined Network
Software Defined Network (SDN) was a bit of a buzzword throughout the early to middle of this decade. The potential of optimal network utilization promised by software-defined networking captured the interest and imagination of information technology companies quickly. However, progress was slow, because the general understanding of software-defined networking wasn’t up to the mark, which caused enterprises to make wrong choices and unsustainable strategic decisions upfront.
Where Does SDN Come Into the Picture?
SDN is still a nascent concept for several companies. The virtualization potential for networks offered by SDN calls out IT leaders to improve their understanding of this software heavy approach of network resource management. We hope this guide helps.
What is Software Defined Networking Afterall?
You would know and appreciate how software managed virtual servers and storage make computing resource management more agile and dynamic for enterprises. Imagine the benefits that enterprises could enjoy if the same capabilities could be extended on to your company’s network hardware. That’s what software-defined networking offers.
SDN is about adding a complex software layer on top of the hardware layer in your company’s network infrastructure. This allows network administrators to route network traffic as per sophisticated business rules. These rules can then be extended across to network routers so that administrators don’t have to depend solely on hardware configuration to manage network traffic.
This sounds easy in principle. Ask any network administrator, and they will tell you that’s its really difficult to implement, particularly in companies with matured and stabilized networking infrastructure and processes.
SDN Implementations Demand Upgrades in Network Management Practices
An almost immediate outcome of SDN implementation will be your enterprise’s ability to quickly serve network resource demands using the software. To maintain transparency, the networking team needs to immediately evaluate the corresponding changes they need to bring in, let’s say, the day end network allocation and utilizing reports. This is just one of the many examples of situations where every SDN linked process improvement will need to be matched by equivalent adjustments in related and linked processes.
Managing De-provisioning Along the Way
At the core of SDN implementations is the enterprise focus on optimizing network usage and managing on-demand network resource requests with agility. While SDN implementations help companies achieve these goals fairly quickly, they often also cause unintended network capacity issues. Among the most common reasons for this is that SDN engineers forget to implement rules for de-provisioning networks when the sudden surge in demand is met. By building de-provisioning as the last logical step in every on-demand resource allocation request, networking teams can make sure that SDN doesn’t become the unintentional cause of network congestion.
Pursue 360 degrees network performance visibility
It’s unlikely that your company will go for a complete overhaul of its network management systems and processes. So, it’s very likely that the SDN implementation will be carried out in a phased manner. Some of the key aspects of managing this well are:
- Always evaluate the ease with which your existing network performance monitoring tools will allow SDN to plug into them.
- Look for tools whose APIs allow convenient integration with SDN platforms
- Evaluate how your current network performance management tools will be able to manage and integrate data from non-SDN and SDN sources.
Note – because hybrid SDN (a balance of traditional and software-defined network) is a practical approach for enterprises, implementations much accommodation the baseline performance monitoring goals of the enterprise. In fact, the introduction of SDN often requires networking teams to improve performance monitoring and reporting practices so that concrete and business process-specific improvements can be measured and reported.
Is SDN an Enterprise Priority Already?
The basics reason why SDN is making its way into IT strategic discussions for even SMBs is that the nature of business traffic has changed tremendously. Systems have moved to the cloud-computing model, and there’s a lot of focus on mobile accessibility of this system.
In times when systems operated mostly in the client-server configuration, the basic tree structure of Ethernet switched worked well. Enterprise network requirements today, however, demand more. SDN is particularly beneficial in enabling access to public and private cloud-based services.
SDN also augers well for another very strong enterprise movement – the one towards mobility. That’s because, with SDN, network administrators can easily provision resources for new mobile endpoints, taking care of security considerations. Also, enterprise data volumes and information needs will only grow. Managing network optimization with many virtual machines and servers in the play, traditionally, will require tremendous investments. SDN makes it more manageable, even from a financial perspective.
Understand and Acknowledge Security Aspects of SDN
Make no assumptions. SDN is a major change in the way your company’s network works. There are specific known risks of SDN implementations that consultants and vendors from this sphere will help you prepare for.
Protocol weaknesses are right at the top. A crucial question for the application security and network security teams to work together on is – do our application security routines accommodate the needs of protocols used in the SDN platform? Another key security-related aspect is to devise measures to prevent SDN switch impersonation.
Choosing External Vendors
The success of an SDN implementation is measured in terms of the positive impact it has in the context of business use cases. If/when you initiate discussions with external consultancies and vendors for your enterprise SDN implementation, make sure you evaluate them not only on the basis of their SDN knowledge but also their ability to understand your business applications ecosystem. This helps them implement SDN platforms that accommodate complex and highly sophisticated business rules of network resource allocation. This, in turn, significantly improves the project’s probability for getting all its goals tick marked.
If SDN is on the strategic roadmap being followed by your enterprise, there’s a lot you can help with. Start with the tips and suggestions shared in this guide.
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safest for all crime
43rd precinct / population 172,122
The 43rd Precinct has been the breeding ground of generations of street gangs, from the Black Spades in the 1960s to the "Sex Money Murder" set (or chapter) of the Bloods gang in the 1990s. More infamously, it is also where plainclothes officers killed an unarmed Amadou Diallo on Feb. 4, 1999. Diallo's death became a symbol of Mayor Rudolph Guiliani's policies to fight crime (see breakout below). But long after the mayor sent police to reclaim the many street corners and the abandoned buildings that had fallen into the hands of criminals, Soundview is still enjoying the improved safety.
Overall crime in the 43rd Precinct, which includes Soundview, Parkchester and Castle Hill, dropped 71 percent in the 17 years up to 2010. Murder and burglaries both declined by 80 percent in that time, and car thefts were down by 88 percent.
The crime rates in this part of the south-central Bronx once made it a place to avoid, but with the neighborhoods on the rebound, developers have built new homes, and young families and artists have begun moving in.
In some parts, residents say it almost feels like the suburbs, at least in comparison to how things used to be.
The overall crime rate continued to drop in 2010, by 5 percent. Reported rapes decreased 26 percent, to 35 incidents; car thefts fell 21 percent, to 253. Burglaries and grand larceny were each down slightly less than 10 percent. But crime remains a concern in the area. Murders, robberies and felony assaults all jumped slightly from 2009 to 2010, so the 2010 numbers earned the neighborhood a middling ranking of 36th out of the 69 neighborhoods in DNAinfo.com's Crime & Safety Report.
Increase in grand larceny, 2001 to 2010
Reduction in car thefts, 1993 to 2010
Photo: Facebook/Justice for Amadou Diallo
On Feb. 4, 1999, four plainclothes members of the NYPD's Street Crimes Unit approached 22-year-old Amadou Diallo (pictured) as he stood outside his apartment building, in Soundview. It was after midnight, and Diallo, who was black, had just returned home from his job as a vendor on 14th Street in Manhattan. The officers, all white, thought he was acting suspiciously and confronted him. Thinking he had a gun in his hand, they opened fire 41 times, hitting him with 19 bullets. As he lay dying, his wallet fell out of his hand. The shooting ignited a firestorm of protests against police and inspired Bruce Springsteen to write a song about the killing, "American Skin," also known as "41 Shots." It also led to a reorganization of the Street Crimes Unit, although the officers were acquitted of all criminal charges. Diallo's name still evokes the racially charged 1990s, when Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was often at odds with the city's minority communities over his aggressive anti-crime tactics.
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I was just reading through Chapter 6 of Freshness by Bamforth, and I noticed the following passage:
"I think the answer lies with yeast. Yeast loves to reduce carbonyl substances. If you take a beer with pronounced cardboard/wet paper character and treat it with a good virile yeast, the stale notes will be removed."
I assume he's talking about beer in process or he means krausening and doesn't specifically say it. Otherwise, if you did it post fermentation, what would the yeast have to work on?
I really don't know (beer in process wouldn't yet be at the point where it has a cardboard/wet paper character would it?).
I'm going to read the rest of the book this week. It's short but pretty dense. And I believe he covers E-2-nonenal in greater detail in an earlier chapter. I'll post back if I see anything on point.
One other tidbit I noticed in Chapter 3:
"If you take a stale beer and add enough sodium metabisulfite to it, then you can clean up the flavor. This speaks to the fact that sodium metabisulfite binds carbonyl substances to produce so-called adducts, which no longer display the aged character."
The carbonyl group includes diacetyl, acetaldehyde, and E-2-nonenal.
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There are more and more electronic tools available to assist people in editing their writing. These tools can meet a wide range of writing needs. The following is a comparative study of two groups who have applied these resources during the process which French-speaking university students have used of writing an abstract. I present the results of my observations between two groups of students: the first group accessed electronic resources without prior training, while the second group accessed these same resources with training prior to using the same tools. Results clearly demonstrate that with prior training, students are more likely to access these resources. Prior training for usage of these resources is particularly useful for emerging writers.
Available online: 2011-04-27
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Parenting isn’t always easy; the Welsh Government’s Parenting. Give it time campaign wants to help by providing positive parenting information, advice and support for parents with children up to the age of 18.
Just three months since physical punishment of children became illegal a series of parenting information roadshows will visit locations across Wales between June and September 2022.
The roadshows will offer informal public drop-in sessions at supermarkets and public events, providing practical advice on positive parenting techniques and an opportunity to find out more about the new law on physical punishment.
Representatives from local authority parenting and family support services and Parenting: Give it time will be on hand to talk all things parenting.
The roadshows coincide with a new national advertising campaign, ‘Not here’, which raises awareness that physical punishment, like smacking, is now illegal in Wales.
The full list of dates and venues are as follows:
- Thursday 30 June, 9.30-12.30: ASDA Cardiff Bay, Ferry Road Retail Park, Cardiff, CF11 OJR
- Thursday 7 July, 9.30-12.30: ASDA Llansamlet, Upper Forest Way, Swansea, SA6 8PS
- Thursday 14 July: 9.30-12.30: ASDA Bridgend, Coychurch Road, Bridgend, CF31 3AG
- Thursday 18 August, 9.30-12.30: Denbigh and Flint Fair, The Green, Denbigh, LL16 3NU
- Thursday 1 September, 9.30-12.30: Tesco Extra Newport, Unit 3, Harlech Retail Park, Cardiff Road, Newport NP20 3BA
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Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services, said, “When we introduced the law to end physical punishment we were always very clear that the necessary information, advice and support had to be there for parents. That’s why we’re investing up to an additional £2.8m, over four years, to increase the capacity of local authorities in Wales to provide positive parenting support.
“The all-Wales roadshow events will be a great opportunity for families to find out more about Parenting. Give it time and to get positive parenting practical hints, tips and expert advice to encourage good behaviour from children.
“There’s lots of parenting support out there for families including targeted support through programmes such as Flying Start and Families First alongside universal services provided by, for example, midwives, health visitors, GPs and local authorities.”
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A new agreement for key public-sector infrastructure projects in B.C. will deliver good-paying jobs, better training and apprenticeships, and more trades opportunities for Indigenous peoples, women, and youth around the province.
Under government’s new Community Benefits Agreement, a diverse and qualified workforce will be supplied for select major public infrastructure projects through a newly-created Crown corporation, BC Infrastructure Benefits Inc. (BCIB). BCIB will hire the project’s construction workers, and will work with unions and contractors to dispatch labour, as well as manage payroll and benefits.
“British Columbians rightfully expect B.C. projects to benefit B.C. workers, families, and communities. Our new Community Benefits Agreement will help deliver those benefits,” said Premier John Horgan.
“With this agreement, we’re not just investing in roads, bridges and other infrastructure, we’re investing in good jobs and new opportunities for people who live in B.C.,” said Premier John Horgan. “And with our focus on expanding apprenticeships for young British Columbians, we’re helping build B.C.’s next generation of construction workers.”
Highlights of the agreement include:
- A targeted approach to maximizing apprenticeship opportunities on major public-infrastructure projects;
- Focus on priority hiring and training of Indigenous peoples and women;
- Co-ordinated access to existing training programs, while identifying and addressing skills gaps;
- Priority hiring for qualified individuals who live within close proximity of the projects;
- Hiring flexibility for contractors, who can request named hires; and
- Wage alignment to prevailing industry rates to promote good wages for all employees.
The first projects to be delivered under the new community benefits framework are the new Pattullo Bridge, and the four-laning projects on the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and Alberta. The request for qualifications (RFQ) for the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project has been released.
“British Columbians deserve the opportunity to work on major government projects being built in and near their communities,” said Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. “This Community Benefits Agreement will put local people first in line for good jobs building the roads, bridges and other infrastructure we need.”
“We continue to work with Indigenous groups and women in trades to expand apprenticeship and employment opportunities,” said Tom Sigurdson, executive director, BC Building Trades. “Under a Community Benefits Agreement, these initiatives will translate directly into apprenticeship completions, which, in turn, will allow B.C. residents to support their families, to invest in their communities, and to build the B.C. economy.”
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN REGIONS
The articleconsiders the features of economic structure development of the regions ofup-date Russia within the region’s technification aimed to develop conceptualapproaches for improvement. There fixed a lack of a stable relationship betweenthe dynamics of applied high technologies in economies and cost volume forresearch and technology development realized empirically using multivariantstatistical factor analysis method based on data of Russia’s constituentterritories. The author’s interpretation of the identified phenomenon andcorresponding conceptual position on its solution are given due to relationshipanalysis between science, technology and economy considering methodology of thesystem-evolutionary approach. The conception idea is in use of thescientific-technological development mechanism inherent in nature – demand fortechnologies firstly caused by the growth of the consumer sectors and,secondly, by the competitive conditions through the growth of equalparticipants quantity. Attention invited to reforms realization by institutionsof state, primarily in the sphere of regulating micro and small businessmodeled after “Four Asian Tigers” through key regulatory authority’s delegationwith equivalent responsibilities for the regional and local level of publicadministration considering historical features impacting on present-dayinternal regional strategy.
scientific-technological development, technology, demand mechanism, institutional reforms, regions.
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Objective-C - You’d probably like Moose’s concept of roles if you like categories. Roles also provide the ability to require methods exist on classes so you could use them for interfaces too, but when you consume a role you can’t guarantee it won’t add functionality.
Clojure - If you were willing to play with Perl 6 you’d probably like the many of its lazy aspects. The common example being binding an infinitely long fib sequence to a list (my @fib := 0,1,*+*…* ). Perl 6 also supports multi-method dispatching and pattern matching. I don’t know about Clojure’s pattern matching abilities, but I do know that Perl 6’s is weaker than Erlang’s, so be aware of that.
If you don’t want to try Perl 6 you should look at the Higher Order Perl book. It focuses on functional Perl and steals heavily from Lisp. In fact, the author states very early on that of the 7 things that make Lisp different, Perl has 6. It is available free online or from a book store. The author is currently boycotting Amazon though, so while they sell it you may want to buy from someone else.
Ruby - I haven’t gotten around to learning Ruby. For what it’s worth, there are a lot of people I know that like both Ruby and Perl so I have to assume there are some good similarities. If you are looking for method_missing it is called autoload. Besides that, Moose::Exporter is great for making keywords for DSLs. You can use Perl 5’s prototypes, but that gets a little more complicated. You can also use Devel::Declare if you just want to take the parser over altogether which, of course, is gets more complicated.
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A Vow to Sustainability Leads to a Trip (Up) and Down
the Aisle at Eons Fashion Antique.
By Reese Randall
October 20, 2020
The wedding dress is an extension of individuality and personal style. It can represent the joy we have for our partner and for the commitment we have to love. Finding the perfect dress to don on the Big Day is a big deal, especially when the world around us is experiencing big changes. Changes in the economy, the climate and the distance from which we socialize. One thing that hasn’t changed is the growing demand for sustainable style — in everyday wardrobe and in classic bridal wear. With no shortage of vintage frocks, revisiting eras past has always been a well sourced option for classic and eco-friendly opulence. And, one thing is certain in this uncertain time: Vintage bridal is definitely having a moment.
A commitment to sustainability and saying, ‘I do’ begins at Eons Fashion Antique, a classic vintage clothing store in Shadyside that buys and sells vintage clothing and accessories for women and men from the 1880s through the 1990s. “I love the ’30s and ’40s era of bridal wear,” says Richard Parsakian, owner of Eons. “The bias cut of the fabrics create a beautiful silhouette for the female form; and the lightness of this look is borrowed from the romance of Shakespearean plays.” The classic long and sometimes beaded trains are among Parsakian’s favorite details.He has approximately three dozen classic wedding dresses dating from the 1920s through the 1980s, ranging from $45-$100 (as shown here) to others in stock ranging up to $250.Eons’ merchandise is sourced locally from the public who have items for resale. “I curate my stock from these resources which include fashions that create head-to-toe looks.Many items have never been used,” says Parsakian.
‘Slow-fashion’ as the industry is calling it, defines fashion as having a longer style life that ignores the short lived trendy styles, explains Parsakian. “Buying local reduces the carbon footprint of shipping and brings life to fashions that exist or could be restyled or upcycled.” Eons has been a green store for 35-years and continues to redefine an industry that creates waste and redefines a public's consumption for a throw-away society.“Eco-friendly fashion should rethink fabric contents, reduction of plastics, polyester and other ingredients that are not biodegradable,” says Parsakian. “If not, what will become of landfills in the future?”
The upcycled fashion retailer works beyond his local and international customers within the movie and TV industry for productions filmed in Pittsburgh. “Recently I’ve been added as a resource for the 3rd season of "Pose" and the newest season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, explains Parsakian. He also partners with The Andy Warhol Museum for special fashion theatre events; while some items from his Eons archives are currently included in the "Femme Touch" exhibit accessorizing Candy Darling's dresses.
Eons was closed for three months during the onset of the Coronavirus quarantine. “Customers have returned and I see a willingness for new shoppers to discover the importance of buying vintage. I love the hunt and discovery of past lives through fashion — I explain history through pop culture of our wearable world,” says Parsakian. Bridal fashion is made for all individuals and Eons is not only a resource for vintage fashions, but a social center for artists and his LGBTQIA+ community.
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Tara Donovan: Fieldwork
June 14–September 22, 2019
Fieldwork celebrates American artist Tara Donovan’s distinctive practice that transforms mundane materials like plastic straws, index cards, rubber bands, Slinkys, and Mylar into elaborate, mind-bending objects evocative of the natural world.
Donovan manipulates a material over and over again, to see what it is capable of becoming, where it might lead, and how it migrates from an object of practical use to something surreal or sublime. In some instances, she reworks a material into both two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, engaging with space and light in nuanced and unexpected ways.
Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, this exhibition presents, for the first time, wall-based and freestanding objects together, demonstrating how fully the artist reimagines everyday materials. Taken together, the works in this exhibition demonstrate how order and structure give way to unpredictability and how the mundane cedes to the marvelous.
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Samarpan Foundation is setting up an 'outdoor laboratory' on its Redhills’ project site.
This outdoor laboratory allows students to have a hands-on experience of environmental sciences.
Currently, students are learning building construction using discarded PET bottle bricks, a column of PET bottles, nylon fishing net and concrete without the conventional steel bars as well as a PET bottle 'honeycombed' wall with non-organic waste packed tightly into the honeycombs.
Not only does this non-organic waste provide excellent insulation, it also gets rid of prodigious amounts of waste which would otherwise pollute our environment. In addition, this project uses organic compost for farming.
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In November 2001, this man and another man savagely beat Youssef in the street because of what other members of Youssef's religion committed on 9/11. While beating Youssef, this man tells him about his cousin, who died on 9/11 saving lives on the 40th floor of the north tower. Farah Nazan runs towards the assailants, turns invisible, and incapacitates them with ease. The police soon arrive and arrest Youssef's assailants. | <urn:uuid:ee405206-0329-4160-a164-ac7c54e49933> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://heroeswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Youssef%27s_assailant_(I)&diff=170204&oldid=276119 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.904279 | 218 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Teaching people acroyoga is easy; helping them believe they can do it is the only hard part! I’ve heard many preconceived notions over the years as to why one can’t do acroyoga. Anyone can do this! I address the majority of the concerns people have had:
“I’m not flexible enough.”
You don’t have to be that flexible. You don’t have to be able to touch your toes. As a base we can put something underneath your sacrum (just below the lower back) so that your legs can better support someone. As a flier you don’t have to be flexible at all!! The base will move you around to whatever capacity your body can move, and it will feel incredible!
“I’m not strong enough.”
You don’t have to be strong. You don’t have to be able to bench press or squat any vast amount of weight. Can you stand on your own two feet?? Great, you can base someone too!! It works by bone stacking, if the bones are straight than the muscles don’t have to work very hard. When you stand up straight you’re supporting 100+ pounds on your legs (more with a backpack on!). This is similar to being a base, with the legs straight up in the air you can hold a lot of weight without being that strong. I’ve seen 115 pound women flying 200+ pound men using this simple principle.
“I weigh too much.”
No you don’t. The last paragraph speaks to this. Especially if the base is experienced and has a good sense of balance, I’ve based 335 pounds before. There’s a video of little tiny thin Jenny basing someone easily 250 if not more. No matter your weight you can still fly!!
“I haven’t done yoga before or not for very long”
Yoga is not a prerequisite for acroyoga. Yes it helps; yoga helps develop body awareness, calm breath, and deepen connection. But these things can develop with acroyoga as well. All it really takes to do this is an open mind and a willingness to try.
I find it fascinating how amazingly good people can be (myself included!) at convincing themselves that they can’t do something. It is a beautiful discovery to move past these silly preconceived self-limitations and find out one can do anything. I believe it is an amazing step in our collective human spirit to stop limiting ourselves with false beliefs and open to infinite possibility!! | <urn:uuid:12adb79a-3314-47f7-9555-2663b79cada8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.atlantaacro.com/yes-you-can-do-this/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.926089 | 549 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Stress over the this year’s election has reached the level of an unhappy fever dream. An editorial in the Los Angeles Times warned that a Trump victory could prompt a coup. A New York Times bestseller compared Trump’s battle against Clinton to Armageddon. If there is one thing we know about panicky people, it’s that they generally don’t make great choices with their money. Observers such as Bill Maher and Mark Cuban have speculated that a Trump victory could spark a stock market crash. Cut to an image of millions of people stuffing cash into their mattresses.
History suggests such a dramatic outcome is unlikely. In fact, there is little evidence that the markets react much at all to elections in the short-term. In the charts below we’ve plotted how major US markets, ranging from treasuries to gold, have been affected by the last six presidential elections.
The results are, for the most part, underwhelming. There is no obvious trend, nor are there are any clear outliers except for 2008, when the election took place in the middle of an ongoing economic meltdown.
It’s human nature to spot trends, especially in things as omnipresent as politics and financial markets. For example, some pundits made a big deal of a sharp market decline after President Obama was re-elected in 2012. However, such affects are usually transient. The market recovered from that downturn within 30 trading days.
Of course, none of these charts say that the election of a new president won’t affect markets at all. Over the long term, policy choices made by a new president will have a major impact on US businesses. Heavily regulated industries are the most likely to be affected. Clinton’s negative statements about drug pricing have already caused tumult in biotech stocks, a sector that is sensitive to changes in federal policy.
It’s crucial to remember that markets are fundamentally unpredictable. Panics and manias happen from time to time. Donald Trump is a new kind of candidate. It is not a cliche to report that anything is possible. However, that doesn’t mean that we should expect financial fireworks on election day. The data show that markets are more resistant than we tend to give them credit for. | <urn:uuid:545b1e2e-63c7-4272-871f-b37d11686a0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://qz.com/787272/a-visual-history-of-how-presidential-elections-affect-us-financial-markets/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.964863 | 466 | 1.953125 | 2 |
Like most states, Colorado has a bureaucracy dedicated to doling out taxpayer-subsidized “incentives” to politically favored private businesses that don’t actually need a subsidy in the first place. The most recent example is a “consolidated” corporate welfare pitch to Amazon to bring its coveted HQ 2 to the Denver area.
Several years ago, the New York Times put Colorado’s corporate welfare spending at just under a billion dollars per year. But putting taxpayers on the hook for corporate favoritism isn’t just a state government problem. More and more, such cronyism is being practiced at the municipal level as well.
You might reasonably think that when fees and taxes are paid to a city government, that money is going to pay for city services. But in some Colorado cities, the fees and taxes paid by privileged businesses along with citizen-paid sales taxes actually get “rebated” to those very same privileged businesses for a specified period of time. In other words, the government collects the money, and then gives it to the business.
Read the whole article originally published in The Hill on January 24, 2018. | <urn:uuid:e2c0d38a-6874-428b-81e7-d0c3a5f45605> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://i2i.org/local-colorado-governments-boarding-gravy-train-corporate-welfare/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.959096 | 239 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Cardinal Reinhard Marx / Wolfgang Roucka / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Catholic Church is experiencing a special momentum in church history under the leadership of Pope Francis, says Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich.
And in an interview with the Bavarian daily Münchner Merkur, the 64-year-old cardinal said he's doing everything he can to support the pope while encouraging all the faithful to do likewise.
Marx, speaking with the paper on the tenth anniversary of his appointment as Archbishop of Munich (November 30, 2007), said he sees a new readiness to focus on the Christian faith. He said this is partly because of heightened discussion today about other religions, Islam, and secularization. But he noted that it's also due to the rise of religious fanaticism, nationalism and so-called populism.
"When we ask ourselves what our faith means to us, that is a challenge," the cardinal said.
"Christianity is the existential basis of my hope, of my life's horizon. I am convinced that the time is now right to address this subject. Christianity must not be allowed to become a mere cultural phenomenon," he emphasized.
Cardinal Marx is one of Pope Francis' most senior aides, being one of only nine people in the pope's privy-council of cardinal advisors (C9) and serving as coordinator of the Council for the Economy.
But his duties in Rome have not detracted from his efforts to reshape his diocese back in Bavaria. In March he announced plans to allow lay people to lead parishes, saying a prototype would be tried out in each region.
"We do not want to proceed by a kind of brainstorming Metaplan technique," he said in his new interview with the Münchner Merkur.
"I want to drive by sight, proceed step by step and also experiment. The whole project must be well prepared as we are entering unchartered territory," the cardinal explained.
"We will be learning by doing, as it were. We will have to consider what relationship the leadership team will have with the dean and what roles the auxiliary bishop and the priest will play."
Marx again pointed out that the priest would not have the leading role and would not oversee everything in these newly formatted parishes.
"He will, of course, celebrate the Eucharist and proclaim the Word of God, but I am convinced that an authoritarian style of leadership – according to the motto: one person must call the shots and the others click their heels and obey – is no longer called for. Modern leadership consists of pooling people's talents and not getting them to carry out one's own ideas," he insisted.
The cardinal said it's absolutely essential to make parishes more alive, but said this means the Church has to bring its language up to date.
"People increasingly find it difficult to understand what we are proclaiming and do not even understand our sermons," he said.
"I do not fear for the future of the faith and the Gospel Message, as it is a very powerful message indeed. But we must try and find new ways of reaching people," he stressed.
The interviewer also asked Cardinal Marx if he thought Christians could be members of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD), a right-wing political party that rejects the Church's stance on refugees and immigrants.
He said everyone is responsible for his or her political decisions, but added: "For Catholics, however, the yardstick is Catholic social teaching and the Gospel teaching. Difficulties will arise when minorities or foreigners are discriminated against, hate speech is used or exaggerated nationalism propagated."
Then he concluded by saying, "Catholics should be aware of that. For me as a bishop Catholic social teaching is obligatory and part of my mandate." | <urn:uuid:8c529633-9768-489f-97ad-99b5f791e39d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/pope-has-given-historical-momentum-to-church-german-cardinal/6499 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.97683 | 783 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Putting Together the Ultimate Eco-Friendly CarSeptember 21, 2013
Toyota is finally unveiling plans for a hydrogen fuel cell car due out in 2014. This eco-conscious vehicle is designed to produce more MPG using hydrogen, while producing little to no CO2. But it is not the ultimate eco-friendly machine — unless you add your own enhancements.
Advances in areas of manufacturing, such as tire science and aerodynamics, are long overdue according to some. They provide a host of alternative ways to increase a vehicle’s MPG. If you are really concerned about our planet, find out how these parts turn a new fuel cell vehicle into the ultimate eco-friendly car.
These eco-conscious aftermarket upgrades also make saving the earth more fun. Most will enhance the car’s performance and make it look cooler.
Less Tire Friction Equals More MPGs
The most important component of your ultimate eco-friendly car is found at the point where rubber meets the road. Add on a pair of friction-reducing eco-friendly tires to add a few MPG. Kumho’s new ECO Solus KL21 tires have a friction-reducing tread pattern and a silica-based compound, both designed to reduce tire friction.
The tire lasts longer, too, so you are conserving other resources such as rubber, contributing less to production pollution, and using up fewer resources. This tire, which is available online at TireBuyer, truly has a green conscience all the way around.
Such a Drag
A front spoiler helps deflect air currents up over the front windshield of the car, producing a more streamlined wind drag profile to reduce drag. Drag is a serious eco-friendly buzz killer, and it can reduce MPGs. Installing a spoiler will make your car the ultimate in eco-friendly design.
Eco-Friendly Recycled Parts Lower Petroleum Consumption
Take care of the inside of your car, and it will take care of you. That means installing more earth-friendly interiors. Try a soy-foam seat cushion, or a dashboard made of recycled plastic materials. Or, how about a coconut-fiber reinforced side panel? All of these are real innovations for the ultimate green vehicle.
Other options to include on your new eco-mobile are recycled resins for the parts underneath the vehicle, and recycled fabrics and threads for upholstery and seats. Replacing any interior part that does not contribute to overall performance with a recycled material will reduce your car’s footprint.
A few options include using recycled plastics on dash panel pieces, or reinforcing other parts with wheat straw and other lighter weight materials. Since molded parts require the use of petroleum, this actually saves resources.
Lighter materials installed inside also make the car lighter, improving gas mileage.
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Informations and abstract
Keywords: Buffarini Guidi – Benito Mussolini – Fascist Anti-semitic Measures.
During Fall 2018, the Italian Directorate General for Archives could identify and recover several documents that Guido Buffarini Guidi, Mussolini’s close collaborator, had kept in his home during the years 1938-1945, although most of them were clearly part of the archives of the Ministry. The documents were recovered and now they are in the Central State Archive in Rome. The documents were not properly organized and in this study we are presenting the first results of their reorganization, as well as the research of possible connections with other archival sources in the Central State Archive. Among the Buffarini Guidi’s papers, are of special importance those concerning the persecution of Jews in Italy since 1938 to 1945, with regard to the drafting of the measures against Jews in 1938 and the attempt to renovate them in 1944, the attitude of the Church in 1938, the relations between Buffarini Guidi and Giovanni Preziosi, head of the Ispettorato della razza in the Fascist Republic, the fate of Oscar Morpurgo, an Italian Jew who was found of some interest by Buffarini Guidi, mainly because of his vast properties. | <urn:uuid:47213287-afe4-4faf-bd83-373177695b62> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1409/97620 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.971359 | 271 | 2.359375 | 2 |
The history of “Rosemont” begins in 1908, although the land itself has a longer history. The neighborhood’s primary geographical feature is the Hooff’s Run watershed. The neighborhood is bordered to the southwest by King Street, which dates to colonial times as the Leesburg Turnpike. At the intersection of Braddock Road and Russell Road is mounted a cannon left behind by General Edward Braddock when he departed Alexandria in 1755 on an ill-fated mission during the French and Indian War. In 1791, southwest boundary stone no. 2 for the District of Columbia was set in a field that was to become part of Rosemont (the original stone disappeared in the 19th century; a replica lies near the corner of Russell Road and King Street, laid by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1920).
After the Civil War, an 80-acre parcel located approximately where much of south Rosemont lies today became known as “Spring Park” and was farmed by Philip Rotchford; after his death in 1887, it was acquired by the Alexandria Real Estate Investment, Trust and Title Company, along with neighboring property. In 1891, all the property was transferred to the newly-formed Spring Park Improvement Company, which in 1893 publicized a proposal to develop the area as a new suburb of Alexandria; earlier that year, the Rotchford house was reported to have burned to the ground. The Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway began service through the area in 1896, described by a contemporary account as being part of “a beautifully undulating and fertile stretch of country, which suburban improvement is invading and gradually dotting with handsome residences.” But no development actually occurred, and it appears during this time the property may have been leased to and farmed by Jonathan Pierpoint of Alexandria, who died in 1900. On March 1, 1905, a collision between two streetcars in the Spring Park area resulted in 1 death and approximately 50 injuries.
In 1908, the Spring Park and neighboring property was acquired by the Alexandria Realty Company and then in short order the Rosemont Development Company, which renamed the property after a Philadelphia suburb (to which at least some of the financial backers had ties). Rosemont developed rapidly in the early decades of the 20th century, with later subdivisions built upon additional property to the north initially being given names such as “Rucker Johnston,” “Rosemont Park,” “Temple Park,” and “Mount Vernon Park,” but ultimately retaining their identity as part of Rosemont.
Rosemont was planned as a “streetcar suburb.” Although the streetcar service ended in 1932, its legacy is the wide median on Commonwealth Avenue, and the southwest corner of Rosemont since 1992 has been a nationally-registered historic district in recognition of its well-preserved identity as an early 20th century neighborhood. The historic district application – available via the link – provides a brief history of Rosemont’s early construction. A DVD with more information about the historic houses of Rosemont also is available, researched by Anne Taylor and narrated by Jonathan Taylor; for more information, please email email@example.com. Copies also are available from the Alexandria Library (call no. 975.5296 ROS).
The Alexandria Library also makes available on its website some of the the results of a study of historic Alexandria houses that was performed in the 1960s, which included many properties in Rosemont, and Historic Alexandria makes available on its website oral history transcripts, which include interviews with six individuals who grew up in Rosemont. Further Rosemont-related resources are available in-person from the library’s Special Collections.
An overview of 1908+ neighborhood history, based on newspaper clippings, is in progress. More will be posted (although not necessarily, as a 1910 advertisement for Rosemont suggests, in only a week). If you’re interested in helping to research Rosemont history, please contact Marguerite Lang. | <urn:uuid:ed845b5e-6303-4c4b-a683-f1e4c79687da> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rosemontcitizensassoc.org/history/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.976853 | 830 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Last 27th April was the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Bety Cariño and Jyri Jaakkola1, two human rights defenders and activists murdered during the Humanitarian Caravan and Human Rights Observation Mission near the indigenous community of San Juan Copala in the State of Oaxaca. Their families and civil society organizations are still calling for justice 10 years after the tragic events.
The assassination of Bety and Jyri is still stirring indignation at international and national levels, not only because a decade has passed without the case being resolved, but also because it sheds light on the bleak reality human rights defenders are facing in Mexico. Their death evidences the impunity of attacks against human rights defenders in the country.
In the midst of the current global pandemic, organizations, collectives and communities in Mexico and worldwide commemorated the events and called for justice through online solidarity actions. The documentary Death in Mexico (Muerte en México2) was aired and an online dialogue with the director and the families of Bety and Jyri took place3.
The Delegation for the European Union in Mexico stressed in a declaration4 that “their deaths reflect the concerning levels of impunity, as well as violence, assassinations and intimidations that [human rights defenders] are facing in Mexico”. The Delegation calls Mexican authorities to “deploy all efforts and bring justice to the victims and their families in order to identify and prosecute the material and intellectual authors of the crime, so no “silence zones” continue to exist where human rights defenders do not dare working.”
According to statistics from the Interior Ministry of Human Rights, Migration and Population, the Federal Protection Mechanism registered 141 aggressions to human rights defenders and journalists, of which 60 were targeting human rights defenders. Since the sanitary emergency was declared on the 15th of March, the Federal Protection Mechanism have identified at least 44 aggressions against human rights defenders and journalists, the assassination of 2 journalists and 4 human rights defenders5.
As PBI Mexico we extend our solidarity to the families of the victims and share our concerns on the impunity in this case and many others involving persons exercising their legitimate right to defend human rights. We call the competent authorities to seek justice to prevent that aggressions against human rights defenders remain unpunished in Mexico. | <urn:uuid:c205ddca-ffe1-46d4-a33b-d417de6389a6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pbi-mexico.org/news/2020-05/assassination-bety-cari%C3%B1o-and-jyri-jaakkola-decade-impunity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.944291 | 482 | 2.296875 | 2 |
The ProActive Parallel Suite features Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) capabilities together with an innovative parallel programming model and a distributed workflow environment. It involves the OASIS team from INRIA Sophia Antipolis, which initiated the development early 2000 and ActiveEon, an INRIA spin-off created in 2007, which together co-develop ProActive and provide users with professional services.
Federating large sets of distributed resources is an important issue for companies. Scientists and engineers in many fields including finance, engineering, entertainment, and energy need increasing amounts of computational power. As a consequence, companies and laboratories are placing increasing demands on their existing infrastructure. Due to peak workloads, companies also want to gain flexibility. Finally, green IT with improved control of infrastructure usage is another reason for desiring more precise control with optimization of the overall workload. In order to address these strong industrial and scientific needs INRIA and ActiveEon provide IT manager with a simple way to aggregate native or virtualized resources.
Figure 1: ProActive Parallel Suite.
ProActive Resourcing is the first building block used to provide heterogeneous resource management. ProActive Resourcing provides an open source intelligent and adaptive application deployment engine to virtualize hardware resources and monitor and control all computing resources. With Proactive, resource management is easier and highly configurable. It leverages the existing infrastructure of an organization, from dedicated clusters to heterogeneous distributed resources, building a Private Cloud with the capacity to manage virtualization and software appliances.
We introduce the concept of Node Source which associates the method of acquisition of computing resources with the policy determining when these resources have to deploy or to be released. Node sources allow a company to have business driven management of their computing power. New resources can be automatically acquired at any given time, and acquisition can be automatically triggered according to the load of the current infrastructure. These new resources can come from another business unit in the same company or from outside the company like a Data Center or a public cloud.
The solution, developed in Java, is highly portable and can be deployed on Unix-like, Windows, and Mac operating systems. Resources can be virtualized or not. The following virtualization environments are supported: VMware, KVM, Xen, Xen Server, QMU, and Microsoft Hyper-V. In case of native resources directly accessed through well known protocols, RSH and SSH can be used, as well as third party schedulers like PBS, LSF, SGE, IBM Load Leveler, Oar, Prun.
Job Scheduling and Workload Management
ProActive Scheduling is an open source multi-platform job scheduler managing the distribution of workflows and application execution over the available computing resources. ProActive Scheduling ensures more work is done with fewer resources: maximum utilization and optimal allocation of existing IT infrastructure, reducing administration costs and future hardware expenditures.
A command line interface (CLI) as well as a graphical user interface (GUI) based on Eclipse RCP provides users and administrators with all the tools needed to easily submit, monitor and retrieve results, and administrate enterprise cloud. Moreover, workflows can be built using various methods such as XML file, flat file, Web Service and programming API in Java and C/C++. The ability to use a range of languages facilitates integration with any kind of application when part of a workload needs to be delegated to other resources.
Operating a production Platform: ProActive PACA Grid
The ProActive PACA Grid is a Computing Cloud operated by INRIA, University of Nice and CNRS-I3S laboratory; it is funded by the PACA Lander and the European Commission. The Cloud platform makes available a set of machines to laboratories and SMEs. The resources are accessible via graphical interactive interfaces launchable from the PACA Grid website, in a portal mode.
The machines are currently deployed within INRIA Sophia Antipolis networks. The Cloud aggregates dedicated machines, both Linux and Windows, GPU processors, and spare desktop machines, dynamically added during nights and week-ends. Infrastructure and workload are managed using ProActive Resourcing Scheduling. It is integrated with the infrastructure through JMX/Nagios for the monitoring and LDAP for the authentication. The use of PACA Grid is simplified by the DataSpaces feature which automatically transfers input file parameters and brings home output results. Today, ProActive PACA Grid features in production over 1000 CPU Cores, 4 TByte of RAM, 15 TByte of storage, and 480 CUDA Cores for about 2 TFlops.
Conclusion and Perspectives
The comprehensive ProActive Parallel Suite toolkit will be soon enriched with a graphical editor for Workflows allowing design and monitoring of jobs of tasks, and a Web Portal to benefit from thin client interfaces. In addition, ProActive is one of the three building blocks of the Open Source OW2 Cloud Initiative (OSCi) recently launched by the consortium.
The OASIS has collaborated with many EU partners such as University of Pisa, IBM, Atos Origin, Thales, Microsoft, HP, Oracle and Telefónica, including co-operation with other ERCIM members including CNR and Fraunhofer, and EU projects GridCOMP, CoreGRID, SOA4ALL, and TEFIS. The ProActive team has also built close relationships with international partners like University of Adelaïde, Tsinghua University, University of Chile, STIC in Shanghai.
Figure 2: ProActive Resource Manager.
Figure 3: ProActive Scheduler.
INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France
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Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Python packages in the official third-party software repository designed to exfiltrate AWS credentials and environment variables to a publicly visible endpoint.
The list of packages includes loglib-modules, pyg-modules, pygrata, pygrata-utils and hkg-sol-utils, according to Sonatype security researcher Ax Sharma. The packages and also the endpoint are now removed.
“Some of these packages either contain code that reads and exfiltrates your secrets or uses one of the dependencies that will do the job,” Sharma said†
The malicious code injected into “loglib-modules” and “pygrata-utils” allows the packages to collect AWS credentials, network interface information, and environment variables and export them to a remote endpoint: “hxxp:// graph.pygrata[.]com:8000/upload.”
Disturbingly, the endpoints hosting this information in the form of hundreds of .TXT files were not secured by any authentication barrier, effectively allowing any party on the Internet to access these credentials.
It is noteworthy that packages such as “pygrata” use one of the above two modules as a dependency and do not house the code itself. The identity of the threat actor and their motives remain unclear.
“Were the stolen credentials being published on the internet intentionally or were they the result of bad OPSEC practices?” Sharma wondered. “If this were some sort of legitimate security test, there certainly isn’t much information at this point to rule out the suspicious nature of this activity.”
This is not the first time such rogue packages have been unearthed in open source repositories. Exactly one month ago, two trojanized Python and PHP packages, called ctx and phpass, were discovered in yet another case of a software supply chain attack.
An Istanbul-based security researcher, Yunus Aydın, then claimed responsibility for the unauthorized changes, stating that he just wanted to “show how this simple attack affects more than 10 million users and businesses”.
In a similar vein, a German penetration testing company called Code White last month featured uploading malicious packages to the NPM registry in an attempt to realistically mimic dependency confusion attacks targeting its customers in the country, most of which featured prominent media outlets. , logistics, and industrial companies. | <urn:uuid:0bc4f63f-1b3d-4d34-b1fd-120879c9065f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ilovecoolsoftware.com/multiple-backdoored-python-libraries-caught-stealing-aws-secrets-and-keys/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.922583 | 496 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Presentations and public speaking are not everybody’s cup of tea. But, an engaging deck can help ensure your presentation goes smoothly. It not only helps attract and keep the viewers’ attention, but can also aid you in better getting your message across. While a poorly designed and executed presentation can distract, a stellar presentation deck will help you achieve your goals. Read on for 10 tips to ensure your presentations are visually pleasing and engaging:
1. First and foremost, focus on the content
As important as it is to have a visually dynamic presentation deck, the key component to your presentation is interesting and engaging content that is relevant to your audience. Create an outline for your presentation and ensure the points you make are interesting, concise and key to the topic at hand.
2. Develop a look for the presentation and continue that look throughout the deck
Having visual consistency helps to unify the slides and keep the reader focused on the content and not distracted by a lack of visual harmony. Use the same colors and typography throughout to give a visual flow.
3. Select fonts and colors that will be easy to read and won’t be a distraction
It is imperative that the presentation deck is designed to read well and serve as a background to the content. If it is a corporate piece, make sure you follow brand guidelines for fonts and colors to connect with your company’s branding. If it is a standalone presentation, select fonts that are clean and simple, and consider an accent font to add personality. Also remember to use colors that are pleasing to the eye. The information on the slides is key and shouldn’t be overwhelmed by garish colors and illegible fonts. Also make sure the fonts are at a size that is easy to read from a distance.
4. Don’t overwhelm the slides with too much text
A presentation deck is meant to be a guide for the speaker, not a script to follow verbatim. The audience will be listening to what you say– forcing them to try to listen and read at the same time makes it harder for them to comprehend your message. Keep it simple; highlight the main points you are covering on each slide, and then speak to the slide in more detail. You can use the slide notes area to write comments for yourself to cover, but don’t give it all away on the slide. If you’re presenting complex information, you can always create a secondary document that carries the content and give that as a handout after the presentation.
5. Consider your topic transitions
Often a presentation will be broken down into numerous sub-topics. In order to help your audience digest the information more effectively, visual breaks in your presentation are a necessity. If you have a presentation where content is presented on a predominantly white slide, use a title slide of a different color or with a full image background to help the viewer pause and understand that you are moving into another topic.
6. Use high quality graphics and photography
Your audience will judge your presentation based on the visuals you choose. Inserting low quality clip art into your presentation is distracting and looks unprofessional. There are many stock photography sites available that give access to beautiful, high-quality photography and illustrations. Utilize these sites to select photos and graphics that fit in with the deck’s overall visual theme. This will create consistency in your slides and help viewers relate to the presentation topic.
7. Use clean and easy-to-understand charts and graphs for data
Charts and graphs are meant to make data easier to understand. Choose clean fonts and bold colors that match the rest of your deck (but also create contrast) to make the data easier to digest.
8. Avoid using too many special effects and animations
PowerPoint offers many types of animations that are meant to add “pizazz” to your deck – however, when overused, these animations end up being a distraction. When making the choice to incorporate one of these effects, ask yourself, “is this adding to my presentation or distracting from it?” You want the audience to listen to your presentation and reflect on the content, not be thrown off by the way the headline or image zooms in.
9. Limit the number of slides you use
Using too many slides and flipping through them too quickly can be overwhelming to the audience. Having the ideal number of slides and speed requires a good marriage between the content per slide and how that content is presented. Each slide should carry one to two talking points where the presenter can stop on the slide and elaborate on those points for the audience. Presenting one slide per minute is a good rule of thumb.
10. Practice, practice, practice
A visually stunning deck is a great way to hold your audience’s attention, however it won’t do much good if the person giving the presentation is unprepared. A successful presentation requires a combination of displaying the content effectively and presenting the content in an engaging way. Practice your presentation to ensure the timing is right and all the necessary points are covered – this will allow you to see where there are gaps in the visuals and establish a confident tone that will hold the audience’s interest.
Whether you love or hate public speaking, use these tips in your next presentation deck to retain attention and better emphasize your message. And, if you’re not sure where to start, The Agency at Sikich can help with the visuals and messaging to create an effective, engaging presentation. | <urn:uuid:9e471368-24eb-4fea-a7ae-30e7d7f6af6b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sikich.com/insight/10-tips-to-create-stellar-engaging-presentation-deck/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.920229 | 1,124 | 1.617188 | 2 |
sneep (Serial Number in EEPROM) is a cool utility for Solaris that can retreive the Chasis Serial Number (CSN) or the Product Serial Number (PSN). This comes real handy when taking inventory or when having to work with Sun Support. sneep can also store useful information like system Assett Tag or Location into the EEPROM which can be retreived later on.
Sneep searches for the serial number in several data sources, including the system eeprom, platform-specific hardware-based sources, the configuration files for the Sun “explorer” and “Configuration Service Tracker (CST)” tools, and its own backup file. This order of searched can be altered.
Display Serial Number
To simply display the serial number run sneep with no arguements
To display the serial number and its associated tag in the EEPROM and infact all stored Tag/Value pairs.
# sneep -T
Store Information in EEPROM
To store information into the EEPROM like the asset tag use the “-t” to set the tag name and the “-s” option to set its value as below:
# sneep -t “AssetTag” -s 001234
To display all information
# sneep -T
Sneep is not installed by default in Solaris. Click here to download the latest version of Sneep utility. (requires a sunsolve account)
Install as follows from the directory where the sneep package (SUNWsneep) is downloaded to:
# uncompress SUNWsneep2.6.tar.Z
# tar -xvf SUNWsneep2.6.tar
# pkgadd -d . SUNWsneep
To confirm the installation
# pkginfo -l SUNWsneep
NAME: Serial Number in EEPROM
VENDOR: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DESC: Persistent, software-accesible storage of Chassis Serial Number (CSN) across OS and application changes. Works on all Sun platforms. Can also store and retrieve arbitrary other values in EEPROM.
INSTDATE: Jun 04 2009 17:22
HOTLINE: Support provided through normal Sun support channels
STATUS: completely installed
FILES: 25 installed pathnames
1315 blocks used (approx)
If you didn’t accept to create a link file in /usr/sbin during the pkgadd, add a symbolic link as follows;
# ln -s /opt/SUNWsneep/bin/sneep .
To check the man page
# man -M /opt/SUNWsneep/man sneep
For command help
# sneep -h
Save and retrieve Chassis Serial Number ( CSN ) using EEPROM.
sneep [-aFhlTvVx] [-t tag] [-s setting ] [-P ds1:ds2…] \
[-d default] [-o separator]
setcsn -c serialnumber
showplatform -p csn
-h This help message
For detailed information, consult the man page. Try
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Walter Richard Sickert was a British painter and printmaker. He was an important member of London’s Camden Town Group. He exerted a great influence in the distinct 20th century styles of British avant-garde art. Walter Sickert was born in Munich, Germany on May 31, 1860. He was eight years old when his family moved to London and took up British citizenship.
Sickert was known for being an eccentric. He preferred urban scenes and ordinary people for his subjects. Most of his popular paintings were based on press photographs and portraits of well-known figures. Walter Sickert played an important role in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism of British art.
Training in art
Sickert came from an artistic family. His father was an artist and his grandparents were also into arts. Although this was the case, he tried to carve out an acting career initially before eventually taking up art at London’s Slade School. It was during this time that he became an assistant at Whistler’s studio. The period was the time when Whistler was experimenting and creating nude paintings, with some parts of the figure cut off or otherwise sketched from various angles. It made a huge impression on Sickert, which affected his style and choice of subject matter.
For a time, Sickert stayed in Paris and worked with Edgar Degas. The French artist told Sickert to rely on sketches and memory. The earliest paintings he produced were scenes from the music halls in London, such as “Gatti’s Hungerford Palace of Varieties and The Old Bedford.” These paintings showed ambiguous and confused spatial relationship between the performers, orchestra, stage and audience.
In the span of nine years between 1900 and 1909, Sickert participated in 15 exhibitions in Paris, and was able to achieve a reputation as a modernist painter in an area that was commanded by French artists. His paintings were handled by the Bernheim-Jeune Gallery, the art dealer that also handled the works of Edouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard. Incidentally, the trio shared a common theme – that of nude figures that were viewed from strange and awkward angles.
That was a move in a different direction, as the artist originally favored music hall scenes. During this period in his career, Sickert concentrated on nudes and dark scenes, and most of the interior showed bedrooms with cheap furnishings.
His stay in France was marked by the time he spent in Dieppe. In this village, he turned into an obsessive painter of St. Jacques, a medieval church. Due to this he was called the Canaletto of Dieppe.
Back to London
The artist went back to London in 1905. He stood out among his contemporaries because of his deep knowledge of French artists and French art. He became popular among younger artists who often gathered in his Camden Town studio. This led to the formation of the Camden Town Group, a group of artists led by Sickert, Spencer Frederick Gore and Harold Gilman. Their members included Augustus John, Robert Bevan, J.B. Manson, Charles Ginner, Henry Lamb, Percy Wyndham Lewis and Lucien Pissarro, the son of Camille Pissarro, one of the prominent French Impressionists. The Camden Town Group had been gathering since 1905 but it was only in 1911 that it became a formal organization.
Sickert became the principal mentor and main theorist of the group that was chiefly responsible for the introduction of Post-Impressionism in Britain. Their main influences were the works of Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh and several other artists.
Sickert’s style was a combination of many movements. In technique, his paintings were Impressionist but in emphasis, they were realistic. He was known for his provocative themes. He was even thought to be Jack the Ripper because of his morbid paintings, mainly due to the prevailing news at that time. There was an unsolved murder of a prostitute in Camden Town. It was the same period when Sickert painted “What Shall We Do For The Rent?” It showed a man who sat next to a bed where the rigid body of a naked woman was shown facing the wall, which many people thought was a dead body.
During his long career, Sickert received many accolades. He was the President of the Royal Society of British Artists and the London Group. In 1924 he became an Associate of the Royal Academy of London and was elected as full Academician in 1934.
In the 1930s he created works based on photographs, which intentionally showed the pencil grids he used to enlarge the image. He also produced several portraits and promoted and taught printmaking.
Walter Sickert died at age 82 in 1942.
Featured and 1st image by Walter Sickert [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Poisonous Sap Contained In The Plant Is Found Not Only In The Leaves But Also In The Root And Stem Of The Star Of Bethlehem.
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Six renewable energy targets set for next UK Government
The renewable energy industry has united to launch a series of 'key tests' for the UK political parties ahead of the next General Election.
Leading renewable energy trade bodies including the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA), the British Hydropower Association (BHA), the Renewable Energy Association (REA), the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables and the Solar Trade Association (STA), have launched a renewables manifesto statement and campaign hosted on the Action for Renewables website.
The trade bodies have set out six key tests for the next Government, and a campaign has been launched encouraging members of the public to write to the different party leaders to encourage them to take forward the principles into the General Election.
“The renewable energy bodies have come together with clear and simple propositions,” said Action for Renewables’ chairman Tony Juniper. “We need consistent and strong backing for renewable energy, not only to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, but also to harness the opportunities for growth and jobs and reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuel imports from insecure parts of the world.
“A range of technologies have important roles to play and I hope voters will contact Party Leaders and ask them to support out manifesto because none of these technologies can flourish without political backing.”
The six key tests laid out by the grouping are:
1. Support the Climate Change Act to keep us on course to meet our carbon commitments and back global efforts to tackle climate change.
2. Set a new renewables target for 2030 of 30% of UK energy.
3. Back the Independent Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation to set a binding target for low carbon electricity by 2030.
4. Fund the Renewable Heat Incentive for new applications after 2016.
5. Boost the UK’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to reach the 10% renewable energy target for transport by 2020.
6. Reform the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to ensure the market takes account of all sectors’ polluting cost of carbon emissions.
Renewables currently account for 15% of Britain’s power and are set to provide nearly a third by 2020. A recent report from the International Energy Agency revealed that wind, solar and hydro energy grew at its fastest ever pace last year, equating to almost 22% of global power generation.
The date of the next general election has been set as 7 May 2015.
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The period of time under question is before the Second World War and of course before India attained independence. These events took place when we, my parents and siblings, were living in Pudukottai which is now a district headquarters in Tamilnadu. But then it was one of the independent states ruled by a king whose name was Rajagopala Thondaiman. There were many independent states in India during this period of time similar to this, and they were all colonies under Great Britain. There was a separate national anthem for this state, which we sang as school children. I still remember the first stanza, learnt when I was a tiny tot. But as far as I can remember, for public functions, it was the British National Anthem that was invariably played and sung. It is only now that I wonder why the British National anthem was also in vogue in that state. Was it the usual protocol or was it that I am remembering the particular period of time when the king, his highness Raja Rajagopala Thondaiman had died, and his son, who like me was only seven or eight years old. A British representative had been invited to rule the state until the boy reached the age to rule the state independently. So it could have been because of that English administrator that the British National Anthem was also used.
The name of the British administrator was Alexander Tottenham. He had been given royal status. His official palace car driver was a member of the local Lutheran Church, and thus well known to us. Because of this, we learnt a lot of information about this English ruler. I had seen Tottenham once when he visited the match manufacturing factory owned by my elder brother G. Asaph. Mr. Tottenham was a tall, hefty man with a grand personality. He had the full status of the colonial king, and perhaps even more, being a Britisher. One of the anecdotes we learnt from this driver—Mr. Sundaram—was that this British administrator loathed noise while he was sleeping in the night, especially that of frogs croaking. During rainy days, this used to be a menace, because the frogs made a lot of noise. It was hell for the poor policemen at that time, because they had to be ready with sticks, nets and all kinds of tools to catch and kill the frogs. It seems he would punish his staff with fines levied to them if he heard the noise of frogs croaking while he was asleep in the night. We found this story quite amusing. I wish a man like Tottenham could become an administrator today in Madurai, the place from which I have come to this wonderful country of New Zealand—serene and green wherever I turn. Madurai perhaps is one of the noisiest cities I have ever lived in. The atmospheric pollution, mosquitoes, and cockroaches were also problems, but may be it cannot be helped in places with tropical climates even if a Tottenham ruled there!
The music scene
I would like to mention the names of some outstanding musicians in Tamil Nadu at that time. I loved music, which became quite an important part of my life. This part of this post may not be of interest to many unless they have some knowledge and interest in Indian music especially of South Indian music. In my case, I was a musician in my limited sphere, vocal and instrumental, and became the church organist in the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church at Tiruchi in Tamilnadu, also called Tiruchirapalli, when I was fourteen years old. Later on in life, God gave me some special opportunities to use this gift for His glory. I commenced my musical activities with Indian Carnatic music, but in between switched over to Western classical and church music. Such a background helped me to teach and train singers within the Indian churches wherever I lived.
During the period covered by this write up (1933-35), one of the most popular musicians in Carnatic music was one S. G Kittappa. Gramophone records containing his vocal music were a bestseller in those days. You must remember that in those days there were neither TV nor computers.
K B Sundarambal was another famous lady singer. She was asked to sing a song in memory of Motilal Nehru, the father of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Now, Motilal Nehru is regarded as one of the greatest Indians who lived, nearly on par with his son Jawaharlal Nehru during the 19th to 20th century. He was the first Indian member of the Viceroy’s Council in Calcutta and one of the richest Indians in the world at that time (a Kashmiri Brahmin by caste). His death was considered to have caused a serious vacuum in Indian political life at that time. In Tamilnadu, K B Sundarambal was chosen to render the memorial song in honor of Motilal Nehru. I still remember the first one or two lines of that song “Pandit Motilal Nehru parihodu thomae, parihodu thomae naangal parithovithomae.” The gramophone record of that song was a bestseller at that time.
Shortly after her time, K B Sundarambal was succeeded by M. K. Thiagaraja Bhagavather, another great musician (a vocalist) of tremendous popularity especially in film music. I do not know of anyone with a sweeter and more melodious voice.
Shortly after him, some gigantic musicians arose whose popularity in classical Carnatic music has become history, and they are remembered even to this day. I have listed them below:-
– Musiri Subramania Iyer
– Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
– Sembai Vaidyanatha Iyer, whose student was the famous Jesudoss
– M. S. Subalakshmi
– Madurai Mani Ayyar
– Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (who became the head of the Department of Music, Madras University)
– Mysore Chowdiah (in whose memory a huge public hall was built in Bangalore. World-famous musical performances are held in this hall now. I have been to this hall twice during the time I lived in Bangalore. He was the only violinist known in India who used a special violin, an instrument of his own innovation with double strings.
– T. N. Rajaratnam Pillai (I have read in an article that no one has supplanted him in the musical rendering he had set up.)
– Tirukokarnam Dakhinamoorthy for Kanjira and Mridangam
– Palghat Mani Iyer for Mridangam
M.S. Subalakshmi sings at my brother’s wedding
She was honored by the Government of India with the highest award, the Bharat Ratna, which only two Tamilians have ever received—M. G. Ramachandran and M S Subalakshmi; may be Kamaraj Nadar also, I am not too sure of it. This M. S. Subalakshmi, when she was just emerging as a vocalist, was not so well known. I was seven years old when I saw her during a performance. Actually, she performed at the wedding of my eldest brother G. M. Martin. His wedding was celebrated in a grand scale because his father-in-law, Felix Pillai—he was also my maternal uncle—was an influential government official in those days in Madurai. He celebrated the wedding of his daughter, the first marriage in his family very elaborately, spending a considerable amount of money. He was affluent enough to engage M. S. Subalakshmi on that occasion. Besides that, she would not have been so expensive at that time because she was not well-known yet, but just a budding artist. Being only a seven-year-old boy, I was not too interested in her nor in her performance. Had I known that she was going to be an internationally famous vocalist at that time, I would have occupied a seat very near her. After all it was my own brother’s wedding and no one would have objected to me taking even the nearest seat possible at that time! However what I still remember vividly was her scintillating diamond nose ring, which reflected the electric lights every time she turned her head. When she became famous later, people found it hard to believe me when I said that she was the artist who performed during my brother’s wedding.
How I came to be introduced to Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu‘s music
He was a child prodigy, born in a town called Dwaram in Andhra Pradesh. He was blind from his childhood but showed unprecedented skill in violin. Though he was not very educated, he emerged as a genius in violin. He was made the head of the Department of Music in Madras University. A few of his renderings are with me now in the form of audio cassette tape which I still hear occasionally and enjoy. When I was twenty years of age, at a time when I had no knowledge of him, I was returning home one night from somewhere. From the radio of some wayside teashop, I heard some violin music. Because I was musically inclined, I could perceive that I was listening to an artist of extraordinary nature. I stopped to listen for a while. Later on, when I mentioned it casually to a friend, he informed me that it was the performance of Venkataswamy Naidu and added that if he had known that I was interested, he would have invited me to his house and we could have listened to the radio in comfort. That was the first time I heard the name of this violinist.
All the musicians on my list were performing in musical concerts all over India. But I did not have the chance of attending any of them. First of all, I was young and dependent and could not afford to spend money for such luxuries. Secondly, no one in our family had the inclination or means. I can only remember two people who attended such concerts. One was Hilda’s paternal aunt who we called Paapakka, who attended these concerts for her husband James Pillai’s sake, although she was herself as musically ignorant as a cat. The other person was my eldest brother G.M. Martin, who was newly married in an affluent family. To attend such concerts was a status symbol in those days, but my brother was quite musical and I am sure he would have enjoyed the concerts very much. I used to be greatly thrilled, just to listen to the experiences of those who went to these concerts.
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Since cases of monkeypox began to emerge in Europe, beliefs about the virus have been shared widely on social media that appear to be recycled from the Covid-19 pandemic.
There are no plans for a monkeypox lockdown
A common fear shared online is that restrictions on movement are being planned. One account told followers to get ready for "monkeypox lockdowns" and "monkeypox tyranny".
While fears about the monkeypox outbreak are understandable, scientists say this virus is not like Covid, and most experts think its spread will be limited.
It is much harder to pass on than Covid, we already have available vaccines and treatments, and people appear to be infectious only once symptoms appear - making it easier to spot and isolate.
So restrictions such as lockdowns or mass vaccinations are "really not going to be the way to respond to this", says Prof Peter Horby, director of the Pandemic Sciences Centre at the University of Oxford.
Instead, isolation measures and vaccines are currently being targeted at infected people or their close contacts.
Dr Rosamund Lewis, of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergencies Programme, confirmed there was no need for mass vaccination, and the WHO has also recommended against any travel restrictions.
There's no evidence it was released from a lab
It's no surprise people's minds now turn to Covid when news of an unfamiliar virus breaks.
But the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has noted that recent outbreaks of monkeypox were also "reviving the spread of a set of cut-and-paste... conspiracies" which have been used over the past two years to mislead people during the Covid pandemic
Social media accounts and news outlets in Ukraine, Russia, China and the US have all made accusations that the outbreak was the result of a laboratory leak, or the use of monkeypox as a biological weapon.
It's possible to identify where a virus is likely to have come from by sequencing its DNA. Geneticist Fatima Tokhmafshan likens this to scanning a barcode on a parcel to "map the different paths [it] has taken".
The genetic sequences we have so far for the virus all trace it back to the strain of monkeypox which commonly circulates in West Africa: "That tells us this is not something manufactured".
"So it's entirely plausible that that's exactly what's happened this time, "says Prof Horby, "and it's by far the most likely scenario."
The earliest case identified in the UK in the current outbreak was traced to someone who had travelled from Nigeria.
As for the idea that monkeypox escaped from a lab, "there is absolutely no basis for that claim at all", Prof Horby says.
No evidence the outbreak was planned
There are those claiming online that the current monkeypox outbreak was deliberately planned - with many pointing the finger at Bill Gates or Anthony Fauci, in an echo of Covid conspiracies.
This unfounded assertion is being shared across Russia media, on the Chinese social app Weibo, and on Instagram. It can also be found on Facebook in Romanian, German, English, Arabic, French, Slovenian, Hungarian and Punjabi.
The claims point to a document prepared by a US-based biosecurity organisation, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
In 2021, NTI conducted a workshop to encourage leaders from around the world to plan for the possibility of future pandemics.
The participants were asked to work through a fictional scenario - a "deadly, global pandemic involving an unusual strain of monkeypox virus... [that] spread globally".
"The risks posed by monkeypox", according to the NTI, "have been well documented for years" and cases have been on the increase, making it an obvious virus to choose for this workshop.
Outbreaks of infection are a fact of life, so an organisation predicting and planning for them is not in itself suspicious.
Monkeypox is not linked to Covid vaccines
This claim has taken two forms - some point to the fact the AstraZeneca vaccine uses a virus found in chimpanzees, modified so it cannot replicate and spread.
These social media posts then suggest a link between vaccines employing that chimp virus and the monkeypox outbreak.
However, monkeypox is caused by a totally different type of virus to the one found in the AstraZeneca vaccine - and is actually thought to be mostly found in rodents, not monkeys.
The second type of claim spreading online is that the Covid vaccine somehow suppresses your immune system, making you more vulnerable to other infections.
This claim has no basis in reality. Vaccines stimulate - not deplete - your immune system, making it more effective at targeting a particular infection.
While there are a very small number of cases of people having autoimmune reactions to vaccines, where your body starts attacking itself (the cause of rare blood clots after AstraZeneca), there is no evidence of vaccines suppressing the immune system or altering your ability to fight other diseases.
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- The BBC in 2019 reported that human traffickers were using Facebook's services to sell domestic workers.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook knew about the practice even before Apple made its threat.
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Shrimp, kale and cashew stir-fry
Kale has been getting a lot of press lately for being one of the healthiest foods known to science. It’s not only a rich source of dietary fiber and antioxidant vitamins A, C, and K, it also contains a number of disease-fighting phytochemicals (plant chemicals).
One of the main health-giving components of kale is a phytochemical called sulforaphane, which guards against cancer by stimulating the production of protective enzymes that detoxify carcinogens.
Boiling kale can significantly reduce levels of sulforaphane, but research has shown that steaming or stir-frying kale doesn’t result in significant loss. So if you want to get the most out of kale, either eat it raw in salads, steamed, or as we’ve done here — stir-fried.
Even though kale originates from Europe, it’s a member of the cruciferous family of vegetables which includes cabbage, broccoli cauliflower and bok choy — all of which are used extensively in traditional Asian cooking. So kale, with its robust, slightly cabbagy flavor works perfectly in Asian dishes like this Shrimp, Kale & Cashew Stir-Fry.
This quick and easy stir-fry goes perfectly with rice, or you could add some precooked noodles to the wok at the end of stir-frying and toss to combine and heat through.
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
16 large uncooked shrimp (prawns) — peeled
1 carrot — thinly sliced
1 onion — cut into thin wedges and separated into pieces
4 cups chopped kale — stems removed
2 cloves garlic — finely chopped
½ cup roasted unsalted cashews
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About this product
Part Number: 6255
Japanese made Borg 55FL f/4.5 features a premium quality Fluorite objective from Canon.
Includes a Borg Helical focuser for precise dependable focusing.
Modular Borg design allows you to reconfigure the scope for visual observing or to disassemble it for ultra portability.
Can be used visually by adding a 2" eyepiece holder available separately (7508 or 7509).
- Aperture: 55mm
- Focal length: 250mm
- F-ratio: 4.5
- Lens configuration: 2 elements in 2 groups
- Coating: Fully multi-coated
- Physical length: 230mm
- Tube diameter: 60mm
- Weight: 0.5kg
- Filter: 58mm (front hood)
- Parts included: 2555, 7761, 7602, 7604, 7205 & 7000
55mm Flourite Objective
- Focal length: 250mm (fluorite)
- F-ratio f/4.5
- Length: 95mm
- Weight: 205g
- Interface (rear): M57/P0.75
- Interface (front): 58mm filter thread in front of hood
Precision helical focuser
- Length: 27 to 44mm light path
- Weight: 98g
- OD: 73mm
- ID: 49mm
The diagram below shows the discontinued helical focuser 7758 - this has now been changed to 7761 which has a finer pitch mechanism.
Telescope Field of View Simulator
What's in the box
- 2555 - 55FL Flourite Objective
- 7761 - M57 Helical Focuser DXII
- 7602 - M57/60 S 20mm Extension
- 7604 - M57/60 L 60mm Extension
- 7205 - M57 Drawtube
- 7000 - SLR Camera Mount Adapter
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Confucius – Analects (Lun YU) 2:4
“At age fifteen years of age I set my heart and mind upon learning (whilst transcending inner confusion and outer chaos). At thirty, I planted my feet firmly upon the ground (and achieved ‘rootedness’). At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities and doubts (as the mind and heart were ‘stilled’). At fifty, I fully understood the Will of the Divine Sky (as the mind and heart were all-embracing). At sixty, I clearly perceived reality through a docile ear (as none of the ‘senses’ discriminated). At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart and mind; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of what was right in the Divine Dao.”
Confucius – Analects (Lun YU) 2:4
This is a famous blue-print that the Great Sage Confucius (Kong Fuzi) constructed during his lifetime (551-479 BCE) within ancient China. It is a remarkable set of observations that have stood the test of time. There is a natural ‘mastery’ of mind and body which unfolds providing the aspirant is a) ‘aware’ and b) is ‘seeking’ such an achievement of mind and body maturity. If an individual merely fumbles aimlessly through life with no grounding or higher yearning, then these stages often remain unrecognised and unfulfilled. As I get older, I find a deep sense of ‘certainty’ pervading my mind and body. This is a permanent state that does not fade or intensify but which is forever present – still and shining. It seems to be the underlying reality of sensual and psychological existence. It is comforting, empowering and healing.
When the mind is permanently ‘stilled’ and has become ‘all-embracing’ - a certain ‘wisdom’ (Prajna) is activated which allows the mind to naturally (and instantaneously) perceive reality and understand exactly what physical action is required in a particular situation. This is true for help others with education, healing, housing or feeding, etc, as it is during times of human conflict. Within the limitations of martial arts practice, such mastery manifests in the expert manifestation of ‘action’ and ‘non-action’ and vice versa. Moving forward (with tremendous generated force) or seeming to ‘disappear’ inti thin air by a radical ‘withdrawing’ from direct contact and-or confrontation. As every moment is both ‘identical’ and entirely ‘different’ without inner or outer contradiction – all momentary decisions emerge in a pristine and timely manner.
Such a state of being is not fleeting but always present. The nature of such an awareness is both peaceful and tranquil. It is like a permanent sense of inner ‘Spring’ whilst stood in a beautiful forest clearing. All animal and plant life understands this directly – with other humans perceiving that something is present that is out of the ordinary. Although ‘nothing special’ this sense of mastery is exactly the same for all of humanity regardless of life activity, culture or time-period, etc. It is like a might river that all martial arts systems quite naturally flow into. Masters do not argue despite their very different life-paths and distinctive martial schools. The state of true Mastery sits quietly in the centre of the universe and attracts all things to itself. All is ‘healed’ and ‘reconciled’ and there is no ‘conflict’ or ‘contradiction’.
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TOKYO -- Digital technology allowing customers to purchase products without lining up at cash registers is spreading among grocery stores in Japan in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Stores are working together with information technology firms to introduce payment systems using smartphones and other services that they hope will reduce congestion inside the stores while lowering contact between customers and employees.
United Super Markets Holdings Inc. (USMH) is pushing forward with a "Scan&Go" system, which enables customers to purchase items without lining up at cash registers. Customers have to download a smartphone app that the company jointly developed with Fujitsu Ltd., and scan the barcodes on items. After they press a button to make a purchase, a QR code that can be scanned at the store is shown. The transaction is automatically completed with a credit card registered through the app beforehand.
USMH conducted a test run of the system in October 2019 at stores of affiliated supermarket chain Kasumi in Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan amid labor shortages. A spokesperson says the company has decided to introduce the system at more of its branches "since there has been a rise in demand from consumers wanting to avoid waiting in line in front of checkouts.
The firm will introduce the system from mid-June onward at 14 stores in areas including Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture, east of the capital. It also plans to introduce the system at supermarket chains Maruetsu and Maxvalu Kanto by the end of February 2021.
Drive-through and delivery services are also spreading among supermarkets. Aeon Retail Co. has launched a service whereby groceries, clothes, daily necessities and other items ordered online are handed over to customers who remain inside their cars in the parking lot or other areas of the store grounds. The system went into operation at three outlets including one in Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan on May 1.
Originally, only one store in the central Japan prefecture of Mie had offered such a service, but following the spread of the coronavirus, the service has spread to about 50 other outlets over the past month.
Supermarket chain Life Corp., which began working with Amazon Japan on an online delivery service of perishables and prepared foods in September 2019, says it will expand the service -- currently available only in some of Tokyo's 23 wards -- to all of the wards as well as the cities of Musashino, Mitaka, Komae and Chofu in suburban Tokyo by this summer. Life had been offering delivery services from before, but only to places within 1-2 kilometers of each store.
A spokesperson with Life explained, "We've been able to expand the range of deliveries by using Amazon's network," and said the company is mulling introducing the same service in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka. Customers will need to be registered on Amazon Prime to use the delivery system.
However, as developing systems and introducing special devices place a heavy financial burden on grocery store operators, companies are still searching for the best methods.
Naoko Ogata, a chief researcher at Japan Research Institute Ltd., who is informed about consumer behavior, commented, "Right now, supermarkets are responding in part to social demands, and it's possible that consumer demands for systems to make purchases without close contact with staffers will decline as infections come to an end. For such services to take root, there needs to be a profit structure commensurate with the financial burden."
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The passion to give to the Lord in a manner desirable to Him comes from within us. There is no alternative to it. It should not be by the flesh, by the means of fleshly deeds or by the glory we seek. As believers we must understand that to give to the Lord is not of a mere command, but of a command that calls our deep affection for Him. The love we have for Him, our intimacy with Him and our gratitude toward Him are the only reasons we can unequivocally give to Him. There are ambiguous opinions and fears concerning giving to Him all of which are due to the provocations of the flesh. But giving to the Lord, if performed in its true sense, does not relate to anyone’s wisdom or thinking, but to the determination that has come forth from us. Such determination is brought forth only by that which the Lord has done for and placed in us. An excerpt to it is the following. “Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD’S contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments” (Exod. 35:21).
It is true that no matter how much we give to the Lord, it does not measure up to Him. Yet, it satisfies and pleases Him to see His children practice His command; not only practice it, but exercise the quality He desires from them. The command should stir and move each one’s heart in order for them to willfully give. Unless one possesses a heart that embraces it or has been transformed to embrace it, he or she cannot truly practice giving. True giving does not have the shadows of sin. It is from perfection, one to which the Lord has brought us to. A person truly wishing to give turns his whole self to the purpose and desire of the Lord.
No man can stir or move another man’s heart to give to the Lord, except his passion for Him. Such passion can be quantified by the following. “Now Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said once more to Joab, ‘but whatever happens, please let me also run after the Cushite.’ And Joab said, ‘Why would you run, my son, since you will have no reward for going?” (2 Sam. 18:22). Our giving will always be free from ulterior motives when it is by great passion. We do not expect anything in return. Yet, there will be rewards. But before we can think of them, let us consider what makes the basis for a genuine giving.
- Removal of sin. “You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah” (Ps. 85:2). As long as a man’s sin remains in him, his giving to the Lord can never be true; it is purposeless. Moreover, giving in sin does not move the Lord to reward us; His blessings will not be added to it. Instead, there will be consequences of thoughtless giving. When our sin is removed, our heart which has been renewed gives us the insight that stirs our spirit within us – passion of the flesh has been replaced by passion for God. [Be free from sin and whatever your heart provokes you to give to the Lord, it will be blessed]Sin that makes men thoughtless for all the things of God will reap consequences. If the Word is not stirring us to serve the Lord, there are other things that are stirring us. The former people have witnessed its effect. “Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans” (Jer. 52:15).
- Sin that makes men thoughtless for all the things of God brings consequences. If the Word is not stirring us to serve the Lord, there are other things that are stirring us. The former people have witnessed its effect. “Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans” (Jer. 52:15).
- The Lord’s care. “Yet not a hair of your head will perish” (Luke 21:18). The Lord has been caring for us by a promise. His only desire toward us is for us to be passionate toward Him. The more we witnessed Him involving in our matters, the more we knew His nearness to us. The intimacy we acquired with Him acts as an instrument that stirs us to make a Lord’s contribution. The works He has done for us remind that we ought to obey the command that incites a deep desire to serve Him.
- Fragrance of Christ. Paul said the following. “For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing” (2 Cor. 2:15). To this end God desires all believers to come to. It is the spiritual transformation in us that brings forth an aroma from within us that pleases God. Then, we clearly see the reason to give Him. It stirs our hearts and moves our spirits to contribute for all things the Lord has appointed. He makes use of all we give in a rightful way so that we continue to be the fragrance of Christ.
- The promise of life. The apostle Paul was very passionate for the gospel. As much as he hated it at one time, his love for it became much more than his hatred for it afterwards. The reason is the promise of life in Jesus. And he said, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 1:1). The promise of life in Christ gave him the will of God by which he served the gospel. Similarly, he who received the promise of life has the will of God to serve Him. In his serving is present the determination to contribute to Him.
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will speak to the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres to discuss the ongoing human rights violations and unprecedented lockdown in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
The Foreign Minister is expected to speak to the UN Secretary General Guterres, who is currently in Paris, around 5pm today. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will apprise the UN Security General on the ongoing situation and India’s violations of the Human Rights Charter and international laws.
Modi Challenged: Lift the Curfew
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Friday, challenged the Modi-led Indian government to lift the curfew in the occupied Himalayan valley. The Foreign Minister challenged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to demonstrate his rhetoric that “all is well” in Kashmir by holding a public meeting in the occupied region.
Addressing a meeting of the heads of diplomatic missions at the Foreign Office, Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated, “If everything is fine in Kashmir, why is there a curfew, why is there a communications blackout, why parents are not willing to send their children to school, and why so many restrictions are in place to curb civilian movement?”
The meeting of the diplomatic corps, based in Islamabad, was convened for the second time since the Modi administration revoked Article 370 and abolished Kashmir’s special constitutional status, forcefully annexing the disputed Himalayan region as a federally administered territory.
The Foreign Minister apprised the diplomats that Indian claims of “all is well” in Indian-occupied Kashmir are baseless and false. He informed them that as per the information accumulated by Pakistan, the situation in the disputed region is “very grave.”
Foreign Minister challenged the Indian rhetoric that no major protests have been staged across Jammu & Kashmir to voice opposition against the abolishment of Article 370.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi questioned, “If the Kashmiris are so happy with the decision of the Indian government, why doesn’t Modi visit Srinagar and hold officials meeting in the valley?”
The Foreign Minister stressed that India has imposed an unprecedented lockdown on the valley, and tens of thousands of troops have been deployed to quell protests, which is substantial proof that the Kashmiris have rejected New Delhi’s unlawful decision.
Qureshi noted that multiple petitions have been filed in the Indian Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the Modi-led government. The Foreign Minister argued that this is a clear indication that even the Indian people are in opposition of this unlawful decision on Kashmir.
Pakistan seeks Peaceful Dialogue
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised the diplomats of Pakistan’s stance on the rapidly escalating tensions with India. Qureshi stressed that Pakistan has always preferred to seek peaceful dialogue as a means to resolve the Kashmir dispute and other issues with India. However, he lamented that New Delhi has always rejected Pakistan’s overtures for peace.
Qureshi stressed that war is simply not an option because nuclear conflagration would be suicidal for both nations.
Earlier on Friday, as part of Islamabad’s efforts for diplomatic outreach, Shah Mahmood Qureshi penned down another letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urging her to take immediate notice of the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK).
In his letter, the Foreign Minister has articulated Pakistan’s apprehensions over the intensified violence and heightened human suffering as India continues to dismantle the fundamental rights of the people of Kashmir. He stressed that India has employed heightened draconian measures to forcefully implement its unlawful and unconstitutional decision of abolishing Kashmir’s special constitutional status.
Since the Modi-led government abolished Article 370 and stripped Kashmir of its special status, the occupied Himalayan valley has entered its 19th day under curfew and security lockdown.
Salute to the brave sons of Kashmir who come out for protest against RSS's Nazism and worst state terrorism in Srinagar ahead of Friday congressional prayers .#KashmirProtests
— MNA (@Engr_Naveed111) August 23, 2019
Despite the ongoing curfew and restrictions on movement, thousands of Kashmiris responded to the calls to protest given by the Hurriyat leadership, and the streets of Srinagar were filled with protests chanting slogans for freedom before the Friday congressional prayer. The unarmed protesters were attacked with Indian troops carrying pellet guns and tear gas.
Salute to the brave sons of Kashmir who come out for protest against RSS's Nazism and worst state terrorism in Srinagar ahead of Friday congressional prayers .#KashmirProtests pic.twitter.com/s9jgrnTLbe
— Rana Rehan 009🇵🇰🇵🇰 🇹🇷 🇨🇳 (@RanaReh18086299) August 24, 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan has alerted the international community that the Modi-led Hindutva government of India is likely to undertake another false flag operation to create a deceptive diversion from the gross human rights violations and ongoing reign of terror in the occupied valley.
I want to warn the international community that the Indian leadership will in all probability attempt a false flag operation to divert attention from its massive human rights violations & the unleashing of a reign of terror in IOJK.
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Nāmic, [ˈnɑːm.ɪk], natively Naṃkrthāvāka [ˌnã.kr̩ˑ.ˈtʰaː.faː.xa] translated as "named constructed speech" and written "नँक्र्थावाक", in the Nāharā script- is a mixed constructed a priori/ a posteriori language. It draws inspiration from mainly the Indo-European branch, yet makes a decisive stance to preserve artificial features.
Since there is a tendency in Nāmic to blend characteristics of both artificial and natural languages, a rather unholy mixture has arisen, for example: It is a fusional language, like its predecessors Latin, Sanskrit, Greek and Germanic - yet displays the highly unnatural ergative-accusativ alignment, or tripartite, - which is rarely seen outside conlanging.
Concerning the vocabulary, both words derived from Indo-European stems, as well as complete a priori words, appear; such as "dhrā" - tree, from Indo-European *dóru, and the word for heaven, "ıāmna" - from... me.
The Nāmic language is a Indo-Aryan language with a number of speakers totalling over 5.6 million. It is designed to be closely related to the Sanskrit language with clear influence from the Old Avestan language. Naṃkrthāvāka is spoken in Central Asia and Indian subcontinent, but is not the official language of any region.
The language has remained extant especially in the Namasthani and Maharaya regions in India, Pakistan and Tibet, despite the lack of official status. There is an exclave of speakers of the Pārsa dialect of the Nāmic language in Iran, spoken around the Sistan Lake. The dialect is heavily influenced by the Farsi language.
|प्राणस्तिका||prāṇasṭıkā||articulation, pronunciation, phonology|
|वातज़ाण||vātaȷyāṇa||notation, signature, consonant|
|ह्वार||hvāra||vowel, saying, noise|
- See also: IPA for Nāmic
The following table portraits Nāmic's phonetic inventory of consonants. All consonants, except aspirated ones, may be geminated, which is phonemic, and represented by doubling the grapheme. The letter /h/ represents aspiration when succeding consonants, and breathy-voice when preceding vowels. "Nh", is an exception, being a velar nasal.
|Nasal||m [m]||n [n̪]||ṇ [ɳ]||(ɲ)||(ŋ)|
|Plosives||voiced||bh [bʱ]||b [b]||dh [d̪ʱ]||d [d̪]||ḍh [ɖʱ]||ḍ [ɖ]||ȷ [ɟ]||gh [gʱ]||g [g]|
|voiceless||ph [pʰ]||p [p]||th [t̪ʰ]||t [t̪]||ṭh [ʈʰ]||ṭ [ʈ]||ȷ [c]||kh [kʰ]||k [k]|
|Affricatives||voiced||py [p͡ɸ]||dy [ɖ͡ʐ]||ȷy [ɟ͡ʝ]|
|voiceless||by [b͡β]||ty [ʈ͡ʂ]||ky [c͡ç]|
|Fricatives||voiced||v [v]||y [ʐ]|
|voiceless||v [f]||s [s̪]||ṣ [ʂ]||h [x]|
|Approxim.||voiced||(v [w])||ı [j]||h [h]|
Please note that all retroflex consonants and the dental trill rhoticise the surrounding consonants. The pronunciation of ⟨v⟩ is considered dialectal.
In addition to the consonants above, Nāmic suffers from severe allophony, lenition, caused when:
- Consonants lie in medial position between two vowels.
- Consonants lie in final position in lexemes - Not in syllables.
The aspirated consonants become completely spirantisised, whilst the unaspirated phonemes become affricates. The exceptions are the velars, which all become fricatives. The nasal consonants, affricates, trills and approximants remain unaffected.
Please note that the phonemes without brackets are the non-lenitioned consonants.
|Affricatives||voiced||b > [b͡β]||d̪ > [d̪͡ð]||ɖ > [ɖ͡ʐ]||ɟ >[ ɟ͡ʝ]|
|voiceless||p > [p͡ɸ]||t̪ > [t̪͡θ]||ʈ > [ʈ͡ʂ]||c >[c͡ç]|
|Fricatives||voiced||bʱ > [β]||v||d̪ʱ, > [ð]||ɖʱ > [ʐ]||gʱ, g > [ɣ]|
|voiceless||pʰ > [ɸ]||t̪ʰ, s̪ > [θ]||ʈʰ > [ʂ]||h ,kʰ, k > [x]|
|Approxim.||voiced||v > [w]|
There is additional allophony, regarding phonation. The pairs [c - ɟ], [ç -ʝ], and [v - f]/[w - ʍ], are only represented by one grapheme each: ⟨ȷ⟩, ⟨hy⟩, and ⟨v⟩ respectively. Their voiced counterpart is an allophone - see Consonant Assimilation.
Thus, our conclusion is that the word vāka- voice, speach - shouldn't be pronounced [ˈvaːka], but rather [ˈfaːxa].
In addition to these, there's a multitude of digraphs with corresponding affricates. It is important to note that the four digraphs ⟨pt⟩, ⟨vt⟩, ⟨kt⟩, and ⟨ȷt⟩symbolise consonant clusters with an affricate onset. They are not affected by lenition.
Nāmic possesses a progressive consonant assimilation word-internally, based upon phonation, or voicedness.
The consequence is that a consonant, a cluster, or an affricate, is pronounced differently, depending on whether it is preceded by a voiced or voiceless consonant. There are exceptions to this rule, since the alveolar trill [r] and the retroflex tap [ɽ] do not differ between voicedness.
The nasal stops are affected quite differently, with a complete nasalisation of the preceding vowel - and loss of the stop - if the initial or first consonant is voiced. However, nasals are perceived as neutral in nature, and does therefore not affect voiceless nor voiced phonemes.
There are, however, two dialects of Nāmic;
- Sthānta, which means "current, dominating".
- Austikā, which means "golden, posh".
The Sthānta dialect will be featured in this article, and is the main dialect that distinguishes consonant assimilaton upon voicedness.
The representation of Nāmic's vowels. There are are 12 vowel phonemes, yet only 6 graphemes, thus, it may be assumed some are allophones during certain circumstances. It is obvious that many of the vowel graphemes are recycled, since many phonemes are allophones. The background is covered in the Metaphony section.
|Close||ı [ɯ] · u [u]|
|Near-close||ı [ɪ] ·||ә [ʊ]|
|Close-mid||· u [ɵ]|
|Open-mid||e [ɛ] · o [œ]||· o [ɔ]|
|Open||a [a]||a [ɑ]|
There are a limited number of diphthongs in Nāmic, with the same amount rising as falling diphthongs. [ɪ̯] is most often equivalent to [j], and [u̯] is often just [w]. The left diphthong is its front value, and the right one is the back value. All other vowel clusters are diaeresis. The main phoneme in all diphthongs may be geminated.
No falling diphthongs occur in between consonants, as a nucleus, nor do the falling diphthongs appear geminated in open coda position. They are transformed into geminated or short monophthongs , depending on the length of the diphthong. The arisen monophthongs are inconsistently written as their monophthong equivalents., however it isn't compulsory. The allophony adheres to this schedule:
Front diphthongs on the left, back ones at the right.
The Naṃkrthāvāka suffers from a certain kind of vowel harmony, called progressive vowel metaphony. This urges all vowel phonemes in a lexeme to be of the same kind of the preceding one. That is: Va = type-a vowel, Vb = type-b vowel, C = consonant: VaVbVb > VaVaVa
There are tqo exception, causing the metaphony to be regressive instead; when a word is initialised by an [ɛ], or an [ә]. The [ɛ] and [ә] the gets assimilated by the succeeding consonant: VbVaVb > VaVaVa
These modified [ɛ-ә] -sounds will occurr later in text, and will be referred to as "affected" [ɛ-ә].
Nāmic's metaphony is based upon backness, with exceptions being when /ә/, /e/ and /o/ are followed by an [r], which ignores the harmony, and modifies the phoneme.
There are four different vowel qualities:
- Short and geminated Oral
- Short and geminated Nasal
The vowels will be represented by a default /a/. Please note that any nasal can nasalise the preceding vowel, however in non-voiced environments, only the letter ⟨ṃ⟩ may.
- Any consonant - C
- Sonorant - S
- Fricative - F
- Nasal - N
- Vowel, also diphthong when final - V
A Nāmic syllable have two different maximal syllabic structures, the by far most common structure is (F)(C)(C)V(C)(F/N) initially, and (F)(C)CV(C)(F/N) medially and finally. The conclusion is that a syllable's maximal consonant cluster is FCC, that a medial and final syllable minimally must look like CV, and that all syllables must terminate in either a F, fricative, a nasal- N, or a vowel - V. Since most lexemes in Nāmaς are disyllabic, a common lexeme might look like this: FCVN.CV, like stānta - "state" [ˈstaːn.ta]. It should herefore be noted that ēkva - either, is pronounced [ˈɛː.kʍa], and not [ˈɛːk.ʍa].
The second structure is very uncommon, but does occur: (C)CS(C), and sometimes (C)CVS(C), where a sonorant occupy the syllable nucleus. Most of the syllables are free, that is, without the coda. Examples include vṙkas - wolf [ˈfr̩ˑ.kas], and ēktrva - any of them [ˈɛː.ktr̩ˑ.ʍa]. Interestingly, all syllabic sonorants are half-geminated.
Some phonemes develop new pronunciations when adjacent to each other:
- [h] + [r] = [xr]
- [s] + [r] = [ʂr]
- [s] + [u] + [vowel] = [sfV]
The grammar of the Nāmic language is that of a constructed language, that is, fairly regular.
The lexical stress of the Nāmic language is completely irregular in the lemma forms. Declension, conjugation and prosodic stress may manipulate the stress however. All stressed polysyllables in Nāmic are geminated, but note that all geminated syllables are not stressed. That is, a lexeme may contain several geminated syllables. If so, the second one is stressed.
Stress must always be marked in all polysyllabic words - except verbs in the infinitive, or rather lemma, to avoid confusion in the vocabulary.
The alternative set of diacritics, the acute (´) and grave (`) accents, are not commonly used, but provide information which syllable to stress - both being geminated, but with the acute accent signifying stress in polysyllabic lexemes.
A pecurious detail of Nāmic is that it is possible to manipulate the stress to convey different meanings. In Nāmic linguistics called stress apophony.
The manipulation of stress in conjugations and declensions change the meaning of the word radically. The most common usage of changing the stress, is in the conjugations; the stress may be pressed forward to the ultimate syllable, to change the tense from present to preterite. See the Verbs section.
|Example||nākyәm āha||nakyə̄m āha|
|Phonetically||[ˈn̪aː.c͡çəm ˈaː.ha]||[n̪aˈ.c͡çəːm ˈaː.ha]|
|Grammatically||"I" pro.1.sg.abs "dance"intrans.pre.pfv.1.sg||"I"pro.1.sg.abs "danced" intrans.ppfv.1.sg|
In the first nominal declension, nouns terminating in an unstressed open syllable, may be stressed on the ultimate syllable in the genitive case.
|Example||ma nāma||ma namā1|
|Phonetically||[ˈma ˈn̪aː.ma]||[ˈma n̪a.ˈmaː]|
|Grammatically||"the" def.art "name" abs.sg.neuter||"the"def.art "name's"gen.sg.neuter|
1 This form possesses an irregular form present in the language's name: Naṃkrthāvāka, pronounced: [nã]. The genitive is quite often used in compound words.
The intonation of the Nāmic language is phonemic, and is primarily used to distinguish grammatical moods. There are three common pitches used in Nāmic, and one for further emphasis. The intonation is not phonemic, but should be used to keep a native pronunciation.
- Rising [↗] Intonation.
- Falling [↘] Intonation.
- Rising-Falling or Peaking [↗↘] Intonation.
- Falling-Rising or Dipping [↘↗] Intonation.
The intonation is used to emphasise certain words - that is, if you want to stress a certain action, location or noun in the sentence. It is very similar to the case in English. If not necessarily sad, the pitch is normaly rising [↗].
|I want to go home! - Not somewhere else.||kāṇam gaȷyāram gṛhan|
|[aɪ̯ wɒnt tuː gəʊ̯ ↗həʊ̯m]||[ˈkaːɳam gaˈɟ͡ʝaːrã ↗gr̩ˈɣã]|
|I want to go home! - That is, walk. Not bike.||kāṇam gaȷyāram gṛhārә|
|[aɪ̯ wɒnt tuː ↗gəʊ̯ həʊ̯m]||[ˈkaːɳam ↗gaˈɟ͡ʝaːrã gr̩ˈɣaːrә]|
|It is on top of the table. - Not below the table.||Āhta mīsau ūpar.|
|[ɪt ɪz ɒn ↗tɒp ɔf ðə teɪ̯bɫ̩]||[ˈaːxt̪a ˈmɪːs̪au̯ ↗ˈuːpɑr]|
For the grammatical intonation, certain moods are associated with certain intonation, which may vary by dialect and accent. The standard however dictates a rising pitch [↗] during interrogative moods and the interrogative words, followed by a dipping intonation in the end [↘↗].
|Example||Why are you here?||Kātva tāhar āssә?|
|Phonetically||[↗waɪ̯ ɑː juː ↗heːə̯]||[↗ˈkaːt̪fa ↘ˈtaːxar ↗ˈaːsːә]|
The conditional mood however - the subjunctive mood when used in main clauses - is characterised by a peaking [↗↘] intonation. The English language doesn't really distinguish the intonation in the conditional mood, but a rising pitch is fairly common.
|Example||If so, I would sing.||Yātva, hangābhran.|
|Phonetically||[ɪf soʊ̯ aɪ̯ wʊd ↗sɪŋ]||[ˈʐaːd̪va xa↗ˈnkaː↘pʰran]|
Another use of the stress manipulation, other than grammatically, is prosodically. The interrogative mood is not expressed phonemically in the Naṃkrthāvāka, other than by intonation - see above. It is therefore possible to manpulate the stress on certain non-interrogative pronouns and pro-adverbs. This is equivalent to the English rise in pitch on interrogative nouns:
- Here. →
- Here? ↗
|Phonetically||[ˈˈt̯aːxar ]||[t̯aˈxaːr ]|
Considering the fusional nature of the Naṃkrthāvāka, the word order's rather free. It does possess tendencies towards SOV and SVO. It sould however be noted that the word order may alter depending on transitivity. Only SOV, VSO and SVO orders will be presented here.
SVO with ergative verbs is rather common, similarly to English.
|(noun phrase)||verb phrase||noun phrase|
|"I" pro.1.sg.erg||"killed" trans.ppfv.1.sg||"the man" sg.acc.def|
Since focus lies on the patient, the verb phrase often moves further back.
|(noun phrase)||noun phrase||verb phrase|
|"I" pro.1.sg.erg||"the man" sg.acc.def||"killed" trans.ppfv.1.sg|
The intransitive order SV(O) is not very common, but it does occur.
|noun phrase||verb phrase|
|"I" pro.1.sg.abs||"wrote" intrans.ppfv.1.sg|
Since focus lies on the verb in the Nāmic languages intransitive orders, the VS(O) is much more common. Please note that the pronoun may be dropped, but it is not custom regarding intransitive verbs.
|verb phrase||noun phrase|
|"wrote" I.ppfv.1.sg||"I" pro.1.sg.abs|
The Naṃkrthāvāka does not possess particular positions for the adpositional phrase, thus it will be prepositional for the sake of simplicity. It is quite similar to English.
|demonstrative||adjectival phrase||modifier||prepositional phrase||noun|
|"Those" pro.1.sg.erg||"very" u.adv."nice" adj.attr.fem.erg.pl||"university" mod.adj.fem.pl||"by" u.prep."house" loc.sg.neut||"students" nom.pl.fem|
|"Those very nice university students by the house"|
Possessive noun phrases can be formed by the means of a possessive pronoun, or a dative construction. Nevertheless, they remain after the noun.
|noun||postpositional phrase||prepositional phrase|
|"chair" nom.sg.fem||"brown"adj.attr.fem.pl "mark" nom.pl.fem "with" u.prep.||"to" u.prep."me" 1.sg.dat|
|"My chair with brown marks"|
In the Naṃkrthāvāka, adverbial phrases always precede the modified verb. The noun phrase may be freely positioned,or it may depend on transitivity - see further up.
|adjverbial phrase||verb||noun phrase|
|"very" u.adv."closely" adv.masc.sg||"looked" trans. pst.ipfv.1.sg||"that" u.dem."brown"attr.acc.sg.fem "chair" acc.sg.fem|
|"(He) looked closely at that brown chair"|
I have, out of simplicity, assembled a table of correlatives of corresponding pronouns and pro-adverbs. They are a mixture of irregular and regular structures, and are by no means the full collection. It is a selection.
|which out of the two||both||neither||-|
|which out of all||this one||that one||some||either/any||all||none||-|
- The "elective" pro-forms, is quite obsolete. It always identified with the similar "existential". For example, for Nāmic native speakers the difference between "Do you have any peas?" and "Do you have some peas", translated as "a tvāya ēke phāpama hānṭ"? The difference ıs determined simply by context.
- Many adverbs are simply hyperbolic, and "auhrauyār", is simply translated as from "from everywhere", which of course is not possible.
- Likewise, the adverb "ahrauyār" - "to everywhere", or "going everywhere."
The nouns of Nāmic decline according to case, gender, and number. There is no inflection for definiteness, however. There is a sparingly used article though.
There are two proper persons in the Nāmic language, the first and second, known as addresser and addressee respectively. These are irregular and only present in the personal pronouns and verbs. Other than that, the language possesses a number of demonstratives, which serve as, and are called, the third person.
In addition, the Nāmic has an impersonal person. This is a substitution for the passive voice in the language, which melded with the subjunctive. It could be variously called a fourth person or autonomous person, and is equivalent to the English indefinite pronouns of "you","one" and "they".
Other corresponding pronouns are the German, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian "man", the French "on" and the Finnish "ei", with similar uses. The Irish Gaelic autonomous person is the closest correspondent.
There are three genders in the Nāmic language. They are the following:
They do not simply represent natural gender. The distinction between genders is irregular and difficult, though there is for example a tendency among feminine nouns to be abstract. The demonstratives, or third person, decline according to three genders, though the personal pronouns do not.
Nāmic possesses nine cases, and all nouns in a clause must be declined by one, and one only. The cases are often followed by a particle, for example the instrumental and locative cases that often are preceded or replaced by such particles as sām [saːm] "with" and ım [ɪm] "in, within". The links will display the usage of each case.
Please note that the ergative-absolutive distinction is not made in the third nominal declension, nor in the comparative, cercative nor the superlative degrees of comparison of adjectives, whence they form the Nominative case.
|Nominative||The independent form of nouns||The dog|
|Marks a subject of actions without a patient||The dog bites|
|Marks the subject of actions with a patient||The dog bites the man|
|Absolutive||Denotes subjects of verbs without a patient||The man runs|
|Ergative||Denotes the subjects of verbs with a patient||I killed him|
|Accusative||Denotes the object or patient of a verb||The dog bites the man|
|Dative1 3||Marks an indirect object of a verb||He gave the man a pen|
|Instrumental||Marks the means of the action||He writes with a pen|
|The performer of actions||Opened by the mayor|
|The aid of an action||Go by the short cut|
|Marks the means of an action||He was caught by a net|
|Locative2||Denotes the position of objects||I'm in Moscow|
|Marks vicinity to places||He's at your house|
|Marks abstract positions||Between one and ten|
|Marks abstract positions||The woman at work|
|Genitive||Symbolises ownership||The dog's bone|
|Marks objects related to the subject in composition||The group member|
|Symbolises lacking||Go without me|
|Marks origin of nouns.||I moved from the house|
|Benefactive4||Indicates objects intentionally affected by actions.||Open the door for her|
|Indicates movement towards, at, from nouns.||Get to the house|
|Marks intention to nouns.||It is for adults|
|Ablative||Marks origin of nouns||It is from France|
|Marks concerned, associated nouns||On the Origin of Species5|
|Marks concerned, discussed nouns.||Talking about films|
|Indicates cause||It's because of the snow|
|Marks abstract cause||Thanks to/despite him|
- In Nāmic, should the focus lie on the patient, and not the object, the patient ought to be marked with the benefactive case.
- In Nāmic, the following Adpositions correspond to the locative case.
- The dative can also be used to construct different dative constructions.
- Considering the use with movement, a better name ought to be benefactive-allative, or alike.
- "Species" should be in the genitive case.
There are two standard numbers and one other number in Nāmic. All nouns decline by the singular and plural numbers. In addition, the first and second person personal pronouns decline according to the archaic dual number.
Nāmic pronouns are no different to other languages' pronouns, with exception of the rather uncommon impersonal person. There are relative, interrogative, personal and demonstrative pronouns which decline similarly to other nouns. There are no reflexive pronouns, thus, you'll be forced to use the objective personal pronouns.
- It ought to be noted that the Impersonal has merged with the old reflexive pronouns in appearance.
- The declension is irregular.
- The first person singular pronouns, and the impersonal, possesses more formal alternatives to the accusative. In respective order: mēga, tēga and sāga.
- The dual number pronouns sort as plural in conjugations.
In transitive phrases with pronouns, the syntax is modified. The subject is most often omitted, however, if enclitic pronouns are used, the subjects become almost compulsory. The cause is the phonological change in the verb.
|noun phrase||verb phrase|
|"you two" pro.2.du.acc.||"I hate" trans.pre.pfv.2.pl|
|noun phrase||verb phrase|
|"I" pro.1.sg.erg||"I hate you two" trans.pre.pfv.2.du|
The demonstratives serve as determinatives. However, since Nāmic doesn't have a third person personal pronoun in the English sense, its demonstratives fulfil this function instead, by standing independently without a noun to be modified. The demonstratives decline by gender, number, and case. The declension is equivalent to English he, she and it, and will be called the third person in conjugations. Consider the following:
|"this" det.prox.acc.neut.sg "book" n.acc.neut.sg||"I read" trans.pre.pfv.1.sg|
|"this" pro.prox.acc.neut.sg||"I read" trans.pre.pfv.1.sg|
|Third person Pronoun|
|"this" pro.prox.acc.neut.3.sg||"It (this) reads" intrans.pre.pfv.3.sg|
- The demonstratives only decline according to singular and plural, and not the dual number - unlike the personal pronouns.
- The declensions are irregular.
The distal, or normal declension, corresponds either to he, she and it, or that. It is a cognate to the Sanskrit distal "ayám"-declension.
The proximal declension, corresponds well to the English demonstrative this. It is a cognate to the Sanskrit distal "etát"-declension.
There is but one interrogative pronoun, kyā, which declines. It congruates with gender, but does not distinguish the dual number. It is essentially similar to the First front declension, though it's somewhat irregular.
The relative declension is indeed identical to the interrogative one, with exception for three enclitics. In case they are suffixed postvocally, they receive an initial ⟨a⟩.
There are four nominal declensions in the Naṃkrthāvāka, each declined differently, based upon phonological differences in the terminating syllable.
- Many case endings are determined by the vowel harmony.
- Many case endings are determined by diphthongisation, and monophthongisation.
- The stress of the lexemes is irregular in the radical, but changes regularly with case.
The characteristic of the First declensions is the vowel stem. There is little difference between gender, however [...]. The pluralisation of the nouns is mainly due to diphthongisation of the ultimate vowel.
Front First Declension
The First declension is split into two suptypes, depending on the vowel metaphony of the word. The Front declension is recognised should the lexeme:
- Initiate with a front vowel.
- Initiate with an [ә] or [ɛ] and continue with front vowels.
- Contain only front vowels.
- Contain only [ɛ]'s.
|Sdē chair||Kēma fire||Nāra person|
- For polysyllables which are not stressed on the first syllable, the genitive may be formed through postponing the stress of the absolutive to the ultimate vowel.
Back First Declension
There are, as mentioned, two separate subtypes of the first vowel stem declension. These are distinguished through whether the word has a back or front vowel harmony. The back declension is used should the word have a single back vowel, have an initial one, or a second one succeding an "affected" [ɛ/ә].
- that ⟨ṃ⟩ is pronounced /n/ intervocally.
- the ⟨ṿ⟩ indicates an intervocal ⟨u⟩, pronounced /w/.
|krṭō work||bhūva mud||dhēnu bull|
The second declension declines nouns with a fricative coda. There is no distinction of number in the accusative, locative or ablative cases.
Please note that the ⟨ṭ⟩ is pronounced /ʂ/ intervocally and finally.
|kaṭ hair||ȷēnas knee||khōros chorus|
The third declension is based upon nasal stems, and have peculiar function, since it affects the other declensions, especially in the accusative. Third declension monosyllabic nouns always have an ungeminated vowel.
Please note that the neuter declines identically to the masculine, however, this does not apply to the so called "s-neuter". The s-neuter includes nouns which terminate with a nasal and an /s/.
|svan dog||ȷyum yoke||ktans hand|
The fourth declension handles nouns ending in ⟨r⟩ or ⟨ar, ur⟩. These are exclusively agentive nouns and entails human agents only, thus you may only decline the neuter in the plural, because no neuter agents exist.
- suāstr, सउास्तर, (sister)
- pītr, पीतर, (father)
- pātur, पातर, (pedestrian)
|dātr giver, donor|
The Naṃkrthāvāka distinguishes five different adjectival forms, which are all perceived as functions of the corresponding noun in Nāmic:
Predicative adjectives are conjuncted to the object with copulae or another verb, that is, a predicate. The adjectival predicative is indeclinable to case and number, but not gender. It can be compared.
|He appears nice|
|[a.ˈʐãː ˈsaː.ma ˈaː.c͡çam]|
|I was yellow|
|[ˈaː.həm xfaː ˈhaː.rəm]|
Please note that the adjectival predicative above in reality is derived from the nominal predicative, declined to the accusative case.
The nominal form stands independently or with a demonstrative, to represent the full object. In Nāmic, it's identical to the nominative attributive form.
|The young throw rocks|
|[ˈnaː.ʍaɪ̯ ˈtaː.praɳʈ ˈgrɪː.ɣam.a]|
|I love (the) red (one)|
|[ˈaː.ʔə̤m a.ˈraː.ɟ͡ʝa rau̯.ˈt͡θām]|
Attributive adjectives differ in the sense that they congruate with the nouns regarding case, number and gender. They describe a feature of the object in a state.
|Sweet people shine.|
|[ˈnaː.raɪ̯ maː.draɪ̯ ˈɖ͡ʐɛː.wãʐ]|
|I see dead people|
|[ˈnaː.ra.ma ˈmr̩ˑ.ʈa.ma saː.ʔa̤m]|
The last form describes a verb, in which manner it's conducted. Adverbs are not perceived as a lexical category in Neumatic linguistics, separate from adjectives. Please note that adverbs decline by gender and number of the verb's subject.
|She dances beautifully.|
|[ˈnaː.xa kaːr.ʂa.ˈxaː ˈa.ʐa]|
|You did well, man!|
The Nāmic language only possess one voice, the active. In the Proto-Indo-European language, the passive and medio-passive voices merged, only to produce the Nāmic impersonal pronoun, instead of a voice.
However, a passive construction is possible using the instrumental case on the former subject, and the absolutive on the former patient, if you want to emphasize the subject.
- The English equivalent, for example: "The girl was killed by him", uses the past participle and an oblique argument.
- The Nāmic equivalent uses the instrumental case on the former subject, him, and the absolutive case on the former patient, the girl. In addition, the verb is intransivitised, similarly to the use of the past participle killed in English.
Please note that this is however only used in formal contexts.
|He killed the girl.|
|The girl was killed by (means of) him.|
|[ˈxʈrɪːɳ ˈaː.ɳan ma.rə.ˈʐaːʐ]|
Nāmic possesses four moods, which all verbs conjugate by. The conditional is simply the subjunctive used in main clauses, and is therefore identical in form.
|ātam āha||āha ātam kānharan1||ātaran āha kānharan||ātasyam|
|I eat.||I eat if I am hungry.||I would eat, if I were hungry.||I want/wish/would like to eat.|
- The verbal root √kānha means "to hunger".
In Nāmic there are two simple tenses, which denote the temporal place. The difference between the past and the present, is simply a manipulated stress. All tenses are dependent on the aspects.
|I talk.||I talked.|
There is however a more complicated tense, which intertwines with the perfect aspect, to form the aorist. This tense is similar to its Sanskrit and Ancient Greek counterparts but is on the whole quite facile. The aorist marks events akin to its name, "unlimited", "indefinite"; which means that the most simple statements go here, as long as the temporal place isn't important, equal to English colloquial speech. For example:
- What did you do today? - I danced.
Which more colloquially would be:
- What did you do today? - Dance.
Simple statements in the future also class into this category:
- What did you want to do when you get older? - Be a pilot.
There are three or two aspects in the Nāmic language, although not all aspects may be combined with other moods.
|ādatam kuā gamāṭ||ādatam kuā gamāṭ||ādatabham|
|I was eating when he came.||I was eating when he came.||I have eaten.|
The transitivity distinction in Nāmic is derived from the Proto-Indo-European causative verb form, which it shares a lot of attributes, lost in most other Indo-European languages. The characteristic is known foremostly in Uralic languages and Siberian ones.
- Transitivity is, how many, and if, a verb accepts a direct object. If it doesn't, it is called an intransitive verb. This is Nāmic's basic verb form.
- Confer the intransitive I see and the transitive I see the man.
- The transitivity is distinguished in all verbs, with a few exceptions, and may also signalise a stative versus dynamic distinction. Something the English language retains traces of.
- Confer the stative and intransitive I sit versus the dynamic I set.
I chose not to write that I set is transitive, only because the Nāmic language would translate this clause intransitively because it has no object, that is, I am a person who set (things).
Differentiating between the transitivity is made through an old causative infix from the Proto-Indo-European language, initially /aja/. This infix did however go through mutation and formed firstly /ja/, then just /j/. Eventually it grew to form falling diphthongs from the preceding vowel. These diphthongs were exposed to synaeresis and formed the following table:
This table is half the table found in the Synaeresis section.
The development can be seen in transition from Old Nāmic:
|be able to||to make able to||to be able to; can; know||to know; know of|
|to stand||to make standing||to stand; arise||to put; raise|
The transitive form is always considered a part of the intranistive complement, and is not recognised as a verb proper. In Nāmic linguistic notation the intransitive and transitive roots of verbs are marked as √ and t√ respectively. Confer the reduplicated root, r√. The lemma form of the verbs is almost exclusively the intransitive root √ + an "a".
The Nāmic language utilises reduplication. Perhaps it is no surprise considering the tight bonds with Proto-Indo-European and Sanskrit. Reduplication in the language serves the purpose of creating the imperfective and retrospective aspects of the verb in the subjunctive and indicative moods. The system of reduplication is quite regular but depends heavily on the initial letters, but can be mapped. First remember these:
- C = Consonant
- G = Voiced consonant.
- S = Plosive consonant; stop
- F = Fricative
- R = Rhotic
- V = Vowel
- The most basic reduplication occurs on onsets similar to the one below. It represents the second to maximum onset in the language, but the FC cluster is unaffected.
- (FC)C1V which creates S1V.(FC)C1V
- sthā- → tāstha-
- hkānt- → kāhkant-
- nām- → nānam-
If the first vowel is an "e", the scheme becomes:
- (FC)C1e which creates S1ı.(FC)C1e
- If the onset possesses a rhotic consonant, like the absolute maximum onset:
- (FC)CR1V creates R1V.(FC)CR1V
- trānya- → rātranya
- If the root starts with a vocalic syllable and the second syllable is a consonant:
- V.C/N creates V.G/NVC/N
- āt- → ādat-
- If the root starts with a vocalic syllable and the first consonant is a rhotic:
- V.R creates RV.R
- ārg- → rārg-
Other useful reduplication schemes are:
- CRC → CeCRC
- pV → pupV
The reduplicated form is in Nāmic linguistic notation always marked with the lemma form in conjugations and dictionaries, marked as r√. Confer the transitivity root markers √ and t√.
This section is subject to change. Reduplication has received a new purpose, and paradigms shall now be derived from PIE.
|√sthā||r√testhāı||to stand, stay, remain, arise.|
√sthāı is a monosyllabic root and reduplicated in the past.
This one, on the other hand, is finished. Descriptive texts will come.
|√sthā||t√sthāı||r√testhāı||to put, set, keep, raise.|
√sthāı is a monosyllabic root and reduplicated in the past. Please note that āı > ē.
Nāmic possesses a few classes of conjugations, which conjugate slightly differently, because of their phonological attributes, or irregularity. They are named after the most prominent word conjugated in the class. | <urn:uuid:40feeb52-b7fa-43ec-8d2a-b3da2a1e0dbe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/N%C4%81mic | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.704353 | 19,952 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Can arts, crafts and computer use preserve your memory?
People who participate in arts and craft activities and who socialize in middle and old age may delay the development in very old age of the thinking and memory problems that often lead to dementia, according to a new study published in the April 8, 2015, online issue of Neurology.
People age 85 and older make up the fastest growing age group in the United States and worldwide.
"As millions of older US adults are reaching the age where they may experience these memory and thinking problem called Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), it is important we look to find lifestyle changes that may stave off the condition," said study author Rosebud Roberts, MB, ChB, MS, of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. "Our study supports the idea that engaging the mind may protect neurons, or the building blocks of the brain, from dying, stimulate growth of new neurons, or may help recruit new neurons to maintain cognitive activities in old age."
The study involved 256 people with an average age of 87 who were free of memory and thinking problems at the start of the study. The participants reported their participation in arts, such as painting, drawing and sculpting; crafts, like woodworking, pottery, ceramics, quilting, quilling and sewing; social activities, such as going to the theater, movies, concerts, socializing with friends, book clubs, Bible study and travel; and computer activities such as using the Internet, computer games, conducting web searches and online purchases.
After an average of four years, 121 people developed mild cognitive impairment. Participants who engaged in arts in both middle and old age were 73 percent less likely to develop MCI than those who did not report engaging in artistic activities. Those who crafted in middle and old age were 45 percent less likely to develop MCI and people who socialized in middle and old age were 55 percent less likely to develop MCI compared to those who did not engage in like activities. Computer use in later life was associated with a 53 percent reduced risk of MCI. | <urn:uuid:4ce6ef0f-ddf4-4f3a-a28f-951265d7bd0f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-arts-crafts-memory.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.973197 | 441 | 2.71875 | 3 |
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